Philadelphia University Partners with ICFAI University in India for Annual International Business and Finance Conference

Philadelphia University and ICFAI University, located in Hyderabad, India, will host an international conference on business and finance, December 22 and 23 on ICFAI’s campus.

Held annually, the first Philadelphia University and ICFAI University conference was organized in 2003, after ICFAI faculty approached Professor of Finance Davinder “DK” Malhotra for guidance in planning the event. As an editorial board member for two of ICFAI’s academic journals, Prof. Malhotra serves as program committee co-chair for the conference, helping select papers that will be presented during the event.

"The conference provides academicians from around the globe with valuable feedback on their research and encourages joint research among presenters," said Prof. Malhotra. "It also allows Philadelphia University and ICFAI University to learn from each other’s experiences in business education.”

Previous conferences have attracted academicians and practitioners in the fields of finance, accounting and business management from across the United States and India, as well as Australia, Europe and the Middle East. In 2005, Assistant Professor of Finance Philip Russel presented research, compiled with the help of Prof. Malhotra, on the mutual fund industry’s cost efficiencies.

As a leader in India in MBA education, ICFAI University offers students bachelors’, masters’ and doctoral degrees and prepares them for professional careers in finance, banking, insurance, accounting, law, information technology, arts, commerce, education and science and technology.