What I Learned from Speaking at Open Group INITIATE Conclave 2025

Dr. Niladri Bihari Nayak reflects on speaking at Open Group INITIATE Conclave 2025, where industry and academic leaders discussed mentorship and student engagement. The speakers shared practical insights on bridging the gap between classroom learning and real-world work.
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So good to be here and first.
Of all congratulations to all the students.
It is really exciting to see and.
Also this is a very good opportunity for me to say homecoming for me.
I'm a worldwide alumni so I started.
My journey in 2010-12 campus.
It's a double bonanja for me.
So coming to mentorship.
I'm always passionate about mentorship since my intro days itself.
So after that I worked for Big.
Four then went to WW for a.
While and during that point of time.
I used to enter in application architecture not EA.
Right.
So in 2018 I have been associated.
With Open group I have been active member in AEA association of Enterprise Architecture Delhi Chapter and.
But last year I couldn't participate in this mentorship opportunity but this time I gave a case study for travel to the student which you have seen today and one of you have won that case study. Yes. So during this mentorship I came across a lot of things I learned from there rather so the kind of thinking they are doing these days I can go back to my college days.
I am nowhere.
So it's not a not an easy job. So because apart from their technical courses taking so many exams these days projects it's not so easy the kind of system thinking these people are having especially RV Bowlers as well as Villaranka College, the two teams which I actually have.
Worked together and also the kind of.
Proactiveness, the kind of accountability these people are having. So this is really I start from.
There rather and whatever the changes I.
Have asked to them within more time.
So within more time that next day.
They are ready with the next accuracy. I hope in corporate house we have.
That kind of education. And coming to the area of improvement.
I will say not from an interesting point of view but as I watch I will say the next time onwards maybe more make it more faster and this process a little bit I think.
This time few months in between there.
Are a lot of exams and all.
It is something active engagement little bit earlier so we can work on that and also have announcement for every students.
Who are actually the winner here.
So on behalf of Success Academy as.
A founder I'm actually offering the platform.
For them both industry and academic come together. The platform is almost ready. The data testing is going on four year ramifications. It's not a single water activities will be having. As for the GICS standard we are.
Following 12 different types of architectures and.
Also we collabing industry by the way so we can get M studies and.
Working with different people different part of the world journey.
So you'll be getting access to that.
So that is.
And that is for all the games. Other than that, people who have been.
Associated with open group.
I know there are colleges which are parted open group. There is also an announcement from them.
Entire college who are actually open group partners.
Pleasant. Right? So the entire college, all the students, they will be getting entry level membership from my platform. So throughout the year there will be.
Engagement, continuous process and that's it.
Thank you. Thank you everyone. Thank you. Thank you.
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