The Madras Management Association, one of India’s premier management associations, is organising the 25th MMA All India Management Students’ Convention 2026 – Silver Jubilee Edition on 12th October 2026 at the Valluvar Kottam Auditorium, Chennai. The theme of this year’s convention is “Future-Ready Leadership: Reinventing Management for a Changing World”, with a focus on preparing management students and emerging professionals to navigate technological advancement, economic volatility, changing workforce expectations, sustainability priorities and global uncertainty. The Hindu Group is the media partner for this event.
Speaking about the convention, Vijay Kumar, Convention Chairman & Executive Director & Group CFO, Sify Technologies Ltd, said, “It is a matter of great pride and honour for us to organise the Silver Jubilee, 25th Edition of the MMA All India Management Students’ Convention. The theme this year is highly relevant to young management students who will soon enter a business environment being reshaped by technology, AI, changing workforce expectations and global uncertainty.”
The key theme of the convention “Future-Ready Leadership: Reinventing Management for a Changing World” aims to prepare management students to manage disruption, build high-performing teams, embrace lifelong learning and contribute to organisations that are agile, inclusive, innovative and purpose-driven. The theme chosen and the business sessions are designed to help students understand how leadership itself is being redefined and why future managers need to combine digital awareness with agility, communication, resilience, empathy, professional credibility and purpose.
The Convention will address sub-themes like ‘From Campus to Startup: Choosing Entrepreneurship as a Career’ and ‘Future-Ready Careers: Reinventing Skills, Employability and Leadership Presence’. The Convention will feature the Grand Finale of “Chanakya – The Mastermind”, MMA’s flagship competition to identify the Best Management Student of the Year 2026. Ten finalists will compete on stage following a rigorous selection process comprising an online quiz, presentation, telephonic interview, behavioural assessment, group discussion, communication and critical-thinking rounds. The winner will receive a cash prize of ₹1,00,000.
Published - October 10, 2026 05:30 am IST