
The event
Rrahul Sethi and Pankaj Kumar ran a workshop of more than 4 hours at the Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurugram. It introduced management students, the next generation of business leaders, to extended reality (XR) and artificial intelligence (AI).
The talk
The workshop gave students hands-on experience of how immersive technology is used in business. They looked at how XR applies to leadership development, personalised training, sales and marketing, and product design, and how it is shaping business strategy and operations.
The session mixed theory with practice, with the message that future leaders need to understand XR and AI and put them to work.
Key points
- Hands-on learning: students used AR, VR and MR devices and explored real-world applications
- Business simulations: demonstrations showed how XR and AI can simulate complex business scenarios, improve management outcomes and build leadership skills
- A practical tool: students saw XR as a way to drive innovation, efficiency and growth, not a buzzword
- Student ideas: several students shared ideas for XR-based business applications
- Skills for the future: immersive technology skills matter for decision-making and entrepreneurship
What students took away
Students left with a broader understanding of what XR can do, including opportunities they had not considered before, and a view of XR as a strategic need for business rather than a luxury.
Frequently asked questions
What was the XR & AI Immersive Tech Workshop at Great Lakes Institute of Management?
The XR & AI Immersive Tech Workshop was a hands-on session of more than 4 hours at the Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurugram, run by Rrahul Sethi, Managing Director of Metaverse911, and Pankaj Kumar. It introduced management students to extended reality and artificial intelligence and showed how immersive technology is used in business.
What did students do at the Great Lakes XR and AI workshop?
At the Great Lakes Institute of Management XR and AI workshop, students used AR, VR and MR devices and explored real-world applications. They watched demonstrations of how XR and AI can simulate complex business scenarios, improve management outcomes and build leadership skills, and several students shared their own ideas for XR-based business applications.
How is XR used in business, according to the Great Lakes workshop?
The Great Lakes workshop showed how XR applies to leadership development, personalised training, sales and marketing, and product design, and how it is shaping business strategy and operations. Students came to see XR as a practical tool to drive innovation, efficiency and growth rather than a buzzword, in the session run by Rrahul Sethi of Metaverse911 and Pankaj Kumar.
Why should management students learn about XR and AI?
The message of the Great Lakes XR and AI workshop was that future business leaders need to understand XR and AI and put them to work. Immersive technology skills matter for decision-making and entrepreneurship, and students left seeing XR as a strategic need for business rather than a luxury, with opportunities they had not considered before.
Can Rrahul Sethi run an XR and AI workshop at our college?
Rrahul Sethi, Managing Director of Metaverse911, has run a hands-on XR and AI workshop of more than 4 hours for management students at Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurugram, with Pankaj Kumar. Colleges and organisations can use the "Invite Rrahul to speak" option on the Metaverse911 website to ask about a speaking engagement or workshop.
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