• With a Master's degree in HR and OD attained at the University of Delhi, Kanika Pande has served at the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Ministry of Finance, Government of India). She has also worked in the apparel export and distribution industry. She has a keen eye for policy matters, especially those pertaining to industry. When in leisurely mood, Kanika teaches herself yoga, unwinds to soft music, and explores cinema.
  

• Kanika’s doctoral research focuses on craft-based entrepreneurship, ranging from artisanal traditions to the sector’s internationalization.

• Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, Ministry of Finance,Government of India.
• Apparel exporting and distribution firms in Bangalore and Delhi.

National Conference

1. 8th PAN IIM World Management Conference, 2021

Pande, K. (2021), A conceptual study of how gender mainstreaming can enhance retention of women employees through organisational embeddedness.

International Conferences

1. JBVI Entrepreneurship Academy, 2024 (UK)

Pande, K. (2024), Betwixt modernity and tradition: The case of entrepreneurial emergence in India’s fashion industry.

Kanika Pande was amongst the top 30 scholars chosen globally to form part of the JBVI Academy’s 2024 Cohort. During the three-day conference, she received training on theoretical and methodological advances in entrepreneurship studies, and close mentoring on paper development. Her paper submission was one of six to receive the highest commendations.

2. 9th Entrepreneurship-as-Practice (EAP) Conference, 2024 (UK)

Pande, K. (2024), ‘Talk’ matters!: Investigating entrepreneurship-ethics-language interplay through film analysis.

3. Academy of Management (AOM), 2023

Pande K. & Uparna, Jayaram S. (2023), Venture creation in impoverished contexts: Case study of a woman entrepreneur from Manipur in India.

• Cleared UGC NET in June and December 2019.