Minute to Minute Programme

Day 1: January 20, 2010, Wednesday
Venue:  Taj Chambers Terrace, Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Apollo Bunder, Mumbai

5.30 pm – 6.00 pm

6.00 pm – 6.05 pm

Welcome address by Mr. Kamal M. Morarka
Chairman, World Trade Centre (WTC) Mumbai

6:05 pm – 6:10 pm

 Felicitation of Chief Guest and Guests of Honour

6.10 pm – 6:20 pm

Presentation on ‘Overview of Indian Economy and Sectoral Opportunities in India’ by Mrs. Ravneet Kaur, Chairperson and Managing Director, Export-Import Bank of India (Associate Partner)

6.20 pm – 6:25 pm

Special Address by Mr Rajendra  Darda, Hon’ble Minister for Industries, Employment and Self Employment , Government of Maharashtra

6:25 pm – 6.30 pm

Special Address by HRH Prince Michael of Kent, United Kingdom (International Dignitary and Guest of Honour at the Inaugural Ceremony)

6.30 pm – 6.35 pm

Special Address by Mr Sunil Tatkare, Minister of Finance and Planning, Government of Maharashtra

6.35 pm – 6:45 pm

Special Address by Mr. Chhagan C. Bhujbal, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister, Government of Maharashtra

6.45 pm – 6.55 pm

Special Address by Mr Subodh Kant Sahai, Hon’ble Minister for Food Processing Industries, Government of India

6.55 pm – 7.00 pm

Special Address by H.E. Mr Mohamed Nasheed, Hon’ble President of Republic of Maldives

7.00 pm – 7.05 pm

Release of Publications of World Trade Centre Mumbai and EXIM Bank of India by Chief Guest H.E. Mr. S. C. Jamir, Governor of Maharashtra

7.05 pm – 7.20 pm

Keynote Address by Chief Guest H.E. Mr. S. C. Jamir, Governor of Maharashtra

7:20 pm – 7:25 pm

Vote of Thanks by Mr. Vijay Kalantri
President, All India Association of Industries (AIAI)

7.30 pm – 9:30 pm

Reception & Dinner

 Day 2: January 21, 2010 (Thursday)
Venue: Crystal Room, Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Mumbai

Timings

Programme

8.30 am – 9.50 am
9:50 am – 10:00 am

10.00 am – 10.10 am

Presentation on “Opportunities & Challenges in Telecom for Private Sector” –  Mr Mahesh Prasad, President, Reliance Communication Pvt. Ltd
Moderator – Mr Chirag Mittal, Assistant Vice President- Evalueserve

10:10 am – 10:25 am

Special Address by Ms. Suvi Linden, Hon’ble Minister of Communications, Ministry of Transport & Communications, Government of Finland

10:25 am – 10.40 am

Special Address by Mr. Gurudas Kamat, Hon’ble Minister of State for Communications & Information Technology – Government of India

10.40 am – 11.00 am

Dr K. Shivaji, CEO, MIDC

Mr A.M.Khan, Principal Secretary – Industries, Government of Maharashtra

11.00 am – 11.05 am
11.05 am – 11.20 am

11.20 am – 11.40 am
11.40 am – 11.50 am
11.50 am – 12.00 noon

12.00 noon – 12.10 pm

Presentation on Renewable Energy by Dr. Arvind M. Lali, Professor of Chemical Engineering and Head DBT-ICT Centre for Energy Biosciences, Institute of Chemical Technology.

12.10 pm  – 12.20 pm

Presentation by Mr. K. Subramanya, CEO, Tata BP Solar India Ltd.

12.20 pm  – 12.30 pm

Mr. S. S. Hussain (I.A.S), Chairman, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust and Chairman, Indian Ports’ Association 

12.30 pm – 12.45 pm

Special Address by Mr. K. Mohandas, Secretary, Ministry of Shipping, Government of India

12.45 pm – 1.00 pm

Special Address by Mr. H. S. Brahma,
Secretary, Ministry of Power – Government of India

1.00 pm – 1.15 pm

Keynote Address by Dr. Pramod Deo, Chairman, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission

1.15 pm – 1.30 pm

1.30 pm – 2.30 pm

Lunch

2.30 pm – 2.50 pm

Presentation by Mr B.B.Swain, Industries Commissioner, Government of Gujarat

2:50 pm – 3.00 pm

Presentation by Dr. D. N. Kulkarni, President – Sustainable Agriculture, Jain Irrigation Systems Limited

3.00 pm – 3.10 pm

Presentation on Biotechnology by
Ms. Deepanwita Chattopadhyay, Managing Director & CEO, 
IKP Knowledge Park

3.10 pm – 3:20 pm

Presentation on Italian Viticulture and Wine Industry by Prof. Luigi Bavaresco, University of Piacenza, Italy

3:20 pm – 3:30 pm

Presentation on Italian Olivocoltura (Olive Crop) by Prof. Riccardo Gucci, University of Pisa, Italy

Session VII - Emerging Challenges in the Financial Services Sector / Corporate Governance

3:30 pm – 3:45 pm

Address by Reserve Bank of India / Senior Banker

3:45 pm – 3:55 pm

Address by Mr. Prabhakar Dalal, Executive Director, Export – Import Bank of India

3:55 pm – 4:05 pm

Presentation by  Mr Somak Ghosh, Group President for Corporate Finance & Development Banking, YES Bank

4:05 pm – 4:15 pm

Mr Jo Birring, Chairman, World Homeland Security, Toronto, Canada

4.15 pm – 4.30 pm

Presentation by Mr. Manoj Arora, Director, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India

5.00 pm – 6.00 pm

Address by Special Invitees -
Dr Farooq Abdulla, Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India (Confirmation Awaited)
Mr Sachin Pilot, Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, Government of India

Upto 6.00 pm

Cultural Evening & Reception

7:30 pm- 10:00 pm

Cultural Evening & Reception (At Arcade Lawns, World Trade Centre, Gate no :3, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai)

Day 3: January 22, 2010 (Friday)
Venue: Crystal Room, Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Mumbai        

International

    9.30 am – 9.35 am

Welcome Address : Mr. Vijay Kalantri, President, All India Association of Industries

    9.35 am – 9.50 am

Inaugural Address by HRH Prince Michael of Kent, United Kingdom

   9.50 am – 10.00 am

Special Address by Hon’ble Dr Ramakrishna Sithanen, G.C.S.K, Vice Prime Minister, Mauritius*

    10.00 am – 10.10 am

Session Anchor, Mr Govindraj Ethiraj, Editor-in-Chief , BloombergUTV

Business & Investment Opportunities in Europe

   10:10 am – 10:15 am

Opening Remarks by Mr. Narendra Nayar, President, The Indo-Italian Chamber of Commerce & Industry

   10:15 am – 10:30 am

Mr.Leszek Wojtasiak, Marshal, Wielkopolska, Poland

   10:30 am – 10:45 am

Mr. Ismail Bitirim, Senior Project Director, Investment Support and Promotion Agency of the Republic of Turkey Prime Ministry, Turkey

   10:45 am – 11:00 am

Mr. Jari Angesleva, Sr. Business Development Director,
Invest Finland, Finland

   11:00 am – 11:10 am

Mr. Johan Van Hamme, Managing Director, Clear Vantage, Belgium (Presentation on Supply Chain Management, Procurement and Strategic Sourcing for the EU in the Automotive Industry)

   11:10 am – 11:20 am

Mr. Yonatan Baum, CEO, The International Development Office, Belgium

   11:20 am – 11:30 am

Mr. Fabian T. Stiefvater, Director, Swiss Business Hub India, Swiss Foreign Trade & Investment Promotion, Switzerland

   11:30 am – 11:40 am

Mr. Daniel Zintz, President, Moselle Development Agency, France

   11:40 am – 11:50 am

Mr. Jean-Luc Reitzer, Member of Parliament
Mayor of Altkirch City, France

   11:50 am – 12:00 noon

Mr Herve Cornede, Commercial and Marketing Director, Grand Port Maritime du Harve, France

12.00 noon – 12.10 pm

Mr Nikolay Martsenyuk, Representative of the State Corporation “Rostekhnologii” in India, Embassy of the Russian Federation in Mumbai, Russia

12.10 pm – 12.20 pm

Presentation by H.E. Mr.Wilfred Kenely, High Commissioner, High Commission of Malta in India, Malta

Business & Investment Opportunities in Canada

   12:20 pm – 12:40 pm

Mr Marvin Hildebrand, Consul General of Canada in Mumbai

Hon’ble Mr. Donald H.Oliver, Q.C., Senator, Senate of Canada

   12:40 pm- 1.00 pm

Mr. Ron W. MacKinley, Hon’ble Minister for Transportation & Public Works, Province of Prince Edward Island, Canada

Mr Rick McElrea, Senior Trade Commissioner (Western India), Consulate General of Canada in Mumbai

   1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Lunch

Business & Investment Opportunities in Asia, AsiaPacific and West Asia

   2:00 pm – 2:15 pm

Mr. Brian Hayes QC, South Australian Special Envoy to India

   2.15 pm – 2.20 pm

Mr Rod Solomons, Trade and Investment Commissioner to India and South Asia, Queensland, State Government of Australia

   2:20pm – 2:30 pm

Mr. Mohammed Abdus Salam, Senior Vice-President, Chittagong Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Bangladesh
(Presentation on Trade & Investment Scenario of Bangladesh)

   2:30 pm – 2:40 pm

Mr. Charles Ng, Associate Director General, Invest Hong Kong, Hong Kong

   2:40 pm – 2.50 pm

Ms.Kazuko Kamado, Manager, International Division, Osaka Chamber of Commerce, Japan

   2.50 pm – 3:00 pm

Mr.Daizo Nishioka, Executive Director,
Osaka City Govt. Singapore Office, Japan

3:00 pm – 3:15 pm

Presentation by Dr. Ali Khorram, Deputy for International, Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries & Mines, Iran

Business & Investment Opportunities in Africa

3.15 pm – 3.30 pm

Special Address on Investment Opportunities in Mauritius by Hon’ble     Dr Ramakrishna Sithanen, G.C.S.K, Vice Prime Minister, Mauritius

3.30 pm – 3.40 pm

Mr Lester Bouah, General Manager – Investment Promotion (Resources), Trade and Investment KwaZulu – Natal, South Africa

3.40 pm – 4.00 pm

Q & A Session

   4.00 pm – 5.00 pm

 Valedictory Programme

Session Anchor, Ms Mini Menon, Senior Editor & Head of News, Features, BloombergUTV

Guests of Honour :
Mr Salman Khursheed , Minister of State (IC), Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India
Mr Suresh Shetty, Minister for Health and Environment, Government of Maharashtra
Mr.J.P. Dange, Chief Secretary, Government of Maharashtra

   2.00 pm – 6.00 pm

B2B Meetings

  9.30 am – 11.30 am

Optional City Tour