• Address by Dr. Manmohan Singh, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India
  
• Presidential Address By Mr Onkar S Kanwar, President, FICCI
• Address by Mr. Onkar S. Kanwar, President, FICCI, at the Special Session with
  Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission
• FICCI Annual Awards 2004-2005
• Address by Shri L K Advani, BJP President & Leader of the Opposition, Lok Sabha
• Prime Minister Calls for Doubling Share of Manufacturing In National Income to 35%: (Press Release)
• Saroj K Poddar Takes Over as President of FICCI (Press Release)
• FICCI in News
  

• Backgrounder - Connecting The Unconnecte

Opening Session

• Welcome Address by Mr Onkar S Kanwar, President, FICCI
• Address By Shri Sontosh Mohan Dev, Hon'ble Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Heavy Industries, Public Enterprises and Water Resources
• Theme Presentation by Mr Abhiram Seth, Chairman, FICCI, Water Committee and Executive Director, Pepsi Foods Pvt Limited

Plenary Session 1: Water Purification, Distribution & Pricing

• Water Privatisation in India – Issues and Concerns: By Dr Philippe Cullet, Senior Lecturer in Law & Research Tutor, SOAS, University of London
• Rationalisation of Water Tariffs Domestic vs Industrial: By Ms. Usha P. Raghupathi
  Professor and Officer in-Charge, National Institute of Urban Affairs
• Rationalization of Water Rationalization of Water Tariffs in India: By Mr. Ashish Kundra
• Public Private Partnership Models for Municipal Water Supply and Management: by Mr. B.Suresh, Chief Operating Officer, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

Plenary Session 2: Industrial Water Management, Conservation & Sustainability

• Ground Water Regulation And Management In India: By Mr. A.K.Sinha, Member Secretary, Central Ground Water Authority
• Waste Water Treatment using Non Conventional Technologies: By
  Mr. Pawan Gupta, Technical Advisor, Veolia Water India
• Industrial Water Auditing for Certification of Water Usage & Conservation: By
  Mr. N. K. Kuttiappan, Consultant – Water Audit, FICCI

• Address By Smt. Alka Sirohi, Additonal Secretary, Department Of Consumer Affairs
• FICCI in News

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• Welcome Speech by Mr.Onkar.S.Kanwar, President, FICCI
• Speech by Mr. Subodh Kant Sahai, Hon'ble Minister for Food Processing Industries
• Speech by Mr D P Singh, Secretary, Ministry for Food Processing Industries
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• Address by Mr. A. K. Shukla, Chairman, LIC of India and Chairman, FICCI Insurance & Pensions Committee
• Address by Mr. C. S. Rao, Chairman, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA)
• Press Release

• Welcome Address by Mr Pradeep Dinodia, Chairman, Taxation Committee, FICCI
  

Session 1

• Most Favoured Jurisdiction for Inbound and Outbound Investment : A presentation by Mr Sandeep Tandon, Group Advisor, Reliance Industries Ltd.
• Theme Presentation by Dr R C Vaish, International Tax Consultant
• A Presentation by Mr Mukesh Butani

Session 2

• Derivatives & Innovative Financial Transactions, Tax & Regulatory aspects: A Presentation by Mr Dinesh Kanabar, Deputy Managing Partner, RSM & Co.
• Taxation Aspects of International Mergers & Acquisitions: A Presentation by Mr Nishith Desai, Partner, Nishith Desai Associates
• Mergers, Foreign Collaborations and Financial Innovations in a Global Economy: The Theme Presentation by Mr S Mukherji, Managing Director & CEO, ICICI Securities Ltd.

Session 3

• Free Trade Agreements: The Theme Presentation by Dr Rajesh Mehta, Senior Fellow, Research & Information System for the Non-Aligned & other Developing Countries (RIS)
• Challenges for Indian Industry under the free trade regime: A Presentation by Mr N.Venkataraman, Advocate
• Tax issues concerning Free Trade Agreements By Mr V. Lakshmi Kumaran, Advocate, Lakshmi Kumaran & Sridharan

Session 4

• Address by Mr Pradeep Dinodia, Chairman, Taxation Committee, FICCI
• VAT – Issues and Concerns of Corporates and Traders: Presentation by Mr S Madhavan, Executive Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers (P) Ltd.
• Roadmap for National VAT by Mr Satya Poddar, Partner, Ernst & Young Pvt Ltd.

Session 5

• Relevance of Tax Incentives: A Presentation by Mr Bart Kosters, Principal Tax Expert, International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD), Netherlands
• Importance of Tax Incentives in the Emerging Economic Scenario - Lessons from ASEAN Countries : A Presentation by Mr Stuart Cioccarelli, Tax Partner, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Thailand

Session 6

• Transfer Pricing Trends and Dispute Resolution : A presentation by Mr Rupak Saha, Director (Taxation), GE India
• Characterisation of Income: Business Connection and Permanent Establishment : A Presentation by Shee Boon Law Administrator, Unit for Co-operation with Non-OECD Economies, Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, OECD, Paris, FRANCE

Day 1

• Inaugural Address By Dr. Manmohan Singh, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India
• Welcome Addressby Mr. Macky Hashim, President, SCCI
• Addressby Mr. Somak Ghosh, Country Head, Corporate Finance, YES BANK Ltd.

Day 2

• Press Release

• Welcome Address by Mr. Onkar S Kanwar, President, FICCI
• Address by Smt. Panabaka Lakshmi, Hon'ble Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India

• Welcome Address by Mr. Onkar S Kanwar, President, FICCI
• Speech by Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Hon'ble Chief Minister, Haryana
• Theme presentation by Mr. Sushil Ansal, Chairman, FICCI Housing and Public Works Committee & Ansal Properties & Infrastructure Ltd.
• To avail of assistance under National Urban Renewal Mission… (Press Realese)

Session 1

• Residential Property Market Scenario - by Deepak Sachdev, Director, Ansal Township & Projects Limited
• Trends in Residential Real Estate - by Pankaj Bajaj, Managing Director, Eldeco Housing & Infrastructure Ltd.
• Serviced Apartments in India - by Vikram Bakshi, Managing Director, McDonald's North India Service Apartment in India

Session 2

• Trends In Retail - by Ajay Khanna, Managing Director, DLF Retail Developers Ltd. Retail, Commercial and IT Parks
• International Real Estate Development Summit- Emerging Opportunities &FDI in Real Estate- by Narayan Kamath
• Strengths in Retail Real Estate - by Pranay Sinha, CEO, Select Infrastructure Private Ltd
• CRE Markets: The Growth Tiger of Indian Real Estate: Mr. Sanjay Dutt, Director Transaction Service, Cushman & Wakefield

Session 3

• FDI in Indian Real Estate:Perspectives - by AJ Jaganathan, Chief Executive Officer,
  Emaar Properties, Dubai
• Perspectives on Asian Private Equity - by C. Christopher Alberti, Principal, Colony Capital LLC (.pdf)
• An International Perspective on the Indian Marketplace - by Sean Sovak, Managing Director, W.P. Carey & Co. LLC
• Indian Real Estate - Playing the Devil’s Advocate - by Siddharth Yog, Managing General Partner, Xander Real Estate Partners LLC
  

Session 5

• REIT Asset Management India - by David Cohen, Chairman, REIT Asset Management India
• Mezzanine Finance in Indian Real Estate - by Hrushikesh Kar, Vice President - Strategy & Development, Asset & Wealth Management, JP Morgan Chase
  
  
  
  

• Address by Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam, Hon'ble President of India
• Welcome Address by Mr. Onkar S Kanwar, President, FICCI
• Press Release
• Address by Mr Habil Khorakiwala, Vice President, FICCI
• Mr. William Cohen, Former U.S. Secretary of Defense and Chairman and CEO, The Cohen Group

Technical Session 1

• Biotechnology– A powerful force to change`: By Mr. Rajiv Gulati, Chairman and Managing Director, Eli Lilly and Company ( India) Pvt Ltd.
• Pharma & Biotechnology – Breakthrough for the Masses
  
  

Technical Session 2

• Motor Vehicle Technologies: Mr. D.V. Singh, INAE
• Innovating to Meet the Needs of the Automotive Industry : By Mr. Jeremy Burks, Global Industry Executive Director, Dow Corning

Technical Session 3

• Creating a Digital Society using IT and Communication:By TATA Consultancy Services Ltd.
• Telecommunication Research in India: By Mr. S.D.Saxena, Director (Finance),
  BSNL India
• INDIA Reinventing itself in Communications Sector Technology & R&D perspective: By Mr. Vijay Madan, Executive Director CDOT, India’s Premier National R&D Centre for Telecom Solutions

Technical Session 4

• Potential Alternate Fuels & Energy sources for India: By Dr. R. P. Verma
• “Energy Saving By Alternate Technology In Road & Railways Transportation”: By Mr. Mukesh Bhandari, CMD, Electrotherm (India) Ltd.
• Energy – Alternate Solutions for India’s Needs - Bio-diesel: Dr. R. Mandal, Adviser, Planning Commission, Government of India
  

Valedictory Session

• India as Innovation Leader: By Mr. R. Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Adviser to Govt. of India

• Address by Mr Suresh Pachouri, Hon'ble Minister of State for Personnel & Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India

• Draft Environment Impact Assessment Notification 2005:By Dr. Prodipto Ghosh, Ph. D, Secretary, Ministry of Environment & Forest
• FICCI Representation on Draft EIA Notification 2005

• Inaugural Address by Mr. Thiru S Regupathy, Hon'ble Minister of State for Home Affairs
• Welcome Address by Mr. R. Muthu, Chairman, FICCI, Tamilnadu State Council

• EU Policies on Climate Change and opportunities for India and opportunities for India
• PwC Leadership in Climate Change, CDM
• Italian policy and measures on Italian policy and measures on Climate Change and Renewable Climate Change and Renewable Energies Energies : By Corrado Clini, Director General, Ministry for the Environment and Territory
  
• The Role of Enel for Renewable Energy Develop ment and CD M Projects : By E. Russo
• Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited - CDM Project
• Biogas landfill recovery with energy production : By Enrico GOTTI
• Indo-Italian Business Seminar on Renewable Energy
• Elcina
• Clean Development Mechanism for Biomass based Power Projects SRF experience in CDM : By Paramdeep Singh
• Renewable Energy Technology Diffusion Renewable Energy Technology Diffusion - Lessons from UNDP/GEF Climate Change Lessons from UNDP/GEF Climate Change Projects in India

INAUGURAL SESSION

• Welcome Speech of Mr Saroj Kumar Poddar, Senior Vice President, FICCI
• Address by Shri Prithviraj Chavan, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office
• Valedictory Speech by Shri Sharad Pawar, Hon'ble Union Minister of Agriculture & Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
  

SESSION 1

• Investment Opportunities in Less-Favored Areas and The Role of Public-Private Partnerships: By Dr. Regina Birner, David J. Spielman, and Xiaobo Zhang
  International Food Policy Research Institute
• Rainfed Agriculture - Public Private Partnerships: By Mr. Hardeep Singh, Chairman & Managing Director, Cargill India Pvt. Ltd.

SESSION 2

• Perspectives on the Supply Chain Management of High-Value Agriculture: The Role of PPP’s in Promoting Smallholder Access: By Dr. Karl M. Rich, IFPRI-MTID-New Delhi Clare A. Narrod, IFPRI-MTID-Washington, DC
• Case Studies on Supply Chain Management in Coarse Cereals and Oilseeds: By Mr. Sanjeev Asthana, Business Head-Grain Cargill India Pvt. Ltd.
• Harnessing Public private relationship for Rain fed Agriculture: By Sopan Kanchan
  Executive Partner - MAHAGRAPES
  
  

SESSION 3

• Opportunities for the Private Sector in Soil and Water Conservation Programs in Rainfed Areas: By Dr. S P Wani, Principal Scientist & Regional Theme Coordinator (Asia), ICRISART

SESSION 4

• Public-Private Partnership in Bangladesh: By Dr. Md. Anisur Rahman, Chief (Agro-business), PRAN GroupDhaka
• Public-Private Partnerships In Agricultural Development in Nepal: Dr. Deva Bhakta Shakya, Executive Director / Agro Enterprise Centre/FNCCI
• Pro-Poor Public-Private Partnerships (“5P”) in Food and Agriculture:Dr. Joachim von Braun International Food Policy Research Institute
  
  

• Press Realeas

Inaugural

• Address by Shri Sharad Pawar, Union Minister for Agriculture & Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
• Welcome Speech by Mr Onkar Singh Kanwar President, FICCI
  
• Press Release

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Plenary 1

• Enhanced Access To Rural Markets For Agri Inputs - IFFCO’S Experience: By P
  Presentation Mr. B D Singh, IFFCO Ltd.
• Enhanced access to Rural Markets for Agricultural Inputs :
  By Mr. Andrey Purushottam, Executive Vice President, Business Development, Mahindra and Mahindra
• Enhanced access to rural markets for agri inputs: Mr.Bipin Solanki, Mahyco Monsanto Biotech India Ltd.
• Demand & Supply of Agri-InputsIssues in marketing: By Mr. Salil Singhal, Chairman & Managing Director, PI Industries Limited
  

Plenary 2

• Tata Kisan Sansar-Sowing information to reap a better harvest: By Mr Kapil Mehan, Chief Operating Officer - Fertilizers, Tata Chemicals Limited
• Innovations & Strategies for Marketing & Maintenance of Inputs: By Mr C K Vaidya, Managing Director, Godrej Agrovet
• Breaking Price barriers through a new line of cost-effective products-The Angad Story: By Mr Ravindra Kumar, Managing Director, SAS Motors
• The “Hariyali Kisaan Bazaar” experience (Chain of Rural Business Centers): By
  Mr. Sanjay Chhabra, Head - Operations, Hariyali Kisaan Bazaar, (Unit of DCM Shriram Consolidated Ltd.)
  
  

Plenary 3

• Types of Extension Services provided by the Private Sector : By Ms. Vaishali Chopra, Manager- Development, Excel Crop Care Ltd.
• Extension Services How To Make Them Work: By Mr. Abhiram Seth,
  Executive Director Exports & Corporate Affairs
• Extension services as an effective Delivery mechanism: By Mr Anurag Bhatnagar, Director General, National Institute of Agricultural Marketing
  
• Extension Services An Effective Delivery Mechanism: By Mr. Jaideep Singh, General manager, Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals Ltd.
• Contract Farming – Taking Indian Agriculture to new heights: By " Mr M S A Kumar, Managing Director, AVT Natural Products Ltd.

Plenary 4

• Making A Difference To The Farm Sector, The SBI Way: By Mr Anup Banarjee, Chief General Manager - Agri Business, State Bank of India
  
• Rural Insurance – A Big Deal: By Mr. Naren N. Josh, Chief Representative,
  ING Insurance International B.V.
• National Commodities & Derivatives Exchange Ltd.: Mr P H Ravi Kumar, Managing Director & CEO
• New Initiatives For Credit Flow In Rural Areas: By Mr S K Mitra, Executive Director, NABARD
• New Delivery Formats In Farm Credit & Insurance: By " Mr Sridhar Seshadri, Zonal Head, ICICI Bank
  
  

Plenary 5

• Rural Marketing through ICT: By Mr P G Ponnapa, Chief Executive Officer, N-Logue
• Agriportals as Model of Information Markets The case of India: Dr Rakesh Singh, Director - EMBA, Great lakes Institute of Management
• MCX Experience - IT in Rural Marketing: Mr Joseph Massey, Deputy Managing Director, Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited
• Role of Technology in Rural Marketing ITC eChoupal Experience: By Mr Sanjiv Sharma, Head - Agri Inputs, ITC Limited
• Gaining competitive advantage in Marketing and Distribution through Information Technology: Mr S Stalin, Executive Director, Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd.
• Gaining competitive advantage in Marketing and Distribution through Information Technology (report): Mr S Stalin, Executive Director, Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd.
  
  

Plenary 6

• Case studies on different modes of advertising and marketing in rural India: By Mrs. Manisha Swami Kapoor, Managing Director, Hindustan Samachar Feature Sewa Ltd.
• Role of Advertising inMarketing Agri Inputs: By Mr R V Rajan, Chairman & Managing Director, Anugrah Madison Advertising Private Limited
• Consumer understanding & Brand experience lab: By Mr Rajkumar Jha, National Creative Director, Ogilvy Outreach Communications Network
• Advertising for a ‘Greener’ Future: Mr M G Parameswaran, Executive Director,
  FCB / ULKA Advertising

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• Address by Ms. Kumari Selja, Hon'ble Minister of State for Urban Employment
• Welcome Address by Mr Saroj Kumar Poddar, Sr Vice President, FICCI
• Legislative and non-legislative impediments in the promotion of Housing and Urban Development in Punjab : by Mr. Deepak Sachdev, Director, Ansal Townships & Projects Ltd.
• Prospects for Real Estate Development in Punjab: by Mr. Manoj Kashyap, Assosiate Director, Chesterton Meghraj Property Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
• Problems and Prospects in developing integrated cities in Uttar Pradesh: by
  Mr. Pankaj Bajaj, Managing Director, Eldeco Housing and Infrastructure Ltd.
• Opportunities & Impediments in the development of hi-tech cities in Uttar Pradesh: by Col. K. Prakash, Sr. Executive Director, Unitech
• Policy for integrated townships, hi-tech cities and other initiatives to promote urban development in Uttar Pradesh: by Mr. N. R. Verma, Chief Town and Country Planner
• New opportunities and initiatives taken by the State of Rajasthan for Housing and Urban Development: by Dr. Lalit K. Pawar, Principal Secretary Urban Development and Housing
• Opportunities for Development in Jaipur: Mr. S. C. Mahagaonkar, Director Town Planning Jaipur Development Authority

• Press Release (.pdf)

• Welcome Address by Mr. Onkar S. Kanwar, President, FICCI
• Inaugural Address by Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Hon'ble Defence Minister of India
• Address by Mr. Shekhar Dutt, Secretary, Ministry of Defence
• Address by Mr. Dhanendra Kumar, Secretary (Defence Production), Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India
• Outsourcing By Def PSUs : Opportunities For Private Sector: by Maj Gen B S Sisodia,vsm Addl DG (Technical Stores)
• ICT Interface In Defence: by Mr. V.V.R.Sastry, Director(C&MS), Bharat Electronics Ltd.
• ICT Interface In Defence: by Col. Dinesh Kumar, Dir (Sys & JCES), HQ IDS
• Indian Ordnance Factories: by Mr. Sudipto Ghosh, Member, Ordnance Factory Board
  
• Press Release (.pdf)

• Focus India Brings Indo-US Business Opportunities to the Fore
• Programme

• 'Mandatory Sports Licensing' for Private TV Channels Is Ill-Advised: FICCI

• Welcome Address by Mr. Onkar S. Kanwar, President, FICCI
• Vote of Thanks by Mr. K N Memani, President, PHDCCI
• Address by Mr. Azar Saeed Butt, Co-President, India - Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IPCCI)
• Pak Assures Removal of Travel and Visa Irritants to Boost B2b Contacts and Trade(press release)

• Raising Tax Revenue in Developing Countries: By Sir James A Mirrlees, Nobel Laureate and Professor of Political Economy, University of Cambridge

• Welcome Address By Mr. Onkar S.Kanwar, President, FICCI
• Address by Dr. Manmohan Singh, Hon'ble Prime Minister of India
• Address by Mr. Alan Johnson, Hon'ble British Minister for Trade and Industry
• Address by Shri. Kamal Nath, Hon'ble Minister of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India

• Oil Price Hike Unavoidable And Reasonable: FICCI

• Montek invites Industry to Interact With Indian Honchos on Indo-US

• India, Germany Pushing Strategic Ties With Full Vigour: Natwar Singh

• Welcome Address by Shri Pradeep Dinodia, Chairman, Taxation Committee
• Value Added Tax (VAT) Issues and Concerns (download .zip file)
• Procedural & Other issues involved in Value Added Tax (VAT)(.pdf)
• Issues & ConcernsIndustry perspective (.pdf)

• Welcome Address by Shri Onkar S Kanwar, President, FICCI
• Address by Shri Kamal Nath, Hon'ble Union Minister of Commerce & Industry
  

Seamless Mobility - The Future of Wireless Communication: Interactive meeting with Mr. Edward J. Zander, Chairman and CEO, Motorola Inc. USA
August 25, 2005, New Delhi

• Welcome Address by Mr. Saroj Kumar Poddar, Sr. Vice President, FICCI
• Seamless Mobility For India… In India: By Ms. Padmasree Warrior, CTO, Motorola

• India - Singapore Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement

The 8th Meeting of India-Indonesia Joint Business Council (JBC)
August 8, 2005, New Delhi

• Welcome Address by Mr. Onkar S. Kanwar, President, FICCI
• Address by Shri Kamal Nath, Hon'ble Minister of Commerce and Industry, Government of India
  
• Press Releases

• Welcome Address by Mr Onkar S. Kanwar, President, FICCI
• Speech by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, The Republic of Korea
• Vote of Thanks By Mr Harshpati Singhania, Co-Chairman, India-Korea JBC

• Address by Mr. S N Menon, Commerce Secretary, Department of Commerce, Govt. of India
• Diversifying India’s Exports To China: Presentation by Mr. Saroj K Poddar, Senior Vice President, FICCI
  

• The New Face of Global R&D: By Mr. Ashish Gupta, COO, Evalueserve

• Framework in place to facilitate sourcing of high-tech US items Indian industry urged to cash in on easy licensing of controlled exports (.pdf)
• Defense Trade Controls Policy (.pdf)

• Welcome Address by Shri Saroj Kumar Poddar, Sr. Vice President, FICCI
• Address by Shri D M Popat, Co-Chairman, Corporate Laws and Legal Affairs Committee, FICCI
• Press Release: No Clash of Interest With SEBI On Clause 49 of Listing Agreement: Prem Chand Gupta (.pdf)

• Shoghi Communications Ltd. (.pdf)
• Dynamatic Technology Ltd. (.pdf)
• VXL Technologies Ltd. (.pdf)
• Bharat Earth Movers Limited. (Download File .zip)
  

• Address by Mr. Suresh C Mathur, Co-Chairman, FICCI Hydrocarbons Committee & CEO & Managing Director, Petronet LNG Ltd.

• Inaugural Address by Mr. Onkar S Kanwar, President, FICCI
• Address by Shri. Pranab Mukherjee, Hon'ble Defence Minister, Govt. of India
• Paradigm Policy Changes - A Catalyst For Indian Defence Industry Growth: by Arunabh Ghosh, Joint President, & COO VXL Technologies Ltd. (.pdf)
• Forging Public – Private Partnership In Defence Production: by Mr Alok Perti, Joint Secretary (Supplies), Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India (.pdf)
• Forging Public Private Partnership (.pdf)
• FICCI - Seminar on Indian Defence Industry – Forging a Public-Private Partnership (.pdf)
  

• Inaugural Address by Shri Mani Shankar Aiyer, Hon'ble Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Panchayati Raj
• Welcome Address by Ms. Leena Mehendale, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
• Govt. to Formulate National Response Plan for Reducing Energy Intensity : Mani Shankar Aiyar (Press Release)

• Enhancing Global Competitiveness Through Technology Upgradation, Quality Improvement and Cost Reduction

• Address by H E Mr Festus G Mogae, Hon'ble President of The Republic of Botswana
• Address by Mr. E.V.K.S. Elangovan, Hob'ble Minister of State for Commerce & Industry
• Address by Dr. Anil K. Khandelwal, Representative FICCI & CMD, Bank of Baroda
  

• Address by Shri Sushil Ansal, Chairman Housing and Public Works Committee, FICCI
• The Indian Economy:Current Scenario, Perspectives And Foreign Direct Investment Regulations (.pdf)
• The Indian Real Estate Sector : A Presentation by Ernst & Young (.ppt)
• The Indian Real Estate Sector : A Presentation by Ernst & Young (.ppt)

• Report (.pdf)

• India Infrastructure Database 2005 (.pdf)

• FICCI To Evolve Roadmap To Boost Housing, Real Estate Via FDI, Easier Tax, Regulatory Norms (.pdf)

• US Role in facilitating a peaceful resolution of Kashmir is welcome: Omar Abdullah (.pdf)

• Capital Goods, Consumer Durables to Fuel Growth in Basic Goods in Q1: FICCI (.pdf)

• India's Approach to BIMSTEC FTA to Be Finalised Soon: Commerce Ministry Official at FICCI Meeting (.pdf)

• Welcome Address by Mr Onkar S Kanwar, President, FICCI
• Address by Shri Sidharth Birla, Chairman, Corporate Laws and Legal Affairs Committee, FICCI
• Welcome (Valedictory Session) by Shri Onkar S Kanwar, President, FICCI

• Welcome Address by Mr Onkar S Kanwar, President, FICCI
• Address by Shri Kamal Nath, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Government of India

• A Message from Mr Manmohan Singh, Hon'ble Prime Minister of India
• Address by Shri K. Natwar Singh, Hon'ble External Affairs Minister, GOI
• Remarks of Dr. Ashwani Kumar MP at the launch of Indo-Japan Parliamentary Forum

• Address by Mr Vikram Kirloskar, Vice Chairman, Toyota Kirloskar Motor

• Speech by Honorable Secretary of Transportation, Mr. Norman Y. Mineta

• Address by His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, The Emir of the State Qatar
• Address by H S Mejie, Chairman, India-Qatar JBC, FICCI

• Speech by Shri Subodh Kant Sahai, Hon'ble Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries
• A Brief Report

• Address by Shri Kamal Nath, Hon'ble Minister of Commerce and Industry, Government of India

Inaugural Session

• Inaugural Address by Dr Manmohan Singh, Hon'ble Prime Minister of India
• Key Note Address by Shri Sharad Pawar, Hon'ble Union Minister for Agriculture, Consumers Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Government of India
• Vote of Thanks by Mr Onkar S Kanwar, President, FICCI
• Welcome Address by Smt Radha Singh, Secretary, Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India
• Theme Presentation by Mr P M Sinha, Chairman, Agriculture & Rural Development Committee, FICCI

Plenary Session I

• Public - Private Partnership for Progress: Presentation by Mr. Abhiram Seth
  Executive Director, PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt. Ltd. (.pdf)
•  Government’s role in facilitating research in private sector: Presentation by Mr. Raju Barwale, Managing Director, Mahyco (.pdf)
• Creating Demand Driven Research Agenda: Presentation by Ms. Mangala Rai
  Secretary, DARE &DG, ICAR (.pdf)
• CSIR Experience in Building Public-Private Partnership: Presentation by Dr R A Mashelkar, Director General, CSIR (.pdf)
  

• Marketing and Distribution - Reforms for Private Investment: Presentaion by Mr. Gokul Patnaik, Chairman, Global AgriSystem Pvt. Ltd. (.pdf)
• Agriculture- Marketing and Infrastructure: Presention by Mr Hardeep Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, Cargill India Pvt Ltd. (.pdf)
• Alternative Marketing Models: Presentation by Mr. S Sivakumar, ITC Limited (.pdf)
• Agri - Marketing By Strengthening Decentralised Procurement System: Presentation By Mr. V.K Malhotra, CMD, FCI & Mr. Subhash Zadoo, Manager (.pdf)
  

• Protecting the Farmer - Leveraging Commodity Futures for Price Discovery and Risk Management (.pdf)
• Protecting the Farmer - Risk Management: Presentation by Shri A.K. Singh, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture (.pdf)
  

Plenary Session IV

• Translating Large Scale Infrastructure PPP Project Development Approaches to Micro/Medium Agribusiness Projects: Presentation by Yes Bank (.pdf)
• New Horizons in Agriculture (.pdf)
• Global Experience in Financing Public Private Partnership in Agriculture: Presentation by Mr. Sanjiv Bhasin, CEO, Rabo India Finance (.pdf)
• Increasing credit flow through Co-operative Revitalisation & Expansion of Self Help Groups: Presentation by NABARD (.pdf)
  

Parallel Session I.A

• National Oilseeds & Vegetable Oils Development Board (.pdf)
• Biofuels The Emerging Renewable Energy Option for Rural Energization: Presentaiton by Mr. Somnath Bhattacharjee, Vice President, Winrock International IndiaWinrock International India (.pdf)
• Potential of Jatropha as Alternate Fuel: Presentation by Mr B M Bansal, Director (R & D) Indian Oil Corporation (.pdf)
  

Parallel Session I.B

• Water Management in Dryland Farming: Presentation Dr C D Mayee, Chairman
  Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (.pdf)

Parallel Session I.C

• Extension And Support For Quality Inputs: Presentation by Mr. A.K. Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture (.pdf)
• Quality Management in Agriculture (Fruits & vegetables): By Lt. General H.Lal, Director General, FICCI Quality Forum (.pdf)
  
  
  

Parallel Session 2.A

• Current Scenario and Growth Prospects for Meat and Raising India's Share in Global Markets: Presentation by Mr. Irfan Allana, Chairman, Allanasons Limited (.pdf)
• Current Scenario and Growth Prospects for Fishery and Raising India's Share in Global Markets: Presentation by Dr J Bojan, DirectorThe Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) (.pdf)
• “Sustainable Fisheries For Sustainable Organic Seafood Production In India”: Presentation by Dr M Sakthivel, President, Aquaculture Foundation of India (.pdf)
  

Parallel Session 2.B

• Current scenario and growth prospects for poultry and raising India’s share in global markets: Presentation by Mrs. Anuradha J. Desai, Chairperson, Venkateshwara Hatcheries Private Limited (.pdf)
• Raising its share in the Global Market: Presentation by Mr A K Khanna, Managing Director, Mother Dairy Foods Processing Ltd. (.pdf)
• Nestlé and its 40+ years Industrial Presencein India: Presentation Mr Beda Rust, Executive Vice President - TechnicalNestle India Pvt. Ltd. (.pdf)
• Strategies for Dairy: Presentation by Mr P S Mukherjee, Director, Glaxo Smithkline Beecham (.pdf)
  
  

Parallel Session 2.C

• Processed Food: Market Opportunities at Home and Abroad: Presentation by Mr K S Money, Chairman, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) (.pdf)
• Discussions on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures that Hamper the Competitive Advantage: Presentation by Mr Feroze N Masani, Director, National Horticulture Board & Owner Masani Farms (.pdf)
• Growers and Processors - Creating Partnership for Progress: Presentation by Dr M L Choudhary, Horticulture Commissioner Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India (.pdf)

Valedictory Session

• Valedictory Address by Shri Subodh Kant Sahai, Hon'ble Minister of State for Food Processing Industries (Independent Charge)
• Indian Agriculture – Potential and Competitiveness: Presentation on Proceedings of the Summit by Smt Radha Singh, Secretary, Department of Agriculture & CooperationMinistry of Agriculture, Government of India (.pdf)

Souvenir of Agriculture Summit 2005

• Organic Farming - A Rising Concept: By Dr Subhash Chand, Research Associate, PIU, NATP, ICAR and Dr Sunil Pabbi, Sr Scientist, CCUBGA, IARI (.zip)

• Press Release
• Foreign Trade Policy 2005-2006
  

• Press Release

• Inaugural Speech of Mr Jaipal Reddy, Hon'ble Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting
• Welcome Address by Mr Onkar S Kanwar, President, FICCI
• Talking points of Mr Yash Chopra, Chairman, FICCI Entertainment Committee
• Presentation by Mr Kunal Dasgupta, Co-Chairman, FICCI Entertainment Committee

• Inaugural Address by Mr S N Menon, Commerce Secretary, GOI
  

Inaugural Session

• Address by Shri Kamal Nath, Hon'ble Minister of Commerce and Industry, Government of India
• Address by Mr. David C. Mulforld, US Ambassador to India
• Infrastructure Transformations: By Mr. Hari Sankaran, Joint Managing Director, IL&FS and Chairman, FICCI Infrastructure Committee (.pdf)
• Comparative Evaluation Of Highway And Railway Development In China And India1992 - 2002 : By Dr. Clell Harral and Mr. Jit Sondhi, World Bank (.pdf)
• Contrasting Approaches to Transport Constraints on Rapid Economic Growth:
  Lessons Learned and Transferability Issues: By Dr. Clell Harral And Mr. Jit Sondhi, Wold Bank (.pdf)
  

Session on Road & Highways

• Road Development In India - A Developer’s Perspective: By Dato’ Abdul Rahman Abdullah, Chairman, Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia, CIDB (.pdf)
• Issues in Freight Transport- India (.pdf)
• Inter-City Bus Services: By Dr. George Tharakan, Lead Transport Specialist, World Bank and Dr. Alok Bansal, Senior Transport Specialist, World Bank (.pdf)
• Financing The Highway Development Programme in India: By Mr. K Ramchand, CEO, Toll Road Company, IL&FS(.pdf)

Session on Urban Transport

• Urban Transport Development in India : By Professor Ken Gwilliam, Consultant, The World Bank (.pdf)
• Urban Transport:Innovative Solutions and Lessonsfor India: By Mr Ramnath Iyer, Head, CRISIL Infrastructure Advisory (.pdf)
• Urban Transport and EnvironmentProblems and Policies: By Dr. Ranjan Kumar Bose, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Centre for Urban Systems and Infrastructure
  The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) (.pdf)
  
  

Session on SEZ

• Developing Private SEZs in India – Key considerations : By Mr. C. Sreekumar, Associate Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited (.pdf)
• Noida Special Economic Zone: By Ms. Nutan Guha Biswas, Development Commissioner, NOIDA SEZ (.pdf)
• Mumbai Integrated Special Economic Zone: Mr. Rajendra Singh, Chairman, Maha
  Mumbai SEZ (.pdf)
• Special Economic Zone A Developers’ Perspective: by Mr. S N Sharma,
  Chairman, Surat SEZ(.pdf)
  

Session on Ports

• Developing and financing Ports Balasubramanian: By Mr A Balasubramanium, Transport Specialist, IDFC (.pdf)
• Policy Issues in Port Development: Case Study of India’s Premier Port - JNPT: By Dr. G Raghuram, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (.pdf)
• Key Issues for Port Sector Development in India: By Dr. George Tharakan, Lead Transport Specialist, World Bank (.pdf)
• Investing in Indian Port Sector – A Private Sector Perspective: By Mr. S R Ramakrishnan, MD, PSA SICAL (Tuticorin Port) (.pdf)
• International Perspectives of Port Development: By Dr. Satoshi Inoue,
  Secretary General, International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) (.pdf)

Session on Airports

• Mobilising Private Investment in Airport Development In India: By Mr. Sanjay K Sinha, Director, CRISIL Infrastructure Advisory (.pdf)
• India Infrastructure Summit on Improving Logistics at Indian Airports: By Mr. Vipan Jain, Regional Performance Manager - Logistics, South Asia, Lufthansa Cargo (.pdf)

Public-Private Partnership in Infrastructure Development

• PPP Experiences in Indian State: By Mr. Amrit Pandurangi, Executive Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers (.pdf)
• PPPs in the road sector : Mr. Anthony Pearce, Director General, International Road Federation, Switzerland (.pdf)
  

• Address by Mr E.V.K.S Elangovan, Hon’ble Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Government of India

• Inaugural Address by Shri N N Meena, Hon'ble Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Government of India
• Welcome Address by Mr Onkar Kanwar, President, FICCI
• National Environment Policy for Cabinet approval soon, Govt. tells FICCI conclave (Press Release)