Session 1

Presentation By

• Mr. R. K. Bhatia, MD, Maharani Paints (India) Pvt. Ltd.
• Mr. Brian J. Campbell, Director, Original Software Initiative, Microsoft India

Session 2

Presentation By

• Mr. Keshav Dhakad, Co-Chair, BSA India Committee
• Mr. Gaurav Jabulee, Legal Counsel - Asia, Texas Instruments
• Mr. Navtej Saluja, Vice President, Intellectual Property and Legal Services, Evalueserve

Session 3

Presentation By

• Mr. Jayant Deshpande, Manager - Legal, Hindustan Unilever Limited.
• Ms. Ruhle-Niestroy, GM, LMA of TUV Rheinland Group
• Mr. T C James, Director, DIPP, Government of India

Session 4

Presentation By

• Mr. Jagdish Sagar IAS (Retd.), Expert on Copyright Law

• Speech by Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Hon'ble External Affairs Minister, Govt. of India
• Speech by H.E. Dr. Ahmed Salem Al-Washishi, Chief Representative of Arab League

Cityscapes 2008 : Convention on Urban Infrastructure
April 16, 2008, New Delhi

• Welcome Address by Mr. Rajeev Chandrasekhar, MP and President FICCI
• Speech by Mr M Ramachandran, Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development
• Presentation By Mr Amrit Pandurangi, Executive Director, PWC
• Presentation By Mr. Pradeep Singh, Chairman, Committee on Urban Infrastructure, FICCI, Vice Chairman & MD, IDFC Projects Ltd.
• Presentation By Mr. Ramanujam S. R. , Director, Urban Practice
• Presentation By Sujatha Srikumar, Director, Powertec Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
• Presentation By ICLEI-South Asia
• Presentation By Mr Sanjay Sethi, Commissioner, Nagpur Municipal Corporation
• Presentation By Dr K Ashok Natarajan, MD, Hydro-Comp Enterprises India (P) Ltd.
• Presentation By S K Chopra, Business Head, JWIL
  

• Inaugural Address by Ms Meena Gupta, Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India

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

Presentation By :

• Col. Ajay Ohri, Director (PMO-FINSAS), DG (Infantry)
• Mr. Rahul Chaudhry, Co-Chairman, FICCI Defence Committee & CEO-SED, TATA Power Co. Ltd.
• Lt. General Z U Shah, PVSM, SM, VSM, Deputy Chief of Army Staff, (P&S)

• FM Urges Industry to Cater to Rising Demand and Hold Price Line : A FICCI Press Release (.doc)

• FICCI's Reaction on Union Budget 2008-2009 (.doc)

• Speech by Mr. Asok Bhattacharya, Hon'ble Minister, Urban Development and Municipal Affairs, Government of West Bengal and Chairman, KMDA
• Presentation by Knowledge Partner Deloitte and Touche Consulting India Pvt. Ltd
• Presentation by Mr. Samiran Sen, Director,Bengal CES Infratech Pvt. Ltd
• Presentation by Mr. Sanjiv Paul, MD, Jamshedpur Utilities & Services Co. Ltd. (JUSCO)

• Inaugural Address by the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh
• Presidential Address by Mr Habil Khorakiwala, President, FICCI
• Special Luncheon Address by Mr Kamal Nath
• Address by Shri L.K. Advani, Leader of the Opposition (Lok Sabha)
• Address by Mr. Prem Chand Gupta, Hon'ble Minister of Corporate Affairs, Govt. of India

Plenary Session: Impact of Climate Change and Bali Summit on The Indian Industry
The Way Forward

• Address by Shri Kapil Sibal, Hon'ble Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences

Plenary Session: "Double Digit Growth: The Way Forward"

• Special Address by Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Dy Chairman, Planning Commission, Government of India

Plenary Session: "The Challenge of Energy Security in India: The Way Forward"

• Address by Mr M S Srinivasan, Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India
• Address by Mr. V Subramanian, Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Government of India
• Address by Mr K C Singh, Secretary (ER), Minsitry of External Affairs, Government of India

Plenary Session: "Is Indian Business Cushioned Against a Global Slowdown?"

• Address by Ms Naina Lal Kidwai, Country Head, HSBC Bank
• Address by Dr Subir Gokarn, Chief Economist, Standard & Poor's (Asia Pacific) Chairman, Knowledge and Innovation Council, CRISIL
• Address by Dr Ila Patnaik, Consulting Editor, Indian Express & senior Fellow, NIPFP

• Address by Mr. Gordon Brown, Hon'ble British Prime Minister

January 18, 2008, New Delhi

Inaugural Address

• Inaugural Address by Shri Sharad Pawar, Hon'ble Union Minister of Agriculture & Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
• Address by Dr. P.K. Mishra, Secretary to Government of India, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation
  
• Theme Presentation by Mr Anjani Sinha, MD & Chief Executive Officer
  National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL)
  

Plenary Session I: Role of Commodity Exchanges and Financial Institutions in Agri -Marketing

Presentations by

• Reinventing the Mandi: Market Yards in a Globalized World
  Shri Pravesh Sharma, Principal Secretary - Department of Farmers Welfare and Agricultural Development, Government of Madhya Pradesh
• New Financial Formats for Creating Agri-Infrastructure and Credit Support to Farmers
  Mr C Prabhu, Associate Director & Head, Food and Agribusiness (Northern & Eastern) Rabo India Finance
• Role of Commodity Exchanges in Price Discovery and Establishing Electronic Spot Markets
  Mr Sanjit Prasad, Vice President, National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL)
• Creating a Robust Warehouse Receipts System
  Mr Sanjay Kaul, Chief Executive Officer and Director, NCDEX Institute of Commodity Markets and Research (NICR)
  

Plenary Session II: Investing in Agri-Infrastructure: Win-Win Solutions

Presentations by

• Agri-Marketing Infrastructure: A Key to Better Price Realization for Farmers
  Mr Avinash Joshi, Chief - Fruits & Vegetables, Pantaloon Retail (India) Limited
• Can Terminal Markets Create Sustainable Backward and Forward Linkages?
  Mr Kalyan Chakravarthy, Country Head- Agri Business, YES Bank Limited
• Mr Sanjay Sethi, Vice President, Premium Farm Fresh Limited

Plenary Session III: New APMC Framework for Revamping Agri-Marketing

Presentations by

• Review of the APMC Reforms in the States of the Region
  Mr U K S Chauhan, Joint Secretary & Agriculture Marketing Advisor Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture
  
• Participation of Private Sector in Direct Procurement, Contract Farming and Establishing Private Markets, etc
  Mr Vivek Bharati, Executive Director, PepsiCo India Holdings Private Ltd
  

January 29, 2008 - Hotel Oberoi Grand, Kolkata

Inaugural Session

• Opening Remarks by
  Mr C K Dhanuka, Chairman- FICCI ERC
• Theme Presentation by
  Mr Anjani Sinha, MD & Chief Executive Officer
  National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL)
• Address by
  Shri Sanjeev Chopra, Secretary
  Department of Agriculture, Government of West Bengal
• Address by
  Mr A K Sarkar, Principal Secretary, Department of Agriculture
  Government of Jharkhand
• Inaugural Address by
  Shri Sharad Joshi
  Member of Parliament

Plenary Session I: New APMC Framework for Revamping Agri-Marketing

Presentations by

• Review of the APMC Reforms in the States of the Region
  Mr P K Swain, Director (Marketing)
  Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture
• Participation of Private Sector in Direct Procurement, Contract Farming and Establishing Private Markets, etc
  Mr Animesh Banerjee, Vice President, Frito-Lay India Limited
  
  

Plenary Session II: Investing in Agri-Infrastructure: Win-Win Solutions

Presentations by

• Agri-Marketing Infrastructure: A Key to Better Price Realization for Farmers
  Mr Nazeeb Arif, Vice President, ITC Limited
  
• Infusing Investment in Agri-Marketing Infrastructure Development
  Mr A K Raybarman, AGM, NABARD
• Can Terminal Markets Create Sustainable Backward and Forward Linkages?
  Mr V Sridhar, Assistant Vice President, Agri Business, YES Bank Limited

Plenary Session III: Role of Commodity Exchanges and Financial Institutions in Agri -Marketing

Presentations by

• New Financial Formats for Creating Agri-Infrastructure and Credit Support to Farmers
  Mr A K Sinha, Assistant General Manager, State Bank of India
• Role of Commodity Exchanges in Price Discovery and Establishing Electronic Spot Markets
  Mr Sanjit Prasad, Vice President, National Spot Exchange Limited
• Creating a Robust Warehouse Receipts System
  Mr Sanjay Kaul, Chief Executive Officer and Director
  NCDEX Institute of Commodity Markets and Research (NICR)

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