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India Thailand Business Summit- The Way Forward Presented by FICCI IIFA Global Business Forum
Friday 6 June 2008
At Dusit Thani Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand
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| The program schedule for FICCI IIFA global business forum is given below. |
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| INAUGURAL SESSION |
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| The Inaugural session with begin with registration. This special occasion will be chaired by Mr. Harsh Pati Singhania, Senior Vice President, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) will chair the session. The ambassador of India, Ms Latha Reddy will address the guests there after. A special address by an Indian Minister will be followed by keynote address by Deputy PM of Thailand. The inauguration ceremony will end with release of FICCI – PriceWaterHouseCoopers knowledge report followed by a coffee break. |
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| PLENARY SESSION |
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| The program ‘Enhancing India – Thailand Partnership – Opportunities in Investment & Trade’ will be mediated by Ms Shereen Bhan, Bureau Chief, CNBC. The panelists include Mr. Anusorn Muttraid, Chairman of Committee of India Affairs, Board of Trade of Thailand, Mr. Alok Lohia, Indo Rama, Thailand, Mr. Dhiraj Mathur, PriceWaterHouseCooper, Mr. Pawan Munjal, Hero Honda, Sanjeev Aga, Idea Cellular Ltd. and Paul Aiello, Chief Executive Officer, STAR. |
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| GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AWARD PRESENTATION |
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| The Global Leadership award presentation will be initiated by Wiz Sabbas Joseph. The ceremony will be addressed by Mr. Amitabh Bachchan who will introduce the audiences to Dr. Pachauri and his work. The prestigious award will be presented to Dr. Pachauri by Mr. Amitabh Bachchan followed by an address by Dr. Pachauri on climate change and initiatives that corporate houses can take to help prevent Global Warming. The program will be followed by NETWORKING LUNCH. |
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| FOCUSSED PARALLEL SESSIONS |
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| The conference on ‘Infrastructure & Real Estate’ (Roads, Ports and airports) will be chaired by Dr. Nattawuth Udayasen, Vice President (Project, Italian-Thai Development PCL. It will be co-chaired by Shriniwas Bommidala, Chairman, GMR Infrastructure.
The symposium on ‘Gems & Jewellery’ will be co-chaired by Mr. Mehul Choksi, CMD, Gitanjali Group.
The panelists for ‘Chemicals & Petrochemicals’ will include Mr. K C Misra, Joint Secretary Chemicals, Dept of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemical & Fertilizer. The session would be co-chaired by Mr. Suphachai Wattanangkul, Chairman of Petrocheme Industry Club, FTI.
The discussion on ‘Automotive and Auto Components’ will be chaired by Mr. Ajit Venkatraman, CEO, Tata Motors Ltd., Thailand and co-chaired by Mr. Thanathorn Juangroongruang, Director of Automotive Industry Club, FTI. The panelists include Mr. Martin Birkner, VP, Marketing, Audi India.
The session ‘Holistic Wellness & Hospitality’ will be chaired by Ms. Anuradha Goel, Director Marketing, Cosco Blossoms Pvt. Ltd. The panelists include Ms. Neena Malhotra, CEO Alert Card Co, Dr. Ravinder K Tuli, Senior Consultant/Head, Department of Holistic Medicine, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals and Ms. Gunjan Goel, Food Consultant. The session will be followed by a tea break. |
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| CLOSING SESSION |
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| The session ‘Building Bridges: India & Thailand’ will be chaired and addressed by Mr. Harsh Pati Singhania, Sr. Vice President, FICCI.
This conference will be followed by other similar sessions regarding Indo-Thailand partnership in different arenas like - ‘Building Bridges through Cinema’ by Ms. Preity Zinta, ‘Building Bridges through Sports, ‘Building Bridges through Television’ and ‘Building Bridges through Music.’ A Keynote Address by Thai Tourism Minister will be a part of the program. |
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| JUNE 7TH, 2008 |
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| The program ‘Round Table on Entertainment’ will be chaired by Mr. Yash Chopra, Chairman of the FICCI Entertainment Committee. It will be co-chaired by Mr. Khun Vicha, Chairman, Major Cineplex. The panelists include Mr. Manmohan Shetty and other eminent names from the industry. The round table will be followed by a special lunch hosted by PVR Cineplex. |
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