On 17th March 2017, CII Western Region Chapter conducted it’s Annual General Meeting of it’s board members. In conjunction to this meeting CII organized a conference on “Building Competitiveness: Driving Development” at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai. The CII had gratefully extended an invitation to the Chamber to attend the conference where Mr. Harish Reddy, MD, INDCHAM attended this event.
About Confederation of Indian Industries
CII is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry-led and industry-managed organization, playing a proactive role in India's development process. Founded in 1895, India's premier business association has over 8000 members, from the private as well as public sectors, including SMEs and MNCs, and an indirect membership of over 200,000 enterprises from around 240 national and regional sectoral industry bodies.
This Conference had deliberate on ways and means by which the industry in the region can enhance its competitiveness to drive overall growth and development in the region, create employment and contribute to nation building. Key speakers at the Conference were:
Ø Mr Naushad Forbes, President, CII
Ø Mr Sudhir Mehta, Chairman, CII Western Region
Ø Mr Ninad Karpe, Deputy Chairman, CII Western Region
Ø Mr Jamshyd N Godrej, Past President, CII and Chairman & Managing Director, Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltd
Ø Mr Sanjiv Bajaj, Chairman, CII National Committee on Insurance and Pensions and Managing Director, Bajaj Finserve Ltd
Ø Mr R Mukundan, Chairman, CII-Institute of Quality Advisory Council, &, Managing Director, Tata Chemicals Ltd.
Ø Mr Arun Maira, Former Member of Planning Commission of India & Former India Chairman, Boston Consulting Group
Ø Mr Sunil Advani, Chairman, Blue Star
Ø Mr Arnab Goswami, Indian Journalist and Television News Anchor
Ø Mr Ritesh Agarwal, Founder and CEO, Oyo Rooms
Ø Mr Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII
Along with the above distinguished speakers, opening addresses were given by the following dignitaries:
- Mr Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh
- Mr Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of State, Petroleum & Natural Gas
- Mr Ramesh Abhishek, Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry: Special Address (Video Conferencing)
Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh: Mr Shivraj Singh Chauhan addressing the gathering about the ongoing development in Madhya Pradesh
Panel discussion on enhancing labor force and developing skills of the workforce.
