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Global India Business Meeting[edit]
In June 2009 Horasis, an independent Swiss Think tank, launched the 1st Global India Business Meeting[1][2] in Munich, Germany. More than 250 business and political leaders from 20 countries discussed the theme of "Overcoming the Crisis - Opportunities for India." They debated India's economic situation as a whole as well as the risks and opportunities for Indian companies in expanding globally.[3] Political participants included the Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry, Anand Sharma,[4] the Secretary-General of the UN Confrence on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Supachai Panitchpakdi, the Minister for Large and Medium Industries of Karnataka, Murugesh R. Nirani,[5] and the Deputy Minister-President and Economics Minister of the State of Bavaria, Martin Zeil.[6]
Business leaders who attended the Global India Business Meeting 2009 included as co-chairs Prince Abdullah bin Mosa'ad, Chairman of Saudi Paper Manufactoring Co, Rahul Bajaj,[3] Chairman of Bajaj Auto, Peter Bauer,[7] CEO of Infineon, Claude Beglé, former Chairman of Swiss Post, Pramod Bhasin,[3] CEO of Genpact, Gerhard Cromme, Chairman of Siemens and ThyssenKrupp, James Goodnight, CEO of SAS, Kris Gopalakrishnan, CEO of Infosys, Alan Hassenfeld, Chairman of Hasbro, Prakash Hinduja, Chairman of Hinduja Group, Baba Kalyani, Chairman of Bharat Forge, Khater Massaad, CEO of RAK Investment, Liu Jiren, Chairman of Neusoft, Nasser Munjee, Chairman of Development Credit Bank, G V Krishna Reddy, Chairman GVK, Druhv M. Sawhney,Chairman of Triveni, and Harshpati Singhania, President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). The event was co-hosted by the State of Bavaria,[8] with Messe München International, the Bavarian business association "vbw",[9] and the FICCI.
The 2nd Global India Business Meeting[10][11][12] was held June 2010 in Madrid, Spain, and featured more than 300 participants including the Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma,[13][14] who firmly called for an EU-India Free Trade Agreement,[15] and Miguel Sebastián,[16] Spanish Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism. In addition Prince Felipe of Spain attended the meeting.[17][18] Co-chairs of this event were Claude Beglé,[19] Subodh Bhargava, Chairman of Tata Communications, Carla Cico, CEO of Rivoli, Dinesh Dhamija, founder and Chairman of Copper Beech Group, Antonio Escámez, Chairman of Spain-India Council Foundation, Sunil Godhwani, Chairman of Religare, CP Gurnani, CEO of Mahindra Satyam, Prakash Hinduja, Rana Kapoor,[20] CEO of Yes Bank, Rajive Kaul, Chairman of Nicco Group, Khater Massaad, Rajan Bharti Mittal,[13][21] Vice Chairman Bharti Enterprises, G V Krishna Reddy, and Dhruv M Sawhney. The co-hosts were the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Casia Asia,[22] the Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade,[23] the Municipality of Madrid, and the Region of Madrid.[24]
The 2011 Global India Business Meeting will take place in Naples, Italy.[25]
References[edit]
- ^ Karnataka laying out the red carpet for NRI investors The Hindu, June 25, 2009
- ^ Official Website Global India Business Meeting 2009 Horasis.org
- ^ a b c Enthusiasm, Tempered With Concern, About Business in India The New York Times, July 8, 2009
- ^ Need for rule-based multilateral trading system The Hindu, June 30, 2009
- ^ Karnataka to woo NRI investors Overseas Indian, June 25, 2009
- ^ Wachstumsmarkt Indien wiederbelebt Produktion, July 16, 2009
- ^ Commerce min Sharma meets global CEOs in Germany; seeks FDI Business Standard, June 29, 2009
- ^ Global India Business Meeting, 28-30 June 2009, Munich Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology
- ^ Indien-Konferenz: Erstes "Horasis Global India Business Meeting" vbw, June 29, 2010
- ^ Global India Business Meeting to focus on Tamil Nadu The Hindu, October 2, 2009
- ^ Indian hunger for new technology fuels acquisitions France24, June 23, 2010
- ^ Official Website Global India Business Meeting 2010 Horasis.org
- ^ a b Europe and India Push to Seal Free-Trade Deal The New York Times, June 22, 2010
- ^ España e India sellan un acuerdo para impulsar las relaciones comerciales Cinco Dias, June 22, 2010
- ^ India-EU FTA likely by year-end, says Sharma Business Standard, June 22, 2010
- ^ Miguel Sebastián afirma que las empresas internacionalizadas están mejor preparadas para hacer frente a la crisis Empresa Exterior, June 21,2010
- ^ Palabras de Su Alteza Real el Príncipe de Asturias en la Sesión plenaria del "Global India Business Meeting" Casa de Su Majestad el Rey de Espana, June 22, 2010
- ^ Príncipe de Asturias: " La increíble India es un actor global" Casa Asia, June 22, 2010
- ^ Madrid acogerá la mayor cumbre económica de presidentes de compañías indias, españolas y del resto del mundo Casa Asia, June 17, 2010
- ^ 'We should grow and replicate some of the successes of Chinese banks' Business Standard, June 29, 2010
- ^ 'The amount of respect India commands today is fantastic' Business Standard, June 29, 2010
- ^ Jesús Sánz: "España necesita ahora ese impulso de acercarnos definitivamente a la India" Global Asia, August 30, 2010
- ^ Madrid acogerá la primera cumbre tecnológica entre compañías indias y españolas Computerworld, June 14, 2010
- ^ Aguirre vende Madrid ante el Foro Global de Negocios para reforzar las relaciones comerciales con la India Qué.es, June 21, 2010
- ^ Official Website Global India Business Meeting 2011 Horasis.org