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Global CEOs, heads of State, Nobel winners to attend Gujarat Summit

IANS

A veritable Who’s Who from the global corporate sector, heads of Governments and States, Nobel Prize winners and academicians are expected to attend the much-hyped 8th edition of the biennial three-day ‘Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit’ beginning here on January 10.

According to Gujarat Additional Chief Secretary for Industries and Mines PK Taneja, “The guest list of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2017 reflects one of the largest gatherings of global leaders witnessed in the country. Various heads of Government and state, Nobel Prize winners and leaders from the corporate world and academia have confirmed their presence.”

These include Representative Director and President of Suzuki Motors Corporation Toshihiro Suzuki; Makoto Fusayama, Chairman, Tokyo Engineering Corporation, Japan; President of Boeing International Bertrand Marc Allen; Executive Chairman of Cisco Systems Inc John Chambers; Peter R. Huntsman, President, CEO and Director, Huntsman Corporation USA; and Shigeru Murayama, Chairman and Representative Director, Kawasaki Heavy Industries ltd.

Indian corporate leaders to attend the event include Mukesh Ambani, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Shashi Ruia, Anand Mahindra, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Anil Ambani, AM Naik, Gautam Adani, Dr Vishal Sikka, Uday Kotak, Adi Godrej, Dilip Sanghvi, Tulsi Tanti, Sudhir Mehta, Pankaj Patel, Sanjay lalbhai, Dr Rajiv Modi, Sachin Bansal (Flipkart), Kunal Bahl (Snapdeal), Bhavish Aggarwal (ANI and Olacabs), Arundhati Bhattachara (SBI), Y.C. Deveshwar (ITC) and B.K. Goenka (Welspun).