The two-day Global Investors Summit 2016 concluded here on Sunday. India Inc. was represented by Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman Aditya Birla Group, Dileep Sanghvi, Chairman Sun Pharma, GP Hinduja, Co-Chairman Hinduja Group, Shashi Ruia, Chairman Essar Group, Anil Ambani, Chairman Reliance ADAG, Arun Bharatram, Chairman SRF, Baba Ramdev, Founder, Patanjali Ayurved, Al Rajwani, CEO P&G India, Sanjeev Puri, CEO ITC, Naushad Forbes, Co-chairman Forbes Marshall and Shri Rajinder Gupta Chairman Trident Group.
The Central government was represented by Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister of Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Information & Broadcasting Venkaiah Naidu, Union Minister for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of External Affairs Smt. Sushma Swaraj and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who was also the Chief Guest of the inaugural session, Union State Minister for Forest and Environment (Independent charge) Anil Madhav Dave and Union State Minister for Petroleum (Independent charge) Drarmendra Pradhan.
The event was supported by Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, MP Trade and Investment Facilitation Corporation (Organiser), Ernst & Young (Knowledge Partner), Confederation of Indian Industries (National Partner) and War Room Strategies, Madhyam (Media Partner) and Public Relation Deptt.
The investors summit effectively showcased the strengths and industrial prowess of Madhya Pradesh.
The nine sectors under focus this year included: Agribusiness & Food Processing, Automobile & Engineering, Defense, IT/ITeS & ESDM, Renewable Energy, Pharmaceuticals, Textile, Tourism and Urban Development.