With an aim to present Haryana as potential investment destination, the maiden 2-day “Happening Haryana Global Investors’ Summit 2016” will begin in Gurgaon on Monday with participation from 12 countries.
A number of leading entrepreneurs from multi-national companies are also participating in this summit, said an official spokesman of Haryana Government on Sunday.
He said that participating countries are Czech-Republic, Japan, Mauritius,New Zealand, People's Republic of China,Republic of Korea, Republic of Malawi,Republic of Peru,Republic of Poland,Spain,the United Kingdom and Tunisian Republic.
The Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley would be the chief guest at the inaugural session.
The spokesman said that Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal will deliver the key note address. Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, Union Minister for Urban Development Venkaiah Naidu and Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan will also address the inaugural session. Also, chiefs of leading industries would address the inaugural session. Haryana Industries and Commerce Minister Capt Abhimanyu will showcase a presentation on the state, he said.
Haryana Chief Minister would also address “Partner Country Session” on the same day.
The spokesman said that Director General (South Asia) Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Government of Japan Seiji Takagi; Charge d’Affairs, Embassy of Japan Magdalena Cruz; British Deputy High Commissioner David lellioott; Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Tunisia Jamel Boujdaria among other dignitaries would give remarks on mutual business and investment opportunities in this session.
He said that out of total 10 parallel sectoral sessions, seven sessions would also be organized on first day of the summit on March 7. Union Minister of Defence Manohar Parrikar would be chief guest in first session on the topic of “Make in Haryana : Manufacturing Competitiveness”. This session would focus on automotive, defense manufacturing, Railways and Aerospace and ease of doing business.
The session-2 “Investment and Business Opportunities in Sunrise Sectors based on making Hayana an ICT, ESDM and Telecom Hub” would be addressed by Minister of State for Atomic Energy and Space Dr Jitendra Singh.
Apart from various sessions, a session on “Smart Villages :Bridging Urban-Rural Divide” would be addressed by Union Rural Development Minister Birender Singh. likewise, another session on “Re-energizing the Agri Business :Untapped Potential of Haryana” would be addressed by Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal.
Among the leaders of the industry, he said that Chairman and Managing Director Medanta-The Medicity Dr Naresh Trehan, Chairman and MD JSW Group Sajjan Jindal, Chairman Essel Group and Zee Subhash Chandra, Executive Chairman Fortis Healthcare Malvinder Mohan Singh, CEO and Executive Managing Director lotte Asset Development Company Chang Kwon KIM, President and CEO Honda Motorcycle and Scooters India limited Keita Muramatsu and many others would be present.
Apart from this, chairman Mahindra and Mahindra limited Anand Mahindra, Chairperson and CEO Pepsi Co Indra Nooyi and Chairman Emeritus Infosys limited would also share their experiences through video conference, said the spokesman.
He said that a delegation led by Chief Minister had visited the USA, Canada, China and Japan to seek investment and invite investors to this summit. Also, several business meetings have been held with industry leaders during domestic roadshows.