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Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh to address 21st India Economic Summit |
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The World Economic Forum Celebrates the Beginning of its 3rd Decade of Partnership in India |
24 November 2005 - New Delhi, India
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will address the 21st India Economic Summit to be held in New Delhi from 27 to 29 November. The Prime Minister will be speaking at the valedictory session of the annual event, which is jointly hosted by the World Economic Forum and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The Summit will bring together participants from 200 companies and organizations from 33 countries. It will provide a platform to address and assess the unique growth experience of India under the theme, A Young and Resurgent India: Its Impact on Regional and Global Strategies.
The Finance Minister, Palaniappan Chidambaram, is inaugurating the Summit on 27 November. Minister of Commerce Kamal Nath will address the session on India: The New Paradigm. Other prominent speakers from India include: Sharad Chandra Pawar, Minister of Agriculture; Mani Shankar Aiyar, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; Kapil Sibal, Minister of Science and Technology; Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi; Oommen Chandy, Chief Minister of Kerala; Vasundhara Raje, Chief Minister of Rajasthan; and Montek S. Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission.
In his welcoming remarks, Yogesh C. Deveshwar, President, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII); Chairman, ITC, India, said, “The India Economic Summit 2005 marks the commencement of the third decade of partnership between the World Economic Forum and the Confederation of Indian Industry and is a testimony to the growing world confidence in India.”
“The perception about India has changed dramatically among the investing community. What were considered weaknesses in the past have now turned into competitive advantages such as the democratic system and a very young population,” said Colette Mathur, Director for India, World Economic Forum.
From overseas, leading participants include: Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Geneva; Gianni de Michelis, Member of the European Parliament, Brussels; Jean-Daniel Gerber, State Secretary for Economic Affairs of Switzerland; Lord Diljit Rana, Member of the House of Lords, United Kingdom; and Bamba Mamadou, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Côte d'Ivoire.
As in other years, the Summit will be framed by interactive sessions and panel discussions. Participants will analyse the current environment, emerging opportunities and challenges. The role of India within the global regime will be examined through sessions on India and the World, and on USA, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Innovation, knowledge and capacity will be addressed in sessions on ICT, the knowledge economy and the talent pyramid. Infrastructure, such as civil aviation, energy and SEZs, as well as social issues, such as the environment, gender and health, are also part of the comprehensive programme. Parallel sessions will debate topics such as water, health, the Young Global Leaders’ Environment Task Force and public-private partnerships in education.
The Summit will be co-chaired by Jim Goodnight, Chief Executive Officer, SAS, USA; Hans-Joachim Koerber, Chief Executive Officer, Metro, Germany; Nandan M. Nilekani, President, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Infosys Technologies, India; and Sir Martin Sorrell, Group Chief Executive, WPP, United Kingdom.
For more information about the India Economic Summit 2005, please visit: http://www.weforum.org/india/programme, http://www.weforum.org/indiaindepth; photographs 2004 http://www.pbase.com/forumweb/india2004; photographs 2005 http://www.pbase.com/forumweb/india2005; press kit http://www.weforum.org/india/presskit
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For more information, please contact:
Communications and Public Affairs
World Economic Forum
Tel.: +41 (0) 22 869 1212
Fax: +41 (0) 22 869 1394
E-mail: public.affairs@weforum.org
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