Saturday, June 14, 2008 |
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Departure from Mumbai |
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Arrival of Delegates in Toronto & Transfer to Hotel Delta Chelsea, Toronto |
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Gala Dinner organized by Indo Canadian Chamber of Commerce (Optional) |
Sunday, June 15, 2008 |
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9.00 am |
Tour to Niagara Falls & Winery (For Indian Delegates) |
Monday, June 16, 2008 |
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8.00 am |
Registration |
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9.00 - 10.30 am |
Inaugural Session
Mr. M N Chaini, President, IMC |
Mr Satish Mehta, Consul General of India, Toronto
Hon'ble Harinder Takhar, Minister of Small Business & Entrepreneurship, Government of Ontario
Hon'ble Ms. Sandra Pupatello*, Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Government of Ontario
Mr. R.L. Narayan, High Commissioner, High Commission of India |
Mr. Suresh Prabhu, MP & Former Union Minister of Power, Government of India |
Mr Sam Pitroda, Chairman, Knowledge , Commission, Government of India |
Hon'ble Mr. Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario *
Hon’ble Mr. Jim Prentice*, Minister of Industry*
Dr. Kumar Mangalam Birla *, Chairman, The Aditya Birla Group
Mr Naresh Goyal*, Chairman, Jet Airways
Mr. Anil Agarwal, Executive Chairman, Vedanta Resources plc
Mr.Shamrao G.Chougule, Chairman, Indage Group
CaptG R Gopinath*, Executive Chairman, Deccan |
Mr. Nikhil Gandhi, Group Chairman, Gujarat Positra Port Infrastructure Ltd.
Mr. D.P. Mhaiskar, CMD - Ideal Road Builders Pvt.Ltd. |
Ms. D. Purandeswari, Minister of State for Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India |
Mr Kapil Sibal, Minister of Science & Technology & Ocean Development, Government of India |
Mr Gul Kripalani, Vice President, IMC |
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10.30–11.00am |
Tea Break |
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11.00 – 12.30pm |
Break out Sessions (6 Sessions) |
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Education |
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Chairman |
Dr. Narendra Jadhav, Vice Chancellor, University of Pune |
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Speaker 1 |
Dr. (Mrs.) Joyce Sankaran, IAS, Principal Secretary - Higher & Technical Education,
Government of Maharashtra |
Speaker 2 |
Ms Uma Prabhu |
Speaker 3 |
Mr. Ashok Kumar, Principal, The Indian High School |
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Information and Communications Technology (ICT) |
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Chairman |
Mr. Atul Nishar, Executive Chairman, Hexaware Technologies Ltd |
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Speaker 1 |
Mr. Deepak Ghaisas, CEO, I-Flex Solutions |
Speaker 2 |
Mr. Chandrashekhar Nene , Vice-President IT, Kingfisher Airlines Ltd., |
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Infrastructure & Financing of Infrastructure Projects |
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Chairman |
Mr Uttam Khobragade, IAS, General Manager, Brihan Mumbai Electric Supply &
Transport Undertaking |
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Speaker 1 |
Mr. G S Gill, IAS, Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra (CIDCO) |
Speaker 2 |
Mr. B Rajaram, Former Chairman , Konkan Railway Corp |
Speaker 3 |
Dr. Mohan Kaul, Director General, Commonwealth Business Council |
Speaker 4 |
Mr. V K Jairath, Former Industry Secretary, Govt. of Maharashtra |
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Finance, Banking & Insurance |
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Chairman |
Ms Bhavna Doshi, Sr Advisor, KPMG India |
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Speaker 1 |
B K Badami, Head of risk Management, National Housing Bank |
Speaker 2 |
Mr Suhas Kulkarni, Executive Director, UBS Investment Bank, UK |
Speaker 3 |
Mr Prabodh Thakker, Chairman, Aon Global Insurance Services Pvt. Ltd. |
Speaker 4 |
Mr Suneet Maheshwari, Chief Executive, L & T Infrastructure Finance Co. Ltd. |
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Chairman |
Dr. Partha Ghosh, Associate MIT, Boston & former MD, Mc Kinsey and Co |
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Speaker 1 |
Mr Suresh Prabhu, Member of Parliament & Former Union Minister of Power |
Speaker 2 |
Mr Jayant Kawale, Joint Secretary- Hydro, Ministry of Power |
Speaker 3 |
Mr. Surya P. Sethi*, Sr. Adviser (Energy), Planning Commission |
Speaker 4 |
Mr. Chintan Shah, Vice President, Suzlon Ltd |
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Life Science- Biotech, Pharma, Medical Instruments |
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Speaker 1 |
Mr. Harinder S. Sikka, Director , Nicholas Piramal India Ltd |
Speaker 2 |
Mr. Sudhir Mehta, Chairman, Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. |
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Logistics |
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Chairman |
Mr.Mark S. Fernandes, Partner, Sylvester & Co., Sylvester |
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Speaker 1 |
Mr. Shantanu Bhadkamkar, Managing Director, ATC Clearing & Shipping Pvt.Ltd. |
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12.30 – 2.00 pm |
Lunche on Session
Mr Tony Valeri*, Chairman, Hamilton Port & Former Transport Minister |
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2.00 pm onwards |
Presentations
(Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka, Punjab)
Group meetings and One-on-One Business Meetings) |
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7.00 pm |
Cocktail Reception & Dinner |
| Tuesday, June 17, 2008 |
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9.00 pm |
Business Visits |
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MaRs
Toronto University
Schulich Business School
Sheridan College
Follow-up of individual meetings |
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4. 00 pm |
Departure to Vancouver |
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*confirmation awaited |
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008 |
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Delegates Arrive from Toronto, San Diego, and India |
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18:00 – 20:00 |
Hospitality Suite at the Four Seasons Hotel |
| Wednesday, June 18, 2008 |
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8:00 – 9:00 |
Inaugural Session : Networking Breakfast and Official Opening
Ms. D. Purandeswari, Minister of State for Higher Education, Ministry of
Human Resource Development, Govt. of India
Mr Vayalar Ravi, Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs
Mr. Colin Hansen, Minister Economic Development |
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9:00 – 10:00 |
Plenary Presentations:
Coal and Mining :
Speaker 1 |
Mr. Anil Agarwal, Chairman of Sterlite Industries* |
Speaker 2 |
Mr. J. McPhee, President, BC Mining Assoc |
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Alternative Energy: |
Speaker 1 |
Mosssadiq S. Umedaly, Chairman of Xantrex Corp. and Chairman of BC Hydro |
Speaker 2 |
Dr. Partha Ghosh, Associate MIT, Boston & former MD, Mc Kinsey & Co |
Speaker 3 |
Mr Jayant Kawale, Joint Secretary- Hydro, Ministry of Power |
Speaker 4 |
Mr. Chintan Shah, Vice President, Suzlon Ltd |
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Global Warming: |
Speaker 1 |
Mr. Suresh Prabhu,Member of Parliament & Former Union Minister of Power |
Speaker 2 |
Prof. Mark Jaccard, School of Resource and Environmental Management, SFU |
Speaker 3 |
Mr. Graham Whitmarsh, Head, Climate Action Secretariat, Government of British Columbia |
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10:00 – 10:15 |
Break |
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10:15 – 12:00 |
Break Out Sectoral Sessions (all 5 sectors) |
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12:00 – 1:00 |
Networking Lunch and Keynote Address |
| 1:15 |
Buses leave from Hotel lobby for site visits and company presentations |
| 1:30 – 4:30 |
Site visits and presentations |
| 5:00 |
Transport back to Hotel Four Seasons |
| 6:30 – 8:00 |
Reception Dinner and Keynote Speech by |
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Speaker 1 |
Premier Gordon Campbell. |
Speaker 2 |
Mr Ashok Kumar, Consul General, Consulate General Of India In Vancouver |
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Thursday, June 19, 2008
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8.00 – 9.00 am |
Networking Breakfast Speech |
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9.00 – 10.00 am |
Plenary Presentations:
Life Sciences
| Speaker 1 |
Dr. David Dolphin, Vice-President, Technology Development at QLT Inc and Professor of Chemistry, UBC |
| Speaker 2 |
Mr. Bill Hunter, CEO, Angiotech |
| Speaker 3 |
Mr. Dilip Shanghvi *, Chairman & MD, Sun Pharmaceutical Inds Ltd
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Education
Guest of Honour |
Ms. D. Purandeswari, Minister of State for Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India |
Speaker 1 |
Dr. Michael Stevens, President, Simon ,Fraser University |
Speaker 2 |
Dr. Sam Pitroda, Chairman Knowledge Commission |
Speaker 3 |
Dr. Narendra Jadhav, Vice Chancellor, University of Pune |
Speaker 4 |
Dr. Indu Shahani, Sheriif of Mumbai |
Speaker 5 |
Dr. (Mrs.) Joyce Sankaran, IAS, Principal Secretary - Higher & Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra |
ICT and New Media
Speaker 1 |
Mr. Deepak Ghaisas, CEO, I-Flex Solutions |
Speaker 2 |
Mr. Atul Nishar, Executive Chairman, Hexaware Technologies Ltd |
Speaker 3 |
Mr. Pascal Spothelfer, President and CEO, BCTIA |
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10:00 – 10:15 |
Break |
| 10:15 – 12:00 |
Break Out Sectoral Sessions (all 5 sectors) |
| 12:00 – 1:00 |
Networking Lunch and Keynote Address by
Dr. Carl Weiman, Nobel Laureate |
| 1:15 |
Buses leave from Hotel lobby for site visits and company presentations |
| 1:30 – 3:30 |
Site visits and presentations. Transport to Port of Vancouver |
| 4:00 – 6:00 |
Port of Vancouver Boat Tour. Networking session. Food and refreshments served. |
| 6.30 pm |
Valedictory Session |
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Mr Kapil Sibal, Hon’ble Minister for Science & Technology & Ocean Development, Govt. of India
Mr. Gordon Campbell, Premier of British Columbia OR
Mr David Emerson, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver |
| 7.30 pm |
Dinner |
| Friday, June 20, 2008 |
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Optional Life Sciences and Biotech Program |
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9:00 – 12:00 |
Meeting with BC biotech companies and touring of key sites in Vancouver and Burnaby |
| *confirmation awaited |
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