PM to address India Economic Summit

     New Delhi: The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, will address the 21st India Economic Summit to be held in New Delhi from November 27 to November 29. Dr. Singh will address the closing session of the annual event, which is jointly hosted by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The Summit will bring together over 600 participants from more than 400 companies , of which 200 companies are from overseas 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 Prime Minister will also present the first ever Indian Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award, instituted by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship and recognizes outstanding contribution to the field of social development.

    Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram will open the summit on November 27. Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath will address the session on India: The New Paradigm. other prominent speakers from India include: Sharad Pawar, Minister of Agriculture; Montek S. Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission; Mani Shankar Aiyar, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; Praful Patel, Minister of State for Civil Aviation; Kapil Sibal, Minister of Science and Technology and Ocean Development; Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi; Oommen Chandy, Chief Minister of Kerala and Vasundhara Raje, Chief Minister of Rajasthan. Yashwant Sinha, Member of Parliament and Arun Jaitley, General Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party, will also address the summit. Several Senior Officials from Government of India will be participating at the India Economic Summit, which is supported by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. As in other years, the Summit will be framed through 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, Middle East , 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 on topics such as water, health, the Young Global Leaders Environment Task Force and public- private partnerships in education. A special element of the summit this year is the release of the book entitled -- "India Rising: Emergence of a new World Power". 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.