PRESS BRIEFING: VG 2017

Government of Gujarat
30 December 2016

Contents
Contents ........................................................................................................................................................ 1
Introduction: Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (VG 2017): Connecting India to the World ........ 2
Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2017: Schedule ............................................................................. 3
Summit Schedule 10 January 2017 ................................................................................................. 3
Registration Details & B2B/ B2G Meeting:....................................................................................... 7
Inauguration of Nobel Laureate Exhibition ......................................................................................... 8
Inauguration of Vibrant Gujarat Global Trade Show ......................................................................... 8
Inauguration of BSEs India International Exchange ......................................................................... 9
Nobel Laureates Conference Nobel Dialogue.................................................................................. 9
Vibrant Gujarat 2017 Summit - Eminent Dignitaries....................................................................... 11
List of Confirmed Dignitaries as on 30 December 2016 VG 2017 .................................................. 11

List of Ambassadors/High Commissioners attending VG 2017 as on 30 December 2016 ............. 21

Global CEO Conclave/Roundtable ........................................................................................................ 22

List of International CEOs: ................................................................................................................. 23
List of National CEOs:.......................................................................................................................... 25
Vibrant Gujarat Summit: Cultural Programme ................................................................................. 26
Vibrant Gujarat 2017 Summit Seminars Details:.............................................................................. 27
15 Theme Seminar Speakers ............................................................................................................ 27
3 Action Seminars: .............................................................................................................................. 31
16 Country Seminars: ......................................................................................................................... 31
Project Profiles ........................................................................................................................................ 32
International Delegation Participation: ............................................................................................. 33
Brief profiles of CEOs participating in Global CEO Conclave/Roundtable 2017......................... 35
List of Committees formed for Vibrant Gujarat Summit - 2017 ..................................................... 50

Introduction: Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (VG 2017):

Connecting India to the World
Often referred to as the Davos of the East, the 8th edition of the Vibrant
Gujarat Global Summit would be held from the 10th to 13th of January 2017
at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar.
The central focus of the Summit is Sustainable Economic and Social
Development. It will bring together heads of states and governments,
ministers, leaders from the corporate world, senior policy makers, heads of
international institutions and academia from around the world to further the
cause of development and to promote cooperation.
It is envisaged that the 8th edition of the summit would garner greater
investments, agreements, partnerships and knowledge sharing platform as
compared to the previous summit editions. The objective of VG 2017
1) Leverage Gujarats manufacturing leadership and economic strength to
connect the global investor with India and the state
2) Attract the brightest minds from across the world to ideate, showcase
innovation and best practices, and discuss their application to the state
and the nation
3) Facilitate strategic alliances between Governments, Industry and
Academia
4) Empower India to compete with the best global economies
5) Provide a platform for global business networking
6) Promote Vibrant Gujarat as a global business event, and not merely an
investment summit.

Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2017: Schedule

Summit Schedule 09 January 2017
Time

Program Details

Venue

Bhoomi Poojan of Redevelopment of Gandhinagar

Railway Station by Hon'ble PM

1630
1700- 1745
1800 - 1820

Inauguration of Global Trade Show by Hon'ble PM (10

min drive from Gandhinagar Railway Station)

Gandhinagar Railway Station,

GN
Helipad Exhibition Ground, GN

Inauguration of Indias First International Exchange by

Honble PM (15 minute drive from Helipad Exhibition
GIFT City, GN
Ground)

1900

Inauguration of Nobel Prize Series Exhibition by

Hon'ble PM (30 minute drive from GIFT City)

Science City, AMD

1915 onwards

Roundtable meeting of NLs with Hon'ble PM

Science City, AMD

Summit Schedule 10 January 2017

Time

Program Details

0900 - 1230

Nobel Dialogue
(2 consecutive sessions)

1830 2000

Global CEO Roundtable Chaired by

Hon'ble PM with select 60 top
CEOs

1530 1800

Inauguration of VGGS'17 by
Honble PM

Venue (Capacity)
SH-4 (1000)

Main Convention Hall

(5000)
Gold Longue (VIP)

GoI Ministers
Dr Harshvardhan,
Honble Minister, S&T

Shri Arun Jaitley,

Honble Minister, Finance
Shri Arun Jaitley,
Honble Minister, Finance
3

Summit Schedule 11 January 2017

Morning Session
Time

Program Details

Venue
(Capacity)

GoI Ministers

GST: The Game-changer for Indian

Economy

Main Convention
Hall (5000)

Shri Arun Jaitley,

Honble Minister, Finance

Genes, Gene Editing & The New

Biotechnology (Make in Gujarat
series)

SH-4 (1000)

Smt Harsimrat Kaur

Badal, Honble Minister,
Food Processing

Theme and Country Seminars

0930 - 1300

0900 - 1230

1000 1300
Theme & Country
Seminars

Smart and Livable Cities:

Opportunities and Challenges

Innovation, Startups &

Entrepreneurship

Smart Villages: Empowering Rural

India
Enhancing Agricultural Growth
through Food Processing (Make in
Gujarat series)
Country Seminars

B2B meetings

SH-1 (500)

Action Seminar
Hall (ASH) (100)
SH-2 (500)
SH-3 (500)

CH (Country Halls)
(100-150)

Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu,

Honble Minister, Urban
Development

--

Smt Harsimrat Kaur

Badal, Honble Minister,
Food Processing

SH-6

Afternoon Session
Time

Program Details

Venue
(Capacity)

GoI Ministers

Theme and Country Seminars

1430 1730
Theme &
Country
Seminars

Ease of Doing Business Regulators as

Facilitators

SH-1 (500)

Health for inclusive development

SH-3 (500)

Business Potential of International Financial

Services Centre in India

SH-4 (1000)

Manufacturing in the Era of Continuous

Change & Transformation (Engineering &
Automotive) (Make in Gujarat Series)

SH-2 (500)

Country Seminars

CH (Country Halls)
(100-150)

Smart and Livable Cities: Opportunities and

Challenges

1430 - 1630
1630 - 1830

B2B meetings
B2G meetings

Action Seminar
Hall (ASH) (100)

SH-6

Shri Piyush Goel, Honble

Minister, Power, Renewable
Energy
--

Shri Arun Jaitley, Honble

Minister, Finance,

Shri Urjit Patel, Governor,

RBI
Smt Nirmala Sitharaman,
Honble Minister of State,
C&I
Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu,
Honble Minister, Urban
Development
--

SH-6

Summit Schedule -12 January 2017

Morning Session
Time

Program Details

Venue (Capacity)

GoI Ministers

Theme and Country Seminars

MSME Clusters - Basis of Innovation,
Inclusion and Competitiveness

Main Convention Hall

(5000)

1000 1300
Theme & Country
Seminars

Inclusive Growth (Agriculture & Rural

Economy)

Action Seminar Hall

(ASH) (100)

Skilling and Human Capital

SH-3 (500)

Opportunities and Challenges in

Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices
Manufacturing (Make in Gujarat series)

SH-1 (500)

Leveraging technology for Gujarat's next

leap towards global leadership
(Chemicals & Petrochemicals) (Make in
Gujarat series)

SH-4 (1000)

Trends & Innovation impacting the

Textile Value Chain (Make in Gujarat
series)

Country Seminars

B2B meetings

Afternoon Session
Time

Program Details

Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy,

Honble Minister, Skill
Development &
Entrepreneurship

Shri Ananth Kumar,

Honble Minister,
Chemicals & Fertilizers
Smt Smriti Irani,
Honble Minister of
Textiles

SH-2 (500)

CH (Country Halls)
(100-150)

Shri Ananth Kumar,

Honble Minister,
Chemicals & Fertilizers

SH-6

Venue
(Capacity)

GoI Ministers

Theme and Country Seminars

1400 1630
Theme &
Country
Seminars

Logistics & Infrastructure

SH-2 (500)

Plastics for Sustainable Development

(Make in Gujarat series)

SH-4 (1000)

Synergies for achieving Self-Reliance,

Encouraging Innovation and Make in

SH-1 (500)

Shri Nitin Gadkari, Honble Minister,

Road Transport, Highways and
Shipping
Shri Ananth Kumar, Honble
Minister, Chemicals & Fertilizers
Shri Manohar Parrikar, Honble
Minister Defence
6

India (Aerospace & Defence) (Make in

Gujarat series)
Country Seminars

B2B meetings
1700 onwards

Valedictory Session

CH (Country
Halls) (100150)

SH-6

Main
Convention
Hall (5000)

Shri Manohar Parrikar, Honble

Defence Minister

Summit Schedule -13 January 2017

Time

Program Details
B2B meetings

1000 1400

B2G meetings

Venue
SH-1,2,6
SH-1,2,6

Registration Details & B2B/ B2G Meeting:

The 8th edition of the Summit has gone digital through a website and a
mobile app known as the Virtual Assistant.
Real time coverage of pre-summit and main summit events is being
undertaken. The large number of followers on twitter (over 1 Lakh) and
likes on facebook are testament to the summits global outreach

Total registration Request: 52,500

Total B2B & B2G Meeting Requests registered on website: 3944

Inauguration of Nobel Laureate Exhibition:

The Nobel Prize Series is debuting in India during Vibrant Gujarat Global
Summit 2017. By bringing together Nobel Laureates, other experts and
lifelong learners, the Series aims to stimulate innovation and creative
thinking amongst young students of science.
This edition of the Series will include a Nobel Media Exhibition and a Nobel
Laureates Conference. The Nobel Media Exhibition will be inaugurated by
the Honble Prime Minister of India on January 9, 2017. The Exhibition will
run for five weeks showcasing the science behind those innovations that
have won the prestigious Nobel Prize, and how the underlying science has
impacted the lives of people across the world.
Key attractions during the exhibition include 5 pavilions on 5 different
themes:
1) The Nobel Prize It will provide an introduction to the Nobel
Prize and its areas
2) Alfred Nobel It will give an insight to Alfred Nobels life, his
inventions and industrial operations, and the background to his
will
3) The Nobel Prize Over the Decades It will give an overview of
the history of the Nobel Prize, and of the Laureates and their work
4) The Nobel Prize in our Daily Lives It will demonstrate the link
between Nobel Prize-awarded efforts and phenomena in everyday
life
5) The Nobel Prize and the Future It will address the question of
how Nobel Prize-awarded discoveries may affect the future and of
what future Nobel Prize may involve

Inauguration of Vibrant Gujarat Global Trade Show

The Global Trade Show would be inaugurated by the Prime Minister Shri
Narendra Modi at the Helipad. 91% of the total area has been already been
allotted to various international, national and trade organizations. The
remaining 10% will be allotted in next few days.

Inauguration of BSEs India International Exchange

Honble Prime Minister of India will inaugurate its India International
Exchange at Indias first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in
GIFT City near Gandhinagar on 9th January 2017, during Vibrant Gujarat
Global Summit 2017

Nobel Laureates Conference Nobel Dialogue

The Nobel Laureates conference is titled as the Nobel Dialogue and will
be held on January 10. It will be inaugurated by Honble Union Minister of
Science & Technology, Dr. Harsh Vardhan. It will include two themes:
a. Basic or Applied Research
b. Local Research, Global Impact
Apart from the Nobel Laureates, this conference will be also attended by
eminent Indian Scientists, dignitaries from the government and industry
leaders.
As part of the Series, a nationwide Ideathon contest was launched for young
students across India. They were expected to come up with innovative ideas
based on science for the cause of Indias development. The most
outstanding ideas will be showcased during the Nobel Prize Series - India
2017 and the students will get a unique opportunity to meet the visiting
Nobel Laureates. It is expected that such a national ideathon competition
will inspire young students to pursue science for higher studies and apply
their knowledge through entrepreneurship and innovation for societal
benefit.

9 renowned Nobel Laureates attending the event:

Sr. No
1

2
3
4
5
6

Details of Nobel Laureates

Photograph

Dr. Ada Yonath

Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2009)
Pioneering work on the structure of
the ribosome
Dr. David Gross
Nobel Prize in Physics (2004)
Discovery of asymptotic freedom in
the theory of the strong interaction

Dr. Harold Varmus

Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine
(1989)
Discovery of the cellular origin of
retroviral oncogenes
Dr. Randy Schekman
Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine
(2013)
Ground breaking work on machinery
regulating vesicle traffic
Dr. Richard Roberts
Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine
(1993)
Discovery of split genes
Dr. Serge Haroche
Nobel Prize in Physics (2012)
Ground-breaking experimental
methods that enable measuring and
manipulation of individual quantum
systems
Dr. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2009)
Studies on the structure and function
of the ribosome

10

Dr. William E. Moerner

Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2014)
Development of super-resolved
fluorescence microscopy

Prof. Dr. Dr. H.C. Hartmut Michel

Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1988)
Determination of the threedimensional structure of a
photosynthetic reaction centre

The Conference, named Nobel Dialogue will be telecasted real time across
schools and colleges by Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications &
Geo Informatics (BISAG)

Vibrant Gujarat 2017 Summit - Eminent Dignitaries

List of Confirmed Dignitaries as on 30 December 2016 VG 2017
S
No

Name,
Designation

1.

Mr. Uhuru
Kenyatta,
President of
Kenya

Country

Kenya

Position
Previous
held
Position(s)
since
held
April
Deputy
2013
Prime
Minister and
Minister for
Finance, (as
part of the
Grand
Coalition
Cabinet)
from April
2008 up to
January
2012.

Brief

Photo

Mr. Kenyatta has

launched several
major development
projects in Kenya
including the world's
largest Geothermal
power plant at
Olkaria.
In October 2015, Mr.
Kenyatta made his
maiden visit to India
to attend the India
Africa Summit.

11

Country

S
No

Name,
Designation

Mr. Paul
. Kagame,
President of
Rwanda

Rwanda

Mr. Antnio
Costa,
Prime
Minister of
Portugal

Portugal

3.

Position
held
since
April
2000
(Reelected
in 2003
and
2010)

Previous
Position(s)
held
Vice
President
and Minister
of Defence
from 1994
to 2000.

Novemb
er 2015

Chairman of Paternal Grandfather

the
of
Metropolitan
Mr. Costa was born
Lisbon Area
and brought up in Goa
from the 4th
Mr.
Antnio Lus
November
Santos da Costa has
2013 to the
been
dubbed
as
6th of April
2015.
Gandhi of Lisbon.
When he was Mayor of
Lisbon, he is reported
to have said that
Lisbon
can
be
'Atlantic
business
hub for India'.

Brief

Photo

Mr. Kagame has

prioritised national
development and is
credited with uplifting
Rwandas economy
and putting the
country in a stable,
growing position.
In 2010, he received
the Global Citizen
Award from former
United States
President Bill
Clintons foundation.
Mr. Clinton strongly
believes that Kagame
has created a strong
nation which could be
a model for the rest of
Africa.

12

Country

S
No

Name,
Designation

4.

Mr.
Aleksandar
Vui,
Prime
Minister of
Serbia

5.

Dr. Dmitry
Russia
Olegovich
Rogozin
Deputy
Chairman of
the
Governmen
t of the
Russian
Federation
(Deputy
Prime
Minister)

Serbia

Position
held
since
April
2014
(Reelected
in
Aug.201
6)

Since
Dec.
2011

Previous
Position(s)
Brief
held
He served as He believes Serbia is a
Defence
regional leader in
Minister
infrastructure, energy,
from 28 July
education,
science
2012 until
supported by overall
the
stability, affirmation of
government
human rights and
s reshuffle
on 2
freedom
September
He
made
his
2013
contribution to the
Since
signing of the Brussels
September
Agreement in April
2013, he
2013, whereby, for the
kept only the
position of
first time since 1999,
the First
the realistic basis has
Deputy
been
created
for
Prime
Serbian people living
Minister
in Kosovo-Metohija to
establish institutions
that
would
be
recognized by the
international
community.

Photo

Served
as Dr Dmitry Rogozin
Russia's
has been the Deputy
Ambassador
Prime Minister of
to
NATO,
Russia, in charge of
from
Jan.
defense industry,
2008 serving
since 2011.
until
He leads the creation
December
2011
of the Russian
Foundation for
Advanced Research
Projects in the
Defense Industry

13

Country

Position
Previous
held
Position(s)
Brief
since
held
Nov.
He served as Mr. Piotr Glinski, led a
2015
President of
strong delegation of
the
Polish
more than 50 officials
Sociological
and businessmen for
Association
the Make in India
from 2005 to
Week in February
2011.
2016.

S
No

Name,
Designation

6.

Mr. Piotr
Gliski
First
Deputy
Prime
Minister &
Minister of
Culture and
National
Heritage,
Poland
Mr. JeanMarc
Ayrault,
Honble
Minister of
Foreign
Affairs and
Internation
al
Developme
nt, France

Poland

France

Feb.
2016

He served as
the Prime
Minister of
France from
May 2012 to
March 2014

Mr.
Hiroshige
Seko,
Honble
Minister of
Economy,
Trade and
Industry,
Japan

Japan

Aug.
2016

Chief
Mr. Seko also serves
Cabinet
in the ministerial
Deputy
roles of Minister in
Secretary
Charge of Industrial
from 2014 to
Competitiveness,
2016
Minister for Economic
Cooperation with
Russia, Minister in
Charge of the
Response to the

7.

8.

Photo

As the Prime Minister

Mr. Ayrault and his
ministers introduced
a raft of progressive
measures
These included
including a reduction
in the retirement age,
cuts in ministerial
salaries, rise in the
minimum wage,
extension of social
rebates on energy,
increased
educational support
for low-income
families among
others

14

S
No

9.

Name,
Designation

Ms. Anna
Ekstrom,
Honble
Minister for
Upper
Secondary
School and
Adult
Education
and
Training,
Sweden

Country

Sweden

Position
held
since

Previous
Position(s)
held

Sept.
2016

Director
General of
National
Agency for
Education
from 2011
2016.

Brief

Photo

Economic Impact
Caused by the Nuclear
Accident, and Minister
of State for Special
Missions (Nuclear
Damage
Compensation and
Decommissioning
Facilitation
Corporation).
Prior to assuming his
current roles, Mr.
Seko served in a
number of senior
government posts,
most notably as the
longest-serving
Deputy Chief Cabinet
Secretary, a position
he held for more than
three and a half
years.
Beginning her
political career in
1985,
Ms. Anna Ekstrom has
completed a number
of notable
assignments and
served on various
Committees and
Boards.
She has completed
two assignments in
the office of Prime
Minister of Sweden,
once as Director of
Planning, and once as
Special Advisor.
15

S
No

Name,
Designation

10. Mr. Uri

Ariel
Minister of
Agriculture
and Rural
Developme
nt

Country
Israel

11. Mr. Lars

Denmark
Christian
Lilleholt
Minister of
Energy,
Utilities and
Climate

Position
Previous
held
Position(s)
since
held
2015
Minister of
Construction
, Israel

June
2015

He
has
served
as
spokesman
on
energy
and climate
for his party

Brief

Photo

Mr. Uri Ariel is

currently member of
the Knesset and as
Minister of Agriculture
and Rural Development.
He has served in several
positions in the
Knesset: as a member
of the Foreign Affairs
and Defense
Committee, a member
of the Finance
Committee, a member
of the Internal Affairs
Committee, a member
of the State Control
Committee, a member
of the Education
Committee, Chairman
of the Defense Budget
Committee
Mr. Lars Christian
Lilleholt is Minister of
Energy, Utilities and
Climate and member of
the Danish Parliament.
He is a Former member
of the Climate, Energy
and Building
Committee, Transport
Committee and The
Standing Orders
Committee.

16

S
No

Name,
Designation

12. Dr. Rashid

Ahmad bin
Fahad
Cabinet
Minister
and
Minister of
State

Country
UAE

13. Mr.
Canada
Amarjeet
Sohi
Minister of
Infrastructu
re and
Communitie
s

Position
Previous
held
Position(s)
since
held
Secretary
Feb,
2016
General for
GCC
Standardizat
ion
AuthorityRiyadh
(KSA).

Novemb
er 2015

Deputy
Chairman of
Emirates
Authority for
Standardizat
ion &
Metrology
Cooperation
(ESMA)
He was
previously a
member of
the
Edmonton
City Council

Brief

Photo

His
Excellency
Dr.
Rashid Ahmad bin
Fahad was appointed as
Minister
of
Environment and Water
in February of 2008, and
appointed as a Minister
of State in the Cabinet in
February 2016.

Mr. Amarjeet Sohi is

Minister of
Infrastructure and
Communities.
Elected three times as
an Edmonton City
Councilor, he became
the Member of
Parliament for
Edmonton Mill Woods
in 2015. He has
received the Edmonton
Interfaith Advocate
Award and John
Humphrey Centres
Human Rights Advocate
Award for promoting
welcoming and socially
inclusive communities
17

S
No

Name,
Designation

14. Mr. Tran

Tuan Anh
Minister of
Trade &
Industry

Country
Vietnam

15. Mr.
Poland
Wladysaw
Ortyl
Chief
Minister
(Marshal) of
Podkarpack
ie Region

Position
Previous
held
Position(s)
since
held
April,
Deputy
2016
Minister of
Ministry of
Industry and
Trade
(Vietnam)

2013

From 2005
to 2013 he
served as the
Senator of
the Republic
of
Poland,
played the
role
of
Secretary of
State at the
Ministry of
Regional
Developmen
t, and then of
the
Chairman of
the
Committee
of National
Defence

Brief

Photo

Mr. Tran Tuan Anh is

currently the Minister
of Industry and Trade
and Member of the
Party Central
Committee. He has also
been President of Ho
Chi Minh University of
Industry and also holds
a doctorate in
Economics.
Mr. Wladyslaw Ortyl has
been was serving as the
Marshall
of
the
Podkarpackie
Voivodeship (Province)
since 2013. In 2015, he
was
awarded
the
Commanders cross of
the order of Polonia
Restituta.
In 2016, he was
appointed a member of
the Chapter of the Order
of Polonia Restituta

18

S
No

Name,
Designation

Country

16. Mr. Adam

Poland
Struzik
Chief
Minister
(Marshal) of
Mazowiecki
e Region

17. Mr.
Konstantin
Markelov
ViceGovernor
Chairman of
the
Governmen
t

Governm
ent of
Astrakha
n Region

Position
Previous
held
Position(s)
since
held
2001
From 1991
to 2001,he
served as a
senator
of
the Senate of
the Second
Term

chairman of
the
Social
Policy and
Health
Committee
Feb,
2005

Member of
the
Federation
Council of
the Federal
Assembly of
the Russian
Federation,
the
representati
ve
of Astrakhan
region

Brief

Photo

Mr. Adam Struzik is

currently the Chief
Minister (Marshal) of
Mazowieckie Region,
Poland. He has been
awarded Officers Cross
of the Order of Polonia
Restituta for prominent
contribution towards
local communities and
achievements in selfgovernment

Mr. Konstantin
Markelov is currently
Vice-Governor
Chairman of the
Government,
Government of
Astrakhan Region.
He
has
also
led
Astrakhan

region

delegation in Vibrant
Gujarat 2013.

Earlier,

he has been member of

the Federation Council
of the Federal Assembly
of

the

Federation,

representative

Russian
the

of Astrakhan region

19

S
No

Name,
Designation

Country

18. Ms. Nisha

USA
Desai
Biswal
Assistant
Secretary,
Bureau of
South and
Central
Asian Affairs,
U.S.
Department
of State

19. Mr. Lubogo

Kenneth
Chairperson,
Committee
on Trade,
Tourism and
Industry,
Member of
Parliament,
Parliament
of the
Republic of
Uganda
20. Mr. Barry O
Farrell
Special
Envoy for
India to the
premier of
New South
Wales
Government
and former

Position
Previous
held
Position(s)
since
held
21
Served from
October September
2013
2010
as
Assistant
Administrat
or for Asia at
USAID,
where she
oversaw $1.2
billion
in
assistance to
22 nations.

Uganda

2011

Administrat
or, Africa
Harvest
Mission,
2007-2011

Australia

2014

State
Director of
the New
South Wales
Liberal Party
from 1992 to
1995

Brief

Photo

Ms. Nisha Desai Biswal

oversees U.S. foreign
policy and relations in
Bangladesh, Bhutan,
India, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Maldives,
Nepal, Sri Lanka,
Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, and
Uzbekistan. During her
tenure, the United
States has focused on
strengthening bilateral
and regional
relationships to
enhance the security,
stability, and prosperity
of South and Central
Asia.
N.A.

Mr. Barry O'Farrell is a

former Australian
politician who was the
43rd Premier of New
South Wales and
Minister for Western
Sydney from 2011 to
2014. He was the
Leader of the New
South Wales Liberal

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S
No

Name,
Designation

Country

premier of
NSW,
Australia

Position
held
since

Previous
Position(s)
held

Brief

Photo

Party from 2007 to

2014, and was a
Member of the New
South Wales Legislative
Assembly from 1995 to
2015.

List of Ambassadors/High Commissioners attending VG 2017 as on 30 December

2016
Sr. No

Name

Designation

Country

Sir Dominic Asquith KCMG

High Commissioner

UK

Mr. Liu Jinsong

Charg d'affaires and

Minister

China

4
5
6
7
8
9

10
11
12
13

Mr. Hyun Cho

Ms. HARINDER SIDHU

Mr. JAN LUYKX

Mr. Peter Takse Jensen

Mr. Alem Tsehaye Woldemariam

Mr. Alexandre ZIEGLER

Mr. Alexandre Cece Loua

Mr. Kenji Hiramatsu

Ms. SUCHITRA DURAI

Ms. Moleboheng Glorious Sehlabaka

Mr. Niankoro Yeah Samake

Ambassador

High Commissioner
Ambassador
Ambassador
Ambassador
Ambassador
Ambassador
Ambassador

High Commission of Kenya

Charge D' Affaires
Ambassador

Republic of Korea

Australia
Belgium

Denmark
Eritrea
France

Guinea
Japan

Kenya

Lesotho
Mali

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14

H.E. Mr. J. Goburdhun, GOSK

High Commissioner

Mauritius

16

Ms. Mr Tomasz Lukaszuk

Ambassador

Poland

15
17
19
20
21
22

23
24

Mr. Alphonsus Stoelinga

Alexander Kadakin

Mr. MOHAMED ABDI SHEIKH ADAN

Mr. HARALD Sandberg

Mr. Dave Chandalal Persad

Mr. H.E. Ahmed A.R. AlBanna

Ms. Narinder Chauhan

Mrs. K. Nandini Singla

Ambassador
Ambassador
Ambassador
Ambassador

High Commissioner
Ambassador
Ambassador
Ambassador

Netherlands
Russia

Somalia
Sweden

Trinidad and Tobago

UAE

Serbia

Portugal

Global CEO Conclave/Roundtable

A global CEO Roundtable with a theme Transforming India has been
proposed which would encourage constructive dialogue and networking
with Honble Prime Minister of India Shri. Narendra Modi, Honble Finance
Minister of India Shri. Arun Jaitley and Honble Chief Minister of Gujarat
Shri Vijay Rupani.
Participation by Senior Management of global Industrial Giants such as
Hitachi, Cisco, Trafigura Beheer, Boeing International, EDF and Gilead
Sciences would pave the discussions that unearth and crystallize the
industrys expectations regarding the ideal investment destination.
The outcome of the CEO Roundtable would enable not only the Government
of Gujarat, but also the Government of India, identify the specific action
points to become the undisputed leader with regards to global investment
friendliness
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List of International CEOs:

Sr. Company name

1
2
3
4
5

Trafigura Beheer BV
Boeing International
Electricite de France
Cisco Systems
SNCF (French

6 Sojitz Corporation

CEO Name

Designation

Sector

Country

Mr. Jeremy Weir

Mr. Bertrand
Mr. Jean-Bernard
Mr. John
Mr. Guillaume

CEO
President
Chairman & CEO
Executive
Chairman & CEO

Commoditie
Aviation
Energy
IT
Railways

Netherland
USA
France
USA
France

7 Gilead Sciences
8 RasGas Company

Mr. Shigeki
D
i
Mr. John C.
Mr. Hamad

9 Suzuki Motor
Corporation&

Mr. Toshihiro
Suzuki

10 Emerson Electric
11 Emerson Electric
12 Cap Gemini S. A.
13 Kawasaki Heavy
Industries

Mr. Shigeru
Murayama

Mr. Peter R.
Huntsman

16 Carl Bennet AB

Mr. Carl Bennet

17 Dassault Aviation
18 DP World

Executive
CEO

Mr. Yusuffali M.
A.

32
33
28

Representative
Automotive Japan
Director and
President (CEO &

Chairman &
Representative
Director
President,
CEO and
Director
Managing
Director

27
22

USA
USA
France

13

Heavy
Japan
Engineering
Chemicals

13

USA

10
6

Infrastructu UAE
re

Chairman & CEO Diversified Sweden

Mr. Eric Trappier CEO

Mr. Sultan
Ahmed Bin
Sulayem

98
95
76
49
31

Engineering Japan
& T di
Pharmaceuti USA
Qatar
Oil & Gas

Mr. David N. Farr CEO

Electrical
Mr. Edward L.
President
Electrical
Mr. Paul
CEO & Chairman IT

14 Huntsman
Corporation
15 Lulu Group

Vice Chairman

Revenue
(USD
Billion)

CEO

Defence
Ports

France

UAE

23

19 SAAB AB
20 Toyo Engineering
Corporation
21 KAMAZ Motors
22

Maxxis Group

23 Habermaa GmbH
24 USIBC
25

Mr. Hkan
Buskhe

President & CEO Defence

Mr. Alexey
Agibalov

CEO

Mr. Makoto
Fusayama

Chairman

Mr. Tsai Jen Lo

Chairman

Mr. Karl Fischer CEO

Dr. Mukesh Aghi President

Mr. Yasuo
Tanabe

Senior Vice
President and

27 Sistema
28
FedEx

Mr. Vladimir

29 Dell EMC

Mr. Amit Midha

Chairman
Executive
Vice
President

26

Hitachi
IHI

30 Qatar Chemical &

Petrochemical
Marketing and
31 Vodafone
32 Fairfax
33 JETRO
34

3M

Mr. Ichiro Terai

Mr. Rajesh
Subramaniam

Executive
Vice
President

President

Mr. Abdulrahman CEO

Ali Al-Abdulla

Mr. Vittorio Colao CEO

Mr. Prem Watsa CEO
Mr. Mr. Yasushi President
Akahoshi
Dr. Ashish
Khandpur

Chief
Technology
Officer & SVP
(R&D)

Sweden

Japan
Heavy
Engineering

3
2

Automotive Russia
Aut
om

Taiwan

Industry

USA

Education

0.3

Germany

NA

Heavy
Japan
Engineering

81

Japan
Heavy
Engineering
Telecom

Russia

IT & BPM

USA

Oil & Gas

Qatar

Logistics

Telecom
Financial
Industry
Body

13
12

USA

55
25

1
48
10
NA

UK
Canada
Japan

Diversified
Industrials USA
& Chemicals

30
24

35 Air Products &

Chemicals

Mr. Richard
Boocock

President

Chemicals

10

USA

List of National CEOs:

Sr. Company name

CEO Name

Designation

Sector

Reliance Industries
1 Limited

Mr. Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani Chairman & MD Diversified

3 Essar Group
4 Mahindra Group

Mr. Shashi Ruia

Mr. Anand Mahindra

2 Aditya Birla Group

5 Bharti Enterprises

6 Reliance ADA Group

Larsen & Toubro
7 Limited
8 Adani Group

9 Infosys Limited

Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla

Chairman

Diversified

Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal

Mr. Anil Dhirubhai Ambani

Chairman &
Group CEO
Chairman

Telecom

Mr. Gautam Adani

Chairman

Diversified

Mr. A. M. Naik

Dr. Vishal Sikka

Chairman
Diversified
Chairman & MD Diversified

Chairman
CEO

Diversified
Diversified
IT

Mr. Adi Burjorji Godrej

Executive
Vice
Chairman

13 Suzlon Energy Limited

Mr. Tulsi Tanti

Chairman & MD Energy

17 Cadila Pharmaceuticals

Dr. Rajiv I. Modi

10 Kotak Mahindra Group*

11 Godrej Group

Sun Pharmaceuticals
12 Industries Ltd.

14 Torrent Group
15 Zydus Cadila Group
16 Arvind Mills

Mr. Uday S. Kotak

Mr. Dilip Shanghvi

Mr. Sudhir Mehta

Mr. Pankaj Patel
Mr Sanjay Lalbhai

Managing
Director

Financial
S i
Diversified

Pharmaceutical
s

Chairman
Diversified
Chairman & MD Pharmaceutical
Chairman & MD Textiles
Chairman & MD Pharmaceutical
s
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18 Flipkart India Pvt. Ltd.

19

Jasper Infotech Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Sachin Bansal

Mr. Kunal Bahl

20

ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

(Olacabs)

21

State Bank of India

Ms. Arundhati Bhattacharya

23

Welspun Group

Mr. B. K. Goenka

22

ITC Limited

Mr. Bhavish Aggarwal

Mr. Y. C. Deveshwar

Co-founder &
CEO

E-Commerce

Co-founder &
CEO

E-Commerce

Chairman

Financial
Services

Chairman

Diversified

Co-founder &
CEO

E-Commerce

Chairman

Diversified

Vibrant Gujarat Summit: Cultural Programme

Creator of the MOHAN VEENA and winner of the GRAMMY
AWARD and Sangit Natak Academy Award, Pandit Vishwa
Mohan Bhatt will mesmerize the attendees with his pristine
pure, delicate yet fiery music.

The audience would also be enthralled by performances of

other eminent artists such as Ms. Sunita Bhuyan, Dr. Kirti Sanjay,
the Koli Group, Hima Parikh and Kadam

Performances drawing on Gujarats rich cultural heritage have been

organized, which would lend a festive air to the occasion
Sports enthusiasts would have an opportunity to participate in a golf event
that would be organized at Kensville Golf Club.
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 Regiments & contingents belonging to the Army, the Navy, the Air Force ,
B.S.F and Gujarat Police would perform at various locations in their finery
& official decorations, commemorating their valor, service and commitment
to the nation

Vibrant Gujarat 2017 Summit Seminars Details:

The Vibrant Gujarat Summit has evolved from being a podium that attracts
investments. The 8th edition of the summit endeavours to achieve its multi fold
objectives of channelizing investments, catering to the knowledge economy
and enabling discussions centred on globalization. The Summit is also creating
a platform where all Indian States as well as countries of the world converge to
showcase their exclusive value proposition
15 Theme Seminars
3 Action Seminars
16 Country Seminars

15 Theme Seminar Speakers

The theme seminars are the flagship event of the Vibrant Gujarat Global
Summit.
S. No.

Name of Seminar

1.

Biotechnology: Redefining
Life Sciences

2.

Skilling and Human Capital

List of Prominent Speakers

1. Dr. Harold Varmus, Nobel Prize
Winner in Medicine (1989)
2. Dr. Randy Schekman, Nobel Prize
Winner in Medicine (2013)
3. Dr. James Greenwood, President,
Biotechnology Innovation
Organization (BIO), USA
1. Mr. Manish Kumar, MD & CEO,
National Skill Development
corporation (NSDC)
2. Mr. Matsumoto Katsao, Deputy
Director General for Planning
India, Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA)

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3.

Smart and Livable Cities:

Opportunities and
Challenges

4.

Business Potential of IFCS in

India

5.
6.

Plastics for Sustainable

Development (Make in
India: Plastics Seminar)
GST: The Gamechanger for
Indian Economy

3. Mr. Bruce Leslie, Chancellor,

Alamo Colleges, Texas, USA
1. Mr. Khoo Teng Chye, Chief
Executive, Center for Livable
Cities, Singapore
2. Mr. Ong Soo San, Director, Waste &
Resource Management
Department, Ministry of
Environment and Water
Resources, Singapore
3. Mr. Sriram Kalyanaraman, MD &
CEO, National Housing Bank
1. Mr.Pramit Jhaveri, Chief Executive
Officer (CEO), Citibank
2. Shri Rana Kapoor, Managing
Director and Chief Executive
Officer (CEO), Yes Bank
3. Ms. Shikha Sharma, Managing
Director and Chief Executive
Officer (CEO), Axis Bank Ltd
4. Shri G Srinivasan, Chairman and
Managing Director, New India
Assurance
5. Smt. Alice G. Vaidyan, Chairman
and Managing Director, GIC Re
6. Shri Ashishkumar Chauhan,
Managing Director and Chief
Executive Officer, Bombay Stock
Exchange
7. Shri Mrugank M. Paranjape,
Managing Director and Chief
Executive Officer, Multi
Commodity Exchange (MCX)
1. Mr. Ajay Shah, President Polymer
Chain, Reliance Industries Limited
2. Mr. Vimal Kedia, Managing
Director, Manjushree Technopack
Limited
3. Mr. Kailas P, MD, TOSHIBA,
Chennai
1. Dr. Allan Fels AO, Ex-Head of the
Australian Competition and

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7.

8.

Smart Village Program of

Gujarat Government:
Empowering Rural India

2.
3.

Health for Inclusive

Development

4.
5.
6.
1.
2.

9.

Ease of Doing Business

Regulators as Facilitators

3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Enhancing Agricultural
10. Growth through Food
Processing

1.
2.
3.

Consumer Commission (ACCC),

Govt. of Australia.
Mr Parshottam Rupala, Honble
Minister of State for Agriculture,
Farmers Welfare and Panchayati
Raj
Dr. Henk Bekedam, WHO
Representative of India
Mr. Louis-Georges Arsenault,
UNICEF Representative for India
Mr. Jorge Coarasa, Senior
Economist, The World Bank,
(Health Insurance vs Assurance)
Shri J. P. Nadda, Hon'ble Union
Minister of Health, Govt. of India
Ms. Ng Ee Kia, Senior Director of
the Policy and Markets Division,
Competition Commission of
Singapore (Confirmed)
Mr. John Pecman, Commissioner of
Competition Commission of
Canada, (Confirmed)
Mr. Fredrick Jenny, Chairman,
Competition Committee, OECD
(Confirmed)
Mr. Devender Kumar Sikri,
Chairman, Competition
Commission of India (CCI)
(Confirmed)
Mr. Ramesh Abhishek, IAS,
Secretary, DIPP (Confirmed)
Mr. R. C. Bhargava, Chairman,
Maruti Suzuki
Mr. Ashish Bahuguna, Chairman,
FSSAI
Dr. Jerome Konecsni, President
and CEO , Innovation
Saskatchewan
Dr G V Shankar, President & CEO,
Global Connect INC, Canada
Mr. R S Sodhi, Managing Director,
AMUL

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Opportunities in the Era of

11. Technological
Transformation

Trends and Innovation

12. Impacting the Textile Value
Chain

Leveraging technology for

Gujarats next leap towards
13. global leadership (MIG:
Chemicals and
Petrochemicals
Opportunities and
Challenges in
14. Pharmaceuticals and
Medical Devices
Manufacturing

15.

Make in Gujarat: Aerospace

& Defence

1. Mr. S. C. Agnihotri, CMD, Rail Vikas

Nigam Ltd.
2. Mr. Tarvinder Singh Bhasin,
Chairman, Engineering Export
Promotion Council
3. Mr. Amar Kaul, CMD, Ingersoll
Rand India
1. Mr. Rolf Gaenz, CEO, ACAutomation GmbH & Co. KG,
Germany
2. Mr. Faruque Hassan, Sr. Vice
President, Bangladesh Garment
Manufactures & Exporters
Association, Bangladesh
3. Mr. Richard Zhang, President,
Nantong CO-OP Textile Exchange
Co. Ltd, Nantong, China
4. Mr Ashok Rajani, Chairman,
Apparel Exports Promotion
Council
1. Mr. Akio Sato, Sr. Vice President
and Member of the Board, Toray
Industries Inc.
2. Mr. Ogawa, General Manager,
Mitsui Chemicals Inc.
1. Mr. Dilip Shanghvi, MD, Sun
Pharma
2. Mr. Pankaj Patel, MD, Zydus Cadila
3. Mr. Gerald Heddle, Country
Director, MHRA UK
1. Mr. Ashok Kumar Gupta, IAS,
Secretary (Defence Production),
MoD, GoI
2. Mr. Sudhir Kumar Mishra, CEO &
MD, BrahMos Aerospace
(Outstanding Scientist & CC R&D,
DRDO)
3. Mr. T. Suvarna Raju, CMD,
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL)
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3 Action Seminars:
For the first time in India Action Seminars have been organized by the State
Government along with the renowned international non-profit association,
based in Switzerland, focused on multi-sector/ multi-stakeholder
collaboration in transformational projects for a more sustainable, equitable
world known as The Value Web (TVW)

TVW designs and delivers collaborative engagements to support like-minded

leaders and their organizations around the world.

TVW leverages their unique design oriented philosophy to transform the way
conferences or seminars are conducted. The philosophy reportedly enables
more fruitful deliberations between stakeholders at the event.
TVW has been partnering with the World Economic Forum for 11 years.

3 Action Seminars to be held during summit are:

1) Innovation, Startups & Entrepreneurship,

2) Smart and Livable Cities: Opportunities and Challenges,
3) Inclusive Growth - Agriculture & Rural Economy.

These would be characterized by outcome based discussions involving all

stakeholders: industry, government and academia
16 Country Seminars:

16 Country seminars to be held during the Summit.

Sr. No

Country

France

United States

2
4

UAE

Australia

31

Sweden

The Netherlands

6
8
9

Poland
UK

Japan

10

Canada

12

Saudi Arabia

11
13
14
15
16

Rwanda
Israel

Denmark

Africa (Indo Africa Chamber of Commerce)

Russia

Project Profiles
A total of 231 projects have been identified by State Government across
sectors such as Aerospace & Defence, Agro & Food Processing, Automobile
& Auto Components, Biotechnology, Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ports,
Heavy Engineering, Logistics, Infrastructure & Industrial Area/Parks, Skill
Development, Tourism, Textile, etc for attracting investment and
employment generation.
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International Delegation Participation:

International Government and Business Delegations participation from more
than 21 countries will be witnessed during the Summit
Sr. No
1.

2.

3.
4.
5.

6.

7.
8.
9.
10.

Name of Delegation Leader

Country

Delegation Size

Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta,

President of Kenya
Mr. Paul Kagame, President
of Rwanda
Mr. Antnio Costa, Prime
Minister of Portugal

Kenya

Strong Delegation

Portugal

Mr. Aleksandar Vui, Prime

Minister of Serbia
Dr. Dmitry Olegovich
Rogozin
Deputy Chairman of the
Government of the Russian
Federation
(Deputy Prime Minister)
Mr. Piotr Gliski
First Deputy Prime Minister
& Minister of Culture and
National Heritage, Poland

Serbia

Accompanied with a 30+

member Government
delegation.
Accompanied with 75+ member
business delegation.
Accompanied with 70 +
member Government and
business delegation.

Poland

Accompanied with regional

Governors and business
members more than 50
delegates

Mr. Jean-Marc Ayrault,

Honble Minister of Foreign
Affairs and International
Development, France
Mr. Hiroshige Seko, Honble
Minister of Economy, Trade
and Industry, Japan
Ms. Anna Ekstrom, Honble
Minister for Upper
Secondary School and Adult
Education and Training,
Sweden
Mr. Uri Ariel
Minister of Agriculture and
Rural Development

France

Accompanied with 150+

member delegation.

Japan

Accompanied by a 200 member

delegation

Rwanda

Russia

Sweden
Israel

Strong Delegation

Accompanied by a 70 + member
delegation coordinated by
Consulate of Sweden.
Strong Delegation

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Sr. No
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.

20.
21.

Name of Delegation Leader

Mr. Lars Christian Lilleholt
Minister of Energy, Utilities
and Climate
Dr. Rashid Ahmad bin Fahad
Cabinet Minister and
Minister of State
Mr. Amarjeet Sohi
Minister of Infrastructure
and Communities
Mr. Tran Tuan Anh
Minister of Trade & Industry
Mr. Wladysaw Ortyl
Chief Minister (Marshal) of
Podkarpackie Region,
Poland
Mr. Adam Struzik
Chief Minister (Marshal) of
Mazowieckie Region, Poland
Mr. Konstantin Markelov
Vice-Governor Chairman of
the Government
Ms. Nisha Desai Biswal
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
South and Central Asian
Affairs, U.S. Department of
State
Mr. Lubogo Kenneth
Chairperson, Committee on
Trade, Tourism and Industry,
Member of Parliament,
Parliament of the Republic of
Uganda
Mr. Barry O Farrell
Special Envoy for India to the
premier of New South Wales
Government and former
premier of NSW, Australia
Ambassador of Netherlands to
India

Country
Denmark
UAE
Canada
Vietnam
Poland
Poland

Delegation Size
Accompanied by a 60 + member
delegation
Accompanied by a 40+ member
delegation
Accompanied by a 50+ member
delegation
Strong Delegation

Accompanied by a 50+ member

delegation
Accompanied by a 50+ member
delegation

Government Strong Delegation

of
Astrakhan
Region
USA
Accompanied by a 100 +
member delegation
Uganda

Strong Delegation

Australia

Accompanied by a 50+ member

delegation

Netherlands Accompanied by a 25 + member

delegation

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Brief profiles of CEOs participating in Global CEO

Conclave/Roundtable 2017
S. N.
1

Name,
Designation
Mr. Jeremy
Weir, CEO,
Trafigura
Beheer BV

Country
Netherlands

Brief

Mr. Bertrand- USA

Marc (Marc)
Allen,
President,
Boeing
International

Mr. JeanBernard
Levy,
Chairman &
CEO,
Electricite de
France S.A.

France

Photo

An Australian national, Mr. Weir

was appointed CEO of Trafigura
in March 2014 after a career
spanning nearly three decades in
commodity and commodity
derivative markets.
In addition, he assumed
responsibility for the companys
Metals and Minerals Trading
division in May 2015.

Mr. Marc Allen is president of

Boeing International and a
member of the Boeing Executive
Council.
As president of Boeing
International since 2015, Mr.
Allen, is responsible for the
companys international strategy
and corporate operations outside
the U.S., overseeing 17 regional
offices in key global markets.
He reports to Boeing Chairman,
President and Chief Executive
Officer Mr. Dennis Muilenburg

Jean-Bernard Lvy, 59, is a

graduate of cole Polytechnique
(class of 1973) and Telecom Paris
Tech.
Mr. Lvy started his career as an
engineer at France Telecom in
1979, in Angers.
Mr. Jean-Bernard Lvy is a Knight
of the French Legion of Honour.
35

S. N.
4

Name,
Designation
Mr. John
Chambers,
Executive
Chairman,
Cisco
Systems Inc.

Country
USA

Brief

Mr.
Guillaume
Pepy,
Chairman &
CEO, SNCF
(French
Railways)

France

Mr. Shigeki
Dantani, Vice
Chairman,
Sojitz
Corporation

Japan

Photo

In this role, Mr. Chambers leads

the Board of Directors and
provides advice and counsel to
the CEO and Cisco leadership on
the companys strategy, digital
transformation and strategic
partnerships.
Over the course of 20 years at the
helm of Cisco,
Mr. Chambers helped grow the
company from USD 70 million
when he joined in 1991, to USD
1.2 billion when he assumed the
role of CEO, to USD 47 billion
when he stepped down as CEO in
2015.
Mr. Guillaume Pepy serves as
Chairman of SNCF's Executive
Board and as Chairman and CEO
of SNCF Mobilits.
Mr Pepys primary mission is to
continue leading Frances
sweeping rail reform effort,
which created the new public rail
company on 1 July 2015.
Mr. Shigeki Dantani serves as the
Vice Chairman at Sojitz
Corporation and served as its
Executive Vice President and
Advisor to the President
Executive Management of
Business Group (Automotive,
Aerospace & It Business, and
Infrastructure & Environment
Business).

36

S. N.
7

Name,
Designation
Dr. John C.
Martin, PhD,
Executive
Chairman,
Gilead
Sciences

Country
USA

Mr. Hamad
Mubarak Al
Muhannadi,
CEO, RasGas
Company
Limited

Qatar

Mr. Toshihiro
Suzuki,
Representati
ve Director
and
President
(CEO & COO),
Suzuki Motor
Corporation

Japan

10

Mr. David N.
Farr, CEO,
Emerson
Electric
Company

USA

Brief

Photo

Dr. Martin joined Gilead Sciences

in 1990 and was appointed
Executive Chairman in March
2016.
Prior to joining Gilead, Dr. Martin
held several leadership positions
at Bristol-Myers Squibb and Syntex
Corporation.
Mr. Hamad Mubarak Al Muhannadi
joined RasGas in July 1994 and has
over 30 years of experience in the
oil and gas industry.
He was instrumental in developing
responsible management of
operational risks and overall
Operations, Maintenance and
Engineering and Minor Capital
Projects.

Mr. Toshihiro Suzuki joined

Suzuki Motor Corp. in January

1994 has been the President and
Chief Operating Officer of Suzuki
Motor Corporation since June
2015 and its Chief Executive
Officer since June 29, 2016.
He is the eldest son of Mr. Osamu
Suzuki

Mr. David Farr has been Emersons

CEO since 2000 and chairman of
its board of directors since 2004.

Under his leadership, Emerson has

been steadily transforming from a

diversified manufacturing
conglomerate into a highly focused
global enterprise that provides
innovative technology and service
solutions for customers in
industrial, commercial, and
residential markets

37

S. N.

Name,
Designation

Country

Brief

Photo

In 2015, Emerson had global sales

11

Mr. Edward L. USA

Monser
President,
Emerson
Electric Co.

12

Mr. Paul
Hermelin

France

Group
Chairman &
CEO,
Cap Gemini
S.A.

of more than USD 22 billion, with

international destination sales
representing 56 percent of that
total.

He drives the companys

international growth opportunities
and global shared service
organizations. He has more than 30
years of experience in senior
operational positions at Emerson and
has played key roles in globalizing
the company.

Monser is a member of the companys

Office of the Chief Executive.
Paul Hermelin spent the first fifteen
years of his professional life in the
French government, primarily in the
Ministry of Finance.

He held a number of posts in the

Budget Office and on various ministry
staffs, including that of Finance
Minister Jacques Delors.

Hermelin joined the Capgemini Group

in May 1993, where he was first
placed in charge of coordinating
central functions.
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Mr. Shigeru
Murayama
Chairman &
Representativ
e Director,
Kawasaki
Heavy
Industries Ltd.

Japan

Mr. Murayama has been mainly

engaged in business related to
technology and development of the
aerospace segment of the Company
for many years.

As President, he has been

demonstrating his outstanding
leadership, thereby making a
significant contribution to the
Company's business growth and
enhancement of its enterprise value.
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Name,
Designation
Mr. Peter R.
Huntsman

Country
USA

President, CEO
and Director,
Huntsman
Corporation

15

Mr. Yusuffali
M. A.

UAE

Managing
Director, LuLu
Group
International

16

Mr. Carl
Bennet

Brief

Photo

His current position as our CEO

enables him to bring invaluable
operational, financial, regulatory and
governance insights to the Board.

His considerable role in the history

and management of the company and
its affiliates enables him to
continually educate and advise the
Board on the business, the chemical
industry and related opportunities
and challenges.
The legendary Mr. Yusuffali M.A. is an
entrepreneur and involved in many
social, charitable and humanitarian
activities both in India as well as in
Gulf countries. His establishments
currently employs more than 35,600
people from all over the globe.
His astute business vision and
strategic mindset have evolved
ambitious path growth plans for the
Group and ensured their
materialization through a team of
people who share his drive and
dynamism.

Sweden

Chairman &
CEO, Carl
Bennet AB

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17

Name,
Designation
Mr. Eric
Trappier

Country

Brief

Photo

France

CEO, Dassault
Aviation
18

19

Mr. Sultan
Ahmed Bin
Sulayem
Group
Chairman &
CEO, DP
World
Mr. Hkan
Buskhe

UAE

Sweden

He is a leading UAE and international

businessman whose visionary
leadership spearheaded the rapid
expansion of Dubais infrastructure,
including ports and free zones,
contributing significantly to the
stellar growth trajectory of the
United Arab Emirates.

President &
CEO,
SAAB AB
20

21

Mr. Makoto
Fusayama
Chairman,
Toyo
Engineering
Corporation

Mr. Alexey
Agibalov,
CEO, KAMAZ
Motors

Japan

Russia

Mr. Alexey Agibalov oversees the

assembly and sale of KAMAZ vehicles
in India

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22

23
24

25

26

Name,
Designation
Mr. Tsai Jen
Lo, Chairman,
Maxxis Group

Country

Brief

Taiwan

In October 2015, Mr Tsai-Jen Lo met

the then Gujarat Chief Minister Smt.
Anandiben Patel at Gandhinagar &
discussed details of their tyremanufacturing plant in Sanand

Mr. Karl
Fischer, CEO,
Habermaa
GmbH

Germany

Dr. Mukesh
Aghi,
President,
USIBC

USA

Mr. Yasuo
Tanabe,
Senior Vice
President and
Executive
Officer,
Hitachi

Japan

He has various experiences from

being a Self Employed person to
being the Managing Director at
GEMADI, Executive Director at BHS
tabletop
With over 27 years of experience
across diverse industries and
geographies, Dr. Aghis expertise
spans across management of global
consumer & corporate strategies;
building and maintaining talents
across geographies; profitable
turnaround of operations through
effective business strategies;
management of global joint ventures
and alliances and building strong
leadership teams
Mr. Tanabe has a mix of political and
business experience. He has
previously served as a Deputy
Director General, Economic Affairs
Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Japan

Mr. Ichiro
Terai,
Executive Vice
President, IHI

Japan

Photo

Mr. Terai joined the company in April

1976. Mr. Terai also served as the
President and Chief Executive Officer
of IIJ America Inc. until March 31,
2004

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Name,
Designation
Mr. Vladimir
Evtushenkov,
Chairman,
Sistema

Country
Russia

Brief

Photo

Mr. Evtushenkov is an active member

of government commissions for
improvement of competitiveness of
the Russian industry, development of
high technologies & innovations,
science and culture; a member of
management boards of - the Russian
Union of Industrialists &
Entrepreneurs, the Russian Chamber
of Industry and Commerce
Mr. Raj oversees companys
marketing and
communications efforts globally
including advertising, brand and
reputation, product and business
development, digital access,
e-commerce, retail marketing, &
corporate strategy

28

Mr. Rajesh
Subramania
m, Executive
Vice
President,
FedEx

USA

29

Mr. Amit
Midha,
President, Dell
EMC

USA

Mr. Midha is responsible for sales,

business strategy and development,
operations, marketing, & government
engagement throughout the AsiaPacific region

30

Mr.
Abdulrahman
Ali Al-Abdulla,
CEO

Qatar
Chemical &
Petrochemic
al Marketing
and
Distribution
Company,
Qatar

Working closely with companys

different stakeholders, Mr Al-Abdulla
has overseen the establishment of
Muntajat in 2012 and has led the
company through a number of
achievements including the
successful transitions of the
marketing and sales activities of 12
Producer companies and the
formation of the companys
international marketing network,
Muntajat BV.

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Name,
Designation
Mr. Vittorio
Colao, CEO

Vodafone,
UK

32

Mr. Prem
Watsa, CEO

Fairfax,
Canada

33

Mr. Yasushi
Akahoshi,
President

JETRO, Japan His career spans a wide range of

public policy positions focused on
international political-economy
affairs, including those involving
WTO and FTA issues, as well as
several principal posts at the Agency
for natural Resources and Energy

34

Dr. Ashish
Khandpur,
Chief
Technology
Officer & SVP
(R&D)

3M, USA

35

Mr. Richard
Boocock,
President

Air Products
& Chemicals,
USA

31

Country

Brief

Photo

He is an Italian Business man. The

early part of his career was spent in
the Milan office of McKinsey &
Company working on media,
telecommunications and industrial
goods, with additional responsibility
for recruitment.

Mr. V. Prem Watsa has been

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
at Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited
since 1985 which he founded.

He served as a Technical Director of

Asia Pacific Industrial &
Transportation Business and Senior
Executive Director of Technical 3M
India & SriLanka at 3M India Limited.
He served as a Non-Executive
Director of 3M India Limited from
February 10, 2014 to August 1, 2014.
He joined Air Products in 1982 as
part of its Career Development
Programme, undertaking
assignments in research and
development and engineering.

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36

Name,
Designation
Mr. Mukesh
Dhirubhai
Ambani,
Chairman
&MD

Country

Brief

Reliance
Industries
Limited,
India

Ambani is known for challenging

conventional wisdom and spotting
opportunities quickly. For his vision
and leadership in ushering the
telecom revolution,
Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla is the
Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group,
which is among India's largest
business houses Among its major
companies in India are Grasim,
Hindalco, UltraTech Cement, Aditya
Birla Nuvo and Idea Cellular. Its JVs
include Birla Sun Life (Financial
Services) and Birla NGK
(Insulators). Mr. Birla has held and
continues to hold several key and
responsible positions on various
regulatory and professional Boards
Shashi Ruia (born 1931) is an Indian
businessman, the chairman and cofounder of Essar Group. He was born
in India. According to Forbes, the
Ruia brothers have a joint net worth
of $4.6 billion, as of January
2015.Ruia lives in Mumbai.

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Mr. Kumar
Mangalam
Birla,
Chairman

Aditya Birla
Group

38

Mr. Shashi
Ruia,
Chairman

Essar Group

39

Mr. Anand
Mahindra,
Executive
Chairman,
Mahindra
Group

India

40

Mr. Sunil
Bharti Mittal,
Founder and
Executive
Chairman,
Bharti
Enterprises

India

Under the leadership of Mr. Anand

Mahindra, the Mahindra group has
grown beyond making steel and
tractors. A Harvard Graduate, he is
included by Fortune Magazine among
the 'World's 50 Greatest Leaders' and
featured in the magazine's 2011
listing of Asia's 25 most powerful
business people. Anand has also been
noted by Forbes (India) as their
'Entrepreneur of the Year' for 2013.
Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal has been the
pioneer of the mobile revolution in
India.
He is also a recipient of the Padma
Bhushan. He has also been awarded
Harvard Business School's Alumni
Achievement Honor the utmost

Photo

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Name,
Designation

Country

41

Mr. Anil
Dhirubhai
Ambani,
Chairman,
Reliance ADA
Group

India

42

Mr. AM Naik,
Group
Executive
Chairman,
Larsen &
Toubro

India

43

Mr. Gautam
Adani,
Chairman and
Founder,
Adani Group

India

44

Dr. Vishal
Sikka, Chief
Executive
Officer,
Infosys

India

Brief

Photo

honor accorded by the institute to its

alumni. Mr. Mittal is the recipient of
GSMA's prestigious Chairman award,
besides being decorated with
numerous industry honors.
Reliance Group is amongst India's top
5 business houses and has the
world's largest Shareholder/Investor
base of over 13 million shareholders
and investors. He has been
consistently featured every year as of
one India's "Most Powerful and
Influential Person" in the annual
power list of India Today Magazine.
Mr. Ambani holds Masters of
Business Administration from the
Wharton School.
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan
in 2009 and is also the recipient of
the 'Economic Times AwardsBusiness Leader of the Year' award,
for the year 2008. He has also been
ranked 32nd Best Performing CEO in
the world - Harvard Business Review
- 2013 (Ranked 4th in the industrial
sector.)
With business experience of more
than 33 years, Mr. Gautam Adani is a
first generation Indian entrepreneur
who has led the Adani group from a
modest background to create a $10.4
billion professionally managed
empire in a relatively short period of
time.
Dr. Vishal Sikka is the creator of the
concept of timeless software, which
represents the renewal of products
without disruption to customer
environments.
Dr. Sikka received his BS in Computer
Science from Syracuse University. He
also holds a Ph.D. in Computer
Science from Stanford University.

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45

Name,
Designation
Mr. Uday S.
Kotak,
Executive Vice
Chairman &
MD, Kotak
Mahindra
Bank Limited

Country
India

46

Mr. Adi
Godrej,
Chairman, The
Godrej Group

India

47

Mr. Dilip
Shanghvi,
Managing
Director, Sun
Pharmaceutic
als Industries
Ltd.

India

48

Mr. Tulsi
Tanti,
Chairman &
MD, Suzlon
Energy
Limited

India

Brief

Photo

As a young 26-year old entrepreneur

in 1985, Uday Kotak started Kotak
Capital Management Finance Ltd.
(which later became Kotak Mahindra
Finance Ltd).
Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd. became
the first non-banking financial
company (NBFC) in India's corporate
history to be converted into a bank.
The Godrej Group is a privately held,
more 100 years-old family
conglomerate, with operations in
India and several other countries. Mr.
Godrej has been president of several
Indian Trade and Industrial Bodies
and associations.
He is the Chairman of the Board of
the Indian School of Business, and
Past President of the Confederation
of Indian Industry.
Mr Godrej holds a Bachelor's and a
Master's degree from the Sloan
School of Management at MIT.
Mr. Dilip Shanghvi is the Founder and
Managing Director of Sun Pharma
Ltd.
The Government of India awarded
him the civilian honour of the Padma
Shri in 2016.
A first generation entrepreneur, Mr.
Shanghvi has won numerous awards
and recognitions, including Forbess
Entrepreneur of the Year Award
(2014), Economic Times Business
Leader of the Year (2014), CNN IBNs
Indian of the Year (Business) (2011),
Business India's Businessman of the
Year (2011) and Ernst and Young's
World Entrepreneur of the Year
(2011).
Mr. Tulsi R. Tanti Founded Suzlon
Energy Limited in 1995 and serves as
its Managing Director and Chairman
since inception. He has over twentyfive years of experience in various
technical and commercial areas.
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49

Name,
Designation
Mr. Sudhir
Mehta
Chairman,
Torrent Group

Country
India

50

Mr. Pankaj
Patel
Chairman &
MD, Zydus
Cadila Group

India

51

Mr. Sanjay
Lalbhai
Chairman &
MD, Arvind
Ltd.

India

52

Dr. Rajiv I.
Modi
Chairman &
MD, Cadila
Pharmaceutic
als Ltd.

India

Brief

Photo

Born in the year 1954, Shri Sudhir

Mehta, is the driving force behind the
strong presence of Torrent in
Pharmaceuticals and Power sectors.
Shri Mehta was instrumental in the
diversification of the Torrent Group
into the power sector. His other
directorships include Torrent Power
Ltd., Torrent Private Ltd., Tornascent
Care Institute and UNM Foundation.
Mr. Patel is the Managing Director of
Cadila Healthcare, the fifth largest
pharmaceutical company in India.
Patel was tied for 26th place on
Forbes magazine's first annual list of
the 40 richest Indians (2004) with an
estimated net worth of $510 million.
Mr. Sanjay Lalbhai is the Chairman
and Managing Director of Arvind
Limited, a 1 Billion Dollar Indian
conglomerate. It was under his
leadership that Arvind has become
one of the largest manufacturers of
woven textiles in India and one of the
largest denim fabric manufacturers in
the world.
Dr. Rajiv I. Modi joined the Board of
Directors of Cadila Laboratories in
1991. In 1995, he restructured the
company and rechristened it as
Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited.
Envisioning a global presence for the
group, Dr. Modi played a pivotal role
in establishing marketing set-up and
subsidiaries of company across the
shores. Dr. Rajiv I. Modi, Managing
Director, Cadila Pharmaceuticals is a
Ph.D. in Biological Science from the
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
USA.

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54

55

56

57

Name,
Designation
Mr. Sachin
Bansal
Co-founder &
Executive
Chairman,
Flipkart India
Pvt. Ltd.

Country
India

Mr. Kunal
Bahl
Co-founder &
Chief
Executive
Officer (CEO),
Jasper
Infotech Pvt.
Ltd.
(Snapdeal.com
)
Mr. Bhavish
Aggarwal
Co-founder &
Chief
Executive
Officer (CEO),
ANI
Technologies
Pvt. Ltd.
(Olacabs)
Smt.
Arundhati
Bhattacharya
Chairman,
State Bank of
India

India

Mr. Y. C.
Deveshwar
Chairman, ITC
Limited

India

Brief

Photo

Sachin Bansal is an Indian Software

engineer and Internet entrepreneur.
He co-founded Flipkart in 2007 with
his IIT batch-mate, Binny Bansal. In
November 2015, Sachin Bansal was
named the 86th richest person in
India with a net worth of $1.3 billion
by Forbes India Rich List.
Kunal Bahl cofounded Snapdeal along
with his school friend Rohit Bansal on
4 February 2010. Bahl has received
several awards including: ET Top 50
Entrepreneur of India 2014, Nasscom
NextGen Entrepreneur 2014, among
others.

India

Bhavish Aggarwal co-founded the

company Ani Technologies Pvt Ltd.
with Ankit Bhati (a friend from IIT
Bombay) which owns Ola Cabs. He
was featured as one of Hindustan
Times 30 Achievers under 30 as well
as in the Forbes India list of 30 under
30.

India

Bhattacharya joined SBI in

September 1977 and held several
positions during her 36-year career.
She is the first woman to lead an
India-based Fortune 500 company. In
2016, she was listed as the 25th most
powerful woman in the world by
Forbes.
Y. C. Deveshwar (69), joined ITC in
1968 and is an alumnus of the Indian
Institute of Technology, Delhi and
Harvard Business School. Mr.
Deveshwar is a Director on the
Central Board of the Reserve Bank of
India. He is a member of the National
Foundation for Corporate
Governance. He serves on the
National Executive Committees of

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58

Name,
Designation

Mr. B. K.
Goenka,
Chairman,
Welspun
Group

Country

India

Brief

Photo

some of India's premier trade and

industry bodies, and has served as a
member of the UK-India CEOs Forum
and US-India CEOs Forum instituted
by the respective Governments.
Balkrishan Goenka began his career
and launched Welspun at an early age
of 18 in 1985. He is the Co-promoter
and largest shareholder in Welspun
India Ltd, which is the largest terry
towel producer in the world and
Welspun Corp Ltd, which is world's
second largest manufacturer of large
diameter pipes.

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List of Committees formed for Vibrant Gujarat Summit - 2017

Sr.
no.

Event / Seminar

Global Trade
Show

Venue and Event

Management (Including
Inauguration and
Valedictory function,
registration) Committee

Global CEO Conclave

Committee

Security Committees

Hospitality

Nodal Officer
Shri S. J. Haider IAS
PS (Tourism)
Shri Anupam Anand, IAS
Commissioner, Women & Child Development
DDO, Gandhinagar
Registrar of Cooperative Society
Mr. Chatwani, Asst. Engineer, GIDC
Shri K Srinivas IAS,
PS Revenue Dept
Shri J P Gupta IAS, Commissioner of Health
Shri Hareet Shukla IAS, Commissioner Of Land
Reforms
Smt Aarti Kanwar IAS, Special Commissioner,
Commercial Tax
Shri Satish Patel ,IAS, Collector Gandhinagar
Shri Virendra Kumar , IPS , SP Gandhinagar
Shri P. Swaroop, IAS, Collector Gandhinagar
Shri Sujit Gulati, IAS
ACS(EPD)

Shri Deepak Bagla

CEo Invest India
Shri Nagraj Naidu
Director, MEA
Ajay Bhadoo, IAS, VC&CEO-GMD
Shri M S Dagur, IAS,
ACS, Home
Shri Shivanand Jha, IPS, ADGP, CID (IB)
Shri R. B. Bhrahmabhatt, IPS, IGP, Gandhinagar
Shri Manoj Agrawal IPS, Secretary ,Home Dept. ,
Shri Raj Gopal, IAS, Principal Secretary,
Panchayats, Rural Housing and Rural Development
Department
Shri Manoj Aggarwal IAS, Development
Commissioner
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Shri Ravi Shankar, IAS Commissioner, Tribal

Development
Shri F. P. Halani (Rtd) (for food court)
Shri R C Meena, IAS,
Secretary, Tribal Development

Shri Manoj Kumar Das

Principal Secretary Food, Civil Supplies &
Consumer Affairs Department

Protocol &
Accommodation &
Transport Committee

One to One meeting

with Hon'ble PM &
Hon'ble CM Committee

Country Seminar & B2B

and B2G meetings
Committee

Cultural Experience
Committee

Shri Vijay Nehra IAS, VC & MD, GSRTC

Smt. Avantika Singh Aulakh, IAS(collector
ahmedabad)
Collector Gandhinagar
Shri J.K. Bhatt, IPS
Shri N Shrivastav, IFS MD TCGL
Shri R M Jadav
Shri Subhash Trivedi, IPS
Additional CP, Traffic
Jashwant Gandhi, MD Gujarat Thakore Samaj
Gaurang Bhatt, GM-Civil Supplies Corporation
B K Kumar IAS, Director P&E

Shri L. Chuaungo, IAS, Principal Secretary (GAD)

Ms. S. Aparna, IAS, PS to CM

Ms. Manisha Chandra IAS Director (ICDS)
Mr. Pankaj Kumar, IAS, Principal Secretary, Health
Shri Hardik Shah, IAS,
Member Secretary, GPCB
Dr. Ratankanwar H. Gadhvicharan IAS
Deputy Secretary,
Health & Family welfare
Smt Swati Buch,
General Manager (GIDB)
Shri V. P. Patel, Sec. Sports Youth & Culture
Shri N.B. Upadhyay, Registrar of Cooperative
society

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Mr. J.T. Akhani IAS,Director,GEDA

10

11

12

Airport Facilitation
Committee

Shri Milind Torawane Secretary (Housing &

Nirmal Gujarat)
Smt. Avantika Singh Aulakh, IAS
(Collector Ahmedabad)
Shri Rakesh Shankhar Yadav IAS,
Director Of Municipalities
Shri Balram Meena, IPS,DCP
Mr. Ajay Chouhan

Investment
Intention/MoU
Committee

Nobel Laureate
Symposium and
Exhibition Committee

Shri Sanjay Prasad, IAS, PS, Agriculture & Cooperation

Smt. Anju Sharma, IAS, Principal Secretary, Higher
& Technical Education
Ms S. Chhakchhu IAS, Deputy Secretary, Panchayat
Shri Mahesh Singh, IFS
Shri B. B. Swain, IAS, Chief Electoral Officer
(* NL Symposium)
Shri Dhananjay Dwivedi, IAS, Secretary, DST
(* NL Exhibition)

Shri Roopwant Singh Commissioner of Geology &

Mining,
Dr. Narottam Sahoo, Advisor, GUJCOST

Shri P.K. Parmar, IAS Additional Chief Secretary,

UDD

13

Preparation of cities

Shri Milind Torawane Secretary (Housing &

Nirmal Gujarat)
Shri Mukesh Kumar
Municipal Commissioner, Ahmedabad

Mr. D N Modi
Municipal Commissioner, Gandhinagar
A B Gor, CEO, AUDA
A M Sharma, CEO, GUDA
Milind Torawane, MD-GUDC
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Media Committee

15

Nodal Officer for Host

Companies

16

Parking & Traffic

Management
Committee

17

Nodal Officers for

Bhoomi poojan of
Ganhdhinagar Railway
Station Complex

18

Gift (Souvenir)
Committee

19

Theme Seminar

Z M Patel, Chief Engineer

Capital Projects
Shri P. K. Taneja IAS
ACS(IMD)
Ashwani Kumar, IAS, Secretary to CM
Sanjeev Kumar IAS
Secretary (EA)
A J Shah, IAS Information Commissioner
Shri Bharat Lal, Resident Commissioner
Shri Rajkumar Beniwal, IAS, MD, iNDEXTb
Mrs. Sunaina Tomar, IAS, PS, Education
Department
Shri Ravi Shanker,
Commissioner of Tribal Development

Shri Virendra Kumar , IPS , SP Gandhinagar

ACP (Traffic), Gandhinagar

Shri J G Hingrajia, OSD, iNDEXTb

Mr. D N Modi
Municipal Commissioner, Gandhinagar

Mr. Sanjeev Lohia, Indian Railways Stations

Development Corporation
Mr. Z.A.Khan, OSD, GIDB

Shri S. J. Haider, IAS,

In-charge Cottage Commissioner

Mrs. Mamta Verma, IAS, Industries Commissioner

Smt Arti Kanwar IAS, Special Commissioner,
Commercial Tax
Shri Rajkumar Beniwal, IAS, MD, iNDEXTb
Dr Chandan Chatterjee, Advisor, iNDEXTb

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