| IB Symposiun Dallas-2011 |
| Introduction |
| Gateway to India – Orissa: Business Symposium was cohosted with the 42nd Annual Convention of Orissa Society of Americas (OSA) at
the Dallas/Plano Marriott Hotel, Texas on Friday, July 1, 2011 from 8:30am to 5:00pm. |
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| The Symposium provided a platform for initiating business
collaborations & partnerships and new investment opportunities for
US and Indian businesses. |
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| India with a growing economy has transformed into a land of
opportunities in several thrust areas for the past two decades. The
next wave of economic growth in India will come from the socalled
second tier Cities. This is because big cities like Mumbai, Calcutta,
New Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore etc known to the outside world have
taken the first wave of investments and achieved phenomenal growth
so much so that there is a need to divert the concentration of growth
to smaller cities for a perfect balance of growth, opportunities and an
easy access to the basic infrastructure. Their opportunities are
understood and in a relatively advanced stage of development. Beyond
the 'big cities' lies a far bigger opportunity. |
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| Inside India, the state of Orissa is very well positioned for these newer
challenging opportunities in the areas of Tourism, IT, Higher
Education and Infrastructure and. The strong services industry
accounts over 50% of India’s GDP, with significant contribution from
the Information Technology industries. Orissa is home to several
excellence centers for IT giants, like Infosys Technologies, TCS,
MahindraSatyam,
and other small & medium enterprises. |
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| The capital city, Bhubaneswar is considered the rising star of India
with several premier educational establishments including IIT, NISER,
IIIT, AIIMS, KIIT & Utkal University catering to the high demand
of these IT giants locally and globally. |
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| Venue |
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| The Dallas/ Plano Marriott at Legacy Town Center was the venue for
the 42nd Annual 2011 OSA Convention. Surrounded by scenic parks
and ponds, this luxurious hotel is conveniently located within
walking distance to upscale shopping, fine dining and entertainment.
Onsite
amenities include a beautiful outdoor heated pool, hot tub,
fitness center, Copper Bottom Grille restaurant and Chaddick's
lounge. Relax and refresh in our spacious guest rooms that offer
luxurious Revive bedding, flexible workspace and freshly appointed
bathrooms. With over 30,000 sq. ft. of banquet space with beautiful
views of Bishop Park and Lake, that was the perfect venue for 2011
Convention. |
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| Target Audience |
| The Symposium’s collaborators were Invest Bhubaneswar with
support from TIE – The IndUS
Entrepreneurs,The Team Orissa the
singlewindow
nodal agency under Government of Orissa for
businesses. Infrastructure, Information Technology, Tourism and
Higher Education had been identified as the focus areas for that event
based on current market industry trends. |
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| Speaker |
| Congressman Jim McDermott(Chief Keynote speaker at the
Convention and Business Symposium) |
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| As the Honorary Chair of WASITRAC and CoLeader
of it's mission to
India, I found it was a great opportunity to strengthen the ties
between Washington State and the State of Orissa in India.The Orissa
Business Symposium will not only highlight business opportunities
with one of our country's most important trading partners, but will
open doors for U.S. businesses looking to expand their services or
products beyond our borders. In an age of economic globalization, it
only makes sense that the U.S. explore new opportunities and build
relationships around the world |
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| Agenda that was followed on Bussiness Symposium |
| 01 |
Breakfast was organised for 1 hour. (8.00 AM-9.00AM) |
| 02 |
Business Symposium Inauguration was held from (9 AM to 10 AM) |
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| A |
Welcome note was given by Ashok Khuntia, Chairman- 5 mins |
| B |
Agenda for the day was adressed by Deepak Mohapatra, Co-chairman- 5 mins |
| C |
I Orissa delegates were introduced by Gopal Mohapatra, Chairman, Program Outreach
Committee- 10 mins |
| D |
Honorable Minister from Orissa was introduced by Tapan Padhi, OSA Convener- 5 mins |
| E |
Address by Mr Suryo Patro, Honorable Minister from Orissa- 10 mins |
| F |
Honorable Minister from Orissa was introduced by Hari Patro, Advisor- 5 mins |
| G |
Address by Mr Raghunath Mohanty, Honorable Minister from Orissa- 10 mins |
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| 03 |
Orissa Govt /IB Presentation aws from (10 AM to 10:45 AM) |
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| A |
Mr T Ramachandru, Industry Secretary- 10 mins |
| B |
Mr Priyabrata Pattnaik, Chairman, IDCO- 10 mins |
| C |
C. J. Venugopal, MD, IPCOL- 10 mins |
| D |
Dr Dhanada Mishra, Chairman, Invest Bhubaneswar- 10 mins |
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Panel Discussion of IT/Telecom was held from (11 AM to 12:30 PM) – Moderated by Satyakam
Nanda, Program Committee Member 5 mins each, 30 mins q/a by moderator, 30 mins q/a by
audience |
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| A |
Mr T Ramachandru, Industry Secretary |
| B |
Orissa Business delegate representative |
| C |
Sandip Sen, President, Aegis Communications |
| D |
Bhanu Panda, Array Networks |
| E |
Pardeep Kohli, CEO, Mavenir Systems |
| F |
Salil Saha, Mahindra Satyam |
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| 05 |
Lunch was organised from (12:30 PM to 1:30 PM) |
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Panel Discussion of Infrastructure, Energy, Health and Tourism was held from (1:30 PM to 3:00
PM)- Moderated by Sribachha Panda, Program Committee Member- 5 mins each, 30 mins q/a by moderator, 30 mins q/a by audience |
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| A |
C. J. Venugopal, MD, IPCOL |
| B |
Orissa Business delegate representative |
| C |
Joseph Diehl, Managing Member, Diehl and Co LLC |
| D |
Robert Becker, Becker Architects |
| E |
Michael Gorton, CEO, Principal Solar |
| F |
Raj Asava, Strategist, Asava Consulting |
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| 07 |
Tea Break was organised by (3 to 3:15) |
| 08 |
Closing session was from (3:15 to 4:30) |
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| A |
Honorable Congressman aws Welcomed by Debadutta Dash, Co-chairman- 5 mins |
| B |
Keynote Speech aws given by Jim McDermott, Honorable Congressman- 25 mins |
| C |
Address by Honorable Judge Ko- 10 mins |
| D |
Mr Satyananda Mishra was Introduced by Debashis Nanda, OSA Co-convener- 5 mins |
| E |
Address by Mr Satyananda Mishra, Chief Information Commissioner, India- 15 mins |
| F |
Closing Remarks were given by Ashok Khuntia, Chairman- 15 mins |
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| 09 |
Happy Hours was from (4:30 PM to 6:30 PM) |
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