| Catch the Future Invest Bhubaneswar Symposium 2010 |
| Introduction |
| Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated Invest Bhubaneswar Odisha
Symposium 2010 Saturday. |
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| Odisha Symposium 2010, was jointly organised by the State Government
and Invest Bhubaneswar , It boosted entrepreneurship in the state and
showcased Odisha’s business potential internationally. The ultimate
objective was to brand Odisha as an investorfriendly
State |
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| Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik l inaugurated the three-day event which saw the
participation from the Utkal Chambers of Commerce and Industry [UCCI], XIMB, IIT
Bhubaneswar and IPICOL among others. Between Dec 18 to 20 more than 50 potential
investors was from the USA’s Silicon Valley, Taiwan, Japan, Israel, UK and Spain along
with a number of non-resident Indians and Oriyas interacted with local entrepreneurs to
explore possibilities for business partnerships in the areas of infrastructure, tourism, power
and clean technology, agri and food processing, higher education and Information
Technology. |
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| Retired Chief Secretary of the state Sahadev Sahoo presided over the pravasi odia diwas on
20th Decemeber. Silicon Valley visionary Dr. Prabhu Goel, TiE Angels founder Venk Shukla,
representatives of Japan External Trade Organisation, Prakash Bhalerao, SS Lin of Taiwan
based Amwon Corporation, CEO of JAFCO Sunny Sugaya were among the high profile
guests to grace the occasion. Padmashri Rabi Narayan Bastia and CMD of Central Bank S
Sridhar were among the eminent persons who addressed the gathering. |
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| Invest Bhubaneswar, ODISHA Symposium brought together businesses and thought leaders
from Odisha, India & the rest of the World; to explore investment opportunities in Odisha. It
showcases Odisha’s entrepreneurs and the potential sectors of investment in the State. This
event was a part of Invest Bhubaneswar’s continuous effort towards branding Bhubaneswar
as the most preferred destination for entrepreneurs and investors across the Globe. |
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| Event Dates |
18th December’10 (Evening)
19th December’10
20th December’10 |
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| Venue |
The Crown
Jayadev Vihar
Bhubaneswar,
India |
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| Honorary Guests |
Mr. Prasanta Nanda
Ms. Ira Mohanty
Mr. Dev Patnaik |
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| Organised By |
Government
of Orissa (Team Orissa)
Orissa Society of Americas (OSA)
The IndUS
Entrepreneurs (TiE)
(www.investbhubaneswar.in ) |
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| Speaker |
| Padmasri (Dr.) Ravi Bastia, Reliance Industries Ltd, was the Guest Speaker . |
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| Inaugural and welcome address by Hon’ble Shri Naveen Patnaik, Chief
Minister of Orissa |
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| Catch the Future Odisha: Expanding Horizon for Investment on 18th Septmber 2010, The Crown, Bhubaneswar |
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| Agenda that was followed on Invest Bhubaneswar
Symposium 2010 |
| Saturday, December 18, 2010 |
| 5:00 PM Spot Registration |
| 6:00 PM Inauguration and address was done by honourable guests followed by cultural programmes and
dinner. |
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| Sunday, December 19, 2010 |
| 8.30 AM to 9:30 AM was for Spot Registration |
| 9:30 PM to 10.30 AM-Inauguration & Technical Session was held. |
10.30 AM to 1.00 PM
1.Group Discussions was held with speakers (Sector-wise)
2.Parallel sessions for student participants was held at XIMB |
| 1:30 PM Lunch Break |
2.30 PM-4.30 PM
1. One-to-one interaction of selected entrepreneurs with experts & business idea
presentation by entrepreneurs were given
2. Parallel sessions for student participants was held at XIMB |
| 4.30 PM-5.30 PM Closing Address was held. |
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| Monday, December 20, 2010 |
9 AM onwards Follow-up business activities and sightseeing for guests was arrenged.
Evening was for different Cultural programme |
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