- Oct. 26th & 27th- Great Room, Four Seasons Hotel, Mumbai, India
- The Canada-India Business Council hosted its annual Business Forum in Mumbai with the aim of showcasing Canada's advantage in the areas of Energy, Technology and Urban Infrastructure- making it an ideal partner for India's growth story.
- Senior government and business leaders discussed areas in which Canada's stregnths could be utlilized in the development of Indian Smart Cities.
- Expert panels from companies and organizations actively involved in the Indian market also participated in the event.
Panelists
Akhil Tyagi
Area Director (South Asia)
Ministry of Economic
Development & Trade
Rajiv Nandwani
Vice President- IT
TATA Communications
Harsh Dhingra
Chief Country Representative
Bombardier Transportation- India
Ryan Perera
Country Head- India
Ciena
John Farrow
Chairman
LEA Group
Sanjeev Mittal
Country Head- India
Scotiabank
Manish Aggarwal
Head – Energy & Natural Resources
KPMG India
Jaydeep Adhikari
GM- Procurement &
Contracts
Reliance Jio Infocomm
Éric Dagenais
Assistant Deputy Minister, SIIT
Industry Canada
Navneet Munot
Executive Director &
Chief Investment Officer
SBI Mutual Fund
Dev Santani
Vice President
Brookfield Asset Management
A. Balasubramaniam
CEO
Birla Sun Life
Asset Management
Event Report
5th Annual Canada-India Business Forum:
A Great Success
Mr. Mark Wiseman, President & CEO- CPPIB
Ms. Chanda Kochhar, Managing Director & CEO - ICICI Bank
H.E. Nadir Patel, High Commissioner of Canada to India
Mr. Rupinder Goel, Chief Information Officer - Tata Communications
The Canada-India Business Council successfully hosted the “5th Annual Canada-India BusinessForum” on October 26th/27th, 2015 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Mumbai, India.
Keynote Speakers
H.E. Nadir Patel, the High Commissioner of Canada to India spoke about the tremendous opportunity that exists for Canadian companies in India and why Canada is an ideal partner for India's growth.
Mr. Mark Wiseman, the President & CEO of the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board spoke about India's enormous investment potential and the company's major initiatives in India.
Ms. Chanda Kochhar, the Managing Director and CEO of ICICI Bank spoke about why India needs Canada's expertise in an number of sectors.
Mr. Rupinder Goel, the Global Chief Information Officer of Tata Communications spoke about the company's initiatives and where he believes Canadian companies fit into long-term vision.
H.E. Nadir Patel, High Commissioner of Canada to India
Mr. Mark Wiseman, President & CEO, CPPIB
Ms. Chanda Kochhar, Managing Director & CEO, ICICI Bank
Mr. Rupinder Goel, Chief Information Officer, Tata Communications
Panels
Experts from both the public and the private sectors discussed opportunities and strategies in which Canadian expertise could be utilized to further India's growth . The panels covered sectors includingUrban Infrastructure, ICT, and Project Financing.
Panel: Urban Infrastructure
Panelists in the "Urban Infrastructure" discussed the capabilities of Canadian companies in the infrastructure sector.
Indian representatives on the panel discussed the areas and projects in which Canadian expertise can contribute significantly.
Panel: Digital India
Panelists in "Digital India" discuss the opportunities that exist for Canadian companies to contribute to the growth of India's vastly growing ICT sector.
Panel: Financing Growth
With the many economically promising projects that India is currently undertaking, the question remains with Canadian companies: "How will all of this be financed?"
Panelists of "Financing for Growth" are senior leaders of large financing and asset management firms who discussed the financial models that must be used to finance these large projects in order create maximum returns and stability.
Agenda
Reception - Oct. 26th
Forum - Oct. 27th
