Tentative Programme

EICC-CBC-GOPIO Conference

EU-India Strategic Plan: Enhancing Trade and Investment
Tuesday, 8 November 2005

Horizon Room Top Floor

Hotel Sheraton Brussels, Place Rogier, Brussels (Belgium)

(INAUGURAL SESSION)

17:00 18:15 Registration Pick-Up /Reception

18:15 18:30 WELCOME ADDRESS - Mr. Nirj Deva MEP, Chairman, EICC

18:30 18:45 ADDRESS BY His Excellency Mr. Dipak Chatterjee

Ambassador of India to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union

18:45 19:05 INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY CHIEF GUEST Mr. Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium

19:05 19:25 Address by Mr. Kamal Nath, Minister for Trade and Commerce,

Government of India

19:25 - 19:45 Address by Mr. S. P. Hinduja, Chairman, Hinduja Group

19:45 20:00 Address by Ms. Neena Gill, MEP & President, South Asia Delegation for the European Parliament

20:00 20.10 Address by Dr. Thomas Abraham, Chairman, GOPIO International

20:10 20:20 Sunil Prasad, Secretary General EICC

20:20 - 21:45 Dinner hosted by EICC

9 November 2005

Wednesday 9 November 2005

European Parliament

rue Wiertz Wiertzstraat, B-1047 BRUSSELS

(BUSINESS SESSIONS)

08:45 09:15 Arrival of participants

09:15 09:25 Opening of the Business Sessions Address by Nirj Deva, Chairman, EICC

09:25 09:40 ADDRESS BY (Confirmation awaited from a VIP)

09:40 10:00 ADDRESS by (Confirmation awaited from a VIP)

10:00 10:20 Key-Note address by Hon. Sam Pitroda, Chairman, World-Tel

10:20 10:35 Address by Dr. Mohan Kaul, Director General, Commonwealth Business Council

10:35 10:50 Mr. Ashok Sajjanhar, Dy. Chief of Mission, Indian Embassy

10:50 11:00 Greetings by Mr. Inder Singh President, GOPIO International

11:00 11:20 Tea/Coffee Break

SESSION 1

11:20 13:00 Trade and Investment: Corner Stone of EU-India Relations Views of Captains of Industry and Corporate World

Chair: Lord Dr. Diljit S Rana MBE

Dr. Ajit Shetty, CEO, Janssen Pharmaceutica, Belgium

Ms. Colette Mathur, Director, World Economic Forum, Switzerland

Mr. B. Ramlinga Raju, Chairman, Satyam Computers, India

Mr. Sanjay Dalmia, Chairman, Dalmia Group of Companies, India

Mr. Geoffrey H Lipman, Special Trade Advisor, World Tourism Organization

Inter-active session

13:00 14:00 Participants move to lunch

Seated/Buffet WELCOME BY MR. SANJAY DALMIA AND MR. NIRJ DEVA MEP

(Lunch hosted by Dalmia Group and EICC)

SESSION 2

14:00 15:25 Investment potential in specific sectors in India: Experts views

Chair: (Confimation expected from a VIP)

IT Sector Mr. Jan Boll, Sr. Vice President, Philips

Bio-tech Industry Prof. Dr. Marc Van Montagu

Aviation Sector Dr. Kiran Rao, Sr. Vice President, Airbus Industrie

Automobile Sector Mr. Thierry Moulonguet, Joint DG, RENAULT

Energy and Shipping Sector Mr. Ravi K Mehrotra, Chairman & CEO, Foresight Group Ltd.

Export and infrastructure Sector - Mr. R. Veeramani, President Indo-Japan Chamber of Commerce, India

Inter-active session

SESSION 3

15:25 17:00 Indias Investment policies and Institutional weakness

Chair: Mr. Bogdan Golik, MEP and Chairman, Polish Chamber of Commerce

Financial Sector and Asset Management Mr. Ravi Shankar, Managing Director, EPIC Asset Group, UK

EU-India Economic Co-operation and role of Corporate and Business in Bridging the Gap - Mr. Michel Sabatier, Secretary General, Euro-India Centre

Banking Industry - Mr. Rutger Koopmans, Director, ING Bank & Chairman, Netherlands India Chamber of Commerce & Trade

Stakes for India in the Enlarged Europe - Dr Jean-Joseph BOILLOT
Financial Counsellor India & South Asia, French Embassy, New Delhi

Mr. Akash Passey, Vice President, VOLVO, India

Discussion

17:00 17:30 Key Note address by Mr. Peter Mandelson, EU Trade Commissioner

17:30 17: 45 Closing Remarks by Dr. Prem Sharma, Patron, EICC and Chairman, India Development Trust, UK