Gandhinagar, DeshGujarat

The Seventh Edition of Vibrant Gujarat Summit – to be held during 11th to 13th January 2015 at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, Gujarat – will focus on inclusive development, coming long way from being positioned as a business and investment event. Having evolved into an ideal platform for knowledge sharing, social and business transformation, the Summit will include Innovation, Sustainability, Youth & Skill Development, Knowledge Sharing and Networking as key areas of development.

During the main event, Government of Gujarat has planned ten theme seminars to deliberate on key issues facing the global community and their sustainable solutions. The key themes include: CSR, Innovation, Food Security, Defence Production, Climate Change, Healthcare, Smart Cities, SMEs, Financing and Sustainable Energy.

CSR: Touching Lives and Making an Impact is one of the theme seminars, which boasts of eminent speakers such as Union Minister of Finance, Corporate Affairs Shri Arun Jaitley, Denmark’s Minister for Trade and Development Mr. Mogens Jensen, Reliance Foundation Chairperson Mrs. Nita Ambani among others. The objective is to provide an influential forum to witness the work and thoughts of people who have adopted certain best practices in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility and to showcase role models for CSR in India. Denmark is the Event Partner Country for the seminar.

Another burning issue facing the world community is to ensure Food Security for people. While India did pass the National Food Security Act, 2013, we now need to look at ways to implement such laws. Innovation and Technology in Food Processing for Sustaining Food Security seminar will address concerns related to food security in the country. Union Minister of Agriculture and Food Processing Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Israel’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Mr. Yalr Shamir will be among the key speakers during the seminar. The Netherlands is the Event Partner Country for the seminar.

While the Summit covers seminars on investment opportunities, financing future growth and business transformation, bringing about a change in the society will be at the heart of Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2015. Among other theme seminars on creating social impact will be Water Security, Climate Change and Sustainable Development and Health for ALL: Leveraging Technology, Innovation and Enablers.

An initiative of Government of Gujarat, the Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2015 is an event focused on sustainable development in India, while engaging the most eminent of speakers, thinkers, leaders and academicians from the world over. The Summit will also host interested Indian states to participate, share their ideas and seek partnerships.

11 January
CSR: Touching Lives and Making an Impact

Finance Department, Government of Gujarat, 11th January 2015

Partner Organizations:
UNICEF
Indo _ Canada Business Council

Event Partner Country: Denmark

Key Speakers

Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance, Corporate Affairs, Govt. of India

H.E. Mr Mogens Jensen, Minister for Trade and Development, Denmark
Mrs. Nita Ambani, Chairperson, Reliance Foundation
Mrs. Rajashree Birla, Chairperson, Aditya Birla Foundation
Dr. Mukund G. Rajan, Chairperson, Tata Sustainability
Mr. Shardul S. Shroff, Managing Partner, Amarchand & Mangaldas
Mr. Vijay Chadda, CEO, Bharti Foundation
Mr. Alok Misra, Executive Director – Head CSR, ONGC
Mr. Ajit Singh, Executive VP & Head CSR, Larsen & Toubro

11 January
Innovation and Technology in Food Processing for Sustaining Food Security

Agriculture and Cooperation Department , 11th January 2015

Partner Organizations
Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations
Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority, Government of India
Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore

Event Partner Country: The Netherlands

Key Speakers
Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister of Agri and Food Processing, Government of India
H. E. Mr. Yalr Shamir, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for Israel
Dr. Kevin Gallagher, Representative in India, Food and Agriculture Organization of UN
Shri Siraj Hussain, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Agri and Food Processing, Government of India
Shri Santosh Sarangi, IAS, Chairman cum Secretary, APEDA
Mr. Peter Uyttewaal, Director of International Agriculture Processing
Mr. Srinivas Garudachar, Director of ICT for Development Strategies and Head of e-Agriculture Program, Intel India
Prof. Vasant Gandhi, Professor, Center For Management In Agriculture, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
Prof. Ram Rajasekharan, Director, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute

11 January
Gujarat: Preferred Hub for Defence Production
Industries & Mines department and Industries Commissionerate , 11th January 2015

Partner Organizations:
DRDO
Ordnance Factories Board

(Note: Confirmation is awaited for both)

Key Speakers

Shri. G. Mohan Kumar, IAS, Secretary, Defence Production, Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India
Mr. Lars Olof Lindgren, Chairman- Saab India
Shri Somendra Yamdagni, Member/ PER, Ordnance Factory Board
Dr. Sudershan Kumar, Distinguished Scientist & Chief Controller, R& D (PC & SI), DRDO
Mr. Baba Kalyani, CMD, Bharat Forge
Mr. M V Kotwal (Whole Time Director & President( Heavy Engineering, Larsen & Toubro)
Mr. Pratyush Kumar, President, Boeing India

12 January
Water Security, Climate Change and Sustainable Development

GWSSB, Climate Change Department and GNFC, 12th January 2015

Partner Organizations:

Third World Centre for Water Management, Mexico
World Water Council, Brazil
Danish Water Forum, Denmark
International Water Management Institute, Sri Lanka
World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Switzerland

Key Speakers

Dr. R K Pachauri, Chairman, Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Switzerland
Prof. Asit K Biswas, Co-founder, Third World Centre for Water Management, Mexico
Prof. Benedito Braga, President, World Water Council, Brazil
Dr. Bindu Lohani, Vice President, Asian Development Bank, Philippines
Mr. Jeremy Bird, Director General, International Water Management Institute, Sri Lanka
Dr. David Molden, Director General, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Nepal
Mr. Joppe Cramwinckel, Director, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Switzerland
Prof. Taikan Oki, University of Tokyo, Japan
Mr Bjorn Kaare Jensen, Chairman, Danish Water Forum (DWF),Denmark
Mr. Mads Nipper, CEO, Grundfos, Denmark
Mr. Adam Roberts, Chief, South Asia Bureau, The Economist, India
Mr. John Russell, Strategy Project Manager, Shell, Netherland
Mr. David Eades , Presenter, BBC TV News, UK (Moderator for Seminar)
Dr. Cecilia Tortajada, President, Third World Centre for Water Management, Switzerland
Mr. Sanjay Khajuria, Senior Vice President – Corporate Affairs, Nestle, Switzerland
Mr. Asim Parekh, Vice President – Technical, Coca Cola International, USA
Dr. Snehal Desai, Global Business Director, Dow Water & Process Solutions, USA

12 January
Health for ALL: Leveraging Technology, Innovation and Enablers

Health and Family Welfare Department, 12th January 2015

Partner Organizations:

World Health Organizations (WHO)
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
John Hopkins University (Bloomberg School of Public Health)
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT-Kharagpur)

Key Speakers

Shri J P Nadda, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
Dr Nata Menabde, WHO Representative of India
Mr. Louis-Georges Arsenault, Country Head, UNICEF
Prof. Alain Labrique, Associate Professor, Dept of International Health / Dept of Epidemiology (jt), John Hopkins
Prof. Pranab Kumar Datta, Head MST, IIT Kharagpur
Dr. Naresh Trehan, Chairman, Medanta
Mr. Pankaj R Patel, Chairman and Managing Director, Zydus Cadila
Dr. Preetha Reddy, Executive Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.
Mr. Amrit Hinduja, (Head – Healthcare Sector), Business Sweden, embassy of Sweden, New Delhi

12 January
Smart Cities for Next Generation: International Conclave of City Leaders

Urban Development & Urban Housing Department, 12th January 2015

Partner Organizations

UN HABITAT
International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI )
University of Minnesota
Good Governance Foundation
All India Institute of Local Self-Government (AIILSG)
Canada India Business Exchange
Indo – Canadian Business Chamber
National Institute of Urban Affairs
EMBARQ

Key Speakers

Shri Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (Awaiting response)
H.E. Mr Mogens Jensen, Minister for Trade and Development, Denmark
Mr. Talleen Kumar, IAS, CEO & MD, Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Ltd., India
Dr. Kulwant Singh, Honarary Chairman – Incharge (UN-HABITAT World Urban Campaign & Regional Advisor, UN-Habitat, India
Mr. Stephen C Beatty, Partner , Global Head of Infrastructure (Americas), KPMG Canada
Dr. John Jung, CEO – Canada’s Technology Triangle and Co – Founder – Intelligent Community Forum, Canada
Mr. Flemming Borreskov, President, Intl Federation for Housing & Planning, Denmark
Emeritus Mayor Peter Woods OAM, United Cities and Local Government (ASPAC), Jakarta
Dr. Anuradha Ramaswamy, Charles M Denny Jr. Chair Professor of Science, Technology & Public Policy, University of Minnesota, USA
Mr. K Ananthkrishnan, CTO, TCS, India
Mr. Kevin Carmichael, Journalist, The Globe and Mail, Canada and Senior Fellow, CIGI, Mumbai

12 January
SMEs : Gearing up for Global Competitiveness

Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation & Industries Commissionerate, 12th January 2015

Key Speakers

Shri Kalraj Mishra, Minister of MSME, Govt. of India
Shri Giriraj Singh, Minister of State (MSME), Govt. of India
Smt. Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister, Gujarat
Shri Saurabhbhai Patel, Finance Minister, Govt. of Gujarat
Shri Madhav Lal, IAS, Secretary, MSME, Govt. of India
Mr. Shigehiro Shinozaki, Financial Sector Specialist (SME Finance) Office of Regional Economic Integration, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Dr. Masato Abe, Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) (Confirmed)
Dr. Anilkumar Dave, Head of Projects, International Network for SME (INSME)

Shortlisted Companies for SME Case Studies : AV Films being made

Balaji Wafers Private Limited
Bluecoat Pvt. Ltd.
Asian Granito India Ltd.
Hare Krishna Exports
Young Woman Entrepreneur
Harsha Engineers Pvt. Ltd.
Amee Castor & Derivatives Ltd.
Shree Umiya Surgical Pvt Ltd.
Atul Auto Limited

12 January
Invest India Summit : Financing for Future Growth

Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India, Finance Department, Govt. of Gujarat & GIFT City, 12th January 2015

Key Speakers
Shri Arun Jaitley Finance Minister, Government of India
Shri Rajiv Mehrishi, IAS, Finance Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Government of India
Dr. Hasmukh Adhia, IAS, Secretary, Dept. of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Government of India
Dr. Arvind Subramanian, Chief Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance, Government of India
Smt. Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chairman, SBI
Mr. Eric Dahl, CEO, WTCA, USA
Mr. Renny Thomas, Director, Financial Services Practice – India McKinsey & Co.

12 January
Sustainable Energy for All

Energy & Petrochemical Department, 12th January 2015

Partner Organizations: SE 4 All (UN Secretary General’s Initiative)

Key Speakers

Shri. Piyush Goyal, Minister of State for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy, Government of India
Dr. Kandeh Yumkella; Undersecretary-General and Special Representative, United Nations – Sustainable Energy for All
Shri P K Mishra, IAS, Additional Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, Government of India
Mr. P K Sinha, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Power, Government of India
Mr. Vijay Modi; Prof Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University

Confirmation Awaited:
Dr. Fatih Birol, (Chief Economist of the International Energy Agency )
Mr. Eduardo Paes ; (Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Dr. Miguel Mancera; (Mayor : Mexico)
Mr. Shuji Nakamura; Nobel laureates – 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics
Sir David Anthony King ; Emeritus Professor in Physical Chemistry at the University of Cambridge
Mr. Bazmi Husain, (Country Manager and Managing Director, ABB India)

12-13 January
World Innovation Symposium
Innovation : The Torchbearer of 21st Century

Department of Science and Technology, 12th & 13th January 2015

Partner Organizations
(Confirmation awaited)

UNICEF
UNESCO
The Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF)
Indo-German House of Innovation(DWIH)
British Council

Key Speakers

Mr. Adam Fenech, Ph.D. , Professor, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada
Mr. Kenneth Tai, Chairman, Jasper Display Corp.,Founder, Acer, Taiwan
Dr. Bala Balachandran, Prof. of Emeritus of Accounting Information & Management, Kellogg School of Management ,USA
Mr Arya Kohavi , Founder, Watergen, Israel
Shri Ram Sheshadri, Professor, Nonwovens & Advanced Materials Laboratory, Texas Tech University, USA
Mr. Kripa Varanasi, Founder, LiquiGlide, USA
Mr. Sam (Samir) Shah, Senior Partner Manager, Philips Health Care, San Francisco, California, USA
Mr. Deep Kalra, CEO, Makemy Trip (India) Pvt. Ltd., India
Mr. Rama Subramaniam, Lead architect, Angel and Director, Blue Sky Angels
Mr. Lalitesh Katraggada, Member, IT Governance, Govt. of AP, Founder Google India, Creater Google MAP
Dr. R A Mashelkar , Chairperson, Governing Council, National Innovation Foundation, Ahmedabad
Mr. Hasit Kazi, Vice President, Special Initiatives, TCS

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