North East Business Summit at New Delhi
Date : January 17th, 18th 2019

Day 1 details of the summit

Dr. Rajeev Singh,
Director General, Indian Chamber Of Commerce
cordially invites you to the
‘North East Business Summit’
Summit Chair: Dr. Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Minister of State (IC), Ministry of DoNER, GOI
Chief Guests:
H.E. Prof. Jagdish Mukhi, Hon'ble Governor of Assam
H.E. Mr. Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya, Hon'ble Governor of Nagaland
Dignitaries to be also present:
Dr. Inder Jit Singh, IAS, OSD, Ministry of DoNER, Government of India
Mr. Naveen Verma, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of DoNER, Government of India
Mr. M K Saharia, Chair, ICC North-East Regional Committee
Ms. Rima Das, Film Maker from Assam
Mr. Rudra Chatterjee, President, ICC

Day & Date: Thursday, 17th January, 2019
Time: 10:30 am
Venue: Hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi

Day 2 details of the summit

Dr. Rajeev Singh, Director General, Indian Chamber Of Commerce
cordially invites you to the
‘North East Business Summit’
Chief Guests:
Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Hon’ble Minister, Ministry of Commerce and Industry & Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India
Dignitaries:
H.E. Mr. Rokebul Haque, Acting High Commissioner of Bangladesh in Delhi
Mr. Ram Muivah, IAS, Secretary, NEC
Mr. M K Saharia, Chair, ICC North-East Regional Committee
Day & Date: Friday, 18th January, 2019
Time: 12:30 pm
Venue: Hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi

North East Business Summit
17th & 18th January 2019, Le Meridien, New Delhi

Tentative Programme**

Day 1, 17th January, 2019

Inaugural Session
10:30am Lamp Lighting & Felicitation of the Dignitaries
10:35am Welcome Address: Mr Rudra Chatterjee, President, Indian Chamber of Commerce
10:45am Theme Address: Mr M K Saharia, Chair, ICC North-East Regional Committee
10:55am Address by: Dr Inder Jit Singh, IAS, OSD, Ministry of DoNER, Government of India
11:05am Address by: Mr Naveen Verma, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of DoNER, Government of India
11:15am Release of “ICC Background Paper on NE”
11:20am Presentation of “ICC NE Excellence Award” : Ms Rima Das, Film Maker from Assam
11:30am Address by Summit Chair: Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (I/C), Ministry of DoNER, Government of India
11:45am Chief Guests:
o H.E. Mr Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya, Hon'ble Governor of Nagaland
o H.E. Prof. Jagdish Mukhi, Hon'ble Governor of Assam
12:00pm Vote of Thanks: Dr Rajeev Singh, Director General, Indian Chamber of Commerce
12:05pm Tea Break
12:30pm-1:30pm

Technical Session1
“Promotion of Infrastructure & Connectivity in NE”
o The session would deliberate on ongoing & upcoming infrastructure projects, issue of time-bound implementation of projects, better centre-state coordination and secure business environment, Exploiting the Public Private Partnership framework, Financing large scale infra projects. Infrastructure projects such as building of connecting links between North-East and the rest of India, and North-East and South-East Asia will go a long way in improving connectivity and transforming the region into a flourishing business hub and fulfil its role as the “Gateway to South East Asia”.
o The Session would also focus on the potential of inland waterways, capacity augmentation, investment opportunity in the sector, role of state governments, dredging, ship-building, maintenance of terminals, coastal shipping etc.
o Another important aspect would be improving air connectivity for NE.
Session Chair: Mr Ram Muivah, IAS, Secretary NEC
Address by:
o Mr Ravi Capoor, IAS, ACS, Industries, Government of Assam **
o Mr Anurag Bhushan, IFS, Joint Secretary (ASEAN-ML), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
o Mr Shashi Bhushan Shukla, IRS, Member-Traffic, IWAI
o Mr Saurabh Endley, IRSME, Joint Secretary, Ministry of DoNER, Government of India
o Mr CS Subbiah, CEO, Alliance Air

1:30pm-2:30pm Technical Session 2
“Entrepreneurship Development in NE with focus on Banking & Financial Inclusion, IT & ITeS”
o A number of sectors can emerge as important sources of employment in the NE region and it is crucial to identify the relevant education streams and skill sets that need to be developed among the people to enhance their employability. Financial Inclusion has been at the forefront of regulators and policy makers for NE. This will undoubtedly ensure the presence of more banks and better quality of financial services at affordable costs to the disadvantaged sections in the region. The session would also focus on improving IT & ITES. The thrust is to make IT the vehicle for productive growth in the NE, all round development and improved performance in governance and administration; EoDB, NEBPS, and developmental activities leading to IT related growth.
Address by:
o Dr Omkar Rai, Director General, STPI
o Mr Pankaj Kumar Prasad, Managing Director, NERAMAC **
o Mr Rajiv, Chief General Manager, NABARD
o Mr K D Vizo, Commissioner & Secretary, Information Technology & Communication, Government of Nagaland
o Mr Tanmoy Chakrabarty, Group Government Affairs Officer, Tata Sons Private Limited
o Mr Amitabh Nag, Country Manager –Public Sector, HP
2:30pm onwards Lunch

Day 2, 18th January, 2019
10:30-11:30am Technical Session 3
“Session on Tourism”
As far as promotion of tourism is concerned, investments are being made for improvement in NE for availability of better tourist infrastructure, focused marketing and promotion efforts. The session would lay special focus on promotion of homestay, film tourism in NE, Swadesh Darshan Scheme, North East Circuit.
Address by:
o Mr Satyajeet Rajan, IAS, Director General, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India
o Mr Amaresh Tiwari, Managing Director, AT Seasons & Vacations Pvt. Ltd.
o Mr Sanjay Basu, Managing Director, Far Horizon Tours Pvt. Ltd.
o Mr Sanjay Jain, Director, Special Holiday Travel Pvt. Ltd.
o Ms Jyoti Mayal, Director, New Airways Travel
11:30-12:30pm Technical Session 4
“Session on Energy”
Government is putting special focus to North East and several landmark decisions have already been taken in thermal power generation, hydel and more importantly in solar, wind and other green energy, besides strengthening of transmission and distribution. These also include not only achievements in capacity addition but also important reforms being undertaken on increasing energy efficiency of the present infrastructure and thereby reducing power losses. The North Eastern States and Eastern India region offers tremendous potential for development of renewable energy infrastructure and investment opportunities. In recent times, this has drawn business relations and investment interests from countries like Japan and Taiwan too.
Address by:
o Mr G S Patra, Executive Director, PFC
o Mr Nitin Zamre, Managing Director, ICF International India
o Mr Satyajit Ganguly, Managing Director, ONGC Tripura Power Company
o ONGC /Bharat Petroleum
12:30pm-1:15pm Valedictory Session
12:30pm Welcome Address Mr M K Saharia, Chair, ICC North-East Regional Committee Indian Chamber of Commerce
12:35pm Address by His Excellency Mr Rokebul Haque, Acting High Commissioner of Bangladesh in Delhi
12:45pm Guest of Honour Mr Ram Muivah, IAS, Secretary, NEC
12:55pm Presentation of “ICC NE Excellence Award” to Guru Devjani (Minakshi) Chaliha, Renowned Manipuri dancer
1:10pm Chief Guest Mr Suresh Prabhu, Hon’ble Minister, Ministry of Commerce and Industry & Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India
1:25pm Summing up & Vote of Thanks Mr M K Saharia
1:30pm onwards Lunch