Prof. Parul Gupta and Dr. Anusha Agarwal attended ASSOCHAM’s11th SEZ and Industrial Parks Summit at Hotel Le-Meridien, New Delhi on 26th July, 2017
The summit was organized by ASSOCHAM India and graced by Mr. Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary, Honorable Minister of State for MSME,Government of India as the Chief Guest. This one day convention was divided into 4 sessions in which deliberations on various issues related to the Special Economic Zones in India were made by national and international speakers from amongst industry, domain experts andGovernment policy makers.
The sessions were as follows-
SESSION 1- Inaugural
Panelists-
1. Mr. D.S. Rawat- Secretary General ASSOCHAM
2. Mr. SandeepJajodia, President ASSOCHAM
3. Mr. Rahul Gupta, Chairman Export Promotion Council for EOUs and SEZs
4. Admiral Abd El Kader Darwish, Vice Chairman, General Authority for SUEZ Canal Economic Zone, Egypt
5. Major General MohdHabiburRahman Khan, Executive Chairman, Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority.
6. Dr. L.B. Singhal, Development Commissioner, SEZ Northern Regions
7. Mr. Rabindra Kumar Jena, Honorable MP (LokSabha), Member of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry.
The discussion in this session focused on understanding the policy issues and business prospects in SEZs. It also deliberated on latest investment Trends in SEZs and FTZs and the role government can play in strengthening the performance of economy by improving the of SEZ.
