Speakers

Day1, Thursday, 8 December 2016
Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra, 15A, Rizal Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi

Inaugural Session, 10:00-10:45 am
Speakers
  • Gen(Dr.) V.K Singh (Retd.), Hon’ble Minister of State for External Affairs, Govt. of India (TBC)
  • H.E. Mr. Yiorgos Lakkotrypis, Minister of Energy, Commerce, Industry, Tourism, Cyprus
  • H.E. H.E. Mr. Soren Pind, Minister for Higher Education and Science, Denmark
  • Mr. Harshavardhan Neotia, President, FICCI
  • Mr. Rakesh Bakshi, IE29B Forum Convenor and CMD, RRB Energy Ltd.
Partner Country Session- Cyprus, 10:45-11:35am
“India and Cyprus: Prospects & Opportunities”
Speakers
Moderator:
  • Mr. George Kambanellas, Treasurer of the Board of Directors, CIPA
Speakers:
  • Mr. Christodoulos Angastiniotis, Chairman, CIPA – Investing in Cyprus
  • Mr. Aram Tavitian, Partner, PwC – Normalisation of business between India & Cyprus
  • Ms. Xenia Loizidou, Director, J.V. ISOTECH Environmental Research and Consultancy/Cyndia Engivibes (P) Ltd: Environmental Solutions, Technologies and Skill Development: A Powerful Sector for Cyprus – India Cooperation
  • Prof. Panos Razis, University of Cyprus – Prospects and synergies for collaboration between India & Cyprus in Thermal Energy
Partner Region Session-Nordic, 11:40- 12:30pm
Nordic Contributions to “Skill India”
Speakers
Moderator:
  • Ms. Sabina Dewan, Just Jobs Network. Also would share views on “What does India need when it comes to skill development”?
Speakers:
  • Mr. Utkrisht Ahuja, Business Development Consultant, Ossur India, Iceland
  • Mr Stefan Palskog, President, Scania Commercial Vehicles India Pvt. Ltd., Sweden
  • Mr. Saurabh Arora, Head of HR and Operations, Comptel Communications India Ltd, Finland
  • Mr. Sanjiv Kanwar, Country Manager, Yara Crop Nutrition, Norway
  • Mr. Pankaj Sachdeva, Director – Telecom & Director – Business Development, Ramboll India, Denmark
Session on Cooperating to Upgrade Skills in “Manufacturing, Food Processing, Infrastructure (roads, ports, airports & logistics) and Developing Smart Solutions to Cities”
12:30 – 1:35 am
Speakers
Moderator: Ms. Sabina Dewan, Just Jobs Network
Panellists:
  • Mr. Rajesh Agrawal, Joint Secretary &CVO, Ministry of Skills Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India (TBC)
  • Mr. Milan Gavlák, Senior Consultant, Department of Investment, Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency – SARIO : Impact of Recent Investments on Skill sets in Slovak Republic
  • Mr. NSN Murty, Executive Director & Leader, Smart Cities, PricewaterhouseCoopers on “Evolving Necessary Skill Development for shaping Smart Cities”, India
  • Ms. Anna Somos Krishnan, Managing Director, LongWealth GmbH on “Integrating Needs of Differently Abled in Developing Smart Solutions to the Cities, Austria
  • Mr. JJ Singh, President, Indo-Polish Chamber of Commerce and Industry, on sharing Perspective on Skills Upgradation in Ports and Logistics, Poland
  • Mr. Mikelis Lapse, Board Member, Bhandar Ltd. and National Container Terminal Ltd. (Riga, Latvia) on Development of New Logistics Chains to Northern Europe and CIS countries through Riga HUB, Latvia
Parallel Session on infusing renewed impetus for promoting collaboration in “High-Technology in Services; Healthcare and IT&ITES 1:35-2:20pm
Speakers
Moderator:
  • Dr. Sanjeev K Chaudhry, Director – Devang Holding Pvt Ltd, India
Panellists:
  • Prof. Panos Razis, University of Cyprus – Cooperation between India and Cyprus in Medical Physics; Production of Radiopharmaceuticals, Cyprus
  • Mr. Prakash Hinduja, Chairman, Hinduja Group (Europe), Switzerland
  • Dr Karanvir Singh, Chief Medical Information Officer, Apollo Hospitals, India
  • Mr Tejinder Singh Jassal, Country Manager, Molnlycke Health Care, Sweden
Parallel Session on “Clean Technologies and Renewable Energy to Define Future of India-Europe 29 countries Economic relations”
2:20-3:20pm
Speakers
Moderator:
Mr. Sarvesh Kumar,
Deputy Managing Director, RRB Energy Ltd.
Panellists:
  • Ms. Xenia Loizidou, Director, J.V. ISOTECH Environmental Research and Consultancy/Cyndia Engivibes (P) Ltd - Cyprus/India on “Clean technologies: Transfer in local conditions”
  • Mr. Maciej Fałkowski, Dy. Joint Secretary, Deptt. of Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland
  • Mr Rajiv Tayal, CEO, PPAM Solkraft India, Sweden
  • Ms. Pooja Malhotra, Vice President, Statkraft Markets, on “Indo-Norwegian Comparative Picture of Renewable Power and Market Developments, Norway
  • Mr. Pratyush Thakur, COO, Statkraft BLP, on “Solar Power – Necessity and Opportunity”, Norway
Valedictory Session
3:30-4:10pm
Speakers
  • Mr. Rakesh Bakshi, IE29B Forum Convenor and CMD, RRB Energy Ltd.
  • H. E. Mr. Jiri Koliba, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, Czech Republic
  • H.E Mr. Kaspars Ozolins, State Secretary of Ministry of Transport, Latvia
  • Ms Sujata Mehta, Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
  • Dr. A. Didar Singh, Secretary General, FICCI

Day 2, Friday, 9th December 2016
FICCI Federation House, 1 Tansen Marg, New Delhi

Business Interaction with:
H.E Mr. Kaspars Ozolins, State Secretary of Ministry of Transport, Latvia
10:00-11:30am
(Committee Room, FICCI)
Speakers
  • HE Mr. Aivars Groza, Ambassador of Latvia to India
  • H.E Mr. Kaspars Ozolins, State Secretary of Ministry of Transport, Latvia
  • Mr. Aivis Kļavinskis, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Latvia in Delhi on “Business environment in Latvia”