Exhibition Cum Conference

On completion of 50 glorious years of Maharashtra, the year 2010-11 was celebrated as “Golden Maharashtra Year”. During the year, series of activities/ events were organized across the State. The yearlong activities were concluded with a 4-day Mega Event in Mumbai starting from 28th April, – 1st May, 2011. The event comprised exhibition showcasing achievements of the State and series of interactive discussions to create roadmap for the future development of the State thus taking ‘MAHARASHTRA from GOLDEN to DIAMOND’. The event was organized in partnership with Government of Maharashtra.

The 4-day Mega Event was inaugurated by the Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra, Shri K. Sankaranayana. The Chief Guest of the event was Hon’ble Deputy Governor of Krasnoyarsk Region of Russia, Ms. Olga along with High profile Delegation from Russia. The Guest of Honor was Shri Subhash Ghai, Leading Film Personality of India.

1. A.     Conference – Sessions spread over 3-days deliberated on the following subjects:

• Infrastructure: Rail and Road Transport
• Chemical Industry in Maharashtra
• Energy: Conventional and Renewable
• Bio-Tech, Healthcare, Pharma
• Aviation, Ports & Hospitality
• New Age and Knowledge Economy
• Agriculture and Agri-Business
• Banking, Finance and Insurance
• Higher Education, Vocalization, and Skill Development
• Investor-Education

Speakers for the Conference:

Ajay Prakash, President, TAFI

Ajay shaw, Associate partner, DSK Legal

Anand Desai, Managing Director, DSK LEGAL

Ananta Barua, Executive Director, SEBI

Ashank Desai, Chairman, Mastek Ltd

Ashwin Shroff,,           Chairman and MD, Excel Industries Limited

D.N.Kulkarni, President, Jain Irrigation System Ltd

Daara B Patel, Secretary-General, IDMA

Devinder Pal,   President  & CEO, Catalyst Pharma Consulting

Dipal Parikh, Business Manager, India and Sub continent, E. I. Dupont India Private limited

Ganapathy V, CEO, Micro Technologies (India) Ltd

Ganesh Natarajan, vice- chairman and CEO, Zensar Technologies Ltd

Goffrey Delsas, Coordinator for India- investment Solutions, BNP Paribas

H S Karangale, Director General, Indian Chemical Council

Himanshoo Khare, General Manager – Business Development, Suzlon Energy Ltd

Indraneel Chaterjee, CEO, Reliance Communications Ltd

J N Das            Director, Shipping Corporation of India

Jagresh Rana, Director, Mahyco Monsanto

K G Karmakar, Managing Director, NABARD

K G Narayankhedkar, Director, VJTI

Kamala K, Vice President, NSE

Kapil Bhargava, Retired Deputy Drug Controller (India), CDSCO

Luis Anthony Olive Hawley, Head of the Foreign Direct Investment, Office Pro Mexico

M N Chaini, President, Reliance Industries Ltd

Nandkishor Kagliwal, Chairman, Nath group

Omprakash Sadhwani, Jt Commissioner (Law) FDA, Maharashtra

P V Deshmukh, Managing Director, HAL

Prabhakar Dalal, Executive Director, EXIM Bank

Pratik Kadakia, TSMG

R Rameseshan, Managing Director, National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited

Raman Kalyanakrishnan, Practice Head- Infocomm Media, Tata Strategic Management Group

ROBIN ROY, Associate Director (Financial Services), Pricewaterhouse Coopers Pvt. Ltd

Rupa Shah, Co Chairperson, IMC

S P Jain, Chairman & Managing Director, Pride Hotel

Sanjay Mandavkar, Executive Director- Infrastructure Banking Group, YES Bank Ltd

Satish Kishanchandani, Co- Founding Partner, DSK Legal

Satish Rajkondawar, Pharma Consultant

Sayee Srinivasan, Head- Product Strategy, BSE

Sharad Sabnis,             Chief Engineer, PWD– GoM

Shardul Kulkarni, Principal, TSMG

Shirish Ghoge, Director – Corporate Affairs, Abbott Group

Suresh Kare, Chairman & Managing Director, INDOCO REMEDIES LTD

Susnato Sen, Practice head- Infrastructure, TSMG

Susnato Sen, Practice head- Infrastructure, TSMG

Umesh Jain, President & Chief Information Officer, YES BANK

Venguswamy Ramaswamy, Global Head – iON, Tata Consultancy Services

Vithal Kamat, Chairman & Managing Director, Orchid Group of Hotels

1. A.     Exhibitions – List of Exhibitors:

Aarya 24kt

Accor India

AlI India Association of Industries

All India Gems & Jewellery Trade Federation (GJF)”

Ambuja Cement Ltd

Arihant Sports

ASM-Institute of International Business and Research

Bank of Baroda

Bank of India

Bharti Airtel

Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Bureau du Québec (Québec Office)- Investissement Québec

Care Soft Group

Cement Manufacturers’ Association                                         

Cement Manufacturers’  Association

Central Bank of India

Consulate General of Canada

Consulate General of Sri Lanka

Cosmo World

Diamond World

Doshi Corporate Services Pvt Ltd

Eagle Marketing

EXIM Bank

Finolex Cables

France

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)

ICICI Bank

India Business Journal

India China Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Indiamart.Com

Indian Drug Manufacturers’ Association

Indian Merchants’ Chamber

Indian Ports & Infrastructure Review

Indo French chamber of Commerce & Industry

Indo-Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Indonesia

Indo-Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (IVCCI)

J J Holidays (a division of Online Tourism & Fright Ltd)

JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization)

Jharkhand Handicraft

KOTRA

Mahananda Dairy

Maharashtra Forest Dept

Maharashtra State Warehousing Corporation

Maharshi Karve Institute

Mazagon Dock Limited

MEDA

Micro Technologies

MIDC

MTDC

NABARD

National securities Depository Ltd

National Stock Exchange of India Ltd

NCC Ltd

NCDEX

Octopus Systems India

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited

ProMexico

Raigad Observer

Ratnagiri Krishi

Reliance ADAG

Royal Thai Consulate-General, Mumbai, India

Royal trading

Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd.

SIDBI

Suzlon Energy Ltd

Tata Motors Limited

Tejanand Enginerring

Thane  Small Scale Ind.Association

Thane Small Scale Industries Association, TSSIA

The Art of Jewellery

The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI)

Total Oil India Pvt. Ltd

Travel Agents Federation of India

Travel Khabar

Traveltechie.Com

Varoc Engineering Pvt. Ltd.

VesacIndia

WIC

WTC

Yes Bank Limited