INVITATION TO REGISTER

 

for:

 1st India – Commonwealth SME Trade Summit

30th & 31st May 2017

(agenda/schedule given below)

 

 

Hotel The Lalit

Barakhamba Avenue | Connaught Place

New Delhi

 

 

 

 

Dear Mr Sagar,

 

Greetings from India-Commonwealth SME Association (ICSA) and Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME), one of the founder members of ICSA.

 

We are pleased to inform you that after the successful launch of ICSA  in June 2016 all is set for the  1st India – Commonwealth SME Trade Summit to be held on 30th & 31st May 2017 at hotel The Lalit, Barakhamba Avenue, Connaught Place, New Delhi. The Summit is being organized by ICSA in partnership with Commonwealth Secretariat, Centre for WTO Studies; Ministry of Commerce & Industry; FISME, FICCI, CII, GBS-Africa; TPSF; COMESA LLPI and India Business Group, London.

 

The two day Summit is expected to be attended by more than 500 delegates, 100 SME Owners from 40 Commonwealth countries who will have B2B meetings with over 300 Indian SME counterparts. In addition, government officials, key dignitaries, media etc. would also be actively participating. The objective of the Summit is to promote trade & investments among SMEs of the Commonwealth countries. The focus sectors are:

 

Textiles & Clothing

Leather & Leather products

Packaging

Gems & Jewellery

Agro Processed products

Information & Communication Technology

Low Tech Machineries & Mechanical Appliances

 

Agenda/Schedule

30th May 2017 (Day 1)

0900 hrs: Registration & Tea

0930 hrs: Opening Session

1020 hrs: Tea-Break

1100 hrs: Plenary Session – High level Policymakers Round Table on Opportunities in Intra-Commonwealth Trade

1300 hrs: Lunch

1400hrs:  B2B meetings

1400 hrs: Parallell session (to be held in a separate hall) on Technology

1400 hrs: Parallell session (to be held in a separate hall) on Innovation

1600 hrs: Tea-Break

1630 hrs: B2B meetings

1630 hrs: Parallell session (to be held in a separate hall) on Technology

1630 hrs: Parallell session (to be held in a separate hall) on Innovation

1800 hrs: End of Day 1

 

31st May 2017 (Day 2)

0930 hrs to 1000 hrs: Registration & Tea

1000 hrs: B2B meetings

1000 hrs: Parallell session (to be held in a separate hall) on Technology

1000 hrs: Parallell session (to be held in a separate hall) on Innovation

1230 hrs: Lunch

1400 hrs: Plenary Session – Global challenges faced by Commonwealth countries

1600 hrs: Tea

1630 hrs: Concluding Session

1730 hrs: End of Day 2/Summit