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