World Economic Forum to hold meet in Cochin
Updated: Jun 25, 2013 12:58:21pm
Cochin, June 25 (KNN) Cochin, the commercial capital of Kerala, will host the World Economic Forum’s 29th India meeting on 8-9 November 2013.
This will be the first time the meeting is held in South India.
In future, the Forum plans to alternate the venue for its annual India meeting between New Delhi one year and an Indian regional state the other.
The format of the meeting here will be very different to previous years. The Community Retreat will be more intimate in style, with around 150 participants coming together in private sessions to explore how to improve the nexus between regional and national policy-making and policy implementation, with a view to optimizing India’s economic development.
This meeting will bring together partners from state and national government, business, academia and civil society.
“This meeting aims at shaping the national economic agenda which will not only help demonstrate the economic dynamism driving growth in Kerala but also provide leaders with new opportunities that have the potential of delivering significant social and economic benefit to the country,” said Chief Minister of Kerala, Oommen Chandy.
“India’s national elections in 2014 are the world’s largest democratic exercise. With our community of leaders from Indian industry, civil society and government, the objective of our meeting this year is to exchange on the priorities for the country following the national elections for India to maximize its full potential for inclusive growth,” said Senior Director, Head of Asia, World Economic Forum, Sushant Palakurthi Rao.
The Forum has recently held similar roundtable discussions in Moscow (October 2012), Baku (April 2013) and Japan (June 2013), establishing the success of this innovative format in engaging stakeholders.
The new format for this year’s meeting in India provides an informal environment where participants can identify a clear roadmap for the Forum's partnership with the Indian community and determine expectations for the government that will be elected in 2014. This year’s meeting has been designed to include Media Leaders, who will play an active role in the private discussions, said an official release.
The World Economic Forum, famous for holding the annual global summit in Davos , Switzerland is a Swiss non-profit foundation, based in Cologny, Geneva. It works towards improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.
The Forum is best known for its annual meeting in Davos, in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland. The meeting brings together some 2,500 top business leaders, international political leaders, selected intellectuals and journalists to discuss the most pressing issues facing the world, including health and the environment.
The organisation also convenes some six to eight regional meetings each year in locations such as Latin America and East Asia, as well as undertaking two further annual meetings in China and the United Arab Emirates. (KNN)
This will be the first time the meeting is held in South India.
In future, the Forum plans to alternate the venue for its annual India meeting between New Delhi one year and an Indian regional state the other.
The format of the meeting here will be very different to previous years. The Community Retreat will be more intimate in style, with around 150 participants coming together in private sessions to explore how to improve the nexus between regional and national policy-making and policy implementation, with a view to optimizing India’s economic development.
This meeting will bring together partners from state and national government, business, academia and civil society.
“This meeting aims at shaping the national economic agenda which will not only help demonstrate the economic dynamism driving growth in Kerala but also provide leaders with new opportunities that have the potential of delivering significant social and economic benefit to the country,” said Chief Minister of Kerala, Oommen Chandy.
“India’s national elections in 2014 are the world’s largest democratic exercise. With our community of leaders from Indian industry, civil society and government, the objective of our meeting this year is to exchange on the priorities for the country following the national elections for India to maximize its full potential for inclusive growth,” said Senior Director, Head of Asia, World Economic Forum, Sushant Palakurthi Rao.
The Forum has recently held similar roundtable discussions in Moscow (October 2012), Baku (April 2013) and Japan (June 2013), establishing the success of this innovative format in engaging stakeholders.
The new format for this year’s meeting in India provides an informal environment where participants can identify a clear roadmap for the Forum's partnership with the Indian community and determine expectations for the government that will be elected in 2014. This year’s meeting has been designed to include Media Leaders, who will play an active role in the private discussions, said an official release.
The World Economic Forum, famous for holding the annual global summit in Davos , Switzerland is a Swiss non-profit foundation, based in Cologny, Geneva. It works towards improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.
The Forum is best known for its annual meeting in Davos, in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland. The meeting brings together some 2,500 top business leaders, international political leaders, selected intellectuals and journalists to discuss the most pressing issues facing the world, including health and the environment.
The organisation also convenes some six to eight regional meetings each year in locations such as Latin America and East Asia, as well as undertaking two further annual meetings in China and the United Arab Emirates. (KNN)
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