Emerging Kerala from September 12

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate Emerging Kerala, a biennial global business event being organised by the state government, on September 12. The three-day event to be held in Kochi from Sept 12-14 will showcase the investment opportunities across the state.

The Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC), the nodal investment promotion agency of the state government, has signed an MoU with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for promoting the event across the world.

The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) will be an event partner.

The event would have participation from corporate leaders, heads of governments, foreign dignitaries, heads of major regulatory institutions, banks and financial institutions, scholars, leading economists and eminent personalities, a KSIDC release said.

The programmes to be held as a part of the meet include, business meets, sector-wise conclaves, domestic and international road shows, discussion and debates. The state government hopes to attract huge investments through partnership with potential investors for a slew of mega projects.

The key projects identified for partnerships during the meet include: supplementary gas infrastructure; Vizhinjam International Container Trans-shipment terminal; high speed rail corridor; Kochi-Coimbatore industrial corridor project; electronic hub project; power projects; waste management and centres of excellence in higher education.

Besides the inaugural session, Emerging Kerala will have various plenary sessions, round tables; business to business (B2B) connects; business to government (B2G) connects and cultural performances.