India Inc to discuss precautions against terror strikes

The week ahead

Monday, 8 December

 

Bangalore: Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B), WIPO Academy, Geneva, and the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India, to organise a conference on ‘Intellectual Property Management, Education and Research’. Venue: IIM-B Time: 9 am

 

Kolkata: Indian Foundry Association to hold its annual general meeting. Venue: Park Hotel. Time: 10.30 am

 

New Delhi: Ficci conference on ‘Steps the government must take to tackle and win against terror and precautions for corporates in this’. Venue: New Milieu, Ficci. Time: 11 am

 

Bangalore: Deutsche Messe, which organises the Hannover Fair, and Fluid Power Society of India to hold a press conference to announce four international fairs on energy, automation, power and intra-logistics. Venue: Dominion Hall, Le Meridian, Sankey Road. Time: 12.15 pm

 

Kolkata: Srei Infrastructure Finance chairman and managing director Hemant Kanoria to launch employment generation portal ‘Srei Sahaj e-Village Limited’. Venue: The Conclave. Time: 3.30 pm

Tuesday, 9 December

 

Bangalore: Lenovo to organise a meet with officials on its Global Marketing Hub, which is its centralised world-wide marketing communications hub. Venue: Lenovo Global Marketing Hub, Baghmane Tech Park. Time: 11 am

 

Kolkata: Macmillan Publishing India and Erudite Technologies to hold a press briefing to announce their tie-up and future plans. Venue: Hotel Hindustan International. Time: 11.45 am

 

Bangalore: Sun Microsystems India to announce the expansion of its alliance with Redington India Limited for the Sun Open Access Channel programme. Venue: Sun Microsystems office, 7th floor, Prestige Obelisk, Kasturba Gandhi Road. Time: 12 noon

Mumbai: CII to organise the second edition of Health Insurance Summit, 2008. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Chairman J Hari Narayan will be the chief guest and Apollo Hospitals Group Chairman Prathap C Reddy will be the guest of honour. Venue: Hyatt Regency, Andheri

Wednesday, 10 December

 

New Delhi: Global Compact Society to hold Fourth GCS National Convention on ‘Achieving Growth with Responsibility: The Global Compact Way’. Venue: Scope Convention Centre, Scope Complex, Lodhi Road. Time: 10 am

 

New Delhi: India Infrastructure Group, along with the Centre for Infrastructure Policy and Regulation of IIM-Ahmedabad, to hold a two-day conference on expansion and upgrade of railways: ‘Focus on Infrastructure: Challenges and Opportunities’. Venue: The Imperial

Thursday, 11 December

 

New Delhi: Third Sustainability Summit: Asia 2008 on ‘Competitiveness Redefined’. Venue: Hotel Intercontinental, Barakhamba Road. Time: 9.30 am

 

Mumbai: CII to organise its fourth Corporate Governance Summit on the theme of ‘Global Economic Crisis: Failure of Governance? Lessons for India’, in partnership with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Sebi Chairman C B Bhave will preside over the summit. CII President and ICICI Bank Ltd Managing Director and CEO K V Kamath will be the chief guest. Venue: The ITC Grand Central, Parel. Time: 10 am

 

New Delhi: CII and Finnair to hold a function for launch of a book, ‘Departure 2093: Five Visions of Future Flying’, by Christer Haglund, Senior Vice-President of Global Communications. Venue: Regency Room, Hotel Intercontinental, Barakhamba Road. Time: 12 noon

 

Bangalore: Robotic and Automation Industry Association of the German Engineering Federation to organise the ‘International Robotics and Automation Symposium, 2008’ during Industrial Automation India, 2008. Venue: Board room, convention centre, BIEC. Time: 1.45 pm

 

Mumbai: CII to organise its National Retail Summit on ‘Collaborative Retail: The New Engine of Growth’. Future Group Founder and CEO Kishore Biyani to give a special address. Venue: Hotel Hyatt Regency

Friday: 12 December

 

New Delhi: CII to hold Rail Contact 2008 on ‘Partners in Progress - Indian Railways’ Modernisation Plan and Industry’s Role’. Venue: Hotel Mariott Welcom, Saket. Time: 10 am

 

New Delhi: Milagrow to organise a two-day first World SME Conference, 2008. Venue: Federation House, Tansen Marg