BWI: Business Leaders Set to Gather for Key Indo-International Summit at Leaders in India Business Forum 2009

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Leaders in India 2009
Monday, October 05, 2009 05:49 PM IST (12:19 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Economy, People; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Media & entertainment; Technology
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Business Leaders Set to Gather for Key Indo-International Summit at Leaders in India Business Forum 2009
The Countdown to the Inaugural Indian Chapter of the World's Largest and Most Respected Series of Leadership Events has begun

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Monday, October 05, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- The Leaders in India Business Forum is scheduled to take place on 9th and 10th of October 2009, at the Taj Lands End in Mumbai. Already being referred to as India's largest meeting point of global and Indian corporate leaders, Leaders in India 2009 will be attended by renowned personalities such as Tom Peters, Steve Forbes, Donald Trump Jr., and India Inc's top business leaders such as Adi Godrej, Raman Roy, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw and many more.

Themed 'Visionary Leaders- Changing the world,' the forum's discussions are expected to be dominated by the prevailing socio-economic challenges facing India and the world. The forum will be formally inaugurated by Peter Rigby, Chairman of Informa plc and taken forward by Steve Tappin, the official moderator.

Other confirmed participants and speakers include Wim Elfrink- Chief Globalisation Officer, Cisco; Tejpreet S. Chopra - President and CEO, GE - India; Simon Galpin - Director-General of Investment Promotion, InvestHK; D. Shivakumar- MD, Nokia India; Dinesh Keskar - President, Boeing India; Kanwalinder Singh President, Qualcomm India & South Asia.

"Similar fora in Dubai and London have inspired even the most seasoned executives and have become 'must attend' events for senior business leaders over the past few years; attendees have found them extremely worthwhile, and I anticipate that Leaders in India will be exactly the same."- Tanmay Modi, Forum Director, Leaders in India.

"I am delighted that the Leaders In India Business Forum 2009 is being held at a time when not only is India a major driver of global growth, but is also a fountainhead of innovation, especially in bottom of the pyramid solutions."- Adi Godrej, Chairman, Godrej Group.

"With India aspiring for global leadership in the technology space, there's a whole new breed of entrepreneurs here brimming with enthusiasm and innovative solutions that address local problems with inherent global impact. Many of them will emerge as tomorrow's leaders in all walks of life. I am delighted for this opportunity to interact with them at "Leaders in India", to share my own entrepreurial experiences, and also to learn from them." - Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairman & Managing Director, Biocon Limited.

Leaders in India Business Forum 2009 is supported by Nokia, Watson Wyatt, Qualcomm, Steria, Invest HK and Baker & McKenzie. Media Partners include CNN, Wall Street Journal Asia, Businessworld, NDTV Profit amongst others.

To learn more about Leaders in India, visit www.leaders-india.com.

About Informa:

Informa plc, the world's largest professional media company, provides specialist information to the global academic & scientific, professional and commercial communities through mediums including publishing, events, distance learning and performance improvement.

With hundreds of highly respected companies including some of the world's biggest information brands - Lloyd's List, Routledge, Taylor & Francis, Datamonitor, IIR, IBC, Euroforum, Huthwaite, Washington Policy & Analysis, Monaco Yacht Show and many others - Informa is present in over 70 countries and publishes over 45,000 book titles and publications; delivers over 2,000 subscription-based services and produces over 12,000 events every year.

Informa India is dedicated to providing the most meaningful and relevant platforms and media for information exchange and strategic business development for the Indian and international professional communities that it serves.

For more information on Informa, its companies and its brands, please visit www.informa.in.


CONTACT DETAILS
Norton Vaz, Client Services Manager, Informa India, +91 (22) 40203355, leaders@leaders-india.com

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