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Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) – a grouping of 30 developed nations – is organising a Global Forum on International Investment (GFII) here from October 20-21, 2004. This is an annual event on the calendar of OECD and this year, this is being organised in India. Government of India is hosting the Conference with the support of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). GFII is preceded by India Investment Roundtable being organised on October 19, 2004. Earlier GFIIs were held in South Africa (2003), China (2002) and Mexico (2001).
The theme of India Investment Roundtable will be “Opportunities and Policy Challenges for Investment in India” and Shri Kamal Nath, Commerce & Industry Minister, will inaugurate the India Investment Roundtable on October 19. The Global Forum on International Investment will focus on “Investment for Development: Forging Partnerships”. The GFII will be inaugurated by Shri Dayanidhi Maran, Minister for Communications and Information Technology. Mr. Richard Hecklinger, Deputy Secretary General, OECD would also be present.
The India Investment Roundtable will focus on infrastructure sector of the industry. The event will be attended by a large number of participants from business communities from India, OECD countries, Non OECD countries and policy makers. The event will provide a platform for exploring opportunities for investments in Indian infrastructure sector.
Global Forum on International Investment will have interactive dialogue between policy makers, business and industry from OECD and Non OECD countries on the role of international cooperation to enhance the business environment and maximise the benefits of investment in developing countries, with a focus on India. The GFII will address OECD initiatives on Policy framework for investment, promotion of corporate responsibility and maximising Official Development Assistance.
The event will feature prominent speakers from OECD and Non OECD members and key multinational corporations. The prominent speakers would include Mr. Richard Hecklinger, Deputy Secretary General, OECD, Mr. Ashok Jha, Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Government of India, Mr. Dhanendra Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Mr. Michael F Carter, Country Director-India, The World Bank, Mr. Vinayak Chatterjee, Chairman, Feedback Ventures, Dr. Prakash G Apte, Director, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and many others.
OECD Investment Roundtable and Global Forum on International Investment (GFII) will provide a unique opportunity to the Indian and international business community, policy makers and experts to come together on a common platform to work on a short and long term agenda for advancing common development goals. The event will help in enhancing mutual understanding on investment related issues between India and OECD economies.
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