India-Latin America and Caribbean Conclave Strengthening India-LAC Business Ties: Align; Integrate; Invest; Engage; Explore

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1 Day 1: Thursday, 8 th October hrs Registration Venue: Taj Palace Hotel, S P Marg, New Delhi hrs INAUGURAL SESSION Opening Remarks by Session Chairman Setting the Context Special Address Address by Honorable Ministers Mr Chandrajit Banerjee General, CII Mr Dhruv Sawhney Chairman, CII LAC Conclave; Past President, CII and Chairman & Managing Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd Ms Rita Teaotia Commerce Secretary Ministry of Commerce & Industry Government of India H. E. Mr. Rodolfo Nin Novoa Minister of Foreign Affairs Government of Uruguay H. E. Mr. Alexander Mora Delgado Minister of Foreign Trade Government of Costa Rica H.E. Mr. Diego Aulestia Valencia Minister of International Trade Government of Ecuador

2 Keynote Address by Chief Guest H. E. Ms. Ana Helena Chacón Echeverría Vice President Government of Costa Rica Vote of Thanks by Session Chairman hrs Tea/Coffee Break hrs PLENARY SESSION I Leveraging Regional Groupings This session will deliberate upon the key economic policies, trade policies, product/sector profiles which the alliance focuses on. The discussions will provide the Indian industry an opportunity to understand the dynamics of this economic integration and identify the areas through which India can align with the group and leverage it for trade and investment. Session Chair and Moderator Setting the Theme Perspectives: MERCOSUR Perspectives: Pacific Alliance Mr Dammu Ravi Joint Secretary Department of Commerce Dr. Ignacio Bartesaghi Latin America-Asia Pacific Observatory Mr Luis Bianchi* Foreign Trade Government of Paraguay Mr Carlos Jimenez* Charge de Affairs

3 Peru Perspectives: SICA H.E. Mr. Rodrigo Vielmann Vice-Minister of Foreign Relations Government of Guatemala Q & A Vote of Thanks by Session Chairman hrs Lunch hrs PLENARY SESSION II New Opportunities: Leveraging Financial Institutions In India and LAC Region For Creating New Business Opportunities The session will discuss the various opportunities which the Indian industry can capitalize on by engaging with the financial institutions in LAC as well as dwell on the financial funding mechanisms available in India for companies looking at LAC for exports/investment. The discussions during the session will highlight the pre-requirements, process and procedures, which the industry on both sides will need to have to establish connections and engage with the financial institutions in order to gain market access, obtain project funding etc. The session will also illustrate future areas of cooperation between India and LAC. Session Chair and Moderator TBC Panelists H. E. Mr. Diego Aulestia Valencia Minister of International Trade Government of Ecuador

4 Q&A Vote of Thanks by Session Chair hrs Tea/Coffee Break Mr Altamir Roso Secretary for Economic Development Minas Gerais - Brazil Mr German Rios Corporate of Strategic Affairs CAF Mr Julio Angel-Mejia Operations Principal Leader, Office of Outreach and Partnerships Inter-American Development Bank Mr David Rasquinha Deputy Managing Export Import Bank of India Mr Claudio Luis dos Santos Executive President INDI- Integrated Development Institute of Minas Gerais - Brazil hrs PLENARY SESSION III Opportunities of Cooperation in the Energy Sector, including Renewable & Solar Environment and Climate Change is an important issue which needs to be collectively addressed by the international community. India and Latin America have developed individual programme and models to overcome challenges of climate

5 change. Through this session we aim to identify joint long-term agreements focusing on enabling policies, drafting appropriate environment laws to achieve carbon neutral economies. The joint agenda will be based on sharing of experiences, role and contribution of private sector in developing sustainable industrial practices, formulating measures, tools, technology collaborations, incentives and developing financial mechanisms to effectively overcome the challenges of climate change. Energy efficiency is a critical enabler for sustainable development and Renewable Energy will play an important role in expediting energy efficiency process. The session will also aim to highlight how India and LAC can build synergies in this sector; develop technologies and processes to mitigate effects of Climate Change. Session Chair & Moderator Panelists Mr Deepak Bhojwani Former Ambassador to Colombia, Venezuela and Cuba Mr Yuri Viamontes Lazo Vice Minister of Energy and Mines Government of Cuba Mr Rahul Munjal* Managing Hero Future energy Limited Mr Chintan Shah* President Suzlon Mrs Tatiana Amaran Bogochaova General Department of Electricity Government of Cuba Mr Ruben Figuera*

6 PDVSA - Venezuela Q&A Closing Remarks Mr Deepak Bhojwani hrs Tea/Coffee Break hrs PLENARY SESSION IV Exploring business synergies in Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals and Fertilizers The session will focus on fostering industry to industry and industry to government connects in promising sectors of pharmaceuticals, chemicals and fertilizers. The objective of the session is to deliberate on evolving enabling polices, regulation framework to overcome obstacles, encourage foreign investments, technology cooperation, R&D, etc.in these sectors. Session Chair and Moderator Panelists Mr Sudhansh Pant Joint Secretary Department of Pharmaceuticals Government of India Mr Jorge Antonio Romero Senior Advisor - Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risk COFEPRIS - Mexico Mr Santiago Ramos of Agro Food Systems Ministry of Popular Power for Agriculture, Government of Venezuela

7 Mr Arun Khanna Chief Operating Officer & Executive Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd Mr Ranjeet Chaturvedi Chairman, & MD Seftech Mr Garial Biguria* General Manager AGEXPORT - Guatemala Ms. Silvia Benítes 4caffe Eicor S.A Mr Guillermo Jose Figueredo* CEO DOSIS SRL, Paraguay Q&A Vote of Thanks by Session Chair 1815 hrs Close of Day hrs Cocktails and Dinner - Venue: Hotel Taj Palace Day 2 : Friday, 9 October 2015

8 hrs SESSION ON URUGUAY XXI Session Chair & Moderator Remarks by Presentation by Address Ambassador R Viswanathan Former Ambassador to Argentine, Uruguay & Paraguay H.E Mr Carlos Orlando Ambassador of Uruguay Mr Pablo Pereira Uruguay XXI Mr Ruben Azar Honorary Consul General of India in Uruguay & President Group RAS Q&A Concluding Remarks Ambassador R Viswanathan hrs PLENARY SESSION V Cooperation in Services Sector: IT and Telecom Banking and IT are two fundamental sectors to build a strong industry base. It is therefore evident that both the sectors should be technologically equipped and updated to adequately reduce transaction, procedural costs. This session will focus on the new technologies cooperation programme, R&D modules and transfers which can be developed between India and LAC. The session will also result in identifying investment opportunities for the Indian

9 banking and financial institutions in LAC and vice-versa. Session Chair & Moderator Panelists Mr Vimal Wakhlu Chairman & Managing TCIL Ltd H. E. Mr. Rafael Poveda Minister Coordinator of Strategic Sectors Government of Ecuador Dr Ajay Kumar* Additional Secretary Department of Electronics and Information technology Mr M Ammayappan Senior Manager Delivery Infosys Mr Sandeep Kohli General Manager Business Development & Strategy, LAC Vihaan Networks Ltd Mr Sushil Chaudhry Chairman & Managing Mann Technologies Mr Avishek Nigam President Adhrit Solution Brazil

10 Mr Ranjeet Goswami Country Manager Corporate Affairs Tata Consultancy Services Mr Guilherma Mota* GM Business Development ZetraSof, Brazil Q&A Concluding Remarks Mr Vimal Wakhlu Chairman & Managing TCIL Ltd Tea/Coffee Break hrs VALEDICTORY SESSION India & LAC: The Way Forward India and LAC have witnessed strong affinity in commercial and economies relations. Both the regions have expressed a greater need to be involved across diverse sectors to add momentum to the economic cooperation. This session aims to highlight the vision of partnership envisaged by two regions and formulate a roadmap to realize it. Opening Remarks by Session Chairman Address by Mr Chandrajit Banerjee General, CII Dr Naushad Forbes President Designate, CII &, Forbes Marshall Ltd

11 Address by Valedictory Address Guest of Honor from LAC (TBC) Dr Arvind Panagariya* Vice-Chairman Niti Aayog 1330 hrs Lunch Vote of Thanks by Session Chairman Close of the