36 nations to take part in Bengal biz summit

Kolkata: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is leaving no stone unturned to ensure the success of the two-day annual 5th Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS), which will be inaugurated by her at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre in New Town, on Thursday.

Representatives of around 36 countries including United Kingdom, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, UAE, Czech Republic, Japan and Polland are joining the two-day conference.

Industry doyens like Reliance Industries' chairman Mukesh Ambani, JSW Group's chief Sajjan Jindal, Future Group head Kishore Biyani, ITC's CEO Sanjiv Puri, RP Sanjiv Goenka Group's chairman Sanjiv Goenka, Ambuja Neotia Group's chairman Harshvardhan Neotia, a representative of Adani Group along with Mayank Jalan, Rudra Chatterjee are expected to attend the Summit.

The Chief Minister said she had invited the Union Industry and Commerce minister Suresh Prabhu to attend the conference. "He has sent his best wishes," she said adding all the sectors will be highlighted at the conference.

The event will have representatives of various Chambers of Commerce, business houses and IT companies. Bengal has evolved as a major IT hub and Banerjee has inaugurated the Bengal Silicon Valley, which is coming up on 100 acres, recently. IT giant Infosys will also come up with its office here shortly.

State Finance minister Amit Mitra will address the gathering in which around 4,000 delegates are likely to take part.