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Exploring Investment Opportunities
B. Ashok Reddy, Chairman, Confederation of Indian Industries (Andhra Pradesh), and the President of Infotech Enterprises Ltd. kicked off the session by his welcome address. He dwelt upon the increasing volumes of trade that India has been developing with non-traditional partners such as Canada. He expressed confidence that the trade ties between Canada and India have a great future.
Speaking on the occasion, Naval Bajaj, President ICCC, emphasized on the growth of non-traditional sectors of trade – especially the knowledge sector. He said the expansion of the knowledge sector in Hyderabad and Andhra Pradesh has put the city and the state on the global map and in a different league.
The ICCC President informed the audience of the objectives of the trade mission, and said, “This is the third trade mission that our Chamber has led to India. It is a multi-city, multi-sector mission, with emphasis on education, agriculture and energy.”
Hon. Joe Daniel, Member of Parliament, lauded the ICCC for its role in fostering trade. He said that as a member of the Canadian federal government’s committee on aerospace, he was keen to explore synergies that may evolve between Canada and India in the sector.
Sanjay Jaju, representative of the Andhra Pradesh government also spoke on the occasion. The other speakers in the first session included Rajat Kumar and K. Pradeep Chandra.
In the second session on sector investment opportunities, the panelists included Ray Chan, Government of Saskatchewan, Sohail Saeed of the City of Brampton, Harish Chandra, Chairman, Mahalazmi Infra Centures, UB Desai, Director IIT and Vikram Jain, Trade Commissioner. Naval Bajaj moderated the session and spoke about the agriculture, education and energy sectors.
- Ray Chan spoke about agriculture and food processing sector opportunities in Saskatchewan
- Sohail Saeed discussed opportunities in the education sector in Brampton
- Vikram Jain of the Trade Commissioner’s Services dwelled upon the overall energy sector
- Y Harish of the Government of Andhra Pradesh spoke about the opportunities in the infrastructure sector in the state
- U B Dessi discussed the opportunities in gaming, animation, and the overall ICT sector
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Visit to IGBC
The delegation visited the India Green Business Council (IGBC) in Hyderabad. The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), part of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) was formed in the year 2001. The initiative was launched by the Godrej group’s Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre. The vision of the council is to usher in a green building movement in India and facilitate India to become one of the global leaders in green buildings.
A green building is one which uses less energy, water and natural resources, creates less waste and is healthier for the people living inside compared to a standard building. The officials at the IGBC made a presentation about the procedures that have been laid down for buildings to be certified as environmentally friendly. These include:
- Energy saving to the extent of 30 - 40 % right from day one
- Enhanced indoor air quality
- Higher productivity of occupants
- Potable watersaving to the tune of 20% - 30%
- Enhanced day light & Ventilation
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Visit to Infotech Enterprises
Thereafter, the delegation visited the headquarters of Infotech Enterprises. President Ashok Reddy informed the delegation of the range of services that his company provides. “Infotech Enterprises provides engineering solutions, including product development and life-cycle support, process, network design and optimization, and data management solutions to major organizations worldwide.” For the last two decades, Infotech leverages a global delivery and collaborative engineering model to achieve measurable and substantial benefits for our clients.
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