Industry bigwigs to converge at UP calling 2004

In its bid to catch up with other states when it comes to attracting
investment, UP is all set to experience a gathering full of industry captains at
Kanpur. Industry bigwigs such as CK Prahalad, Rajat Gupta, Kanwal Rekhi, Kiran
Mazum-dar Shaw, Swati Piramal and Nikhil Gandhi are lik-ely to grace the
occasion dur-ing UP calling meet at Kan-pur, which wou-ld be organized on Feb
20-21.

The event is going to be organized by The industry Entrepreneurs (TiE) Uttar
Pradesh chapter in asso-ciation with UP Development Council and NASSCOM, is
likely to be attended by entre-preneurs, professionals and academicians in
different streams from all over the country. The prime objective of the event
would be to attract investment and showcase entrepreneur opportunities in the
state.

"Despite the fact that UP is one of the highly populated states of the
country, there are not many big industrial units in the manufacturing and IT
sector. So, ideally an event like this would trigger the invest-ment process and
highlight UP as an industry-friendly state in the country," informed a
sou-rce close to the government machinery on conditions of anonymity.

Chief minister of the state, Mulayam Singh Yadav, is likely to inaugurate the
event. The event would also provide a platform, where efforts will be made to
potential investors to invest in the state and create employment opportunities
for the state populace. The event would also have a conference, which will
provide a forum for interaction between the inte-llectual talent within UP and
other parts of the country as well. Professors and faculties of institutes like
IIT Kanpur, Banaras Hindu University and IIM Lucknow are likely to converge at
the event to deliver lectures on technical and business related topics.

Zia Askari

Lucknow (CyberMedia News Service)