Assocham, TOI bring together top leaders to revive industrial sector

CHANDIGARH: As the global economy is going through the worst ever crises of the century due to Covid-19 pandemic,

Assocham

, in partnership with The Times of India, has brought together a cross-section of leaders from both government and industry, together with representatives of foreign missions to India and Indian missions abroad.

The initiative, ‘Beyond the

Lockdown

– An Online Summit’ is scheduled for May 16 from 2 pm to 5pm. The event is aimed to help various organisations and the government move beyond the lockdown, help restart their operations and ensuring business sustainability.

This programme will have special address by deputy chief minister of Haryana Dushyant Chautala; minister for industries, energy and MSME in Odisha government Dibya Shankar Mishra and minister of industries and commerce in Andhra Pradesh government Mekapati Gowtham Reddy.

Pham Sanh Chau, ambassador of Vietnam to India, will put forward his view on the global perspective. Other eminent speakers include Maria Nemenmen, deputy head of the Mission, Embassy of Israel and Guruprasad Mohapatra, secretary of central government’s department of promotion for industry and internal trade (DPIIT).

Besides Deepak Sood, secretary general of the Assocham; Amrit Sagar Mittal, chairman of Assocham North Regional Development Council and vice-chairman of International Tractors Ltd (Sonalika) would throw light on the

industrial sector

.

There would be three panel discussions during the webinar. Topics for the panel discussion include ‘Industry Readiness for the New Normal and Emerging Opportunities for Industry’ and ‘Business Continuity Management Making Industry Resilient towards Future Challenges’.

Watch out for event updates on https://www.facebook.com/Chandigarh.TOI

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