SAARC
Business Leaders Conclave
South Asia Regional Integration & Growth
November 17-18, 2005
At Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi

Objectives:

• To emancipate SAARC of poverty by making it the fastest growing economic region in the world

• To prepare member states for
  i) a common South Asian Market;
  ii) common currency; and
  iii) a South Asian Union like the European Union

• To develop an enabling environment for
  i) Higher intra-regional investment;
  ii) Promoting South Asia as a common investment destination for the rest of the world;
  iii) Increased employment opportunities ; and
  iv) Promoting corporate social responsibility amongst private enterprises within the region

Content: Conference will focus on the following themes: -

• Improving Competitiveness and Growth in South Asia

• South Asia in Global Economy: Regional and Global Integration

• Investment Climate in South Asia

• How to Improve Technology Skills and Innovation in South Asia?

• Strengthening Co-operation on Infrastructure & Development

• SAARC Melting Pot: South Asia Soft Power

Inauguration:

Dr. Manmohan Singh, Hon'ble Prime Minister of India

Special Address:

H.E. Mr. Chenkyab Dorji, Secretary General, SAARC

Eminent Speakers:

Mr. Kamal Nath, Hon'ble Commerce Minister of India
Nobel Laureate Prof. Michael Spence, Philip H. Knight Professor Emeritus, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, USA
Mr. Imran Khan, Former Captain of Pakistan Cricket Team, Pakistan

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