The eighth edition of the Bengal Global Business Summit is set to welcome leading figures from various industries, including Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries; Sajjan Jindal, Chairman of JSW Group; and Sanjiv Puri, Chairman of ITC Ltd. The flagship event for West Bengal will kick off on Wednesday.
Attendees are expected to include R. Mukundan, Managing Director and CEO of Tata Chemicals; Rajiv Memani, Chairman of EY India; Sanjiv Goenka, Chairman of RP-SG Group; Prashant Bangur, Vice-Chairman of Shree Cement; Jyotsna Suri, Chairman of Lalit Suri Hospitality Group; and Harshavardhan Neotia, Chairman of Ambuja Neotia Group. The two-day summit aims to explore business opportunities within the state and foster investment.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Tuesday that ambassadors and diplomats from over 20 countries will participate in this unprecedented event, with around 40 countries set to attend, including 20 designated as partner nations for this year’s summit. Approximately 200 international delegates will be in attendance.
This year, the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) will focus on various sectors such as manufacturing and industry—particularly MSMEs, advanced manufacturing, the circular economy, natural resource management, defence manufacturing, agriculture and allied fields, international trade and logistics, tourism, and the knowledge economy, including IT and IT-enabled services.
Additionally, industry associations CII and FICCI will host their national council and committee meetings, respectively, at the BGBS, with CII facilitating participation from 75 senior industry leaders across India.
In the previous edition of the summit, West Bengal secured investment proposals totaling approximately ₹3.76 lakh crore, with 188 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and letters of intent (LoIs) signed in pursuit of these investments.
