Business leaders from 28 countries, a host of prominent figures of corporate India as well as political dignitaries are taking part in the seventh edition of the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) that began at at Biswa Bangla Convention Centre (BBCC) in New Town, Kolkata, on Tuesday. The participating countries include the US, UK, Japan, Poland, France, Australia, Germany, Malaysia, Bangladesh and Fiji
My KolkataReliance Industries chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani and chief minister Mamata Banerjee make a joint inauguration
My KolkataSourav Ganguly listens intently as the chief minister speaks
My KolkataSourav Ganguly lavished praise on Mamata Banerjee and the improvements in the investment climate of the state under her
My KolkataIndustrialist Harshvardhan Neotia addressed the audience on the first day of the summit. "Our group is born and brought up in Kolkata. Today I want to speak about our recent foray into hospitality. Since last year, we wanted to bring the beautiful history of this land, archaeology, culture, flora and fauna of Bengal to the national map of tourism. With this, we set out to acquire properties in Bengal in partnership with the Taj group to manage these properties. We have five of these properties in Digha, Santiniketan, Darjeeling, Lataguri and Sunderbans. We hope in the next three to five years we will be able to create a comprehensive circuit from the rivers to the mountains, to the sea. to archaeological sites etc. The government here has been very supportive of tourism. I will urge everyone to look at Bengal from a tourism perspective. There are immense possibilities here," he said
Mukesh Ambani interacts with Amit Mitra, the current special adviser to chief minister of West Bengal on finance
My KolkataMamata Banerjee looks around during the summit. The focus sectors at the two-day BGBS 2023 are MSME, textiles, engineering, energy, transport and urban infrastructure, real estate, agriculture, tourism and international trade and logistics, officials said
My Kolkata‘Numerous B2B and B2G meetings are being organised on the sidelines of the summit, highlighting trade and investment opportunities between the global community and West Bengal,” an official said
My KolkataFlanked by Sourav Ganguly and Mukesh Ambani, Mamata Banerjee walks into the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre
My KolkataA 55-member delegation from a wide range of businesses and institutions will represent the UK at the event, the British deputy high commission said
My Kolkata