International
Lamba, President
of Times Strategic
Solutions, expressed
his gratitude on behalf
of The Economic
Times for receiving an
overwhelming support
to the Economic Times
India UAE Strategic
Conclave 2017. “The
Conclave took a deep
dive into some of the
micro issues that carve
the way forward for
substantial investments
and greater cooperation
both on the business
and government front.
Business leaders from
both the countries
deliberated on macro
structural issues that
need to be addressed to
build confidence. Much
has been talked about
the USD 75 billion
infrastructure fund
from the UAE, throwing
light on the action
points which can speed
up the investments,” he
said.
At the Conclave, H.E.
Sheikh Nahyan bin
Mubarak Al Nahyan
launched the Economic
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September 2017
Times Best Asian
Healthcare Brands
coffee table book and
felicitated leading
healthcare brands
from across Asia. H.E.
Navdeep Suri felicitated
investment agencies
that have helped
enhance bilateral
investment between
the two countries.
The business
leaders’ panel
titled “Remodelling
Globalisation: Co-
functioning in a fast-
changing world and
the opportunities
between India and the
UAE”, deliberated on
developing a medium
and long-term strategy
for key industry sectors
to increase bilateral
trade. The panel
included CP Gurnani,
MD & CEO of Tech
Mahindra; Sanjay Modi,
MD – APAC & ME,
Monster.com; Sunil
Kanoria, Co-Founder
& Vice-Chairman -
SREI Infrastructure;
Sharafudheen Sharaf,
Co-Founder & Vice-
Chairman – Sharaf
Group; Manish
Dhameja, MD & Head
of Commercial Banking
UAE – Standard
Chartered Bank; H.E.
Abdulla Al Darmaki,
CEO of Khalifa
Fund for Entreprise
Development; Khalid
Al Mansouri, CEO
of Emirates Driving
Company.
Another panel
discussion deliberated
on making the USD 75
billion infrastructure
fund work for India.
The panel included K
Ramchand, Group CEO
of IL&FS; Ravi Khanna,
CEO of Aditya Birla
Solar; Rajiv Agarwal,
MD & CEO of Essar
Ports; Capt. BVJK
Sharma, CEO & JMD
of JSW Infrastructure;
Jayant Mhaiskar, Vice
Chairman & MD of
MEP Infrastructure;
Edwin Lammers, VP
Commercial of Abu
Dhabi Ports.
Other speakers on
the final day of the
Conclave included