FROM THIS ISSUE
Student delegation from University of Colorado
A student Delegation from the University of Colorado (Denver Campus) visited World Trade Center Bengaluru on 6 January 2017. The delegation was led by Mr. Sam Thomas, Founder & CEO of Global Social Entrepreneurship, Llc. The students, MBA majors with an specialisation in entrepreneurship had an interactive session with Dr. Bose K Nair, Vice Pre...
Visit of the Director General - JETRO, Bengaluru
Mr. Junya Tashiro, Director General, Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), Bengaluru visited the World Trade Center Bengaluru on 22 December 2016. The objective of his visit was to understand the opportunities for bilateral trade & investment between Japan and India, and particularly with the state of Karnataka.
Interactive meeting with Sterling Group
Mr. Balaram Menon, President - WTC Bengaluru and Kochi made a courtesy call to Mr. Shivdas B Menon, MD of Sterling Group, an Agronomist and Ex-chairman of CII, Kerala on 23 January 2017. The discussion was largely on the performance of the agricultural sector in Kerala and the potential that the various crops/commodities have in the global marke...
Design thinking for high growth businesses
World Trade Center Kochi organised a full-day hands-on workshop on ‘Design Thinking for High Growth Businesses’ on 31 January 2017. Conducted by Dr. Pavan Soni a PhD Graduate from Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore. The workshop focused on tools & techniques of creative problem solving.
Interactive Session on Export Oriented Units (EOUs) & SEZs
World Trade Center Kochi in association with the Export Promotion Council for EOUs & SEZs and Cochin Export Processing Zone Industries Association (CEZIA) organised an “Interactive Session on EOUs & SEZs’’ on 1 February 2017 at WTC Kochi. Dr. Safeena A N, IAS - Development Commissioner, Cochin Special Economic Zone (CSE...
Post budget analysis – 2017
World Trade Center Bengaluru in association with Nani A Palkhivala Memorial Trust, Mumbai and Bangalore Management Association organised a session on ‘Post Budget Analysis’ on 7 February 2017. The key note speaker of the event was Mr. H P Ranina, Advocate, Supreme Court of India & an eminent tax expert. Mr. Ranina enlightened the au...
Seminar on “The Future of Wood in Structural Use”
The Forestry Innovation Consulting India Pvt. Ltd., in association with the Consulate General of Canada and World Trade Center Bengaluru organised an Interactive Session on “The Future of Wood in Structural Use” on 3 February 2017. The Session was led by Mr. Robert Malczyk, Principal - Equilibrium Consulting Inc., and focused on the new...
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A Few Thoughts
A lot has happened in the macro environment since the last issue of Brigade Insight in December – from successful demonetisation to introduction of GST;