Goyal and Shekhawat to headline Ficci’s 98th annual meet

NEW DELHI: Ficci is set to roll out its 98th annual general meeting and annual convention on 28 and 29 November at Bharat Mandapam, drawing a heavyweight line up from government and industry to discuss the theme India: Self Reliant Economic Powerhouse.

Commerce and Industry minister Piyush Goyal and Tourism and Culture minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat will headline the gathering, which is expected to pull policymakers, business leaders and sector specialists into a packed two day programme. Attendees have been urged to register in advance.

A strong roster of secretaries from key economic ministries will join the discussions. The list includes Rajesh Kumar Singh from Defence, M Nagaraju from Financial Services, Rajesh Agrawal from Commerce, Devesh Chaturvedi from Agriculture, S Krishnan from Electronics and IT, Amardeep Singh Bhatia from DPIIT, A P Das Joshi from Food Processing, Debashree Mukherjee from Skill Development, Nivedita S Verma from Chemicals and Petrochemicals and Santosh Kumar Sarangi from New and Renewable Energy.

Ficci’s top leadership will also take the stage, led by president Harsha Vardhan Agarwal, president elect Anant Goenka and vice president Vijay Sankar. Past presidents including Naina Lal Kidwai, Jyotsna Suri and Harshavardhan Neotia will join the dialogue, alongside director general Jyoti Vij and industry voices such as Vipul Tuli of Sembcorp Industries.

The event is expected to set the tone for policy and industry priorities in the year ahead.