Conference on 'Global Maharashtra' on Jan ten in Mumbai

Kolhapur, Nov 14 (UNI) The Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (MACCIA) has planned a conference on 'Global Maharashtra' on January 10 2009 at the Taj Lands end in Mumbai.

MACCIA president Meenal Mohadikar told a press conference here today that ''the conference is being organised in association with BrihanMaharashtra Mandals (BMMs) of North America and North American Maharashtrian Entrepreneurs (NAME) with main aim to take advantage of available opportunities in industry and trade due to globalization.'' The conference is supported by Maharashtra Mandal, Singapore, Marathi Mandal, Sydney, and Maharashtra Mandal, Dubai, Ms Mohadikar said adding they have received a possitive response from the Maharashtra government to join in organizing the conference.

About 1,000 entrepreneurs, professionals and scholars from about 60 cities all over the world will participate in the conference and presentations will be made on different sectors of industries, travel and tourism, including medical tourism, construction and IT enabled services, consumer products, financial services, automobile components and engineering, she said adding experts in these sectors will guide the conference.

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