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Hotel Booking: INTERCONTINENTAL LE GRAND PARIS , 2 Rue Scribe, OPERA, PARIS 75009 - For Reservation : mention GOPIO Rate - contact Mr Olivier Alliel

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Hotel Booking: HOTEL LE MARIOTT, RIVE GAUCHE , 17 Boulevard Saint Jacques, PARIS 74014 For Single 129 Euros and Double/Twins at 144 Euros per night (includes breakfast for two)

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PROGRAM OUTLINE

Thursday, November 10th - Welcome & Registration of Delegates - Dinner

Venue : RESTAURANT SIMLA HILL - CHAMPS ELYSEES - 9 Rue Byron, 75008 Paris

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CONFERENCE SESSIONS

Friday, November 11, 06:30 A.M - PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN FRANCE - Armistice day - End of World War I

DEPARTING BY BUS TO NEUVE CHAPELLE TO PAY HOMMAGE TO THE INDIAN SOLDIERS MEMORIAL

  • At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the end of World War I was proclaimed. GOPIO will visit the World War I memorial in Neuve Chapelle (Richebourg) to pay tribute to the Indian soldiers ( more than 4000) who were killed in France.
  • At the site of Neuve Chapelle (Richebourg), there now stands a memorial garden, circled by domed pavilions and towering columns, it now forms a permanent reminder of the sacrifice of our forefathers of Indian Origins.

Friday, November 11, 15:00 p.m. - Returning back to Paris - Venue : HOTEL INTERCONTINENTAL LE GRAND PARIS, 2 RUE SCRIBE , 75009 PARIS


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15.00 P.m. to 16:00 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION 1 - YOUTH COUNCIL
TOPIC : UNITING THE INDIAN YOUTH DIASPORA OF THE WORLD

  • Moderator: Nisha DHINGRA (GOPIO Youth Council, Paris)
  • Speakers:
    • Dhiraj Devidas BHATIA, PhD, HFSP Postdoctoral fellow,Centre de Recherche Institut Curie, Paris, France
    • Manish GUPTA, Soft Matter, Rheology and Technology, Departement Chemische Ingenieurstechnieken, Katholieke University of Leuven, Belgium
    • Coburn-Kutay TAHA: Chairman, UK Asian Business Council (UKABC), Managing Director, Monkey Consulting Limited , Member Indo-British Trade Council, London, UK
    • Umesh MUKHI, Lecturer Audencia Management School, Nantes - Vice President GOPIO, Nantes, France
    • Sharlinie HIRALAL, GOPIO Youth Council Amsterdam, Netherland

16.00 p.m. to 17.00 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION 2 - FRANCOPHONE INDIAN DIASPORA:
PAST - PRESENT - FUTURE :(Diaspora Indienne: Passé - Présent - Futur)

  • Moderator: Mehen POINOOSAWMY (President GOPIO FRANCE Paris)
  • Speakers
    • Mr Joseph Moudiappanadin, Maîttre de conférence, Institut National des Langues Orientales et Civilisation (INALCO)
    • Francis PONAMAN (Martinique): Historian Writer
    • Jean Regis RAMSAMY (Reunion Island): Historian, Writer, TV Reporter, Life Member of GOPIO International
    • Etienne DABEEDIN (Guyanne Française): President GOPIO Guyanne

17:30 p.m. to 18.30 p.m. GOPIO INTERNATIONAL EUROPE CONVENTION INAUGURAL SESSION
  • Introduction and Welcoming (Teaser Video or Info about GOPIO, 1-minute introduction)
  • WELCOME SPEECH:
    • Mehen POINOOSAWMY: President GOPIO France Paris, Life Member, Convener of GOPIO Europe Conference.
    • Dr Pradip SEWOKE: Executive member of GOPIO, International coordinator Europe, Conference Chairman of GOPIO Europe Conference.
    • Dr Thomas ABRAHAM, Dr.Thomas Abraham, Chairman,Founder President, GOPIO Intl., Stamford, CT, USA
    • Niraj BAXI, President of GOPIO International, San Jose, CA, USA
    • Rajinder TEWARI,GOPIO International coordinator at large (Amsterdam,Netherland) - Managing Director, Mahler Fund Management BV
    • Dr. Mohan KUMAR, His Excellency Ambassador of India in FRANCE
    • Dr Mahesh SHARMA, Minister Of State for Culture & Tourism & Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Govt. of India (Guest of Honour) (to be confirmed)

18.30 p.m. DINNER BUFFET

18.30 p.m. CULTURAL PROGRAMME

Saturday, November 12, 09:00 a.m. CONFERENCE INAUGURAL SESSION - Venue : HOTEL LE MARRIOTT( 4 Stars) PARIS 14 ,Metro Station : SAINT JACQUES or GLACIERES - Metro LINE 6

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  • WELCOME SPEECH:
    • Dr Pradip SEWOKE, Executive member of GOPIO, International coordinator Europe, Conference Chairman of GOPIO Europe Conference.
    • Mahen UTCHANAH,GOPIO Int. Francophone Mauritus - Ex Minister of Energy - Mauritius
    • Niraj BAXI, President of GOPIO International, San Jose, CA, USA.
    • Dr Rajinder TEWARI,GOPIO International coordinator at large (Amsterdam,Netherland) - Managing Director, Mahler Fund Management BV
    • Dr Mahesh SHARMA, Minister Of State for Culture & Tourism & Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Govt. of India (Guest of Honour) (to be confirmed)
    • Hon. V.Radhakrisnan (M.P), State Minister of Education of Sri Lanka
    • Ericka BAREIGHTS, Minister of Overseas Affairs , FRANCE - Chief Guest

10.00 a.m. to 17:30 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION 1 - BUSINESS COUNCIL Conference Hall A
TOPIC : MAKE IN INDIA: EXPLOITING THE POTENTIAL

Session Objectives: Investment Opportunities, Emerging Sectors, Research and Development, Human Resource Development India is the safest investment destination. Cheap labor will and cannot be a sustainable solution to attract investments. Investments in Human resources need to be made to create an internationally competitive advantage. Cities are essential to economic development. India has the opportunity to make quantum leaps in technology and designing cities. Retrofitting and modernizing cities will not help.
  • Moderator: Dr Ryan TEWARI: GOPIO International coordinator at large (Amsterdam,Netherland) - Managing Director, Mahler Fund Management BV
    • Shri Madhukar JETLEY, MLA State of UP and Former Minister of State and Founder of the UP NRI Department, Lucknow (India)
    • Mrs. Luisa MUNARETTO, Director INDEU Capital , Paris
    • Mr. Daniel SHARMA, Head of India Practice DLA Piper, Frankfurt, Germany
    • Mr. Kiran MALHOTRA,Managing Director of Alliance Corporate Ltd; President of Indo-German Business Forum and Ambassador of City of Cologne, Germany

PANEL DISCUSSION 2 - BUSINESS COUNCIL Conference Hall A
TOPIC : ENTREPRENEURIAL INDIA

Session Objectives: Exploiting the entrepreneurship opportunities in innovation, digital and social domains,Innovation, Focusing on the emerging and existing trends of entrepreneurship, digital India, role of Indian diaspora, advancement in science, technology and research
  • Moderator: Manish Dixit:Director of Contex City B.V. and President of the Rotterdam-The Hague chapter of GOPIO (Netherland)
  • Speakers:
    • Raj PUROHIT, MLA ,Chief Whip of BJP, Maharasthra Assembly & Special Advisor to GOPIO, Mumbai, India
    • Dr. Gilles SAGODIRA, Lecturer in Management at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers in Reunion Island. Expert in Social Entrepreneurship, solidarity fundings and guidance in business development.
    • Dr.Satya Pal Singh , Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) Uttar Pradesh
    • Koumarane KICHENASSAMY, Chairman K2 PROCESS, Optimisation Industrielle, Rueil Malmaison ,FRANCE

PANEL DISCUSSION 3 - BUSINESS COUNCIL Conference Hall A
TOPIC : DIASPORA IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE

Prospering India , Advancing Diaspora
  • Moderator: Ishwar RAMLUTHMAN ,Director,Ac Industrial Sales and Services - GOPIO International Coordinator , Africa , SA
  • Speakers:
    • Samir PATEL,M.D.,Amos Enterprises and President GOPIO - Amhedabad, India
    • Umesh CHANDRA,CEO Chartex Pty Ltd, Board of Directors Radio, Queensland, Australia
    • Mr Viresh SHARMA, President, Laser Systems, GOPIO life Member and Treasurer, GOPIO-CT, Stamford, CT, USA
    • Jean-Joseph BOILLOT - Economiste - Chairman EIEBG (Euro-India Group), Paris, France

PANEL DISCUSSION 4 - HEALTH and WEALTHNESS
TOPIC : HIGHER MORTALITY RATE OF INDIAN DIASPORA
  • Moderator:Dr Pradip SEWOKE: Interventional Cardiologist, Head of Hemodynamics Unit Diaconat Clinic, Mulhouse, France
  • Speaker:
    • Dr Jagan JOHN: BDCCG Clinical Director/ Prime Ministers Challenge Fund Lead (BHR)/ Director- Health 1000 (PMCF)
    • Dr Naren GOKARN: Cancer, Oncology & Radiotherapy , Cherbourg , France
    • Professor Atul PATHAK, Cardiology - Pharmacology, Head of Hypertension,Rissk Factors and Heart Failutre Unit, Centre de Recherche Cardiovasculaire CHU - Clinique Pasteur, Toulouse,France

PANEL DISCUSSION 5 - DIASPORA WRITERS FORUM - ACADEMIC COUNCIL
TOPIC : Is there an Indian Model of Leadership: Realizing the potential for Self

  • Moderator: Dr Neerja Arun GUPTA : Professor Principal, Bhavan's Arts and Commerce College; Advisor and Coordinator, Study Abroad Program and Diaspora Study & Syndicate Member, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India; and Chairperson, GOPIO Academic Council
  • Speakers :
    • Dr Christoher CAREY,Executive Director at Passport to India and Director of Global Gateways at The Ohio State University
    • Farouk Khan ,Journalist, Author and Commentator, GOPIO South Africa, SA

PANEL DISCUSSION 6 - WOMEN COUNCIL
TOPIC : WOMEN LEADERSHIP

  • Moderator: Rita ABRAHAM : SA Insurance Brokers , Chairperson- GOPIO Women’s Council
  • Speakers:
    • Dr Kawel MOHAN, Guru Nanak Medical Centre, London , GB
    • Michelle MICKAEL, President WOMENS FORTE SA, Life member GOPIO South Africa
    • Mrs Krilata RAM, Founder Chairperson of SSR Disability Services Centre, Mauritius

PANEL DISCUSSION 7 - ASSOCIATIONS OF THE DIAS
TOPIC :Social Activism: Empowering India through social initiatives Vision for Indian Diaspora Social, Economic and Cultural Essence

  • ModeratorHons. Mr Mookheswar CHOONEE, Ex-Minister of Arts & Culture, Mauritius
  • Speakers:
    • Professor Ruben GOWRYCHARN,PhD in Economics, Utrecht University, Netherland
    • Dr PRABHAKAR, Society for Rural Improvement(SRI), colleague of Dr Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel Laureate
    • Sunil CHOPRA, Ex-Mayor Southwark, London, GB

PANEL DISCUSSION 8 - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL
TOPIC :Impact of Innovation and Digital Manufacturing on Modern Economy: Transformation of Agricultural Economy to Technological Economy in context of Make in India
  • Moderator: Prof. Prasad KDV Yarlagadda OAM : - Ph.D FIE Australia, FIE(India), Fellow AMME, C.Eng., C.P.Eng., Professor in Smart Systems, Project Director: Airports of the Future, School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty,Queensland University of Technology, Australia
  • Speakers:
    • Dr Ramesh CAUSSY: Founder of Partnering Robotics & Inventor of Diya One Robot. 1st prize in «Innovation» category at the Grand Prix des Chefs d’Entreprise 2015
    • Dr Thomas ABRAHAM :Experts in advanced materials and nanotechnology - President of Innovative Research and Products (iRAP), Inc.,Stamford, CT (USA)
    • Professor Ashutosh TIWARI:Chair & Managing Director,Tekidag AB, Linkopings Univerity, Sweden
    • Dr Prabhu KULKARNI, Founding President of GOPIO Dublin,Ireland, Doctorate in Philosophy from Trinity University (Dublin), Consultant to Chemical Industries
    • Coburn-Kutay TAHA: Chairman, UK Asian Business Council (UKABC), Managing Director, Monkey Consulting Limited , Member Indo-British Trade Council, London, UK

18.00 a.m. to 18:30 p.m. CLOSING SESSIONS - TOPIC : RESOLUTIONS OF MODERATORS

20.00 p.m. to 23:00 p.m. GRAND FINALE BANQUET - GALA DINNER - SEINE RIVER CRUISE - ILLUMINATIONS - DIWALI IN PARIS
with MAYOR OF PARIS - Mrs ANNE HIDALGO, FRANCE

  • RECOGNITION OF INDIAN DIASPORA ACHIEVERS 2016, Award ceremony.
  • LAUNCHING OF BOOK ON NELSON MANDELA - Kevin JOSEPH , Photographer of Nelson Mandela, Farook Khan and Rita Abraham from South Africa in the presence of His Excellency, Ambassador of South Africa in France
  • DINNER CRUISE ON THE SEINE RIVER - PARIS - BATEAUX MOUCHES CLICK HERE

    Come and enjoy a meal prepared by a top Parisian chef with the unparalleled glorious sights of Paris illuminated by night through the stunning bay windows of the river boat.
  • PARIS ILLUMINATION - DIWALI 2016 IN PARIS

Sunday, November 13 10:00 to 12:30 hrs GENERAL BODY MEETING

  • LUNCH SIMLA HILL RESTAURANT CHAMPS ELYSEES.

    • SUNDAY November 13th - ON REQUEST - VISITING PARIS

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    INFORMATIONS - ABOUT YOUR STAY IN PARIS

    FACILITIES OPPORTUNITIES

    Transportation from Airports: Arrangement can be made for picking / dropping to Airports :

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     Convention CHAIRMAN Dr Pradip SEWOKE at pradip-kumar.sewoke@orange.fr or call the following numbers: +33 6 70 63 33 35
    Convention CONVENER Mehen POINOOSAWMY at mpoinoos@gmail.com or call the following numbers: +33 6 70 46 88 85

PM Modi Visits the Neuve-Chapelle Memorial, Pays Tribute to Martyred Indian Soldiers Who Fought in World War I

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to the 10,000 Indian soldiers who were martyred while fighting alongside the French during World War I, as he visited the Neuve-Chapelle war memorial. He became the first Indian Prime Minister to do so.
Prime Minister Modi went to the martyrs memorial at Neuve-Chapelle and laid a wreath. Officials of the memorial also briefed him about its history.
"Either being slain you will attain the heavenly world. Or by gaining victory you will enjoy the earth. I am honoured to pay homage to the Indian soldiers here at the Indian memorial at Neuve-Chapelle," he wrote in the visitors' book.
"Our soldiers who fought in foreign lands in the great war, have won the admiration of the world for dedication, loyalty, courage and sacrifice. I salute them.
"I would like to express my gratitude to the commonwealth war graves commission for the excellent care and maintenance of this monument dedicated to Indian soldiers. I also thank the government of France for the conduct of this solemn ceremony," he wrote.

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