Bengal Global Business Summit 2018: The Mamata Banerjee government is holding fourth edition of the showpiece in Kolkata. CM Banerjee is expecting Bengal Global Business Summit’ (BGBS) will fetch substantial amount of investment. The state government is hoping to surpass investment commitments made during last year in the big-ticket event in this year’s edition. Notably, in the third edition of the event in 2017, the Trinamool Congress government had garnered investment commitment worth Rs 2.35 lakh crore. It has been learnt that West Bengal currently tops the list of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion’s Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP) 2017, comprising all states and Union Territories.

Here is all you want to know about Bengal Global Business Summit 2018

Date of Bengal Global Business Summit 2018

The West Bengal government’s mega event is a two-day affair. It will begin on January 16 and curtains will down on January 17.

Venue of Bengal Global Business Summit 2018

The Bengal Global Business Summit 2018 will be held at newly built Biswa Bangla convention centre in New Town that has a huge main hall with 3,200 seats and all facilities under one roof.

List of businessmen to attend Bengal Global Business Summit 2018

Reliance Industries’ chairman Mukesh Ambani, Steel maker ArcelorMittal chairman and CEO Lakshmi Mittal, JSW Group’s Chief Sajjan Jindal, FMCG major ITC’s CEO Sanjiv Puri, RP Sanjiv Goenka Group’s chairman Sanjiv Goenka among others are expected to attend this year’s summit.

Foreign delegates to participate at Bengal Global Business Summit 2018

Already eight countries are partners for the event. High-level delegates from France, Germany, Poland, Italy, Japan, China, South Korea, Czech Republic and the UK are among the overseas nations to be represented at the mega business gathering.

Big Chinese presence at Bengal Global Business Summit 2018

Consul General of China in Kolkata, Ma Zhanwu had recently confirmed that 30 Chinese companies would participate in the business meet and according to him, Chinese companies aimed at utilising the event and other opportunities towards fulfilling the goal to invest USD 200 billion abroad every year. A high-level Polish delegation headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marek Magierowski, responsible for the relations with Asia and economic cooperation, will participate in the event. Representatives of province Silesia, and West Bengal will sign a Memorandum of Understanding on bilateral cooperation.

Live streaming of Bengal Global Business Summit 2018

A state government official said the state has directed all district industry centers to organise telecast of the event for district entrepreneurs.