By Bizodisha Bureau, Bhubaneswar, December 19, 2017: Odisha government on Monday announced to hold Make in Odisha Conclave-2018 from November 11 to 18 next to attract more investments to the State.

The Conclave is planned to be organised among the have DIPP, Govt of India, various Industry Associations and Business Chambers, Confederation of Indian Industries as partners of the event. Potential investors and Business leaders from India and abroad would participate in the event, an official release said.

Padhi directed the officials to make the entire event outcome oriented. The investment attracting departments were advised to keep a blue print of possible investment proposals for sharing with the investors. Development Commissioner Sri R. Balakrishnan advised to tie up the event with other business and cultural activities for making the event lively and vibrant although.

The objectives of the conclave are to show-case manufacturing ecosystem in Odisha, highlight investment opportunities and elicit investment intentions from the corporate houses. There will be 4 day long activities including 13 key events like partner country seminars, ambassador’s meet, sector specific round tables, coastal marathon, exhibition, exposure, networking, plenary sessions and sectoral sessions etc.

The stalls of large companies operating in Odisha in the sectors like steel, aluminum, infrastructure, food processing, IT, textiles, petrochemicals, power etc will also be set up showcasing newly emerging investment opportunities in their respective sectors. There will be 9 major sectoral sessions with specific investment proposals. The prospective investors from USA, Thailand, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia Germany, Switzerland and many other countries are likely to participate in the conclave.

The meeting also decided to organize pre-event investor reach-out activities like road shows at major metropolis like Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune etc. Similar investor reach out activities would also be organized with Internal Business Partner countries and Agencies.