Post Show Report
|1| Foreword IESS VII is the biggest platform for the Indian exporters to widen their client base and develop their businesses across the globe as the largest Trade and Investment Show in South India. The VIIth IESS witnessed 14 sessions, more than 95 speakers, over 500 delegates from 100 nations, more than 300 Exhibitors and 10,000 business visitors. Subcontracting Expo, EEPC Mitra- Humanoid, Arjun Mark II Tank were the new attractions this year. The three day show was inaugurated on March 8, 2018 by the Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Mr O Panneerselvam, and the Czech Republic‘s Minister for Industry and Trade, Mr. Tomas Huner, in the august presence of Thiru P. Benjamin, Hon’ble SME & Rural Industries Minister, Govt. of Tamil Nadu; Thiru M C Sampath, Hon’ble Minister for Industries, Govt. of Tamil Nadu and Ms Rita Teaotia, Commerce Secretary, Govt of India . A message from Mr Suresh Prabhu, Hon’ble Union Minister of Commerce and Industry was read out at the inauguration. Bhupinder Singh Bhalla, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Mr Rakesh Shah, Former Chairman and Chairman of the Committee on Publicity, Exhibition and Delegation, EEPC India and Mr Bhaskar Sarkar joined the fanfare inaugural process with the beating of percussions! The Support from Ministry of Commerce and Industry, MSME , DHI, Flanders (Belgium) as the Focus Region, Tamil Nadu as the Host State, UP and Haryana as the Partner States. West Bengal as the Focus State. ISB as the Knowledge Partner, DHL as the Logistics Partner made this edition very powerful! The country pavilions had a strong presence of Bangladesh, Korea, Taiwan, UAE and Uzbekistan, besides the Czech Republic and Belgium.
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