- 1 - Proceedings Investment Road Shows organized by FICCI on behalf of Government of Tamil Nadu. at Bangalore-Hyderabad-New Delhi-Ahmedabad-Pune-Mumbai-Kolkata - 2 - Index S.NO PARTICULARS PAGE # 1 Roadshows Report and Photos 3 – 22 2 Roadshows Participants List 23 – 50 3 Post Event Follow-up 51 List of Speakers who had attended 4 52-58 from Industry 5 List of Speakers from the Government 59-60 6 Roadshows Press Coverage 61-114 7 Roadshows Presentation 115-123 - 3 - Tamil Nadu – Global Investors Meet Investment Roadshow 8th April 2015, Hotel ITC Windsor, Bangalore Sector leaders evince keen interest to invest in Tamil Nadu ahead of the Global Investors Meet Top Industry leaders from across the sectoral spectrum were in Bengaluru to participate in the road show hosted by the Government of Tamil Nadu, en route the much awaited Tamil Nadu Global Investors Meet 2015 on 09th and 10th September 2015. A distinguished group of speakers representing sectors from oil and exploration to hi-tech manufacturing and sunrise sectors like biotech provided the audience a glimpse of advantages of investing in Tamil Nadu In his keynote address, Hon'ble Industries Minister Thiru. P. Thangamani said Tamil Nadu has had very impressive statistics all across the sectors. Our industry- friendly State is a big manufacturing hub with presence of many internationally renowned multi-nationals, who have chosen the State as their global manufacturing and export hub. With many more investments to come the State is poised to become one of the most competitive manufacturing hubs globally by the year 2016. To take this growth path to the next level, the State Government has developed Vision 2023, a strategic plan for development, under which 12 focus sectors have been identified. The Global Investors Meet 2015 will be a great leap for the state. Echoing the state's resolve to become one of the top business destinations in Asia, Thiru. C.V. Sankar, I.A.S., Additional Chief Secretary, Industries Department, Government of Tamil Nadu said Consistency in policy is one of the major factors why Tamil Nadu gets selected by investors. Industrial portfolio in Tamil Nadu is broad based compared to other States. Land acquisition without any issues and is handled end to end by SIPCOT (State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu. Apart from that we also show active interest in case of labour related - 4 - issues such as strikes etc. We make sure that when someone invests in our state, their production losses are minimal and they have abundant supply of resources – water, electricity etc. Our focus is always on facilitating investors and going out of our way to make it simpler for them to choose Tamil Nadu Mr D. Ravichandran, CEO of JSW Steel said we have a 1 million ton plant in Salem. Tamil Nadu is an ideal investment destination simply because the basics of skilled manpower, connectivity to ports and robust road infrastructure have been efficiently managed. Mr. V. Veerappan, Co-Founder, Tessolve Semiconductor Pvt. Ltd said Tamil Nadu has a well developed eco-system for electronic product companies. Our project got approved in 14 days and all the process was done through single window clearance. Mr. Bhaskar Bhat, Managing Director, Titan Company Limited said credited the work culture of the State bureaucracy for earning recognition and repute that Tamil Nadu has over the decades. He said Titan has had a long association with the state of Tamil Nadu and the government has been there at the helm for all support. Dr. Babu Thomas, Director, HLL Lifecare (Biotech) said the vibrant R&D ecology available here in Tamil Nadu has kept extracting the best human resource, and this will ensure Tamil Nadu's lead for the times to come. Also present were Mr. M Muthu Sivan, Vice President & Managing Director, Sanmina-SCI India Pvt Ltd and Mr. Arun Bhagat, Chief Operating Officer, GMR Krishnagiri Special Investment Region who highlighted Tamil Nadu's advantages in terms of the logistical advantage for the globalised supply chain ecosystem that would keep drawing original equipment manufacturers and exporters to its shores. The event ended on a buzzing note as corporate leaders shared ideas with the speakers and peers over a networking lunch. The event was attended by over 60 people from various industries and around 40 more who came to learn more about the prospects of investing in Tamil Nadu - 5 - Bangalore Roadshow Photos (1 & 2) Caption from Left to Right Mr D Ravichandran, CEO, JSW Steel Ltd, Dr. Babu Thomas, Director, HLL Lifecare (Biotech), Mr. Bhaskar Bhat, Managing Director, Titan Company Limited, Thiru C. V. Sankar, I.A.S., Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Industries Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Thiru. P. Thangamani, Hon’ble Minister for Industries, Steel Control, Mines and Minerals, and Special Initiatives, Government of Tamil Nadu, Mr Ullas Kamath, Chairman, FICCI Karnataka State Council, Shri. S. Ramasundaram, Managing Director and CEO, Nagarjuna Oil Corporation Limited, Mr. Arun Bhagat, Chief Operating Officer, GMR Krishnagiri Special Investment Region and Mr. M Muthu Sivan, Vice President & Managing Director, Sanmina-SCI India Pvt Ltd ***** - 6 - Tamil Nadu – Global Investors Meet Investment Roadshow 9th April 2015, Hotel Park Hyatt, Hyderabad A delegation of the Tamil Nadu Govt. led by Hon'ble Industries Minister Mr. P Thangamani concluded its second stop en route the 'Global Investors Meet 2015', to be held on 09th and 10th September 2015. The focus was on articulating the State's 'smart urbanisation' vision, with Thiru. S. Krishnan IAS, Principal Secretary to Government, Planning & Development Department & Chief Executive Officer, Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Development Board, Government of Tamil Nadu laying out the vision. In his keynote address, Hon'ble Industries Minister Mr. P. Thangamani stated how the perfect balance between industrialization and urbanization has boosted the sustainable development of Tamil Nadu, which is evidenced by the remarkable improvement of human development indices in the state. "Tamil Nadu is India's most industrialized and urbanized economy. It is among the top three states on most economic and social indicators. The state has been traditionally an ideal choice for investment. This is reflected by the presence of over 40,000 large industries supported by close to a million Small and Medium Enterprises. The State is a big manufacturing hub with presence of many internationally renowned companies, like Hyundai, Daimler, Ford, Nissan, Michelin and Saint Gobain. These companies have chosen the State as their global manufacturing and export hub. With many more investments to come the State is poised to become one of the largest automobile manufacturing hub in the World by the year 2016. The welcome address of the event was delivered by Ms. Sangita Reddy, Chairperson, FICCI Telangana & AP State Council and JMD, Apollo Hospitals. Welcoming the august gathering she added ""Tamil Nadu has taken national leadership in every sector the state has entered – Textile, Leather, Auto. This is also because the Industrial policy of Tamil Nadu is well crafted, it creates favorable environment for local, domestic and foreign companies. Tamil Nadu has a tremendous story of development with illustrious and industrious entrepreneurs. - 7 - Emphasizing the 'future-ready' orientation of the most urbanized State, Thiru. S. Krishnan IAS, Principal Secretary to Government, Planning & Development Department & Chief Executive Officer, Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Development Board, Government of Tamil Nadu said, "Tamil Nadu makes for a favorite location for investors because of several reasons – the policies that give additional fiscal incentives, the affordable real estate, special industrial parks created by various organizations working towards facilitating industries and the quality of the manpower amongst many others. For the Global Investors Meet, we are however taking this one step further and have added various new focus sectors which the state would now like to promote e.g. Aerospace. This Investors meet will also help position Tamil Nadu globally and give us a platform to share our strengths with the global industry honchos. We also aim to have concrete MoUs during the meet and not just expression of interests which is the model followed by many other Investor Meets around the country. It sure makes our task tougher but it also ensures accountability and Tamil Nadu believes in concrete action. Highlighting the state government's progressive policy aimed at achieving self-sufficiency in power generation and distribution, Mr. M. Elanchezhian, Director, Sanmina-SCI India said, "Major advantage of Tamil Nadu is that it is geographically well placed, has robust infrastructure, availability of skilled manpower, supply chain eco system and a proactive Government with industry friendly policies and approvals provided through single window clearance". Mr. Safir Adeni, Managing Director, Ineda Venture Group, spoke of the exponential rise of "great business ideas" coming from the State, which proved its conduciveness not just for big industry, but more crucially, for next generation start-ups. "The local eco system and talent pool available in Tamil Nadu is top in the country. The investment climate in the State of Tamil Nadu is encouraging and huge opportunities exists for large companies as well as SMEs. The event ended on a buzzing note as corporate leaders shared ideas with the speakers and peers over a networking lunch. The event was attended by over 110 people from various industries and around 45 more who came to learn more about the prospects of investing in Tamil Nadu - 8 - Hyderabad Roadshow Photos 1 & 2 Caption from Left to Right Mr. Devender Surana, Managing Director, Bhagyanagar India Ltd, Mr. Safir Adeni, Managing Director, Ineda Venture Group, Thiru. S. Krishnan IAS, Principal Secretary to Government, Planning & Development Department & Chief Executive Officer, Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Development Board, Government of Tamil Nadu, Thiru. P. Thangamani, Hon’ble Minister for Industries, Steel Control, Mines and Minerals, and Special Initiatives, Government of Tamil Nadu, Ms.