Lighting of Lamp : [From R to L} : Shri Brij Behari, Executive Director, Indian Oil Corporation, Haldia Refinery; Shri Ananta Charan Mishra, Executive Vice President – Operations & Plant Head, MCPI Pvt. Ltd.; Shri A K Mahapatra, General Manager (Traffic) I/C, Haldia Dock Complex; Shri Dibyendu Adhikari, Hon’ble Member of Parliament - Chief Guest; Shri Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI and Shri Anandagopal Maity, President, Confederation of Purba & Paschim Medinipur District Chambers of Commerce & Industries.

[From L to R} : Shri Dibyendu Adhikari, Hon’ble Member of Parliament - Chief Guest; Shri Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI and Shri Shyamal Kumar Adak, Hon’ble Chairman, Haldia Municipality - Guest of Honour.

Shri Dibyendu Adhikari, Hon’ble Member of Parliament addressing teh Forum as Chief Guest;

Lighting of Lamp : from R to L : Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, Hon'ble Governor of West Bengal; Shri Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI; Smt. Prapti Jhajharia, Chairperson, MCCI Ladies Forum (MLF) and Smt. Sudesh Dhankhar, wife of Hon'ble Governor

Shri Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI presenting a memento to Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, Hon'ble Governor of West Bengal.

Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, Hon'ble Governor of West Bengal addressing the gathering. Seated - [From L to R] Shri Vivek Gupta, Senior Vice President, MCCI; Smt. Mimi Chakraborty, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha & Actress; Smt. Usha Uthup, Singer; Shri Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI; Smt. Sudesh Dhankhar, wife of Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar; Smt. Prapti Jhajharia, Chairperson, MCCI Ladies Forum (MLF); Smt. Anamika Khanna, Fashion Designer & Smt. Chaitali Das, Social Entrepreneur.

Lighting of the Lamp by Shri Sadhan Pande, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Self Help Group and Self Employment, Government of West Bengal; Extreme right - Shri Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI & Extreme left - Shri Sunil Kanoria, Vice Chairman, SREI Infrastructure Finance Ltd.

Shri Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI delivering his Welcome Address.

Shri Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI presenting a memento to Shri Vinit Kumar, Chairman, Kolkata Port Trust.

Shri Vinit Kumar, Chairman, Kolkata Port Trust addressing the Session.

L to R - Shri Prem Khatri, Founder & CEO, CAFEMUTUAL; Shri Balkrishna Kini, Dy. CEO, Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) as Guest of Honour; Shri Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI; Shri Ashutosh Bishnoi, MD & CEO, Mahindra Asset Management Co. Pvt. Ltd.; Shri Saugata Chatterjee, Co - Chief Business Officer, Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management Limited; Shri S K Bagaria, Mentor, ASK CIRCLE and Shri Smarajit Mitra, Co Chairman, Banking & Finance Standing Committee, MCCI.

[L to R] : Shri Balkrishna Kini, Dy. CEO, Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) as Guest of Honour; Shri Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI and Shri Ashutosh Bishnoi, MD & CEO, Mahindra Asset Management Co. Pvt. Ltd.

Shri Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI presenting a memento to Shri Ramdas Athawale, Hon’ble Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India.

Shri Ramdas Athawale, Hon’ble Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India; addressing the Session.
[From R to L] Shri Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI; Shri Ramdas Athawale, Hon’ble Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India & Shri Suresh Agarwal, Chairman, Standing Committee on CSR & Rural Development, MCCI.

Dr. Atiur Rahman, Former Governor, Bangladesh Bank & Professor, Dhaka University; addressing the Session.
[From L to R] Mr. Toufique Hasan, Deputy High Commissioner, People’s Republic of Bangladesh in Kolkata; Mr. Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI; Dr. Atiur Rahman, Former Governor, Bangladesh Bank & Professor, Dhaka University & Mr. Masayuki Taga, Consul General of Japan in Kolkata.

[From L to R] Mr. Toufique Hasan, Deputy High Commissioner, People’s Republic of Bangladesh in Kolkata; Mr. Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI; Dr. Atiur Rahman, Former Governor, Bangladesh Bank & Professor, Dhaka University; Mr. Masayuki Taga, Consul General of Japan in Kolkata; Mr. Arup Choudhuri, Professor & Mr. Chandra Sekhar Ghosh, Chairman, Bandhan Bank.

Shi Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI presenting a memento to Shri Jag Mohan, IPS, Director General, Fire & Emergency Services, Govt. of WB.

Live demonstration of latest fire fighting devices by senior officials of the Directorate of Fire Services, WB.

L to R - Mr. Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI greeting H.E. Mr. Pradeep Kumar Rawat, Indian Ambassador to Indonesia in the presence of Ms Shinta W. Kamdani, Vice President & Chairwoman for International Cooperation, KADIN in Indonesia.

MCCI 20-Member Multi-Sectoral Delegation led by Mr. Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI with H.E. Mr. Pradeep Kumar Rawat, Indian Ambassador to Indonesia; Ms Shinta W. Kamdani, Vice President & Chairwoman for International Cooperation, KADIN in Indonesia.

H.E. Mr. Pradeep Kumar Rawat, Indian Ambassador to Indonesia delivering the Keynote Address. Seated [from R to L] - Mr. Vivek Gupta, Senior Vice President, MCCI; Ms Dina Setiawati, Director, Badan Koordinasi Penanaman Modal (BKPM) [Investment Coordinating Board of Indonesia]; Mr. Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI; Ms Shinta W. Kamdani, Vice President & Chairwoman for International Cooperation, KADIN and Mr. Mahesh Keyal, Chairman, MCCI Standing Committee on Foreign trade & Vice President, FIEO.

B2B session going on in Indonesia

Meeting of the Delegation with H.E. Mr. Jawed Ashraf, High Commissioner of India in Singapore,

Signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Mr. Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI [extreme right] and Mr. Zhou, President, Singapore Chamber of Commerce & Industry [in the middle].

Eminent Speakers : L to R - Shri Amitav Kothari, FCA, Past President, MCCI, Managing Partner, Kothari & Company; Shri N.K. Poddar, FCA, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India; Shri Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI; Prof. Partha Ray, Professor of Economics, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC); Prof. Kumarjit Mandal, Associate Professor, Dept. of Economics, University of Calcutta; CA Arun Kumar Agarwal, Chairman, Standing Committee on GST & Indirect Taxes, MCCI and Mr. Masayuki Taga, Consul General of Japan in Kolkata.

The Session was presided over by The Vote of Thanks was given by Shri Arvind Agrawal, Chairman, Standing Committee on Direct Taxes, MCCI.

Shri Debasish U Banerjee, Managing Director, Distribution, CESC Limited; addressing the Forum.
[From L to R] Shri Sanjeev Seth, CEO, India Power Corporation Limited; Mr Manoj Kumar Singh, General Manager (Mining), Coal India Limited; Shri Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI; Shri Debasish U Banerjee, Managing Director, Distribution, CESC Limited & Shri Sanjib Kumar Patwari, Chairman, Standing Committee on Power & Renewable Energy, MCCI.

Shri Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI; presenting a memento to Shri Debasish U Banerjee, Managing Director, Distribution, CESC Limited.

[From L to R] Mr. Nari Kalwani, Chairman, ERC- IGCC; Dr. Michael Feiner, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Kolkata; Mr. Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI & Ms. Bandana Pokhriyal, IAS, Officer on Special Duty, Department of Industry, Commerce and Enterprises, Government of West Bengal.

[From L to R] Ms. Sneha Singhi, Culinary Expert, Food Columnist & Restaurateur; Ms. Malika Varma, Kantha Exponent & Social Entrepreneur; Ms. Prapti Jhajharia, Chairperson, MCCI Ladies Forum (MLF); Ms. Sharbari Datta, Fashion Designer; Mr. Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI; Ms. Agnimitra Paul, Fashion Designer; Ms. Vandana Sonthalia, Member, MLF.

Ms. Prapti Jhajharia, Chairperson, MCCI Ladies Forum (MLF); presenting a memento to Ms. Sharbari Datta, Fashion Designer. On her left, Mr. Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI.

Ms. Prapti Jhajharia, Chairperson, MCCI Ladies Forum (MLF); presenting a memento to Ms. Agnimitra Paul, Fashion Designer.

From R to L : Shri Sanjay Rasiwasia, Chairman, Standing Committee on Banking & Finance, MCCI; Shri Neeraj Kulshrestha, CBO, BSE Ltd.; Shri Deepak Kumar, CGM-In-Charge, Department of Information Technology, Reserve Bank of India – Guest of Honour; Shri Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI; Shri Ambarish Dasgupta, Sr. Partner & Founder, Intueri Consulting & Principal Advisor, WEBEL; Shri K.K. Gupta, Director, Resurgent India Ltd. and Shri Souvik Banerjee, DG MCCI.

Shri Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI delivering he Welcome Address.

Shri Debashis Sen, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of IT & Electronics, Govt. of West Bengal addressing the Forum as Chief Guest.

The Full Panel : [From L to R] Ms. Manisha Sharaf, Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer, Super Procure; Ms. Manoshi Roy Chowdhury, Co-Chairperson, Techno India Group; Ms. Prapti Jhajharia, Chairperson, MCCI Ladies Forum (MLF); Ms. Patti Hoffman, Consul General of United States of America in Kolkata; Mr. Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI; Ms. Minu Budhia, Psychotherapist, Founder- Caring Minds & Icanflyy & Ms. Soumi Banik Nag, Managing Director, Ajanta Footcare.

Mr. Vishal Jhajharia, MCCI President delivering Inaugural Address. [From L to R] Ms. Manoshi Roy Chowdhury, Co-Chairperson, Techno India Group; Ms. Prapti Jhajharia, Chairperson, MCCI Ladies Forum (MLF); Ms. Patti Hoffman, Consul General of United States of America in Kolkata; Mr. Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI; Ms. Minu Budhia, Psychotherapist, Founder- Caring Minds & Icanflyy & Ms. Soumi Banik Nag, Managing Director, Ajanta Footcare.

Mr. Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI presenting a bouquet to Ms. Patti Hoffman, Consul General of United States of America in Kolkata. On her right, Ms. Prapti Jhajharia, Chairperson, MCCI Ladies Forum (MLF).