Dow's new `Titan` index, dissecting the WTO talks

THE WEEK AHEAD

The coming week will see Newscorp Chairman Rupert Murdoch attend the launch of the "Dow Jones India Titans 30 Index" and Commerce Secretaty GK Pillai chair a roundtable on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations:

Monday, August 4

New Delhi: Industry body CII to organise a roundtable on WTO negotiations. Venue: Lecture Hall, India International Centre Annexe. Time: 10 am. Commerce Secretary GK Pillai will be the chief guest.

 

Mumbai: Sumeet Nihalani, senior director (sales), Asia Pacific & Middle East, Dow Jones Indexes, to announce the launch of the "Dow Jones India Titans 30 Index". There will also be an interaction with Newscorp Chairman Rupert Murdoch and Robert Thomson, managing editor, The Wall Street Journal. Venue: The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower Hotel, Rooftop Rendezvous, Apollo Bunder, Colaba. Time: 10 am.

 

Bangalore: Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt Ltd to launch its latest motorcycle in the South Indian market and announce new marketing initiatives. Venue: Hotel Chancery Pavilion. Time: 11.30 am

 

Karnataka Governor Rameshwar Thakur to release the "State of India's Environment", a report on mining brought out by the Centre for Sciene and Environment. Venue: Hotel Royal Orchid Harsha. Time: 5 pm

 

Nokia India to announce the details of its new navigation strategy and unveil its latest navigation device. Venue: Hotel Taj West End. Time: 11.45 am

 

Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, to host a three-day international conference on public policy and management.

 

Kolkata: Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry to organise a meeting on technological intervention in the food processing industry with V Prakash, director, Central Food Technology Research Institute. Venue: Chamber premises. Time: 3:30pm

Tuesday, August 5

New Delhi: CII's interactive session with James Womack, Chairman & Founder, Lean Enterprise Institute, USA, and Vice-Chairman, Lean Global Network, at CII House. Time: 2.30 pm

 

CII summit on “IFRS: Countdown to convergence”. Venue: Hotel Taj Mahal, Long Champ, Mansingh Road. Time: 10 am

 

CII seminar on "Freedom from foodborne illnesses through safe kitchens" on August 5-6. Venue: Hotel Intercontinental. Time: 10 am

 

Mumbai: Neeraj Swaroop, regional chief executive, India and South Asia, Standard Chartered Bank, to announce the bank’s half-yearly results at the bank's office in Fort Mumbai. Time: 2:30 pm

 

Kolkata: Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry's panel discussion on identifying West Bengal as a tourist destination. Venue: Chamber premises: Time: 3pm

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers and Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta to sign an MoU for developing training programmes in international financial reporting standards. Venue: The Joka campus. Time: 12:30pm

Wednesday, August 6

Kolkata: Merchants’ Chamber of Commerce to organise a symposium on new genre of entrepreneurship at the chamber premises. Time: 3pm

Thursday, August 7

Mumbai: India International Jewellery Show (IIJS), the five-day exhibition-cum-seminar to be organised by the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council, from August 7 to August 11. Venue: NSE Ground, Goregaon

Friday, 8 August

Bangalore: Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore, to organise a seminar on automatic voice processing at Hotel The Leela Palace. Time: 5.30 pm

 

Kolkata: Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry to organise a meeting on pollution compliance by industries with AN Basu, chairman, West Bengal Pollution Control Board. Venue: Chamber premises: Time: 4 pm

 

New Delhi: Indian Earthmoving and Construction Industry Association Ltd’s (IECIAL’s) interactive session with Japan Construction Equipment Manufacturers’ Association (CEMA). Venue: Hotel Intercontinental Regency. Time: 11 am