Monday, 9 March
* New Delhi: CII conference on “Ensuring India’s Energy Security” at India Habitat Centre (Gulmohar), Lodi Road, New Delhi. Time: 10am
* Launch of the CII-IGNOU initiative, "Linking education to employability," at India Habitat Centre, Magnolia Hall, Lodi Road. Time: 12.30pm
* Kolkata: Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry to organise a meeting on ESI Scheme in West Bengal with Tapan Kumar Bhattacharya, additional commissioner & director, ESI, government of West Bengal. Venue: Chamber premises. Time: 3pm
* Mumbai: The four-day 14th World Conference on Tobacco or Health. Venue: Jamshed Bhabha Theatre, NCPA, Mumbai
* The Bloomberg Awards for Global Tobacco Control will hold its inaugural ceremony as part of the World Conference on Tobacco or Health. Venue: Jamshetji Theatre, The NCPA. Time: 5pm.
* Chanda Kochhar, CFO & Jt. Managing Director, ICICI Bank Ltd. will address the launch of the India Women Entrepreneurship Platform. Venue: Four Seasons Hotel, Worli, Time: 10.30am.
* Uttam Nayak, country manager, South Asia, Visa, and Saurav Bhattacharya, marketing director, South Asia, Visa, will address the Visa brand campaign launch in India. Venue: Capitol Room, Taj President, Cuffe Parade, Time: 2pm.
Friday, 13 March
* New Delhi: CII and CFI Construction Summit 2009, "Infrastructure in the time of economic crisis," at Hotel Taj Mahal, Mansingh Road, New Delhi. March Time: 9.30am
* Mumbai: Indian Merchants Chamber - Economic Research and Training Foundation to organise an economic convention on "Indian Growth Miracle: Myth or Reality?" at Walchand Hirachand Hall (4th Floor), IMC Marg, Churchgate. Time 9. 30am.
* Exim Bank's Commencement Day Annual Lecture 2009, "Beyond Keynesian Economics - A Stimulus for Development," by Justin Yifu Lin, chief economist & senior vice president, The World Bank, at YB Chavan Centre, J Bhosale Marg, Mumbai. Time 5.45 pm
