The Textile Association (India), Delhi Unit, recently organised the ‘National Textile Conference 2015’ based on the theme of ‘Make in India: Destination Textiles’.
The two day conference witnessed a healthy mix of presentations and panel discussions involving renowned textile sector stakeholders of the country. The key topics included facilitating investment, fostering innovation, enhancing skill development, protecting intellectual property and building best-in-class manufacturing infrastructure which is the underlying aim of ‘Make in India’ campaign.
Several industry veterans were honoured during the event. While Sanjay Jain, MD, TT received an award on behalf of RC Jain, Founder Chairman of TT Group for his unparalleled service to the textile industry as an entrepreneur, SK Khandelia, President, Sutlej Textiles & Industries was honoured for his contribution to the textile industry; RP Soni, Founder, Sangam India for social service; JP Saria, Chairman of Spintex Group of Companies for his selfless service to the Textile Association and Balwant Rai Bhatnagar for promoting textile education in the country.
The discussions revolved around India's manufacturing competitiveness in terms of raw material availability, manpower resources, technology and infrastructure and key growth constraints. ‘Synthetic Textile: Key to Increase Global Textile Share’ was the prime subject that got the delegates engaged into a healthy debate. Experts like Pankaj Kapoor, MD, PARK Nonwoven, and Ex-President, Haryana Chamber of Commerce and Industry, VK Ladia, CMD, Shree Rajasthan Syntex, Udaipur and Past Chairman, CITI/ SRTEPC, Anant Kishore, ED and CEO, Indo Rama Synthetics and Prashant Agarwal, Partner, Wazir Advisors shared their thoughts on the subject.
The conference also saw industry veterans such as R Dhamotharan, VP and Head (Buying & Merchandising), ITC, Manish Maheshwari, Head/VP, Seller Ecosystem, Flipkart, Rohit Bhatiani, Director, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India, Sonal Jain, VP, Lotto, and Sanjiv Mehan, Head-Production, Ritu Kumar discuss about ‘India’s Multibillion Dollar Domestic Market Opportunity’. Baqar Naqvi, Business Director, Wazir Advisors moderated this session. Facilitation of investment in India was one of the key objectives of the conference. The focus was on ways to foster investment in the sector and importance of partnership to bring investment as well as technical know-how.
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