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Presentation FlowAbout Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC)ICC InitiativesICC Facilities & ServicesICC AchievementsGlimpses of ICC ProgrammesICC in newsNorth East InitiativeNorth East Business Summit

About Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC)The Indian Chamber of Commerce, or ICC as it is popularly known, is

the premier body of business and industry in Eastern and North-Eastern India.

The membership of the Chamber comprises several of the largest corporate groups in the country, with business operations all over the country and abroad.

ICC was set up by a group of pioneering industrialists led by Mr G D Birla and it was closely associated with the Indian Freedom Movement, as the first organised voice of indigenous Indian Industry.

Several of the distinguished industry leaders in India, such as Mr B M Birla, Sir Ardeshir Dalal, Sir Badridas Goenka, Mr S P Jain, Lala Karamchand Thapar, Mr Russi Mody, Mr Ashok Jain, have led the ICC as its President.

With over seventy five years of service to the nation, the ICC retains the character of being the premier Chamber with senior Indian industry leaders forming the core of its Executive Committee or the Governing Board.

ICC Initiatives

Existing InitiativesExisting Initiatives

The North-East Initiative

Young Leaders Forum

Task Forces on Economic Policy

ICC Calcutta Foundation

ICC Foundation for Social Development

ICC Lifetime Achievement Award

New InitiativesNew InitiativesICC InteractiveExim InitiativeBusiness Info ServiceForeign Investment and Trade PromotionAgri-Business InitiativeCouncil of ArbitrationMSME Global InitiativeEnvironment Management CenterVoice ITBusiness Development Forum

ICC Initiatives (Contd.)

ICC Facilities & Services

State of the art conference facilityIndustrial Consultancy Training on a wide range of subjectsResearch and Policy Studies Business Development Services and Market LinkageCluster Development InterventionsBusiness Facilitation and Bank Liaison ServicesLibrary Services

ICC AchievementsPath breaking eventsPath breaking events

North East Business SummitNorth East Week in Bangkok, ThailandAgro-Protech

Studies & ResearchesStudies & ResearchesAgri-business opportunities in North EastTourism Potential in North East

Trade Delegations toTrade Delegations toSouth AfricaAustraliaChinaThailandEuropeVietnam

Glimpses of ICC Programmes

ICC in news

The North-East InitiativeNorth-Eastern India, comprising 8 sister States

NEIIPP

Adequate availability of critical natural and energy resources

North East Business Summit– The first summit was held in Mumbai on July 19-20, 2002.– The second summit was held in New Delhi during January– 2004.– The third Summit during April 10-11, 2007 at New Delhi.– The fourth summit at Guwahati on September 15-16, 2008.

Glimpses of North-East Business Summit

ASEAN-North East India Investment Summit in Vietnam 150 Business Delegates from India 300+ Delegate Attendance in the Summit 9 MOU’s signed between Vietnamese & Indian Business

Houses

Prepared by:Surajit DuttaAsst Director, ICC-NEI