RETROSPECT Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) organized its flagship event Invest North on 3 – 4 September 2018 in Singapore. The objective of this edition was to attract and tap the interests of the global investor community in Northern States of India – Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. Release of CII Report on ‘Investment Climate in Northern States’. (L to R) Vijay Inder Singla, PW & IT Minister, Punjab; Manpreet Singh Badal, Finance Minister, Punjab; Trivendra Singh Rawat, Chief Minister, Uttarakhand; Satish Mahana, Industries Minister, Uttar Pradesh; Jawed Ashraf, Indian High Commissioner to Singapore; Sameer Gupta, Deputy Chairman, CII NR; Sachit Jain, Chairman, CII NR QUOTE UNQUOTE Punjab has come up with enabling policy regime and has rationalised power rates – Manpreet Singh Badal, Hon’ble Minister for Finance, Planning & Employment Generation, Government of Punjab CII is organising Invest North in Singapore to promote Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh as the preferred investment destination –Sachit Jain, Chairman, CII Northern Region Uttarakhand formed in 2000 with zero industrial base has today emerged as a prime investment destination – Trivender Singh Rawat, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Uttarakhand We expect partnership with Northern states and Singapore to reach newer heights – HE Jawad Asraf, High Commissioner of India to Singapore Uttar Pradesh offers readily available land, 24*7 access to power–Satish Mahana, Hon’ble Minister for Industry, Government of Uttar Pradesh Northern India offers distinct advantages including natural resources, growing infrastructure, favourable policy regime, availability of skilled labour, rising consumer demand – Sameer Gupta, Deputy Chairman, CII Northern Region Ÿ In partnership with Indian High Commission in Singapore Ÿ Partner States:Government of Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh Ÿ 250+ delegates Ÿ Indian Industry delegation comprising of 21 industry captains interacted with Enterprise Singapore, Singapore Business Federation and Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry Ÿ Visit of State Government delegation to Institute of Technical Education (ITE) and Surbana Jurong Ÿ Around 30+ B2G meetings Ÿ Exclusive Business Roundtable with Singapore based organisations Ÿ Networking Dinner with Indian professionals diaspora KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF INVEST NORTH 2018 3 - 4 September 2018: Singapore