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Vibrant Cities for a Vibrant Economy....Galvanizing Action
By siliconindia
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Friday, 14 October 2011, 20:09 IST
The conference "Vibrant Cities for a vibrant Economy" is a clarion call to make Indian cities sustainable and global. If you ever had complained about crumbling infrastructure, inefficient municipal services or crowded roads, it is time for you to participate in this conference. Hear about envisioning from metropolitan authority and municipal commissioners point of view.....on solving these problems. Hear from top CEOs about how all the actors - politicians, bureaucrats, entrepreneurs, citizens can come and work together. This conference is about galvanizing action. Be a part of it and let your support be seen and voice be heard. We as technicians should lend our collective intellect to a socially responsible initiative such as this. It will be an occasion to ponder over the problems with city-planning, discuss solutions, best practices etc.
The conference has a unique technology focus and a dedicated section on Technology, best practices and innovation with presentations for IBM, Huawei and Cisco Systems which will be of great value to you!
As a gesture of appreciation of the contribution many technology leaders in this conference, the organizers Andhra Pradesh Real Estate Developers Association ( APREDA) and The Foundation of Futuristic cities (FFC) have agreed to waive the registration fee for all the IT practitioners.
As a demonstration of collective action, a book called "SCULPT YOUR CITY" will be released by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and distributed in the Participant kit. This book is a compilation of 21 strategies that citizens like you have designed. Some of these are currently being implemented in Hyderabad by HMDA.
Please feel free to register for this event that has very accomplished eminent and unique speakers. It is a great opportunity for all of you to network with likeminded people and successful businessmen.
A sampling of the speakers:
Rajeshwar Tiwari, Commissioner, HMDA
B V R Mohan Reddy, MD, Infotech Enterprises
T Krishna Babu, Commissioner, GHMC
N V S Reddy, MD, Hyderabad Metro Rail
Sushil Mantri, CMD, Mantri Developers
A K Singhal, Director, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy
Ashok Patni, NAREDCO
Rachel Brass, First Secretary, British High Commission
Sachin Khandelwal, MD, ICICI Housing Finance
Sanjay Jaju IAS, Secretary-IT & Communication, Govt. of AP
Anupam Saraph, Chief Information Officer (Former), City of Pune
Novodit Garg,Vice President Enterprise Business (India), Huawei
Sreenath P Venkatesan, Head, IBM - Smart Cities
Aamer Azeemi, Sr. Director, Cisco Systems
Jayesh Ranjan, IAS, Secretary-Tourism, Govt. of AP
Ramesh Byrapaneni, MD Medwin Hospitals & Chairman, TiE Hyderabad
N T Arun Kumar, MD, UBS Bank (India)
Paul C Mueller, Economic Affairs Associate, US Consulate General
Abhaya Shankar, CEO, Hyderabad Industries
Santanu Paul, CEO, Talent Sprint
You may check the conference website:
Here is the Registration link for your quick reference
For invitee code use: FFC
