Embassy of India

   Doha 

PRESS RELEASE

12 January, 2016

Second Edition of Global Exhibition on Services [GES] to be held from 20-23 April, 2016 at India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida, National Capital Region, New Delhi.

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India has one of the fastest growing services industries globally and aims to be the number one player by 2020. To continue this trajectory, whilst creating more jobs for larger section of India’s population, the Global Exhibition on Services (GES) has been conceptualized. 

2.         The 2nd Indian Global Exhibition on Services (GES) is scheduled to be held from     20–23 April, 2016 at India Expo Centre and Mart, Greater Noida, National Capital Region, New Delhi, India. The event is being organized by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, in association with Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC), India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). 

3.         The GES-2016 will continue to focus on the services sector in the world economy and serve as a forward-looking impulse for the services industry.  GES-2016 will specially focus on the following sectors: Information Technology and Telecom, SME in Services, Education, Healthcare, Logistics, Media & Entertainment, Professional services, Tourism and Space and Research & Development.  

4.         The Exhibition will have dedicated space for seminars, business-to-business meetings and roundtables around focus sectors.  There will also be participation from major stakeholders including Governments, Public Sector Undertakings and NGOs. GES will provide an ideal platform for showcasing services to Indian and global counterparts. It will also provide opportunities for networking with business delegations from across the world, to meet high-level executives and influential decision-makers,  to discover new players in the industry, form partnership and increase trade. 

5.         The objective of GES 2016 is to provide a platform to all the participants, delegates, business visitors and other key decision maker from the services industry and other related industry to interact with and explore new business avenues.  

6.         For further information, the following may be contacted: 

1.  Mr Virendra Gupta, Deputy Director General, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) [Email: virendra.gupta@cii.in, Telephone: 00-91-124-4014080]; 

2. Ms. Anjula Singh Solanky, Director, CII [Email:  anjula.solanky@cii.in, Telephone: 00-91-11-45771015].  Website : www.gesdelhi.in.

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