Event report
Exclusive CXO Roundtable with Axis Bank
IFCCI in association with Axis Bank organized an ‘Exclusive CXO Roundtable’ on 22nd June at Salon Valliere Dubarry at Sofitel BKC, Mumbai
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Ms. Shweta Pahuja, Regional Director (Western Region), IFCCI opened this session and shared her welcome remarks. To begin with Mr. Saugata Bhattarchaya, Chief Economist, Axis Bank shared a focussed overview on ‘Path to a USD 7 trillion economy by 2030’ and introduced the topic with his theme presentation. In his opinion, Manufacturing is going to play a key role in thriving this goal.
Under the set context of ‘Managing Forex Risk in a volatile environment’, Mr. Brejesh Chalill, Head of Treasury and Markets, Axis Bank highlighted the Rocky Recovery in a global context and the USD Index measures the value of the US $ against the basket of Global currencies while foreseeing better days ahead with INR.
This was followed by an interactive panel discussion with Mr. Sanjiv Bhatia, Head of MNC Banking, Axis Bank being the Moderator and Mr. Benoit Lecuyer, Chief Executive Officer, Prysmian India, Mr. Amar Variawa, Country Director - Public Affairs, Sustainability & ESG Michelin India Tyre Private Limited and Ms. Varda Taneja, Vice President, Invest India as panellists. The topic of discussion was “India's Decade: Opportunities and Challenges for MNCs in India” wherein they sought clarity on Indo-French context with regards to market entry, business expansion, European businesses and seeking guidance from the government to promote mobility and ESG. They also shared their thoughts on setting a roadmap for the next 10 years where manufacturing will be the driving force.
The final segment of this session was by Mr. Nitin Anand, Director and Business Development Head for Multinational Corporations, Axis Bank who shared his views on Comprehensive Solutions for MNC Clients and engagement of Axis with its network.
The Session was attended by 40+ members of the Indo-French community and ended with an interaction over networking and dinner.