12th VARINDIA IT FORUM – a convergence of Bureaucrats, Corporate and Policy Makers

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

A grand evening marked by the presence of luminaries from the ICT industry, distinguished government dignitariesand who's who of public sector enterprises stood witness to the 12th VARINDIA IT Forum and the unveiling of the 3rd VARINDIA Brand Book. Built around the theme, 'Broadband for Sustainable Development,' the Forum succeeded in striking the right chord in exploring and discussing new evolving topics around it, thus setting the ball rolling for the evening. 
The event started with the lighting of the ceremonial lamp in the presence of the Chief Guest for the evening, Dr. B. K GAIROLA ,Mission Director,  NeGP, Government of India and other eminent guests, Shri. Savitur Prasad, Principal Integrated Financial Adviser (Army) - Govt. of India; Mr. Vinit Goenka, National Co-convener, BJP’s Information Technology (IT) Cell; Mr. Anwar Shirpurwala, Executive Director- MAIT; Mr. Mukul Mathur, Director - Channels & Marketing, IBM India/South Asia; Mr. Ajay Kaul, Geo Head North and Channel Leader- Dell India; Dr. Harold D'Costa (Cyber Expert-Law enforcement agencies - Cyber Crime; Mr. Ashish Kapahi- Regional Director-Distree, Mr. Rameesh Kailasam  Sr.Director- APCO Worldwide , Col. H.P.S. Bawa - CEO,Webel Technology LTD , Mr. sanjay Behl, Senior Consultant-CERT-IN, Col. Nayan Pani, CIO- Amtrak Technologies, Mr. S.N.Zindal, CTO- BITS Pilani, Mr.Vipin Tyagi, Director -C DOT, Government of India Mr. Jagannath Pattnaik, CEO- NNR IT solutions; besides Ms. S Mohini Ratna, Editor - VARINDIA and Mr. Deepak Kr. Sahu, Publisher - VARINDIA.
The keynote address given by Mr. Deepak Kr. Sahu, Publisher - VARINDIA stressed on the vital role SMB has played for the growth of the economy while congratulating the newly elected BJP government and Narendra Modi. "The SME today is exposed to greater opportunities for expansion and diversification across the sectors.The new Government should remove the 'Policy Paralysis' and accelerate reforms on priority basis with focus on growth-oriented governance. It should work towards removal of inter-state trade, taxation and travel barriers across states for holistic development of the various regions and also expedite implementation of GST.......See More

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