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Monthly Networking Dinner

Starting March 2008, on every second Wednesday of the month , members of ICOBC are requested to join other members for a complimentary Networking Dinner with details as under

Day - Second Wednesday of every month
Location - East India Company Restaurant
Time - 7:00 to 9:00
 
Upcoming Events
Telfer Indian Forum

Engaging with Indian Companies Going Global

Date – February 19, 2009

Time – 8 AM - 1:30 PM

Location
- Telfer School of Management Desmarais Building, 55 Laurier East, Ottawa ON




 
Past Events



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  • Holiday Season Celebration and Networking Event
  • You are invited to attend the Holiday Season Celebration and Networking Event of the Indo Canada Ottawa Business Chamber

    Thursday, December 13th, 2007

    Time: 18:30 - 20:30

    Venue: Delta Ottawa Hotel’s Champlain Room, 361 Queen Street

    Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres will be provided

    Cost: ICOBC Members – No Charge

    Non-Members: $25.00 - become an Associate Member prior to or on the date of the event and attend free of charge

    R.S.V.P. by December 6th, 2007

    Hélène Biddiscombe, Chair, Events Organization Committee (613) 270-7852 or icobc@enablence.com

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  • The Telfer India Forum
  • Mark your calendar: February 20, 2008

    The Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa, in partnership with the Indo Canada Ottawa Business Chamber, presents the Telfer India Forum. This one-day event involving senior business and government leaders from Canada and India is designed to help Canadian companies better understand how to capitalize on opportunities in the rapidly evolving Indian market.

    Topics of the conference will include:

    • India’s emergence as a global economic power
    • Opportunities for Canadian firms in India
    • Strategies for entering and operating in the Indian market
    • India’s emergence as an innovation hub
    • The challenges and risks related to doing business in India
    • Indian firms as global competitors

    Sponsors:

    EDC

    Partners:

    Ottawa Citizen OCRI  |  CATA

    Telfer India Forum Agenda
    Wednesday, February 20, 2008

    8:15 - 9:00 am Registration & Continental Breakfast
    9:00 - 9:10 am Welcome
    Dean Micheál Kelly, Telfer School of Management
    Arvind Chhatbar, Chair, Indo Canada Ottawa Business Chamber and CEO of Enablence Technologies Inc.
    9:10 - 9:35 am Opening Remarks
    The Honourable Harinder Takhar
    Minister of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Ontario
    9:40 - 10:50 am India’s emergence as a global economic power and implications for Canada
    Peter Nesbitt, EDC Delhi
    10:50 - 11:00 am Break
    11:00 - 12:05 pm What Canadian companies need to know about India
    Chair: Neena Gupta, Gowlings
    Guy Dupuis, VP, Cognos
    Gary Knee, VP, RedKnee
    12:15 - 1:30 pm Lunch and Presentation
    Indian firms taking on the world
    Srinath Narasimhan, Managing Director and CEO, VSNL
    1:40 - 2:40 pm Outsourcing to India
    Chair: Sonam Devgan, President, Algol Semantics Inc.
    Brian O’Higgins, CTO, Third Brigade
    Frederic Boulanger, President & CEO, Macadamian
    Rick Escher, President & CEO, Recognia
    2:45 - 4:30 pm India as an Innovation Hub
    Dr Praful R. Naik, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, Bilcare Limited
    Dr. Henri Rothschild, President and CEO, International Science and Technology Partnerships Canada
    4:45 - 5:00 pm Closing Remarks
    Dean Micheál Kelly, Telfer School of Management
    Arvind Chhatbar, Chair, Indo Canada Ottawa Business Chamber and CEO, Enablence Technologies Inc.
    5:00 - 6:30 pm Cocktail Reception
    Welcome to India

    Telfer India Forum Program Committee

    Glen Bailey
    Director, Executive Leadership Program
    Telfer School of Management

    Neha Bhargava
    Telfer School of Management

    Arvind Chhatbar
    CEO
    Enablence Technologies 

    Michael Darch  
    Executive Director, Global Marketing
    OCRI

    Sonam Devgan
    President,
    Algol Semantics Inc.

    Mukesh Gupta
    Director, Strategic Relations
    Tata Consultancy Services

    Peter Hall
    Vice-President and Deputy Chief Economist
    Export Development Corporation

    Micheál J. Kelly
    Dean
    Telfer School of Management

     

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