The Business 20 Inception Meeting is being organized in Gandhinagar from January 22, 2023, as part of India’s G20 Presidency. , Photo Credit: PTI
As part of the G20 Presidency, a Business 20 (B20) founding meeting began in Gujarat’s capital Gandhinagar on Sunday, attended by over 600 delegates, focusing on climate change, innovation, global digital cooperation and resilient global value chains. Related issues were discussed. ,
The B20 India 2023 dialogue is being held under the theme of ‘RAISE’, which is an acronym for Responsible, Accelerated, Innovative, Sustainable and Equitable Business.
Gujarat’s Principal Secretary (Economic Affairs) Mona Khandhar said, “Starting with the three-day summit, a total of 15 G20-related events will take place in Gujarat.”
A plenary session for the B20 meeting will be held at the Mahatma Mandir convention center in Gandhinagar on Monday, which will be attended by Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant.
in different cities
According to Ms. Khandar, Gandhinagar is hosting the first three days, while the other 14 meetings/events will be held in various cities including Ahmedabad, Surat, the Statue of Unity in Kevadia and Dhordo in Kutch.
In Kutch, the first meeting of the Tourism Working Group of G20 countries will be held from February 7 to 10, while a similar event of Urban 20 Inception will be held in Ahmedabad from February 9 to 10.
The Urban 20 Inception meeting is expected to be attended by mayors and representatives from G20 countries, C40 (Climate Leadership Group of Cities), UCLG (United Cities and Local Governments) member-cities and observer cities.
The delegates will be informed about the transformative initiatives taken by the Government of Gujarat, which are enabling a clean, green and an inclusive economic growth.
He said the delegates participating in the event are from top business groups, think tanks and universities, policy makers, bureaucrats and others.