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Follow on Google News | Funding needs of US$40bn to be addressed at Indian telecom and finance conferenceIndian telecom CEOs, finance leaders and key government officials are meeting to address a US$40bn funding gap at the TMT Finance and Investment India Conference in Mumbai on October 18 (www.tmtfinance.com/india).
By: TMT Ventures The conference, which opens with a keynote address from Shri R. Chandrashekhar, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications and Head of the Telecom Commission, will feature a series of leadership panel discussions on critical areas related to financing and growth for mobile and fixed telecoms and broadband across India. Chief executives from Reliance Communications, MTS India, Tata Communications and Telenor India will take part in the opening panel session – the Telecom Leadership Round Table – which is chaired by Booz & Company. Following sessions will feature leaders from Bharti Infratel, State Bank of India (SBI), Quippo, Apax, ATC, Uninor, Axiata, IDFC, the World Bank, DBS Group, ANZ Banking Group, Citigroup, Standard Chartered and others. “Telecom is one of the most spectacular success stories of the Indian economy. The industry is now poised to transition to the next stage of growth, ushering in digitization of the economy, which is both a social and a national competitive necessity. This requires investments in excess of US$40bn,” said Ashish Sharma, Director and Head of Telecoms India, Booz & Company, who will be chairing the opening panel. “The TMT Finance India conference is a timely platform to forge a new partnership amongst industry, government and other stakeholders on making the industry structurally attractive for fresh investments.” Discussion themes for the Telecom Leadership Round table are: How will telecom policy affect growth in India over the next five years? Where are the opportunities for investment and M&A in India and internationally? Other key panel discussions for the conference are The M&A Panel – Who will lead consolidation? TMT Finance & Investment India takes place at the Four Seasons Hotel in Mumbai on October 18 and is supported by Herbert Smith, Analysys Mason, Ernst & Young, Booz & Company, MSL Group Asia and EM Finance Consulting. For more information about the programme and registering to attend go to www.tmtfinance.com/ End
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