Bengal Business Council organized its Annual Convention & Vision Conclave at Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, New Town, Kolkata.

“The Bengal Business Council, which was founded in 2021, aims to unite Bengali business organizations from around the globe in order to foster trust and fraternity and instill an entrepreneurial spirit in the Bengali community”, said Mr. Chandra Sekhar Ghosh, President, of Bengal Business Council & Founder, Managing Director & CEO, Bandhan Bank.

The day-long convention had sessions titled ‘The Rise of Bengali Startups’ that was curated by Mr. Avelo Roy, Managing Director, Kolkata Ventures, and featured Mr. Babul Supriyo (Minister of Information Technology & Electronics and Tourism, Govt. Of West Bengal, Dr. Amit Chakrabarti, Founder, SAICON, Mr. Amitava Saha, Co-founder, XpressBees & FirstCry.com, Dr. Suborno Bose, Founder, and Chief Mentor, of Indismart & IIHM, Mr. Sanjoy Chatterjee, Chairman NASSCOM East, and Mr. Ranodeep Saha, Co-founder, Rare Planet.

Mr. Alapan Bandopadhyay, Chairman of the West Bengal Heritage Commission & Former Chief Secretary, of the Government Of West Bengal delivered the Annual Oration Address on ‘Bengali Business And It’s Influence – Past, Present & The Future’. It was moderated by Mr. Sourav Chunder, Advocate, Calcutta High Court, Legal Advisor of the council. Also present on the occasion were Mr. Debarshi Dutta Gupta, Vice President of Bengal Business Council and Managing Director, East India Pharmaceutical Works Limited, and Mr. Meghdut Roy Chowdhury, Vice Chairman Of Bengal Business Council and Executive Director & Chief Innovation Officer, of Techno India Group.

The chief guest at the concluding session was Dr.Shashi Panja, Minister Of Industries, Commerce and Enterprises, Govt of West Bengal. The session was titled ‘Vision For The Future’ and featured Mr. Debasish Sen, IAS (Retd), Managing Director, WBHIDCO Limited, Mr. Chandra Sekhar Ghosh, President, Bengal Business Council & Founder, Managing Director & CEO, Bandhan Bank, Mr. Subhashis Dutt, General Secretary – Bengal Business Council and Business Head, Mohendra Dutt & Sons, Mr. Subrata Dutta, Vice- President, Bengal Business Council, and Managing Director, The George Telegraph Group and was moderated by Mr. Avishek Auddy, Chairman, Bengal Business Council, and Director, Chandras’ Chemical Industries (1973) Pvt Ltd – PC Chandra Group.