BIMSTEC Education Forum

Founded in 1925 Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is the leading and only National Chamber of Commerce having headquarter in Kolkata and one of the most pro-active and forward-looking Chambers in the country today. Its membership spans some of the most prominent and major industrial groups in India.ICC’s forte is its ability to anticipate the needs of the future respond to challenges and prepare the stakeholders in the economy to benefit from these changes and opportunities. Set up by a group of pioneering industrialists led by Mr G D Birla the Indian Chamber of Commerce was closely associated with the Indian Freedom Movement as the first organised voice of indigenous Indian Industry. Several of the distinguished industry leaders in India such as Mr B M Birla Sir Ardeshir Dalal Sir Badridas Goenka Mr S P Jain Lala Karam Chand Thapar Mr Russi Mody Mr Ashok Jain Mr.Sanjiv Goenka have led the ICC as its President.

Indian Chamber of Commerce is organizing BIMSTEC Business Conclave between 13 – 15 June 2023 at Hyatt Regency Kolkata.

BIMSTEC is a key part of India’s ocean policy and Indo Pacific strategies, To commemorate 25 years of BIMSTEC, This 3-day long business conclave has been organised to discuss priorities, opportunities, challenges and also for B2B, G2G and B2G interactions among BIMSTEC member nations - Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. We at ICC feel that this is the right time to collaborate and prepare for ‘Quantum Leap in Business Co-operation’ among Member Countries to ensure shared prosperity, growth, employment and equal opportunities for all the stakeholders.

The BIMSTEC initiative was conceived as a regional alliance to “provide a fertile ground for cooperation” and be “a source of sharing and learning among members of the group, for which educational cooperation remains the essential condition (“sine qua non”). Education is not only the bridge of co-operation between the seven BIMSTEC members rather it is also the basis for soft power for this alliance.