AMTEX 2016, an exhibition catering to the machine tool needs of production and consumption hotspots is scheduled to take place between 8th-11th of July 2016 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. This biennial event will primarily focus on end user industries like Automotive, Power and Electrical Equipment, Textile Machinery and Consumer goods. Industry experts estimate India's manufacturing sector to touch US$ 1 trillion by 2025 accounting for 25-30 per cent of the country's GDP and acting as a job creator with millions of domestic jobs on offer. The 11th edition of this coveted platform will aim to provide deep insights into the Indian machine tool industry through its exclusive Conference Programme, with an emphasis on future trends, growth strategies, new technologies and innovations, keys to sustainable growth and the challenges and expectations of the industry players. Registrations are on with multiple exhibhitors from India and 30% overseas players participation from countries like China, Germany, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Turkey among others already joining in. The last date to book the exhibitor space is June 30th, 2016. According to Cyril Pereira, Managing Director, Reed Triune Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd, “AMTEX 2016 will act as the exquisite ground for exhibitors to interact with the entire machine tool fraternity. India is currently the 10th highest consumer and 14th highest producer of Machine Tools. The time is ripe with ‘Make in India’ bringing in lot more opportunities compared to previous years and AMTEX will act as the seamless platform in ushering in positive interest from international organisations to produce/manufacture and invest in India”. Some of the major companies participating in the event this year are Ace Micromatic, Jyoti CNC Automation Ltd., Mitsubishi Electric India Pvt Ltd., Renishaw Metrology Systems Private Limited, Muratec (Murata Machinery Ltd.) and Meiban (Meiban Engineering Technology), to name a few.
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AccorHotels and Cyberabad Convention Centre Private Limited (a Joint Venture between Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd – TSIIC Ltd and Emaar Properties PJSC, Dubai), today announced the renewal of their agreement for the management of the Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre and the Hyderabad International Convention Centre. This follows the successful completion of a ten-year commitment to manage and operate the 287-room hotel and the 15-acre state-of-the-art convention facility in Hyderabad. Both facilities operate in a complementary yet distinctive manner. Cyberabad Convention Centre and AccorHotels also announced a refurbishment programme for the hotel and the convention centre. Located in Hyderabad’s IT and Business district, Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre is a 45 minutes drive from the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. The hotel is connected to the purpose-built venue renowned for its world class convention facilities, the Hyderabad International Convention Centre. The Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre is spread over 15 acres with 287 rooms to offer a resort-like ambience with an outdoor pool, lawns and rejuvenation facilities. This announcement comes on the heels of the tenth anniversary of Novotel in India. Novotel today enjoys a strong presence with 13 hotels located in key cities across the country. Based on AccorHotels’ current expansion plans, the brand is poised for significant growth over the next few years and is at the cornerstone of AccorHotels’ India development pipeline with another 14 new Novotel expected to open over the next few years. AccorHotels is the leader in operating convention centres and meeting spaces in India with over 500,000 square-feet of convention space under management. Alongside the Hyderabad International Convention Centre, AccorHotels also manages the Lavasa International Convention Centre, and later this year, will also start operations of the Jaipur Exhibition & Convention Centre (JECC). Adding to its MICE portfolio is the Pullman and Novotel New Delhi Aerocity with 40,000 square meeting of conventions space and the Novotel Kolkata Hotel & Residences with another 30,000 square feet. Amit Jain, Director, Cyberabad Convention Centre said, “Hyderabad is characterised by state-of-the-art infrastructure growth, increased business activity led by strong IT/ITES presence and emerging sector such as education and pharmaceuticals. We take pride in being a part of this growth and in giving the city a world-class convention facility with the Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre. We see great value in our association with AccorHotels and look forward to continued growth particularly in the MICE area.” “Together with the Government of Telangana, and Emaar Properties PJSC, we have strategic and committed partners. With the Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre and Hyderabad International Convention Centre, we have established a world-class joint facility in Hyderabad and one that arguably, is South Asia’s finest,” said Jean- Michel Casse, Senior Vice President, Operations, AccorHotels India. Neil Paterson, General Manager, Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre and Hyderabad International Convention Centre, said, “Our focus on structured and seamless event execution replete with meticulous planning has allowed us to successfully position HICC as a premium convention and meetings destination. Featuring world class infrastructure and conferencing facilities, combined with the warmth and personalization of our staff, HICC is undoubtedly a best-in-class MICE location and a clearly differentiated proposition from other dual hotel and convention developments.”
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India is the second fastest growing nation in gross numbers of outbound travelers after China. Corporate MICE buyers from the country are traveling far and wide in search of MICE friendly destinations and unique experiences. According to Bill Keffer - General Manager at JW Marriott Marquis Dubai, “India has witnessed exponential growth over the last few years and continues to be one of the top performing source markets. Our success and frequent interaction with Indian buyers has resulted in several large groups, with sizes up to 1800 delegates.” The country is witnessing a surge in outbound corporate travel as more and more corporates recognize the importance of MICE activities as a key driver to engage their internal as well as external customers. Kristian Nicholls, General Manager Bidding at Business Events Sydney indicated that over the last three years Sydney and New South Wales (NSW) have hosted 95 business events from Asia, especially recent events from India. Resonating a similar line of thought, Mary Souli Kafkios - Managing Director at Cel Tours in Greece who has had the opportunity to successfully work with some of the biggest corporate names from multiple industry verticals believes that the Indian MICE sector to Greece is on the rise. Taking advantage of the tremendous potential from this ever growing market, the MILT congress, recognized as the strongest B2B platform for MICE in India, is set to welcome over 60 Hotels, DMCs, Tourism Boards, EMCs, Convention Bureaus, Sport Tourism Partners, Team Building Agencies, Adventure Tourism Partners, Cruise Liners and other travel suppliers from across the world to meet with key decision makers from the Luxury & Corporate Travel segment as well as with premium Destination Wedding Planners and leading Film Production Houses. The biggest spenders from this outbound MICE and luxury travel segment from India will congregate at the 4th Annual MICE India & Luxury Travel Congress at the St. Regis Mumbai on July 28th & 29th, 2016. Expressing his views on the reasons for investing in the 4th MILT Congress, Mr. Francis Dharmai, Head of Tourism & Regional General Manager- GCC, Al Tayyar Travel Group said, “Participating in MILT will provide us a stepping stone to gain access to corporates, film production houses and destination wedding planners. Events like these give us an opportunity to introduce our services to one of the largest outbound travel markets.” The MILT Congress provides a platform with exclusive business opportunities for global suppliers to meet with signing authorities for corporate MICE & luxury travel during pre-scheduled one-to-one appointments. Speaking of the benefits of this format of face to face interactions, Alexandra Mallosi, Regional Sales Director at Grecotel, who has been one of the longest standing partners of the MILT Congress for two consecutive years, believes that the pre-scheduled appointments are more beneficial rather than having an open style meeting day. She added, “Taking into consideration that we are able to select who we would like to meet definitely makes it more productive.” Sheetal Munshaw- Director at Atout France maintained that a one-on-one interaction creates more opportunities for better synergies and establishing professional relationships. “One to one meetings give you time with your partner for discussions to reach meaningful conclusions rather than open style meetings that leave you with collecting business cards.” Adds Toshak Chokhani, Director – Business Development at the Abatera Group. “It is very important to understand the Indian market changing preferences and benchmark from the success stories. The need to source the right destination for the MICE activities is very prominent, it is about finding it all under one roof. This is where the MILT Congress comes in.” According to Ackash Jain, Director at QnA International, the organizers of the MILT Congress. “Our objective has always been to bring the best destinations and suppliers from all over the world to meet C-level executives from the region, who can make decisions on all aspects related to procurement in the MICE, business and luxury travel activities. We have been successful in surpassing participants’ expectations over the past three years and we are all geared up for the 4th edition with some of the biggest names in the travel and hospitality business already on board”, he further adds. Gold Partner: Switzerland Convention & Incentive Bureau Silver Partners: Grecotel Hotels and Resorts, JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai, Singapore Tourism board, Sofitel Singapore Sentosa Resort & Spa, Travel Point - Tour Oman Bronze Partners: Abatera Tourism, Atout France, Atzaró, Akuqa Sun Group, Beachcomber Hotels, Business Events Sydney, Cel Tours, Dusit Thani Abu Dhabi, Dusit Thani Dubai, Tourism Fiji, Fiji Airways, Figur Tourism, Five Direction Group, Geneva Tourism & Conventions Foundation, IMT Travel Services, Israel Ministry of Tourism, Lausanne Tourisme, Istanbul Marriott Hotel Sisli, Tourism New Zealand, Nimbus Travel, RAK Tourism, Rixos Sungate, Rodos Palace Hotel, Rosewood Hotel Group, Tourism Office of Spain, Spice Hotel & Spa, Sun International, Sun Siyam Resorts, Al Tayyar Travel Group, Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, Tourism Toronto, Zurich Tourism.
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HUL’s CSR initiative Unilever Sustainable Living Plan (USLP) is aimed at operating and growing its business in a socially responsible way. Vibgyor Brand Services associated with Unilever for the 5th consecutive year for managing USLP conference at Taj Mansingh, Delhi on 7 June, 2016. The conference addressed the issues of a sustainable growth faced by companies and how Unilever plans to deal with these issues in the coming years in order to continue walking on the path of success. Some of the attendees of conference were the people from Geometry Global, Water Aid, UNICEF, World Bank, Netherland Embassy, etc. Approximately 100 people attended the conference discussing where the collective action is required to find common solutions of the challenges faced by the business community and as members of the society. Commenting on the association with Vibgyor, Yashmi Yadav – USLP, Communications Manager said “Our association with them has been over 5 years now. The conference was a great success and it was well appreciated by the internal and external guests.” Having successfully organized and executed the conference, Ankur Kalra, CEO Vibgyor Brand Services, said “Our association with HUL goes back at the time when they had started the USLP initiative and the relationship have grown since then. We have organized the 5th consecutive conference for HUL and each time
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Isuzu, the vehicle manufacturers from Japan, inaugurated their manufacturing facility at Sri City, Andhra Pradesh. Their first vehicle roll-out had the Chief Minister, Shri Chandrababu Naidu, in the driver’s seat of D-Max V Cross – their first Made-in-India product, a proud step ahead. Aura was entrusted with the conceptualization and protocol management of the event. Committed to India was the theme of the day keeping the company’s strategy in clear view. Aura’s on-ground team ensured the management of the event and entire flow of activity. Commenting on the flawless execution Siddharth Ganeriwala, CEO, Aura remarked, “We’ve been executing protocol events across the country, hosting not just Indian but international Heads of State as well, for over one and a half decades now. I think our domain expertise in this category is pretty much established,” he added. The inauguration was in the presence of Masanori Katayama, President, Isuzu Motors Limited, Japan, His Excellency Mr. Kenji Hiramatsu, Ambassador of Japan to India, Mr. Kazushi Okawa, Executive Vice President, dignitaries from the Government of Andhra Pradesh, Senior Officials from IMI, and Isuzu business partners. Apart from Aura making strategic accommodations for the CM’s army of Z+ security men who were fail-proofing the venue constantly, we managed to orchestrate the roll in of the vehicle to the minutest detail to catch and hold the media's attention.
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Bollywood siren Sunny Leone launched the ninth season of the popular reality television show MTV Splitsvilla along with co-host Rannvijay Singh at JW Marriott, Juhu Mumbai on 31st May 2016. Vibgyor Brand Services was roped in to conceptualize and manage the media launch event. This year the rules of the game has been slightly altered and the show has been based on the new theme ‘Where Women Rule’, giving more power to the female contestants than their male counterparts. The launch promo of the new season showcases Sunny adorned in a queen’s costume playing a game of dice with Scarlett, who is seen as an Egyptian princess. Keeping the season promo in mind, we designed the elaborate set in a Roman & Egyptian style. Rannvijay Singh flaunted his new look--a flourishing moustache and thick beard. The duo posed for shutterbugs with MTV girls Saloni Chopra, Barkha Singh, Ayesha Adlakha and Gaelyn Mendonca. Commenting on successful execution of the launch event, Haardik Joshi, Branch Head, Vibgyor Brand Services, said - "It has been a tremendous high for the team – from winning this pitch to delivering a flawless experience right down to the tee! The brief was to engage the invited media with the flavour of MTV Splistvilla 9 - Where Women Rule, we pitched in with the idea to recreate the experience through the Roman/Greek stage set, the dynamic event entry by Sunny Leone - with her royal knights & Rannvijay - fighting the queen's warrior to woo her & media engagements" Chintan Mehta, Marketing MTV was ecstatic for the successful launch of the Splitsvilla 9 said “Since all the 8 seasons of Splitsvilla have been successful, we were eager to launch the new show in front of the media. Vibgyor managed the event flawlessly and appreciate their efforts and hard work. I would look forward to work with them in future.”
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The debut session of Artist Industry Meet-up (AIM) got off to a spectacular start as the artist fraternity came together on 2nd June to talk concepts, collaborations, complications and more, over heady drinks and headier conversations. Fueled by the energetic vibe of Bandstand, a new watering hole at Aurobindo Market, Hauz Khas Village, the event indulged artists, performers, producers, event planners, thinkers, doers all under one roof. AIM was presented by ArtistsFAQs in association with BW APPLAUSE and Everything Experiential. Addressing the full house of young and creative energy Mr Anurag Batra, Chairman Businessworld and Exchange4media, launched the event with a welcome address. Drawing attention to the gap in the entertainment industry where artists are unable to engage with event planners purely due to the lack of defined channels he commented, “It pains me to see all this talent and such few avenues for it to surface and see the light of day. I congratulate ArtistFAQs for this initiative and Businessworld is excited to be associated with it; I assure you great things lie in wait as possibilities are immense. Our endeavor through BW APPLAUSE and Everything Experiential is to ensure that talent is brought forward to the industry and the collaborative structure can be better aligned.” Presenting the key address, Mr Rajeev Jain, Founder Rashi Entertainment and VP, EEMA, said, “The most important thing every artist must possess is patience, because sooner or later, if your talent is genuinely worthy, you will be recognized. The other thing I notice that holds artists back in this industry is their attitude. You land a few good gigs and it’s very easy for your ego to get the better of you; remaining humble is extremely important. The most accomplished personalities I have come across in my career are epitomes of humility, be it Mr Amitabh Bachan or Arijit Singh. As an artist you cannot afford to let success get to your head. Also I see a lot of artists trying to replicate the style of big hit makers, but art should be unique and that is when it is most appreciated. Irrespective of what is popular artists should aim at developing their own distinctive style. We at EEMA are always on the lookout for fresh talent and look forward to engaging with your community more closely”. Post the introductions a panel discussion ensued between Malvika Nanda, Founder, The Big Beat; Sarthak Sardana a.k.a. Sartek, DJ Producer; Dhruv Jagasia, Director, Big Bad Wolf; Ashvin Mani Sharma a.k.a. Calm Chor, DJ Producer, Record Label Head; Amit Gupta, Director, STORY. It discussion was moderated by Yamini Singh, Executive Editor, BW APPLAUSE and Everything Experiential and Vivek Benipal, Founder, ArtistsFAQs. The evening concluded with a reverberating performance by Sounds United Project featuring Dubtron (Electronics), Hafeez Ahmed Alvi (Tabla) and Azeem Ahmed Alvi (Sitar). Ali Haider was the Emcee at the event.
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Percept ICE, the Special Projects, Events and Conventions Domain Company of Percept Limited, bagged the mandate of managing and executing Dominos (India) National FIDA 2016. The event was held from 4th May 2016 to 7th May 2016 at Pattaya. The Conference and Gala night were held on 5th May and Beach Branding on 6th May was executed by Percept ICE. The convention with sales conference took place at Pattaya Exhibition And Convention Hall (PEACH), the gala night at Noong Nooch village, and the Beach Branding on Coral island. Domino’s Pizza India is the master franchise of Jubilant FoodWorks Limited (JFL/Company). It is the largest food service company in India, with a network of 1039 Domino’s Pizza restaurants across 240 cities (as of May 28, 2016). The event kick started with a warm gesture from Alok Pandey, Senior Vice President – Operations, Domino's Pizza India, to an audience of over 1,650 people at Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall (PEACH). The aim of the event was to convey the strategy-plan for the year 2016-17 to their sales team and to felicitate employees who had performed exceptionally in 2015-16. Percept ICE’s scope of on-ground work encompassed conceptualizing, planning, designing, fabrication and executing the entire event, set production, show content, theme and décor of the massive venue, look and feel of the event, overseeing the seamless show flow, artist management, coordinating with team members for a smooth show run, managing multiple audio-visuals for the event and overseeing the entire production of the show. The show culminated with a closing note by Ajay Kaul, Chief Executive Officer, Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd. The gala night party at Noong Nooch village was an entertaining evening showcasing traditional Thai dance performances along with a grand finale performance by Amibili Menon followed by DJ Ricky. Commenting on the event, Nazneen Karimi Chief Executive Officer, Percept ICE said, “It’s an honour to manage and execute the Dominos (India) National FIDA 2016 and we are happy that we could deliver on both the client and audience expectations on ground. The event was a lot of fun to execute and the team did a great job by innovating in the creative sphere. The client gave us the freedom and space to put forth our inputs and we really enjoyed working with them. Full credit goes to the Percept team for pulling off such a successful international event.”
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