FICCI LEADS

Announcing the new FICCI Leadership for 2025-26: Mr @anantgoenka19, President; Mr Vijay Sankar, Senior Vice President; Mr @puneet_dalmia, Vice President; Mr Harsha Vardhan Agarwal, Immediate Past President and Ms @jvij1967, Director General.

FICCI National Executive Committee today announced Mr Anant Goenka, Vice Chairman, RPG Group, as the President-Elect of FICCI for the year 2025-26.

Green finance is not a niche; it is the backbone of resilient and competitive economies. It is not simply about mobilising money for environmental projects; it is about restructuring capital flows so that every investment, whether in infrastructure, industry, transport, or agriculture, contributes to sustainability rather than undermines it. Green finance is about creating an economic system where profit and progress are aligned with the health of our ecosystems and the well-being of our people: Mr @byadavbjp, Hon’ble Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India at #FICCILEADS. @moefcc @FICCILEADS @jvij1967

Green financing is one of the best examples of collaborative growth in a transformative world. Governments, businesses, and all stakeholders must adopt a collective approach to move forward in a world shaped by geopolitical shifts and rapid technological advancements: Mr @byadavbjp, Hon’ble Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, at #FICCILEADS. @moefcc @FICCILEADS @jvij1967

Green finance is not just about solar parks or electric mobility; it is about aligning capital with climate goals, embedding sustainability into financial flows and channeling resources towards solutions that enable low-carbon, climate-resilient growth: Ms Naina Lal Kidwai, Past President, FICCI and Chairman Rothschild and Co India at #FICCILEADS.

FICCI President Mr Harsha Vardhan Agarwal welcomes Mr @byadavbjp, Hon’ble Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India with a Green Certificate during the #FICCILEADS. @moefcc @jvij1967 @FICCILEADS

Second day of #FICCILEADS begins in the presence of Mr @byadavbjp, Hon’ble Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India in New Delhi. @moefcc @jvij1967 @MikaSulkinoja @indsancoalition @FICCILEADS

Hon’ble Minister of Commerce and Industry of India, Shri @PiyushGoyal had an engaging discussion with Mr. Francisco Cervantes @fcervantes5 , President of @cce on the sidelines of @FICCILEADS conference in New Delhi, India, with focus on strengthening India-Mexico trade & investment ties. Listen to their video message after the meeting! @MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy @ficci_india @SRE_mx @SE_mx @m_ebrard @Claudiashein

Addressing #FICCILEADS, Mr Suresh Kumar Sethi, Managing Director & CEO, Protean eGov Technologies Ltd shared that India has built a robust digital public infrastructure connecting 1.4 billion citizens. He shared that the nation is now creating open digital ecosystems and embedding AI in key sectors like healthcare and education to drive larger societal outcomes.

Speaking at #FICCILEADS, Mr Kiril Smilansky, Co-Founder & CEO, Texperience (Israel), emphasized the need to explore new AI-driven business models, particularly for industry sectors such as manufacturing and agriculture.

Addressing #FICCILEADS, Mr Tanmay Maheshwari, Managing Director, @AmarUjalaNews, stressed that the future of information integrity hinges on our ability to identify and verify content. He also underlined the crucial role of regulators and the government in ensuring this process.

Ms Roma Datta Chobey, Chair, FICCI Technology Committee and MD – Digital First Businesses, @GoogleIndia, participated in the panel discussion on 'The Global AI Race' during #FICCILEADS. She emphasized that India has a unique, purpose-driven approach to using AI to solve foundational, large-scale challenges, driven by the core belief that AI must be accessible to everyone. This vision can enable India to emerge as a global leader in AI.

Addressing #FICCILEADS, Mr Rainer Wittich, CEO, EDAG Production Solutions GmbH & KGa, Germany shared that EDAG pioneers holistic engineering to create unique mobility & industry solutions globally, by fusing German innovation with Indian potential. EDAG PS as a Digital integrator in the AI-powered world of tomorrow’s things.

Mr Abhishek Singh (@abhish18), Additional Secretary, @GoI_MeitY; CEO, India AI Mission and Director General, @NICMeity addressed the Plenary Session on 'The Global AI Race' and shared that India, with its talent pool & strong AI Mission, is poised to be a key global player & aims to be the AI use-case capital of the world. He also appreciated the Indian companies for driving digital transformation across the geographies, especially leading technologies in public governance projects.

Speaking at #FICCILEADS, Dr @richardgalvez, Principal Solutions Architect, Pure Storage, Texas, United States highlighted that Global leaders from organizations large and small are struggling to transform the immense potential AI represents to direct business impact. He added, "While there exist solvable technical infrastructure challenges, the true challenge of the day is seeing that AI affords a new solution, not yet another problem to solve."

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The economic partnership between Mexico & India continues to gain relevance. Our trade flows show strong complementarity, with opportunities to expand into new sectors: Mr @fcervantes5, President of the Business Coordination Council (CCE), Mexico at #FICCILEADS.

India is important to Australia irrespective of international trade headwinds. India is fourth biggest economy in the world and is expected be the third largest economy by 2030. Australia - India partnership is based on high complementarity. We produce goods that India needs – be it energy, critical mineral or other resources: HE Philip Green OAM, High Commissioner, Australian High Commission in India at #FICCILEADS. @AusHCIndia

Bilateral trade in goods and services between UK and India today stands at $40 billion. With the momentum of the India UK Free Trade Agreement, our shared ambition is to more than double it to $100 billion by 2040: Mr Richard Heald, Chair, UK India Business Council at #FICCILEADS. @UKIBC @FICCILEADS

@PiyushGoyal Today at #FICCILEADS, we witnessed an engaging exchange of ideas on how businesses and governments can navigate uncertainty in global trade while fostering resilience, trust, and enduring partnerships: Mr Vijay Sankar, Vice President, FICCI at #FICCILEADS.