Talk Title: Opportunities and Challenges in the age of Competitive Federalism: Inviting investments in Bengal
Course Title: Development Economics: Theory and Policy
Speaker: Roopendra Narayan Roy
Date: 15th February (Wednesday), 2017
Time: 11.45am
Room: N202
Course Instructors: Shabana Mitra and Arnab Mukherji
Abstract: At the present time, all states are in competition for investments whether they are sourced inside the country or from foreign investors. Are fundamentals of the competing states most important? Or is it image and packaging created by road shows and events like Vibrant Gujarat or Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS). What role does ease of doing business play in this war for capital and investments? How is Bengal gearing up for this competition? What are its advantages, what are its challenges and limitations? How about labor costs and militancy? What about investments in education, skills and health? Does location play a role? What is the hype and what is the ground reality? What is the experience of other investors? We explore many of these considerations in the context of Bengal.
Speaker’s Bio: With nearly 4 decades of experience in management consulting, Roopen Roy has served in various capacities in India and abroad. He is the Founder and CEO of Sumantrana Management Consultants LLP, a strategy advisory firm. Prior to that, he was the Country Leader and Managing Director of Deloitte Consulting in India. He has also served as the Managing Director of PricewaterhouseCoopers in India where he pioneered the IT services business and set up offshore delivery centers. He is a Chartered Accountant with a Masters’ Degree in Advanced Accounting and a Graduate Degree in Law. He has also completed the Advanced Management Program (AMP) at the Harvard Business School. He has served on the Board of Governors of IIT Kharagpur, IIM Calcutta, Nasscom, XIM Bhubaneswar and AIMA. He is currently serving on the Board of Directors of Amalgamated Plantations (a Tata enterprise), Vara United Private Limited, Action for Autism and TCG Digital LLC, US.
Talk Title: Opportunities and Challenges in the age of Competitive Federalism: Inviting investments in Bengal
Course Title: Development Economics: Theory and Policy
Speaker: Roopendra Narayan Roy
Date: 15th February (Wednesday), 2017
Time: 11.45am
Room: N202
Course Instructors: Shabana Mitra and Arnab Mukherji
Abstract: At the present time, all states are in competition for investments whether they are sourced inside the country or from foreign investors. Are fundamentals of the competing states most important? Or is it image and packaging created by road shows and events like Vibrant Gujarat or Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS). What role does ease of doing business play in this war for capital and investments? How is Bengal gearing up for this competition? What are its advantages, what are its challenges and limitations? How about labor costs and militancy? What about investments in education, skills and health? Does location play a role? What is the hype and what is the ground reality? What is the experience of other investors? We explore many of these considerations in the context of Bengal.
Speaker’s Bio: With nearly 4 decades of experience in management consulting, Roopen Roy has served in various capacities in India and abroad. He is the Founder and CEO of Sumantrana Management Consultants LLP, a strategy advisory firm. Prior to that, he was the Country Leader and Managing Director of Deloitte Consulting in India. He has also served as the Managing Director of PricewaterhouseCoopers in India where he pioneered the IT services business and set up offshore delivery centers. He is a Chartered Accountant with a Masters’ Degree in Advanced Accounting and a Graduate Degree in Law. He has also completed the Advanced Management Program (AMP) at the Harvard Business School. He has served on the Board of Governors of IIT Kharagpur, IIM Calcutta, Nasscom, XIM Bhubaneswar and AIMA. He is currently serving on the Board of Directors of Amalgamated Plantations (a Tata enterprise), Vara United Private Limited, Action for Autism and TCG Digital LLC, US.