Hosting the Vice President of Zimbabwe

Institute for Competitiveness hosted an evening dinner for Hon. Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, Vice President of Zimbabwe at ITC Maurya, New Delhi. Shri. Amitabh Kant, G20 Sherpa, GOI and creator of Make in India initiative was part of the evening dinner along with leaders from the Zimbabwe Government, Government officials of India, policy makers and advisors in the fields of education, agriculture, mining, media, climate etc.

The evening served as a forum for insightful dialogue on matters of mutual interest, including bilateral cooperation, trade relations, and broader geopolitical and economic collaboration.

List of Participants

Hon. Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, Hon’ble Vice President of Zimbabwe

Amb SN Nkomo, Zimbabwe Ambassador to India

Amit Kapoor, Chairman, Institute for Competitiveness ⁠

Shri. Amitabh Kant, G20 Sherpa, GOI and creator of Make in India initiative 

Hon. Paul Mavima, Zimbabwe’s Minister of Skills Audit and Development

Hon.  Simelisizwe Sibanda, Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Tertiary Education of Zimbabwe

Hon. Yeukai Simbanegavi, Deputy Minister of National Housing of Zimbabwe

Hon. Sleiman Timios Kwidini, Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care of Zimbabwe 

Hon. Peter Haritatos, Deputy Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, & Rural Development

Dep Chief Sec Eng Marawa, Deputy Chief Secretary, Office of the President and Cabinet

PS  Dr. G Magombo, Ministry of Energy and Power Development 

PS Dr. Thomas Utete Wushe, Founder of Zimbabwe National Army

PS M. Nyanda, Permanent Secretary · Government of Zimbabwe

Gen G. Mashava, Chief of Staff & Head of Office in VP Chiwenga’s Office

CD R. Faranisi, Ambassador for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Zimbabwe

Mr. Taurai Duku ZIDA, Head – PPPs & Project Development · Zimbabwe Investment & Development Agency 

Ankur Malhotra, Director of Government Relations, Honeywell

Hari Menon, CEO, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Chaitanya Prasad, Head of Communication and Outreach, Ministry of Education, Government of India

Rameesh Kailasam, CEO, IndiaTech

Pranjal Sharma, Advisor, Vedanta

Avinash Pandey, Media Investor

Atul Tiwari, Secretary, Ministry of Skill and Entrepreneurship, Government of India

Siraj Chaudhury, Member of the Board, Tata Consumer Products

Nakul  Kumar, Founder, Cashify

Neera Kapoor, Administrative Director, Institute for Competitiveness

Mridula Pandey, Head of Climate Initiative, CIFF

Charu Malhotra, Managing Director, Primus Partners

Sachin Kumar, Director, Shaakti Sustainable Energy Foundation

Rahul Kapoor, Director,Finance, Ministry of Railways

Nabha Sandip Joshi, Research Manager, Institute for Competitiveness

Darshana Gauratra, Researcher, Institute for Competitiveness

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