Competitiveness Forum - Economic Development, Prosperity and Creating Shared Value

Capitalism is an idea that has stood the test of time, but along the way it has changed dramatically. It is an idea which has not changed continuously but in a series of discontinuous leaps.

This year's Asia Competitiveness Forum center's on three pillars of Competitiveness i.e. Economic Development, Prosperity and Shared Value Creation.

This forum represents:

• Meeting place for Practitioners and Researchers working in the field of Competitiveness, Clusters and Economic Development
• An opportunity to enhance prosperity by initiating a dialogue on unique Business Models, Cluster Competitiveness and Shared Value Creation
• A place to discuss current thinking and future challenges in the field of Public Policy, Social Business, Clusters and Competitiveness

People who want to learn more about Competitiveness in this changing scenario should attend the forum. These would include:

• Business Promoters, Entrepreneurs and Top Management Functionaries from Large-Medium-Small Enterprises, Global Corporate Entities, Heads of Government Departments, Institutions, Ministries and Support Groups committed to Trade, Commerce, Industry, Business, Innovation and Investment Climate representatives

• Economic Development Officials, Academicians, Practitioners, Consultants, Analysts, Students and Think Tank representatives

• Venture Investors, FDI Originators

The Forum will be designed as a combination of academic presentations and practical knowledge involving interactive sessions (workshops, open space sessions etc.).

During this forum there will be an open call for papers and presentations. Business and Cluster practitioners around the world are invited to submit proposals for presentations on the central theme of the Forum. The Forum will include sessions where ideas and processes examining Clusters and Competitiveness are to be presented.

The proposed presentations should consist of a cover page and an abstract.

• The cover page should contain: Title of the presentation- full name and title (Mr., Mrs., Dr., Professor etc.); name of the organization/company, country, job title, a brief CV of not more than 200 words, contact email address and telephone number
• The abstract should cover the core theme of the Forum and should be no longer than 1000 words. We specially encourage young practitioners to submit an abstract

CV's and abstracts must be emailed to: submissions@competitiveness.in

Deadlines: 14 February 2012: Submission of abstracts; 28 February 2012: Notification for selected abstracts