With coming week start will be world economic forum at Davos Modi targeting investment.

New Delhi: PM Modi all wind up with scheduled meet over 100 of the world’s top business leaders during his visit to Davos to attend the annual meeting of the WEF (World Economic Forum) with target investment at the peak. The countdown is on, in just four days, thousands of leaders from across the world will descend upon the Swiss town of Davos to participate at 2018’s World Economic Forum (WEF).As annual meeting aims to raise awareness on key global issues, from gender disparity and poverty to automation and geopolitical tensions But it also offers a fascinating insight into key leadership advice and tips for the future. With this current meets in Davos on Monday and Tuesday will have key notes speaker at the inaugural plenary session of WEF.

Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) Secretary Ramesh Abhishek said on Friday that the highlight of Modi’s visit, apart from his speech at the plenary session, will be the dinner interaction with top global chief executive officers (CEOs). He said 60 global CEOs have confirmed participation, including 20 from India. The other 40, Abhishek said, represent 18 different countries.The DIPP secretary said these 60 companies, across 26 different sectors, cumulatively have a turnover of $3.3 trillion. He said 12 of these companies provide jobs to four million people around the world, including a million jobs in India. Abhishek said 12 of these companies have been operating in India for over a century. Airbus CEO Tom Enders, Hitachi Chairman Hiroaki Nakanishi, WEF founder Klaus Schwab, IBM’s Ginni Rometty, The Carlyle Group’s David Rubenstein and the BAE Systems chief, among others, have confirmed that they will attend the dinner with PM Modi on January 22, Abhishek said.PM Modi is also scheduled to meet the 120-member International Business Council of the WEF. The list of council members includes topmost business leaders of the world. Abhishek said the two interactions, with 60 and 120 business leaders, will give the PM direct opportunity to showcase the transformative changes brought about in India in the last three years and articulate his vision. The PM will also have a separate interaction with Indian CEOs attending the WEF.The Indian delegation will also showcase the jump in India’s rankings in ease of doing business and various other reforms at the main venue in front of 1,500 delegates. Indian cuisine will be showcased, as also its soft power with two yoga teachers being flown to Davos.

Including PM Modi, six union ministers will also attend several of the sessions. Arun Jaitley finance minister will be in Davos on January 24, and will take part in the ‘country strategy dialogue on India’. Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu and Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dhamendra Pradhan will join Jaitley in this session. Abhishek said Prabu will attend nine sessions across three days, while Pradhan will attend five sessions. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal will attend 10 sessions, Minister of State in the PMO Jitendra Singh three sessions and Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar will be part of two sessions. Abhishek said a large number of sessions being addressed by ministers reflected the importance WEF has given to India this year as per business news.