Dear Professional Colleagues,
Greetings of the Day!
November was the month of sparkle as the festival of lights "Diwali" was celebrated across the world with great fervor and enthusiasm and secondly the grand Event of the year -The Largest Convention of Global Accountants -GloPAC 2023 was hosted on 24th-26th November, 2023 on the theme "Connecting the Globe, Creating Value" at the Mahatma Mandir Convention Centre in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. Ahmedabad Branch was the host to this conference and we are glad the President CA Aniket Talati gave us this opportunity to host 4400+ delegates. The Branch was all geared up and making last minute preparations before and post Diwali to make sure that Glopac is a grand success and yes it was a grand success and highly appreciated among professional fraternity.
GLOPAC 2023
In the spirit of global collaboration, ICAI embarked a historic journey with first-ever GloPAC event, a testament to the commitment to excellence in the accounting profession. The convention hosted more than 4000 Delegates from over 25 countries for three days with 30+ Insightful Sessions. The inaugural ceremony of GloPAC was graced by Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, Hon’ble Vice-President of India as the Chief Guest and CA. Piyush Goyal, Hon’ble Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Government of India in august presence of Ms. Anuradha Thakur, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, Mr. K Rajaraman, Chairperson, International Financial Services Centres Authority and Shri Tapan Ray, MD and CEO, GIFT Co. Ltd. This 3 days witnessed journey of growth, connections and inspiration for all CAs. We are Grateful to the vision of our President Aniket Talati and Vice President Ranjeet Kumar Agarwal for orchestrating this grand event and strengthening India’s position on global stage.
We were glad to meet CA Anil Singhvi, Managing Editor, Zee business, CA Nilesh Shah,Group President and MD, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co ltd who says that Trust in urself, trust in ur country and invest in the share market, Ms Anuradha Thakur, IAS, Additional Secretary at MCA, Ms. Asmaa Resmouki, President, IFAC, Manoj Mustasir, Indian lyricist and poet and all foreign delegates-UK, Oman, Muscat, Dubai and other 23 countries and Indian CAs along with mesmerizing Musical evening with SHAAN.
I was Glad to Felicitate the speakers in the session on Emerging Avenues -Unlocking the Value: The World of Business Valuation with Speakers -Rajeev R Shah, CA Parag Vijaykant Kulkarni, Sujal Shah and Darshan Raval and the icing on the cake was the honour bestowed upon me by President Aniket Talati and Vice President Ranjeet Kumar Agarwal for the felicitation as a chairperson.
Other Major Highlights of November month