Rubber Asia, Asia’s prestigious international rubber magazine, is gearing-up for the launch of the fourth edition of its widely acclaimed India Rubber Summit & Dinner on September 15, 2012, at the exquisite Ramada Resort, Kochi, Kerala, the rubber State of India.

This mega yearly get-together of global rubber industry leaders and stakeholders will take stock of the world rubber industry situation, discuss key industry issues and deliberate on the future course of action in the changing economic scenario, according to Kurian Abraham, Editor & Managing Director of Rubber Asia

Organised in association with All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA), India Rubber Expo 2013 (IRE 2013), Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (ATMA) and Rubber Board (India), the event is themed: Rubber Industry: Opportunities and Challenges in the Changing Economy. The participants, apart from domestic players, include delegations from countries such as China, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Laos, Vietnam and Germany, Abraham said.

High-profile speakers

The highlight of this most exquisitely designed event is an all-encompassing international seminar in the morning. The likely celebrities who will address the seminar include world rubber industry leaders, experts, key decision makers, heads of the Rubber Boards and Rubber Research Institutes of major NR producing countries, leaders of important rubber industry organisations such as the IRSG, ANRPC, SICOM, AIRIA, the top brass of big rubber and tyre companies and related industries, planters, industry experts and analysts. They will deliberate on issues of vital importance to the industry. This is followed by a few important presentations in the afternoon. The summit will conclude with hightly refreshing cocktails and dinner and exciting musical and dance extravaganza, explained John S Powath, Executive Director of Rubber Asia and the moving spirit behind the whole show.

Speakers of the previous year’s event included big names in the rubber industry such as Dr. Stephen V. Evans, Secretary General, IRSG; Dr. Hidde P. Smit, Rubber Analyst & Former Secretary General, IRSG, Sheela Thomas IAS, Chairman, Rubber Board, India; Datuk Wira Hj Ahmad Hj Hamzah, Chairman, Malaysian Rubber Board; Datuk Dr. Salmiah Ahmad, Director General, Malaysian Rubber Board; Khalid Bahsoon, CEO, MARDEC BERHAD, Jom Jacob, Senior Economist, ANRPC; Dr. James Jacob, Director, Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII) etc., to mention only a few.

Big business networking platform

Needless to say, the Summit offers an excellent opportunity for rubber products manufacturers, NR processors, tyre makers, rubber/tyre machinery makers, planters, exporters and importers of NR and SR, traders, raw material suppliers etc. to come together for successful business networking. It is also an opportunity to enjoy the picturesque landscape of Kerala, the “God’s Own Country” blessed with beautiful rivers, lakes, backwaters and a vast expanse of greenery all around.

For details of registration, sponsorship  and benefits, contact: John S Powath, Executive Director, Rubber Asia, Mumbai, India.
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