The meeting of Kanara Entrepreneurs took place at the Grand Magrath Hotel on the 15th of February 2019. It centered around the theme, “Budget Analysis and Investment Opportunities”.
Adrian D’Souza, the KE President in his welcome address commented, “The commitment and dedication of members at Kanara Entrepreneurs is always our key to building a strong foundation and supporting our business community. KE has taken a quantum leap to cross boundaries by reaching out overseas to broaden horizons – in investments, in partnerships, in collaborations and in ever strengthening bonds”.
Roshan D’Silva, The KE Director Membership then led the induction ceremony. The new members inducted are Anoop Sequeira, Gregory Nazareth, Jose Thomas, Kantharaj, Dolfred D’Souza, John D’Sa.
Shortly after the new member induction, a panel discussion moderated by Sameera Fernandes, Greener Steps centered around the theme ‘Growing Beyond Borders and how one could expand their business’ global footprint’ with Sebastien Hug, CEO Swissnex India and Consul General of Switzerland and Gitesh Agarwal, Trade and Investment Commissioner, Queensland along with Adrian D’Souza, The KE President,Roshan D’Silva, The KE Director Membership,Dr. Joseph Rasquinha, CEO of Blue Leaf Cyber Space and Founder of Tripvillas and KE Lead Member.
“My mission is to connect the dots between Switzerland and India in the field of education, research, innovation and to ensure a strong presence in Southern India”, commented Sebastien Hug, The Swiss Consul General.
Gitesh Agarwal, the Queensland Trade Commissioner, “Queensland offers a stable economy, the ease of doing business, market access, proximity to global markets and is one of the world’s most resilient economy”.
Shortly after the panel discussion, Kanara Entrepreneurs Lead Member Mark D’Souza from Mark D’souza & Co. presented a budget analysis and advised the entrepreneurs as to how they should evaluate and analyse the budget and its implications. This was followed by a Q&A session where members had their queries addressed to by Mark D’Souza himself.
