2009 Event Speakers

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  Jamshyd N. Godrej

  Chairman and Managing Director, Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited

  Jamshyd N. Godrej is the Chairman of the Board of Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltd. of India, which manufactures and markets home appliances, furniture, security equipment, precision tools.

  Mr. Godrej is the Chairman of the Aspen Institute-India. He is the Vice President of World Wide Fund for Nature-International and is a Trustee and President Emeritus of the World Wide Fund for Nature–India. He is also a Director of the World Resources Institute, USA; Director of ClimateWorks Foundation, USA; and the Chairman of the CII Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre. He is also the Past President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Past President of the Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association. He is an ardent yachting enthusiast and has done extensive cruising along the west coast of India. The President of India conferred on Mr. Godrej one of its highest civilian awards, the Padma Bhushan, in 2003.

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