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Asia Coat + Ink Show 2022 To Be Held In Mumbai In November 2022

All India Printing Ink Manufacturers’ Association (AIPIMA) will host their Asia Coat + Ink Show 2022 on November 18-20, 2022 at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. According to the organizers, about 70% of the stalls have already been booked for the Asia Coat + Ink Show 2022, the Asia’s biggest Coatings and Ink Show, by its past Exhibitors soon after the launch of the Event on 24th September 2021.

In its communiqué, AIPIMA has said that the Association will assist in securing the financial assistance from the Govt. under the marketing assistance scheme if any MSME, enterprise looking for such assistance. The organizers have approached the NESCO for allotment of additional space required, considering the overwhelming response from the coatings, machinery manufacturers, raw material suppliers, electricals, fire and safety equipment suppliers, filtration machinery suppliers and start up entrepreneurs from different segments. All India Printing Ink Manufacturers Association (AIPIMA), the Apex Body of the Printing Ink Manufacturers in India, was established in 1953 by the then market leaders of the Printing Ink Manufacturing Industry.

The association has been holding on biannual basis international conferences on various contemporary and relevant themes as well as Exhibitions showcasing the product offerings from National and International vendors of related Raw material and other materials. Apart from these events AIPIMA regularly conduct seminars in different regions on relevant subjects related to Printing Inks.

Sanjiv Mehta Is President-Elect, FICCI (2021-22)

Mr Sanjiv Mehta, Chairman and Managing Director, Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) will be appointed as the President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) at the conclusion of FICCI’s 94th Annual General Meeting on 18th December 2021.

Mr Mehta, currently, the Senior Vice President of FICCI, will be succeeding Mr Uday Shankar, the current President of FICCI. Mr Mehta is also the President of Unilever South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka & Nepal), and is a member of the ‘Unilever Leadership Executive’ which is Unilever’s Global Executive Board. During his eight years at the helm, HUL’s market capitalisation has increased by over $55 billion making it one of the most valuable companies in the country. In this period, HUL has won several awards and recognitions including the prestigious Economic Times ‘Company of the Year’ & ‘Corporate Citizen of the Year’ awards, Business Standard’s ‘Company of the year’ award and the ‘Best Governed Company’ award by the Asian Centre for Corporate Governance and Sustainability.

Forbes rated HUL as the most innovative company in India and the 8th most innovative company in the world. Aon Hewitt in a global study rated HUL as the 3rd best company globally for building leaders. Mr Mehta, alongside leading HUL, is also a Director on the Board of Indian School of Business, member of the Breach Candy Hospital Trust and the South Asia Advisory Board of Harvard Business School. He chairs Xynteo’s ‘Vikaasa’, a coalition of top Indian and MNC companies.

Mr Mehta was conferred honorary ‘Doctorate degree in Business Management’ by Xavier University, Bhubaneswar. He has also been recognised as the ‘Business Leader’ of the year by the All India Management Association, the ‘Best CEO Multinational’ by Forbes India Leadership Awards, the ‘Management Man of the Year’ by Bombay Management Association, the ‘CA Business Leader’ by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, the ‘Best Transformational Leader’ by the Asian Centre for Corporate Governance & Sustainability and ‘Business Leader of the Year’ by Economic Times.

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Celebrating 50 Years of New Delhi World Book Fair!

The annual New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF) is opening its doors for its 50th Anniversary edition, scheduled to be held from 8 to 16 January 2022 in the new International Exhibition Centre at Pragati Maidan, in the heart of New Delhi. A major calendar event in the publishing world and eagerly awaited by book lovers, NDWBF 2022 will be back in its in-person format spread across 26000 sq. mt. as the NDWBF 2021 was a virtual event with 2.8 million hits with visitors from across the world.

The annual Fair, organized by National Book Trust, India (under the Ministry of Education, Government of India) attracts participation from all major publishing houses across the globe and opens up a gateway to the publishing and intellectual world.

The theme of NDWBF 2022 is Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, commemorating the 75 years of Indian Independence and the glorious history of its people, culture and achievements. Patrons of NDWBF will be able to participate in a host of literary and cultural activities around the theme during the fair days. The aesthetically built Theme Pavilion

is being designed by National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad – the Design Partner of NDWBF.

France is the Guest of Honor country at NDWBF 2022 (as a follow-up of the PM-President Joint Statement signed in March 2018) and book lovers will get a unique opportunity to enjoy French literature and culture at the Foreign Pavilion along with a variety of literary activities at the International Events Corner.’

Debuting this year is the Yuva Corner for Child Authors, who will be provided a platform to discuss their books, their inspiration to write, etc. Activities promoting children’s literature and reading habit such as skits, dramas, street plays, musical presentations, storytelling sessions, workshops, panel discussions etc. will be organized in a specially designed Children’s Pavilion.

NDWBF is also a focal point of business opportunities for publishers. Conferences are organized at the Fair for the benefit of both the exhibitors and general readers. International Events Corner, CEOSpeak (a forum for publishing) and New Delhi Rights Table are some of the B2B events that will be organized to share and exchange ideas about Indian and International book trade.

There will be photo exhibitions, cultural evenings and other interactive features as well.

The crowd favorite Authors’ Corners will be returning this year with dialogues, panel discussions, book launches for the domestic publishers, authors and book lovers along with Lekhak Manch and Sahitya Manch.