Dato' Vijay Eswaran, group MD and CEO of the QI group of Companies, is a well-known motivational speaker and spiritual entrepreneur. Dato' Vijay Eswaran's company boasts a variety of businesses from holiday resorts, luxury products, wellness, telecommunication services and TV stations in Europe. Dato' Vijay Eswaran and the QI group have partnerships with international organizations such as FIFA, International Olympic Committee, United Nations- FAO program and many more. Dato' Vijay Eswaran's companies have an estimated three million customers in over 160 countries worldwide and a further presence in nearly 30 countries through QI Group's various offices and subsidiaries.
Dato' Vijay Eswaran has spoken at leading universities, management and business leadership forums. A highly respected motivational speaker, Dato' Vijay Eswaran lectures around the world on a variety of subjects ranging from spirituality to business. Dato' Vijay Eswaran was invited to speak at the prestigious Commonwealth Business Forum of the CHOGM 2007 in Uganda, where he was also invited to participate in the Heads of Government Round Table meeting. At the invitation of the government of India, Dato' Vijay Eswaran was a panelist at the 6th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, the global Indian Diaspora meet in Jan 2008. Dato' Vijay Eswaran's speech on Knowledge Economy, where he urged India to transcend its focus on IT, towards holistic knowledge was very well received..
Transcripts of Dato' Vijay Eswaran's Speech at Pravasi Bhartiya Divas - Global Indian Diaspora Meet
New Delhi, India
Jan 8, 2008
Dato' Vijay Eswaran was recently invited by the Government of India to speak at the 6th annual Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (PBD), the largest convention of the global Indian diaspora. Having worked in North America and Europe, and built worldwide businesses from South East Asia Dato' Vijay Eswaran has a truly global background to bring to bear on the competitive aspect in the Knowledge Economy.
The PBD is a prestigious platform for global Indians to confer with prominent ministers of the Indian government to discuss important issues related to the diaspora. Dato' Vijay Eswaran was part of a distinguished panel discussion on the 'Knowledge Economy' that included Mr. Sam Pitroda, chairman of India's National Knowledge Commission; Mr. Kapil Sibal, Indian minister for Science & Technology; Dr. Som Mittal, President, NASSCOM and Dr. Balaji Sadasivam, Senior Minister from Singapore. The two-day convention of the 6th annual PBD covered, among others, important sessions such as the 'Knowledge Economy', Trade & Business opportunities, Social Development Challenges and Investment & Infrastructure.
Here is the transcript of Dato' Vijay Eswaran's Pravasi Bhartiya Divas Speech
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