Media Release
Mangalore, Aug 18: A national conference on ‘Indian aviation and tourism: Opportunities, challenges and new directions’ will be jointly organized by Mangalore University, Mangalore Airport Diamond Jubilee Celebration Committee and Airports Authority of India at Old Airport(Bajpe Terminal) here on Sunday August 21 and Monday August 22.
The conference will be inaugurated on Sunday August 21 at 9.30 am by Dr Veerappa Moily, Union Corporate Affairs Minister. The guests of honour for the function are D Devaraj, regional executive director(Southern), Airport Authority of India, Chennai, M Narendra, chairman, Indian Overseas Bank, Anantha Krishna, chairman, Karnataka Nank Limited, Dr N Vinaya Hegde, chancellor, Nitte University. The function would be presided by Abayachandra Jain, MLA, Moodbidri constituency.
The valedictory function would be held on Monday August 22 at 4.00 pm. The chief guest for the function would be Dr K N Vijaya Prakash, commissioner, Mangalore City Corporation. The guest of honour would be Sandeep Sancheti, director, National Institute of Technology, Giorgio Magistrelli, senior consultant for Consortia, Governments, embassies and corporations with particular concern to their operations in developing markets and economies, Beijing, China. The function would be presided by professor Mustiary Begum, chairperson, department of Business administration, Mangalore University.
Delegates from different parts of the country are expected to take part in the two-day conference.