The Second State Level Conference of Company Secretaries was organized by the Odisha branch of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India on May 14 at Hotel May Fair, Bhubaneswar under the theme ‘Role Of CS Beyond Corporate Boundaries’.
Shri Sampada Chandra Swain, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the State Government, Industrial Skill Development and Technical Education Department, was the chief guest at the conference and highlighted the important role of Company Secretaries in the development of the country.
Along with this, he called upon the Chief Minister to join the mission of a prosperous Odisha and a developed India and take a leading role in moving the country and the state forward on the path of development. He also urged them to play a direct role in the growth of the MSME sector.
Similarly, the Chief Guest, Shri Gagan Bihari Swain, Finance Director, Odisha Thermal plant Nigam, was present and thanked the Company Secretaries for their significant contribution in the field of Corporate Governance and shed light on the country’s financial system and discussed the role of professionals in it.
Similarly, among others, the former Chairman of the institution, Shri Anuj Saraswat, former Chairman, Shri Soumya Sujit Mishra, Chairman of the Bhubaneswar branch of the Company Secretaries Institute, Mrs. Sasmita Panda, Vice Chairman, Shri Srimanta Babu, Editor, Nilakantha, etc. delivered keynote speeches.
Among others, former Chairman of the Sansthan Shri Priyadarshi Nayak, former Chairman Shri Jyotirmoy Mishra, Shri Rudramadhav Sahu, Bimal Prasad Patnaik, Treasurer Shri Jyotirmoy Panigrahi assisted in the management of the program.
An average of 200 company secretaries attended the said workshop. Various aspects of the Companies Act 2013 were discussed in it. Senior Company Secretary Shri Debashish Panigrahi, Supreme Court Speaker Shri Satwinder Singh, Executive Director and Global CFO Smt. Priyanka Gathani, Company Secretary Shri Santosh Kumar Pramukh joined the workshop and addressed the company secretaries present. Similarly, s
Session Moderators CS Saroj Kumar Ray, Shri Biswajit Mohapatra and Smt. Sujata Sarkar participated in the discussion on various topics of the workshop. A souvenir was released on behalf of the Bhubaneswar branch at the event.