India is a textile sourcing partner

On December 8-13, 2022, about 87,400 visitors came to the 11^th India ITME in Noida/India. More than 1,800 exhibitors from 68 countries showcased 1,600 + live machinery and unveiled 69 new products. Concurrent programs included technical discussions, CEO conclave, industry awards, wildlife photo gallery, alumni meet and government to industry interactions.  
After a gap of 6 years, the event recorded a high flow of quality visitors which included industry members, technocrats, academicians, students and government officials apart from the delegations from 13 countries lead by senior officials of respective country who are looking to engage with India as sourcing and trade partner for developing their textile industry.  
On December 8, 2022, the event was opened in accordance with Indian tradition of lamp lighting, Ganesh Vandhana & national anthem attended by Mr. S. Hari Shankar (Chairman, India ITME Society), Mr. Ketan Sanghvi (Hon. Treasurer, India ITME Society), Mr. Sanjay Jayavarthanavelu (Chairman & Managing Director, Lakshmi Machine Works Ltd and Past Chairman), Mr. Sanjiv Lathia (Past Chairman Mr. Anuj Bhagwati, Chairman & Managing Director, ATE), Mr. Rakesh Kumar (Chairman, India Exposition Mart Ltd.) along with other dignitaries who joined the ceremony.  

The high-profile technology and engineering exhibition for textiles witnessed participation from leading Indian institutes for textile engineering such as VJTI Mumbai, DKTE Ichalkaranji where MOU’s were signed for knowledge exchange with Swiss Textile Machinery Association (Swissmem) and Italian Textile Machinery Association (ACIMIT), paving way for collaboration not only in business but also in technical education.  
Panelists from Aachen University (Germany), Prof. Thomas Gries (Chairman, ITA RWTH Aachen), Mr. Philipp Huber, Mr. Kumar Jois, Mr. Shantanu Bhat, Ms. Gözdem Dittel, Mr. Justin Kühn (all RWTH Aachen), flew down to speak on latest technology topics.  
The other renowned speakers included Mr. Uday Gill (CSO, IVL), Dr. PKC Bose (MD, Enercon), Mr. Braz Costa (CITEVE, Portugal), Mr. Gurudas Aras (Strategic Consultant), Mr. Ranjit Sasi (India Head, Reverse Resources), Ms. Khusbhu Maheshwari, Mr. Anurag Gupta (MD, Usha Yarns), Dr. Asim Tewari (IIT B), Dr. Rajalakshmi Natarajan (IIT Dharwad), Saatchi Doshi, Devyani Hari (Director Centre for Responsible Business (CRB), Dr. Mohit Raina (Raina Industries Pvt Ltd), Dr. Asim Tewari (IIT Bombay) and Mr. Prashant Agrawal (Wazir Advisors).