The Hindu Business Line : Agenda for the week

Ranbaxy Science Foundation: 13th annual Ranbaxy Science Foundation symposium on `Impact of lifestyle on cardiovascular health; 9 a.m. onwards; Ranbaxy Research Awards - 2005; 5.30 p.m. onwards.

FICCI: Meeting with the US Energy Secretary, Mr Samuel W. Bodman, and the Union Minister of Power, Mr Sushil Kumar Shinde; 12.45 p.m.; Hotel Hyatt Regency.

Two-day conference on "Emerging investment opportunities in the South Asian power sector", to be addressed by the Minister of Power, Mr Sushil Kumar Shinde, and the Afghanistan Minister Mr Mir Mohammad Sediq; 10 a.m.; FICCI, Tansen Marg.

CII: CEOs forum with Mr Michael Dell, CEO, Dell Incat; 12.30 p.m.; The Oberoi, Dr Zakir Hussain Marg.

Two-day Cold Chain Summit - 2007 to be addressed by Mr Subodh Kant Sahai, Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, and Mr Sharad Pawar, Minister for Agriculture; Hotel Intercontinental, Janpath.

March 21

Workshop on Budget 2007-08: Issues in service tax; 2.45 p.m.; PHD House.

March 22

An industry interaction with the Indian Navy on information security; 9.30 a.m.; Le Meridien, (Windsor Hall); Chief Guest, will be the Vice-Admiral DSP Verma.

2-day Global innovation summit; Prof Clayton M. Christensen, Harvard Business School, and Prof Shoji Shiba, University of Tsukuba, Japan, and Dr R. Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Advisor, GOI, will address the summit. Hotel Marriott Welcom, Saket.

CII: Celebrating Water Day with Prof Saifuddin Soz, Minister of Water Resources, and CII; 11 a.m.; Sri Sathya Sai International Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi.

March 23

CII: Commonwealth Connects 2007 "International e-Partnership Summit" to be inaugurated by the President, Mr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam; Mr Dayanidhi Maran, Minister of Communication & Information Technology, will also be present. Vigyan Bhawan.

March 24

FICCI: Indo- German SMEs congress meeting addressed by Ms Christa Thoben, Minister for Economics, SMEs & Energy of State of Nordhrein- Westfalen; 10.30 a.m.; FICCI, Tansen Marg.