The Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) organised the Orientation & Learning Summit for Independent Directors of CPSUs on 5th and 6th October in New Delhi — under the aegis of DPE and with the knowledge partnership of Capacity Building Commission .
The summit opened with addresses from Shri Praveen Kumar, Director General & CEO of IICA; Shri Animesh Bharti, Economic Advisor, DPE; Dr. Anup K. Pujari, former Secretary, GOI; and Dr. Niraj Gupta, Head of the Corporate Governance & Public Policy, IICA. The inaugural addresses stressed the need for a more proactive role of Independent Directors on CPSE boards for their good governance practices, better performance, and enhanced contribution to the national developmental goals.