Mumbai: In an endeavor to create awareness and discuss the issues and opportunities concerning India’s natural resources, Network18 recently organized the Global Natural Resources Conclave (GNRC). The two day event conceptualized by the Special Projects division of the Network was attended by about 1000 delegates including participants from over 30 countries and had 20 foreign speakers. The event witnessed several industry stalwarts, ministers, global thinkers, industry bodies and think-tanks deliberate upon the present and the future challenges being faced by the sector in India.
Speaking about the event, Joy Chakraborthy, President – Revenue, TV18 & CEO Forbes India said, “Network18 has been a pioneer in nurturing business communities and has been constantly innovating with new genres of programming that help make business more relevant to different constituencies across the country. In the past, the channel has been an important catalyst in the Indian economy’s growth story. With the response that we got for Global Natural Resources Conclave, we have emerged as the leader in growth-centric and dialog-based programming and content. The conclave that was conceptualized in-house by our brightest minds entailed over six months’ efforts to bring together all the relevant stakeholders under one roof to discuss issues pertaining to the sector. Huge delegate participation and the tremendous response on social media spelled the success of the event.”
With a broadcast & digital footprint that reached millions, GNRC has emerged as the biggest event of its kind organized by a Media House. The editorial might of Network18 lend itself to amplify the initiative with coverage across CNBC-TV18, CNN-News18, CNBC Awaaz, News18 India (International feed), Firstpost.com and Moneycontrol.com.
The social media campaign with the hashtag #GNRC2017 reached more than 16 million users and had generated close to about 1000 unique tweets by the end of the conclave. The hashtag trended in India several times during the two-day event. Industry veterans too supported the GNRC initiative on the social media and buzz was created with high influencers from the sector such as like Anil Agarwal, Group Chairman, Vedanta Resources and GoI Ministers including Rajyavardhan Rathore, MoS for Information & Broadcasting and Dharmendra Pradhan, MoS (Independent Charge) for Petroleum & Natural Gas engaging on the topic.
Speaking further, Joy said, “We will continue to channelize our resources and talent towards creating such niche properties and enter newer sectors to initiate fruitful debates. The Special Projects team at Network18 is geared up for the coming year and we look forward to an exciting year as far as events are concerned.”
