Mr. B. K. Patodia, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of GTN Textiles Ltd., and Chairman of Patspin India Ltd., is at the helm of well-known GTN Group of Companies, which is one of the largest exporters of combed cotton yarns from India.

Mr. B. K. Patodia, a Bachelor of Engineering from Birla Institute of Science and Technology, Pilani, is currently the Chairman of the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council, (Texprocil), Mumbai.

He is the past Chairman of the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry, New Delhi (previously known as ICMF) and Southern India Mills’ Association. He is also the Past President of the Employers’ Federation of Southern India and the Cochin Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

He is also a Director on the Board of several other Companies.

Mr. Patodia continues to serve on various Committees appointed by the Ministries of Textiles and Commerce & Industry.

Speech topic: Recent developments in World Trade vis-à-vis India – China trade in Textiles & Apparel