More than the effective use of IT, it was the Gujarati’s warm welcome/hospitality and enthusiasm/pride about the summit which impressed a lot. While in taxi towards hotel, once the driver knew that I am participating in the summit, I could feel his hospitality and confidence in the Gujarat. Whether it was my hotel staff or the taxi drivers or the govt. officials (especially the police on stretched hour duty) or the local business man or the common Gujarati, I could feel the affection for the outsiders and confidence in Gujarat inside every one of the Gujaratis.
The event attracted more than 1000 people, optimistic and energetic, across the globe. Though the average investment (= total investment / total proposals) was lower than the last VG-11, but knowing the economic mood across the globe during 2011 and 2013, it is a phenomenon success. But success of the event must not be measured in terms of investments only. There must be at-least 2 more great outcomes: Sending a positive message to the global economy from Gujarat being the epicenter and building seer confidence in SMEs from Gujarat. It was prevalent to see small companies, even of staff size of 4, were so confident to meet/present their business to big corporate/govt. without a hitch
