New Delhi, Jan 19 : Commerce Minister Kamal Nath will chair the Partnership Summit 2009 and deliver a special address on "Building Partnerships in a Post-Crisis World" here today.

The inaugural plenary will also be addressed by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit; Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific gateway, Canada; and Peter Mandelson, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprises and Regulatory Reform, UK.

The Summit comes at a crucial period in global economic history. With the financial turmoil impacting economies across the board, there is need for exploring and developing new economic ventures between nations.

Over the years, the Summit has become a respected platform for building partnerships between Indian and foreign participants from Governments, industry, civil society, and academia.

The Summit is a premium forum for international business networking and has immense potential for brand development and strategic marketing.

There will be several plenary sessions on "The Regulatory Landscape - Post Economic Crisis"; "Global Economic Crisis: Challenges for Corporate"; "Corporate Governance: Role and Responsibilities of Auditors" and "Corporate Governance Challenges: Lessons Learnt and Way Forward". On January 20, various sessions will be held on "Post-Crisis Economic Order: Would Free Market Economics Change?" and "Strategies Security and Economic Inclusion: Is there a tradeoff?". (ANI)