Ahead of his visit to Davos in Switzerland for the Forum, PM had said on Sunday that he looked forward to sharing his vision for India's engagement with the international community.
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Modi will be the first Prime Minister from India to participate in a forum meeting in two decades after the then Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda in 1997.
Explaining the significance of Modi's visit during a media briefing here on Friday, Vijay Gokhale, Secretary (Economic Relations) in the Ministry of External Affairs, said that in 1997, the Indian economy was well below $1 trillion whereas it is now above $2 trillion.
The main event in Davos will be the keynote speech of Modi at the plenary session on January 23.
In his statement, Modi said that apart from the events for the World Economic Forum, he looked forward to separate bilateral meetings with Swiss President Alain_Berset and Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven.
"I am confident that these bilateral meetings will be fruitful and give a boost to our relations with these countries and further strengthen economic engagement," he said.
According to Ramesh Abhishek, Secretary in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, a dinner on Monday will be attended by CEOs of 60 companies.
On January 23, Modi will interact with 120 members of the International Business Council, which is a part of the WEF.
He will also interact with CEOs of Indian companies separately.
(With inputs from agencies)