About Speaker
Apoorv Kumar

Biography

Apoorv Kumar works with Invest India, the National Investment Promotion & Facilitation Agency of Govt. of India, in the capacity of Regional Lead for the eastern states and the nodal for the State of Bihar for attracting and facilitating industrial investments in the state since the last two years. Prior to this he was engaged with the One District One Product (ODOP) initiative. Before delving into the development sector, he worked in different roles with the CK Birla Group, and Reliance Industries including a stint in the Chairman's Office.

Apoorv is passionate about psychology, management, industrial development, and the automotive industry.

Apoorv studied Mechanical Engineering at BIT Mesra, and MBA at XLRI Jamshedpur.

Apoorv Kumar

Apoorv Kumar

Regional Lead - Eastern States, Invest India

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