With many changes taking place globally during the last year, it is comforting to know that some things remain stable and constant. Even though the World Tobacco publication has ceased production, its events are still going ahead in association with Tobacco Journal International. The 2010 World Tobacco Exhibition and Conference in conjunction with TJI will be held in the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC), Hyderabad, India. The exhibition is looking to attract players from speakers at the conference include Mike Stevens, head of leaf at BAT, JŸrgen Tiemann, head of leaf purchasing, Paul Neumann, executive at JTI, and JosŽ Maria Costa, Europe regional director at Alliance One. Titles of papers at the conference include “The importance of leaf tobacco as a cash crop”, “Make the leaf supply chain sustainable”, and “The changing face of European leaf - the decline of subsidies”.

A growing market

The choice of India as host for this exhibition and conference has not been made by accident. India is a massive market for the tobacco industry Ð the health ministry estimates over 200 million men and 15 million women in India use tobacco in various forms, including two million people who chew processed and roasted tobacco.

India is a large grower and exporter of tobacco. During 2008, overseas tobacco sales from India increased by 61 per cent and net cigarette sales were reported to be increasing by 17.7 per cent year-on-year. India’s success as a tobacco grower and exporter is partly fuelled by the collapse of other grower economies, such as Zimbabwe.

These factors, combined with the expanding Indian economy, make it an attractive market for overseas suppliers to the industry and the support from the Tobacco Board of India makes World Tobacco India 2010 a vital exhibition in which to participate.

Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh, is the fifth-largest city in India, known for its monuments, mosques, temples, and a heritage in arts, crafts and dance. The city is over 400 years old and is perched on the top of the Deccan Plateau, 541 metres above sea level, and is spread over an area of 260 square kilo-metres and home to more than six million people. The city is also famous for its Hyderabadi cuisine, popularised under the rule of Nizam II, and also its handicrafts and textiles, its gems and its jewellery, especially pearls.

The venue of World Tobacco India 2010, Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC), is ideally suited for an international exhibition and conference. It offers 6,480 square metres of hall space, which is divisible into six smaller halls. Located on the ground level is a 500-person reception area with 16 terminals for registration. Another additional reception area at the entry of the convention centre has a further eight terminals, which have been provided to allow foreign exchange, travel, caretaker services or any special front desk operational requirement. Also located on the ground level is a business centre with internet facility. HICC has six more boardrooms and meeting rooms with four separate speaker preparation rooms as well as breakout rooms on level two.

The centre is connected to the 288-room Novotel Hyderabad through a direct passage. The hotel offers plenty of food and beverage options and also has a 24-hour gym and pool.

The World Tobacco India exhibition and conference in Hyderabad will be staged from 21 to 22 April 2010. It’s a business opportunity you should not miss - so book your passage to India now.

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For more information please contact:

Colin Case, Senior Sales Manager
Tel: + 44 (0) 1737 855215
E-mail: colincase@quartzltd.co.uk