World Zarathushti Chamber Of Commerce

WZCC London Conclave Wed 27th July 2023

************BREAKING NEWS******************* Latest additions announced to the SIZZLING July line-up: - Javid Canteenwala- CFO, Compagnie Financiere Tradition, previously CLS Group, UBS, Barclays, KPMG - Dr Karishma Koka PhD – Our very own Zarathushti Neuro Scientist from Cambridge University, and Founder of Ba Humata Simply The Best! ********************************************** Optional meet and ‘Khadraas Club’ dinner on Friday 28 th July 7pm at Café Spice Namasté- Celebrity Chef Cyrus Todiwala’s London restaurant. Tickets at £60 available to book shortly. Special Menu and booking link to follow- Watch this space! *********************************************** Optional Day Trip Excursion outside London on Sunday 30th July 2023- Book now! - An escorted coach trip with expert guide to Royal Windsor, tour of Windsor Castle and lunch; - Then on for a tour of the beauty, history and modern-day enterprise of the University city and spires of Oxford. Tickets at £105 are available here: https://www.wzcc.co.uk/wzcc-day-trip ***********************************************   Thursday 27 th July – Day Pass Tickets now available at £150 each Tower Suites, Tower Bridge, London 10am Innovation and Entrepreneurship Zubin Karkaria- CEO VFS Global Tea 11.30am Panel on Women in Business Lead- Zarin Patel- Non Executive Director at HM Treasury, National Trust Group PLC, Hays plc, Anglian Water Services Ltd, Pets at Home, previously BBC CFO and Executive Director, and Panellists To Be Confirmed shortly Including Working Lunch -Travel to House of Commons, reception at the River Terrace -House of Commons -Global Trade and Industry:- Britain Open For Business -Government Ministers TBA -Led by Lord Karan Bilimoria of Chelsea CBE, DL- Founder of Cobra Beer, Chairman of the Cobra Beer -Partnership Limited, Founding Chairman of the UK India Business Council, Chancellor of the -University of Birmingham -Tea -Evening Boat trip and dinner on the River Thames Including Personal Branding interactive sessions (Table to Table) Professor Zubin Sethna- Professor of Entrepreneurial Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Regent’s University London   Day Pass Tickets make these Inspiring Conversations in Inspiring Locations even more accessible to WZCC friends and colleagues. Book a Day Pass now for a unique experience. Registration is via Website link: https://www.wzcc.co.uk/blank We look forward to meeting you at these iconic venues across London for enjoyable presentations, discussions and networking.

WZCC London Conclave Wed 28th July 2023

************BREAKING NEWS******************* Latest additions announced to the SIZZLING July line-up: - Javid Canteenwala- CFO, Compagnie Financiere Tradition, previously CLS Group, UBS, Barclays, KPMG - Dr Karishma Koka PhD – Our very own Zarathushti Neuro Scientist from Cambridge University, and Founder of Ba Humata Simply The Best! ********************************************** Optional meet and ‘Khadraas Club’ dinner on Friday 28 th July 7pm at Café Spice Namasté- Celebrity Chef Cyrus Todiwala’s London restaurant. Tickets at £60 available to book shortly. Special Menu and booking link to follow- Watch this space! *********************************************** Optional Day Trip Excursion outside London on Sunday 30th July 2023- Book now! - An escorted coach trip with expert guide to Royal Windsor, tour of Windsor Castle and lunch; - Then on for a tour of the beauty, history and modern-day enterprise of the University city and spires of Oxford. Tickets at £105 are available here: https://www.wzcc.co.uk/wzcc-day-trip *********************************************** FRIDAY 28 th July– Day Pass Tickets now available at £100 each Tower Suites, Tower Bridge, London 9.30am  From Shipping to Shipping Services and Beyond Capt. Percy Master- Global President WCC, Founder Chairman & Managing Director, Master Marine Services Pvt Ltd 10.30am My journey of a start-up and beyond Zar Amrolia – Chairman XTX Markets , previously Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs MC- Javid Canteenwala- CFO, Compagnie Financiere Tradition, previously CLS Group, UBS, Barclays, KPMG 11.30am Coffee 11.45pm Lord Karan Bilimoria of Chelsea CBE, DL- Founder of Cobra Beer, Chairman of the Cobra Beer Partnership Limited, Founding Chairman of the UK India Business Council, Chancellor of the University of Birmingham, and Ministers TBA 1pm LUNCH and Networking with the UK Chamber of Commerce 2.30pm Entrepreneurship, Risk and Wealth Creation Panel: -Darius Kumana- Co-Founder / Chief Product Officer at Wrisk -Jehaan Kotwal- CEO JFK Transporters Pvt. Ltd. -Jeroo Doodhmal- Founder, Pip & Henry -Sustainable Footwear Brand for Kids -Navaz Sethna- Director at Kumon Maths and English Study Centre -Ruzbeh Bacha- Founder & CEO, CityFALCON - FinTech -MC-  Perses Sethna, Vice President WZCC, CEO PRT Partners Ltd, previously Product Development Director BT Global Services 3.30pm Tea 4pm WZCC Strategy Session Capt Percy Master - Global President WZCC, Founder Chairman & Managing Director, Master Marine Services Pvt Ltd and Panellists TBA Evening- No events- Kept open for delegates’ own arrangements Optional meet and dinner at 7pm at Café Spice Namasté- Chef Cyrus Todiwala’s restaurant (Tickets available at £60 to book shortly. Special Menu and booking link to follow.)   Day Pass Tickets make these Inspiring Conversations in Inspiring Locations even more accessible to WZCC friends and colleagues. Book a Day Pass now for a unique experience. Registration is via Website link: https://www.wzcc.co.uk/blank We look forward to meeting you at these iconic venues across London for enjoyable presentations, discussions and networking.

The WZCC BC Vancouver Chapter – Effective Tax Strategies

Arbab Rustam Guiv Dar-e-Mehr

The WZCC BC Vancouver Chapter & our Youth Wing had of our THIRD meeting for 2023-2024 on 26 November 2023 at the Arbab Rustam Guiv Dar-e-Mehr. The speaker was Aurash Yazdgerdian, CPA Topic was Effective Tax Strategies  The very detailed informative session was attended by 9 individuals with 11 person on Zoom. We thank ALL who attended and the speaker and also the volunteers who looked after the refreshments under the leadership of Board Member Arian Sasani. We acknowledge with gratitude Sorab Vesuna of Minuteman Press for the generous donation of the BANNER. We also extend our deepest thanks to our dear Kayras Irani, President of the ZSBC for the use of the Dar-e-Mehr premises and facilities to WZCC BC at no cost. We hope more will attend our next session, in the first half of 2024. Published links: Owning Canadian residential real estate - recent federal and BC developments (bccpa.ca) CPABC-in-Focus_Mar-Apr-2023.pdf (bccpa.ca)

“Operation Tekchem”

Dear Member, Many Members have fond memories of WZCC programs which were held on earlier occasions at Leslie Sawhny Training Centre, Deolali. Since there is an increasing demand from the Members to have such a program once again, WZCC India Region has decided to hold an event at the Centre. This event will be held at the same venue covering two days, Saturday 27 th and Sunday 28th April 2024. The overnight stay includes a visit to the award-winning Gargoti Museum, the only Museum in India that displays the mineral treasures of the earth (details attached). The program “Operation Tekchem” will be expounded by Maj. Gen. Cyrus Pithawalla, AC, VSM, a former General officer of the Indian Army. He was awarded India's highest peacetime decoration for gallantry, the Ashok Chakra, in 1981, and by virtue of this, he is one of the most decorated flag officers in the history of the Indian Armed Forces. His session will be a first-hand account of action of neutralizing nine hard core insurgents in Manipur. This is a tale of leadership, discipline & decision making. Itinerary Saturday, 27 th April, 2024 - 6.30 a.m. sharp -  Members will leave Sethna Agiary, Tardeo, (opp.Bhatia Hospital) (Members will need to assemble at the coach site 15 minutes prior to departure) - 6.50 a.m. sharp - At Dadar (opp. Dadar Parsi Gymkhana)   (Members will need to assemble at the coach site 15 minutes prior to departure) 10.45 a.m. – 12.15 p.m.  Visit to Gargoti Museium (on Nashik-Shirdi Highway) -  1.30 p.m. Reach Leslie Sawhny Training Centre, Deolali. -  2 p.m. to 3 p.m. -  Lunch -  3 p.m. onwards members get free time -  7.15 p.m.  onwards - Assemble in the Leslie Sawny Training Centre garden for networking and dinner. Sunday, 28 th March 2024 - 8.00 a.m. – Breakfast - 9.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. – Program “Operation Tekchem” (Coffee break 11.15 a.m. to 11.35 a.m.) - 1.15 p.m.to 2.15 p.m.  - Lunch - 3.00 p.m. – Departure for Mumbai. The cost for this trip will be Rs. 5000/- - per head (Rs 5600/- for Non-Members) which will include full lodging/ boarding at the Leslie Sawhny Centre, Deolali, (including Tea/Coffee, one Breakfast, two lunches, one Dinner) to & fro transportation by A/C bus, visit to Gargoti Museum and packed breakfast and mineral water on the bus on 27 th April, 2024. The cheque for the same can be made in favour of “WZCC - India” or you can send the payment by NEFT as per details given below:- Beneficiary Name: - WZCC – India Account No: -             50100344822970 Bank Name: -             HDFC Bank Ltd. Branch: -                     Tardeo, Wadia Street IFSC Code: -                HDFC0000544 Please inform after you have completed the payment by NEFT. Please note that since the Leslie Sawny Centre has limited lodging facilities, only a total of 25 persons can be accommodated on a first come first served basis, (double & Triple sharing Non-A/c rooms).  Do NOT miss this opportunity. Do inform us at the time of making the payment whether you are Veg or Non-Veg. All members are requested to confirm their participation with Mr Ronnie Shrof on 9619165444 / 23532522, email. wzcc@wzcc.org  and arrange to make payment latest by 15 th April, 2024. Only after making payment your name will be registered. Warm regards, Sincerely, Behroze Daruwalla President – India Region   The Gargoti Museum is a museum in the town Sinnar near Nashik Maharashtra that houses a collection of natural mineral and gem specimens collected by K. C. Pandey over 40 years. The word "goti" refers to a Marathi word meaning stone or pebble. This is India's first and only gem, mineral, and fossil museum. It also houses the largest and finest collection of Indian zeolite minerals and crystals in the world. The Gargoti Museum houses the largest & the finest collection of Indian zeolite minerals and crystals in the world. It is divided into two galleries namely Deccan Plateau Gallery and Prestige Gallery. There are 2 floors in the museum and has vast collection of minerals and crystals. It is located 32 km from Nashik on Nashik-Shirdi highway in a town named Sinnar. The museum's displays include: ⚫ Natural Crystals ⚫ Zeolites, Minerals ⚫ Gem Stones ⚫ Precious Stones & Metals ⚫ Semi-Precious Stones & Metals ⚫ Fossils ⚫ Statues ⚫ Handicrafts Deccan Plateau Gallery This section displays zeolite minerals and crystals excavated from the Deccan region of India, mainly Maharashtra and surroundings states. Exhibits include: 1. Zeolite, mineral, and crystal specimens 2. Fossils of shells, extinct dinosaurs, and mammoths 3. Finest quality of statues carved out of precious/semi-precious stones 4. The fluorescent mineral display Prestige Gallery This section displays rare finds from India and around the world. This includes - 1. Gem, precious/semi-precious stones 2. Precious/semi-precious metals 3. Rocks from Moon and Mars 4. The best of Indian zeolite minerals The Prestige Gallery, designs are inspired by the Indian Parliament & Monument and showcases a glimpse of the spell bounding treasures of Nature.  

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