Bhubaneswar: Interview Times has organized the second National CEO Conclave 2026 to honor the distinguished CEOs at the national level. The inaugural function was graced by the Consul General of India in Auckland, New Zealand, Dr. Madan Mohan Sethi, while the chief guest was Jajpur MP Rabindra Narayan Behera, the special guest of honour was CMD MCL Uday A Khole, the Director Finance Department of NLC India Limited, Dr. Prasana Kumar Acharya, the guest of honour was Manish Kiri, Chairman and Chief Managing Director, Kiri Industries Limited, Gajanan S Kale, Managing Director, TPCODL, EX-Director AIIMS Dr Ashok Mahapatra, CA Prashant Panda, Managing Partner, PA Associates, and industrialist Srinivas Sahu. The programme was organized in six phases. panel discussion was held by the guests on various topics such as education and skill development, technology and artificial intelligence, health, MSME, manufacturing industry and employment. 21 CEOs who have achieved success at the national level were felicitated by “The Interview Times”. Jyotimayee Nayak, the winner of Indian Idol Season 16 who achieved success at the national level, was felicitated on this occasion. At the beginning of the program, Dibyajit Sahu, Group Editor of “The Interview Times”, delivered the welcome speech and gave an overview of the program and said that in his welcome speech, he said that this gathering is not just a conference; here, thinking is transformed into action, leadership is linked to responsibility and business is a companion in nation building. The Interview Times thanks all the guests who have come from India and abroad. Your presence has made this conclave a national platform. India has now entered a new era – an era of innovation, entrepreneurship, digital transformation and sustainable development. Every CEO and entrepreneur here is not just contributing to business, but also to job creation and nation building. That is why our theme “Beyond the Boundaries of Business – Towards Nation Building” – is a challenge and a responsibility. Apart from this, a special edition of “The Interview Times” was also launched by the guests. The program was attended by Arun Kumar Mahana, Pramod Kumar Lenka and Chief Public Relations Officer Rajiv Nayan Rath, members of “The Interview Times”. At the end of the program, Co-Editor Subhajit Panda proposed the vote of thanks.
