Stephen Choo, Senior General Manager, Projects (International) with Keppel Land International Limited (who initially was only going to speak as a panelist) then took the stand with a shorter presentation he called “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”. Stephen, with his 35 years of experience, spoke passionately about his experience in India including managing projects in India, the differing construction process, groups/categories of contractors and the skills of construction professionals.

 

Chairing the talk, Anil Changaroth had a slightly challenging task of managing the expression of two, somewhat differing, views of the Construction Industry in India. The discussion and sharing of experiences did however provide an exciting platform for the discussion that followed with the participants.
This talk followed the recent “India Show” held in Singapore from 14th to 16th January 2011 (and attended by the Honourable Anand Sharma, the Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry), where there were strong indications  that the Indian construction and infrastructure industry is a high potential sector for Singapore companies to collaborate with India. The timely SCL seminar was therefore a perfect example of the SCL’s continued efforts at engaging with, and so providing an invaluable service to, the Construction industry here in Singapore