MUMBAI: Actor, producer and film-maker Kamal Hassan has been appointed as chairman of FICCI Media and Entertainment Business Conclave.

As a part of FICCI’s initiatives to facilitate business further in regions within India and with an aim to bring the Indian Entertainment Market in the forefront of the global media & entertainment industry, FICCI is organizing a Media and Entertainment Business Conclave on 18 – 19 November, 2009 at Chennai.

Haasan remarked, “I am very happy to be guiding FICCI’s first ever initiative of this kind and to be associated with FICCI. We hope to be of genuine and substantial benefit to the Southern entertainment industry and help in bringing international participation to the conclave and enriching its content in every possible way.”

The Conclave’s main aim is to concentrate largely on the Indian Media and Entertainment Industry across various states and bring thought leaders from all over India and overseas to address this unique platform. The sessions will cover the entire gamut of Media & Entertainment like Films, Broadcast (TV & Radio), Digital Entertainment, Animation, Gaming, Visual Effects, etc.

A total of over 500 people are expected to attend Media and Entertainment Business Conclave including a strong participation from the State Government and Central Government.