
Dr. G. Viswanathan
Chancellor, VIT,
Chairman of the Reception Committee – First World Tamil Economic Conference was held in Chennai in 2009.

Mr. Syed Salahuddin
Chairman, Salahuddin Group of Companies, Chennai,
Chairman of the Reception Committee – Second World Tamil Economic Conference was held in Dubai in 2011.

Dr. Justice AR. Lakshmanan
Former Judge, Supreme Court of India,
The Chairman of the Reception Committee for the Third World Tamil Economic Conference was held in Chennai in 2016.

Mr. Logie Naidoo
Former Dy. Mayor, Durban, South Africa,
The Chairman of the Reception Committee for the Fourth World Tamil Economic Conference was held in Durban, South Africa, in 2017.

Mr. V.P. Sivakolundu
Hon’ble Deputy Speaker, Pondicherry Assembly,
The Chairman of the Reception Committee for the Fifth World Tamil Economic Conference was held in Pondicherry in 2018.

Dr. Palani G. Periasamy
Chairman Hotel Le Royal Meridien, Chennai,
The Chairman of the Reception Committee for the Sixth World Tamil Economic Conference was held in Chennai in 2019.

Ambassador Mr. V. Mahalingam, IFS (Retd.)
Former High Commissioner of India to Guyana & Ambassador of the Caribbean Community,
The Chairman of the Reception Committee for the Seventh World Tamil Economic Conference was conducted online in 2020.

Mr. R. Veeramani
Gem Group of Companies, Chennai,
The Chairman of the Reception Committee for the Eighth World Tamil Economic Conference was held in Chennai in 2021.

Mr. Abid Junaid
Chairman, Radian Group of Companies, Dubai,
The Chairman of the Reception Committee for the Nineth World Tamil Economic Conference was held in Dubai in 2022-23.

Mr. B. Sahadevan
Managing Director, NLFCS, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
The Chairman of the Reception Committee for the Eleventh World Tamil Economic Conference was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2024.