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Nord France Invest (the investment promotion agency for Northern France) is teaming up with the Indian Business Club France to present opportunities to Indian companies in France and Europe, and concrete solutions to the numerous challenges they face.

Event organised under the High Patronage of the Embassy of India in Paris.

Over the past few years, France and India have been strengthening ties, and both Governments are supporting a large number of initiatives to increase trade, investment and joint projects between our two countries.

In this context, the Hauts-de-France Region represents a great potential for Indian companies in search of business opportunities or solutions to their multiple supply chain challenges.

The Indian Business Club France is keen to show the great potential of the French economy as a whole, and the opportunities available for all Indian companies across the world, and not just in the Paris region.

What can you get from this event?

#1 Accessing exclusive insights from renowned French and Indian companies

#2 Having the opportunity to discuss your challenges and obtain concrete solutions from experts

#3 Networking and potentially finding new business partners

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In the morning - The event organisers are setting up a visit of the ACC battery-factory (one of the three large Gigafactory projects set up in Hauts-de-Franc over the past 3 years) in Douvrin (40 minutes’ drive from Lille) on 13th June in the morning, before taking delegates to the France-India Business Forum Lille event in Lille around noon. Depending on your interest and sectoral focus, Nord France Invest can also organise other site visits in Hauts-de-France, Please choose the option that interest you most in the registration form.

12:00 - 2:00pm - Networking lunch

2:00pm - Introductory words by:

Mrs. Koussée VANEECKE, CEO, Euratechnologies;
Mr. François DECOSTER, Vice-President of the Hauts-de-France Regional Council in charge of international relations;
Deepanshu KHURANA, Embassy of India in Paris, Second Secretary (commerce)
Mr. M V SUBRAMANIAN, Board Member, SICCI and partner, July Ventures

2:30pm to 3:30 pm - Panel 1 - Why is the Hauts-de-France region the right place to expand into European markets, particularly after Brexit?

CIC Bank: Corina van Broekhoven (Head of international business desk) and Chayal Patel (International relationship manager)
Ms. Ruchita Sharma, Founder Indo European Ethical Diamond Consortium (IEEDC) - Globaluxuria
Mr. Nicolas Lorthois (Vice-President of Product Development, Samvardhana Motherson Reydel Companies)
Mr. Bénédicte Brouard (President, Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie Franco-Indienne)

Chair: Artus Galiay (Director UK/Ireland/India at Nord France Invest)

3:30 pm to 4:00pm - coffee break

4:00pm to 5:00pm - Panel 2 - How can European companies work with Indian companies (in France, Europe and India)?

Mr. Stephane Prouvost (CEO, Ciel et Terre India)
Mr. Stoney Armando Chellappa (Customer procurement manager, Decathlon)
Mr. Jérôme Dubin (International Director, Indelec)
Mr. Abraham Thomas (CEO, India Direct)
Mr. Souad Tenfiche (Director General, French Tech India)

Chair: Amair Farooqui (lawyer at Bignon Lebray)

Closing remarks: Mr. Ludovic Dalleau (President of the India Business Club France), in conversation with:
Mr. Gopi Koteeswaran, Board Member, SICCI & Director, Ancora Health, Netherlands
Mr. Naveen Prakash, Board Member, SICCI & CEO, Global Logistics

5:00 to 7:00pm - networking cocktail

7:00pm - event ends

For any information, please contact :

Artus Galiay - a.galiay@nfinvest.fr

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