On 30th October 2014 , this summit was organized so as to promote business in UK and India, specifically in the state of Karnataka
The Meet
In association with Government of Karnataka NRI Forum, with Sivaleen Inc as the delivery partner, the annual Karnataka-focused Business Meet 'UK-Karnataka Business Meet 2014' was hosted to showcase investment opportunities in Karnataka. The Meet had Lord Swraj Paul as one of the speakers and was chaired by Mr. Virendra Sharma MP. The audience included representatives from Karnataka, Members of the House of Lords & House of Commons, representatives from various trade bodies etc.
Programme Summary
Mr. Virendra Sharma MP welcomed the delegates attending the Business Meet. Mr. Sujit S Nair, FRSA, Director played the role of anchor during the Meet. Over the course of the Meet, Director Mr. Sujit S Nair.,FRSA signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Indo-British Trade Council, a sub-committee of Leicestershire Asian Business Association, represented by its Chairman, Mr. Uday Dholakia. As per this MoU, a sub-committee of Leicestershire Asian Business Association has agreed to work together with us to promote investment, exports and deepen international commercial relations between the UK and India, especially South India.
Lord Swraj Paul spoke about various opportunities which India offers. Mr. Satish Luhar, Head, India Prosperity & Bilateral, South Asia Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London spoke about UK - India relationship. Following this, Mr. K.C.Janardhan, Hon. Secretary of British Business Group Bangalore talked about some of the business opportunities in Karnataka in his talk titled "Advantage Karnataka". Mr. Mike Knowles, Dean, Sushant School of Design and Formerly visiting Professor, UAL, spoke about Design Led Skills Centers focusing on various crafts of Karnataka. The next talk was about "Doing Business in India with Emphasis on the state of Karnataka" by Mr. Ram Prasad Alva, who is the Head of Initiatives to Prof. Rajeev Gowda, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha representing Karnataka. Mr. Jonathan, Senior Researcher at the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce spoke about the untapped potential of UK Cities. The next talk was an interesting one where Mr. M L K Naidu, Youth President (Sandur), Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and Hasiru Sene spoke about the challenges faced by farmers as a result of industrialization. He spoke in Kannada, which is the native language of Karnataka and Ms. Bharati Singh, who runs a very prominent NGO in Karnataka, translated his speech to English. Following this, Mr. Sadanand Nayak, Executive Director, Punjab National Bank (International) Limited, London spoke about UK-Karnataka relations. Then there was a short motivation talk by motivational speaker Mr. Paresh Rughani, following which all the delegates present at the Meet were introduced. Next, Ms. Bharathi Singh, Founder and Managing Trustee, SA-MUDRA FOUNDATION, Bangalore spoke about "Towards Empowering Youth & Enabling Differently Challenged in Karnataka". Mr. Manjunath Vishwakarma, Steering Committee Member, delivered the vote of thanks.
Please follow the link to view photos for this event - https://goo.gl/photos/USqyw841NgxXnMYi8
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