An Analysis on Union Budget 2023

Thursday, 02/02/2023, Roseate House, Aerocity, New Delhi

EBG Federation India organized an event on An Analysis of the Union Budget 2022 with Knowledge Partner Deloitte India on 2nd February 2023 at Roseate House, Aerocity, New Delhi. A team from Deloitte India shared the comprehensive & informative presentation! EBG team would like to express its sincerest thanks to the event sponsor Roseate House and all the participants who were present for the event.

EBG 20th Annual Position Paper 2022 Release Event

Monday, 28/11/2022, The Claridges Hotel, APJ Abul Kalam Road, New Delhi

The EBG Federation (erstwhile European Business Group - EBG), released the 20th edition of its Annual Position Paper in the national capital on the 28th of November 2022 at the Claridges Hotel, APJ Abul Kalam Road, New Delhi. The paper was released by Raman Sidhu FCA, Chairman, EBG Federation & Member of the Board, EBOWWN, Brussels, H.E Mr. Ugo Astuto, Ambassador of the European Union to India, and senior representatives from EBG Federation. The Keynote address was given by Mr. Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary, Industries & Commerce (I&C) and Information Technology (IT) Departments, Government of Telangana. The Government of Telangana was the Event Partner. The audience present which included Heads of Missions of various EU Member states & other senior representatives of the European diplomatic corps were addressed by Mr. Ravi Dammu, IFS, Secretary (ER), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, Mr. Rohit Kumar Singh, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, Mr. Sanjeet Singh, IRS, Senior Adviser, Industry-I, Trade & Commerce Strategic Economic Dialogue, Economics, Finance & Disinvestment, Niti Aayog, Government of India, & Mr. Deepak Bagla, MD & CEO, Invest India. The release Vote of Thanks was given by Mr. Vinod Pandey, Director - Government & External Affairs, CSR, BMW India, and Chairman EBG Federation - Delhi Chapter.  The formal events were followed by a networking dinner for all present. The event was very well attended and appreciated by all present.

An Analysis of the Union Budget 2022

Thursday, 03/02/2022, New Delhi

EBG Federation webinar on An Analysis of the Union Budget 2022 with Knowledge Partner Deloitte India

EBG 19th Edition Annual Position Paper 2021 released

Friday, 28/01/2022,

The EBG Federation released the 19th edition of the Annual Position Paper virtually. The paper was released by Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog and Cabinet Minister, and H.E. Ugo Astuto, Ambassador of the Delegation of European Union to India in the presence of senior Government officials and Ambassadors from various European Nations.

Recent changes affecting cross border transactions, 24 November 2021, Wodehouse Gymkhana, Mumbai

Wednesday, 24/11/2021, Wodehouse Gymkhana, Mumbai

EBG Federation, India had a very interesting & interactive networking session with Knowledge Partners Nexdigm (SKP) at Wodehouse Gymkhana, Mumbai on changes affecting the recent cross-border transactions, FTA & CAROTAR with dynamic speakers Nishit Parikh & Saket Patawari focusing on the key areas that the tax changes may have a huge impact on and how to plan and prepare for the same.A special thanks to our partners Modi Motors Jaguar LandRover, Worli . Thank you Partners for a great event!

Webinar with Shri KT Rama Rao, Minister for Municipal Administration & Urban Development, Industries & Commerce, and Information Technology, Government of Telengana

Wednesday, 20/10/2021,

Address by Hon'ble Mr. K.T. Rama Rao, Minister for Municipal Administration & Urban Development, Industries & Commerce, and Information Technology, Government of Telengana for EBG members

Webinar with Mr Dammu Ravi, IFS, Secretary (ER), Ministry of External Affairs

Thursday, 07/10/2021,

A fascinating, informative & frank discussion with Mr Dammu Ravi, IFS, Secretary (Economic Relations), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Introductory words on the Topic by Ambassador Anil Wadhwa, IFS (Retd), former Secretary, MEA, Ambassador to Italy and Poland. Informative Q&A session moderated by Raman Sidhu, CEO EBG. The session was opened by Mr Vinod Pandey, Director BMW India, moderated by Mr Raman Sidhu & summed up by Commander M. Asif Makandar ( Retd.), Director Terma India.

Webinar with Mr. Sanjiv Mehta, Chairman & Managing Director, Hindustan Unilever India, 1st July 2021

Thusday, 01/07/2021,

A most insightful and inspiring talk by Mr Sanjiv Mehta, Chairman & Managing Director, Hindustan Unilever Limited India (HUL). He shared his unique corporate experience how HUL has navigated successfully through the 1st Wave of the COVID Pandemic, how it is dealing with the 2nd Wave and how it is preparing itself and its wider Indian family for a possible 3rd Wave. What great lessons for the participants in this most useful EBG Federation's webinar !

An overwhelming session with Mr Iqbal Singh Chahal, IAS, Municipal Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai on 7th June 2021.

Monday, 07/06/2021, Mumbai

An overwhelming session with Mr Iqbal Singh Chahal, IAS, Municipal Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai on 7th June 2021. The way he has handled Mumbai to fight Covid is remarkable.

A very interesting webinar discussing the COVID19 situation in India with Ms Radhika Rao, Senior Vice-President & Economist, India, ASEAN & Eurozone comparing the situation of first COVID wave with the second wave and her perception of the near future.

Thusday, 27/05/2021,

Thank you very much Ms Radhika Rao for a great session and the comprehensive & informative presentation!

Another successful webinar on 12th May 2021.

Wednesday, 12/05/2021, Delhi

Another successful webinar on 12th May 2021. Very insightful discussion on the Opportunities & Challenges for Medical device companies in India facing during COVID-19 by speakers who are some of the most experienced practitioners in this sector. Greatly appreciated by the audience comprising European Corporates and members of the diplomatic corps, MTaI and PAFI members

A special thanks to Mr. Ravi Chaudhry and Mr. Richard Rekhy for the very insightful discussion on the on new leadership challenges.

Thursday, 25/03/2021, Delhi

A special thanks to Mr. Ravi Chaudhry and Mr. Richard Rekhy for the very insightful discussion on the on new leadership challenges faced during the #covid?19 pandemic and the different ways to navigate through the uncertain road ahead. #EBGIndia #leadership #management #strategy #success #leaders #change

The virtual presentation of the EBG Position Paper 2020 in Brussels on 12th February 2021

Friday, 12/02/2021,

Webinar with Mr. Hardeep Puri, Union Minister for Civil Aviation and Housing & Urban Affairs & Minister of State for Commerce & Industry

Monday, 19/10/2020, New Delhi

A great webinar with Mr. Hardeep Puri - Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Housing & Urban Affairs & Minister of State for Commerce & Industry discussing post COVID-19 challenges & opportunities in India with European Ambassadors and EBG members

Wednesday, 05/08/2020, New Delhi

A very successful webinar organised by EBG Federation for Roche Diagnostics India with the Punjab Governement on COVID-19 Testing

Webinar with Mr. Subhash Desai, Minister for Industries and Mining, Government of Maharashtra

Tuesday, 23/06/2020,

Webinar on The Recent Supreme Court Order on Payment of Wages

Monday, 22/06/2020,

Webinar : Airships as a viable mode of Air Passenger Travel during COVID -19

Friday, 19/06/2020, Mumbai

Mr. Shailesh Dhuri, CEO – Decimal Point Analytics and Founder of Empyreal Galaxy and Dr. Rajkumar Pant, Member of faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology

Webinar: Macro- Economic Outlook: India and Global-17th June 2020

Wednesday, 17/06/2020, New Delhi

EBG Webinar and Panel Discussion on "Business Post COVID : Rethink, Reassess, Realign & Resurge"

Thursday, 11/06/2020, New Delhi

A wonderful session with industry leaders on "Business Post COVID : Rethink, Reassess, Realign & Resurge".

Webinar with Mr. Kumar Sanjay Krishna, IAS, Chief Secretary of Assam

Wednesday, 03/06/2020, New Delhi

Chief Secretary interacts with members of EBG Federation

Wednesday, 03/06/2020,

Chief Secretary Kumar Sanjay Krishna interacted with members of European Business Group (EBG) through a webinar at Janata Bhawan today. CS pitched Assam as a favourable investment destination while interacting with Ambassadors to India and commercial counselors. The webinar was conducted by Industries and Commerce Department, Government of Assam and facilitated by EBG Federation, India which aims to promote Europe as India's preferred business partner. The webinar was moderated by Raman Sidhu, CEO, EBG Federation. The companies included representatives from RDI India, AGS India, Pernod Ricard India, Maersk, TTC Global, Grant Thornton, Honeywell International India Pvt. Ltd. etc. The Chief Secretary underlined that the European Union is India's largest trading partner accounting for € 80 billion worth of trade in goods in 2019. Highlighting the advantages of the state, the CS said, 'Assam lies at the centre of South East Asia which envisions strengthening trade links and people-to-people ties between India and the ASEAN. With its strategic location, the state offers a market of 800 million people and can serve as the gateway to the Southeast Asian market.' CS Kumar Sanjay Krishna further highlighted the state's main economic sectors like agriculture, tea, petrochemicals, oil and gas, energy, tourism, food processing etc. Dr. KK Dwivedi, Commissioner and Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department presented Assam's advantages in terms of robust connectivity, natural resources, skilled workforce, credible institutions of higher learning, investor-friendly policies, ease of business etc. Poul V Jensen, Director, European Business and Technology Centre (EBTC) requested for an institutional mechanism for meaningful engagement and regular intervention for mutual benefits, of which the Chief Secretary assured of full support and cooperation. Interacting with the Denmark's Ambassador to India from Denmark, Freddy Svane, on piggery farming and Slovenia's Ambassador to India, Jo2ef Drofenik on hydro power plants, the Chief Secretary underscored the potentialities and incentives of both these sectors in the state. On the query from Luisa Lino, A10EP Portugal Global, an independent public entity of the Government of Portugal, the Chief Secretary entrusted Managing Director of AIDC as the single point of contact for facilitating investment in the state. He also asked companies like Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd and Blue Town India Pvt. Ltd. to come forward and work with the State Government to invest in pharmaceutical and IT sectors respectively in Assam. Harmit Sethi, Dalmia Cement lauded the state's initiatives to resolve the issues during the lockdown period. He further added the company's intent to invest Rs. 1,000 crore in the state. Commissioner, Industries and Commerce, Oinam Sarankumar Singh; Secretary Pabitra Khaund; Additional Secretary [sari Bardalai and other senior officials were present in the webinar.

Webinar with Mr. Dushyant Singh Chautala, Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana

Friday, 15/05/2020, New Delhi

Webinar with Mr. Dushyant Singh Chautala, Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana. Ambassadors of Czech Republic and Italy, H.E. Milan Hovorka ,H.E. Mr. Vincenzo de Luca thanks for joining us. The webinar was attended by over 80 participants.

Webinar with Mr. K.T. Rama Rao, Cabinet Minister, Govt of Telangana

Thursday, 07/05/2020, New Delhi

Address by Hon'ble Mr. K.T. Rama Rao, Cabinet Minister for Industries & Commerce, IT, Municipal Administration & Urban Development, Government of Telangana for EBG members

Special Interaction with Additional Secretary, Ministry of Shipping, Mr. Sanjay Bandopadhyay

Thursday, 12/03/2020,

Post-Budget analysis and panel discussion

Monday, 03/02/2020, New Delhi

Post Budget analysis and panel discussion with Mr. Sanjaya Baru, Mr. TK Arun and EY as Knowledge Partner

Discussion on Panel Discussion on Intellectual Property Rights

Wednesday, 22/01/2020, New Delhi

Discussion on Panel Discussion on Intellectual Property Rights in collaboration with Embassy of Switzerland and K&S Partners.

Special Interaction with Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana, Hon. Shri Dushyant Singh Chautala

Friday, 17/01/2020, New Delhi

Shri Dushyant Chautala, Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana joined us on January 17 for a special and candid interaction on the industrial developments in Haryana. The Deputy Chief Minister spoke at length about Haryana's ambitions of bettering its current ranking of #3 in Ease of Doing Business in India to reaching the top spot by 2021, welcoming industries to set up in the State with allocation of land where required, skilling the local workforce and going digital among other things. We thank Ambassador of The Netherlands H.E. Marten van den Berg for hosting us at his beautiful residence which holds so much historical value!

European Stability Mechanism (ESM) Luncheon

Wednesday, 20/11/2019, Mumbai

EBG Banking Sector Committee along with the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) organized an exclusive Luncheon for Mr. Klaus Regling, MD,ESM and Mr. Kalin Anev Janse, CFO, ESM at the Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai. The roundtable discussion focused on the current macroeconomic developments within the Eurozone, the role of the ESM and an exchange of views on the Indian economy. Attended by Peter Born, Chief Representative Commerzbank, Dr. Joerg Polster, Head of Department for Economics & Global Affairs for the German Embassy, Nayan Mehta, CFO BSE, Peter Kern, Representative Deutsche Bundesbank, Mr. Anshumaan Gupta, MD BNP Paribas, Soumya Ghosh, SBI Chief Economist, Saugata Bhattacharya Axis Bank, Chief Economist, Rajiv Mohan, Kotak EVP Treasury and Rajni Thakur, RBL Chief Economist. It was overall a successful event. ESM was established 2012 as a permanent firewall for the Eurozone to safeguard and provide instant access to financial assistance programmes for member states of the Eurozone.

Dateline Delhi

, 19/09/2019, British Council

EBG Federation and British Business Group yearly edition of Dateline Delhi took place at British Council together with a panel of eminent journalists who answered questions on current affairs from the audience. The this year consisted of Ajoy Bose, Senior Journalist and Author, Amy Kazmin, South Asia Bureau Chief at Financial Times and Vinod Sharma, Political Editor at Hindustan Times. As always the session was moderated by The British High Commissioner, Sir Dominic Asquith KCMG. We thank our sponsor Alar and Kyndal Group for their support.

Round Table Meeting on EBG Postion Paper 2019 In Brussels

, 05/09/2019, Brussels

EBG Federation was invited to Brussels via Eurochambres to give a presentation on EBG Federation, our work in India and the Position Paper 2019. It was an interesting discussion and the first event in Brussels on India since after the Indian election. The round table included members from various DG in Brussels with the main speakers being Peter Berz, Head of Unit International Trade South Asia, South East Asia, Australia and New Zeeland from DG Trade, Dr. Smita Sirohi, Trade advisor from the Embassy of India, H.E. Mr. Thomasz Kozlowski EEAS (recent Ambassador of the European Union to India) and Christofer Littorin, General Manager EBG Federation. The round table was followed up with various meetings with DG Trade and DG Growth to discuss the continued work with the Position Paper.

Release of the EBG Position Paper 2019 in Mumbai

Friday, 23/08/2019, Mumbai

This year, the 17th edition of the EBG Federation Position Paper was presented to our Guests of Honour and Speakers: Dr. Ajoy Mehta, Chief Secretary, Government of Maharashtra and Ms. Shweta Shalini, advisor to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on Friday, 23rd August 2019 at the Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai. This edition of the Position Paper covered new sectors in the industry giving an idea of the wide interests of EU companies in India. The event was well attended by CEOs, CFOs and Managing Directors of major European companies, Consul Generals, Embassy and Government officials. A very special thank you to our Sponsors - Atlantic Lubricants and Specialities Pvt. Ltd and Fuchs Lubricants for the continued support towards EBG Federation.

Release of the EBG Postion Paper 2019

Wednesday, 10/07/2019, New Delhi

The EBG Federation Position Paper 2019 was released jointly by Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog and H.E. Mr Tomasz Kozlowski, Ambassador of the European Union to India, our guests of honour and speakers: Mr. Ashwani Lohani, Chairman Air India, Mr. C.K. Mishra Secretary Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Dr. Rajeev Ranjan, GST Council and Special Secretary, Department of Revenue, along with the present Ambassadors of the European Embassies in India and the EBG Federation National Council and Regional Chapter Council Members. This year the Position Paper featured 18 sector committees and the formal support of 31 European ambassadors. We'd like to thank our sector committee members who made the Position Paper a success and a special thanks to our sponsors.

EBG Retail Committee meeting with Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)

Tuesday, 21/05/2019, New Delhi

The EBG Retail Committee (Attendees: Mr. Gaurav Karnik from EY; Mr. Amit Sinha from Richemont; Mr. Raman Sidhu, Chairman EBG; Ms. Niharika Chopra from EBG and Mr. Christofer Littorin from EBG) met with Additional Secretary, Mr. Atul Chaturvedi, Department Of Industrial Policy and Promotion to discuss some of the key business challenges faced by the retail sector in India. Through the EBG Platform, the EBG Retail Committee was given an opportunity to present the retail sector’s views to the Government Of India. EBG consistently endeavours to promote the growth and development of European Business Group activities in India.

Networking Dinner Night

Thursday, 02/05/2019, Karnataka Golf Association Bangalore

EBG Federation events have developed a reputation of their own for delivering excellent networking opportunities and a chance to learn, relax and unwind. Our Bangalore Chapter organized Networking Dinner with over 25 top CXO of European Companies attended. The event was an immense opportunity for all the participants to build new connections among peer European companies and EU member country Consul Generals.

EBG Knowledge event

, 30/04/2019, Deloitte India office

EBG Federation Partnered with Deloitte to host the EBG Knowledge event on 30th April 2019 from 4 pm to 5.30 pm at the Deloitte India office. The speaker of the event Manish Sehgal (Partner, Deloitte India) who nationally leads the Privacy and Data Protection Services (PDP) at Deloitte India spoke about “Privacy and Data Protection no more an option”. Through his deep insight on Privacy and data protection he discussed the broad level impact that the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018 will have on European MNCs who have a presence in India. The take away from the event was learning the importance of data protection. It was a comprehensive discussion on the privacy regulations and its importance. Some of the core reasons for increasing enablement of business growth were highlighted such as increasing awareness amongst customers; building goodwill, brand name and trust, and increasing civilian rights. Furthermore, the difficulties of data privacy highlighted at the event were explosive data growth; technology flawed by design and compliance focused mindset. Following the discussion was an interactive question and answer session and the event ended with a vote of thanks by Mr. Raman Sidhu, Chairman, EBG.

Reception Hosted at the Residence of Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia, H.E. Mr. Riho Kruuv- 8Th March 2019

, 08/03/2019, Residence of Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia

The Ambassador of Estonia to India, H.E. Mr. Riho Kruuv hosted a Cocktail & Dinner reception on Friday, 8th March, 2019 at his residence. The Ambassador Mr. Riho Kruuv welcomed the guests and spoke about bringing new Indian business start-ups to Estonia and the evolving Innovation scene in Estonia. He spoke about the ease of starting a company in Estonia through digitalization and said 315 companies have been established by Indian residents in Estonia. He commented on the liberal tax regime in Estonia. Mr. Raman Sidhu, Chairman EBG Federation spoke about SMEs and their importance in Europe and who as yet do not get the attention they deserve in India unlike bigger companies. He said that EBG is now also focusing on SMEs including business matchmaking with Indian companies. The guest speaker Mr. Vinod Sharma, Political Editor at Hindustan Times also gave his insights and perspectives on the future in India. All in all, it was an enjoyable evening for which EBG is grateful to Ambassador Kruuv.

European Companies Business Opportunities and Challenges in India an Interactive session with H.E. Mrs. Elzbieta Bienkowska, Commissioner- Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs – European Commission

, 27/02/2019, The Taj West End, Bangalore

An Interactive session on European Companies Business Opportunities and Challenges in India was organised with H.E. Mrs. Elzbieta Bienkowska, Commissioner- Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs – European Commission by EBG Federation, Bangalore at The Taj West End. This was attended by the EBG Federation members and H.E. Mrs. Elzbieta Bienkowska, Commissioner- Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs – European Commission and her delegation; Ms. Marika Jakkas, Head of Trade & Economic Affairs at EU Delegation to India; Mr. Raman Sidhu, Chairman, EBG Federation (EBG); Mr. Sanjeev Varma, Chairperson Bangalore Chapter moderated the discussion. The objective of the interactive session was to discuss with the European commissioner’s delegation, the issues that are being faced by European companies doing business in India. Business cooperation in the Space sector and further strengthen industrial cooperation between Indian and European companies.

Launch of Business Support to EU- India Policy Dialogues project

, 26/02/2019,

Formal inaugural session for the launch of the “Business Support to EU- India Policy Dialogues” project was held in the presence of H.E. Mrs. Elzbieta Bienkowska, Commissioner- Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs- European Commission on the 26th Feb 2019, at the Taj Mahal Hotel, 1 Mansingh Road, New Delhi, India. (timings followed by lunch) Drawing its inspiration from the conclusions reached at the 2017 EU-India Summit, The ‘Business Support to the EU- India Policy Dialogues’ Project aims to spur enhances bilateral business cooperation on the above mentioned policy dialogues by strengthening and supporting the businesses. The programme aims precisely at tapping into such business opportunities and focuses in particular, but not exclusively, to areas such as environment, energy, climate, mobility, urbanization, and ICT where there is already advanced cooperation- in the form of policy dialogue with India. The focus will bring together European and Indian SMEs through joint actions business to business matchmaking and exchanges on best practices. The program will carry out technical market studies, constitute a database of EU companies that can offer technical solutions and create an online platform to share information on the business opportunities and connect Indian and EU Business. The program started with a welcome Address by H.E Mr. Tomasz Kozlowski, Ambassador of the European Union to India. Followed by a speech on industry perspective on SME Collaboration by Mr. Anil Bhardwaj, Secretary General, Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME). Thereafter a Key Note Address on the insights on enhancing EU-India Policy dialogues was given by Mr. Amitabh Kant, CEO, Niti Aayog. The chief guest of honor and speaker for the event was H.E. Mrs. Elzbieta Bienkowska, Commissioner- Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs – European Commission this was followed by an introduction of “ Business Support to EU – India Policy Dialogues” Project by Mr. Poul V. Jensen, Project Team Leader and then the concluding remarks were delivered by Mr. Raman Sidhu, Chairman, EBG Federation (EBG).

An Interactive Lunch session was held with H.E. Mrs. Elzbieta Bienkowska, Commissioner- Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs – European Commission

, 25/02/2019,

An Interactive lunch event with H.E. Mrs. Elzbieta Bienkowska, Commissioner- Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship, and SMEs – European Commission was organized by EBG Federation along with the European Embassy New Delhi at Jamavar, Leela Kempinski, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. This was attended by the chairpersons of 8 committee chairs and H.E. Mrs. Elzbieta Bienkowska, Commissioner- Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs – European Commission, H.E Mr. Tomasz Kozlowski, Ambassador of the European Union to India; Members of Mrs. Elzbieta Bienkowska’s delegation; Mr. Christophe De Vroey, First Counsellor, Trade and Economic Affairs Delegation of the European Union to India; Ms. Marika Jakkas, Head of Trade & Economic Affairs at EU Delegation to India; Mr. Raman Sidhu, Chairman, EBG Federation (EBG); Ms. Rekha Khanna, Chairperson Delhi Chapter, EBG Federation (EBG) and Ms. Niharika Chopra. The objective of the interactive session was to discuss with the European commissioner’s delegation, the issues that are being faced by European investors doing business in India. Sector committees that participated included Alcoholic Beverages, Defence, Energy- Oil, Gas & Power, Healthcare, Logistics, Retail, and Telecommunication.

Informal interactive session with Dr. V S Hegde fmr. CMD Antrix Corporation Ltd.

, 13/12/2018, The Leela Palace Bengaluru

The very successful event had wonderful insight about ISRO and Antrix programs and business opportunities

Honorable H.E Andrus Ansip ,Vice President of European Commission and Commissioner for Digital Single Market

, 28/10/2018, JW Marriott, Aero city, New Delhi

Coincided with the visit of Honorable H.E Andrus Ansip ,Vice President of European Commission and Commissioner for Digital Single Market along with Senior officials Mr. Juhan Lepassaar, Head of Cabinet, Ms. Kamila Kloc, Deputy Head of Cabinet and Mr. Lars-Erik Forsberg, Deputy Head of Unit, Policy Outreach and International to Delhi, EBG Telecom sector committee had organized a luncheon interactive session on 26 October 2018 at the JW Marriott, Aero city, New Delhi. The CEOs and CXOs from the industry and Senior diplomats from EU Delegation and Ambassador himself H E Tomasz Kozlowski had attended this interactive business session. Mr. Sandeep Bhargava, Executive Vice President-Corporate Affairs & Public Policy, Vodafone Idea Ltd and Chair of EBG Telecom Sector Committee led the session.

Interactive session with Shri Piyush Goyal, Honourable Minister for Railways & Coal

Wednesday, 26/09/2018, New Delhi

It was a well-attended and excellent session where Shri Piyush Goyal spoke on “Importance of FDI in the growth of the Indian economy and the role of European Business in India” organised at Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi. He mentioned that there is a lot of synergy that still needs to be tapped on both sides. He also spoke about the India - EU FTA and said that the best possible way to take it forward is to have reciprocity from both EU & India. Before his address, H.E Mr Tomasz Kozlowski, Ambassador of the European Union to India gave the opening remarks. This was followed by a brief intervention by Mr P Balaji, Chief Regulatory and Corporate Affairs Officer, Vodafone Idea Limited, Mr Martin Navratil, President, Home Credit India Strategy Advisory Pvt Ltd & Mr Julian Bevis, Senior Director, Group Relations, South Asia AP Moller-Maersk who shared their perspectives of doing business in India covering Telecom, Financial Services and Shipping sectors respectively. Mr Sandeep Bhargava, EVP, Vodafone Idea Limited brilliantly moderated the evening. Vodafone Idea Limited, Home Credit and Maersk supported this event.

Lunch meeting with Ms Ewa Synowiec, Director, Directorate General for Trade for EBG's CSR Committee Members

Tuesday, 18/09/2018, New Delhi

A meeting was organised by Mr Damian Kaminski, First Secretary ,Trade and Economic Affairs Manager , EU Delegation with Ms Ewa Synowiec, Director, Directorate General for Trade for EBG's CSR Committee Members. Ms Synowiec is responsible for Sustainable Development Economic Partnership Agreements, Africa-Caribbean and Pacific and Agri-food Trade. This lunch was an excellent opportunity to exchange with Ms Synowiec about the new CSR Committee set up on 5 September 2018 as well as CSR actions that they have been pursuing.

Interactive session on impact of NFRA to Industry/CFO & Key Audit Matters Reporting effective FY 2018-19.

Monday, 27/08/2018,

EBG Federation Bangalore Chapter along with Kotak Mahindra Bank organized “ Interactive session on impact of Constitution of National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) to industry / CFO & Key Audit Matters Reporting Effective FY 2018-19 “ renowned Chartered Accountant CA M P Vijay Kumar - CFO, Sify Technologies Ltd and Central Council Member of ICAI was anchor of the session. The session was highly interactive and candid, the discussion was on what it means to accounting profession like NFRA evolution, Government of India Press release, Misconceptions, NFRA international scenario, NFRA-ICAI impact, NFRA composition, NFRA – work in progress, Disciplinary Committee at ICAI, impact to Accounting profession, and Regulations. Standard on Auditing (SA) 701, Communicating Key Audit Matters in the Independent Auditor’s Report discussed with need for ISA 701, benefits and principles of ISA 701. Key Accounting Matters points where also discussed extensively. In this interactive session, European companies Ikea, Astro Mueller, Bavarian Indian Centre, Enerpace, Essilor India Private Ltd, MTR etc., participated and got the benefits. Participants had ample time to spend one on one discussion with Mr. Vijay Kumar to get some specific insights. The event got concluded by presentation of memento by Kotak Regional Manager Mr. Sathish, earlier Mr. Karthik Vice President and Area Manager – International Business of Kotak Mahindra Bank Welcomed the participants.

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Networking event in Mumbai

Friday, 27/07/2018, Mumbai

EBG Mumbai Chapter in collaboration with the Navnit Group organised a Cocktail evening on Friday, 27th Jul 2018 at Keiba with drinks and appetizers. For those interested in a Test Drive - The Navnit Group invited them to test drive the Jaguar and Land Rover Range Venue: Keiba at the Royal Western India Turf Club, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai.

MoU signed between PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry and EBG Federation at an evening event organised at JW Marriott, Aerocity, New Delhi

Thursday, 12/07/2018, New Delhi

It was an important day for EBG Federation as an MoU was signed with the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry to work together in the field of European and Indian SMEs. Mr Anil Khaitan, President , PHDCCI, Mr Saurabh Sanyal, Secretary General, PHDCCI along with his team were present. The MoU was signed by Mr Anil Khaitan and Mr Raman Sidhu. EBG Members got an excellent opportunity to network at Akira Back, JW Marriott, Aerocity, New Delhi at an event hosted by Mr Sandeep Gupta, Owner and Director of JW Marriott, Aerocity. Mr Sushil Gupta also joined the EBG Members to what was a lively evening. The members enjoyed the hospitality of Mr Sushil Gupta and Mr. Sandeep Gupta.

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A cultural evening organised by the Serendipity Arts Foundation - A Munjal (Hero Group) initiative for creativity.

Wednesday, 04/07/2018, New Delhi

EBG Federation came together in a unique partnership with Serendipity Arts Foundation to celebrate and promote arts of the country. Below is a glimpse of what the evening had to offer to the patrons and members of EBG. ‘ANTAR-PREKSHANA' COLLABOR ATION OF ODISSI DANCE AND HINDUSTANI MUSIC BY ARUSHI MUDGAL & SAWANI MUDGAL Prekshana literally means 'to see'. 'to observe'. By extension, Antar-Prekshana is inner as well as inter-art observation an engagement between dancer and musician, the presence of one inspiring the other in newer ways of interpreting their individual art forms. A piece that had been curated by Sanjeev Bhargava and exclusively commissioned for Serendipity Arts festival 2017. Choreography & Dance: Arushi Mudgal Vocals: Sawani Mudgal Pakhawaj Kharak Singh Flute: Rajat Prasanna Harmonium: Chetan Nigam Lights: Sharad Kulashreshtha Music Composition: Pt Madhup Mudgal Serendipity Arts Foundation is an arts and cultural development Foundation which aims to promote new cultural partnerships, creative strategies and artistic interventions which are responsive to the social and cultural milieu. Each intervention is created using the arts as a means to impact education, social initiatives and community development programs. Serendipity Arts festival, the marquee project of the foundation will be held from 15th-22nd December in Panaji, Goa this year. It will be the culmination ground of 85 projects with more than 900 artists involved from the remotest regions of the country and the world. Serendipity Arts Festival 2018 will enthrall, engage and empower! For further information and details on partnering with the foundation please contact Divya Sachdeva at divya@serendipityarts.org or +91-9971071677

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Meeting with Shri Atul Chaturvedi, Additional Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry.

Thursday, 28/06/2018, New Delhi

The EBG Members across sectors met Shri Atul Chaturvedi, Additional Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry. This was a follow up meeting for EBG's Sector Committee Members following the release of the 2018 edition of the EBG Position Paper. The following sector Members got an opportunity to highlight one or couple of key concerns that they wanted the Government to look into - Alcoholic Beverages, Automotive, Financial Services, Healthcare, Homeland Security, Manufacturing and Retail. Mr Raman Sidhu, Chairman, EBG Federation led the delegation. Shri Chaturvedi mentioned that DIPP will help to push for the clarifications sought by the Members with different Ministries. He asked the members to submit this list of clarifications to his office. Invest India,the National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency of India and which acts as the first point of reference for investors in India will work closely with EBG in this matter. (As you are aware, Invest India is set up as a non profit venture under the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industries, Government of India). As a follow up process, Shri Atul Chaturvedi has also agreed to meet the EBG Sector Committee Members across sectors once every quarter.

EBG Leadership Series 2018

Wednesday, 20/06/2018, New Delhi

EBG in association with Roseate Hotels & Resorts organized its 6th Leadership Series, where our guest speaker was Mr Manoj Kohli,Executive Chairman, SB Energy (Softbank Group). Topic of the session: “Global transformations of Energy and Transport Sectors and their impact on the Indian scenario”. Mr Sudhir Narang, Managing Director, British Telecom and EBG's National Council Member welcomed Mr. Manoj Kohli and he also thanked Mrs Radha Bhatia, Chairperson, Bird Group for hosting the EBG Members at the Roseate Hotel. It was a very interesting session where Mr Kohli took the Members through his experience of starting work with the manufacturing sector moving on to Telecom and now finally working in the Energy and Transport Sector. He said that energy is core to growth and the global transformation of energy from fossil and nuclear energy to renewable energy is happening.This transition will have to be done carefully and will take 20-30 years. He also shared the work being done by SB Energy, SoftBank Group in this sector. SoftBank has built the largest solar plant in Saudi Arabia and have plans to do a project in Africa. He mentioned that the Banking sector is also supporting the energy transformation by bringing down fossil funding to zero and moving up the renewable energy funding. He then shared his thoughts on the transformation in the transport sector and talked about the shift from diesel and CNG vehicles to electric vehicles. Mr Kohli answered some interesting questions from Members. Mr Kush Kapoor, Area General Manager, Roseate Hotels gave the vote of thanks.

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Interactive session organised by the Consulate of Switzerland, Bengaluru

Thursday, 07/06/2018, Bengaluru

An interactive session was organised by the Consulate of Switzerland on "Transforming businesses through Supply Chain Sustainability". EBG Bengaluru Chapter members were invited for this session

Breakfast session for Bengaluru Members

Friday, 01/06/2018, Bengaluru

A good breakfast session was organised on Friday, 1st June for the Bengaluru Members. Key Highlights • The session covered overview of EBG wherein the members were briefed about membership base of EBG, the events that EBG generally organizes, Position Paper etc. • Mr. Merill Cherian, Director, KPMG, gave a short presentation on the GDPR policy which came into effect from 25th May. • This was a very participative discussion and the attendees were keenly interested. Mr. Jose Jacob, Director, Organizing committee of TIA Summit in July gave a short presentation on their association with EBG for the Summit.

Release of the 2018 edition of the EBG Position Paper in Mumbai

Monday, 28/05/2018, Mumbai

EBG Position Paper 2018 was presented to Mr. Krishna Jadhav, the Secretary to the Minister of Industries and Mining, Government of Maharashtra and also a Deputy Collector who accepted on behalf of the Minister on Monday, 28th May 2018 at the Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai. Unfortunately, Mr. Desai was unable to attend the event as he was held back in Palgadh due to the by-elections that took place on that day. The evening was well attended by various Company Heads, Consul Generals, Embassy and Government officials. Fuchs Lubricants was the main Event Sponsor. Motul and IDSA were the Gold Sponsors.

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Meeting for the Banking Sector Committee Members in Mumbai

Friday, 18/05/2018, Mumbai

The Delegation of the European Union to India in cooperation with EBG Federation organised a luncheon roundtable with Mr. Marco Buti, Director General at the Directorate General of Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission and H.E. Mr. Tomasz Kozlowski, Ambassador of the European Union to India at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Mumbai. The meeting focused on broader macro-economic issues and on the business environment for EU banks in India.

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Release of the 2018 edition of the EBG Position Paper

Monday, 23/04/2018, New Delhi

The EBG Position Paper 2018 was released jointly by Dr Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog and H.E. Mr Tomasz Kozlowski, Ambassador of the European Union to India along with the present Ambassadors of the European Embassies in India and the EBG National Council and Regional Chapter Council Members.

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Meeting hosted by the Consul General of Switzerland, Mr. Martin Bienz for the members of the Swiss-Indian Chamber of Commerce (SICC) and EBG Mumbai Chapter.

Thursday, 18/04/2018, Mumbai

The Consul General of Switzerland, Mr. Martin Bienz hosted a business talk with Mr. Marcel Pawlicek, Global CEO, Burckhardt Compression Group, Switzerland for members of the Swiss-Indian Chamber of Commerce (SICC) and the EBG Mumbai Chapter Members. Mr. Pawlicek spoke about structuring a global company for operational flexibility and innovation and shared the history behind the success of the Burckhardt Compression Group.

Annual EBG-BBG Dateline Delhi event where a panel of eminent speakers answered questions on current affairs

Monday, 12/03/2018, New Delhi

The eminent panel included Dr Sanjaya Baru, Secretary General, FICCI; Amy Kazmin, South Asia Bureau Chief at Financial Times; Rajini Vaidyanathan, BBC News Correspondent and anchor; Anil Padmanabhan, Executive Editor at Mint and John Elliott, Journalist and Blogger – Riding the Elephant.The British High Commissioner, Sir Dominic Asquith KCMG moderated the session. It was an interesting and interactive session. The event was supported by Europa Security, International Tractors Limited and Kyndal Group

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Interactive session with the European Commissioner for Mobility and Transport, H E Ms Violeta Bulc

Monday, 18/12/2017, New Delhi

The representatives of the European Transport Sector met H.E Ms Violet Bulc to share their thoughts on the : India’s Modernisation agenda : Challenges and Issues faced by the European Transport Sector. Mr Raman Sidhu, Chairman, EBG Federation gave the welcome address. H.E Mr Tomasz Kozlowski, Ambassador of the European Union to India gave the opening remarks followed by the key note address by H.E Ms Violetat Bulc. It was a very interactive meeting and Madam Bulc was very happy to receive the inputs from the Industry representatives before meeting her counterparts in the Government of India. We will be sharing the speech of H.E Ms Violeta Bulc and the EU Ambassador shortly. This was followed by a very interactive panel discussion moderated by Mr K Srinivasan, Editor-in Chief, Newsline Publication. The panellists were Ajish Babu - CSO Head and Commercial Head for North and East India, Damco India – Maersk Group, Arvind Bhatia – Vice President, Doppelmayr India Private Limited – he shared his views on how ropeways can provide an effective means of transport in the urban context and its applications to make way for Smart Mobility in the Indian Context & Akhilesh Yadav – COO, Frauscher Sensor Technology – an expert in the Railway sector.Ms Payal Singh, National and Delhi Council Member gave the vote of thanks.

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EBG- AmCham Pre Budget meeting with Shri Sushil Chandra Chairman-CBDT, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance

Thursday, 07/12/2017, New Delhi

Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance convenes pre-budget meetings with trade and industry Associations every year to discuss suggestions/ recommendations in respect of tax issues pertaining to different sectors. For the forthcoming Budget 2018-19, EBG & AmCham Members were invited to meet and present the Pre Budget recommendations to Shri Sushil Chandra, Chairman- CBDT, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance on Thursday, 7 December 2017. EBG presented the Direct Tax issues and AmCham presented the Indirect Tax issues. Pre Budget recommendations for changes in the duty structure, rates and broadening of tax base on Direct and Indirect tax have been submitted to the Department of Revenue. EBG thanks Deloitte for helping us with the Pre Budget recommendations and the meeting.

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Celebrating 20 years of EBG

Tuesday, 28/11/2017, New Delhi

Celebrating 20 years of EBG - Tuesday, 28th November 2017. H.E. Ms. Brigitte Öppinger-Walchshofer, Ambassador of Austria hosted the EBG Members at her residence on the occasion of completion of 20 years. Our patron the EU Ambassador, H.E Mr Tomasz Kozlowski also graced the occasion. It was a quiet and enjoyable evening for the Members.

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EU-India Business Forum

Friday, 06/10/2017, New Delhi

The 14th India-EU Summit took place in New Delhi on 6 October 2017. This was a very high profile Summit where EU leaders, H.E. Mr Donald Tusk, President of the Council of the European Union, H.E. Mr Jean-Claude Juncker, the President of the European Commission, and H.E. Ms Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission, met H.E. Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It was decided to hold a Business Forum immediately after the Summit, where H.E. Mr Jean-Claude Juncker delivered a key note speech on EU-India economic and business relations. EBG Federation successfully partnered with CII, FICCI and ASSOCHAM to organize this EU India Business Forum. EBG’s efforts to support the Business Forum has been appreciated by the Delegation of the European Union to India. EBG Federation would like to thank the Ambassador H.E Mr Tomasz Kozlowski and Ms Marika Jakas, Counsellor – Head of Trade and Economic Affairs, Delegation of the European Union to India for giving EBG an opportunity to play an active role in this important Business Forum.

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GST Session conducted by Grant Thornton in Mumbai

Wednesday, 19/07/2017, Mumbai

A session on 'Goods & Services Tax - Industry Specific Issues’ was conducted by Grant Thornton on Wednesday, 19th July, 2017 in Mumbai. The discussion focused on highlighting the key areas of concerns for industry regarding the GST law. It also shed light on a few pressing challenges with the new law. Mr. Suresh Nandlal Rohira – Partner, Grant Thornton India LLP conducted the session which was very informative and interactive.

Release of the EBG Position Paper, 2017

Friday, 16/06/2017, Bengaluru

EBG Federation – Bengaluru Chapter released this year’s Position Paper on key policy reforms on several key areas of interest to European Business on Friday, 16th June, 2017 in Bengaluru. The Paper was released by Mr Raman Sidhu, Chairman, EBG Federation, India, Ms Anandi Iyer, Chairperson, EBG Federation, Bengaluru Chapter, Mr M.C. Dinesh, President-FKCCI, Dr JérômeBove, Scientific and academic attaché- French Embassy in India – Bengaluru, Mr Navin Paul, Executive Vice President- Bosch Limited and Mr Mahesh Jaising, Partner-BMR Advisors. The event was convened by EBG members, Industry leaders, Government officials and policy makers. While addressing the participants, Mr Raman Sidhu, Chairman, EBG Federation, India said this Position Paper has covered 18 key sectors to actively engage with key policy changes to enable business growth in each of those areas. He also said that EBG is working to promote, propagate and protect European Businesses in India. Speaking on the occasion Ms Anandi Iyer, Chairperson, EBG Federation, Bengaluru Chapter said that “EBG Federation is an active and vibrant community and has been supporting India – EU trade relations to ensure that the needs of the European business are well presented to policy makers and decision makers. She thanked all the EBG Council members, Sector Committee members and the EBG members for the great support. Mr Mahesh Jaising commented that EBG members should come forward with the challenges faced in their business. This will help us to recommend real-time challenges to the Government.

The EBG Position Paper was presented to Shri Sumit Mullick,Chief Secretary, Government of Maharashtra

Thursday, 18/05/2017, Mumbai

The EBG Position Paper was presented to Shri Sumit Mullick, Chief Secretary, Government of Maharashtra on Thursday, 18th May, 2017 at an evening event organised at The TajMahal Palace, Mumbai. It was a well-attended event. The event was supported by Fuchs Lubricants, Motul and Hafele.

Presentation of the EBG PP 2017 to Dr Bart De Groof, Consul General, Belgium in Chennai at an Wine and Cheese evening hosted by him at his residence.

Friday, 12/05/2017, Chennai

Dr Bart De Groof, Consul General, Consulate General of Belgium in Chennai hosted a ‘Wine and Cheese evening’ at his residence for EBG Members in Chennai on Friday, 12th May,2017. Mr Raman Sidhu and Mr Anand Sundaresan, Chairman, Chennai Chapter presented the 2017 edition of the EBG Position paper to Dr Bart de Groof, Consul General, Consulate General of Belgium in Chennai

Reception hosted by H.E. Mr Harald Sandberg, Ambassador of Sweden at his residence in New Delhi

Thursday, 10/05/2017, New Delhi

H.E. Mr Harald Sandberg, Ambassador of Sweden hosted a buffet reception for the EBG Members at his well-appointed residence in New Delhi on Wednesday, 10th May, 2017. Mr Anil Padmanabhan, Executive Editor, the Mint spoke and interacted with the Members. Ms Rekha Khanna, Chairperson, Delhi Chapter presented the 2017 edition of the EBG Position Paper to Ambassador Sandberg. Mr Kersi Hilloo, Vice Chairman, EBG India and Chairman, Mumbai Chapter also joined the event.

Release of the EBG Position Paper,2017

Monday, 24/04/2017, New Delhi

The 2017 edition of the EBG Position Paper was released by H.E Mr Tomasz Kozlowski, Ambassador of the European Union to India; Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO, NitiAayog, Shri AnupWadhawan, Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry; Shri Arvind Gupta, All India BJP Head- Media & Technology & Spokesperson and the present EU Memberstate Ambassadors on 24th April, 2017 at the Lalit, New Delhi. The event was well attended with around 200 participants and had representation from CEOs, CFOs and Managing Directors of major European companies, leading consultants and Ambassadors and and senior officials from the European Embassies. It is noteworthy to mention about the efforts put in by all the Sector Committee Chairpersons & its members and all their knowledge partners for the timely publication of the EBG Position Paper, 2017 The event was sponsored by G4S, BMW, Tetrapak, Maersk Group, Home Credit, SAAB Group, BAE Systems, Oriflame, PernodRicard, TUV Rheinland, Outokumpu, Alar Infrastructures, Heka Support Services, Moet Hennessy &Kyndal Group.

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Dr. A Velumani spoke to the EBG Members in Mumbai

Wednesday, 15/03/2017, Mumbai

Dr.ArokiaswamyVelumani is an Indian scientist turned entrepreneur. He is the Founder, Chairman, and Managing Director of Thyrocare Technologies Ltd., a chain of diagnostic and preventive care laboratories headquartered in Navi Mumbai. Dr. A Velumani spoke to the EBG Members in Mumbai on 15th March, 2017 at an evening event organised at the Royal Bombay Yacht Club on his “Success story” from his humble beginnings and his success to great heights. A networking evening organised by the Nordic Ambassadors in Chennai 21/02/2017, Chennai EBG Chennai Chapter Members invited to attend a networking evening organised by the Nordic Ambassadors in Chennai on Tuesday, 21st February, 2017.

EBG Members meet the Members of the European Parliament

Monday, 20/02/2017, New Delhi

EBG Members invited by the Delegation of the European Union to India to meet and interact with the one of the Delegations of the Members of the European Parliament visiting India on Monday,20th February,2017.

Post Budget Session - Bengaluru

Thursday, 16/02/2017, Bengaluru

EBG Bengaluru Chapter organized its Post Budget session on “Decoding Union Budget Analysis-2017 and GST Update” on 16th February, 2017 at Le Meridian Bangalore. The event was a great success, convening around 45 participants. The aim of the event was to get insights and discuss in detail the significant announcements made in the Budget with experts at BMR Advisors. BMR Advisors had given an overview on Corporate Tax & Transfer Pricing, Indirect Tax and an update on GST.

Post Budget session in Mumbai

Thursday, 02/02/2017, Mumbai

EBG Mumbai Chapter also organized its “Post Budget Session Thursday, 2nd February, 2017 at the “Gateway Room”, TajMahal, Mumbai, Mumbai at 7 pm followed by Cocktail reception. The Mumbai session was conducted by Mr Vishal Agarwal Partner, BMR & Associates LLP and Mr Kaustav Sen, Partner, BMR & Associates LLP. The speakers shared their perspectives and gave a synopsis on the Budget 2017. The session was followed by an excellent interactive session.

Post Budget session in Delhi

Wednesday, 01/02/2017, New Delhi

EBG Federation, Delhi Chapter invited its members to get expert insights and discuss in detail the significant announcements made in the budget, with experts at BMR Advisors, as the government presented its full-fledged budget on 1st February, 2017. The event was organized on Thursday, 2nd February, 2017 at Hotel The Royal Plaza, 19, Ashoka Road, New Delhi; the very next day of the announcement of the budget. The event started at 4:00pm with Hi-Tea. The speakers for the session were – Ms. Parul Jain, Partner, BMR & Associates LLP and Ms. Payal Tuli Partner, BMR & Associates LLP. Ms Tuli and Ms Jain did an analysis and review of the Union Budget 2017 covering the Direct Tax, GST and Indirect Taxes in their presentations.

Welcome Party 2017

Saturday, 28/01/2017, Mandwa

Welcoming the New Year can be an exciting time, filled with high anticipation, new resolutions and expectations for the months to come. Nothing brings people together like the new year party and that too a whole day long with friends, wine, music, dance and good food! EBG Mumbai Chapter organized its 'Welcome 2017 party' on Saturday 28th January, 2017 at CcazaCcomodore in Mandwa. The Members were invited for a day of fun, lunch, good cheer in the most breathtakingly beautiful venue at the “Ccaza Commodore” in Mandwa. Members travelled to Mandwa through the ferry services running between Gateway of India and Mandwa. The invitation was open to partners/spouses and children.

EBG Workshop on "Building Roadmap for EBG India”

Monday, 23/01/2017, New Delhi

On 23rd January 2017, EBG India organised a workshop on "Building roadmap for EBG India". The aim of the workshop was to encourage fruitful discussions between the EBG members in order build a way forward for EBG India for the years to come. The workshop was conducted in Hotel Royal Plaza, New Delhi and was sponsored by Veolia India. The Workshop was conducted by Mr Manod Jinnuri from Saab India. Mr Jinnuri focussed on the collective approach from the members. The ideas and responses collected during the workshop is being used to draw a roadmap for the future activities and status of EBG India as the prime advocacy group for the European Businesses in India. A similar workshop is being planned for the Mumbai Chapter as well.

Interactive Session “The EU and India: Partners in Growth”

Friday, 11/11/2016, New Delhi

The EBG Federation India in collaboration with the Delegation of the European Union to India and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), organised an interactive Session “The EU and India: Partners in Growth” with H.E. Mr JyrkiKatainen. Mr Katainen is the Vice President of the European Commission and was on a visit to India. Mr.Katainen is responsible for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness. Before assuming the current position, Mr Katainen shouldered the responsibility of the Prime Minister of Finland from 2011 to 2012. The venue for the event was Inspire Hall, Hotel Le Meridian New Delhi. The event was very well received and attended by 70-80 Members. The event was followed by a networking lunch.

EBG & BMR conducted a webinar on “Impact of GST on businesses in India”

Wednesday, 31/08/2016,

Annual EBG-BBG Dateline Delhi event where a panel of eminent speakers answered questions on current affairs

Saturday, 10/08/2016, New Delhi

The eminent panel included Dr Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament for Thiruvananthapuram, Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs; Mr Swapan Dasgupta, Senior Indian Journalist and M P (RajyaSabha); Mr Anil Padmanabhan, Executive Editor at the Mint, Mr Douglas Busvine, New Delhi Bureau Chief at Thomson Reuters and Mr. Pranjal Sharma - Commentator, analyst, advisor on economy, globalisation and media. Mr Andrew Soper, Minister Counsellor (Political and Press), British High Commission moderated the session.

Release of the 2016 edition of the EBG Position Paper

Sunday, 08/07/2016, Bengaluru

EBG Federation – Bengaluru Chapter released the Position paper on key policy reforms for business growth on Friday, 8th July, 2016 in Bengaluru. The paper was released by the Chief Guest of Honour, Karnataka Industry Minister Mr. R V Deshpande, Chairperson, EBG Federation India - Mr. Raman Sidhu, Chairperson, EBG Federation Karnataka - Ms. Anandi Iyer & Senior Advisor, Position Paper & Sector Committee Chairperson - Mr. Rajeev Gupta. While addressing the participants at the release of the EBG Position paper, Mr. Deshpande said “Karnataka shares very strong alliance with all the European companies that have established here since past many years, there are several factors that have attracted the investors and big companies. However, I would also like to plea you to also look at expanding to places like Mysuru, Belagavi, Kalaburagi, Yadgir and Hubballi-Dharwad in Karnataka which are equally attractive in terms of connectivity, weather conditions & infrastructure with an added advantage for low cost lands. Much importance is also being given to improve infrastructure in Bengaluru too and we plan to set up elevated corridors and provide Metro connectivity to the airport”. The event was attended by luminaries, policy makers, decision makers, industry pioneers of European Companies including the General Consulates from British, German & Swiss. Commenting on the release of the position paper, Mr. Raman Sidhu – Chairman, EBG Federation India said “The EBG Federation is growing steadily, and thanks to the great contribution by the European companies and their representatives. Top CEO’s of the companies help us put together valuable recommendations and suggestions to improve the trade and economic relations between India & EU, which is a key USP for us.” Speaking on the occasion Ms. Anandi Iyer- Chairperson, EBG Federation- Bengaluru commented – “The EBG Federation in Karnataka is a vibrant and active community. We assure our full support to the Give of Karnataka in fostering our mutual ties”.

Release of the EBG Position Paper,2016 in Mumbai

Wednesday, 04/05/2016, Mumbai

The EBG Position Paper was presented to Shri Subhash Desai, the Minister for Industries & Mining, Government of Maharashtra on Wednesday, 4th May, 2016 at an evening event organised at The TajMahal Palace, Mumbai. It was a well-attended event. The event was supported by Fuchs Lubricants, Motul and Solvay Specialities Pvt. Ltd.

Michelin-EBG-IRF joint event: Panel discussion on ‘Responsible Road Behaviour

Wednesday, 20/04/2016, New Delhi

A panel discussion was organised jointly by Michelin India-EBG-IRF on “Responsible Road Behaviour”. Mr. Jean Todt, President FIA and UN Ambassador on Road Safety was the Chief Guest. The event was organised on Wednesday, 20th April 2016 at Imperial Hotel, Janpath Lane in New Delhi. The eminent panel included Mr Jean Todt, President, FIA, Ms.Deepa Menon, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications & CSR, PVR Ltd and a senior official from the Government of India which covered topics on: Road Safety in India – Priorities and the Road’ Change agents and Brand Ambassadors Media as a tool for promoting Road Safety Behaviour Change Mr K KKapila, Chairman, International Road Federation (IRF) Geneva Programme Center moderated the session brilliantly.

Release of the EBG Position Paper,2016 in Delhi

Tuesday, 19/04/2016, New Delhi

The 2016 edition of the EBG Position Paper was released by Shri Manoj Sinha, currently Minister of State for Communications (Independent charge) ; H.E Mr. Tomasz Kozlowski, Ambassador of the European Union to India; Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO, NitiAayog, and the present EU Memberstate Ambassadors on 19th April, 2016 at TajMahal Hotel, New Delhi. The event was well attended with around 200 participants and had representation from CEOs, CFOs and Managing Directors of major European companies, leading consultants and EU Member State Embassies. Ambassadors and senior officials from the EU Member States attended the event. It is noteworthy to mention about the efforts put in by all the Sector Committee Chairpersons & its members and all their knowledge partners for the timely publication of the EBG Position Paper, 2016 The event was sponsored by BMW, G4S, Maersk Group, YES Bank, BAE Systems, Bio Merieux, Hindustan Unilever Limited, SAAB Group, Michelin, Nokia, Outokumpu, Alar, Moet Hennessy &Kyndal Group.

EBG-BT Breakfast Session with Mr Kevin Taylor

Tuesday, 15/03/2016, New Delhi

Mr Kevin Taylor, President, Asia, Middle East, Africa & Turkey, BT Global Services spoke on spoke on the Impact of Cloud Technology on growth economies of AMEA which was followed by an interactive session

Post Budget Session in Bengaluru

Sunday, 04/03/2016, Bangalore

Union Budget Analysis Meeting on 4th March, 2016: EBG Bengaluru Chapter provided an opportunity for the members to get to know the insights of the Union Budget-2016 in association with BMR Advisors. This meeting brought key expectations on the direct tax and Indirect tax across IT &ITeS, Energy, Infrastructure & Manufacturing, Real Estate and Financial Services sectors.

Post Budget session in New Delhi

Wednesday, 02/03/2016, New Delhi

EBG members were invited to get expert insights and discuss in detail the significant announcements made in the budget, with experts at BMR Advisors, as the government presented its full-fledged budget on 29th February, 2016. The event was organized on Wednesday, 2nd March, 2016 at the Venetian, Royal Plaza, 19, Ashoka Road, New Delhi; within 2 days of the announcement of the budget. The event started at 10:30 AM and was followed by lunch. The speakers for the session were – Mr. Sumeet Hemkar, Partner, BMR & Associates LLP and Ms. Jayashree Parthasarathy, Partner, BMR & Associates LLP. Overview of the 2016 Budget was given by Mr. Hemkar and he also spoke on Direct Tax Aspects. Ms.Parthasarathy gave an insight on Indirect Tax Aspects.

EBG-IFCCI Pre Budget panel discussion

Thursday, 18/02/2016, New Delhi

EBG Federation in association with the Indo French Chamber of Commerce in India (IFFCI) organized a Pre-Budget panel discussion with an eminent panel of journalists on Thursday, 18th February, 2016 at the French Embassy in New Delhi. The eminent panel included Dr SanjayaBaru, Director - Geo-Economics and Strategy, London and Honorary Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research, International Institute for Strategic Studies; Mr Anil Padmanabhan, Deputy Managing Editor, The Mint; Mr Ashok Malik, Senior fellow at the Observer Research Foundation and Dr Arvind Gupta, National Technology Head , BJP. The session was moderated by Mr Rajeev Gupta, Senior Advisor, EBG Sector Committees. It was a well-attended session where the participants got to hear the views of the panellists on the Union Budget 2016-17. The session was followed by a networking reception. The Pre-Budget session was supported by Market Insight, PernodRicard and Trilegal.

Welcome 2016 party

Sunday, 31/01/2016, Mandwa

Mumbai Chapter organized its ‘Welcome 2016 party’ on Sunday, 31st January, 2016 at CcazaCcomodore in Mandwa. The members enjoyed a relaxed day along with their families by the pool. Members travelled to Mandwa by a Catamaran.

Mr Deepak Parekh, Chairman, HDFC Limited addresses the EBG Members in Delhi

Wednesday, 13/01/2016, New Delhi

EBG had an excellent start to the year 2016 with a charismatic speaker, Mr Deepak Parekh, Chairman, HDFC Limited addressing the EBG members. The meeting was organised on Wednesday, 13th January, 2016 at Long Champ, TajMahal Hotel, New Delhi. It was very well attended. Mr Parekh spoke on “Investment lessons for foreign investors in India”. His address was very informative & crisp and supported by facts and figures. Great interest of audience clearly manifest in the never ending questions from them when the meeting had to be brought to a close. Mr Parekh is undoubtedly a man with a mission and a guiding force.

EBG Annual Christmas Gala Dinner, 11th December 2015

Friday, 11/12/2015, New Delhi

The EBG’s Annual Gala Christmas Celebrations held at the Hyatt Oval Room, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi on Friday, 11th December 2015 set the tone for the Christmas festive season. The evening was enjoyable with an excellent Choir performance by ‘The Neemrana Music Foundation’ followed by the traditional raffle. The Hyatt had set up a very sumptuous Christmas dinner. EBG thanks G4S for partnering with us and supporting the EBG Christmas dinner. We also thank our co-sponsors BASF and PernodRicard for their support and our member companies- Finnair, Swarovski and Moet Hennessy which donated to the EBG Christmas raffle for a good cause. There were also prizes from premium hotels providing exciting stay or dining opportunity for the winners of the raffle. Please click on the link to view the event photographs:EBG Annual Christmas Gala Dinner, 11th December 2015

Dr. Subir Gokarn shared his thoughts on "India as the destination for foreign investment"

Friday, 20/11/2015, New Delhi

Dr. Subir Gokarn shared his views on "India as the destination for foreign investment after 1 and 1/2 years since Shri NarendraModi became the Prime Minister of India" - Friday, 20th November, 2015 at 6:15 PM in New Delhi Please click on the link to view the event photographs:

Release event of 2015 edition of EBG's Position Paper

Tuesday, 28/04/2015, New Delhi

The 2015 edition of the EBG Position Paper was released jointly by H.E Mr.JoãoCravinho, Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Union to India and Shri Amitabh Kant, IAS, Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry on 28 April 2015. The event was a grand success with over 140 participants and had representation from CEOs, CFOs and Managing Directors of major European companies, consultants and EU memberstate Embassies. Ambassadors and senior officials from the EU Member states attended the event. The event was sponsored by BMW, Rolls Royce, SAAB Group, BAE Systems, Steria, Maersk, Vodafone, Moet Hennessy, TUV Rheinland, BASF, Hindustan Unilever Limited, PernodRicard, HSBC, Tetrapak, Outokumpu, OIP Sensor Systems, Nokia&BolsKyndal. Please click on the link to view the event photographs: Release of the EBG's Position Paper 2015 - Tuesday, 28 April 2015 - DELHI

EBG's Leadership Series: 4th Workshop

Wednesday, 01/04/2015, New Delhi

EBG Federation successfully conducted its 4th Workshop on Leadership Series on Wednesday, 1st April 2015 at Ball Room, DusitDevarana New Delhi, Samalkha, NH-8. The leadership workshop, organized over breakfast, was led by Mr Vijay Thadani, Director of NIIT Technologies and co-founder of the NIIT Group. The Topic of discussion was "Skilling and Re-skilling in the field of IT and Education". It was an excellent session conducted by Mr Thadani. The workshop was followed by a Q&A session. Please click on the link to view the event photographs:EBG Leadership Series :4th Workshop - DELHI

Post Budget session in New Delhi

Monday, 02/03/2015, New Delhi

European Business Group members were invited to get expert insights and discuss in detail, the significant announcements made in the budget, with experts at Grant Thornton, as the government presented its full-fledged budget on 28th February 2015. The event was organized on Monday, 02 March 2015 at the Saffron, Hotel Royal Plaza, 19, Ashoka Road, New Delhi; the very next working day of the announcement of the budget. The event started at 6:30pm and was followed by a Cocktail reception. The speakers for the evening were – Ms. Pallavi J Bakhru, Director, Grant Thornton Advisory Pvt. Ltd and Mr.Krishan Arora, Director, Grant Thornton India LLP. Overview of the 2015 Budget was given by Ms Bakhru and she also spoke on Direct Tax Aspects. Mr. Arora gave an insight on Indirect Tax Aspects. Please click on the link to view the event photographs: EBG's Budget event with Grant Thornton - DELHI

EBG's Annual Gala Christmas Dinner 2014

Saturday, 13/12/2014, New Delhi

EBG's Annual Gala Christmas Celebrationss was held at the Oberoi Ball Room, Dr ZakirHussain Marg, New Delhi on Saturday, 13 December 2014. The evening was an interesting one with an excellent Choir performance by Neemrana Music Foundation, Live band and a game of the traditional raffle to close the evening. The Oberoi had set up a very sumptuous dinner. The celebration was well attended and all the guest's feedback indicated a very well enjoyed evening. The event was sponsored by G4S, Finnair and Ericsson. Please click on the link to view the event photographs: EBG's Annual Gala Christmas Dinner - 13th Dec 2014 - DELHI

EBG's National Event and Release of the EBG Position Paper 2014

Friday, 26/09/2014, New Delhi

The 2014 edition of the EBG Position Paper was released jointly by H.E Mr.JoãoCravinho, Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Union to India and Shri Amitabh Kant, IAS, Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry on 26 September 2014. The event was attended by over 120 participants and had representation from CEOs , CFOs and Managing Directors of major European companies, consultants and EU memberstate Embassies. Ambassadors and senior officials from the EU Member states attended the event. The event was sponsored by G4S, BMW, Rolls Royce, SocieteGenerale, SAAB, Falck, Michelin, RBS, Steria, Vodafone, Alar, Fuchs, Magotteaux, Moet Hennessy, TUV Rheinland, Vygon, Hochtief&Binani. Please click on the link to view the event photographs: EBG's National Event and release of the EBG Position Paper 2014- Friday, 26 September 2014 - DELHI

DISCUSSIONS – Post Election Scenario

Thursday, 28/08/2014, New Delhi

European Business Group, British Business Group and the American Chamber of Commerce conducted a panel discussion on the Post – Election Scenario in India. The topic for the evening was "100 Days – The Story So Far". The eminent panellists for the evening were Mr. Gardiner Harris, South Asia Correspondent, New York Times, Mr. Anil Padmanabhan, renowned Journalist, Deputy Managing Editor, The Mint and Mr. Ashok Malik, Senior Indian Journalist and Columnist. The session was moderated by Mr John Elliott, renowned British Journalist and Author. Please click on the link to view the event photographs: Discussions - Post Election Scenario

BUDGET ANALYSIS – India Union Budget 2014 by KPMG

Friday, 11/07/2014, New Delhi

KPMG, British Business Group, Belgian-Luxembourg Business Association, European Business Group and German Centre for Industry and Trade Delhi Private Limited jointly organised a detailed analysis and discussion of the proposals presented in the Union Budget 2014 by the Honourable Finance Minister Mr. Arun Jaitley on 11 July 2014. Eminent tax experts from KPMG made detailed presentations on the economic aspects of the Budget, the Direct and Indirect Tax implications. The speakers, apart from analysing the major tax proposals, also answered the various questions that members asked. Please click on the link to view the event photographs: EBUDGET ANALYSIS - India Union Budget 2014" by KPMG

EBG-BBG Dateline Delhi 2014

Friday, 12/05/2014, New Delhi

EBG and BBG organized its Annual Dateline Delhi event on May 12, 2014. The session was moderated by Sir Mark Tully and a panel of eminent speakers answered questions on current affairs. The panel included- Dr.SanjayaBaru, Director for Geo-Economics and Strategy at the International Institute of Strategic Studies, Mr. Victor Mallet, Financial Times &Mr. Patrick de Jacquelot, Les Echos Please click on the link to view the event photographs: EBG-BBG Dateline Delhi 2014

EBG India - EICC Brussels joint event in association with EBTC

Wednesday, 07/05/2014,

EBG India and Europe India Chamber of Commerce (EICC) jointly organized an event in partnership with EBTC to release the EICC report “European Companies in India: Reigniting Economic Growth” on Wednesday, 07 May 2014 at The Leela Palace, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. The event started at 11:00am and was followed by lunch. Please click on the link to view the event photographs: EBG India - EICC Brussels joint event in association with EBTC on 7 May 2014 - DELHI

The joint EBG-BBG-AmCham event in association with Control Risks - Panel discussion on "India Elections- Risks and Rewards for Business

Wednesday, 19/02/2014, New Delhi

EBG jointly with BBG and AmCham organized a panel discussion on a most topical subject of the day- Forthcoming Indian General Elections 2014 on Wednesday, 19 February 2014 at the Metropolitan Hotel, New Delhi. The event started at 5:00pm and was followed by a Cocktail reception. The event was sponsored by Control Risks. The panel discussion was on the subject "India Elections - Risks and Rewards for Business". The eminent panelists for the evening were – Mr.AnilPadmanabhan, Joint Managing Editor, MINT ;Mr.Swapan Das Gupta, Journalist (former Managing Editor of India Today) & Political Commentator and Dr. A Didar Singh, Secretary General, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). Mr. Jan Zalewski, expert on political and security risks in India at Control Risks moderated the session. It was a very well attended session with over 60 members of EBG itself participating and would have continued beyond the time that we had allocated. All the feedback we got were extremely positive. Please click on the link to view the event photographs: Panel Discussion on "Elections - Risks and Rewards for Business" on 19 February 2014 - DELHI

The 3rd EBG Leadership Series 2013: 3rd Workshop on " Managing Expectations and Succeeding in India's Rough & Tumble Regulatory Environment

Wednesday, 10/01/2014, New Delhi

EBG successfully conducted its 3rd Workshop on Leadership Series on Friday, 10th January 2014 at Royal Ball Room, The Leela, New Delhi. The leadership workshop organized over breakfast was led by Mr Sunand Sharma, President ? ALSTOM International, India & South Asia &Chairman ? ALSTOM India Limited on the Topic "Managing Expectations and Succeeding in India's Rough & Tumble Regulatory Environment". The workshop was followed by a Q&A session moderated by Mr Rajiv Dhawan. Please click on the link to view the event photographs: The 3rd EBG Leadership Series - DELHI

EBG's Annual Gala Christmas Dinner

Saturday, 07/12/2013, New Delhi

EBG's enjoyable and most well attended Annual Christmas was celebrated at the Royal Ball Room, Hyatt Regency, BhikajiCama Place, New Delhi from 7.30 pm onwards on 7th December 2013. The evening was superb with an excellent Live band, songs and Christmas carols sung by the guests themselves. An interesting game of the traditional raffle and a game of Tambola to close the evening. The live band, INPULSE had the guests enjoying their evening to feet tapping music and to add to all this, Hyatt had set up a very sumptuous dinner. The attendance was more than double the annual average of the last few years and all guest's feedback indicate a very well enjoyed evening. Please click on the link to view the event photographs: EBG's Annual Gala Christmas Dinner - 7th Dec 2013

EBG's signature event Delhi Diary - Topic: "Is Delhi/NCR safe for women?"

Tuesday, 01/10/2013, New Delhi

EBG's signature event Delhi Diary (Topic - “Is Delhi/NCR safe for women?”) was organized on Tuesday, 01 October 2013 at Long Champ, TajMahal Hotel, New Delhi. The evening event was a panel discussion which was moderated by Mr. H K Dua, Member of Parliament (RajyaSabha). The eminent panelists were Mr.BhimSainBassi, IPS, assumed office as the Commissioner of Police, Delhi on 1st August 2013; Mrs.Sharmila Tagore Pataudi, an acclaimed Indian film actress, who has won the National Film Award and Filmfare Awards for her performances; Ms.ChhaviRajawat, Sarpanch of Soda, a village, sixty kilometers from Jaipur, a one-woman whirlwind as she seeks to drag her impoverished ancestral village in the desert state of Rajasthan into the 21st Century & Ms Linda Oecknick, Head - Business Development India, WB Management Consulting Pvt. Ltd., an European lady working and staying in New Delhi, who was also a student of Lady Shri Ram College, New Delhi for 1 year on an exchange programme. The event was well attended by around 70-75 guests. The sponsors for the evening were G4S. Please click on the link to view the event photographs: EBG's signature event Delhi Diary - Topic: "Is Delhi/NCR safe for women?" - DELHI

EBG organized an interactive session with Mr. Arvind MAYARAM, Secretary, Economic Affairs, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance

Monday, 02/09/2013, New Delhi

EBG organized an interactive session with Mr. Arvind MAYARAM, Secretary, Economic Affairs, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, on Monday, 2nd September 2013 from 6:00 – 7.30 PM at the Hotel Imperial (Emily Eden). Welcome address for the session was given by Mr Raman Sidhu (EBG India Chairman) and Vote of Thanks proposed by Mr Rajiv Dhawan EBG Delhi Chapter Chairman. Mr Arvind Mayaram, a Rajasthan cadre IAS officer will play a key role in preparing the next year's Budget. The 57-year-old officer of 1978 batch IAS, was a Joint Secretary in Department of Economic Affairs between 2005-2008 when Mr. P Chidambaram was the Union Finance minister. In his earlier stay in North Block, Mr Mayaram played a key role in developing public private partnership (PPP) policy among others. Mr Mayaram's speech on Current State Economy, was followed by an impressive interactive Q&A session moderated by Mr Rajiv Dhawan which saw excellent participation from EBG members on various issues of current economy including questions from Mr. Francois Ravel, Managing Director, TOTAL PROJECTS INDIA PVT LTD; Mr.Sunand Sharma, President – ALSTOM International, India & South Asia, Chairman – ALSTOM India Limited; Mr J P Garg (EBG Telecom Sector Chairman); Mr. R S Sheshadri, TILDA RICELAND PVT LTD; Mr VikasKuthiala, FALCK INDIA; Mr. Sidharth Banerjee, BOLS KYNDAL; Mr.SandeepSelot SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC. The meeting was attended by over 80 guests which included participation from major European companies and representatives from the EU Memberstate Embassies. This meeting gave them an opportunity to interact with Mr.Mayaram and to hear first-hand views of this key policy maker on various issues effecting the Indian Economy including the investment scenario. The sponsors for the evening were Tilda Riceland Pvt. Ltd, Magotteaux India and GDF Suez. Please click on the link to view the event photographs: An Interactive Session with Mr Arvind MAYARAM, Secretary, Economic Affairs

An informal get together was organized at the residence of H.E Mr. Freddy Svane, Ambassador of Denmark

Friday, 30/08/2013, New Delhi

An informal get together was organized on Friday, 30 August 2013 starting at 7:00pm at the residence of H.E Mr. Freddy Svane, Ambassador of Denmark. Mr. Anil Padmanabhan, Joint Managing Editor, The Mint was the Guest speaker for the evening. H.E Mr. Freddy Svane extended a very warm welcome to the EBG members. It was a relaxed evening get together over snacks and drinks! The event was attended by around 50-55 guests. The sponsors for the evening were Tilda Riceland Pvt. Ltd, PernardRicard, Falck India and bioMerieux India Pvt ltd. Please click on the link to view the event photographs: EBG's informal get together on 30th August 2013

An interactive session with Shri Kamal Nath, Minister of Urban Development

Wednesday, 31/07/2013, New Delhi

EBG organized an interactive session with Shri Kamal Nath, Minister of Urban Development on Wednesday, 31 July 2013: Mr. Rajiv Dhawan, EBG Delhi Chapter Chairman gave the welcome address and invited Minister Nath to speak on the scope of investment and opportunities in the urban development sector for European companies. Shri Kamal Nath being a proponent of economic development in India outlined India's role in the world market. He said that India is an integral part of the process of globalization. He felt that India needs to adapt and adopt to changes. He agreed that certain measures need immediate implementation like controlling India's fiscal deficit. This is hugely important for the macro management of the economy. He mentioned that India is a vibrant and democracy and has huge opportunities for European companies. He said that efforts are being made to bring about stronger international co-operation in India and for enhancing bilateral relations with European countries. He mentioned that the highest priority of the Government of India is Urban Development. Lack of Urban Development hits you every day. Urban population has increased sizably in India (31% of the population of India). Minister Nath said that India must look at sub-urbanization. Minister Nath outlined the importance of foreign investment and informed about the projects following the PPP models. He also talked about the MOU signed with France, UK and Sweden. He said that there are many opportunities for European companies in India in the Urban Development sector. His brief address was followed by an excellent and impressive interactive and Q&A session moderated by Mr Dhawan which saw execellent participation from EBG fraternity including questions from IKEA (Mr. Jeff Dolin), TETRAPAK (Mr Kandarp Singh), BMR ( MrMukeshButani) , Mr J P Garg (EBG Telecom Sector Chairman) amongst others . EBG thanks this wonderful participation of guests that included Ambassadors, Charge d"affair, Top CEOS and involved Business community at large. Mr. Raman Sidhu, EBG India Chairman proposed the vote of thanks. Participants had an opportunity to network after the meeting. Please click on the link to view the event photographs:An interactive session with Shri Kamal Nath, Hon'ble Minister of Urban Development

The London Business School India Alumni Chapter invited EBG members to a panel discussion on "Can India become an Economic Superpower?"

Friday, 26/07/2013, New Delhi

The eminent panel included of Dr.RaghuramRajan, Chief Economic Adviser to the Govt. of India; Mr. N. Chandrasekaran, CEO of TCS; Mr. Rana Kapoor, CEO of Yes Bank &Mr. Sunil Munjal, Hero Group. The discussions were moderated by Moderator: Mr.SenthilChengalvarayan, Group Editor, CNBC-TV18. The Session was attended by over 250 guests. EBG also had a good representation at the meeting. EBG members who participated included Mr. G S Ahuja, Mr. Rajeev Gupta ,Mr.BrijOberoi , Mr. J P Garg , Mr.Supratik Bhattacharya , Mr.VikasKuthiala, Mr.RanjitShastri, Mr Ravi Chaudhry, Mr. Francois Ravel, Mr.VenuYadavalli, Mr.ShavikeshGeol, Mr I P Singh, Mr. Rajiv Dhawan and Mr Raman Sidhu and many more.

Farewell to Mr. Peter Young, First Counsellor - Head, Trade & Economic Affairs and Dr. Philippe de Taxis du Poët, Minister Counsellor – Research & Innovation, Delegation of the European Union to India

Friday, 19/07/2013, New Delhi

Mr. Peter Young is the EU Representative on the EBG Council. Mr. Young has completed his assignment in India. Mr. Young has been an ardent supporter of EBG. He always gave EBG an opportunity to meet the visiting senior officials from the European Commission. We got very high profile meetings for EBG with the visiting EU Commissioners to India. EBG's sector committees were valued highly by Mr. Young and he was always available for any guidance and advice on the sector committees. Dr Philippe de Taxis du Poët has been an integral part of EBG's ICT and Innovation Sector Committee. A survey report on "Innovation in India: Insight into European companies" was published by Bengaluru Chapter with his support. The farewell was also accorded to Mr. Peter Young and Dr Philippe de Taxis du Poët in presence of both our Mumbai and Bengaluru Chapter Chairpersons Mr KersiHilloo and Ms AnandiIyer and EBG India Chairman Mr Raman Sidhu .

An interactive session on Solar Power by Kiran Energy

Monday, 15/07/2013, Mumbai

The 2nd EBG Leadership Series 2013: 2nd Workshop on "Leading JV's & PPPs in India: Practical Wisdom for All"

Thursday, 04/07/2013, New Delhi

Following the successful Leadership series workshop organized in January 2013 with Mr. Kandarp Singh, Tetrapak, the European Business Group India organized the second workshop of EBG Leadership Series 2013 on Thursday, 4 July 2013 at the Royal Room, The Leela Palace, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. It was a session by a leading CEO, Mr Patrick Rousseau, Chairman of Veolia Water India, a leading European group succeeding in JV's and PPP's across India. It was a very interactive session and the participants were interested and wanted both to share their experience and ask questions making the debate rich for everyone. The workshop was led and facilitated by MercuriUrval, our knowledge partner. The workshop was attended by CEO's of leading European companies. Please click on the link to view the event photographs:The 2nd EBG Leadership Series 2013, on Thursday, 04 July 2013, in New Delhi

An interactive session with Shri Ajay Maken, Hon'ble Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation

Friday, 17/05/2013, New Delhi

EBG organized an interactive session with Shri Ajay Maken, Hon'ble Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation- A man of Deeds, not merely words! We had amongst us, a resplendent example of youthful energy in tandem with diverse experience, Shri Ajay Maken has held responsibilities and performed at almost all levels of government and the Congress party, with an impeccable track record of integrity and efficiency. Mr. Rajiv Dhawan, Delhi Chapter Chairman, gave the welcome address. H.E Mr. João Cravinho, Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Union to India, gave the opening remarks. The EU Ambassador applauded EBG of its work and mentioned that today's meeting was a further example of excellent work by EBG in its effort to open discussions with the decision makers. The Ambassador spoke about the recently launched EBG Position Paper which has incentives and ideas on how the EU and India can work together. He further mentioned that in the 12th Five Year Plan states that 600 million Indians will reside in cities, hence there is greater need to combat poverty and fulfill the basic requirements of mankind. Smart cities are engines of growth and will attract investment to the country. PPP is the key for implementation of any successful project. The Ambassador mentioned that EU is already working on co-operation projects with India and is happy to continue its cooperation with India. Following the opening remarks by the Ambassador, Mr Dhawan invited Shri Ajay Maken to address the EBG members on the topic: Challenges of Urbanisation. Shri Maken's address was brief and clear. He started with the three parameters of how a city qualifies as an urban city. He mentioned that urbanization will have a huge impact on the economic growth in the coming years. He went on to outline the three major challenges of urbanization, namely Governance; Disparity in urban areas- disparity between rich and poor and shortage of affordable houses. He outlined the fact that private players have a key role to play in field of urbanization. It will also provide tremendous impetus to European companies in the field of quality economic housing , urban infrastructure , sanitation , health and pollution and waste management. Shri Maken's address was followed by a very interactive Q&A session. Mr. Vinod Verma, EBG India Chairman gave the vote of thanks. Mr Verma also presented Shri Ajay Maken with the recently launched EBG Position Paper; with a request that issues outlined under could be discussed at any time convenient to him. The Minister showed interest saying that he had gone through the soft copy sent to him, was looking forward to get the book and informed some of the issues which were already receiving the attention of his Ministry. Mr. Verma thanked H.E Mr. João Cravinho for always supporting EBG in its activities. Mr. Verma also thanked Mr. Gaurav Karnik, Partner- Infrastructure, Industrial & Consumer, E&Y for moderating the Q&A session. A special thank you was recorded for Mr. Yogesh Sachdeva and Mr. Rajiv Dhawan without whose efforts this meeting would not have taken place. The event was attended by representatives from major European companies, consultants and EU memberstate Embassies. Ambassadors and senior officials from the EU Member states. Please click on the link to view the event photographs: Shri Ajay Maken, Hon'ble Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation addressed the EBG members

An interactive session with Ms.ChhaviRajawat

Friday, 17/05/2013, Mumbai