GERMAN-INDIAN BUSINESS FORUMDEUTSCH-INDISCHES WIRTSCHAFTSFORUM

MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE & SUSTAINABILITY

INVITATION

2019

th th16 - 18 September 2019Munich, Germany

German-Indian Association

Video: GIBF 2018

Consulate General of India, Munich

MESSAGE FROM THE INITATORS & PATRONS

Welcome India! Welcome Germany!

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German-Indian Association

Siddharth Mudgal

Founder & Chairman,German-Indian Business Forum

President,German-Indian Association

Hubert Aiwanger

Deputy Minister President of Bavaria, Bavarian State Minister of Economic

Affairs, Regional Development and Energy. Patron,

German-Indian Business Forum

Dieter Reiter

Lord Mayor of the City of MunichPatron,

German-Indian Business Forum

The economic and political ties between Germany and India are stronger than ever before and the mutual business is growing rapidly. As global players and leading economies, Germany and India can rely on each other as equal partners.

In the last decades, India has rapidly grown and currently tops the list of fastest growing economies of the coming years. With its huge domestic market and as a powerhouse in information and communication technologies with numerous young and successful startups, India offers massive potential for Germany. Germany in return offers technological advantage in the areas of manufacturing, infrastructure and sustainable development which are the need of the day for India.

Therefore, the German-Indian Business Forum 2019 will focus on ‘Manufacturing Excellence & Sustainability.’ The Forum is a platform for high-ranking decision makers from the areas of business, politics and administration to confer on matters of mutual interest. Join us in leveraging potential by building and maintaining new and sustainable relationships between Germany and India.

ACTION PACKED 3 DAYS - OVER 20 SPEAKERS

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German-Indian Startup ConnectorCompany site visitsCEO & Speakers’ Dinner (on invitation)

th16 September 2019DAY 1

th 18 September 2019DAY 3

Working breakfast with a Minister from Bavaria and the Ambassadors of Germany and India (VIP event)

th17 September 2019DAY 2

German-Indian Business Conference (ticketed event)Keynote speeches, panel discussions and workshops with C-Level executives, thought leadersParticipants: Senior industry executives, diplomats, government officialsInauguration by high ranking political and diplomatic representatives

German-Indian Business Reception (on invitation)Distinguished keynote speakers such as ambassadors, ministers and politicians, DAX 30 companies’board membersParticipants: C-Level executives, top-level diplomats and government officials

Main Event Day

TARGET GROUP

The German-Indian Business Forum explicitly

targets senior executives and subject matter experts

from the industry, small and mid-size hidden

champions, policy makers such as ministers,

parliamentarians and senior government officers as

well as chambers of commerce. With over 300

guests every year, the German-Indian Business

Forum has established itself as a unique platform for

a fruitful dialogue between Germany and India.

GERMAN-INDIAN BUSINESS FORUMDEUTSCH-INDISCHES WIRTSCHAFTSFORUM

INVITATION

BUSINESS CONFERENCE Conference Center, HVB-Tower, Arabellastraße 12, 81925 Munich

Tuesday, 17th September 2019, 0900 Hrs., Registration starts 0800 Hrs.

Welcome NoteSiddharth Mudgal, Chairman, German-Indian Business ForumMarkus Beumer, Board Member, UniCredit Bank AG (HypoVereinsbank)

Inaugural NoteNarayanan Ramakrishnan, Consul (CIP), Consulate General of India, MunichClemens Baumgärtner, Head of Labour & Economic Affairs, City of Munich

The Ambassador's Report on German-Indian Trade Relations H.E. Walter Johannes Lindner, German Ambassador to India

India – Converting Potential to OpportunityVivek Bhatia, MD & CEO, Thyssenkrupp Industries, India

COFFEE & NETWORKING

Narendra Modi 2.0 – Changes in the Indian EconomyHermann Mühleck, Head of India Competence Center, Ernst & Young GmbH

High Growth Investment Sectors in India / Punjab as an Investment DestinationInvest India / Invest Punjab

LUNCH BREAK

0900 Hrs.

0915 Hrs.

0930 Hrs.

1000 Hrs.

1030 Hrs.

1100 Hrs.

1130 Hrs.

1200 Hrs.

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Panel Discussion on Manufacturing Excellence & Sustainability

Manufacturing Excellence and Sustainability – Corporate Culture and Organisation Georg Sparschuh, President, SCHOTT Glass India Pvt. Ltd.

Case Study – Successful Cross-Border Investments & Joint Ventures in IndiaThomas Sasse, Partner, GERMELA-CORPLEGALAvimukt Dar, Founder & Partner, INDUSLAW

COFFEE & NETWORKING

Success Story – Make in India for Europe & the WorldDr. Jörg Au, Engineering & Technology Executive, Rolls-Royce GermanyLawton Green, Strategic Client Partner, QuEST Global

Closing NoteDr. Wolfgang Hübschle, Executive Director, Invest in Bavaria

Moderator: Lakshmi Lalita Mohan, Country Head Germany, CII – Confederation of Indian Industry

1300 Hrs.

1345 Hrs.

1415 Hrs.

1500 Hrs.

1600 Hrs.

1530 Hrs.

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GDIZ - German-Indian Association, Streitfeld Str. 9, 81673 Munich, GermanyGerman-Indian Forum gemeinnützige UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Germeringer Str. 13, 82152 Planegg

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