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Past Events

International SME Convention 2023: 18 – 21 Jan 2023

The India SME Forum is organising the 3rd Edition of International SME Convention 2023 in association with the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises & the Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India, from 18 – 21 January 2023, in New Delhi, India. 
 
The initiative promoted by the Government of India, has successfully served as a platform for intensive business discussions and interactions between progressive Small and Medium Entrepreneurs and fostering business partnerships and trade opportunities between Indian & global SMEs from around the world.
 
The past two pre-Covid editions of ISC have seen over 337 SMEs from 44 countries, interact and build trade relations with over 2700 selected SMEs from India, with 50+ MOUs and 12 Joint Business Ventures already functional. The past editions have had the privilege of attendance by over 18 Ambassadors, 6 Ministers from India and 39 International Ministers, Officials and Dignitaries from other countries, facilitating curated business partnerships and trade opportunities for SMEs invited from across 45 countries, including India. More info is available on https://internationalsmeconvention.com/
 The Third Edition of International SME Convention 2023 being organized will feature:
1.   Conferences on Opportunities in Focus Sectors including: 
      Make in India | Agri, Food & Food Processing | Renewable Energy |
      Waste Management & Sanitation | Green Tech | Services
2.   Power Business Breakfast, Networking Sessions & B2B Meetings
3.   Country Presentations & Delegation Pitch Sessions
4.   Bootcamps on Opportunities in India

Fourth Pune International Business Summit: 20 – 21 Feb 2023

MCCIA has organised the fourth edition of Pune International Business Summit on Monday, 20th  and Tuesday, 21st February 2023 at S. L. Kirloskar International Convention Centre, JW Marriott,  Senapati Bapat Road, Pune.

 

We had the privilege of hosting Diplomats of several countries, Ministers from Maharashtra State as well as Secretaries and other Senior officials from Government of India and Maharashtra and Trade Commissioners as well as business delegates from various countries at the third  Summit.

 

This helped us  in shaping the third edition of Pune International Business Summit and attract the attention on the Indian and global business community.

 

After the success of  the third Pune International Business Summit (report enclosed), MCCIA is putting all efforts to make the fourth Summit in the Series to be even more intense in terms of its impact to add further momentum to Pune’s International Business.  

 

The main focus will be on:

  •  International Trade and Investments: Trends in Policy, Trade Perspectives, Investments and emerging prospects
  •  Strengthening the existing Global Supply Chains and developing alternative ones
  •  Business Partnerships with Companies from abroad
  •  Technology enabling International Business Growth
  •  Infrastructure Developments Fueling Growth momentum of India and other countries
  •  Research and Innovation accelerating International business
  •  Internationalising Start-Ups

Indian Consul General visit to De Montfort Univetsity.

Lunch hosted by the Vice Chancellor

September 2022

Peter Cook’s Visit

7 July 2022

IBTC Loughborough University Event

15 February 2022

Rishi Patel

July 2022

Indian Blind Football Team Visit

May 2022

Some 27 bilateral trade and investment missions over 45 years. Most supported by the regional government. Four missions to India had UoL participations.

Instrumental in Twinning of Leicester and Rajkot, Gujarat.

Hosted Hon Justice G T Nanavati  of Supreme Court of India, Chair of Indira Gandhi Assassination Commission.

Hosted Sri Harin Ravel, Previous Attorney General of India. Agreed to be part of the LIC Advisory Board.

Regional Base of Confederation of Indian Industries in the UK.

Hosted two Chief Ministers of Gujarat to Leicester.

Hosted 200 senior Indian Police officers in collaboration with the Home Office, Cambridge University and Leicestershire Constabulary.

Hosted Chairman of NDTV

Hosted Agriculture Minister of Jammu and Kashmir to a Food Supply Chain, Research and Innovation Conference jointly held with UoL (Professor Monks)

Visit by number of senior scientist and technocrats from Indian Space Research Centre in Ahmedabad.

Hosted Chairman of Reserve Bank of India  Mr Srinivasa

Directory supported  the formation of 300-acre Indian Institute of Advance Research in Sabarmati, Gandhinagar. A joint collaboration between Government of Gujarat,

Nottingham University and Government of India. Inaugurated by President Dr Abdul Kalam.