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MINI SUMMIT 5 : Will a dedicated Indian Embassy for EU help to increase India's engagement with the EU ?
Friday, 28th April, 2023
12.00 PM - 2.00 PM CET/ 3.30 PM - 5.30 PM IST
Virtual Interaction
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April 2023 happens to be the 60th anniversary of Mr Walter Hallstein visit to India. This was the first official visit of a senior European Commission official to India and took place between 5 and 13 April 1963. Mr Walter Hallstein is the first President of the Commission of the European Economic Community and one of the founding fathers of the European Union. Mr Walter Hallstein held interactions with India's then Home Minister Shri Gulzarilal Nanda and Finance Minister Shri Morarji Desai during his visit in April 1963. Therefore, as EICBI celebrates the 60th anniversary of Mr Walter Hallstein visit to India this year, a virtual discussion on the theme of “Will a dedicated Indian Embassy for EU help to increase India's engagement with the EU? is being held on 28th April
The virtual conference will take place in the context of the forthcoming EU India leaders' Conference at the European Parliament/AWEX on 5th July. More information HERE
This virtual interaction is part of the “EuropeIndia40 VIEWS: Hear from the leaders who will shape the future of UK – India/ EU – India relations'. #EuropeIndia40 leaders are the set of leaders under the age of 40 who we believe will play a key role in developing a stronger EU India / UK India relations in the near future. As part of this #EuropeIndia40 VIEWS campaign, EICBI is organising a series of virtual interactions on various topics which includes Current leaders and EuropeIndia40 leaders.
This virtual interaction "Will a dedicated Indian Embassy for EU help to increase India's engagement with the EU? will be the 5th Mini summit of #EuropeIndia40 Views campaign. The 4th Mini summit was on the Cultural relationships as Key driver for stronger trade and investment partnerships between India and UK/ EU; 3rd Mini summit was on the Strengthening business co operation between India and UK/ EU; 2nd Mini Summit was on the Green Economy & Climate Change Cooperation between India and the European Union/ UK whereas the 1st Mini summit was on the Impact of Brexit on EU India and UK India relations.
Over the last 12 years, EICBI and our associate organisations, have organised 27 Major business summits in the European Union ( 24 summits at the British Parliament in London/ other locations and 3 summits at the European Parliament in Brussels/ locations) whereby EICBI & it's delivery partners have engaged more than 3430 delegates from 2340 companies. These summits have provided an opportunity for British MPs, European MEPs and Indian lawmakers to not only get to know each other but also engage in discussions with companies which are planning to expand into these regions. This link provides more information regarding our summits including a post conference report and photo album - http://www.eicbi.org/summits. We have also organised numerous delegations visits to India which have provided opportunities for British MPs and companies to get a good understanding of India at the grassroots level. This link provides more information of the delegation visits - https://www.eicbi.org/delegation-visits
In addition to participation of #EuropeIndia40 leaders, the Members of Parliament from Indian Parliament, European Parliament and British Parliament, who participated in the previous four mini summits of #EuropeIndia40 VIEWS campaign's include
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Mr Soren Gade MEP - Member of European Parliament - Denmark/ Chairman - EU Delegation for Relations with India
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Ms Svenja Hahn MEP, Member of European Parliament - Germany
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Lord Moylan - Member of the House of Lords, the UK Parliament, and former Deputy Chairman of Transport for London
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Ms. Ursa Pondelek – Policy Advisor for EU India Relations, European Parliament
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Ms. Priyanka Chaturvedi – Member of the Indian Parliament and a member of Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs
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Mr. Achyuta Samanta MP - A Member of the Indian Parliament and Ex-Member of Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs
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Dr Kirit P Solanki MP, Member of Parliament - India/ Member- Standing Committee on Environment, Forest & Climate Change
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Mr Robert Peter Moore MP, Member of Parliament - United Kingdom/ Member of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs select committee
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Lord Rami Ranger - Member of House of Lords - UK Parliament/ Patron - Conservative Friends of India
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Dr K Keshava Rao MP - Member of Parliament - India/ Chairman - Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry
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Sir Iain Duncan Smith - Member of Parliament for Chingford & Woodford Green - UK Parliament/ Ex Leader of the Conservative Party.
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Mr Sandro Gozi, MEP- Member of European Parliament - France/ Member - EU Delegation for Relations with India, European Parliament/ Former Undersecretary for European affairs of the Italian Government
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Lord Hannan- Member of House of Lords - UK Parliament/ Advisor - UK Board of Trade
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Mr Anto Anthony, MP- Member of Parliament - India / Member of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Tourism, Transport and Culture
SPEAKERS
 Mr Niccolo RinaldiDirectorate General for External Policies of the Union - European Parliament/ Ex Member of European Parliament |  Dr Vijay MehtaMember, National Executive, Foreign Affairs Department - UK & EU, BJP |  Dr Gulshan SachdevaProfessor, Centre for European Studies JNU; Jean Monnet Chair; Head, Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence; |
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 Mr Sujit S NairChairman - Europe India Centre for Business & Industry |  Mr Stefano BoldoriniFounder and Managing Partner Winh - World In Your Hands |  Mr Rajarshi Rakesh SahaiCEO - Biliti Electric/ EuropeIndia40 Leader |
 Ms Priya Vijaykumar PoojaryLecturer - Manipal Centre for European Studies - Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence/ EuropeIndia40 Leader |  Ms Meena CristianaCultural promoter/ EuropeIndia40 Leader |  Dr Lourens van HaaftenAssistant Professor Pedagogy and the History of Education - University of Groningen/ EuropeIndia40 Leader |