India-France Business Summit, commemorating 25 years of India-France Friendship to be held on 11th April 2023
Union Minister of Commerce
& Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, and Textiles,
Piyush Goyal along with Olivier Becht, Minister delegate of Foreign Trade,
Attractiveness and French Nationals Abroad, Government of France, will co-chair
the India France Business Summit, commemorating 25 years of India-France
Friendship on the 11th of April 2023. The Summit will focus on themes including
building a green future, emerging technologies, defence cooperation and
cooperation in the Indo-Pacific regions. The Minister is also scheduled to meet
with French business leaders across various sectors and will attend a CEOs
roundtable. The Minister will be paying an official visit to France and Italy
from 11th to 13th April 2023. The Minister would be accompanied with a
delegation of top Indian CEOs.
The Minister along with
French Minister Olivier Becht will participate in an event that will showcase
India’s cultural heritage and soft power and expected to witness participation
of 600+ dignitaries from the French government, the Indian Business Diaspora in
France and members of French business community. The Minister will also be
interacting with members of the Indian community in Paris.
The Minister will later
travel to Rome, Italy where he would meet HE Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime
Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation
followed by a networking dinner with dignitaries from the Government and
industry. He is scheduled to meet top Italian CEOs for bilateral meetings
followed by CEOs Interactive Business Session, where 35 CEOs are likely to
participate. This would be followed by a meeting with HE Adolfo Urso, Minister
of Enterprises and Made in Italy, who would also interact with Indian CEOs.
The visit is expected to
impart further momentum to bilateral relations with India’s key business
partners in the European region.