France-India French Region Tour

France-India Business Forum: Fostering Cross-Cultural Collaboration and Exploring Indo-French Business Opportunities

 In a collaborative effort with our partner, we had the privilege of hosting the Indian delegation of over 20 startups and companies from Tamil Nadu at EuraTechnologies in Lille, where they connected with French entrepreneurs under the banner of #DoingBusinesswithIndia.

This event was complemented by a visit to the ACC – Automotive Cells Company gigafactory, culminating in a highly successful “France-India Business Forum – Lille” on June 13th.

Representatives from India and France engaged in lively and insightful discussions on a range of topics, including:

• The burgeoning opportunities for companies within the Indo-French corridor, particularly for Indian businesses following Brexit.
• Navigating the cultural and business nuances of both India and France to achieve success in both markets .
• Contrasting the dynamics of doing business with India versus China. 

The event’s success was greatly attributed to the engaging and thought-provoking contributions of our esteemed speakers who participated in two round tables:

Round Table 1:

•  Mr. Deepanshu Khurana, Second Secretary of Commerce, Embassy of India
•  Mr. François Decoster, vice-President of the Région Hauts-de-France
•  Mrs. Koussée Vaneecke, CEO, EuraTechnologies
•  Mr. M.V Subramanian, board member of the Southern India Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) and partner, of July Ventures
•  Ms. Corina Van Broekhoven, head of the international Business Desk
•  Ms. Chayal Patel, international relationship manager, CIC Nord Ouest

Round Table 2:

•  Mr. Nicolas LORTHOIS, vice-President of Product Development, Motherson
• Ms. Bénédicte Brouard, president, Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie Franco Indienne 
• Mr. Stephane Prouvost, CEO, Ciel et Terre India 
• Mr. Jerome DUBIN, International Director, INDELEC 
• Mr. Stoney Armando CHELLAPPA, Customer procurement manager, Decathlon India 

We extend our sincere appreciation to the following individuals and organizations for their invaluable contributions to the success of this event:

•  Artus Galiay, head of London and India Nord France Invest 
• Céline Van 
• Julien Nicolas, head of Euratechnologies 
• Vinod Solomon from SICCI 

The Indian Business Club team:

•  Kim Collaço
• Nicolas Boin Principato
• Shrikant Sagar 

Nord France Invest team: 

• Marie SAFFER
• Mathilde Janiak
• Rushin Shah 

 Together, we have fostered stronger cross-cultural collaboration and provided a platform for exploring the vast potential of Indo-French business partnerships.