Netherlands India Business Meet

The Indian economy offers abundant opportunities to the Dutch business community. The country remains one of the fastest growing economies in the world, has a government that is ‘pro-business’ and has a young and ambitious workforce. In addition, India remains a low-cost/ high-quality destination for the relocation of business operations i.e. sourcing. These features make India an interesting and promising business partner, even more so in these challenging
financial and economic times.

There is also a wealth of opportunities in sector-specific areas, where there is strong potential for cooperation and partnerships between Dutch and Indian companies. Specific promising sectors are: IT, Agriculture & food, Infrastructure & Maritime, and Manufacturing/automotive.

These developments are recognised and supported by the Dutch government and organisations dedicated to encouraging and promoting trade and investments. The NICCT, KPMG and ING are
highly committed to strengthening the bilateral economic relations between India and the Netherlands, and have set up an interesting programme for the second Netherlands-India Business Meet.

Programme

1.30 p.m. Registration
2.00 p.m. Plenary session

What are the opportunities for Dutch companies in Growth Market
India, given the shrinking economies of mature markets? Is India,
in these difficult and quickly changing financial times, a good alternative for sourcing due to cost advantages? How does Corporate India regard the European market and more specifically the Netherlands? These and related themes will be dealt with during the plenary session by high level keynote speakers, including the Indian Ambassador to the Netherlands H.E. Manbir Singh, a corporate speaker and two senior NICCT board members.

3.40 p.m. Coffee and tea
4.00 p.m. Parallel workshops
5.30 p.m. Opportunity for informal discussion including drinks and snacks

6.30 p.m. End of symposium