2nd CII INDIA EUROPE BUSINESS & SUSTAINABILITY CONCLAVE
20th & 21st February 2024
Sushma Swaraj Bhawan, New Delhi
About The Event
Europe is India’s second largest trading partner and has consistently been among India’s top (10-12) global partners. Bilateral trade between India and Europe in 2022-23 has been USD 185.16 Billion. India’s total exports to Europe in 2022 – 2023 is USD 96.90 Billion and Indian imports to Europe has been USD 88.26 Billion. Europe solely contributes 21.8% share in India’s total exports.
To take forward the agenda of “India – Europe partnership for better sustainable future” and to build upon the takeaways of the first edition of CII India Europe Business & Sustainability Conclave, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in partnership with Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India decided to partner to organise the 2nd Edition of the CII India Europe Business & Sustainability Conclave. The Conclave will aim at putting forward the business perspectives and priorities and deliberating on the opportunities and challenges for businesses in India and Europe.
Ministers
H E Dr. S. Jaishankar
Minister of External Affairs, Government of India
H E Mr. Piyush Goyal
Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Government of India
H E Mr. Igli Hasani
Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Republic of Albania
H E Univ.-Prof. Dr. Martin Kocher
Federal Minister of Labour and Economy, The Republic of Austria
H E Mr. Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Denmark
H E Mr. Margus Tsahkna
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Estonia
HE Mr Giorgos Gerapetritis
Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Hellenic Republic (Greece)
H E Mr. Péter Szijjártó
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hungary
H E Mr. Krišjānis Kariņš
Minister of Foreign Affairs, The Republic of Latvia
H E Mr. Juraj Blanár
Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, The Slovak Republic
H E Dr. Tobias Lindner
Minister of State at the German Federal Foreign Office, Federal Republic of Germany
HE Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Minister of State (Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, United Nations and the Commonwealth), The United Kingdom
H E Mr. Konstantinos (Costas) Fragkogiannis
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Economic Diplomacy and Openness, The Hellenic Republic
H E Mr. Władysław Teofil Bartoszewski
Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of PolandSenior Government Officials
H E Mr. Arun Kumar Sahu
Additional Secretary, Central Europe, Minister of External Affairs, Government of India
H E Mr. Christopher Cutajar
Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade, the Republic of Malta
H E Mr. Rastislav Chovanec
State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, The Slovak RepublicSpeakers
Mr. R Dinesh
Mr. R Dinesh, President, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Chairman, TVS Supply Chain Solutions Ltd
Mr. Chandrajit Banerjee
Director General, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
Mr. Sunjay Kapur
Chairman, CII Europe Committee and Chairman, Sona Comstar, India
Mr. Karl Johan Runnberg
Head of Group Public Affairs, AB Volvo Group, Sweden
Mr. Niklas Gustafsson
Head of Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs, AB Volvo Group, Sweden
Mr. Tarun Mehta
Chief of Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Ather Energy
Mr. Ravneet S Phokela
Chief Business Officer, Ather Energy, India
Mr. Tejpreet S. Chopra
Founder & CEO, BLP Group
Mr. Jan Grimbrandt
Co-founder and CEO, Boson Energy SA, Luxembourg
Mr. Bartłomiej Wojdyło
Sustainability Director, Europe, CANPACK Group, Poland
Mr. Rikant Pittie
Co-Founder, EaseMyTrip
Mr. Fokion Karavias
Chief Executive Officer, EUROBANK S.A., Greece
Ms. Nina Fenton
Head of Regional Representation, South Asia, European Investment Bank
Mr. Lars Rosgaard
CEO, Eususo, Denmark
Mr. Tibor Forró
CEO, Furbify, Slovak Republic
Mr. Jaroslav Kuracina
Chief Executive Officer, GrandPower, Slovak Republic for the Defence session
Mr. Jochen Luckscheiter
Regional Director, Heinrich Boll Stiftung
Mr. Søren Peter Andreasen
Acting CEO, IFU, Denmark
Mr. Stefan Halusa
Director General, Indo German Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Nishant Arya
Vice Chairman and MD, JBM Group
Mr. Rajat Verma
Founder and CEO, Lohum Cleantech, India
Mr. Neeraj Gupta
Managing Director, MKU Limited, India
Dr. Harish Ahuja
Head, Product & Strategy Development, National Stock Exchange (NSE)
Mr. Laurent Videau
Country & Managing Director – Naval Group India Pvt Ltd.
Mr. Harj Dhaliwal
Chief Business and Capital Programmes Officer,Nevomo,Poland
Ms. Vidya Basarkod
Managing Director, Ramboll India & Director, Ramboll Engineering Center
Rakesh Sarin
President - Corp Development, Suzlon Energy
Mr. Anand Chordia
Founder, The Eco Factory Foundation and Director- Technology, Sustainability and Innovation, Suhana Group
Mr. Henrik Isakson
Director for Trade Policy, Swedish Confederation of Enterprise
Mr. Ignacio Pastor
Managing Director, Tecnicas Reunidas, Spain
Mr. Kamal Bali
President & Managing Director, Volvo Group India Private Limited
Mr. Pranjal Sharma
Economic Analyst, Advisor and Author, IndiaKey Elements
Plenary Sessions & Subject Breakout Sessions
Country Focused Interactions
Networking with Diplomats, Business Leaders, Policy Makers
B2B, B2G Meetings
Associate Partner
Gold Partner
Corporate Sponsor
Tracks & Themes
Future Of Business
Sustainability
Digital Transformation
Trade and Investment
Future Of Business
Sustainability
Trade and Investment
Digital Transformation
European Countries
Highlights from the 1st CII India Europe Business and Sustainability Conclave
200+
Indian Delegates
Indian Delegates
250+
International Delegates
International Delegates
37
Countries
Countries
75+
Speakers
Speakers
35
European Speakers
European Speakers
3
Country Sessions
Country Sessions
12
Focused Sessions
Focused Sessions
Image Gallery
L-R: Mr Sanjiv, Bajaj, President, CII & Chairman & Managing Director, Bajaj Finserv Ltd.; HE Mr Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs & Security Policy and Vice President, European Union; Rt Hon Mr James Cleverly MP, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, UK; Shri Piyush Goyal, Hon’ble Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Government of India; HE Mr Wopke Hoekstra, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands; HE Mr Silvio Schembri, Minister of Economy, European Funds and Land, Government of Malta; Mr Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII
L-R: Mr Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII; HE Mr Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Denmark; Dr S Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs, Government of India; HE Mr Jan Lipavský, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Czech Republic; Mr Sanjiv, Bajaj, President, CII & Chairman & Managing Director, Bajaj Finserv Ltd.
During the CII India Europe Business and Sustainability Conclave 2023, a dedicated country session with Kingdom of Denmark was also organised which focused on the Green Strategic Partnership between India and Denmark. The session was also addressed by HRH Frederik André Henrik Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark. A series of MOUs were also signed between various Indian and Danish companies, majorly in water and energy sectors, during this session.
L-R: Mr Gitte Lillelund Bech, Former Minister of Defence, Denmark; H E Mr Lars Aagaard, Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities, The Kingdom of Denmark; Dr Ajay Mathur, Director General, International Solar Alliance, India; Mr Henrik Stiesdal, Founder, Chief Technical Officer and Board Member, Stiesdal
L-R: Mr Gitte Lillelund Bech, Former Minister of Defence, Denmark; Ms Therese Bording Hermann, Director of Global Public Affairs, Topsoe A/S, Denmark; Mr Morten Dyrholm, Global Head, Marketing & Communications, Sustainability & Public Affairs, Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Denmark; Mr Petrick Clerens, Secretary General, The European Storage Association, Belgium; Mr Rajiv Ganju, Sr Vice President Global Supply Chain, Luminous Power; Ms Caroline Sundorph Pontoppidan, Executive Vice President, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, A.P. Møller-Mærsk, Denmark
Top Row, L-R: Mr Rajneesh Chopra, Global Head, Business Development, VA Tech WABAG; Mr H P Nanda, Executive Vice President & Divisional Chief Executive Officer, Water Utility, Grundfos, India
Second Row, L-R: Mr Hans Enggrob, CEO, Lyninco ApS, Denmark; Ms Mette Vestergaard, Chief Executive Officer, DHI Group, Denmark; Mr Emil Fannike Kjær, Deputy Director General, Confederation of Danish Industries; Mr Christian Vindahl Vind, Permanent Secretary of State, Ministry of Environment, Denmark; Mr. Finn Mortensen, CEO, State of Green
Second Row, L-R: Mr Hans Enggrob, CEO, Lyninco ApS, Denmark; Ms Mette Vestergaard, Chief Executive Officer, DHI Group, Denmark; Mr Emil Fannike Kjær, Deputy Director General, Confederation of Danish Industries; Mr Christian Vindahl Vind, Permanent Secretary of State, Ministry of Environment, Denmark; Mr. Finn Mortensen, CEO, State of Green
L-R: Mr Shireesh Joshi, Chief Business Officer and President – Network Expansion, Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), India; HE Mr Karolis Žemaitis, Vice Minister, Ministry of the Economy and Innovation, Republic of Lithuania; Shri Peeyush Kumar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India; Mr Vinod Sharma, Managing Director, Deki Electronics, India; Mr Michael Koch, Head of Unit, National Board of Trade, Sweden; Mr Fredrik Andrén-Sandberg, Public Affairs Head, Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Denmark
L-R: Mr Ravi Purushothaman, President, Danfoss India; Mr Pierre de Rancourt de Mimerand, Managing Director, COWI, Denmark ; Mr José Antonio Fernandez Usón, Director, Mixed-Use Ecosystems Division, IDOM, Spain ; Mr Gurjot Bhatia, Managing Director, Project Management, India, South-East Asia, Middle East & Africa, CBRE; Mr Robert Demann, Head of Smart Industries, Siemens Limited, India; Ms Nina Fenton, Head of Regional Representation, South Asia, European Investment Bank, EU
L-R: Ms Dilkhush Cooper, Head of Business Development and Strategy, BNP Paribas; Mr Sanjiv Kanwar, Managing Director, Yara Fertilizers, India; Shri Sandeep Chakravorty, Joint Secretary, Europe West, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India; Ms Vaishali Nigam Sinha, Chief Sustainability Officer, Renew and Chair, Renew Foundation; Mr Sanjay Aggarwal, Managing Director, Fortum Group & Chairperson, FinCham, India; Mr Sanjay Singh, CEO, BNP Paribas; Mr Arnab Roy, CFO Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Schneider Electric Group, Greater India Zone, India
L-R: Mr Ignacio Rodriguez Pastor, Managing Director- India, Tecnicas Reunidas, Spain; Mr Uffe Hansen, Chief Executive Officer, M&J Recycling, Denmark; Ms Seema Arora, Deputy Director General, CII; Mr Krishna Kant Jha, CEO, Biomass India; Mr Markus Alholm, Chief Executive Officer, Chempolis Oy, Finland
L-R: Ms Edith Nordmann, Chairman, NICCT, The Netherland; Dr Mohan Kaul, President, Indian Partnership Forum, UK; Mr Aman Aditya Sachdev, Director & Regional Head, Ecole Hoteliere De Lausanne (EHL), Switzerland; Ms Ranjita Raman, Chief Executive Officer, Jaro Education, India
L-R: Mr Poul V Jensen, Managing Director, European Business Technology Centre (EBTC), Belgium; Dr James J Nedumpara, Professor and Head, Centre for Trade and Investment Law, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT); Ms Nidhi Mani Tripathi, Joint Secretary and Chief Negotiator – India – UK and India – EU FTA Negotiation, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India; Mr Sumanta Chaudhuri, Principal Adviser - International Trade Policy, CII; Ms Renita Bhaskar, Minister Counsellor, Delegation of the European Union (EU), EU Commission; Mr Deep Kapuria, Co-Chairman, CII International & Trade Policy Council & Chairman, The Hi-Tech Group
L-R: Mr Winston Green, Partner, Pierstone, Belgium; Dr Lovneesh Chanana, Senior Vice President & Head of Government Affairs, Asia Pacific and Japan Region, SAP; Mr Rishi Bhatnagar, Board Member, Aeris Communication; Prof Dr Cristina Vanberghen, Senior Expert, European Commission, Belgium; Mr Tejpreet Chopra, President & CEO, Bharat Light Power; Ms Anna Andersone, CEO, Riga Techgirls, Latvia
L-R: Mr Awadhesh Jha, Executive Director Charge & Drive, Fortum Charge & Drive India; Mr Javier Martínez Ojinaga, Chief Executive Officer, CAF Group, Spain; Mr Vipin Sondhi, Chairman, CII National Committee on Future Mobility and Battery Storage and CII National Committee on Technology, R&D, and Innovation; Mr Mars Geuze, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer, Hardt Hyperloop, The Netherlands; Mr Rajeev Mahajan, Manager (Head) – Project Finance, Private Sector Facility, Green Climate Fund, South Korea
L-R: Mr Amit Sawhney, Managing Director, Nippon Global SL, Spain; Mr Rijit Sengupta, Chief Executive Officer, Centre for Responsible Business; Mr Guido Magnus, Managing Director, Geo4A, The Netherlands; Mr Piruz Khambatta, Chairman & MD, Rasna Pvt Ltd; Mr Rajiv Wahi, International Business Head, Agri & Construction Equipmen Division, Escorts Kubota Limited; Mr Atul Chhura, Chief Business Officer, Star AgriBazaar Pvt Ltd
