9 AM (CET) – Opening Session

Mr. Gérard Larcher, President of the French Senate

Mr. Subrahmanyam JAISHANKAR, Minister of External Affairs of the Government of India*

Mr. Roger KAROUTCHI, Vice-President, French Senate 

Mr. Christophe Lecourtier, CEO, BUSINESS FRANCE

9:30 AM – Growth

Drafting the future of Indo-French relations in a post-covid era 

H.E. Mr. Emmanuel Lenain, Ambassador of France to India

H.E. Mr. Jawed Ashraf, Ambassador of India to France

Mr. Sébastien Guillo, Head of International, HSBC Continental Europe

Mr. Thierry Delaporte, CEO & Managing Director, Wipro 

Mr. TV Narendran, President, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) & CEO and Managing Director, Tata Steel 

Dr. Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals India & Immediate Past President, FICCI 

10:05 AM – Keynote

Shri K T Rama Rao, Hon’ble Minister for Municipal Admin & Urban Dev, Industry & Commerce, ITE&C, Government of Telangana

10:15 AM – Healthcare

From mutual solidarity to stronger cooperation

Mr. Olivier Randet, CEO Middle East & India, Air Liquide

Dr. Swati Piramal, Vice–Chairperson, Piramal Group

Mr. Laurent Zenou, Managing Director, Novair Group

Mr. Suresh Vazirani, Founder Chairman & Managing Director, Transasia-Erba International Group of Companies

Moderator: Mr. Delano D’Souza, Senior journalist, France 24

10:50 AM  – Digital

A necessary transformation highlighted by the pandemic 

Mr. Marc Darmon, EVP Secure Communications and Information Systems, Thales

Mr. Ashwin Yardi, CEO – India, Capgemini

Mr. Didier Pichon, Co-chairman, Surya Software & President, Surya Digital

Mr. Franc Gentili, Senior Vice-President, France Country General Manager, HCL Technologies France 

Moderator: Mrs Souad Tenfiche-Ancelle, CEO Link Innovations and President, French Tech Bangalore 

11:30 AM  – Climate 

Common developments for a greener industry & sustainable infrastructure

Mr. Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog

Mr. Luc Rémont, Executive Vice-President International Operations, Schneider Electric

Mr. Banmali Agrawala, President – Infrastructure Defense & Aerospace and Global Corporate Affairs, Tata Sons

Mr. Philippe Orliange, Director of Orients Department, French Development Bank

Moderator: Mr. Benoît Gauthier, Head of Regional Economic Department for South Asia, French Embassy in India

12:10 PM – Doing business

Regulatory Environment to set up your business & choose the right location

Mr. Deepak Bagla, Managing Director & CEO, Invest India

Mr. Manoj Gidwani, Vice-President, Nexdigm (SKP)

Mr. Aymeric De Reynies, Senior Country Officer, Crédit Agricole CIB India

Mr. Udyen Jain, Founder & Managing Partner, UJA – Udyen Jain & Associates

Mr. Rama Divedi, CEO, EREN Industries India

Moderator: Mr. Eric Fajole, Trade commissioner & Regional Director for India, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh, Business France 

12:50 PM  – Agrobusiness

New opportunities led by ambitious reforms

Mr. Jaidev Shroff, Global CEO, UPL LIMITED

Mr. René Colombel, CEO, Precia Molen

Mr. Sumeet Anand, President, IFCCI, and Founder & CEO, Indsight Growth Partners

Mr. Vivek Mani, CEO, Heritage Novandie Foods Pvt. Ltd

Moderator: Mr. Delano D’Souza, Senior journalist, France 24

1:20 PM – Conclusion by

Mr. Sumeet Anand, President IFCCI

Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs

1:30 PM – Networking Lunch followed by virtual meetings through a matchmaking platform: for French and Indian companies