9 AM (CET) – Opening Session

Gérard LARCHER, President of the French Senate

Subrahmanyam JAISHANKAR, Minister of External Affairs of the Government of India

Roger KAROUTCHI, Vice-President of the French Senate 

Christophe LECOURTIER, CEO, BUSINESS FRANCE

9:30 AM – Growth

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

Emmanuel LENAIN, Ambassador of France to India

Jawed ASHRAF, Ambassador of India to France

Sébastien GUILLO, Head of International, HSBC CONTINENTAL EUROPE

Thierry DELAPORTE, CEO & Managing Director, WIPRO

TV NARENDRAN, President, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) & CEO and Managing Director, TATA STEEL

Sangita REDDY, Joint Managing Director, APOLLO HOSPITALS INDIA & Immediate Past President, FICCI 

10:05 AM – Telangana State Keynote

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

Céline PAPIN, Vice-President of Bordeaux Métropole in charge of regional balance, international relations and citizen dialogue

10:15 AM – Healthcare

From mutual solidarity to stronger cooperation

Moderated by Delano D’SOUZA, Senior journalist, FRANCE 24

Olivier RANDET, CEO Middle East & India, AIR LIQUIDE

Swati PIRAMAL, Vice–Chairperson, PIRAMAL GROUP

Laurent ZENOU, Managing Director, NOVAIR GROUP

Suresh VAZIRANI, Founder Chairman & Managing Director, TRANSASIA-ERBA INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF COMPANIES

10:50 AM  – Tech

How the pandemic ushered in a digital revolution

Moderated by Souad TENFICHE-ANCELLE, CEO Link Innovations and President, FRENCH TECH BANGALORE

Marc DARMON, EVP Secure Communications and Information Systems, THALES

Ashwin YARDI, CEO – India, CAPGEMINI

Didier PICHON, Co-chairman, Surya Software & President, SURYA DIGITAL

Franc GENTILI, Senior Vice-President, France Country General Manager, HCL TECHNOLOGIES FRANCE

11:30 AM  – Climate 

Bilateral developments for a sustainable industry & infrastructure

Moderated by Benoît GAUTHIER, Head of Regional Economic Department for South Asia, FRENCH EMBASSY IN INDIA

Amitabh KANT, CEO, NITI AAYOG

Luc REMONT, Executive Vice-President International Operations, SCHNEIDER ELECTRICchneider Electric

Banmali AGRAWALA, President – Infrastructure Defense & Aerospace and Global Corporate Affairs, TATA SONS

Philippe ORLIANGE, Director of Orients Department, FRENCH DEVELOPMENT BANK

12:10 PM – Doing business

Moderated by Eric FAJOLE, Trade commissioner & Regional Director for India, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh, BUSINESS FRANCE

Varda TANEJA, Senior Assistant Vice-President, INVEST INDIA

Manoj GIDWANI, Vice-President, NEXDIGM (SKP)

Aymeric DE REYNIES, Senior Country Officer, CREDIT AGRICOLE CIB INDIA

Udyen JAIN, Founder & Managing Partner, UJA – UDYEN JAIN & ASSOCIATES

Rama DIVEDI, CEO, EREN INDUSTRIES INDIA

12:50 PM  – Agriculture & agrobusiness

Ambitious reforms, new opportunities

Moderated by Delano D’SOUZA, Senior journalist, FRANCE 24

Jaidev SHROFF, Global CEO, UPL LIMITED

René COLOMBEL, CEO, PRECIA MOLEN

Sumeet ANAND, President, IFCCI, and Founder & CEO, INDSIGHT GROWTH PARTNERS

Vivek MANI, CEO, HERITAGE NOVANDIE FOODS Pvt. Ltd

Club India launch by Sumeet ANAND, President, Indo-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IFCCI), and Founder & CEO, INDSIGHT GROWTH PARTNERS

1:20 PM – Conclusion

Jean-Yves LE DRIAN, French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs

1:30 PM – Networking Lunch followed by B2B meetings