The UK South India Business Meet 2013 was organized by the British South India Chamber of Commerce at the Houses of Parliament in London to foster stronger UK-South India bilateral trade relations. Government representatives and businesses from South Indian states and the UK attended presentations on business opportunities in various South Indian regions and sectors. Successful individuals and organizations from South India were honored for their achievements. The event was successful and the Chamber plans to further promote business and cultural exchanges between the UK and South India.

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British South India
Chamber Of Commerce
UK South India Business Meet 2013
POST MEET REPORT
Thursday, June 27th
, 2013
Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London, UK

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On June 27the June, 2013 all roads lead to the Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London. This
was the venue for the UK South India Business Meet 2013 which was organised by British
South India Chamber of Commerce (BSICC), with Sivaleen Inc as the delivery partner, at the
Committee rooms of Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London. The event was meant to
herald innovative avenues to foster stronger UK-South India bilateral trade relations. The
attendees included government representatives from South Indian states, Members of House of
Commons, representatives from UK companies and Indian companies who are interested in South
India and businessmen from South India who are successful in UK.
The event was chaired by Mr.Virendra Sharma MP who is the Chairperson of British South India
Chamber of Commerce and was supported by UK Trade and Industry (UKTI).
THE MEET
PROGRAMME SUMMARY
Mr.Virendra Sharma MP, the Chair of British
South India Chamber of Commerce welcomed the
delegates attending the business meet
The event started with an overview of India UK
relations by Mr.Gareth Roberts of Foreign and
Commonwealth Office. Mr.Sadananda Nayak,
Executive Director of Punjab National Bank
( International) Limited spoke about Banking
with a Difference, especially for companies based
in the UK. Mr.Steve O’Leary, Director of
Infrastructure and Life Sciences at UK trade and
investment outlined the opportunities in India.
Mr Lakshminarayana, Chief Consultant for
Andhra Pradesh Project Facilitators and
Consultancy Services Limited and a member of
the Hospitality Development and Promotions
Board spoke about Business opportunities in
Andhra Pradesh. Dr.Rajendra Kumar of UK
Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce presented
the Business opportunities in Tamil Nadu. Prof
C.M.K Reddy of Apollo hospitals & Halsted
surgical clinic presented the healthcare
opportunities in Tamil Nadu. Ms. Deepa
Sugathan of Silkroute Legal gave an extensive
talk about legal aspects of business with India.

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The afternoon session started with Mr.Siddarth Raja of
Samvad Partners in Bangalore speaking about the legal
aspects of doing business in India.
Mr.Alexi Levene, a British national who lives in Kerala and is
MD of Innovation Experience Kerala spoke about Business
opportunities in Kerala.
Mr.Aurangzaib Chawala of Lanop accountants gave an
overview about the accounting practice in the UK.
Mr.K C Janardhan, Hon. Secretary of British Business Group -
Bangalore illustrated opportunities in Karnataka.
Dr Anand RaviKumar of UK Tamil Nadu Chamber of
Commerce talked about opportunities in Pondicherry
Six prominent people/ organisation from South India were
honoured in the committee halls of the British Parliament by
British South India Chamber of Commerce.
Mr.K.Lakshminarayana, Chief Consultant, Andhra Pradesh
Project Facilitators & Consultancy Services Ltd, was
honoured with the Award for Excellence in
Consultancy Services 2013.
Ambica Darbar Bathi was awarded the Consumer product of
the year 2013 for developing the herbal incense sticks.
Asset Homes Pvt Ltd, Kerala was honoured with the Award
for Excellence in Real Estate 2013.
Prof C.M.K.Reddy, General & Vascular surgeon, Apollo
hospitals & Halsted Surgical Clinic, was awarded with the
Lifetime Achievement Award.
Mr.Satish P Chandra, Chairman & Managing Director,
Global Tech Park Private Limited, was awarded the
Businessman of the year 2013.
Sinchermove.com was honoured with innovative and user
friendly portal in India.
Mr.Maurice C.P Devakaram of Eva Builders, Chennai was
given a Letter of Appreciation for promoting BSICC in Tamil
Nadu
The awards were presented by Mr.Gareth Roberts - Team
Leader for India, Nepal and Bhutan, South Asia Department,
Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Government of UK, The
Right Honourable Stephen Timms MP - Shadow Minister
of State for Employment, Ex-Financial Secretary to the
Treasury & Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Government of
UK and Mr.Virendra Sharma MP - Chair – British South
India Chamber of Commerce & Indo British All Party
Parliamentary Group. South Indian actor/director Prithviraj S
was also present.
The UK South India Business Meet 2013 was held following
the successful hosting of the UK South India Business Meet
2012 at Houses of Parliament, London on 12th
July, 2012.

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The success of the Business meet 2013 has provided BSICC with renewed energy to work in
the following areas.
 Work with the British government and UK businesses to bring business
and investments from South India to UK
 Work with state governments and businesses in South India to bring Business and
investments from U.K.
 Arrange and liaison with UK companies to get their projects implemented and
nurtured in South India.
 Promote business, culture and cuisines between UK and India.
 Attend to major problems faced by the immigrants from India who want to set up
new businesses in UK.
 Indo-UK Film industry Investment promotion society to explore the prospect of
supporting film productions in India and UK.
Important Disclaimer:
Important please note: This report is for guidance only and has been prepared in good faith
to give a fair overall view of the meet and is believed to be correct at the date of publication.
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