This document provides information about the Europe India Centre for Business and Industry (EICBI), which promotes trade and relations between India and the European Union (EU) and between India and the United Kingdom (UK). It summarizes EICBI's activities over the past decade, including 22 summits held at the British Parliament in London and 2 summits at the European Parliament in Brussels. It also describes the EuropeIndia40 initiative to identify top young leaders promoting EU-India/UK-India relations and EICBI's EuropeIndia40 VIEWS campaign involving virtual discussions between European, British, and Indian MPs and EuropeIndia40 leaders.

1. A DECADE OF
PROMOTING INDIA UK &
INDIA EU RELATIONS
2011 - 2021
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2. Europe India Leaders
Conference 2022
(EILC 2022)
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, BRUSSELS
28TH JUNE, 2022
INDUSTRY VISIT
29TH JUNE, 2022
SILVER JUBILEE SUMMIT
EILC2022 is part of EICBI's
EUIndia60 Campaign, which
celebrates 60 years of
establishment of diplomatic
relations between India and the
European Union (EU) in 2022.

3. Picture of Prime Minister Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee with Portuguese
Prime Minister Mr António Guterres and President of European
Commission Dr Romano Prodi at the 1st India-EU Summit in Lisbon,
Portugal on 28th June 2000
Europe India Leaders Conference
on 28th June will be the Silver
Jubilee summit, i.e. the 25th summit.
EICBI and associate organisations
have held 22 summits at the British
Parliament in London and 2 summits
at the European Parliament in
Brussels.
28th June is a significant day in the
EU India relationship as the
1st EU India summit was held on
28th June 2000 in Lisbon, Portugal.

4. This summit is a must-attend event for founders
and established business leaders looking for
new markets and growth opportunities for their
ventures in India and the EU.
The summit aims to provide Indian and EU
business leaders with access to the
connections, financing, resources and strategic
insight they need to grow their business in India
and the EU.

5. Event Format
Keynote addresses
Business Networking
Panel discussions
Industry visit
Influential leaders share their vision for EU India
relations with guidance on how to develop them
further. Audiences will get an opportunity to
interact with them during the event.
Business Leaders share and discuss their points of
view on specific themes. Audiences will also be
invited to interact and ask questions towards the
end of each discussion
This conference provides numerous opportunities
for business leaders to interact with one another in
an exclusive closed-door environment to discuss
potential areas of synergy.
These specially planned visits to EU companies
enable delegates to interact with executives &
workforce to get a closer look at the latest
research, innovations & opportunities.

6. WHO SHOULD
ATTEND
Business leaders from micro, small
and medium scale enterprises
Investors and Investment seekers
Banking and Financial Institution
Representatives
Consultants seeking new
engagements
Accountants who can help new
companies
Solicitors/Lawyers who provide
guidance
Senior Academicians and Thought
Leaders

7. MORNING SESSION :
LOCATION – TBC
9.45 AM - 10.00 AM : Welcome Tea &
Coffee
10:00 AM – 10:10 AM : Welcome address
10:10 AM – 11:00 AM : Doing business in
EU
11:00 AM – 11:10 AM : EU in a snapshot
11:10 AM – 12:00 PM : The economic
outlook in Belgium and EU
12.00 PM - 12.30 PM : Delegates
introduction
12:30 PM – 12:40 PM : Closing remarks
12:40 PM – 1:30 PM : Networking lunch
Proposed
Agenda -
28th June
Find agenda and post
conference report of
our previous summits
HERE

8. 3.00 PM - Tour of European Parliament
and Networking
4:00 PM – 4:10 PM : Welcome to EILC
2022 / EUIndia60 Campaign
4:10 PM – 4:20 PM : Europe India
Business Leaders Conference – An
overview
4:20 PM – 4:30 PM : Felicitation
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM : An overview of EU
India trade relationship - Panel
discussion
4:45 PM – 5:15 PM : Building your brand
for success in Indian and EU market -
Panel discussion
AFTERNOON SESSION -
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
BRUSSELS

9. 5:15 PM – 5:45 PM - Obtaining financing
to grow your business in India and EU
market - Panel discussion
5 :45 PM – 6:15 PM : Legal
considerations for EU Entrepreneurs in
India and Indian Entrepreneurs in EU -
Panel discussion
6:15 AM – 6:45 PM : Expanding sales in
EU Market and Indian market -
Panel discussion
6:45 PM – 7: 00 PM : Closing session
and Networking
AFTERNOON SESSION -
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
BRUSSELS

10. ABOUT EICBI
The organisation's mission is to promote trade
and investment between India and European
Union (EU)/ India & United Kingdom (UK) and to
provide a platform for companies and
entrepreneurs who wish to become part of the
India- EU/ India - UK trade community.
EICCBI's listing of young leaders called
EuropeIndia40 leaders list is the most
authoritative list of young leaders who are
playing a pivotal role in promoting EU India
relations and UK India relations
Europe India Centre for Business and Industry { managed by Sivaleen Foundation for Developed India (SFDI)
- A Section 8 Non-Governmental Organisation, Section 12 A enabled Not for Profit entity, approved by
Indian Government under 80G of Income Tax Act and ISO certified organisation } is a multilateral
organisation which promotes trade and relationship in the UK India corridor and EU India corridor. EICBI
hosts projects and international forums to promote specific business and geopolitical initiatives.

11. OVERVIEW
UK Parliament
European Parliament
EuropeIndia40 VIEWS campaign
22
02
04
3240
340
Speakers Engaged
Summits held at UK Parliament in London to promote
UK India relations.
Virtual interactions involving Members of Parliament
from India, the UK and the EU alongside EuropeIndia40
leaders.
Summits held at European Parliament in Brussels to
promote EU India relations
MPs, bureaucrats, business leaders from the EU India/
UK India corridor participated in EICBI activities
Political leaders, bureaucrats and business leaders
from India, UK & the EU shared their expertise during
our activities.
Delegates Engaged
36
Members of Parliament Engaged
Leaders from UK Parliament, European Parliament and
Indian Parliament who have participated in activities

12. M E M B E R S O F B R I T I S H P A R L I A M E N T & M E M B E R S O F E U R O P E A N P A R L I A M E N T W H O H A V E H O S T E D
E I C B I S U M M I T S A T B R I T I S H P A R L I A M E N T I N L O N D O N & E U R O P E A N P A R L I A M E N T I N B R U S S E L S
HOST MPs
Hon Virendra Sharma MP
Member of British Parliament-
Ealing Southall (UK)/Chair -
India British all-party
parliamentary Group (APPG).
Hon Bob Blackman MP
Member of British Parliament-
Harrow East (UK)/Vice Chair -
India British all-party
parliamentary Group (APPG).
Hon Caroline Nagtegaal
Member of European
Parliament-
Netherlands/ Vice Chair-
European Parliament
delegation for relations with
India.
Hon Geoffrey Charles Van
Orden
Member of European
Parliament- UK/ Chairman -
EU Delegation for relations
with India

13. Attendees
The following few slides show a few Members of
Parliament from the UK Parliament, EU Parliament
and the Indian Parliament who have participated in the
activities organised by EICBI.
Parliament of India,
New Delhi
European Parliament,
Brussels
British Parliament,
London

14. Member of Parliament- UK/ Chairman
- India UK All-Party Parliamentary
Group
United Kingdom
Hon Virendra Sharma MP
Head of Unit for Asia, Australia and New
Zealand/ Directorate-General for
External Policies of the Union -
European Parliament
European Union
Mr Niccolò Rinaldi
Member of House of Lords - UK
Parliament
United Kingdom
Swraj Paul, Baron Paul, PC
Member of Parliament - India
India
Dr.Narsaiah Boora MP
Member of House of Lords - UK
Parliament/ Advisor - UK Board of
Trade
United Kingdom
Lord Hannan
Member of European Parliament -
France/ Member - EU Delegation for
Relations with India, European
Parliament
European Union
Mr Sandro Gozi MEP
Member of the Indian Parliament and a
member of Parliamentary Standing
Committee on External Affairs
India
Ms. Priyanka Chaturvedi
Member of European Parliament,
Vice Chair- European Parliament
delegation for relations with India
European Union
Hon Caroline Nagtegaal MEP

15. Member of Parliament - India /
Member of Parliamentary Standing
Committee on Tourism, Transport and
Culture
India
Mr Anto Anthony MP
Member of European Parliament -
Germany
European Union
Ms Svenja Hahn MEP
Member of Parliament - House of Lords,
United Kingdom/ Vice Chairman - Indo-
British All Party Parliamentary Group
United Kingdom
Lord Waverley
Member of Parliament for Chingford &
Woodford Green - UK Parliament/ Ex
Leader of the Conservative Party.
United Kingdom
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Member of European Parliament -
Denmark/ Chairman - EU Delegation
for Relations with India
European Union
Mr Soren Gade MEP
Member of House of Lords - UK
Parliament/ Patron - Conservative
Friends of India
United Kingdom
Lord Rami Ranger
Member of Parliament - India/
Chairman - Parliamentary Standing
Committee on Industry
India
Dr K Keshava Rao MP
Chancellor of the Exchequer/ Member
of Parliament - UK
United Kingdom
Mr Rishi Sunak

16. Member of Parliament - India/
Member- Standing Committee on
Environment, Forest & Climate
Change
India
Dr Kirit P Solanki MP
Member of Parliament- UK
United Kingdom
Ms Preet Kaur Gill MP
Member of Parliament - United
Kingdom/ Member of Environment, Food
and Rural Affairs select committee
United Kingdom
Mr Robert Peter Moore MP
Member of the Indian Parliament/
Ex-Member of Parliamentary Standing
Committee on External Affairs
India
Mr. Achyuta Samanta MP
Member of Parliament - India/ Former
Union Minister/ Member - Standing
Committee for External Affairs, Indian
Parliament
India
Shri KJ Alphons
Member of House of Lords - UK
Parliament/ Parliamentary Under
Secretary of State at the Department
for International Development - UK Govt
United Kingdom
Baroness Verma
Member of the House of Lords, the UK
Parliament, and former Deputy
Chairman of Transport for London
United Kingdom
Lord Moylan
Member of European Parliament, Chair
at European Parliament delegation for
relations with India
European Union
Hon Geoffrey Van Orden MBE

17. Member of Parliament- UK
United Kingdom
Ms Ruth Cadbury MP
Member of Parliament- UK
United Kingdom
Hon Marion Fellows MP
Member of Parliament- UK
United Kingdom
Mr Tanmanjeet Dhesi MP
Member of Parliament- UK
United Kingdom
Hon Stephen Timms MP
Member of Parliament- UK
United Kingdom
Ms Seema Malhotra MP
Member of Parliament- UK/ Minister for
International Trade - UK Govt
United Kingdom
Mr.Ranil Jayawardena MP
Deputy Speaker of the House of
Commons, UK Parliament/ Member of
Parliament- UK
United Kingdom
Hon Nigel Evans MP
Member of Parliament- UK
United Kingdom
Hon Chi Onwurah MP

18. Member of House of Lords -
UK Parliament
United Kingdom
Lord Karan Bilimoria
Member of Parliament- UK
United Kingdom
Hon Gerald Jones MP
Member of Parliament- UK
United Kingdom
Hon Bob Blackman MP
Member of Parliament - UK/ Deputy
Leader of Labour Party
United Kingdom
Hon Angela rayner MP
More details - https://www.eicbi.org
/attendees-uk-parliament-eu-parliament-
indian-parliaments

19. EICBI is organising a series of
activities in 2022 under the
campaign #EUIndia60 to
commemorate the 60 years of
establishment of diplomatic
relations between India and the
European Union (EU) in the year
2022
6 0 Y E A R S O F
D I P L O M A T I C
R E L A T I O N S B / W
I N D I A A N D T H E E U
EUINDIA60
CAMPAIGN

20. January 27, 2022
More details - https://www.eicbi.org/euindia60-campaign
LIVE
LIVE EU India: A retrospective on 60 years of Diplomatic relations
EU India: Building Perspectives for the next decade
March 2nd, 2022
On 2nd March, the 2nd summit of the EUIndia60 campaign titled "EU India:
Building Perspectives for the next decade" was held virtually. This virtual event
looked at how EU India relations can evolve during the next decade. On this
day ie 2nd March in 1962, that is 60 years ago, Indian Ambassador Krishen
Behari Lall presented his Credentials to Mr Walter Hallstein, President of the
Commission of the European Economic Community. He was the first also to be
accredited to the European Community
On 27th January, EICBI organised the first virtual summit of the EUIndia60 campaign.
This summit titled "EU India: A retrospective on 60 years of Diplomatic relations"
looked at how EU India relations have evolved over the 60 years and the most critical
events in EU-India relations over the past 60 years. 27th January is an important day
in the annals of EU India relations as it was on 27th January 1962 that Indian PM Shri
Jawarharlal Nehru sent a letter to the President of the commission of the European
Economic Community, His Excellency Professor Walter Hallstein, which established
the formal Diplomatic relations b/w India and the European Economic Community

21. EuropeIndia40 is an initiative of
EICBI to discover the Top 40 under
40 Europe India Leaders. This
annual listing of leaders covers the
stories of 40 young leaders below
the age of 40 and their
contributions to promoting EU India
/ UK India relations.
A N N U A L L I S T I N G O F
E U I N D I A / U K I N D I A
L E A D E R S
EUROPEINDIA40
LEADERS LIST

22. More details - www.eicbi.org/summits
2021 Class
This list included 22
women and 18 men
representing 19 different
nationalities.
Released Virtually in presence
of MPs from European
Parliament, Indian Parliament
and British Parliament
2020 Class
This list included 14
women and 26 men
representing 19 different
nationalities.
Released Virtually in presence
of leaders from European
Parliament, Indian Parliament
and British Parliament
More details - https://linktr.ee/EuropeIndia40
2019 Class
This list included 16 women and 24
men representing 16 different
nationalities.
Released at the European Parliament in
Brussels by Hon Caroline Nagtegaal,
Member of European Parliament -
Netherlands & Vice Chair for EU delegation
for relations with India

23. During the virtual interactions as
part of the EuropeIndia40 VIEWS
Campaign, Members of the British
Parliament, Members of the
European Parliament, and Members
of the Indian Parliament
participated in discussions
alongside EuropeIndia40 leaders.
V I R T U A L S U M M I T S
EUROPEINDIA40 VIEWS
CAMPAIGN

24. 26th February 2021
More details - www.eicbi.org/summits
30th April, 2021
2nd July, 2021
22nd January, 2021
LIVE
LIVE
LIVE LIVE
Cultural Relationships
as Key Driver, for
Stronger Trade and
Investment
Partnerships between
India and
UK / EU
Strengthening
Business
Cooperation
between India and
UK/ EU
Green Economy &
Climate Change
Cooperation b/w
India and the EU/
UK
Impact of Brexit on
UK India
and EU India
relations

25. EICBI has carried out extensive work
over the past few years in promoting
trade and relations between India and
the European Union and between India
and the UK.
The summits have provided a first-hand
understanding of the Indian markets
and business opportunities in India for
the UK/ EU companies, whereas the
visiting delegations from India have
been able to understand the market in
the UK/ EU and the opportunities
available in these regions.
E I C B I S U M M I T S
SUMMITS AT
BRITISH PARLIAMENT
IN LONDON &
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
IN BRUSSELS

26. EUROPE INDIA
BEAUTY
SUMMIT
17th October 2019
EUROPE INDIA
LEADERS
CONFERENCE
10th April 2019
EUROPE INDIA
BUSINESS
SUMMIT
25th September 2018
INDIA
TECHNOLOGY
SUMMIT 2017
14th November 2017
More details - www.eicbi.org/summits
UK Parliament,
London
European Parliament,
Brussels
European Parliament,
Brussels
UK Parliament,
London

27. INDIA
HEALTHCARE
SUMMIT 2017
12th September 2017
INDIA
MANUFACTURING
SUMMIT 2017
18th July, 2017
UK TAMIL NADU &
PUDUCHERRY
BUSINESS MEET
2017
13th July, 2017
INTERACTION WITH
DR PARAMESHWAR,
HOME MINISTER
GOVT OF
KARNATAKA
8th March, 2017
More details - www.eicbi.org/summits
UK Parliament,
London
UK Parliament,
London
UK Parliament,
London
UK Parliament,
London

28. UK
KARNATAKA
BUSINESS
MEET 2016
24th November, 2016
UK INDIA
HEALTHCARE
SUMMIT 2016
26th July 2016
UK TAMIL NADU &
PUDUCHERRY
BUSINESS MEET
2016
14th April, 2016
UK SOUTH
INDIA
BUSINESS
MEET 2015
5th November, 2015
More details - www.eicbi.org/summits
UK Parliament,
London
UK Parliament,
London
UK Parliament,
London
UK Parliament,
London

29. UK
TELANGANA
BUSINESS
MEET 2015
16th July, 2015
UK BUSINESS
INTO
RENEWED INDIA
2015
17th March, 2015
UK KARNATAKA
BUSINESS MEET
2014
30th October, 2014
UK SOUTH
INDIA
BUSINESS
MEET 2014
10th July, 2014
More details - www.eicbi.org/summits
UK Parliament,
London
UK Parliament,
London
UK Parliament,
London
UK Parliament,
London

30. UK TAMIL NADU
& PUDUCHERRY
BUSINESS MEET
2014
8th May, 2014
UK KARNATAKA
BUSINESS MEET
2013
7th November, 2013
UK SOUTH INDIA
BUSINESS MEET
2013
27th June 2013
UK TAMIL NADU
& PUDUCHERRY
BUSINESS MEET
2013
15th April, 2013
More details - www.eicbi.org/summits
UK Parliament,
London
UK Parliament,
London
UK Parliament,
London
UK Parliament,
London

31. UK KERALA
BUSINESS
MEET 2012
29th November 2012
BRITISH SOUTH
INDIA
BUSINESS MEET
2012
18th October 2012
UK SOUTH INDIA
BUSINESS MEET
2012
12th July, 2012
UK KERALA
BUSINESS
MEET 2011
24th November 2011
More details - www.eicbi.org/summits
UK Parliament,
London
UK Parliament,
London
UK Parliament,
London
UK Parliament,
London

32. Awareness of
opportunities in various
sectors in UK/India/EU
regions
Regular interaction
b/w EU - India &
UK India leaders
Increased
Business activity
Job
Creation
Creating impact
in the UK India /
EU India Corridor

33. GENERAL
POINTS
If you are a resident of India, you
would require a Schengen visa to
attend the summit in Brussels.
Granting of the Visa is entirely at
the discretion of the Belgium
embassy.
In case of the conference's
postponement due to unforeseen
circumstances, any payment made
will automatically be adjusted to
the rescheduled date.

34. Europe India Centre for
Business and Industry