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The Indian Professionals Forum (IPF) is a UK based non-profit think tank for diaspora related policy advocacy and a member's club that promotes networking and professional development for Indian Professionals. Set up with the support of the High Commission of India, members are invited from a cross section of society including academics, artists, scientists, engineers, business and entrepreneurs.
IPF will recognise the work of young professionals and encourage members to participate in high level policy advocacy. Through its membership IPF aims to focus on creating an interesting, influential and thought provoking think tank that acts as a fount for insightful policy ideas and community leadership.
IPF will recognise the work of young professionals and encourage members to participate in high level policy advocacy. Through its membership IPF aims to focus on creating an interesting, influential and thought provoking think tank that acts as a fount for insightful policy ideas and community leadership.
Event: Emerging UK-India Focused Funds – New Perspectives
Wednesday 13th June, 2018 at the High Commission of India
UK has seen unprecedented growth in businesses in the areas of Fintech, Smart Cities tech and Emerging Technologies (IOT, AR/VR, AI/ML to name a few). India will be a key market in consuming these innovative technologies from the UK and providing quality and low-cost resource pool to set up operational capabilities. This will enable the scaling of the operations to capture global market into both developed and developing nations across the world.
Speakers
Ambassador Mr. Dinesh K. Patnaik, Deputy High Commissioner
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Gareth Bayley, Director, South Asia & Afghanistan Foreign Commonwealth Office
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Susanne Chishti, CEO Fintech Circle
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Suchit Punnose, CEO Red Ribbon Asset Management
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Pilgrim Beart,
CEO of DevicePilot
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Strategic Partners
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Indian Diaspora in UK
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About The UK - India Relationship
The 2011 Census for England and Wales showed Indian was the third largest ethnic group with 1.4 million people (2.5% of the population). Roughly half the UK’s 2 million Indians are highly skilled professionals, working in business, government, health care, education, technology and other sectors.
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➤ UK companies in India support close to 800,000 jobs according to the CBI’s second Sterling Assets India report ➤ Between 2000 and 2016, The UK invested $24.07 billion in India – increasing by $1.87 bn between 2015 and 2016 ➤ The UK represents 8% of all foreign direct investment into the country. |
➤ India is the third largest investor in the UK creating thousands of new jobs ➤ 800 Indian companies in the UK employ 110,000 people in diverse sectors such as manufacturing and IT ➤ Indian companies in the UK have a turnover of 47.5 billion pounds in 2016. |
According to the Centre for Economic and Business and Research (CEBR) latest world economic league table, bumper growth will place India as the world's 3rd largest economy in the 2030s while Brexit is set to transform Britain into a trading and manufacturing hub with a global outlook.
Links between the two countries are strong and the future provides enormous opportunities for Indian Professionals to participate and benefit from developments in both countries. Trade and investment between the two nations is vital now and for the future.
Recent News & Events
8th March Event: Post Brexit UK and India
Perspectives for Business and Innovation
The event focused on the future scenario of UK-India partnership in the context of Brexit and accelerating the pace of technological innovations and investment in the country. Innovation, energy and enterprise from young engineers and start-ups will provide a tremendous boost to the UK tech industry in the years ahead and the scope for collaboration between professionals of both countries are great.
Expert Panel DiscussionTech leaders provided perspectives for business & innovation, the fight for talent and funding featuring:
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Strategic Partners
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Event Sponsor
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Inaugural Event: Brexit and Beyond
Making sure the voice of Indian professionals in the UK is heard as the government takes important decisions on Brexit and beyond was the topic of discussion at the Indian Professionals Forum (IPF) that met at Chatham House, London, for the first time on Wednesday 22 November 2017.
Keynote Speaker
The Rt Hon Sir Vince Cable Leader, Liberal Democrats "India is now a major economic power – on some measures the third largest in the world after China and the US. It is very much in Britain’s long-term interest to welcome Indian investment, students and professionals, and to have a stronger, deeper relationship with India."
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His Excellency Y K Sinha, Indian High Commissioner to UK
Indian Professionals Forum Chatham House, November 2017 “UK and India are important partners in diverse fields like innovation, IT and IT-enables services, R&D, fintech, science and technology, skill development, health, environment, aerospace and so on. Brexit provides an opportunity to further expand the scale and scope of our vibrant and robust collaboration. Indian professionals in the UK are already playing a hugely important role in these and other areas."
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Expert Panel Discussion: A Post Brexit UK - India Winning Partnership
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Strategic Partners
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Invitation to Network
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