/ Current Opportunities and Challenges in India Business
What is the current economic and political situation in India? What about the bilateral trade relations between Germany and India in the future? What business opportunities and challenges can be derived from this for companies that want to work the Indian market in a structured way? How do I find the right staff for my India business? Questions and answers on all aspects of market entry and market expansion in India will be examined in the first part of the business day.
On the other hand, the issue of dependency on imports from individual large supplier countries is currently dominating political and economic strategy debates. The German foreign trade statistics show an increase in imports from India of over 40% for the first eight months of 2022. India has thus achieved a bilateral trade surplus with Germany for the first time in over 70 years. So there are good reasons to focus on India as a procurement location.
Topics such as taxes, customs and imports round off the Business Day. There is the opportunity to address individual questions, update and deepen knowledge about India and get to know the India network in Düsseldorf.
10:00 a.m
Greeting
Ralf Schlindwein, Managing Director International, IHK Düsseldorf
10:05 a.m
The current economic and political situation and industry-specific opportunities – India as a strategic market for German companies
Dirk Matter, Managing Director AHK India, Düsseldorf, Indo-German Chamber of Commerce
10:30 a.m
Challenge 1: Tax environment in India: Permanent establishment, withholding tax, 10F and Co.
Tillmann Ruppert, Partner, Lawyer, Rödl and Partner / Team India, Nuremberg
10:00 a.m
Opportunities 1: Market entry and market expansion in India (panel)
- Dirk Matter, Managing Director AHK India, Düsseldorf, Indo-German Chamber of Commerce.
- Dr Jörg Podehl, Chair German Indian Round Table Düsseldorf / Partner, Lawyer, Hoffmann Liebs Rechtsanwälte Düsseldorf.
- Company representatives
Moderation: Ralf Schlindwein, Managing Director International, IHK Düsseldorf
11:45 a.m
Challenge 2: Finding and keeping skilled workers in India
Jörg Strothmann, Head of Division, IPetronic GmbH & Co. KG, Düsseldorf
in conversation with Katrin Lange, International Officer, India Desk, IHK Düsseldorf
12:15 p.m
Coffee break with snacks
12:45 p.m
Opportunities 2: Sourcing in India – what makes the Indian procurement market so interesting?
Rüdiger Schröder, Senior Vice President, Maier Vidorno Altios, Delhi India
1:15 p.m
Challenge 3: Customs, Import and Logistics – GSP – Suspension of tariff preferences from 1 January 2023
Patrick Thorpe, Trade Lane Manager Western Europe – Indo-ASEAN, Cargo-Partner GmbH, Frankfurt
Savas Poyraz, Customs and Foreign Trade Law Advisor, IHK Düsseldorf
1:45 p.m
Opportunities 3: Foreign trade promotion of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia – financing issues in foreign business
- Justus Schuenemann, Funding Advisory Service, NRW.Bank, Düsseldorf
Indian companies in Düsseldorf, startups and the Bangalore Tech Summit
- Bettina Löhr, Senior Project Manager,
City of Düsseldorf, Economic Development Office
2:15 p.m
Networking lunch / advisory tables for in-depth individual discussions with the speakers
3:00 p.m
End of the Event
Moderation: Katrin Lange, International Officer, India Desk, IHK Düsseldorf
The event is a state-wide offer of the Düsseldorf Chamber of Industry and Commerce, supported by the NRW Chamber of Commerce and Industry in North Rhine-Westphalia in cooperation with the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce Abroad.