Indo-European Business Forum celebrates UK sustainability partnerships
Thursday, 12 October 2023, 11:43 IST
The annual Indo-European Business Forum (IEBF) event, held in the House of Lords complex, celebrated entrepreneurs and innovators from India and Europe who are dedicated to achieving sustainable growth. The 2023 IEBF gathering, with the theme "Unicorns and Sustainable Development", aimed to foster global business opportunities while advancing collaboration between India, the UK, and other European nations.
Some of the award recipients at the event were Max Garza, recognized as the Disruptor of the Year for his role as Chief Blockchain Officer at Faction AI; Biswanath Patnaik, Founder of FinNest Group, honored as the Social Entrepreneur of the Year; Sudha Reddy, Chairperson of Sudha Reddy Foundation, named the Female Entrepreneur of the Year; and Alexandra Sasha, First Deputy to the Danish Parliament, acknowledged for her contributions to sustainability and Europe-India partnerships.
"I'm actually quite proud to say that Denmark and India have signed the Green Strategic Partnership and since then we've been collaborating on renewable energy, offshore wind, food processing, water and different things", said Sasha, who has just returned from a visit to India. "There I truly saw the steps of sustainability among the people even though I come from one of the most sustainable and innovative countries, Denmark, I really truly saw climate consciousness in the villages in India", she said.
The House of Lords event was attended by parliamentarians, entrepreneurs and policymakers, including virtual addresses by Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Hinduja Group chief G.P. Hinduja. "In the world of trade, no partnership is soaring faster than between India and the UK, countries on the brink of a historic free trade agreement (FTA). The wider European region is equally on India's horizons and since 2007, the Indo-European Business Forum has been working at strengthening these multifaceted bridges", said IEBF Founder Vijay Goel. "Bangalore, India, and London, UK, are the fastest growing tech hubs in the world. Thus we share a common hunger for growth, development of technology infrastructure and its accompanying ecosystem", added Paul Scully, UK Minister for Tech.
Some of the award recipients at the event were Max Garza, recognized as the Disruptor of the Year for his role as Chief Blockchain Officer at Faction AI; Biswanath Patnaik, Founder of FinNest Group, honored as the Social Entrepreneur of the Year; Sudha Reddy, Chairperson of Sudha Reddy Foundation, named the Female Entrepreneur of the Year; and Alexandra Sasha, First Deputy to the Danish Parliament, acknowledged for her contributions to sustainability and Europe-India partnerships.
"I'm actually quite proud to say that Denmark and India have signed the Green Strategic Partnership and since then we've been collaborating on renewable energy, offshore wind, food processing, water and different things", said Sasha, who has just returned from a visit to India. "There I truly saw the steps of sustainability among the people even though I come from one of the most sustainable and innovative countries, Denmark, I really truly saw climate consciousness in the villages in India", she said.
The House of Lords event was attended by parliamentarians, entrepreneurs and policymakers, including virtual addresses by Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Hinduja Group chief G.P. Hinduja. "In the world of trade, no partnership is soaring faster than between India and the UK, countries on the brink of a historic free trade agreement (FTA). The wider European region is equally on India's horizons and since 2007, the Indo-European Business Forum has been working at strengthening these multifaceted bridges", said IEBF Founder Vijay Goel. "Bangalore, India, and London, UK, are the fastest growing tech hubs in the world. Thus we share a common hunger for growth, development of technology infrastructure and its accompanying ecosystem", added Paul Scully, UK Minister for Tech.
