Indian High Commissioner to deliver keynote speech

The Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) is organizing a conference on ‘Understanding and Overcoming Challenges in India’.

The conference with focus on Legal, Tax and Banking, is scheduled from 8 am to 4 pm on 2nd October 2017.

Vikram Nair, Member of Singapore Parliament will be the Guest of Honour at the conference.

The High Commissioner of India to Singapore, Jawed Ashraf, will deliver the keynote speech.

SICCI Chairman Dr R Theyvendran said that India is a market brimming with potential and that under PM Modi’s favourable and open policy environment, there are many significant investment opportunities in India for Singapore companies.

“The Smart Cities initiative also opens doors in the energy, building, and logistics sectors. Singapore is seen as a smart nation that is very relevant to the aspirations of new India,” he said.

Speaking about how similar events as the conference have helped businesses work with India, he said, “Besides conferences, we have organised many overseas trade missions to create opportunities for our members to network with business leaders, associations and government bodies in various countries. With our wide network, on-ground knowledge, and extensive experience, the Chamber is well placed to help businesses seize opportunities both in Singapore and in the international arena.”

CEO of SICCI, Sunil Peter said, “While we want to encourage local businesses to go into India to take advantage of the opportunities present, we also want them to be mindful of some of the challenges that they will face. We would like to equip them by bringing about a greater awareness of how these challenges can be overcome and better prepare themselves so that their chances of success of doing business in India is higher. This conference aims at helping the investor to better understand some of the Legal, Taxation and Banking challenges that they may encounter,”

He added, “While the challenges may be in many areas, in this conference, we are focusing on three areas – Legal, Tax and Banking. We hope to revisit this topic every year and cover other areas that we perceive to pose a challenge. IE Singapore will also be speaking at our conference on how they have helped companies to succeed in India.”

The conference will be moderated by the Executive Chairman of the AJP Advisers Group Allen J Pathmarajah. He is the Adjunct Professor, School of Business at Singapore University of Social Sciences. fii-news.com