Following the successful hosting of the UK South India Business Meet, UK Karnataka Business Meet, UK Kerala Business Meet and various other state Business Meets at the Houses of Parliament, BSICC, in partnership with UKTNCC, is organising the UK Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Business Meet on 8th May 2014 at Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London. This business meet will be chaired by Mr Virendra Sharma MP( Southall, UK), Chairperson of BSICC. The audience will include representatives from Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Members of House of Lords & House of Commons, representatives from other Indian states/ other countries and businessmen from India who are successful in UK.

1. Following the successful hosting of the UK South India Business Meet,
UK Karnataka Business Meet, UK Kerala Business Meet and various other
state Business Meets at the Houses of Parliament, BSICC, in partnership
with UKTNCC, is organising the UK Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Business
Meet on 8th
May 2014 at Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London.
This business meet will be chaired by Mr Virendra Sharma MP( Southall,
UK), Chairperson of BSICC. The audience will include representatives
from Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Members of House of Lords & House of
Commons, representatives from other Indian states/ other countries and
businessmen from India who are successful in UK.
Tamil Nadu is one of the most developed states in the country. Literacy
level in the state is one of the highest among all Indian states. The state is
witnessing rapid industrialization with overall economic development and
has grown as a manufacturing powerhouse in the country, especially in
automobiles and textiles. The state's capital city, Chennai is called the
'Detroit of India'.
Tamil Nadu is one of the most visited states in India for higher education.
There are a number of colleges in this South Indian state which boast of
UK TAMIL NADU &
PUDUCHERRY
BUSINESS MEET
HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT,
WESTMINSTER, LONDON
THURSDAY,
8TH
MAY, 2014
2.00 PM - 5.00 PM

2. not only the best curriculum and facilities but also the best teachers. While
Chennai is the hub of education in Tamil Nadu, the other cities and towns
are also home to famous colleges.
Tamil Nadu has made tremendous progress in infrastructure development.
Infrastructure development of Tamil Nadu is rated as “one of the Best” by
several independent studies. Tamil Nadu is in the forefront of the Indian
sub-continent in providing an efficient transport services to the people.
Tamil Nadu offers state-of-art telecom infrastructure for high speed large
volume data transfer, video conferencing, etc. to meet the requirements of
software / BPO companies. The Government has encouraged private
sector participation in the process of infrastructure development. This has
resulted in rapid expansion of railways, roadways and capacity
enhancement of the ports.
In terms of Healthcare, Tamil Nadu offers number of opportunities. Its
capital Chennai has around 15 Government hospitals and a large number
of private hospitals which provide medical and health care. Some of
India's well-known healthcare institutions such as Apollo Hospitals (the
largest private healthcare provider in Asia), Sankara Nethralaya,Madras
Medical Mission(MMM),Frontier Lifeline & K.M.Cherian heart
foundation and Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre are based in the city,
making it one of the preferred destinations for medical tourists from across
the globe.
With 11% of the S&P CNX 500 conglomerates have corporate offices in
Tamil Nadu in 2012, it's advantageous position can be expressed in the
following terms:-

3.  One of the top three recipients of Foreign Direct Investment(FDI)
 Matured manufacturing sector
 Pro-active and investor friendly Government with transparent
decision-making approach
 Ranks No.1 in availability of skilled manpower in India
 Excels in terms of human resource, infrastructure and labour
relations and Low cost of man power
The neighbouring Union territory of Puducherry is well established on the
tourist circuit of the country. It is famous for its beaches, backwaters,
beautiful landscapes and varied tourists hotspots. It is one of the most eco-
friendly and pollution free place. Puducherry has several well established
industrial estates, with excellent infrastructure facilities, which propels the
industrial growth of UT. Its long coastline and resource base provides
enough opportunities to develop its fisheries and agro-processing
industries. It has also performed well at the export front. The principal
export items are leather, chemicals, textiles, metallic products, etc.
As background, BSICC is an umbrella body of South Indian communities
in UK, formed with the intention to raise UK companies awareness to
enormous potential opportunities in the South Indian states and encourage
them to trade and invest in South Indian States. BSICC mission is to
promote trade and investment between South India and the UK, and to
provide a platform for companies and businessmen who wish to become
part of the South India- U.K trade community. BSICC promote and defend
the interests of UK companies in South India, representing UK businesses
to the state governments of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala,

4. Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu and also to the Indian audiences and the Indian
media.
UKTNCC operates as a platform aimed at providing opportunities for
businesses from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry wanting to break into the
well reputed British commerce sector and always extending the help and
support needed for British business wanting to venture into one of leading
economies of the World. Over the past year since the formulation
UKTNCC has achieved some major breakthroughs for its clients despite
the recent economic turbulence and volatility. Encouraged by the positive
upturn and the success achieved so far, UKTNCC would like to invite you
to join us and benefit from the endless networking and business growth
possibilities.
These Business Meets have led to regular dialogue between British and
Indian businesses to utilise British expertise and its world-class technology
involvement in the infrastructure, Waste management, Education, Low
cost housing in urban and Villages, Power & Energy and IT projects
coming up in the South Indian states.

5. Pictures from previous meet Business Meet
( More pictures here - http://www.bsicc.co.uk/#!events/ctna)

6. Agenda
2:00 PM - 2:25 PM Networking & Registration
2.30 PM - 2.35 PM Welcome Address
Mr.Virendra Sharma MP, Ealing Southall (UK)
Patron
2.35 PM - 2.40 PM Welcome to UK Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Business Meet
Mr.Jacob Ravibalan,
Vice Chair - Tamil Nadu, BSICC/ Founder Director- UKTNCC
2.40 PM- 2.55 PM UK / Tamil Nadu relationship
Mr.Bharat Joshi
Foreign and Commonwealth Office, British Deputy High
Commissioner, Chennai, South India
2.55 PM- 3.10 PM Businessman’s perspective of Tamil Nadu & Pudhucherry
Mr. Hasmukh Vora
President, Hindustan Chamber of Commerce, Chennai
3.10 PM- 3.25 PM Tamil Nadu & Puducherry - An investment Destination
Mr. Christie Cherian
Chairman and Trustee - British Business Group, Chennai
3.25 PM - 3.50 PM Opportunities for UK and Global Tamilians in the Gulf
Dr. R. Seetharaman
Group Chief Executive Officer, Doha Bank, Qatar
3.50 PM - 4.05 PM Innovation & Indo-UK Collaboration - Time to catch elephants
Mr.David Happy
Recent Vice President EU Affairs - Samsung Electronics/ Founder
Director - Alternative Telecom Operators Organisation.
4.05 PM- 4.20 PM Business Opportunities in Puducherrry
Mr. Velou Singara
UKTNCC
4.20 PM - 4.30 PM The channels of support from UK public sector and BSICC/
UKTNCC
Mrs Kamala Sekar
Recent Head of Export Finance at UKTI/ Director - Trade and
Infrastructure Consultancy UK Ltd
4.30 PM - 4.40 PM UKTNCC – Strategy and Roadmap
Mr. Sundar Subbiah
Founder Director UKTNCC
4.45 PM - 4.50 PM Honouring and Felicitation
4.55 PM - 5.00 PM Vote of Thanks
Mr. Siv Matchendran
Founder Director UKTNCC

7. For more information, please do get in touch with us
www.bsicc.co.uk http://www.uktncc.org.uk/
Mr.Jacob Ravibalan
BSICC Vice Chair - Tamil Nadu &
Puducherry
E: jacobwto@gmail.com, Tel:
+44(0)7903635 438
Mr.Siv Matchendran/
Mr. Ramesh Balakrishnan
Director - UKTNCC
E: uktncc@gmail.com,
Tel: +44 20 7993 6179
Mr. Sujit.S.Nair., FRSA
Director/ Chief Co Ordinator - BSICC
E: sujit@bsicc.co.uk,
Tel: +919686608650 (India)