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BVMW Network
Bundesverband mittelständische Wirtschaft
(BVMW) – Federal Association of Small and
Medium sized Enterprises
Germany‘s largest association for SME‘s
Represents more than 270.000 SME’s with
about 9 million employees
Has a network of 330+ Regional and local
offices in Germany
700.000 business contacts per year
More than 2.000 events per year
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Political Network
Concentrates the power of small and
medium-sized businesses
Fights for an improved economic and
political framework at national as well
as at regional and local levels
Influences legal Bills and regulations
Creates a platform for the opinions of
SMEs
Political Advisory Board
Dr. Wolfgang
Gerhardt
(Former Chairman
of FDP party)
Dr. Gregor
Gysi
(Chairman of
„The Left“ party)
Cem Özdemir
(Co-chairman of
„The Greens“
party)
Thomas Strobl
(Vice-Chairman of
the CDU party)
Dagmar Wöhrl
(Secretary of State
Bavaria CSU)
Dr Katarina Barley
(Secretary General
of the SPD party)
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European Association
CEA-PME is the European daughter association of BVMW
CEA-PME represents 1 million SMEs in Europe
Brussels is becoming more important in the political progress
CEA-PME provides economic and political information and ensures an active
representation of the core interests of European SMEs
CEA-PME
Confédération Européenne des Associations de Petites et Moyennes Entreprises
An independent Confederation of national
Business Associations from all across Europe
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Mittelstandsallianz – SME Alliance
Few of the Associations which are partners of BVMW
BIO Deutschland – Association of the Biotechnology Industry
BVIZ – Federal Association of Technology and Start-Up Centers
BVDW – Federal Association of Digital Economy
BVMM – Federal Association for Media and Marketing
BVSE – Federal Association for secondary resources and waste management
DIE – German Institute of Inventions
Händlerbund – Ecommerce Association
VIU – Association of innovative Companies
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Wirtschaftssenat – Economic Senate
MEWA Group
(Textile/555mil. € TO
/42 Subsidiaries)
GESCO AG
(Machinery/451mil. €
TO)
Klett AG
(Publisher/459mil. €
TO /35 Subsidiaries)
Koehler Paper Group
(Paper/712mil. € TO
/30+ Subsidiaries)
Viessmann GmbH
(Heating sys/2.2bil. €
TO /32 Subsidiaries)
Stroer Group
(Media/721mil. € TO
/40 Subsidiaries)
Flamm Group
(Machinery/1.4bil. €
TO /35 Subsidiaries)
Lambertz GmbH
(Food/620mil. €
TO/10+ Subsidiaries)
Werner & Mertz
(Chemicals/305mil. €
TO/ 6 Subsidiaries)
Symrise AG
(Food pro./2.6bil. €
TO/30+ Subsidiaries)
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International Experience
The BVMW co-operates with many national partner associations throughout the
world and has agreements with numerous associations.
External economic relations networks
Business trips abroad with numerous meetings between German and foreign
entrepreneurs.
Within these co-operations the BVMW has an extensive and fruitful exchange of
knowledge concerning common projects and regularly organizes international
conferences on various topics dealing with foreign affairs.
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GIZ provides services worldwide in the field of international cooperation for
sustainable development. GIZ has over 50 years of experience in a wide
variety of areas, including economic development and employment, energy
and the environment, and peace and security. The diverse expertise of our
federal enterprise is in demand around the globe, with the German
Government, European Union institutions, the United Nations and
governments of other countries all benefiting from our services. The German
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is the
main commissioning party, but they also work closely with the private sector,
fostering successful interaction between development policy and foreign
trade.
All these commissioning parties trust GIZ to generate ideas for political,
social and economic change on their behalf, to develop these into concrete
plans and to implement the envisaged change processes. Since they are a
public-benefit federal enterprise, German and European values are central to
their work. This makes GIZ a reliable service provider that people can trust.
Together with their partners, GIZ works to deliver flexible and effective
solutions that offer people better prospects and sustainably improve their
living conditions.
In 2014 their business volume exceeded two billion euros. Around 70 per
cent of their local workforce of 16,410 people are national personnel working
in over 130 countries.
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BVMW - GIZ
Alexander Knipperts
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BVMW – Foreign Department BVMW – Representative Office India
Director – Foreign
Department
Manager
International
Development
cooperation
Manager
International
Affairs
Non-EU
Executive
Director –
Rep. Office
India
Chairman
Director
Finance
Director
Legal
Advisor
Intercultural
Management
Advisor
Chemical
Industry
Advisor
Consumer
durables
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BVMW India - Organization
General
Manager –
Rep. Office
India
Advisor
Politics Indo-
China
Advisory Board
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BVMW India Management
Since 02/2015: BVMW Representative Office India
Chairman
Since 02/2015: Dansden Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
Chairman & CEO
Since 05/2014: Bravistra Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
Founder & CEO
2013 – 2014: Hover Automotive Pvt. Ltd.
Executive Director
2008 – 2013: Mercedes Benz India Pvt. Ltd.
Director – Sales & Marketing, Member of the Board
2003 – 2008: Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd.
Deputy General Manager – Marketing
1998 – 2002: Hindustan Motor – Mitsubishi Motors
Senior Regional Manager
1992 – 1998: Atlas Copco India Pvt. Ltd.
Senior Sales Engineer
Debashis Mitra
Chairman
BVMW India
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BVMW India Management
Since 02/2015: BVMW Representative Office India
Director Legal & Taxation
Since 02/2015: Dansden Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
Director Finance & Company Secretary
Since 2000: Rajkishore Associates
Managing Partner
• Specialized in Market entry for European SMEs
• German speaking lawyer
1998 – 2000: Kainth & Associates
Branch Head
1997 – 1998: Hassan Ali Radhi & Associates (Bahrain)
Legal Counsel
1992 – till date Enrolled with Bar Council of Tamil Nadu
1992 – 1997: Singhania & Co., Advocates & Solicitors
Associate Counsel
Rajkishore
Bhagwatsaran
Director Legal
BVMW India
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BVMW India Management
Since 10/2014: BVMW Representative Office India
Executive Director
Since 06/2013: Dansden Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
Director Business Development Europe
2013 – 2015: APMC Services Pvt. Ltd.
Managing Director
2010 – 2013: Asia-Pacific Management Consulting GmbH
Senior Project Manager
2006 – 2010: ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG
Production Engineer
2004 – 2006: Fugro Consult GmbH
Project Assistant / Project Manager
Daniel Raja
Executive Director
BVMW India
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Arpan Banerjee
Advisor – Information Technology
• Founder & Owner of Orion
Consulting Services
• Former Vice President
Innominds
• Former Director AZTECSOFT
Anita Shukla
Advisor - Intercultural Management
• Vice Chairwoman Sietar e.V.
• Chairwoman India Council
German Outsourcing Association
• Project Manager - Network
of Automotive Excellence
Dr. Manuel Vermeer
Advisor - Politics
• Senior Advisor Asia –
Mannheim Business School
• Consultant with 25 years
experience for China and India
• Former political advisor of
Chancellor Kohl for China
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Advisory Board
Neena Hartmann
Beraterin – PR & Marketing
• Geschäftsführerin der Prexma
Ltd.
• Geschäftsführerin German-
Indian Roundtable (GIRT)
• Herausgeberin – Indien
Aktuell, www.indien-aktuell.de
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Dr. Joerg Strassburger
Advisor – Chemical Industry
• CEO of Go East Advisors
GmbH
• Former Managing Director
Lanxess India
• Former Treasurer – IGCC
Manish Pandey
Advisor – IT-Project Management
• Intercultural Communication
Trainer and IT-Consultant
• Former Business Development
Manager at Tata Consultancy
Services and Siemens Germany
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Advisory Board
Yvonne Metzger
Advisor - Marketing
• Founder of marketsandmore
• Chairwoman Indo-German
Medical Forum
• Former Project Manager –
German-Dutch Chamber of
Commerce
Siddhartha Ghoshal
Advisor – Renewable Energies
• Associate Director at Dansden
Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
• Former Managing Director
Areva India Pvt. Ltd.
• Former Director General Electric
India Pvt. Ltd.
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Strategy –The Indian Way
Our Network
Nirmala Sitharaman
Minister of State for
Commerce and Industry
Chandrakunt
Salunkhe
President – SME Chamber
Deepak Bagla
Managing Director & CEO
Invest in India
Bhaskar Sarkar
Executive Director &
Secretary EEPC
Sumit Mazumder
President
CII
Chandrajit Banerjee
Director General
CII
Tarvinder S. Bhasin
Chairman
EEPC
Harshavardhan-
Neotia
Chairman - FICCI
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MoU with EEPC
MoU Signing ceremony between BVMW
and EEPC during Hannover Messe
“The most important MoU was signed
between EEPC India which has 13,000
member companies and BVMW, the
German Association for small and
medium-sized businesses with
2,75,000 members, to promote trade,
investment and technology transfers.
BVMW has hidden champions of
indigenous technology manufacturers
who form the backbone of the German
economy with their exports and our
members stand to gain from their
expertise to reach out to more countries
with exports,”
B. Sarkar – Executive Director EEPC
(Excerpt from The Hindu – Business Line
14.05.2015)
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MoU with FICCI
MoU Signing ceremony between BVMW
and FICCI in Germany
On 7th September’16, BVMW signs an
MOU with the Federation of Indian
Chambers of Commerce & Industry
(FICCI) in Munich, Germany. The
President of BVMW, Mr. Mario Ohoven,
& the President of FICCI, Mr.
Harshavardhan Neotia, represent their
respective Associations for the signing
ceremony in the presence of Mr.
Debashis Mitra (BVMW), Mr. Daniel
Raja (BVMW), Mr. Rainer Ptok (BVMW)
& Ms. Mousumi Ghose (FICCI).
BVMW was the official Networking
Partner for the West Bengal State
Government’s Chief Ministerial
Delegation visit to Germany between
5th-9th Sept’16 across Düsseldorf,
Munich, Stuttgart & Frankfurt.
