Past Events
February 27, 2008
Dinner Presentation
“Spotlight on Human Resources: Doing Business Successfully in India and China.”
Guest speakers, Francesco Gherzi, Vice President, SICC and E.S. Chandramouli,
Crown Relocations
SICC Southern Region,
Bangalore, India
February 29, 2008
Luncheon Presentation
"The Sky's the Limit: India's Dynamic Aviation Industry and the Case of Jet Airways." Guest speakers, Raja Segran, Regional Vice President, UK, Europe and the Americas, Jet Airways
Zurich, Switzerland
April 28 to May 3, 2008: Economic Mission Headed by Federal Councillor Doris Leuthard, Minister of Commerce of Switzerland. SICC represented by Franz Probst. A high-ranking delegation of 25 business representatives accompanied FC Leuthard to India.
April 29, 2008: Inauguration of SICC in India in the presence of Minister Kamal Nath, Federal, Councillor Doris Leuthard and her Business Delegation as well as H.E. Ambassador Dominique Dreyer. Took place in the gardens of the Embassy of Switzerland, Delhi, India.
April 30 to May 4, 2008
Parliamentarians Trip to India, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, India.
Organized by SICC
· May 27, 2008
Luncheon Presentations: "India's Emerging Role in the Global Economy" and
"Doing Business in India."
Guest speakers, Naina Lal Kidwai & Puneet Chaddha, HSBC India.
June 24, 2008: 23rd AGM
Guest Speaker, Ravi Uppal,President & Head Global Markets,
Group Executive Committee Member, ABB Ltd.
July 6 to 12, 2008: VET Fact-Finding Mission to India
July 7, 2008: SICC Dinner Reception, New Delhi
July 10, 2008: SICC Dinner Reception, Mumbai
July 11, 2008: SICC Dinner Reception, Bangalore
September 4, 2008: Luncheon Presentation, ITC Maurya, New Delhi
Presentation by Harry Hohmeister, Member of Management & Chief Network &
Distribution Officer, Swiss International Air Lines: “Swiss Gears Up for the Future after a
Successful Turnaround.”
· October 3, 2008: Luncheon Presentation, Zunfthaus zur Schmiden, Zurich
Presentation by Dr. Subramanian Swamy, President, Janata Party: “Swiss-Indian Business
Relations and the Role of China in this Equation.”
October 20 to 22, 2008: Mixed Joint Economic Mission,
A mixed joint economic commission from India and Switzerland met in Delhi and Bangalore
from October 20 to 22 to deliberate on environmental and climate change issues and steps to strengthen ing cooperation between the two countries in this arena. The Swiss
delegation was led by Ambassador Monika Rühl-Burzi , Head, Bilateral Economic Relations, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). Special Secretary Rahul Khullar, Department of Commerce, headed the Indian Delegation. SICC was represented by board member Rodolphe Keller who is also Managing Director of Bobst India Private Ltd. in Pune. The discussions culminated in the signing of an MoU on Environmental Cooperation between the Swiss and Indian governments. SICC organized two dinner receptions for members of the mixed joint economic commission…
October 20, 2008: Dinner Reception, Embassy of Switzerland, New Delhi
October 21, 2008: Dinner Reception, Four Seasons Hotel, Bangalore
Ambassador Monika Rühl-Burzi made a presentation on "The Dynamic Swiss-Indian
Economic Relationship"
November 7, 2008
Gala Dinner Celebrating Sixty Years of the Indo-Swiss Friendship Treaty
Rietberg Museum
Zurich
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