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"India meets NRW" The Consulate General of India, Frankfurt in collaboration with the The Office of Economic Development Düsseldorf, NRW.Global Business, Indo-German Chamber of Commerce and Chamber of Industry and Commerce Düsseldorf, Germany organized the “India meets NRW” Event at TechHub.K67 on 20th August 2024 in Düsseldorf to revive the “India meets NRW”. NRW is one of the most important German states for India with extensive extensive economic engagement. Consul General Mubarak Bawa Syed in his introduction and welcome speech thanked the partners in this event for their long-standing excellent cooperation and  gave insights into the Indo-German business relations and the plethora of opportunities available for German businessmen to invest and collaborate with India. The Vice Mayor of the Stadt Düsseldorf, Mr. Christian Zaum, thanked the Consul General for organizing the India meets NRW business event and informed about the city of Düsseldorf as a start-up hub with events as the Future Tech Fest this week which is Germany's largest B2B Startup Expo and Conference. Mr. Dirk matter, Director of the Düsseldorf Office of the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry informed about the opportunities for German companies when doing business in India. Mr. Sathes Singam Singham from the ERGO Group AG spoke about the experiences of the Düsseldorf company when opening their entity in India in 2022. Ms. Andrea Hendrickx, Vice President and Country Head Germany, Infosys talked about the experiences of an Indian company succeeding in Germany. The event continued with a presentation by Mr. Thomas Breitinger, Vice President Development, Maier Vidorno Altios who presented the company Maier + Vidorno Altios and their efforts in promoting India as a destination for investments to German companies. Also the topic of talents was addressed during the event by the company Who Moves which is part of TechHub K67 and Leo & Sagittarius Consulting GmbH, a company based in Düsseldorf and Mumbai. The event then moved on to the topic of Start-ups with pitches from three start-ups which were part of the GINSEP (German Indian Startup Exchange Program) delegation visiting Germany and three start-ups who were part of the Carve Startup Labs delegation. India meets NRW was a great success and saw participation of more than 80 members including NRW based business organizations, company representatives and two Indian start-up delegations. Bettina Löhr Annette Klerks Ella Gemünd Ministry of External Affairs, India Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India