Embassy of India

Paris, France Indian Investors Club

Investment opportunities in France for Indian companies
Wednesday November 20, 2013

3.00p.m. Welcoming participants / Distribution of badges

3.30p.m. Opening remarks

 r. David APPIA, Chairman and CEO,
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The Invest in France Agency (IFA)
 is Excellency Mr. Arun K. SINGH,
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Ambassador of India in France
 r. Dan OIKNINE, President of the Chamber of Commerce
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and Industry France India (CCIFI)

4.00p.m. 
1st session: New measures to improve competitiveness in France

 Bpifrance services (inc. competitiveness and employment tax

credit, research tax credit)
Ms. Isabelle LEBO, International Project Manager, Bpifrance
Mr. Yves-Charles ZIMMERMANN, Lawyer-Partner, Marccus Partners
(member of Mazars law firm)

 Employment Act of June14, 2013

Ms. Valrie BLANDEAU, Lawyer-Partner, Wragge and Co

U
 pdate on the latest reforms to improve visa conditions for foreign
employees
Ms. Christelle CAPORALI-PETIT, Official from the Economic Immigration
Office at the Ministry of the Interior

Q&A

5.00p.m. 
2nd session: France, a haven for Indian companies international
development

 Focus on 2 success stories:

TATA STEEL France, Mr. Dominique CHIESURA, Export Director
TITAGARH WAGONS AFR, Mr. Pascal VARIN, CEO France


Presentation of the IFA publication project : Asian investments in
France : comparing viewpoints
Mr. Hubert TESTARD, Director, IFA Singapore

Q&A

5.50p.m. Concluding remarks

Mr. David APPIA, Chairman and CEO, The Invest in France Agency (IFA)

6.00p.m. Closing cocktail reception

The IFA - Invest in France Agency Headquarters,

77 Boulevard Saint Jacques 75014 Paris