”India meets FrankfurtRheinMain – Let’s talk business!”

Topic of the Event:

Start-ups – Prospects for Indian and German Entrepreneurs

  Agenda:

16:30 Registration

17:00   Welcome address by H.E. Mr. Raveesh Kumar, Consul General of India, Frankfurt

17:10   Keynote Presentation by Mr. Christian W. Jakob, Head, Frankfurt Forward & Ms. Misty Waters, Opportunity Manager, Acellere GmbH

17:30 Presentation by Mr. Matthias Wischnewsky, Project Manager, Business Angels Netzwerk Deutschland

e.V. (BAND)

17:50 Panel Discussion on Opportunities for Start-ups in Germany

–       Prof. Dr. Malte Brettel, Vice Rector, Head of Group, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Group (WIN) – Center for Entrepreneurship, TIME Research Area, RWTH Aachen University

–       Mr. Marcus Kindermann, Funding Consultancy, Wirtschafts- und Infrastrukturbank Hessen

–       Ms. Doris Brelowski, Project Director Business Start-ups, Frankfurt Economic Development GmbH

–       Mr. Amitabh Thakur, Founder & Managing Director, Banyan Tree Goods GmbH

Moderator: Mr. Günther Wiskot, Managing Director, Blafoc Black Forest Consulting GmbH

18:30   Concluding remarks by Mr. Ashutosh Kumar, Former President, TiE Germany

18:35   Networking over dinner

Participation is free of charge, registration necessary. RSVP to

Consulate General of India, Frankfurt

Fax: + 49 69 15300570

Email: commerce@cgifrankfurt.de