A series of events culminating in the dinner at the House of Commons will showcase India next month.

'India Week' will take place across the UK during May 7th–12th, bringing together more than 100 business leaders from across India.  Political leaders from seven parties across eight states, have confirmed their attendance at what is said to be largest India-related conference in Europe this year.

Global advisory firm EPG’s India Week is an annual global flagship event, which gathers together policy and business leaders for discussions.

The events start with a CEOs’ Golf Weekend on 7-8 May at Rutland Hall & Spa in Leicestershire, where more than 20 CEOs from India are expected to fly in especially. 

This will be followed by an Education Innovation Conference in Oxford, organised in partnership with WBR, and including Prof Jonathan Michie OBE, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, and leadership from over40 higher education institutions in India.

Finally, the Ideas for India conference in London on 11-12 May, will include a dinner at the House of Commons and a formal dinner the next evening to celebrate closer UK-India ties.

Pratik Dattani, MD at EPG said: “India is the world’s fastest-growing economy today, ahead of China. Its progress in financial inclusion, technology, renewable energy, infrastructure building, and the geopolitical leadership it offers the Global South, is admirable. I’m delighted that such a wide range of policy and business leaders have chosen to come to India Week in the UK. 

"It underlines the importance of the UK as a global gateway for India, ahead of the Free Trade Agreement that is being negotiated between the two countries.”

Speakers confirmed include: Dr Raghuram Rajan (Former Governor, Reserve Bank of India), Rahul Narwekar (Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly), Rohit Pawar (Member of Legislative Assembly, Maharashtra), Priyanka Chaturvedi (Member of Parliament, Maharashtra), Kartikeya Sharma (Member of Parliament, Haryana), Riniki Bhuyan Sarma (MD, Pride East Entertainment), Pradyot Manikya (Chairman, Tipra Motha, Tripura), Jayesh Ranjan, IAS (Principal Secretary of the Industries and Commerce, and IT Departments, Telangana), Mohammed Ali Ashraf Fatmi (National Spokesperson, JDU, Bihar), Abhinandan Sekhri (Co-Founder, Newslaundry), Arunabha Ghosh (CEO, Council on Energy, Environment and Water).

The itinerary includes:
•   7-8 May: CEOs’ Golf Retreat at Rutland Hall (Leicestershire).
•   9 May: Education Innovation Conference and Education Leaders’ Awards (Oxford)
•   11 May: Ideas for India conference with Bridge India, invite-only House of Commons Dinner (London).
•   12 May: Ideas for India conference with Bridge India, Black-tie Celebration Dinner (London).

Economic Policy Group (EPG) is an economic and strategy consulting firm based across the UK, India and Uganda, which offers market entry advisory services and strategic communications to businesses and governments around the world.