Invest India Strategic Investor Meet in the UK

Author: Shruti Chandra

To augment ongoing efforts to further strengthen the Indo–UK Partnership, actively promote investment opportunities in India and supplement our facilitation engagements, Invest India executed a multi-city investor outreach in collaboration with UK Department for International Trade (DIT) and Key Banking and Consulting Partners from 24 June to 5 July 2019.

The team travelled to the UK, where we visited 8 cities and conducted seminars and roundtables attended by over 900 UK businesses and conducted 70 focused meetings with targeted investors across 16 sectors. During this visit, we were supported by institutions including Department of International Trade UK Government, banks, law firms, industry associations and other stakeholders who provided critical support in amplifying outreach.
 

At each of the seminars, which were done in collaboration with DIT, the team showcased India’s transformation journey in the past few years and highlighted the new policies launched as well as reforms undertaken by the current government and how these enhanced investor confidence and improved doing business conditions. For each location, local business that were successful in India, were invited to present on their experience in India, along with detailed views on the opportunity.

For this outreach, we also identified nearly 70 targets, to whom we extended invites to meet and join us in these interactions with an aim to pitch India as an investment destination for UK-based firms. From discussing the India investment strategy with the Rolls Royce to showcasing the opportunities in IT and R&D at the Indo-UK Teck Forum to the members of Tech UK, from addressing concerns of  advanced manufacturing companies at the UKIBC Advance Manufacturing Roundtable to presenting customized sectoral investment pitches to targeted greenfield  and brownfield investors – Invest India truly captured the immense untapped potential of our bilateral investment relations.

Following the outreach, we shared a short feedback survey – over 90% of the respondents have rated the roundtables at either a 4 or 5 on a five-point scale and have expressed appreciation for the content presented. The formulation of a targeted social media plan was critical in generating interest and garnering participation in the seminars, roundtables and focused meetings.