Reimagine@75: Growing up the Living Bridge

UK-India Trade and Commerce Town Hall

UK-India FTA – Is a Deal Now in Sight? Not long ago, many sceptical voices were expressing doubt that a UK-India FTA was a realistic proposition. Now a signed agreement could be as little as six months away. We ask our expert panel how extensive the impact and opportunities of any eventual agreement could be, what they would like to see from it, and what potential sticking points may still remain.

Investment and the 2030 Roadmap

Realising the full ambitions of the 2030 Roadmap will require spurring mutual investments to their full potential – especially in areas like Indian manufacturing, renewable energies, electronics, telecoms and so much more. We hear from Invest India’s CEO on the steps needed to take investments to the next level.

Reimagine@75: A New Era for UK-India Trade Relations?

IGF sits down with the UK’s Secretary of State for International Trade to discuss her vision for UK- India relations and the vital role trade, and a potentially imminent FTA can play within those. We will also touch on how she sees trade in the context of an apparent retreat in globalisation, and in the fight against climate change and the transition to net zero.

Reimagine Series: Post-Covid Healthcare Delivery – What Now What Next?

This blockbuster healthcare session sees both government’s top ministers discuss the next steps in implementing the objectives of the 2030 Roadmap as well as looking at resilience and recovery as we emerge finally from the covid pandemic. Experts from government and business will then take on the key questions as to how we continue to digitise and make healthcare more accessible, and more effective in the face of growing, ageing populations and a challenging macroeconomic outlook.

India Meets Britain 2022 – What do the Numbers Behind the Headlines Tell Us Now?

Nobody knows more about the state of Indian Investment into the UK than Grant Thornton. Their India Meets Britain tracker is the first stop for anyone looking to take the pulse of this vital trade and investment corridor. This session explores the latest findings, and how despite adverse conditions, the growth in business continues to defy expectations.

Global Disruptors Series

Future of Mobility: Building Sustainable Travel for All

The journey towards a sustainable planet won’t happen in one go, but in many incremental, but crucial steps. Expanding the accessibility and availability of electric mobility will be one especially important step in that journey. IGF sits down with some of India and the UK’s leading pioneers in this field to ask how it can be done!

Reimagine Series: Shaping the Future of Digital in the UK-India Relationship

India’s Minister for Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Electronics and IT joins us to discuss how India and the UK can look to harness the power of digital to expand access to vital services, and level up opportunity in our societies. We’ll also discuss the importance of digital as part of ambitions for a ‘Quantum Leap’ in UK-India relations and what a joint digital future can look like.

‘A Disruption’ by Dr Shashi Tharoor

Beyond the Boom: Building a Lasting Legacy for Nykaa

In a world where multibillion dollar companies are now built in just a few years, it seems odd to think about legacy and the lasting foundations of a business, potentially passing from one generation to the next. Nykaa, however, do have to tackle these questions, setting the course for the longer- term journey of a company that has surpassed all expectations in the speed of its growth so far.

Reimagine Series: Digitising Financial Services for Greater Access

This session sees several pioneering companies come together across of range of different financial product areas. What unites them? Their use of digital solutions to improve accessibility to services that previously were more exclusive and more bureaucratically cumbersome. At a time of tough economic headwinds, we ask how their products can help to keep finance flowing.

Reimagine Series: Reskilling for the 21 st Century

As the global economy changes and digitises, so too, rapidly are the skills required to thrive within it. The pandemic has also thrown a sharp focus on the possibilities of inclusive digital education, even after Covid has receded. Our speakers here consider UK-India collaboration and the rapid changes in this sector required for the next generations to succeed.

Reimagine Series: Resetting Globalisation

Recent events, including the Covid-19 pandemic and a major new European war have led some prominent figures to question whether the future of globalisation itself is now at stake. Increasingly nervous of cross-border dependencies, the theory goes, companies and governments alike will look to self-sufficiency as their new mantra. In this special session with Standard Chartered CEO, Bill Winters, we’ll put that theory to the test, asking whether a long-term retrenchment is really in anybody’s interests, and how a more positive ‘Reset’ of globalisation might provide an alternative.

Reimagine Series: The Global Economy’s Great Pivot

For the global economy in recent years, it has been one problem after another. Years of blighted growth courtesy of the pandemic have transformed into an energy crisis and soaring inflation whilst geopolitical risk is at its worst for decades. A great pivot is also now taking place. Western economies are seeking to rearrange their supply chains to minimise exposure to China and Russia, whilst tech continues to provide the greatest hopes for renewed productivity and growth. We ask our esteemed speakers for their insights on these issues and how India take advantage of the potential opportunities they offer.

Surviving to Thriving with Arianna Huffington

Most of us spend a lot of time in the pursuit of wealth and power. Not enough! - says Arianna Huffington who believes that no life is sustainable without the all-important ‘third metric’. In this closing session, we will touch upon Arianna’s views on living a balanced life, employee mental wellbeing, and how employers can help during a turbulent geopolitical and macro-economic period.