A Roundtable on the theme: Future Agenda For Canada-India Partnership: Unlocking its full potential, sponsored by Shastri Indo-Canada Institute (SICI) in partnership with Indo Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC), was held at HEC Montréal on March 1, 2013.
Secretary General, HEC Montréal Federico Pasin (www.hec.ca), delivered opening remarks.
Hon. Deepak Obhrai, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs was the guest of honour.
Approximately 60 participants representing Quebec Government, DFAIT, the Indian diaspora, young business professionals, business owners, and members of the Global Business Forum, a newly established forum at HEC Montréal (www.hec.ca/gbf).
The conference was bilingual and participants were free to express their views in both languages.
The message received from the Deputy High Commissioner of India served as a useful backdrop for discussions among the participants.
A background note was made available to all roundtable participants.
Roundtable format and subject matters are listed below: agriculture and food processing; higher education; innovation in energy, science and technology; small and medium enterprises (SMEs); and the bridge-building role of Indo-Canadians.
Two major points that emerged as crucial for advancing Canada-India Partnership were academia-industry-business interface and mobilisation of the Indian Diaspora resources and knowledge networks.
Need for sustained actions in these two areas were highlighted by the participants.
The term Indo-Québecer was used to emphasize the role of Indo-Canadians residing in Quebec or having links with Quebec as bridge builders.
A Joint Report in both languages is being prepared by SICI, ICCC and HEC Montreal and will be disseminated to all concerned opinion, policy and decision makers.
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