December 1, 2022: The 12th Annual Canada-India Mumbai Business Forum hosted by the Canada-India Business Council (C-IBC) took place yesterday (30^th November) at the famed Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.  This forum drew over 100 leading business executives and government representatives from both Canada and India and provided an opportunity to discuss the issues and priorities for the year ahead by bringing together speakers, panelists and guests who are at the forefront of key sectors in bi-lateral relations.

The focus of this year’s forum is to boost trade and investment, understand the innovation ecosystem, and build stronger bi-national ties and comes at a time when the two countries are negotiating an early-progress trade agreement.

Some of key speakers included:

• H.E. Cameron MacKay, High Commissioner of Canada to India
• Hon. Victor Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Government of Ontario
• Ajay Bisaria, Former High Commissioner of India to Canada; Former envoy of India to Pakistan, Poland, Lithuania
• Consul General Diedrah Kelly, Consulate General of Canada in Mumbai, India
• Kashmira Mewawala, Head of Business Development & Chief Ethics Counselor, Tata Capital
• Sara Wilshaw, Chief Trade Commissioner, Government of Canada
• Goldy Hyder, President and CEO, Business Council of Canada

The 2022 Annual Canada-India Mumbai Business Forum featured panels on the following topics:

1. Insights on Post-Pandemic Global Trade
2. Changing Geopolitical Landscape in Relation to India
3. Economic Overview and Opportunities in the Bi-National Corridor
4. Bilateral Tech Opportunity
5. Sustainable Cooperation for the Future
6. Leveraging India as a Global Talent Hub:
7. Bilateral Trade, Exchange, and a Brain Chain

“I am delighted to see a great turn out at the Canada-India Mumbai Business Forum. Canada and India have longstanding bilateral relations which will be further strengthened through the implementation ofCanada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy which was just released. This forum serves as a timely reminder of the many complementarities between Canadian and Indian business expertise. We are looking forward to further expanding the commercial relationship between both countries.” stated Diedrah Kelly Consul General of Canada in Mumbai

“We are in a critical window of time, India takes over the G20 and Canadian executives need to get a glimpse of the significant economic opportunity in India. The world is watching as India becomes an economic superpower and Canada needs to ramp up our engagement with the world’s largest democracy.” added Victor Thomas, President and CEO, Canada-India Business Council