"Doing Business in India" event

The MEB is a partner of the economic event ‘Doing Business in India: Perspectives from the French Riviera’, which will take place on 16 October 2025 at the Nice Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The PACA-Team France Export International Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in collaboration with the City of Nice, the Nice Côte d'Azur Metropolis, and their partners*, is organising this meeting, which will take place throughout the day according to the following agenda:

The morning will be dedicated to presentations by business experts and the afternoon to B2B meetings between Indian market experts and participating companies, particularly those from Monaco who are interested.

> All presentations and discussions will be in English.

REGISTRATION using the form available here

NB: independently of this event, please note that an Indian economic delegation will be welcomed to the Principality in December.

* The Embassy of India, the Consulate General of India in Marseille, Business France, the Franco-Indian Business Club, the France-India Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Happy India Festival, the Indian Business Council, the Monaco Economic Board, Team NCA, the Metropolitan Tourist Office, UPE06, the Université Côte d'Azur, Skema Business School  

Programme schedule:

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16th 2025 | 8:30 AM–17:00 PM
Nice Côte d’Azur Chamber of Commerce and Industry-20 boulevard Carabacel, Nice
Salle des séances/Meeting Room (presentations + BtoB) 

8:30-9:00 AM: Welcome coffee & chai

9:00 AM: Welcome and introduction by local elected representatives

9:10-10:10 AM: Cinema, tourism & innovation: attractive sectors on the Côte d’Azur

- Côte d’Azur/French Riviera, a must-see touristic destination (Metropolitan Office of Tourism)

- Cinema & Audiovisual: perspectives and recent developments (Mrs. Maryam Rousta-Giroud, Director of Cinema Department, City of Nice)

- Pitch by Companies and local startups

10:10-10:40 AM: “Doing Business in India” presentation by the Embassy of India, followed by Q&A 

10:40-11:20 AM: - Panel discussion - feedback and sharing experiences from companies operating in India.

Moderators: Mrs. Anne Dessemond, Mumbai Trade Commission Director & M. Vincent Huynh, Manager, India Desk-Business France  

11:20-11:35 AM: Conference by M. Bruno Lavagna, International Luxury expert

11:40-11:55 AM:  Amarenco Group (TBC)

12:00-12:15 PM: Amair Farooqui, Attorney-at-Law, Dentons Europe, “Don’t do business in India like you do in France: a business playbook”

12:20-12:40 PM: Franco‑Indian Higher Education Partnerships, featuring Université Côte d’Azur (Laurent Counillon, Vice-President Research & Innovation) and SKEMA Business School

12:40-12:45 PM: Officials Closing remarks

12:45–14:00 PM: Indian network lunch (Grand Salon) with exceptional participation of Sanjee, alias Bollywood Kitchen 

Afternoon: B2B meetings (15 mn) for companies with

· Business France

· CCI International-Team France Export

· BPI

· Business Club France-India

· CCI France-India

. French Customs