online event
10 Things You Didn’t Know About India
Join us for a 30-minute webinar to explore untapped opportunities in India and gain actionable insights to grow your business in this dynamic market.
What you’ll learn
- Practical insights into India’s business environment
- Identification of specific growth sectors and opportunities
- Understanding of DBT’s resources and support mechanisms
- A clearer roadmap for participating in the Indo-Pacific Roadshow 2025
Description
To provide UK businesses with fresh perspectives on the immense and often under-explored business opportunities in India. This session is designed to demystify common misconceptions and highlight actionable insights that can help UK SMEs build, grow, and enhance their business presence in one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. India, with its dynamic and diverse economy, offers a wealth of opportunities across many sectors. However, there are nuances and evolving trends that many UK businesses might not be fully aware of. As part of the Indo-Pacific Roadshow 2025 initiative, this webinar will serve as the inaugural India event to generate awareness among UK companies about the roadshow’s objectives.
The webinar will:
- Shine a light on lesser-known but significant aspects of the Indian market.
- Offer real-life success stories and case studies of UK companies in India.
- Present a clear pathway for UK businesses to engage with India and maximize opportunities through DBT support.
Speakers
Joe Wallen
Managing Director, Montfort South Asia
Joe is a Managing Director of Montfort South Asia, based in Mumbai, India. He has assisted sovereign wealth funds and some of the world's leading consultancies and technology firms on business strategy and market entry in South Asia. Joe has also provided political risk analysis, evaluating the impact of regional and national elections on corporate policy.
Joe was formerly the South Asia Bureau Chief for The Daily Telegraph where he covered political and economic affairs and broke world-leading exclusives across India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. He also ran South Asia's largest independent current affairs podcast, as well as regularly writing guest op-eds for political magazines and appearing on mainstream television and radio. Joe was also a long-term mentor at Médecins Sans Frontières in South Asia.
Joe speaks Spanish and is learning Hindi. He obtained his BA from Durham University and MA from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London.