Canada-India: The Road Ahead
This event is being organized to welcome a delegation of over 50 Indian businesses to Ottawa. The event will feature esteemed panelists and leading businesses from Canada and India.
This event will also feature the launch of the first annual competition under the Canada-India Acceleration Program (CIAP). The program will support 90 women-led Canadian technology companies to scale and entre the Indian market.

Objective
The event objective is to increase awareness of investment opportunities in Canada and in India. There will be four panels to discuss and explore tangible opportunities.

Panels
The four panels are:
1) The Future of Canada-India Partnership
This event will feature His Excellency Nadir Patel (Canadian High Commissioner to India) and His Excellency Vikas Swarup (Indian High Commissioner to Canada). The panel will be moderated by Carleton’s President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Alastair Summerlee.
2) Effectively Investing in Canada and Canadian Businesses
This panel will feature leading Ottawa-based Canadian business leaders to share insights on how to successfully invest in Canada and ensure high return on investments.
3) Investing in Real-estate in Ottawa
This panel will feature experts from the real-estate industry to discuss the current trends and opportunities for Indian investors to invest in Ottawa.
4) Educational tie-up opportunities
This panel will feature leaders from Ottawa-based academic institutions to discuss their approach to international recruitment and ways to increase collaborations.

Timing and Location
The event will be held at Carleton University in the Residence Commons building (2nd Floor conference rooms). Registration will begin at 8:30AM. The opening remarks will be at 9:30AM.