🇩🇪🇮🇳 GERMAN-INDIAN BUSINESS SUMMIT – 2025
MARITIME, LOGISTICS, AND SUSTAINABILITY
Collaborative Strategies for Strengthening Maritime Trade
Focus on partnership models between Indian and German businesses, including joint ventures, knowledge sharing, training and skill development, and capacity building in the maritime sector.
📅 13 JUNE | FRIDAY
🕤 09:30 AM – 01:00 PM
📍 DIE SPARKASSE BREMEN
Universitätsallee 14, 28359 Bremen
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Contact Us:
📧 contact@the-gibs.org
📧 shazia.wuelbers@gmail.com
📞 +49 178 960 2876
Organized by:
GIBS | Consulate General of India, Hamburg | Ministry of Economic Affairs, Ports and Transformation | Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
Supported by: Die Sparkasse Bremen, Shaktya e.V., HSB, GIEF, CII, TBF, Handelskammer Bremen
PROGRAMME – GERMAN-INDIAN BUSINESS SUMMIT 2025
Moderation: Mr. Sanjay Tambe – GIBS
🕤 09:30 – Registration and Welcome
🕙 10:00 – Welcoming Remarks: Mr. Pranjal Kothari, Member of Board – Sparkasse Bremen
🕥 10:05 – Introduction: Dr. Shazia Wulbers and Dr. Rajesh Mishra – GIBS
🕥 10:10 – Inaugural Address: Ms. Maike Frese, Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Ports and Transformation, Bremen
🕥 10:20 – Keynote Speech: Ms. Soumya Gupta, Consul General, CGI Hamburg
🕥 10:30 – Keynote Address: Dr. Katharina Berner, German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK)
🕥 10:45 – Introduction to Maritime Logistics
- Dr. Dirk Matter, AHK Düsseldorf – German Perspective
- CII Institute of Logistics – Indian Perspective
☕ 11:05 – Coffee Break
🕦 11:20 – Panel Discussion
Themes:
Labour and Market Integration, Skilling and Workforce Development, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Promoting Sustainable Logistics through Green Technologies, Maritime Aviation & UxVs
Facilitated by:
Dr. Deepak Das – GIBS & Ms. Lakshmi Mohan – Country Head, CII – Germany
Panelists:
- Dr. Alexis Papathanassis – Rector and Professor, Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences, Germany
- Prof. Dr. Assem Kinra – Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Capt. Arun Shankar – Director Strategy and Business Development, Columbia Group
- Mr. Ashutosh Baheti – CEO, Paras Defence Systems for Maritime Sectors
- Mr. Christian Norden – CEO, Balance Technology Consulting GmbH
🕐 12:50 – Conclusions: Dr. Deepak Das – GIBS
🕐 12:55 – Networking followed by Lunch
🌇 18:00 – India Days Bremen Inauguration & Reception at Bremen Townhall (Senatsempfang)
(By invitation only)
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