Online event
Business mobility and delivering services in India
Wednesday 25 November at 11:00AM
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Understand the practical delivery models available when selling into India and what business mobility considerations may mean in practice.
What you’ll learn
- Understand the main ways UK services businesses can deliver work in India, including remote delivery, temporary travel, local partners and in-market presence
- Learn when business mobility or temporary in-market presence may be needed for meetings, project delivery, client engagement or professional services activity
- Identify the key questions to consider before sending staff to India, working with local firms or establishing a longer-term presence
Description
Services businesses often need to deliver work across borders, whether through remote delivery from the UK, temporary travel, local partners, or establishing a presence in market. This webinar will help UK service exporters understand the practical delivery models available when selling into India and what business mobility considerations may mean in practice. The session will explore what it means to export a service, when businesses may need people on the ground, and how to assess whether temporary in-market presence is necessary for meetings, project delivery, client engagement or professional services activity.
Attendees will gain practical insight into the key questions to consider before travelling to India, sending staff temporarily, working with local firms or building a longer-term presence. The webinar will also highlight common delivery scenarios and include a case study to bring the guidance to life. Designed for SMEs delivering or planning to deliver services in India, this session will help businesses choose the right approach and plan next steps with greater confidence.
Speakers
Rachel Spiegelhalter
Deputy Lead - India and GCC, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Rachel is the Deputy Lead for promoting the UK-India Free Trade Agreement and UK-Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement at the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade. Previously, she led work to support businesses in accessing opportunities under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), with a particular focus on Southeast Asia. She works closely with the business community and teams across the Department, both in the UK and overseas, to help businesses make the most of the opportunities presented by the UK's free trade agreements.
Okkor Habibi
Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Utilisation Lead, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Okkor Habibi is the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Utilisation Lead for the UK-India FTA and UK-GCC FTA, helping businesses understand and leverage FTA benefits.
Emma Berry
Policy & Negotiation Lead, Trade in Services, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Emma leads on implementation of the Services chapters of the UK-India FTA. She works in BIST’s Trade in Services team, who are responsible for the UK’s services trade policy and negotiation of the Services chapters of FTAs. Alongside her role implementing the India FTA, Emma has led negotiations with several international partners and holds the policy expertise on how FTAs can impact services businesses and their ability to trade internationally.