H.E. Mr. Thierry Mathou, the esteemed French Ambassador to India, graciously hosted a luncheon at the Residence of France. The Luncheon provided a platform for important discussions, including the Indo-French Strategic Partnership for the France-India Foundation Young Leaders, Board Management, and esteemed Corporate Partners in attendance

Young Leader Harshad Reddy, Director – Group Oncology and International at Apollo Hospitals, and Mr. Pierre Perez, Managing Director of Servier India Private Limited and Corporate Partner of the France India Foundation, engaged in a meaningful dialogue, setting the stage for the prospect of working closely together in the future.

Board of Management Members, Chiki Sarkar and Payal S. Kanwar along with Young Leader Abhinav Prakash met Dr. Vijay Chauthaiwale, In-charge, Department of Foreign Affairs, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the BJP Headquarters in New Delhi. The purpose of the meeting was to provide Dr. Chauthaiwale with an overview of the objectives and values of the France India Foundation.

The France India Foundation members and sponsors were invited to attend an exclusive cocktail reception at the Residence of the Consul General of France in Mumbai, Mr. Jean-Marc Séré-Charlet to welcome Ms. Valérie Pécresse, Président of the Région Ile de France on her 10 day official India Tour in January 2024.

Ms. Pecresse interacted with Indian Young Leader, Vishal Agrawal, Vice President Axis Mutual Fund. She also interacted with CEOs of CMA CGM (Atit Mahajan), Servier (Pierre Perez), Crédit Agricole CIB (Franck Passillier) who are supporting the France India Foundation along with Sumeet Anand and Payal S. Kanwar from the Board of Management.

Young Leader Masoom Minawala spoke at the CCI France UAE and IFCCI Luxury Conference addressing the topic ‘India – the New Eldorado of Luxury.’ The discussion was moderated by

Board of Management Member, Ms. Payal Kanwar.