Dame Sandra Dawson, Master of Sidney Sussex College and KPMG Professor of Management Studies, Judge Business School, was in London this morning for a breakfast meeting at the House of Commons to discuss the UK’s developing business relations with India.

Hosted by Alderman David Lewis, the Lord Mayor of London, the breakfast meeting was attended by senior parliamentarians, representatives of the public and private sector bodies engaged in the Indian market and relevant senior ‘stakeholders’.

Key questions addressed at the breakfast included:

  • What immediate and long term policy messages have developed from the experience of recent UK delegations to India, including the Lord Mayor’s most recent official visit during April?
  • What more can be done by Government, stakeholders and the private sector to better engage the UK in ‘doing business with India?

Keynote speakers included Lord Bilimoria, an alumnus of Sidney Sussex College, Chairman of the UK India Business Council and Board member of Judge Business School.

Both Lord Bilimoria and Dame Sandra travel to India next week for the eleventh annual meeting of the UK-India Round Table, this year taking place over three days in Shimla.

The UK-India Round Table was established by Foreign Secretary Robin Cook and Indian Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh in April 2000. They were looking for ways to regenerate and strengthen the bilateral relationship.

The Round Table consists of about 30 senior people drawn equally from India and the UK. They come from many different backgrounds and include politicians, academics, writers, businessmen and media personalities.

The Round Table meets each year, alternately in India and the UK.

The primary purpose of the Round Table is to discuss any issue that is relevant to the bilateral relationship. Rather than duplicate inter-governmental discussions its aim is to put forward ideas from different perspectives.

At Shimla the agenda will include the current world economic situation, healthcare, education & research, culture, ageing populations and international development.

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