Events

The Canada-India Business Council specializes in cultivating dynamic working relationships with notable partners across business, post-secondary, and government sectors; our primary objective being to grow economic activity in the bi-national space. The Council organizes a variety of annual Signature Events, along with carefully curated roundtables for key leaders throughout the year. Our focused approach guarantees that each event offers attendees the chance to develop meaningful business relationships and establish valuable connections.

C-IBC Event Highlights 2020 – 2024

Past Speakers

The Canada-India Business Council has been privileged to host world-class speakers at in-person and digital events. Our past speakers include:

Murad Al-Katib, CEO, AGT Foods
Elyse Allan, former President & CEO, GE Canada
Deepak Bagla, CEO, Invest India 
Jim Balsillie, former Chairman and Co-CEO, Research in Motion (Blackberry) 
Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII, India
Hari Bhartia, Co-Chairman and Managing Director, Jubilant Life Sciences
Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons
Vikas Choudhury, former President, Jio
Hon. Christy Clark, former Premier of British Columbia, Government of British Columbia
Laura Dawson, former Director, Canadian Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center
Hon. David Emerson, former Minister of International Trade, Government of Canada
Hon. Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Government of Ontario 
Hon. Jim Flaherty, former Finance Minister, Government of Canada  
Bruce Flatt, CEO, Brookfield Asset Management Inc. 
Rita-Rose Gagné, CEO, Hammerson
Tim Gitzel, President and CEO, Cameco
Naresh Goyal, Founder and former Chairman, Jet Airways 

Hon. Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Government of India 
Blake Hutchinson
, President & CEO, OMERS
Rt. Hon. David Johnston, 28th Governor General of Canada
Hon. John Manley, former Minister of Finance, Government of Canada
Hon. Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, Government of India
Hon. Scott Moe, Premier of Saskatchewan, Government of Saskatchewan
K.R. Narayan Murthy, Co-Founder and Chairman, Infosys
Amit Nayyar, former President, Paytm
Hon. Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, Government of Canada
Hon. Suresh Prabhu, former Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Government of India
Azim Premji, former Chairman & CEO, WIPRO
M.R Rangaswami, Founder, Indiaspora
Sanjoy Roy, Festival Producer, Jaipur Literature Festival
Raj Subramanian, CEO, FedEx
Vikas Swarup, former High Commissioner of India to Canada, High Commission of India, Ottawa
Ratan Tata, Chairman, Tata Group and Tata Sons 

Recent C-IBC Events

Past Events

November 29, 2024

Alberta-India Roundtable

Bengaluru, Karnataka

November 27, 2024

Alberta-India Roundtable

Hyderabad, Telangana

November 26, 2024

Mumbai Business Forum

Mumbai, Maharashtra

October 31, 2024

Toronto, ON

October 30, 2024

Toronto, ON

June 19, 2024

Toronto, ON

June 4, 2024

Executive Roundtable

Ottawa, ON

April 16, 2024

Vancouver Dinner with Indiaspora

Vancouver, BC

March 20, 2024

Tech Roundtable with BDC

Montréal, QC

November 10, 2023

Toronto, ON

November 9, 2023

Toronto, ON

May 10, 2023

Financial Executive Roundtable

Toronto, ON

May 10, 2023

Special Luncheon with Hon. Piyush Goyal

Toronto, ON

March 15, 2023

Bengaluru, Karnataka

February 9, 2023

BC-India Partnership Summit

Vancouver, BC

November 30, 2022

Mumbai, India

Sept. 29 - Oct. 4, 2022

Alberta-India Roundtables

Mumbai, Maharashtra
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Chennai, Tamil Nadu

September 26, 2022

Executive Dialogue with The Honourable Jyotiraditya Scindia

Montreal, QC

September 12, 2022

Moncton-India Executive Roundtable

Moncton, NB

June 23, 2022

A Special Reception for His Excellency Ajay Bisaria

Toronto, ON

June 22, 2022

Dialogue on India's Agriculture Opportunity

Regina, SK

February 18, 2021

BC-India Partnership Summit: Indian Budget 2021 

Online

May 4, 2022

Manitoba-India Executive Roundtable

Winnipeg, MB

May 2, 2022

Roundtable with The Honourable Jyotiraditya Scindia

Montreal, QC

March 7/8, 2022

First Canadian Women-only Virtual Business Mission to India

Online

February 10, 2022

BC-India Partnership Summit

Online

November 24, 2021

Mumbai Business Forum

Mumbai, India 
Online

November 3, 2021

Online

June 10, 2021

Online

March 16, 2021

Tech Showcase: Opportunity in the Bi-National Corridor

Online

December 3, 2020

Mumbai Business Forum

Online

October 29, 2020

Diwali Awards

Online

October 8, 2020

Invest India 2020

Online

June 24, 2020

An Exclusive Virtual Executive Session with High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria, featuring Frank McKenna and Goldy Hyder

Online

June 10, 2020

A Special Conversation with Rajesh Subramaniam on Transformation of Global Supply Chains: Implications for India

Online

May 28, 2020

Insights on Canada-India Trade and SMEs with Minister Ng

Online

April 21, 2020

A Look Inside the Canada-India Business Corridor featuring High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria and High Commissioner Nadir Patel

Online

November 21, 2019

Mumbai Business Forum

Mumbai, India

October 16, 2019

16th Annual Diwali Gala Dinner

Toronto, ON

June 26, 2019

Toronto Partnership Summit

Toronto, ON

February 7, 2019

BC Partnership Summit

Vancouver, BC