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How To Do Business With The Indian Armed Forces: Offset and Procurement Special
14 September 2015
How To Do Business With The Indian Armed Forces: Offset and Procurement Special

Following success of our first installment of our How To Do Business With The Indian Armed Forces' masterclasses in June 2015, we are brining back this unique and insightful topic for a second time this September in London.

For many defence companies’ growth opportunities come in the form of geographical expansion and entering new markets.
Yet understanding and navigating local government defence procurement processes is where many organizations fall down.
If you are interested in doing business with the Indian Armed Forces then this unique and informative masterclass will allow you to understand the procurement process within the armed forces from ‘contact to contract.’
Not only will our expert leaders describe in detail the existing and forthcoming offset arrangements needed to enter this lucrative market, but they will also outline the various stakeholders collaborate to make decisions on procuring international defence systems and equipment.
 

Masterclass LEADER

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KV Kuber

Independant Defence Consultant and Advisor India , Indian Army

An alumni of the prestigious National Defence Academy, and the Technical Staff College, Colonel KV Kuber, specialized in Electronic Warfare. Commanded an Electronic Warfare Regiment(Divya Drishti :: Panchajanya) in operations and has conducted EW operations in Western, and Eastern theatres, both in conventional and insurgency environments. He has been an Instructor at the National Defence Academy in training potential officers. Summary of Achievements are :-

• Indian Army, Corps of Signals :: 1981 till Jan 2009
• Was Director, Capital Acquisitions Programs, in MoD from 2005 till 2009.
• Founded and established the (Defence Offset Facilitation Agency) DOFA and was the chief architect of the offset policy since its inception in 2005. Closely associated with the formulation of the offset policy in 2006 and modifications to the Offset Policy in 2008, of the Ministry of Defence.
• Religare Capital Markets Ltd :: SVP Investment Banking : Feb 2009 to Oct 2010
• Independent Consultant Aerospace and Defence : Oct 2010 to date
• From June 2012 till June 2014, Advisor with the National Small Industries Corporation(NSIC), a mini Ratna PSU of the Ministry of MSME, Government of India. In this assignment was playing a key role in bringing MSMEs in to the main stream defence business, through NSIC.
• Invited by Government of Australia for energizing the Australian defence industry in Indian defence business.
• Provide thought leadership in terms of steering discussions in various forums and writing articles in magazines.
• Presently, Advisor with HQ DRDO, working with Director DIITM, for Technology Acquisitions and industry Interface, from Apr 2014 to date.
 

Masterclass agenda

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9:30

Registration and Informal Networking

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10:00

Mapping the Indian Armed Forces: Where to start when you have a suitable solution, service, product or technology for the Indian market

AK Sharma , Former Armoured Brigade Commander , Indian Army

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10:30

Understanding how the Indian Armed Forces issue RFI’s, Tenders and down selects

AK Sharma , Former Armoured Brigade Commander , Indian Army

KV Kuber , Independant Defence Consultant and Advisor India , Indian Army

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11:00

How to prepare a tender: key ‘must haves’ that the decision makers need to see

AK Sharma , Former Armoured Brigade Commander , Indian Army

KV Kuber , Independant Defence Consultant and Advisor India , Indian Army

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11:30

When you need to partner with local industry? Where to look and how to approach local organisations

AK Sharma , Former Armoured Brigade Commander , Indian Army

KV Kuber , Independant Defence Consultant and Advisor India , Indian Army

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12:00

India's New DPP-New Procedure and how it differs from the previous approach

AK Sharma , Former Armoured Brigade Commander , Indian Army

KV Kuber , Independant Defence Consultant and Advisor India , Indian Army

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13:00

Lunch and Networking

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14:00

Setting up a satellite office in India-is this necessary and finding local expertise to ensure success

AK Sharma , Former Armoured Brigade Commander , Indian Army

KV Kuber , Independant Defence Consultant and Advisor India , Indian Army

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14:30

The role of the DRDO in defence equipment procurement

AK Sharma , Former Armoured Brigade Commander , Indian Army

KV Kuber , Independant Defence Consultant and Advisor India , Indian Army

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15:00

Offsets:Opportunities and the way to maximise

KV Kuber , Independant Defence Consultant and Advisor India , Indian Army

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15:30

Current and predicted future requirements and the types of equipment likely to be considered in the near future

AK Sharma , Former Armoured Brigade Commander , Indian Army

KV Kuber , Independant Defence Consultant and Advisor India , Indian Army

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16:00

Examples of international defence equipment adoption and successes: companies that have won business in India-what differentiated them and what were the key factors in winning the business

AK Sharma , Former Armoured Brigade Commander , Indian Army

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16:30

Questions and answers to the distinguished hosts

AK Sharma , Former Armoured Brigade Commander , Indian Army

KV Kuber , Independant Defence Consultant and Advisor India , Indian Army

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17:00

Materclass Ends

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