Event report
Bangalore: Indo-French Annual Gala Dinner 2020
The Indo French Chamber of Commerce & Industry (IFCCI) in association with Elior, hosted the Annual Gala dinner in Bangalore with over 200 esteemed guests from the Indo-French business community at the new Grand Mercure Hotel in Bengaluru at Old Madras Road. The Annual Gala Dinner themed “A Royal Affair” gave our guests a taste of a unique blend of Indian royalty linked to France!
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The Indo French Chamber of Commerce & Industry (IFCCI) in Bangalore, in association with Elior, hosted the Annual Gala dinner with close to 200 esteemed guests from the Indo-French business community at the new Grand Mercure Hotel in Bangalore at Old Madras Road. The Annual Gala Dinner themed “A Royal Affair” gave our guests a taste of a unique blend of Indian royalty linked to France!
We had the privilege to have with us the Chief Guests for the evening:
- Dr. Marjorie Vanbaelinghem, Consul General of France to Bangalore
- Mr. Rakesh Singh, Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Karnataka
- Mr. Gaurav Gupta, Principal Secretary, Government of Karnataka
Along with a special guest:
- Ms. Ragini Dwivedi, South Indian Film Actress
The event was inaugurated with a welcome address by Ms. Payal S. Kanwar, Director General, IFCCI and the opening remarks by IFCCI’s President Mr. Sumeet Anand, the Vice President Elisa Khetty followed by a Special Address by the Chief Guest Dr. Marjorie Vanbaelinghem, Consul General of France to Bangalore, Mr Rakesh Singh, Additional Chief Secretary in Government and Mr Gaurav Gupta, Principal Secretary at Government of Karnataka. Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Managing Director and CEO of the Elior in India and also Platinum Sponsor of the event spoke about his experiences with the guests succeeding which the lucky draw ceremony took place.
The Super Prize included a business class flight ticket to and from Paris by Air France.
The other Lucky draw prizes for the event were sponsored by:
- Forest Essentials: offered the winner a special gift hamper from their latest collection of Gift Boxes based on the theme Indian Mythology
- Nappa Dori: offered the winner a special premium gift hamper
- Confluence: gave out two prizes, a Dancing Peacock Brooch and a Guldastah Falcon Brooch designed by the famous Rohit Bal
- Kairali - The Ayurvedic Healing Village at Palakkad: offered two winning couples a 3 night and 4 day stay at their luxurious property.
The evening proceeded with a live music performance by a Jazz Duo Band – Gerard Machado and Joshua Costa and a sumptuous spread of Indo-French delicacies, Wine and Spirits.
IFCCI would like to take this opportunity and thank its partners for making the event a huge success:
- Platinum Sponsors: Elior
- Gold Sponsor: ICICI Bank
- Silver Sponsors: ESSILOR India, IDFC First Bank
- Beverage Partner: Pernod Ricard
- Gift Partners: Bioderma, Jean-Claud Biguine, The Laughing Cow, Maroma, Pressto, Cobbler and Desserted
- Lucky Draw Partners: Forest Essentials, Nappa Dori, Confluence, Kairali
- Super Prize Partner: Air France
- Experience Partner: Kase
- Media Partner: 94.3 Radio One International
- Event Partner: Maze
- Hospitality Partner: Grand Mercure Hotel
