Bangalore Event report Aéronautique - Aérospatiale
Indo-French Defence and Aerospace Seminar, 7th Edition
IFCCI successfully conducted the 7th edition of it's prestigious flagship event - the Indo-French Defence & Aerospace Seminar in Bangalore.
IFCCI Bangalore successfully conducted the 7th edition of it's prestigious flagship event - the Indo-French Defence & Aerospace Seminar in Bangalore.
The event brought together over 100 CXOs and senior leaders from the aviation, aerospace & defence (A&D), and ancillary industries within the Indo-French business network.
The seminar was conducted in the presence of Mr. Marc Lamy, Consulate General of France in Bangalore.
The seminar started with opening remarks from IFCCI followed by two high impact panel discussions.
Panel 1 | The Evolving Landscape of Aviation, Aerospace & Defence in India
An insightful discussion on sectoral challenges and opportunities featuring:
▪️ Mr. Ashok Gopinath, President & Accountable Manager, GMR Aero Technic (GAT)
▪️ Mr. Hemanth DP (IAP) (IAP), CEO, Asia Pacific Flight Training Academy
▪️ Mr. Herial Mohammad Javeed, Director – Aerospace & Defence, Dassault Systèmes
▪️ Mr. Jetendra (JS) Gavankar, CEO, Safran India
▪️ Mr. Ludovic DUMONT, General Delegate, MBDA Missile Systems
- Moderated by: Mr. Venkataramana Mantha, Senior Director, Expleo Solutions Ltd
🔹 Panel 2 | Innovation & Advanced Technologies – The Impact of Make in India & Global Expertise
A deep dive into collaborative innovation and global synergies featuring:
▪️ Mr. Anurag Garg 🇮🇳, Director of Strategy, Thales India
▪️ Ms. Aruna Schwarz, CEO, Stelae Technologies
▪️ Commodore K. Seshadrinath (Retd.), Indian Navy
▪️ Mr. Deepak Sebastian, Amado Tools
▪️ Mr. Stephane Watier, Global Manager (India, Singapore, and Australia Units), Axon Interconnectors and Wires Pvt Ltd
- Moderated by: Mr. Ramesh Vaidyanathan, BTG Advaya
The seminar concluded with closing remarks from IFCCI and a special address by Mr. Marc Lamy, Consul General of France in Bangalore.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to all the esteemed speakers for sharing their invaluable insights, and to our partners for their generous support:
Gold Sponsor – Amado Tools
Silver Sponsors – Merlinhawk Aerospace Pvt. Ltd., Expleo Group
Hospitality Partner – Novotel ibis Bengaluru Outer Ring Road
