Exploring Sustainable Water Projects in India and Means for Market Entry

Online session in collaboration with the German Water Partnership (an association of German businesses engaged in the water sector, interested in exploring opportunities to enter the Indian market). This session will see the participation of a representative of the State Water Board of the State of Telangana, who will apprise participants on investment promotion opportunities in the state.

12:00 – 12:05 PM CET Welcome Message

Representative of the German Water Partnership

12:05 – 12:10 PM CET Introduction

Mr. Gaurav Sharma, Project Manager, India IP SME Helpdesk

12:10 – 12:20 PM CET State of Play and Opportunities for European Businesses in the

Water Space in Telangana

Ms. Anuradha Vattem, Chief Technology Architect, Smart City Living

Lab, International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIIT-

Hyderabad) (TBC)

12:20 – 12:30 PM CET Q&A

Audience queries to Ms. Anuradha Vattem, IIIT-Hyderabad (TBC)

12:30 – 12:45 PM CET Intellectual Property as an Asset when Considering expansion into

another Market

Ms. Ankita Tyagi, IP Expert, India IP SME Helpdesk

12:45 – 12:55 PM CET Q&A

Audience queries to Ms. Ankita Tyagi, IP Expert, India IP SME

Helpdesk

12:55 – 1:00 PM CET Vote of Thanks

Representative of the German Water Partnership

N.B. The registration link and/ or link to join the online workshop will be shared closer to the date of the

event. For more updates, please visit the websites and/ or social media sites of the German Water

Partnership (https://germanwaterpartnership.de/en/), the Smart City Living Lab, IIIT Hyderabad

(https://smartcityresearch.iiit.ac.in/), and the India IP SME Helpdesk (https://intellectual-property-

helpdesk.ec.europa.eu/regional-helpdesks/india-ip-sme-helpdesk_en).