This 22@Update Breakfast’s edition, that will take place on Thrusday February 19 in the Me Barcelona Hotel, will be focus on “India: business opportunities and emerging talent” and the main participants will be the Indian Institute of Science, Sitmobile company and the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce.

Thursday February 19, 2009 from 8:30 to 10:00 am in the ME Barcelona Hotel auditorium (Pere IV 272) Metro L4: Poblenou. Bus: 7, 40, 42, 192, B25. Tram: T4: Pere IV. Bicing: 118. Parking at the hotel.

The February 22@Update Breakfast will focus on the business and talent opportunities that can be found in India. Our guest speaker, Dr. Parameshwar P.Iyer, associated president and head of research at the Indian Institute of Science, will explain the business opportunities India can offer and some practical recommendations on how to work successfully in this country. Enric Solé and Marc Bonavia, from Sitmobile, will be our Innovators of the Month. They will tell about their experience in India: looking for the best talent, the difficulties of bringing this talent in line with the company’s objectives and overcoming communication problems that stem from the physical and cultural distance.

Consult here the list of participants

Program:

8:30 Networking breakfast

8:45 Welcome, by Mr. Jordi William Carnes, third deputy mayor in charge of Finance and Economic Promotion and president of 22@Barcelona

8:50 Update: “Business opportunities and challenges in India” by Mr. Parameshwar P. Iyer, from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (India)

9:15 22@ innovator of the month: “Combining outsourcing with insourcing to improve competitiveness” by Mr. Enric Solé and Mr. Marc Bonavia, from Sitmobile.

9:40 Building bridges with India, by Mr. Josep M. Cervera, director of the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce’s Business Internationalization Area.

9:45 22@Barcelona News, by Mr. Josep M. Piqué, managing director of 22@Barcelona

9:55 Networking coffee