Building Trade Links Workshop Gateway Asia & The Indian Film Industry Wednesday 29th September 2010, 5.30pm - 10.00pm Brunel University Darwin Room Kingston Lane, Uxbridge Middlesex: UB8 3PH Admission: Registration Mandatory www.gateway-asia.co.uk

India’s film & entertainment industry is the largest in the world, producing over for example 1,000 films annually. By 2008, it is expected to gross £1.1 billion. More importantly, over 50 per cent of each major film is shot in an overseas location – amounting to around £60 million overseas expenditure every year. 18 films were shot in UK alone by Indian companies last year and the number will rise. They don’t just come here to film at the local sites, but they are looking to use post-production and studio areas in the UK also.

Gateway Asia is holding an evening workshop to help build trade links with the Indian film Indsutry. The workshop, hosted by Ash Verma - CEO of Gateway Asia and featuring Parminder Vir OBE Director of PVL Media Consultants, will provide an opportunity for interaction as well as exchanging information and knowledge via a Q&A and networking. The aims of the seminar are to highlight the business opportunities for UK film companies in India; highlight the business opportunities for Indian film companies in the UK to market their products and services; develop a pipeline and case load of SMEs looking for business opportunities in India and other markets and contribute to the development of the London Creative Industries.

Gateway Asia Programme

5.30 pm Registration
6.05 pm Welcome and Introduction: Ash Verma, Chairman and CEO Gateway Asia
6.10 pm Gateway Asia and Overview of India: Ash Verma Gateway Asia Programme and Services - The India Growth Story
6.30 pm Indian and UK Film Industry: Parminder Vir OBE, PVL Media Consultants - Overview, Opportunities and Challenges
6.45 pm Case Studies: Two Companies from UK and India
7.30 pm Open Forum Q&A with Panel: Ash Verma
7.45 pm Next Steps: Ash Verma
8.00 pm Buffet and Networking
10.00 pm End

Gateway Asia

Gateway Asia is an innovative and free business to business programme that aims to help small and medium enterprise (SME’s) across London, particularly west London and south London, and the wider Heathrow areas, to access new market and business opportunities, especially in India and China.

About Ash Verma, Chairman and CEO Gateway Asia

A “social entrepreneur” and businessman, with over thirty six years of experience in various aspects of British Government policy, funding and programmes, especially those relating to: private/public sector initiatives; inner cities regeneration; economic development; enterprise and entrepreneurship in and around airport related economies; overseas trade; equal opportunities and corporate social responsibility.

Parminder Vir OBE, Director PVL Media Consultants

With over 20 years of work in the media, creative and cultural industries, Parminder brings considerable expertise and experience in international film production and media finance. She is an award-winning film and television producer, who has worked for the BBC, ITV, Channel Four and major international channels. Parminder is currently Director of PVL Media Consultants, focussing on emerging markets, media and creative industries. PVL has worked with many industry leaders including Pyramedia, Omnicom Media Group, Goldsmiths University of London, Microsoft, MTVUK, ITV, Royal Shakespeare Company, Spectrum Value Partners and Ingenious Media.