Date And Time – 10 MAY 2023 | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM (IST)
Venue – Ananta Centre, The Ravi Shankar Centre, 7 Jose Rizal Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-110021
India is central to the UK long term foreign policy. It is also true that in today’s geopolitical competition and the rise of Indo-Pacific, India is one of the drivers of global growth in this region, in terms of technology and science. This important session with H.E. Mr Alex Ellis, British High Commissioner to India chaired by Ms. Indrani Bagchi, Chief Executive Officer, Ananta Centre had
explored the new avenues of future cooperation for India and UK in the field of Defense and security, health, trade, and science and Technology.
Speaker
H.E. Mr Alex Ellis, British High Commissioner to India
2021 to present British High Commissioner to India
2020 to 2021 Cabinet Office, Deputy National Security Adviser
2017 to 2019 Department for Exiting the European Union, Director General
2013 to 2017 Brasilia, Her Majesty’s Ambassador
2011 to 2013 FCO, Director of Strategy
2007 to 2010 Lisbon, Her Majesty’s Ambassador
2005 to 2007 Adviser to the President of the European Commission
1990 to 2005 Postings to Lisbon, Madrid and to EU. British Government negotiation team on euro, EU Budget framework, Treaty of the EU and EU Enlargement; worked on South Africa’s transition to multi party democracy. External Affairs (MEA) on her news beat, as well as interpreted and analyzed global trends with an Indian perspective. Earlier, Indrani worked with India Today, a premier news magazine, The Economic Times and The Statesman.
Chair
Ms. Indrani Bagchi, Chief Executive Officer, Ananta Centre
She was Associate Editor with The Times of India, where she reported and analyzed foreign policy issues for the newspaper from 2004 until 2022. As Diplomatic Editor, Indrani covered the Ministry of
External Affairs (MEA) on her news beat, as well as interpreted and analyzed global trends with an Indian perspective. Earlier, Indrani worked with India Today, a premier news magazine, The Economic Times and The Statesman.
