On Febrary 25th, 2009, INDOLINK Consulting Director, Mario Gil, gave a lecture at ESADE International Business School. The topic of the seminar was 'Doing Business in India : A Spanish Perspective' and it was organised by ESADE Emerging Markets Club in Barcelona.
The audience was formed by a group of international students from ESADE Fulltime MBA program and Executive MBA program. Among the participants there were fifteen students from the Advanced Management Programme (Class of 2009) of the Indian Institute of Management - Bangalore (IIM-B). The IIM-B group representatives were Senior Managers and Entrepreneurs drawn from across various sectors, from Indian companies as well as MNCs.
The presentation reviewed the experiences of several Spanish companies which have set up operations in India with the help of INDOLINK, and some of the key success factors for doing business in the subcontinent. There was an animated debate among the Indian students on the legitimacy of some of the obstacles perceived by the Spanish companies when trying to enter the Indian market. Overall, it was a very interesting experience for all the attendants, particularly for the Indian delegates who were really excited to learn about the work being done in this area.