AiBc Annual Diwali Dinner 2023

OVER 75 government and business leaders participated in the annual Diwali Dinner hosted on 16 November at the Stamford Plaza by the Australia India Business Council (AIBC), Australia’s leading business chamber for promoting trade and investment between Australia and India.

Senior officials from Austrade, Trade and Investment Queensland (TIQ), Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, and Redland City Council were present at the occasion. Mrs Archana Singh, Honorary Consul General for India in Queensland, was also present and engaged extensively with all the delegates, which included many prominent names from the Indian diaspora in Brisbane.

The evening also included talks from Mr Bhoomi Punj, Director - Parsram Foods, the leading distributor of foods in Australia, who were the partners for the event. Another highlight of the evening was the presentation on Australian macadamia nuts by Clare HamiltonBate, CEO of the Australian Macadamia Society, who also partnered for the event. Following the recent Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) with India, Australian macadamias have now been launched in India.

Mr Wade Ostreich, Redland City Council’s Senior Adviser for Economic Development and Trade, talked about the Council’s upcoming delegation of Australian businesses to India for the Vibrant Gujarat and the Tamil Nadu Investors’ Summit in January.

“We are delighted that our members, partners,