The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry was invited to join a Luncheon Meeting, on 19th April 2022 with Mr. Hans Jacob Frydenlund, Ambassador of Norway to India and Delegation from Royal Norwegian Embassy, New Delhi, who visited Kolkata for the Bengal Global Business Summit 2022.

The meeting was organized by Ms. Nayantara Palchoudhuri, Honorary Consul, Royal Norwegian Consulate in Kolkata. Mr. GM Kapur, State Convenor, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) and Chairperson, Heritage Committee, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry was also present in the meeting.

The Delegation included:

• Mrs. Gina Lund, Spouse of Ambassador Frydenlund, County Governor of Agder, Norway
• Mr. Cristian V Carter, Commercial Counsellor, Royal Norwegian Embassy and Head of Innovation, Norway− India 
• Ms. Undis Vatvedt Singh, Advisor politics and business promotion, Royal Norwegian Embassy, New Delhi
• Mr. Mohit Batra, Country Head, Scandinavian Tourism Board India

The Chamber was represented by :

1. Mr. Abraham George Stephanos, President, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Managing Director, Tata Steel Downstream Products Limited.
2. Mr. Deb A Mukherjee, Immediate Past President, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Managing Director, Cenergist Energy Private Limited
3. Dr. Sudipta De, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University and Member, Energy and Environment Committee, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The discussions included possible collaborations in Industry− Academia interface; innovations, clean energy like hydrogen and other areas of mutual interest.