Siddharth Naithani Email & Phone Number

Bengaluru, KA, IN

New Delhi, Delhi, India

• Leading the ICT initiative for Business Finland in India and Sri Lanka. Overseeing the focus areas of Software & Data, Games & Media as well as Communications & Mobility to introduce innovative Finnish solutions to the.
• Primarily client and customer-facing, with a focus on Indian Tech Unicorns, large Systems Integrators, Telcos, Private Banks and Neobanks, BFSIs and Logistics companies pan-India. Handling Business Finland India's 5G.
• Working closely with the Investment team to provide opportunities for productive FDI from India into Finland. Coordinating commercial opportunities with Regional Development Agencies and Hubs also. Overall focus on.
• Outside of India, represented Business Finland across Finland and Bangladesh too. Also overseeing startup-hub collaborations across sectors.

Mumbai Area, India

• Leading Austrade South Asia's Fintech initiative. Continually developing the Indian market for Australian firms to match off-shore investor queries with on-shore opportunities to win productive foreign direct.
• Generating market information and insight, promoting Australian capabilities, making connections through an extensive global network of contacts, leveraging the badge of government offshore and providing quality advice.
• Actively involved in the forging of the Indian and Australian Fintech and Startup ecosystems by working with various incubators and accelerators across both countries. Focused on introducing innovative Australian firms.
• Involved in multiple-city visits as part of the Investment and Innovation team to facilitate investment opportunity sharing and investments from India to Australia, specifically in the IT and Tech space- ranging from.
• Coordinated programs of various ministerial and business trade mission, ranging from Prime Minister Turnbull's India visit 2017, Prime Minister Morrison's India visit 2019, Australia-India business weeks 2017 and 2020.
• Continual business development services for Fintech funds, firms, hubs and associations to gain traction in international markets. Key areas include Payments, Big Data, AI and Cyber Security.

Mumbai Area, India

• For the British Government, lead on the Fintech work stream on the Financial and Professional Service sector campaign, specifically for Fintech inward mission 2017. Handling of logistics, internal and external.
• Managed sector contact Database. Identified synergies with the Investment team, Indian chambers of Commerce and various business accelerators to ensure the inward mission achieves export win targets. Helped collaborate.

Mumbai, India

• Member of the Enterprise Ireland International Graduate Programme, shortlisted to 17 people worldwide for the batch of 2012-2014. Part of Enterprise Ireland's international sales and partnering team. Successfully.
• Responsible for the high growth market. Assisting in identifying companies for joint ventures, distribution partnerships and franchisees on the ground in India for incoming Irish companies. Assisted in the logistics of.
• Reviewed companies’ press releases for fit in Indian market for organisations. Contacted, verified and classified all the current types of Irish businesses existing in India.
• Interacted with Irish businesses to get an idea of their India strategy and produced a review report to follow up on potential entrants as part of training. Assigned to monitor and help in launch of the Indian Ireland.
• Assisted in planning out EI’s business plan and advertising budgets for the Irish educational sector for India. Constant collaboration with PR agency for extensive content and coverage creation.
• As sponsor, gave lecture on the benefits of doing business in Ireland at talk at IIT Kanpur’s annual student ‘Techriti’ festival for 2013.

New Delhi, India

• Organized and oversaw various conferences on a number of topical financial subjects – liaising with delegates and speakers pre and post seminars to create an informative, two way relationship going forward. Promoted.
• Interacted with government ministries and business personnel as well as local chambers for delegation and sponsorship related issues for events being held in various cities across India. Helped our expert committees to.
• Frequently interacted with the Chairman and Co-Chairs to help with coordination of the committee. Disseminated any updates from the Competition Commission of India, Central Board of Excise and Customs, Central Board of.
• Handled the National Committee on Competition to come together and release a research paper on ASSOCHAM’s platform via a press release. Assisted the PR department create press releases based on the events being.
• Represented ASSOCHAM live on Headlines today on the panel of a discussion on underage drinking, a segment based on ASSOCHAM’s report on the same. Dated 24/06/2011, broadcast live & repeated. Promoted twice during stay.
• Successfully approached and secured sponsorship from PwC India to fund corporate event on Transfer Pricing in Kolkata, 2011.

Dublin, Ireland

• Involved in daily corporate tax compliance with various companies in the private sector. Using various templates to thoroughly check whether each aspect of the amount payable has been paid correctly and on time. Took.
• Worked with Revenue department and clients to ensure timely payment of various payments. Visit of client to help backup of necessary data in use for audit purposes with senior managers.
• Individually researched tax case on various tax deductible expenses to produce end report; used material available online as well as tax handbooks to produce end result which was reviewed by a senior member of.

Dublin, Ireland

Bachelor Of Business Studies (With Honors), Business/Commerce, General

Activities and Societies: Executive Council Member and P.R Officer, TRINSOC 2008/09, 2009/10 Ents Officer, University of Dublin Cricket.

Msc International Business Management (With Commendation), International Business Management

New Delhi, India. Cbse - High School, Business/Commerce, General

Doha, Qatar. British System- Gcse, Business Studies

London, England. Year 7 And 8, General Studies