UK–India Tech Forum: Market Entry into India following the FTA

As the UK–India relationship enters a new, more ambitious phase following the FTA, UK tech companies are asking a practical question: how do we enter and scale in India, quickly and compliantly?

Join us for the next UK-India Tech Forum, supported by Tech India Advocates, on Thursday 23 October, 10:00 - 11:30. We will be bringing together market operators, in-country specialists, and legal experts to translate opportunity into an actionable market-entry plan for startups, scaleups and established vendors across software, AI/data, cyber, fintech, healthtech, deep tech, and more.

What you’ll learn

• The post-FTA landscape: priority sectors, tariff and non-tariff shifts, and what matters for digital services exporters.

• Route-to-market choices: direct selling vs. partners, distributors, and JV options.

• Regulatory runway: entity set-up, tax, data, IP, employment, and procurement do’s and don’ts.

• Hiring and delivery in India: talent pipelines, near-shore delivery centres, and practical costings.

• Enterprise sales playbook: pilots, proof-of-concepts, and navigating large buyers.

• Funding and incentives: what’s real, what’s useful, and how to access it.

Who should attend

Founders, international leads, legal/ops directors and GTM leaders at UK tech firms planning entry or expansion in India within the next 12-24 months. As well as investors and ecosystem partners supporting UK–India growth.

Agenda

• Welcome & scene-setter: techUK

• Presentation from law firm TLT on "The UK-India FTA and What It Means For Tech Companies"

• SME Market Entry Clinic:
  

  • Chair: Daniel Clarke, Senior Policy Manager, International, techUK 

  • Yauheniya Tyler, CEO, Uptitude

  • Praveen Kumar, CEO, InsourceIndia 

  • Ani Kaprekar, Co-Founder, Tech India Advocates

  • Archana Subramanian, Senior Associate, TLT LLP

• Audience Q&A 

Speakers