“Intense, exciting and eye-opening” was the reaction, after Hexsor’s return to the UK following a whirlwind five-day programme of site visits, B2B networking events and presentations in the Indian cities of Indore and Bangalore.
The first part of the programme was spent in Indore, a city ranked India’s cleanest since 2017 based on recent advances in its sewerage infrastructure, which nevertheless faces a number of urban public health and environmental challenges. Here, delegates were able to showcase their companies, before meeting with representatives from organisations including the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), the Indian Institute of Management Indore (IIM-Indore) and Indore’s Smart City Development Limited, who outlined their objectives and the emergent opportunities accompanying the city’s Smart transformation.
A short flight south, and the second part of the programme picked up in the country’s major innovation and technology hub, Bangalore: a state capital with a population of over 10 million facing its own set of challenges, particularly around air quality, water supply, wastewater and sewerage. Here too, GBIP delegates were able to connect with representatives from the city’s own Smart City initiatives and discuss potential future collaborations.
“Hexsor’s technologies, outlook and enthusiasm were very well-received”, reported company founder, Dr Jeyan Sreekumar, “and a number of our new relationships offer exciting prospects for future development”
