On February 7 and 8, 2020, LAPP Group celebrated the 16th anniversary of the ‘Stuttgart meets Mumbai’ Wine Festival. The venue was Taj Land’s End Hotel, Mumbai. LAPP Group is a leading supplier of integrated solutions for cable and connection technology. This wine festival is a remembrance of the durable partnership between Mumbai and Stuttgart. The festival endorses the Indo-German relationship witnessing the high-level decision-makers from politics, education, culture, and business sectors.
Andreas Lapp, Honorary Consul of the Republic of India for Baden-Wuerttemberg and Rhineland Palatinate and Chairman LAPP Group, inaugurated this festival. Delegates fromthe Baden-Wuerttemberg state, the Stuttgart city, and the Karlsruhe city travelled to Mumbai. On the first day, Mr. Aditya Thackeray (Cabinet Minister of Tourism and Environment Government of Maharashtra), Mrs. Kishori Pednekar (Mayor of Mumbai), Mr. Suhas Wadkar (Deputy Mayor of Mumbai) along with Dr. Alexandra Sussmann, Mayor of Social Issues and Social Integration, City of Stuttgart and Ms. Theresa Schopper, State Minister of Baden-Wuerttemberg were present. On the second day, Mr. C. N. Ashwathnarayan (Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka) attended the event.
LAPP India is currently the LAPP Group’s biggest operation outside of Germany. Ever since we set up our office in India in 1996, we have aimed to strengthen the business ties between Stuttgart and Mumbai.This partnership is a movement to strengthen the exchange and cooperation in various areas, including business, health, education, and tourism.
Andreas Lapp
Chairman of the Board of Lapp Holding AG
Award-winning wines were served at this festival from the twin cities and German culinary specialities. Two talented young chefs conducted a live cooking show. The Oorja Dance Company gave a performance of an extraordinary dance program of Indian and western dance elements.
To bridge the cultural, social, political, and economic values between India and Germany, the Indian Honorary Consulate in Stuttgart conducts “Stuttgart Meets Mumbai” and endorses the Indian Film Festival in Stuttgart.
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