Over 250 leading ambassadors from the Asian Business community gathered in London last week for KPMG’s annual Asian Festival Dinner to celebrate the festivals of Eid and Diwali.
The event, which was organised by Nina Amin, Partner and Head of Asian Markets at KPMG, who has been awarded an MBE for her services to the Asian Business Community, and held at the Jumeirah Carlton Hotel in London, brought together some of the most successful Asian business people from the Capital including Bassim Haider, who has built a telecommunication empire in Africa and the Right Honourable Priti Patel, MP for Witham and UK India Diaspora Champion.
The event, commemorated the 12th anniversary of the celebration, a key gathering in the KPMG calendar.
During her speech, Priti Patel thanked guests for the huge turnout of voters from the Asian business community during the elections and expressed how proud the Government were to be welcoming Prime Minister Modi to the UK next week. She emphasised how the visit will help to develop further the strong partnership that the UK has with India built on mutual trust and shared aspirations for the future, particularly in David Cameron and Mr Modi’s passion to help provide young people with skills, apprenticeships and improving opportunities for work.
Commenting on the event, Nina Amin said, “At KPMG we are delighted with how this event has evolved over the years to become an important event on the Asian business calendar. Asian businesses are such a vital part of the economy providing jobs to thousands of people across the UK, and as a firm we feel it is important to celebrate their successes with them. It is a privilege to work with such an impressive list of Asian businesses that continue to support us each year and to share insights with such innovative and forward thinking enterprises and the ambitions they have now that the UK economy is gaining strength.”
