This Fireside chat in conversation with Bruce Bucknell- The Deputy High Commissioner to the United Kingdom would discuss the advantages setting up a business in the UK, the various government grants and aids available for international Startups, UK immigration laws etc.
If you want to take your business to a Global scale this event is a must attend!
UK Government
Deputy High Commissioner
Bruce Bucknell is the British Deputy High Commissioner Kolkata. He represents the UK in the 13 Indian states of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Before taking up his assignment in Kolkata, Bucknell was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the…
Bruce Bucknell is the British Deputy High Commissioner Kolkata. He represents the UK in the 13 Indian states of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Before taking up his assignment in Kolkata, Bucknell was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Belarus from 2012-16. Previously, he was Deputy Head of Security in Estates and Security Directorate of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2009-2011) and Deputy Head of the Joint FCO and Department for International Development’s Sudan Unit (2007-09).
He served as First Secretary in the British Embassy in Madrid from 2003-07, and his previous postings were in Milan (1995-99), and Amman (1988-91).
He studied modern history at Durham University, and takes a keen interest in the history of the places he visits.
He is married to Henrietta Dorrington-Ward; they have two sons.
