About this regional hub
The India-Gulf offices located in India and the United Arab Emirates help WA companies to access trade and investment opportunities in countries in South Asia including Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka; and Africa, the Gulf and the Middle East.
We speak a range of languages including English, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, French, Marathi, German and Arabic.
For information about trade, investment and export with Western Australia, get in touch with us via our online enquiry form.
Our Commissioner for India Gulf
Ian Martinus
Investment and Trade Commissioner for India-Gulf
Ian is the Investment and Trade Commissioner for India-Gulf and works as part of Invest and Trade Western Australia.
As Investment and Trade Commissioner, Ian and his team in Mumbai, Chennai and Dubai work to attract investment and grow trade opportunities for Western Australian businesses within the India-Gulf region.
Ian is an economic development specialist with decades of experience in investment and trade, business development and strategy; as well as international education and training.
Ian’s consulting and economic impact work spans defence industry, emerging technologies, agritech and advanced manufacturing. He has extensive experience working with government, industry and academia in cybersecurity, innovation and data.
Most recently, Ian worked at the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre (CSCRC) where he led the commercialisation and development of go-to-market strategies. As Head of Commercialisation and Impact for the CSCRC, Ian promoted Australia's capability in cyber security-related products and services created by Australia's best cyber security researchers in partnership with industry.
Ian holds a Doctor of Business Administration (Information Systems) and speaks fluent Japanese and conversational Indonesian.
Email: Ian.Martinus@jtsi.wa.gov.au
Tel: +91 720 017 8202 (India) | +61 433 169 101 (Australia)
Our Locations in the Region
Chennai, India
Taj Connemara, No. 2, Binny Road, off Anna Salai Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600002, India Phone: +91 720 017 8202
Mumbai, India
93, 9th Floor, Jolly Maker Chambers II, Nariman Point Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400 021, India Phone: +91 22 6630 3973-76
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Office 106, Emarat Atrium Building Sheikh Zayed Road PO Box 58007 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Phone: +971 4 343 3226
Advancing WA-India links across healthcare, medical and life sciences sectors
Western Australian business, government and health professionals embarked on an Invest and Trade WA-supported 9-day mission across Chennai, Hyderabad, Nashik and Trivandrum in India.
The mission was led by WA Minister for Health and Mental Health, the Hon. Amber-Jade Sanderson MLA, supported by Invest and Trade Western Australia, and Investment and Trade Commissioner for Western Australia in India-Gulf, Nashid Chowdhury.
Accompanying the minister was her chief of staff Ms Jodie South, A/Assistant Director General, Clinical Excellence Division, Department of Health, Hon Dr Jagadish (Jags) Krishnan MLA, Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier, and Dr Paddy Ramanathan, Managing Director, Western Medical Group.
The health delegation was attended by business delegates from health and life sciences companies, and approximately 10 health professionals from the WA Health system (public and private). This included representatives from North Metropolitan, East Metropolitan and South Metropolitan Health Services, The WA Country Health Service, St John of God Subiaco, as well as Curtin, Edith Cowan and Notre Dame Universities.
Business delegates representing health and life sciences companies including:
- Peron Institute for Neurological Research and Innovative Technologies
- Clean and Pure Pty Ltd
- Triphasic Cardiac Pump Pty Ltd
- Lions Vision Trials (a division of the Lions Eye Institute)
- Epichemistry Pty Limited
- Harjit Kaur
- Proteomics International Pty Ltd
- Perdaman
- Virex Pharma
- East Metropolitan Health Service
- Adarsh Australia
This mission’s primary purpose was to promote WA as a destination to skilled health workers in India, and to establish and strengthen WA-India links—particularly in the healthcare, medical, and life sciences sectors.
The mission also served to highlight WA’s initiatives and successes in health & life sciences, and to further investment, joint ventures and collaboration opportunities between India and WA.
"This mission will be beneficial for both Western Australia and India, with a chance to showcase our internationally recognised research base and entrepreneurial talent," said Hon. Amber-Jade Sanderson MLA
Minister Sanderson delivered keynote speeches at BioAsia 2024 - the 21st edition of the premier life sciences and healthcare forum in Asia, and at Umagine Chennai 2024, a global technology, entrepreneurship and skills summit.
Also on the agenda were 4 health skilling symposiums to promote WA as a place to live and work, highlight jobs available in the WA health industry and promote the Government support available to help skilled migrants relocate.
The mission facilitated visits to hospitals and training hospitals, roundtables, as well as events and one-to-one engagements with key Government and industry leaders in healthcare. The Minister also led a health skilling and business delegation which included representatives from Invest and Trade WA and WA Health.
To find out more about trade and investment opportunities between Western Australia and India, reach out to the Invest and Trade WA team at investandtrade@jtsi.wa.gov.au
Published on: 14 March 2024
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