Malini Dutt is the Trade and Investment Commissioner – India for Investment NSW, the State Government of New South Wales, Australia. With close to two decades in international business, she has spent much of her career facilitating commercial engagement across the India-Australia corridor, representing both Australian Federal and State Governments through her roles at Austrade and now Investment NSW.
In trade promotion and investment attraction, she has conceptualised and delivered activities of strategic importance, including Australian Prime Ministerial, Trade Ministerial and NSW Premier visits to India, often accompanied by business delegations. She has worked with Australian and Indian companies in technology, mining, clean energy and infrastructure, helping them win business in India or accelerate expansion into Australia.
She was also the first female international representative of the Port of Antwerp (Belgium) in India.