7Th Indo-US Economic Summit : Cementing Bonds

7Th Indo-US Economic Summit : Cementing Bonds

7th Indo-US Economic Summit

11-12 February 2011, Hotel The Lalit, New Delhi

Proposed Programme

Friday, 11th February 2011

10.00 – 11.30 am Inaugural Session

  • Welcome Address by

Mr Gautam Mahajan, President, Indo-American Chamber of Commerce & President, Customer Value Foundation

  • Theme Presentation by

Mr Lalit Bhasin, Summit Chairman & Managing Partner, Bhasin & Co

  • Address by

Mr. Kumar Mangalam, Birla, Chairman, The Aditya Birla Group*

Dr Naresh Trehan, Chairman and Managing Director, Medanta-The Medicity

  • Special Address by

H E Mr Timothy J. Roemer, US Ambassador to India*

  • Address by the Chief Guest

Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, GOI

  • Vote of Thanks by

Mr Atul Sharma, Regional President, Indo-American Chamber of Commerce & Managing Partner, Link Legal

11.45 – 1.30 pm Session I: Empowering SMEs - Integrating SMEs into Global Supply Chain

  • Mr K C Mehra, Former Jt Managing Director Tata Steel, Resident Director, Shapoor Pallonji and Chairman SKF India
  • Mr Gautam Mahajan, President, Indo-American Chamber of Commerce & President, Customer Value Foundation

Keynote Address by

  • Mr Dinsha J Patel, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, GOI

Panel Discussion

  • Mr Mike Zatezalo, Managing Director, Kegler Brown Hill & Ritter
  • Mr Anil Bhardwaj, Secretary General, Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME)
  • Mr Satish V Borwanka, Sr Vice President, (Mfg operations, CVBU), Tata Motors*
  • Mr Namit Mutreja, Bharti Wal-Mart*
  • Mr Ashish Hustek, Airtel*
  • Mr Vijay Chandok, Sr General Manager & Global Head – SME, ICICI Bank*

2.30 – 3.45 pm Session IIIndo-US Financial & Economic Partnership:

Critical Infrastructure Projects -Finance, Execution, Quality, Speed

  • Mr S K Mitra, Executive Vice President, IACC & Chairman & Director, Agile Financial Advisors Pvt. Ltd
  • Mr. Shailesh Haribhakti, Managing Partner, Haribhakti Group
  • Mr. P. N. Vijay, Managing Director, P N Vijay Financial Services Pvt. Ltd
  • Mr. Pradeep Udhas, Executive Director, KPMG

4.00 – 5.00 pm Session IIISession for Partner State: State of Punjab

  • Mr Gautam Mahajan, President, Indo-American Chamber of Commerce
  • Mr R K Verma, IAS, Managing Director, Punjab Infotech

Address by

  • Shri Subodh C Agrawal, Chief Secretary, Govt of Punjab *
  • Mr S S Channy, IAS, Principal Secretary, Industries & Commerce, Govt of Punjab*

Keynote Address by

  • Sardar Prakash Singh Badal, Hon'ble Chief Minister, Govt of Punjab *
  • Sardar Sukhbir Singh Badal, Hon'ble Dy. Chief Minister, Govt of Punjab*

5.00 – 6.00 pm Session IVCorporate Liability on man-made disaster: Liability, Mitigation, Disaster Management

  • Mr Atul Sharma, Regional President, Indo-American Chamber of Commerce & Managing Partner, Link Legal
  • Mr Neeraj "Neil" Verma, Attorney, Greenberg Traurig LLP, Houston, Texas
  • Mr Lalit Bhasin, Summit Chairman & Managing Partner, Bhasin & Co

6.00 – 7.30 pm Session V Session on Entertainment – Jai Ho! Enhancing Relationship

  • Mr. Anand Desai, Managing Partner, DSK Legal

Keynote Address by

  • Ms Ambika Soni, Hon'ble Minister for Information & Broadcasting*
  • Ms Kalpana Reddy, First Secretary - Intellectual Property, US Embassy
  • Mr Sandeep Marwah, Chairman & Managing Director, Marwah Productions
  • Ms Aslesha Gowarikar, Partner, Desai & Diwanji & Regional Vice President, WIC

Panel Discussion- Indian Talent and Hollywood Productions- How to bridge the Gap?

7.30 pm onwardsFellowship & Networking Cocktails Dinner

7th Indo-US Economic Summit

11-12 February 2011, Hotel The Lalit, New Delhi

SATURDAY, 12th February 2011

9.45 – 11.15 am Session VIEducation - Partnering in Higher & Technical Education

  • Dr Kavita A Sharma, Director, India International Centre

Keynote Address by

  • Ms D. Purandeswari, Hon’ble Minister of State for Human Resource Development, GOI*
  • Ms. Randy L. Allen, Associate Dean for International and Corporate Relations Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University
  • Mr D Rajagopalan, Director – Operations, Illinois Institute of Technology (India) Pvt Ltd
  • Ms. Savita Mahajan, Deputy Dean and CEO, Mohali Campus Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
  • Ms Vibha Sharma, Director, Office of U.S.-India Higher Education Cooperation, United States - India Educational Foundation (USIEF)

11.30 – 1.00 pm Session VII Making India a Global R&D Hub: Success Stories

  • Mr Pradeep Gupta, Managing Director, Cyber Media (I) Limited
  • Mr. Viswanath Poosala, Head of Bell labs - Alcatel Lucent
  • Mr. Vijaya Kumar , CTO, Wipro
  • Mr. Balwinder Kalsi, Country Head, Dupont *
  • Mr. S Ramkrishna, Country Head, Caterpillar *
  • Dr. Surendra Prasad, Director, IIT Delhi

1.00 – 1.45 pm Session VIII Hospitality: Bonding Indo-US ties

2.45 – 4.15 pm Session IX Health & Medical -Capacity Building for Growing Healthcare Industry: Trade Opportunities for Indo-US Partnership

  • Dr Pervez Ahmed, CEO & Managing Director, Max Healthcare Institute Ltd