Programme
7th Indo-US Economic Summit: Cementing Bonds
11 – 12 February 2011,
Hotel The Lalit, New Delhi
    Inaugural Session
Friday, 11th February 2011
10.00 am – 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
Dr Naresh Trehan
Chairman and Managing Director
Medanta - The Medicity

Special Address by
Mr Donald Lu
Deputy Chief of Mission
US Embassy

Address by 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

11.30 am – 11.45 am   Tea / Coffee Break
11.45 am – 01.30 pm   Session I
    Empowering SMEs - Integrating SMEs into Global Supply Chain

Session Chairman
Mr N V Srinivasan
Branch Chairman
IACC – Tamil Nadu &
CEO, NVS & Associates & Director, NVS MACS

Address By Mr Gautam Mahajan

Keynote Address
Mr Virbhadra Singh
Hon’ble Minister
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, GOI

Panel discussion:
Panelists from :

  • Economic Incentives of doing business in US for SME’s
  • Mr Michael E Zatezalo
    Managing Partner
    Kegler Brown Hill & Ritter Co.
  • Progressive re-orientation of SME sector in India
  • Mr Anil Bhardwaj
    Secretary General
    Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME)
  • Integrating Indian manufacturing sector in the US supply chain & vice-versa
  • Mr Uday K Mishra
    Vice President (ADD and Materials – CVBU)
    Tata Motors
  • Integrating Indian service sector in the US supply chain & vice-versa
  • Mr Deepak Khanna
    Director – SMB / SME Business
    Airtel
  • Integrating Indian financial sector in the US supply chain & vice-versa
  • Mr Vijay Kumar Chandok
    Group Executive – International Banking (Global Head SME)
    ICICI Bank Ltd
  • US perspective on SME’s as part of Global Supply chain
  • Mr Kenny McDonald
    CEO
    Columbus 2020
01.30 pm – 02.30 pm   Lunch
02.30 pm – 03.45 pm   Session II
    Indo-US Financial & Economic Partnership:
Critical Infrastructure Projects -Finance, Execution, Quality, Speed

Session Chairman & Summit Co-Chairman
Mr S K Mitra

Executive Vice President, IACC &
Director, Avigo Capital Partners

Mr Pradeep Udhas
Executive Director
KPMG

Ms Roopa Purushothaman
Head of Research,
Everstone Investment Advisors Pvt Ltd

Mr P N Vijay
Managing Director
P N Vijay Financial Services Pvt Ltd

03.45 pm – 04.00 pm   Tea / Coffee break
04.00 pm – 05.00 pm   Session III
    Partner State: State of Punjab

Introduction by
Mr Gautam Mahajan
President
Indo-American Chamber of Commerce

Presentation on Adavantage - Punjab
Mr R K Verma, IAS
Secretary, Local Govt. & Managing Director
Punjab Infotech

Achievements / Success stories of Punjab
Mr Yogesh Khattar
Director
Dell (Mohali Project)

Special 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

Mr Manoranjan Kalia*
Hon’ble Minister Incharge of Deptt of Industries and Commerce
Govt of Punjab

Q & A

05.00 pm – 06.00 pm   Session IV
    Corporate Liability on man-made disaster: Liability, Mitigation, Disaster Management

Session Chairman
Mr Atul Sharma

Regional President, IACC &
Managing Partner, Link Legal         

Mr Lalit Bhasin
Managing Partner
Bhasin & Co

Mr Neeraj "Neil" Verma
Attorney
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Houston, Texas

Mr Sushant Sarin
National Head - Liability Lines
Tata AIG General Insurance Company Limited

06.00 pm – 07.30 pm   Session V
  Entertainment – Jai Ho! Enhancing Relationship

Session Chairman
Mr Anand Desai

Managing Partner, DSK Legal

Bollywood-Hollywood Collaboration
Mr Rajiv P Dalal

Managing Director
Motion Picture Dist. Association (India) (P) Ltd

Cross border film-making challenges from an Indian viewpoint
Mr Sandeep Marwah

Chairman & Managing Director
Marwah Productions

Piracy in Entertainment -- India's Perspective
Mr T C James

Director – NIPO
Consultant, FICCI

Regulation of Content and Censorship – TV, film
Ms Aslesha Gowariker

Partner, Desai & Diwanji
Regional Vice President, WIC

Address by the Chief Guest
Ms Ambika Soni

Hon'ble Minister for Information & Broadcasting

Vote of Thanks
Mr Lalit Bhasin

Summit Chairman & Managing Partner
Bhasin & Co

07.30 pm onwards   Cocktails & Dinner
12th February 2011
09.45 am – 11.15 am   Session VI
    Education - Partnering in Higher & Technical Education

Session Chairperson 
Dr Kavita A Sharma
Chairperson, IACC Indo-US Education Forum &
Director, India International Centre

Keynote Address
Ms Vibha Puri Das
Secretary – Higher Education
Ministry of 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)

Mr Atul Sharma
Managing Partner
Link Legal

11.15 am – 11.30 am   Tea / Coffee Break
11.30 am – 01.00 pm   Session VII
    Making India a Global R&D Hub: Success Stories

Session Chairman
Mr Pradeep Gupta

Chairman
CyberMedia Group

Panel Discussion
Panelists from  :
ICT  :
Dr Viswanath Poosala
Head of Bell labs - India 
Alcatel Lucent

Telecom / communications
Mr I Vijaya Kumar

CTO
Wipro

GOI / Academia
Prof Balakrishnan

Dy Director
IIT Delhi

Mr Shalendra Porwal
Managing Director and CEO
Battelle India

01.00 – 01.45 pm   Session VIII
    Hospitality: Bonding Indo-US ties

Overview on SEPC
Mr Rajesh Sharma

Director General
Services Export Promotion Council

Address by
Ms Jyotsna Suri

Chairperson & Managing Director
Bharat Hotels

Keynote Address
Mr Sanjay Kothari*

Addl Secretary
Dept of Tourism

01.45 – 02.45 pm   Lunch
02.45 – 04.15 pm   Session IX
    Health & Medical - Capacity Building for Growing Healthcare Industry: Trade Opportunities for Indo-US Partnership

Session Chairperson
Dr Pervez Ahmed

CEO & Managing Director
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd

Private Equity
Mr Siddhartha Nigam

Partner, M & A, Grant Thornton

Skill Development (Education & Training)
Dr Shubnum Singh

Chief Medical Affairs [External]
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd

Capacity Building for Growing Healthcare needs
Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh

Deputy Regional Director for South-East Asia
World Health Organization

Emerging Opportunities in Health & Medical Sector
Dr Rana Mehta

Sr. Vice President
Technopak

Dr Amit Varma
President Healthcare,
Religare Enterprises Ltd

E-Health
Dr Ravi Gupta

Editor in Chief
e-Health

04.15 pm   Summing up
 
* Invited
 
 
Conference Partner



Partner State


Govt. of Punjab


Silver Partner



Knowledge Partner



Supporting Organizations






Partner Chamber in US


IACCGH


 
Participant’s Profile
  • Sr. representatives from Indian and US Administrations
  • Public Sector Undertakings
  • Delegates from US
  • Multilateral and bilateral bodies
  • Academia
  • CEOs of Indian and American
  • Corporations, Consultants
  • Business House and Entrepreneurs
  • Infrastructure Developers & Users
  • Banks and Financial Institutions
  • Legal Experts Technocrats
 
Forum for
  • Exchange of views on various aspects of business between India and the US, including investment opportunities in both the countries
  • Enhance understanding of business opportunities between India and the US
  • Establish one to one business contacts
  • Explore new investment and diversification opportunities
  • Opportunity to network with business leaders and policy makers