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AMCHAMI N D I A
American Chamber of Commerce in India
1. Chairman’s Message 02
2. Executive Director’s Report 04
3. AMCHAM Executive Board 2010 - 11 06
4. AMCHAM Sectoral Committees 2010 - 11 08
5. AMCHAM Membership 2010 - 11 10
6. New Members 2010 - 11 11
7. Highlights of the Year 2010 - 11 13
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Chairman's Message
2010 was a historic year for U.S.-India relations and President Obama's 3-day long India visit provided a dynamic
momentum to the growing U.S.-India relationship.
During this visit, President Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sealed several new partnerships with
special focus on business and economic ties.
An important initiative during the Presidential visit, was the signing of an MoU between India and the U.S. for
setting up an Energy Cooperation Program (ECP). The ECP, I am happy to report, is housed and served by Amcham
India, thus enhancing significantly our role in furthering U.S.-India cooperation in the energy sector.
The year gone by has been eventful for Amcham too. Immediately on assuming Chairmanship of Amcham, I,
along with Ajay and a few Committee Chairmen, called on a number of Indian Cabinet Ministers and senior
Government officials.
During these meetings, we presented Amcham's views on a number of issues highlighting the need for reforms
required to attract FDI, particularly relaxing the caps on FDI in retail and insurance. A Bill to raise the FDI limit in the
insurance sector from 26 per cent to 49 per cent awaiting Parliament approval needs to be passed urgently. This
would help the Insurance Industry grow at a much faster pace and also attract larger foreign investment. Allowing
foreign investment in multi-brand retail has been on the anvil for long but Government has not taken a final
decision. Global investors are vary of delays in getting land acquisition and environmental clearances.
To boost FDI, the Indian Government has recently eased rules for foreign firms in joint ventures to launch other
partnerships or solo ventures in the same field. However, accelerating disinvestment, privatizing areas of
Government monopoly like coal mining will buoy investment sentiments even more.
India will continue to remain an important economic and business partner for the U.S. The Indian economy is
expected to register a growth of 8.6 per cent in the fiscal year 2010-11, and is aiming at a growth of over 9 per cent
for 2011-12. We, at AMCHAM, are confident that the Government can keep the growth momentum provided it
takes necessary initiatives to ease policies in various sectors of the economy and give clear signals that it is going
to improve the investment climate and open up FDI further through a policy framework that is transparent, simple
and reduces the regulatory burden.
The Chairmen of the 6 Regional Chapters of Amcham at Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and
New Delhi have played an increasingly active role in their respective regions by engaging with the external
stakeholders and sensitizing them on issues of concern to member companies. I would like to thank each one of
them for their untiring support.
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I also received very valuable support and guidance from all the members of the Executive Board. I take this
opportunity to thank them all, particularly the two Vice-Chairmen, Mr. Aniruddha Lahiri and Mr. Russell Parera, Mr.
Atul Dhawan, Hony. Treasurer and Mr. Andrew Horne, Hony. Secretary (who was with us till January 2011). I also
wish to thank Mr. Vinod Chandiok, Partner, Walker Chandiok & Co., for auditing Amcham accounts on pro bono
basis.
Finally, I would like to thank all the members of Amcham, the National and the Regional Secretariats for their
initiatives and team work.
It has been an honor and privilege to have served as the Chairman of the National Executive Board of Amcham
India. I also wish a very active year and great success to my successor who will be elected at the board meeting
later today.
Dr. Dinesh Keskar
Chairman
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Executive Director's Report
The year gone by (May 2010-April 2011) has been very eventful for US - India relations and specially for Amcham
India. We started the year by calling on a number of Indian Cabinet Ministers and senior Government officials.
These included Mr. P. Chidambaram, Home Minister; Mr. Vilasrao Deshmukh, the then Minister of Heavy
Industries & Public Enterprises; Mr. Sushil Kumar Shinde, Minister of Power; Mr. Prithviraj Chavan, the then
Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office; and Mr. Sachin Pilot, Minister of State for Communications and
Information Technology. Some of our Committee Chairs and select members also called on Mr. M.M. Pallam
Raju, Minister of State for Defence; and Mr. Tarun Kumar Gogoi, Chief Minister of Assam. While appraising the
ministers of our Chamber's activities, we did try and bring out some of the issues of concern to our members.
Similarly at the regional level, the Chapter Chairmen and members interacted with Indian State Government
officials and visiting dignitaries from the US.
We also met senior officials in the Government and some of our concerns were brought to their attention. The
Chairman accompanied by sectoral committee Chairmen called on Mr. G.K. Pillai, Home Secretary; Mr. Ashok
Chawla, the then Finance Secretary; Mr. R. Chandrasekhar, Telecom Secretary; Mr. Sunil Mitra, Revenue
Secretary; and Mr. Rahul Khullar, Commerce Secretary. Several meetings with Additional Secretaries and Joint
Secretaries in various ministries were also organized for sectoral committees during the year.
We had the opportunity of being addressed by Mr. Vilasrao Deshmukh, Mr. M.M. Pallam Raju, Mr. T. Ramasami,
Secretary, Ministry of Science & Technology; Mr. S.D. Majumder, Chairman, Central Board of Excise & Customs
and other senior Revenue Dept. officials. This was done to try and get a better understanding of the Governments
view points on some of the issues where there was a keen interest amongst our membership. The divergence of
positions between various stakeholders was also discussed in a harmonious manner, positioning Amcham as a
responsible stakeholder in India's economic growth process.
The Tax, Tariff and Regulatory Affairs Committee constantly provided inputs on behalf of Amcham members to the
Government on issues ranging from GST, DTC and the Pre-Budget Memorandum. Many of the suggestions made
by Amcham have been incorporated in the Budget presented by the Finance Minister in February this year. There
were huge challenges for companies in the telecom sector after the Government introduced new telecom
security guidelines. The Amcham Telecom Committee took up these issues through representations and
meetings with senior Government officials in the Home and Telecommunications Ministries. The Defense and
Homeland Security Committees of Amcham, in their dialogue with various Government organizations and
officials discussed deepening of defense cooperation to address security challenges in the country. The other
Committees took up issues relating to import of medical equipment and devices; strong patent laws and
implementation; pre-clinical evaluation guidelines; position on biosimilars, etc.
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Throughout the year, Amcham played host to a number of U.S. Government delegations. The most significant
among these was the visit of U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke who assured the Indian Government the
fullest U.S. support both Government and private sectors to meet development challenges ranging from
upgrading infrastructure, healthcare and energy to name a few. More importantly, the U.S. Secretary of
Commerce emphasized the need to reduce tariff and non-tariff barriers; improving IPR protection and
encouraging FDI by lifting various restrictions on FDI. Amcham had the privilege of hosting other senior U.S.
Government officials like the President and Chairman of Ex-Im Bank USA, Ambassador Philip Verveer, US
Coordinator for International Communications and Julius Genachowski, Chairman and President of Federal
Communications Commission, Ambassador Marantis, Deputy USTR, Mike Delaney, Assistant USTR, Holly
Vineyard, DAS, U.S. Department of Commerce, Senator George Lemieux, Ambassador Michael Punke, Deputy
USTR, Francisco J. Sanchez, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, Dr. Lawrence Summers,
Chief Economic Adviser to the U.S. Government and Mr. Anees Chopra, Chief Technology Officer.
In partnership with Deloitte, we brought out a special publication on the eve of President Obama's visit. Entitled
"Indo - US Dynamics: Anchoring Change through collaboration". The publication was very well received by officials
in Government both in India and the US. This has encouraged us to bring out special reports on occasional basis
and we are keen to receive inputs and support from members in future as well. For the first time, Amcham
ventured into bringing out an Amcham bimonthly newsletter on a regular basis with effect from January 2011. The
newsletter is aimed at providing balanced and quality information on subjects of interest to the membership.
Defense, Homeland Security and Energy as focussd subjects have been covered in the last three publications.
The newsletter is sent out regularly to key officials in the Government of India who are interacting with our
membership on a regular basis. We are confident that by this exercise the profile of Amcham as a serious
business association and American companies in general will be further enhanced within Government circles.
We continued to have joint events with USIBC, FICCI, EBG and BBG, thus, bringing a larger audience for the
benefit of our membership.
Successful delegations of Amcham were launched to Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Singapore. The delegates
interacted with Government officials and other business leaders to get a better understanding of investment
conditions and scout for new business opportunities. In addition to the respective US Embassies, the Amchams
and APCAC provided support to successfully organize our programs in these countries.
I would like to thank Dr. Dinesh Keskar who inspite of his busy schedule gave a lot of time to attend Amcham
meetings and guide us in our activities. I would also like to thank the Chairmen of the Regional Chapters for their
leadership and untiring support, while continuing to request all members for their active support in the year
ahead...
Ajay Singha
Executive Director
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The Chamber is guided by a diverse and well - balanced Board of Directors elected by the membership at large.
The Board consists of :
• Nine members elected by the General Body
• Six members elected by Regional Chapters
• Six Regional Chapter Chairmen
• Two honorary members from US Embassy
• Immediate past Chairman
Office Bearers
H. E. Mr. Timothy J Roemer
Honorary President – Ambassador of USA
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ChairmanDr. Dinesh A KeskarPresident, Boeing International Corp. India Pvt. Ltd.
Vice ChairmanMr. Aniruddha Lahiri Chief Executive Officer, SkyTech Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Vice ChairmanMr. Russell Parera Chief Executive Officer, KPMG
Hon. SecretaryMr. Andrew Horne* Managing Director, Xerox India Limited
Hon. Treasurer Mr. Atul Dhawan National Leader Clients & Markets, Deloitte Haskins & Sells
Hon. MembersMr. Blair Parks Hall, Jr.Minister Counselor - Economic, Environment & Science Affairs, Embassy of the United States of America
Ms. Judy R ReinkeMinister Counselor for Commercial AffairsEmbassy of the United States of America
MembersMr. Michael BonehamPresident & Managing Director, Ford India Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Anil P Gupta**President India, Honeywell International India Pvt. Ltd
Mr. Raj JainManaging Director & CEO Bharti Wal-Mart Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Rajiv MemaniCountry Managing PartnerErnst & Young Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Roger RoseCEOLockheed Martin India Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Atul SinghPresident & CEOCoca-Cola India
Regional Chapters
Delhi Chapter
ChairmanMr. Balvinder S KalsiPresident, E. I. DuPont India Pvt. Ltd.
MemberDr. Dinesh A KeskarPresident, Boeing International Corp. India Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore Chapter
ChairmanMr. Atul UjagarCountry Director, Nike Sourcing India Pvt. Ltd.
MemberMr. Gajanan Nabar*** Managing Director, Praxair India Pvt. Ltd
Chennai Chapter
ChairmanMr. Joginder SinghManaging Director, Ford Business Services Center Pvt. Ltd.
MemberMr. R RamkumarVice President, Cognizant Technology Solutions
Hyderabad Chapter
ChairmanMr. Laxmikanth VenkatramanManaging Director, Broadridge Financial Solutions (I) Pvt. Ltd.
Kolkata Chapter
Chairman Mr. Ambarish DasguptaPartner/Head, PricewaterhouseCoopers Pvt. Ltd.
MemberMr. Aniruddha LahiriChief Executive Officer, SkyTech Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Mumbai Chapter
ChairmanMr. Raj S Kapur**** Countrystrategy Business Consultants
MemberE. S. Chandramouli*****Managing Director, South AsiaCrown Worldwide Movers Pvt. Ltd.
Special Invitee
Mr. C. R. DuaManaging Partner, Dua Associates
* Till Dec. 2010 ** Till 10th Nov., 2010 *** Till 27th Nov., 2010 ****Till 5th Feb, 2011 ***** Till 14th Sept. 2010
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Sectoral Committees 2010-11
Keeping the members’
in te res t fo remost , the
Committees focus on the
following:
Providing a platform to
exchange information
a b o u t G o v e r n m e n t
policies.
Arranging meetings and
seminars where various
issues are discussed.
Submitting AMCHAM’s
m e m o r a n d a t o t h e
concerned authorities
and following up on
relevant issues.
Organizing meetings
where members can
network and build a wide
range of business and
official contacts.
Each Sectoral Committee is
headed by a Chairman (one of
the AMCHAM members)
appointed by the Chairman /
Executive Board. All members
are invited to join the
Committee/s which fall under
their respective industry.
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•
•
•
Sectoral Committees Chairmen
Anti-Corruption (FCPA) Mr. Anand S. DayalCompliance Partner, Koura & Company, Advocates
Civil Aviation Mr. Philip LewinCountry ManagerAmerican Airlines
Defense Equipment Dr. Vivek Lall*Vice President & Country HeadBoeing Defense, Space & Security
Co-ChairmanMr. Roger M. RoseCEOLockheed Martin India Pvt. Ltd.
Economic Affairs Mr. Atul DhawanNational Leader Clients & MarketsDeloitte Haskins & Sells
Education Mr. R. Ramkumar Vice President, Corporate Marketing, Research and CommunicationsCognizant Technology Solutions
Energy Mr. Paul L. KleijnenCEOExxonMobil Gas (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Financial Services Mr. Sonjoy ChatterjeeManaging Director & CEOGoldman Sachs (India) Securities Pvt. Ltd.
Food, Beverages and Mr. Amrit Kiran SinghAgri Business Area Director & VP - South Asia
Brown Forman Worldwide LLC
Co-ChairmanMr. Naveen ChahalManaging Director Mosaic India Pvt. Ltd.
Homeland Security Mr. Anil P. Gupta**President, IndiaHoneywell International (I) Pvt. Ltd.
HR Forum ChairpersonMs Padma Ravichander***Country Head – Mercer India Mercer Consulting (India) Pvt. Ltd.
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Co-Chairman: Mr. E.S. Chandramouli****
Managing Director (South Asia)
Crown Worldwide Movers Pvt. Ltd.
Information Technology Mr. Asoke K. Laha
President & Managing Director
Interra Information Technologies (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Infrastructure Mr. Pratyush Kumar
Senior Executive - Commerical
General Electric
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR ) Mr. Deepak Maheshwari
Director – Corporate Affairs
Microsoft Corporation (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Insurance Mr. Sunil Mehta
Country Head and Chief Executive – AIG, India
American International Group, Inc. (India Country Office)
Manufacturing Mr. Michael Boneham
President & Managing Director
Ford India Pvt. Ltd.
Medical Equipment and Devices Mr. Sanjay Banerjee
Managing Director
Zimmer India Pvt. Ltd.
Co-Chairman
Mr. Manoj Gopalakrishna
Managing Director
Becton Dickinson India Pvt. Ltd.
Pharmaceuticals Mr. Sandeep Gupta
Chairman & Managing Director
Eli Lilly and Company (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Retail and Supply Chain Mr. Raj Jain
Managing Director and CEO
Bharti Wal-Mart Pvt Ltd.
Tax and Tariff Mr. Amitabh Singh
Partner – Tax & Regulatory Services
Ernst & Young Pvt. Ltd.
Telecommunication Mr. Amit Sharma
Executive Vice President, President Asia
ATC Tower Company of India Pvt. Ltd.
Co-Chairman
Mr. Bharat Bhatia
Regional Director, Global Government Affair Asia
Motorala India Pvt. Ltd.
* Till 22nd March 2011 ** Till 10th Nov., 2010 *** Till 8th Dec., 2010 ****Till 14th Sept. 2010
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Membership 2010 -11Membership Subscription Status as on 18.04.11
Table - I
Individual
Additional
Corporate
Type of Membership Total
9
85
333
Table - II
Delhi / NCR
Regions Total
Chennai 46
Hyderabad 55
Kolkata 32
427
Bangalore 47
170
77Mumbai
Total
20%
78%
2%
Corporate
Additional
Individual
40%
18%
11%
13%
7%
11%
Delhi / NCR
Bangalore
Chennai
Hyderabad
Kolkata
Mumbai
Total Membership 427
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New Members
S.No. Member’s Name Organization
DELHI
1. Mr. Inderpreet S Wadhwa Azure Power
2. Mr. Pankaj Lamba Comverse Network Systems India Pvt. Ltd.
3. Mr. Raghu Korrapati CSC India Pvt. Ltd.
4. Mr. Sandeep Gupta Eli Lilly and Company (India) Pvt. Ltd.
5. Mr. Amitabh Singh Ernst & Young
6. Mr. Raman Jit Singh Chima Google India Pvt. Ltd.
7. Mr. Ajit Jha Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd.
8. Mr. Pravin Kashyap Hollister Medical India Pvt. Ltd.
9. Mr. Pritam Bhavnani Honeywell International (I) Pvt. Ltd.
10. Mr. Jonathan Jarvis Jarvis Equipment Pvt. Ltd.
11. Mr. Vikas Gupta Kohler India Corporation Pvt. Ltd.
12. Mr. Ashok K. Sapra MNP Interconnection Telecom Solutions India (P) Ltd.
13. Mr. Rajesh Janey NetApp India Pvt. Ltd.
14. Mr. Ashwani Singla Penn Schoen Berland
15. Mr. Robert Luis Lattimore PricewaterhouseCoopers Pvt. Ltd.
16. Mr. Mritunjay Kapur Protiviti Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
17. Mr. Devanshu Bhatt Reval India Pvt. Ltd.
18. Mr. Rajesh Kaul Tekelec Systems India Pvt. Ltd.
19. Mr. Anuj Kapur Telcordia Technologies India Pvt. Ltd.
20. Mr. Kaushalya de Alwis Universal Weather & Aviation India Pvt. Ltd.
List of New Members since April 2010
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BANGALORE
21. Mr. Thiru Srinivasan A.O. Smith India Water Heating Pvt. Ltd.
22. Dr.Shantigram Jagannath Airvana Networks India Pvt. Ltd.
23. Mr. M. Lakshminarayan Harman International India Pvt. Ltd.
24. Mr. Devashish Ohri Invitrogen Bioservices India Pvt. Ltd.
25. Mr. N. Ramakrishnan Moog Controls India Pvt. Ltd.
26. Mr. Ajay Kumar Das Timken India Limited
CHENNAI
27. Mr. Ram S. Amarnath Allison Transmission India Pvt. Ltd.
28. Mr. P. Niranjan Cameron Manufacturing (India) Pvt. Ltd.
29. Mr. Gopal Ramanathan Continental Datagraphics Technical Services India Pvt. Ltd.
30. Mr. Sridhar Acharya Dover India Pvt. Ltd.
31. Mr. Babu Ramamurthy Force10 Networks India Pvt. Ltd
32. Dr. Kenneth (Andy) Long Total Training Innovations Pvt. Ltd.
HYDERABAD
33. Mr. Shiva Gowni AMD Research & Development Centre India Pvt. Ltd.
34. Mr. T. Satish Babu Anion Healthcare Services
35. Mr. Vikas Awasthi FactSet Systems India Pvt. Ltd.
36. Mr. Susanto Banerjee Matrix Laboratories Limited
37. Mr. Vijay Kumar Remala Tetra Soft India Pvt. Ltd.
38. Mr. Sanjeev Gupta Universal Biofuels Pvt. Ltd.
KOLKATA
39. Mr. Bikram Dasgupta IVISION Inc.
MUMBAI
40. Mr. Anoop Mehrotra Jabil Circuit India Pvt. Ltd.
41. Mr. Raman Joshi Manitowoc Crane Trading India Pvt. Ltd.
42. Mr. Tarun Anand Thomson Reuters (Reuters India Pvt. Ltd.)
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Highlights of Events Held in 2010-11
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Bangalore
Dr. Dinesh Keskar, Chairman, AMCHAM India,
Mr. Pallam Raju, Minister of State for Defence and
Mr. Ajay Singha, Executive Director, AMCHAM India at
AMCHAM/USIBC/AIA reception on the eve of
'Aero India 2011', Bangalore
Calendar of Meetings/Events for the Year April 2010-April 2011
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Date Meetings / Events
22nd June 10 Regional Executive Committee Meeting
23rd June 10 Meeting with Mr. Matt Beh, Political & Economic Officer, US Consulate, Chennai
24th June 10 Meeting with Mr. Shankar Bidari, Commissioner of Police, Bangalore City
27th July 10 ExeCom - farewell party for Mr. Rajesh Taneja, Treasurer, AMCHAM Bangalore Chapter
6th Aug 10 Meeting with Mr. Murugesh Nirani, Dept. of Large Industries, Government of Karnataka
19th Aug 10 Meeting with Mr. Siddiah, IAS, BBMP – Government of Karnataka's perspective on SEZ & their scope.
20th Oct 10 India Aerospace & Supplier's Conference 2010. On this occasion AMCHAM - KPMG Report on Indian
Aerospace and Defence Industry - The improving landscape for US business and Indo - US commercial
enterprise was also released.
8th Feb 2011 An Official USG Press Conference and an Exclusive “Meet & Greet” with VIP US Delegation was
organized.
8th Feb 11 AMCHAM together with USIBC and AIA hosted the US Ambassador's traditional reception on the eve of
Aero India Show at ITC Hotel – The Windsor,Bengalore.
Minister of State for Defence, Mr. Pallam Raju was the Guest of Honor. The U.S. Secretary for Commerce,
Mr. Gary Locke and US Ambassador, H. E. Mr. Timothy J. Roemer addressed the participants
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AMCHAM Bangalore Chapter Executive Committee Meeting Commissioner of Police, Mr. Shakar Bidari and Mr. Atul Ujagar, Chairman, AMCHAM Bangalore and Country Director, Nike Sourcing India Pvt. Ltd. during interactive meeting with AMCHAM members.
Gen. Gary L North, Commander, US Pacific Air Forces, H. E. Mr. Timothy Roemer, US Ambassador to India, Mr. Gary Locke, US Commerce Secretary, Mr. Andrew Shapiro, Assistant secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, VADM Bill Landay, Director, Defence Security Cooperation Agency and Dr. Dinesh Keskar, Chairman, AMCHAM India at a Press Conference, Aero India 2011
Mr. Ajay Singha and Mr. Roger Rose, CEO, Lockeed Martin India Pvt. Ltd., escorting Chief Guest Mr. Pallam Raju during Aerospace & Defence Suppliers' Meet
Mr. Pallam Raju addressing the Aerospace & Defence Suppliers' Meet 2010
US Ambassador Mr. Timothy Roemer addressing the Press Conference, Aero India 2010
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Chennai
Mr. R. Natraj IPS, DGP Tamil Nadu Police and Director,
TN Fire & Rescue Services with Mr. Joginder Singh,
Chairman, Amcham TN Chapter during the Amcham
Breakfast Meeting
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Date Meetings / Events
15th May 10 Regional Executive Committee Meeting.
19th May 10 Breakfast Briefing Meeting for Mr. David Boxer, India Desk Officer, State Department, Washington D.C.
27th May 10 AMCHAM Breakfast Meeting: Guest Speaker – Mr. Letika Saran IPS, Director General of Police,
Tamil Nadu.
12th June 10 Regional Executive Committee Meeting.
25th June 10 AMCHAM Breakfast Meeting: Guest Speaker – Mr. Ashwin Ravindranath, Director, Ernst & Young spoke
on Direct Tax Code, Key Discussion Points for MNC's
29th June 10 Breakfast Meeting with Mr. Steven White, Deputy Chief of Mission with select members.
3rd July 10 American Independence Day celebrations.
9th July 10 Regional Executive Committee Meeting.
22nd July 10 AMCHAM Breakfast Meeting: Guest Speaker – Dr. Abdul Quader Shaikh, Senior International Economist
& Director – India Business Center, Washington D.C.
29th July 10 Industrial Visit to Sanmina - SCI facility to enable members to share best practices and to see first hand a
world class electronics manufacturing facility.
4th Aug 10 Meeting of AMCHAM HR Heads – plan session for Next Gen Leadership Workshop.
14th Aug 10 Regional Executive Committee Meeting and visit to member facility at PreMedia Global, Ascendas Hi
Tech Park, Taramani.
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20th Aug 10 Breakfast Meeting at Taj Coromandel. Guest Speaker: Dr. Rakesh Chitkara, Vice President - Corporate
Affairs, Dow Chemical, spoke on the aftermath of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy and the liability issues.
14th Sept 10 Meeting of HR Heads to finalise content and title of HR Workshop on Next Gen Leadership.
16th Sept 10 Breakfast briefing for Ms. Judy R. Reinke, Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs, US Embassy at
Madras Club.
18th Sept 10 Regional Executive Committee Meeting.
23rd Sept 10 Breakfast Meeting. Guest Speaker: Mr. R. Natraj, IPS Director, Tamil Nadu Fire & Rescue Services spoke
on Emergency Rescue Services and Fire Safety
8th Oct 10 Visit to Ford India Limited manufacturing plant – exchanging best practices
23rd Oct 10 Regional Executive Committee Meeting.
13th Nov 10 Working Meeting of Core Team on Workshop on GenNxt Leadership
24th Nov 10 HR Workshop on GenNxt Leadership – (Pre Event) The pre event brings together Gen Nxt employees
nominated from member's organizations to voice their views and suggestions on three themes "Work,
Engagement and Leadership" in today's changing times and needs.
30th Nov 10 Breakfast Meeting, Guest Speaker – Mr. Atul Keshap, Director of the office of India & SAARC Countries
Department of State, Washington D.C.
3rd Dec 10 HR Workshop on GenNxt Leadership Main event. The Seminar provides a platform for multi-generations
co existing within an organization to exchange their perspectives on "Work, Engagement and Leadership"
and explore solutions on leveraging the strengths of each generation to manage businesses successfully.
10th Dec 10 Workshop on Tax & Legal Risk Management. Key note Speaker: Dr. Parthasarthy Shome, Chief Economist
of Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in the United Kingdom
11th Dec 10 Regional Executive Committee Meeting.
15th Dec 10 Briefing session, cocktails and dinner for the TYCO US team of Senior Executives
20th Jan 2011 Breakfast Meeting, Guest Speaker – Ms. Mara Burr, Deputy Assistant USTR, Washington D.C
29th Jan 11 AMCHAM Family Networking Dinner
12th Feb 11 Regional Executive Committee Meeting.
24th Feb 11 Breakfast Meeting Guest presentation – Tata Realty Infrastructure Projects in Chennai
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Mr. Joginder Singh interacting with Gen Nxt employees of AMCHAM companies at a prelude to the workshop at the Cognizant Academy
The Tax & Legal Risk Management Workshop. Dr. Parthasarathi Shome, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER was the keynote speaker at the event.
Bharatanatyam performance rendered by Ms. Gayathri Balagurunathan during the AMCHAM Networking dinner
Mr. Bryan Dalton, Chief of Consular Services, US Consulate General, Chennai addressing the gathering on the occasion of the US Independence Day.
Panelists at the HR Workshop GenNxt speaking.... at Hotel Fisherman's Cove, Chennai
Participants at the HR Workshop Gen Nxt Speaking... at Hotel Taj Fisherman's Cove in Chennai
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Interactive meeting with Mr. Vilasrao Deshmukh, the then Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises with Mr. Aniruddha Lahri on his right and Dr. Dinesh Keskar on his left.
Date Meetings / Events
27th April 10 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of AMCHAM India
Panel Discussion on “2010-2020: A Decade of Innovations”. The Panelist were: Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Director &
Chief Executive, ICRIER; Mr. V. Raja, President & CEO, GE Healthcare South Asia and, MD, Wipro GE
Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.; Mr. Raj Jain, Managing Director & CEO, Bharti Wal-Mart Pvt. Ltd. and Mr. Sukant
Srivastava, MD & Country Manager-India, Convergys India Services Pvt. Ltd.
Luncheon meeting with Mr. Steven J. White, Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy
Meeting of the newly constituted AMCHAM National Executive Board. Dr. Dinesh Keskar, Chairman,
AMCHAM India and President, Boeing International Corp. India Pvt. Ltd. chaired the meeting.
29th April 10 Cocktail Reception by AMCHAM and US Commercial Service in honour of US participants at Global
Security India 2010
3rd May 10 Meeting of Amcham's Committee on Medical Equipments and Devices. Mr. Sanjay Banerjee, Chairman,
Medical Equipments and Devices and Managing Director, Zimmer India Pvt. Ltd. chaired the meeting.
19th May 10 AMCHAM Brainstorming Session, chaired by Dr. Dinesh Keskar, Chairman, AMCHAM India
20th May 10 Meeting of Amcham's Defence Equipment Committee. Dr. Vivek Lall*, Chairman, AMCHAM Defence
Equipment Committee and Vice President & Country Head, Boeing Defense, Space & Security India,
Boeing International Corporation India Pvt. Ltd. chaired the meeting.
21st May 10 Dr. Dinesh Keskar and Mr. Ajay Singha had a meeting with US Ambassador H.E. Mr. Timothy J. Roemer, at
US Embassy, New Delhi. This was followed by a meeting with senior officials of the US Embassy
25th May 10 AMCHAM supported the CII in organizing an interactive session with Mr. Raghu Raman, Secretary,
National Intelligence Grid, Ministry of Home Affairs; and select representatives of the homeland security
and safety sector, both from the industry and association.
26th May 10 Meeting of the Executive Committee of Amcham's Northern Region Chapter. Mr. Balvinder Kalsi,
Chairman, Northern Region Chapter and President, E. I. DuPont India Pvt. Ltd. chaired the meeting.
26th May 10 Round Table Discussion with Mr. Fred Hochberg, President & Chairman of The Export Import Bank USA,
chaired by Dr. Dinesh Keskar.
27th May 10 Meeting of Amcham's ICT members to crystallize ICT issues to be taken up with the Indian Government.
The meeting was chaired by Mr. Sukant Srivastava*,Chairman, AMCHAM's Committee on ICT, Managing
Director & Country Manager – India Convergys India Services Pvt. Ltd.
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27th May 10 AMCHAM members had a meeting with Ambassador Philip L. Verveer, United States Coordinator for
International Communications & Information Policy and Mr. Julius Genachowski, Chairman& President of
FCC (Federal Communications Commission), USA
15th June 10 Roundtable Discussion with Mr. Judge Michael Chertoff, Former Secretary of the Department of
Homeland Security, USA in New Delhi. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Amit Sharma, Chairman,
Amcham's Committee on Telecommunications and Executive Vice President, President Asia ATC Tower
Company of India Pvt. Ltd.
15th June 10 Webinar on Recent Developments on US-India Competent Authority Negotiations (MAP) on Transfer
Pricing Matters
24th June 10 Meeting of Amcham's Economic Affairs Committee through concall, chaired by Mr. Atul Dhawan,
Chairman, Economic Affairs Committee and Partner, Deloitte Haskins & Sells
29th June 10 Select members of AMCHAM representing the telecom sector met Mr. Dharmender Sharma, Joint
Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, GOI, to discuss issues arising out of the recent DOT policy directives
to telecom operators on security clearance of equipments / software.
30th June 10 Meeting of Amcham's Homeland Security Committee. Mr. Anil Gupta**, Chairman, AMCHAM
Homeland Security Committee and President & Country Manager-India, Honeywell International (I) Pvt.
Ltd. chaired the meeting.
1st July 10 Mr. Amit Sharma accompanied by Mr. Bharat Bhatia and a few other members of AMCHAM representing
the telecom sector, met Mr. P.J. Thomas, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, and Chairman,
Telecom Commission, to discuss broad issues arising out of the recent DOT policy directives to telecom
operators on security clearance of equipments / software.
6th July 10 Meeting of Amcham's Committee on Anti-Corruption (FCPA) Compliance. Mr. Anand Dayal, Chairman,
Amcham's Committee on Anti-Corruption and Partner, Koura & Company chaired the meeting.
Ms Anupama Jha, Executive Director, Transparency International, spoke on Integrity Pact for Corporates.
6th July 10 Meeting of Amcham's Homeland Security Sub-Committee on Police Modernization chaired by
Mr. Bharat Bhatia.
7th July 10 Mr. Bharat Bhatia and few other member of the Telecom Committee met Dr. Ravinder Singh, Director –
Internal Security, Ministry of Home Affairs to discuss telecom issues.
8th July 10 Meeting of the Executive Committee of Amcham's Northern Region Chapter, chaired by Mr. Balvinder
Kalsi
8th July 10 AMCHAM and Exxonmobil organized a Seminar on Industry Gas Outlook - Mr. Paul L. Kleijnen, CEO,
ExxonMobil Gas (India) Pvt. Ltd. and Chairman, Amcham's Energy Committee made a presentation.
8th July 10 Mr. Bharat Bhatia and other members of the Telecom Committee met. Mr. Chandra Prakash, Member
(Technology), Telecom Commission to discuss telecom issues.
8th July 10 Meeting of Amcham's Homeland Security Sub-Committee on Intelligence Databases, Communications
& Cyber Terrorism chaired by Dr. Rajendra Gupta, Lead Solutions Artchitect (Public Sector),IBM.
9th July 10 Dr. Dinesh Keskar and Mr. Ajay Singha called on Mr. Vilasrao Deshmukh, the then Minister of Heavy
Industries & Public Enterprises
12th July 10 Meeting of Amcham's Homeland Security Sub-Committee on Safe City Surveillance & Key Events
chaired by Mr. Sanjay Bahl, Chief Security Officer, Microsoft.
13th July 10 Meeting of Amcham's Defence Equipment Committee
13th July 10 AMCHAM bid farewell to Mr. Carmine D' Aloisio, Minister-Counselor for Commercial Affairs, US
Embassy.
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21st July 10 Meeting of Homeland Security Sub-Committee on Critical Infrastructure Protection chaired by
Mr. Sandeep Bangia, Director, Oracle.
26th July 10 Select members of Homeland Security Committee met with Mr. S. Suresh Kumar, Joint Secretary (PM),
Ministry of Home Affairs, to discuss Critical Infrastructure Protection, Safe City Surveillance & Key Event
Security, and Police / Para Military Modernization and State / Centre Interface.
26th July 10 Select members of Homeland Security Committee met with Mr. Dharmendra Sharma, Joint Secretary
(IS-I), Ministry of Home Affairs, to discuss Anti-naxalite / Counter Insurgency and Intelligence Databases,
Communication & Cyber Terrorism.
27th July 10 Mr. Ajay Singha and Ms Madhvi Kataria had a meeting with H. E. Mr. Prasad Kariyawasam, High
Commissioner of Sri Lanka in New Delhi
28th -30th July 10 AMCHAM supported the Inaugural Session of SAFE 2010 – 4th International Exhibition and Conference on
Internal Security organized by CII.
29th July 10 Breakfast Meeting to bid Farewell to Mr. Steven J. White, Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy, and
welcome to his successor, Mr. Don Lu, incoming DCM
29th July 10 Roundtable with Ambassador Demetrios Marantis, Deputy US Trade Representative and Mr. Mike
Delaney, Assistant US Trade Representative. Meeting was chaired by Dr. Dinesh Keskar. Mr. Bharat Bhatia,
Mr. Roger Rose, Mr. Shantanu Mukherjee and Mr. Amrit Kiran Singh made sectoral presentations.
30th July 10 Dr. Dinesh Keskar, Mr. Bharat Bhatia, Mr. Ashok K Laha and Mr. Ajay Singha called on Mr. Sachin Pilot,
Minister of State for Communication & Information Technology
2nd Aug 10 Dr. Dinesh Keskar, Mr. Amit Sharma, Mr. Anil Gupta and Mr. Ajay Singha called on Mr. P. Chidambaram,
Union Home Minister.
3rd Aug 10 Dr. Dinesh Keskar and Mr. Ajay Singha called on Mr. Ashok Chawla, the then Finance Secretary.
3rd Aug 10 Dr. Dinesh Keskar and Mr. Ajay Singha called on Mr. Sushil Kumar Shinde, Union Minister of Power
4th Aug 10 Meeting of Amcham's National Executive Board.
4th Aug 10 Interactive Meeting with Mr. Vilasrao Deshmukh, the then Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public
Enterprises
6th Aug 10 Amcham's Committee on Telecom met with Mr. Rahul Khullar, Commerce Secretary. Mr. Khullar was
accompanied by four Joint Secretaries.
12th Aug 10 Meeting of Amcham's Telecom Committee to discuss telecom issues relating to security. Mr. Amit
Sharma chaired the meeting.
12th Aug 10 Concall Meeting of Amcham's Defense Equipment Committee to discuss Defense Procurement Policy.
13th Aug 10 First Meeting of Amcham's Tax & Tariff Committee. Mr. Amitabh Singh, Chairman, Tax & Tariff Committee
and Partner – Tax & Regulatory Services, Ernst & Young Pvt. Ltd. chaired the meeting
13th Aug 10 Meeting of members of Amcham's Committee on Telecommunications through concall
13th Aug 10 Dr. Dinesh Keskar and Mr. Ajay Singha called on Mr. Prithviraj Chavan, the then Minister of State, in the
PMO.
17th Aug 10 Breakfast Meeting with Ms Holly Vineyard, Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Trade
Administration, US Department of Commerce at Deloitte's office in Gurgaon. Meeting was chaired by
Mr. Atul Dhawan
17th Aug 10 Selected Members of AMCHAM's Tax & Tariff Committee met with Mr. Himanshu Gupta, Commissioner
(Service Tax), Ministry of Finance.
17th Aug 10 Meeting of Amcham's Committee on Medical Equipment and Devices through concall to seek views on
new CDMA Bill.
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19th Aug 10 Meeting of the Core Group of Amcham's Committee on Homeland Security over lunch, under the
chairmanship of Mr. Anil Gupta.
20th Aug 10 Luncheon meeting with US Ambassador, H E Mr. Timothy J Roemer with select AMCHAM members
based in Gurgaon. Meeting was chaired by Mr. Balvinder Kalsi.
27th Aug 10 Cocktails and dinner with Mr. Shane Tedjarati, President & CEO of China & India, Honeywell Inc.
31st Aug 10 Mr. Roger M. Rose, Co-Chairman, Amcham's Committee on Defense Equipment and Chief Executive,
Lockheed Martin India Pvt. Ltd. and Mr. Ajay Singha called on Mr. M.M. Pallam Raju, Minister of State for
Defense, to invite him to be the Chief Guest at “India Aerospace & Suppliers' Conference 2010” being
organized by AMCHAM at Bangalore on 20th October 2010.
31st Aug 10 Luncheon Meeting with U.S. Senator George LeMieux.
31st Aug 10 Meeting with Ambassador Michael Punke, Deputy US Trade Representative and US Permanent
Representative to WTO, and Ambassador Islam Siddiqui, Chief Agricultural Negotiator.
3rd Sept 10 Breakfast Meeting with Mr. Donn Titus, Political Officer and In charge, Counter Terrorism, US Embassy
6th Sept 10 Breakfast & briefing by AMCHAM Homeland Security for the visiting USIBC delegates. Mr. Anil Gupta
chaired the meeting.
9th Sept 10 Transparency International India and AMCHAM jointly organized a Panel Discussion on “Role of Business
Ethics and Integrity in Preventing Corruption”. Mr. K S Ramasubban, Secretary, CVC (Government of
India), Dr. Andy Spalding, Professor, Chicago - Kent College of Law, Mr. Anand Dayal, Chairman,
AMCHAM Anti-Corruption Committee, Mr. P S Bawa, Chairman TI India, and other Chief Vigilance
Officers of major Public Sector Undertakings took part in the discussions.
9th Sept 10 Interactive Session for USIBC delegation with Home Secretary, Mr. G. K. Pillai and various Joint
Secretaries / Officials of Ministry of Home Affairs
13th Sept 10 FICCI - AMCHAM Roundtable with US Chief Technology Officer, Mr. Aneesh Chopra in New Delhi.
From AMCHAM the meeting was addressed by Dr. Dinesh Keskar.
15th Sept 10 The National Executive Board Meeting was followed by an interactive meeting with Dr. T. Ramasami,
Secretary, Department of Science & Technology.
23rd Sept 10 Meeting of Amcham's Civil Aviation Committee chaired by Mr. Philip Lewin, Chairman, Civil Aviation
Committee and Country Manager, American Airlines.
24th Sept 10 At an AMCHAM - Deloitte Interactive Session, Mr. Greg Pellegrino, Global Public Sector Industry Leader,
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, made a presentation on "New Era of Governance - A Global
Perspective”.
27th Sept 10 AMCHAM-KPMG Webinar on Direct Taxes Code Bill
29th Sept 10 Meeting of Amcham's Defence Equipment Committee
29th Sept 10 Meeting of Amcham's Committee on Telecommunications chaired by Mr. Amit Sharma and co-chaired by
Mr. Bharat Bhatia.
29th Sept 10 Amcham's meeting with Francisco J. Sánchez, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade,
U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration. Dr. Vivek Lall, Mr. Amit Sharma,
Mr. Bharat Bhatia, Mr. Sanjay Banerjee and Mr. Amrit Kiran Singh made sectoral presentations.
1st Oct 10 Medical Devices Roundtable with US Deputy Assistant Secretary, Ms Holly Vineyard, at American
Centre, New Delhi – Organised by US Department of Commerce, US Embassy and supported by
AMCHAM India.
11th Oct 10 Mr. Amit Sharma and few members of Amcham's Telecom Committee called on Mr. R Chandrasekhar,
Secretary, Department of Telecommunications.
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11th Oct 10 Dr. Dinesh Keskar and Mr. Ajay Singha called on Mr. Jawed Ashraf, Joint Secretary, Ministry of External
Affairs.
11th -13th Oct 10 A 12 member AMCHAM Delegation visited Sri Lanka to participate in the Public Private Partnership
conference organized by the US and Sri Lankan Governments
13th Oct 10 Meeting of U.S India Energy Cooperation Program (ECP) at PricewaterhouseCoopers Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon.
18th Oct 10 AMCHAM-FICCI Interactive Roundtable with Dr. Lawrence H. Summers, Chief Economic Advisor to the
US Government, at Federation House, New Delhi.
26th Oct 10 First meeting of Amcham's US-India Energy Cooperation Programme (ECP) Working Group at
PricewaterhouseCoopers Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon.
26th Oct 10 Meeting of Amcham's Committee on Medical Equipment and Devices, at the office of Covidien, Gurgaon,
chaired by Mr. Sanjay Banerjee.
30th Oct 10 3rd AMCHAM Amateur Invitational Golf Tournament at Golden Greens Golf & Resorts Ltd. Gurgaon. Over
100 persons participated.
2nd Nov 10 First Meeting of Amcham's Committee on Pharmaceuticals at the office of Eli Lilly and Co. (India) Pvt. Ltd.,
Gurgaon. Mr. Sandeep Gupta, Chairman, Amcham's Committee on Pharmaceutical and Chairman &
Managing Director, Eli Lilly and Company (India) Pvt. Ltd. chaired the meeting.
9th Nov 10 AMCHAM, USIBC and FICCI, jointly organized a meeting with US Commerce Secretary, Mr. Gary Locke,
“Partnership for Innovation - Imperative for Growth and Employment in Both Economies” at Federation
House, New Delhi. From AMCHAM the meeting was addressed by Dr. Dinesh Keskar.
9th Nov 10 Second meeting of Amcham's Working Group on US-India Energy Cooperation Program. Thirteen U.S
Companies and members of Amcham came together to institute the Governing Board of E.C.P
15th Nov 10 A delegation of students and faculties from Hamline University, US had a briefing on India by KPMG at their
office in Gurgaon.
15th Nov 10 Members of Amcham's Committee on Telecommunications met with US Embassy officials to brief them
on telecom issues.
18th Nov 10 Breakfast Meeting of Amcham's Anti Corruption FCPA (Compliance) Committee in association with Ernst
& Young. Mr. Brian Loughman, Ernst & Young's global leader of the "Anti-bribery & Corruption and Financial
Reporting Investigations" made a presentation on the occasion.
3rd Dec 10 First Board Meeting of US-India ECP Working Group at PHD House, New Delhi. Mr. S. Ramkrishna, Vice
Chairman and Managing Director, Caterpillar elected Chairman and Mr. Paul Kleijnen, CEO ExxonMobil
Gas India elected Co-Chairman of ECP.
8th Dec 10 AMCHAM organized a meeting for the ICT Delegation led by Ambassador Verveer, Deputy Assistant
Secretary of State and U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy.The
meeting was chaired by Mr. Amit Sharma. Other speakers were Mr. Michael DiPaula - Coyle, Director,
Policy Advocacy, USIBC and Mr. Nick Fetchko, Director, International Government Affairs,
Telecommunications Industry Association.
8th Dec 10 AMCHAM-Deloitte Webinar on Recent amendments to the Provident Fund (PF) scheme and impact on
International workers
9th Dec 10 AMCHAM and Transparency International India (TII) jointly organized a meeting to observe “International
Anti Corruption Day” to raise awareness about current issues and how to prevent corruption.
14th Dec 10 Breakfast Meeting with Mr. Geoff Pyatt, US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, at ACSA, US Embassy.
14th Dec 10 Meeting of Amcham's Committee on Pharmaceuticals at the office of Eli Lilly and Company (India) Pvt.
Ltd., chaired by Mr. Sandeep Gupta
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16th Dec 10 Meeting with Mr. Dave Copper, Director - Anti Counterfeit, HP Global; Mr. Rajiv Shah, Regional Security
Manager, South Asia and Mr. Arun Rai, Program Manager, South Asia, at AMCHAM office.
16th Dec 10 Meeting of Amcham's Defense Equipment Committee.
18th Dec 10 AMCHAM Annual Christmas Ball at Hotel ITC Maurya, New Delhi.
5th Jan 2011 A group of MBA students from Temple University of Philadelphia and client companies from the World
Trade Centre of Greater Philadelphia were briefed by KPMG representatives in their office in Gurgaon.
12th Jan 11 AMCHAM represented by members of Telecom and Homeland Security Committees and members of
USIBC had a Breakfast Meeting with Ms Jane Holl Lute, Deputy Secretary of US Department of
Homeland Security in New Delhi.
12th Jan 11 AMCHAM breakfast meeting with Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Ms. Mara Burr.
12th Jan 11 Few members of AMCHAM Board met with ExxonMobil senior management over dinner.
17th Jan 11 Amcham's Tax and Tariff Committee met to discuss Pre-Budget Memorandum at the office of Mr. Atul
Dhawan in Gurgaon.
20th Jan 11 AMCHAM's Tax & Tariff Committee, led by Mr. Amitabh Singh had a meeting with Mr. Sunil Mitra,
Revenue Secretary and his team to present Amcham's Pre-Budget Memorandum.
24th Jan 11 Meeting with High Commissioner of Bangladesh in India at Bangladesh High Commission, New Delhi to
apprise him of the visit of AMCHAM delegation to Bangladesh.
27th Jan 11 Meeting of Amcham's Committee on Pharmaceuticals at the office of Biogen Idec Biotech India Pvt. Ltd.,
Gurgaon, chaired by Mr. Sandeep Gupta.
31st Jan 11 Meeting of AMCHAM-USIBC Homeland Security Committee. Mr. William Blair, Chairman, AMCHAM-
USIBC Homeland Security Committee and President, Raytheon India chaired the meeting.
1st Feb 11 Meeting of Amcham's Committee on Medical Equipment and Devices at ACSA, US Embassy, New Delhi,
chaired by Mr. Sanjay Banerjee.
7th Feb 11 AMCHAM organized a Breakfast Meeting with Mr. Gary Locke, US Commerce Secretary, and the
accompanying delegates from 24 U.S. businesses on High-Tech trade mission to India at New Delhi. The
meeting was chaired by Dr. Dinesh Keskar. Secretary Gary Locke delivered the Keynote address and
presented Certificates of Appreciation to a few American companies like Boeing, GE, and Lockheed
Martin as also to AMCHAM for outstanding contribution in supporting U.S. businesses in India.
8th Feb 11 A breakfast meeting organized by Amcham for members of the U.S. - India Energy Cooperation Program
with USTDA Director, Ms. Leocadia Zak – a signatory to the MOU launching the ECP, and her delegation
from U.S.
8th-11th Feb 11 A 20 member delegation led by Mr. Aniruddha Lahiri, Vice Chairman, AMCHAM India and Chief Executive
Officer, SkyTECH Solutions Pvt. Ltd. visited Bangladesh(Dhaka) from 9 - 11 Feb, 2011
16th Feb 11 AMCHAM supported the 2nd Annual lecture of Transparency International India (TII) on “The Supply and
Demand of Corruption”.
17th Feb 11 AMCHAM National Executive Board Meeting
18th Feb 11 AMCHAM Members supported the U.S. National Day Event in celebration of President's Day at
Roosevelt House, U.S. Embassy. AMCHAM members also sponsored part of the event.
22nd Feb 11 A few members of AMCHAM met with Mr. Tapas K. Gupta, Economic / Commercial Specialist and
Ms. Darin Phaovisaid, Economic / Commercial Officer, from the US Embassy in Nepal to discuss the
business potential for American companies in Nepal.
23rd Feb 11 AMCHAM Breakfast Meeting with Dr. Alyssa Ayres, Deputy Assistant Secretary in the US State
Department's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs.
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25th Feb 11 The IPR Committee of AMCHAM had a meeting with US Embassy officials to update on IPR
developments. From AMCHAM, the meeting was chaired by Mr. Deepak Maheshwari, Chairman,
Amcham's Intellectual Property Rights Committee (IPR) and Director - Corporate Affairs, Legal &
Corporate Affairs, Microsoft Corporation (India)Pvt. Ltd. and Mr. Sandeep Gupta, Eli Lilly and Company
(India) Pvt. Ltd.
3rd- 4th March 11 2 days US-Asia Pacific Regional Business Summit at Singapore
7th March 11 Amcham's Post Budget Interactive Session. Mr. Amitabh Singh chaired the session. Mr. S.D. Majumdar,
Chairman, Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) was the Chief Guest. The speakers from AMCHAM
were Mr. S. Harishankar, E&Y, Mr. Sanjiv Chaoudhary, KPMG, Mr. Ranen Banerjee, PWC & Ms. Anjalika
Chopra, Deloitte.
15th March 11 AMCHAM Singapore Business Mission led by US Ambassador to Singapore H. E. Mr. David Adelman had
a briefing from AMCHAM members on Regulatory and Public Affairs.
16th March 11 AMCHAM-FICCI Interaction with H.E. Mr. David I. Adelman, US Ambassador to Singapore and
accompanying AMCHAM Singapore Business Delegation in New Delhi.
16th March 11 AMCHAM Breakfast briefing for AMCHAM Singapore Mission on “Doing Business in India” by
Mr. Richard Rekhy, COO, KPMG
16th March 11 Meeting of AMCHAM's Committee on Pharmaceuticals at the office of MSD Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd.
Gurgaon, chaired by Mr. Sandeep Gupta.
16th March 11 Second Board Meeting of US-India ECP Members chaired by Mr. S. Ramkrishna. Mr. Zubin Irani, Senior
Managing Director; Commercial Companies - India, United Technologies Corporation India Pvt. Ltd. was
elected Chairman at this meeting. He took over from Mr. S. Ramkrishna.
18th March 11 AMCHAM breakfast meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Nepal, H.E. Mr. Scott H. DeLisi.
22nd March 11 Meeting of the Amcham's Defense Equipment Committee chaired by Mr. Roger M. Rose, Chairman,
Amcham's Defense Equipment Committee and Chief Executive Lockheed Martin India Pvt. Ltd.
29th March 11 Meeting of Amcham's Committee on Telecommunications chaired by Mr. Amit Sharma.
31st March 11 Meeting of AMCHAM – USIBC Homeland Security Committee chaired by Mr. William Blair, Chairman,
Amcham's Homeland Security Committee and President, Raytheon India, Raytheon International Inc.
11th April 11 Meeting of the Amcham's Defense Equipment Committee in honor of Tom McNamara, PACOM India Lead
and Amb LaRocca, NE/SA, National Defense University. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Roger Rose.
15th April 11 Meeting of Amcham's Committee on Infrastructure, chaired by Mr. Pratyush Kumar, Chairman, Amcham's
Committee on Infrastructure, and Senior Executive – Commercial, General Electric, GE India.
19th April 11 Provident Fund (International Workers) Interactive Session. Guest speakers were:
Mr. S. Chatterjee, Central Provident Fund Commissioner; and Mrs. Udita Chowdhary, Regional Provident
Fund Commissioner (International Workers) and Ms. Sonu Iyer, Partner, Tax & Regulatory Services,
E&Y.
19 April, 2011 AMCHAM hosted a reception in honour of Senator Thomas Carper
26 April 2011 An Interactive Session with Mr. James W. Herman, The Minister - Counselor for Consular Affairs,
US Embassy, New Delhi
* Chairman till 22 March, 2011
** Chairman till November 2010
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US Commerce Secretary, Mr. Gary Locke at US-India Conclave: “Partnership for Innovation - Imperative for Growth and Employment in Both Economies”. AMCHAM, USIBC & FICCI jointly organized the meeting
Dr. Dinesh Keskar, Chairman, AMCHAM India and Dr. Sam Pitroda, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure & Innovations during US-India Conclave
Regional Business Summit - Singapore. Mr. Deep Kalra Chairman & CEO MakeMyTrip Ltd. on dais. Ms. Judy R Reinke, Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs, US Embassy, Mr. Richard Rekhy COO KPMG, Mr. Ranji Dua Managing Partner, Dua Associates and Mr. Vipul Shah, President, South East Asia and India, Dow Chemical Pacific (Singapore) Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Ajay Singha, Executive Director, AMCHAM India escorting Mr. Vilasrao Deshmukh, the then Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
Dr. Lawrence H Summers, Assistant to the US President for Economic Policy and Director of the White House National Economic Council to the US Government during a Roundtable organized jointly by AMCHAM and FICCI
From left to right: Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Director General, FICCI, Dr. Dinesh Keskar, Dr. Sam Pitroda and Mr. Nelson W. Cunningham Managing Partner and a Co-founder of McLarty Associates during US-India Conclave
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Members of AMCHAM delegation to Bangladesh with members of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce.
AMCHAM India Business Delegation at the reception hosted by the US Ambassador to Bangladesh, H. E. Mr. James F Moriarty on the occasion of the US Trade show 2011 organized jointly by Amcham Bangladesh and US Embassy in Bangladesh
A group photograph of members of AMCHAM India delegation to Sri Lanka
Mr. Michael Delaney Deputy US Trade Representative and Mr. Manoj Gopalakrishna, Managing Director, BD India
Meeting of AMCHAM India Business Delegation to Bangladesh with Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) in Dhaka
An Interactive meeting with Dr Thirumalachari Ramasami, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology
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Members of the Executive Board attending the AGM. From lift to right: Mr. Ajay Singha, Mr. R Ramkumar, Mr. Atul Dhawan and Mr. Richard Rekhy
Mr. Steven J. White, the then Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy, addressing AMCHAM members during the 18th Annual General Meeting
AMCHAM India organized “Union Budget 2011” interactive session. From life to right: Mr. Ajay Singha, Ms. Anjlika Chopra, Mr. Ashutosh Dikshit, Mr. V.K. Garg, Mr. S.D. Majumdar, Mr. Amitabh Singh, Mr. S. Harishanker, Mr. Sanjiv Chaudhary and Mr. Ranen Banerjee
Mr. S.D. Majumdar, Chairman, Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC), giving the Keynote Addressing during” Union Budget 2011” Interactive session
Panel Discussion on “2010-2020: A Decade of Innovations”. From left: Mr. Ajay Singha, Mr. Sukant Srivastava, Mr. Raj Jain, Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Mr. Edward E Nusbaum and Mr. V Raja
The IPR Committee of AMCHAM India led by Mr. Deepak Maheshwari, Director (Corporate Affairs), Microsoft Corporation (India) Pvt. Ltd. and United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), US Embassy, New Delhi, led by Mr. Dominic Keating, First Secretary for Intellectual Property, at a jointly organized a Round Table on “Innovation and the National IPR Strategy
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A Round Table discussion with Ambassador Demetrios MarantisFrom lift to right: Mr. Ajay Singha, Mr. Demetrios Marantis, Dr. Dinesh Keskar, Mr. Michael Delaney and Nicole Weber
Mr. Francisco Sánchez addressing AMCHAM members From L - R : Mr. Sanjay Banerjee, Mr. Amrit Kiran Singh, Mr. Francisco Sánchez, Dr. Vivek Lall, Ms. Judy R Reinke and Mr. Amit Sharma
Mr. Fred Hochberg, President & Chairman, Ex-Im Bank, USA. at a round table discussion with members of AMCHAM
Mr. Fred Hochberg and Dr. Dinesh Keskar
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US Senator George LeMieux during Luncheon Meeting organized by AMCHAM at Hotel Imperial, New Delhi
Interactive Meeting with H.E. Mr. Scott H. DeLisi, US Ambassador to Nepal. On his right is Mr. Timothy P. Trenkle, Political / Economic Chief from the US Embassy in Nepal & on his left is Mr. Sanjay Banerjee
An Interactive meeting with the ICT Delegation led by Ambassador Verveer, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy. Other speakers were Mr. Michael DiPaula - Coyle, Director, Policy Advocacy, USIBC and Mr. Nick Fetchko, Director, International Government Affairs, Telecommunications Industry Association
Ambassador Michael Punke, Deputy USTR and US Permanent Representative to WTO; and Ambassador Islam Siddiqui, Chief Agricultural Negotiator, USTR at Hotel Imperial, New Delhi
Dr. Dinesh Keskar presenting memento to Mr. Steven J. White Dr. Dinesh Keskar welcoming new Deputy Chief of Mission, Mr. Donald Lu
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Interactive Roundtable with Mr. Gary Locke & accompanying High Technology Business Delegation at Hyatt Regency Hotel, New Delhi
From lift to right: Mr. S. Ramkrishna, Mr. Gary Locke, Dr. Dinesh Keskar and Mr. Ajay Singha
AMCHAM together with USIBC organized a Breakfast Roundtable with Deputy Secretary of the US Dept. of Homeland Security, Ms. Jane Holl Lute and her Delegation
AMCHAM/USIBC meeting with US Deputy Secretary of State, Mr. James B. Steinberg at Taj Palace, New Delhi
US Secretary of Commerce, Mr. Gary Locke addressing AMCHAM members
AMCHAM Members supported the U.S. National Day Event in celebration of President's Day at Roosevelt House, U.S. Embassy
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AMCHAM India welcomes Mr. Xiang Feng, Vice President, Public Affairs Asia Pacific Region, UPS and Mr. Steven R Okun, Chairman, AmCham Singapore in New Delhi
AMCHAM's Anti Corruption (FCPA) Committee, under the chairmanship of Mr. Anand Dayal, together with Transparency International (TII) organized a panel discussion on “Role of Business Ethics and Integrity in Preventing Corruption” in New Delhi
Observing “International Anti Corruption day”. Chairman, AMCHAM Anti-Corruption (FCPA) Compliance Committee, Mr. Anand S. Dayal, Partner, Koura & Company, Advocates, Ms Anupama Jha, Executive Director, Transparency International India and Mr. Ajay Singha
AMCHAM members meeting with Ambassador Roemer at E.I. DuPont India Pvt. Ltd. office in Gurgaon
Mr. Balvinder Kalsi, Ambassador Roemer and Mr. John L. Flannery, President & CEO, GE India
From left: Ms. Judy R. Reinke, H. E. Mr. Timothy J Roemer and Mr. Balvinder Kalsi at a meeting in Gurgaon
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AMCHAM Members in festive mood at AMCHAM Annual Christmas Ball
AMCHAM members dancing all the way during the Annual Christmas Ball
Ms Hina Nagarajan, Country Manager, Mary Kay Cosmetics Pvt. Ltd. presenting gift hamper to Guest of Honor Ms. Judy R Reinke, Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs, US Embassy, New Delhi along with Dr. A Didar Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs
AMCHAM Christmas Ball cake cutting ceremony. From Left: Ajay Singha, Mr. Balvinder Kalsi, Mr. Roger Rose and Ms Madhvi Kataria
Mr. Balvinder S Kalsi, Chairman, Northern Region Chapter and President, E. I. DuPont India Pvt. Ltd. chairing the meeting of Northern Region Chapter
Mr. K N Memani, Past Chairman, AMCHAM India presenting memento to Mr. Carmine D' Aloisio, Minister-Counselor for Commercial Affairs, US Embassy
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Provident Fund (International Workers) Interactive Session. From L - R : Mr. Ajay Singa, Mr. S Chatterjee, Central Provident Fund Commissioner; Mrs. Udita Chowdhary, Regional Provident Fund Commissioner (International Workers) and Ms Sonu Iyer, Partner, Tax & Regulatory Services, E&Y.
Mr. Amit Sharma, Executive Vice President – President Asia, ATC Tower Company of India Pvt. Ltd. chairing Telecommunications Committee
Mr. Vivek Kudva, Managing Director, India and CEEMEA, Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd. plays the inaugural shot at AMCHAM India Golf Tournament
Air Vice Marshal (Retd) A.J.S. Walia, Managing Director (South Asia), Sikorsky Aircrafts Corporations - A United Technologies of USA Company and Mr. Ajay Singha during AMCHAM India Golf Tournament prize distribution
Senator Thomas Carper addressing AMCHAM members All set for the game – 3rd AMCHAM India Amateur Invitational Golf Tournament
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From left: Mr. Ajay Singa, Mr. V K Topa, Advisor to the Secretary General, FICCI and US Ambassador to Singapore, H.E. Mr. David I. Adelman during a round table
An Interaction with Business Delegation from Amcham Singapore. H.E. Mr. David I. Adelman, US Ambassador to Singapore during a meeting with AMCHAM members in New Delhi
Dr. Amit Mitra, Secretary General, FICCI with US Ambassador to Singapore, H.E. Mr. David I. Adelman
Dr. Amit Mitra, Mr. Aneesh Chopra, Federal Chief Technology Officer of the United States (CTO) and Dr. Dinesh Keskar.
The American Embassy organized the New Delhi Little League Baseball Tournament in New Delhi. Ambassador Roemer recognized the sponsors. On his right is the Mr. Dale Tasharski, Deputy Senior Commercial Officer, US Embassy and on his left, Ms. Madhvi Kataria
Meeting of Amcham's Depense Equipment Committee, chaired by Mr. Roger Rose
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AMCHAM Hyderabad Annual Day : From L - R Mr. V Laxmikanth, Chairman, AMCHAM Hyd., Mr. K Aravinda Rao, DGP, Mr. Randall Wynn, Capital IQ Inc and Ms. Katherine Dhanani - US Consul General
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Date Meetings / Events
30th June 10 Meeting of Hyderabad Chapter to form the Regional Executive Committee for AMCHAM Hyderabad.
30th June 10 Farewell to Mr. Cornelis M Keur, US Consulate General, Hyderabad. Mr. Ty Collins, the then Chairman,
AMCHAM Hyderabad addressed the gathering and felicitated Mr. Keur, followed by cocktails and dinner.
2nd July 10 American Independence Day Celebrations.
16th July 10 Regional Executive Committee Meeting to discuss the strategy and direction for Hyderabad Chapter
activities.
24th Aug 10 Regional Executive Committee Meeting and Interactive Lunch on Meeting of Hyderabad Chapter AMCHAM
Hyderabad Chapter Interactive Meeting over Lunch.
7th Sept 10 Regional Executive Committee dinner of Hyderabad Chapter Mr. V. Laxmikanth, Chairman AMCHAM
Hyderabad welcomed Mrs. Katherine Dhanani, US Consulate General, Hyderabad.
20th Sept 10 AMCHAM Hyderabad members and US Consulate Hyderabad get - together
23rd Sept 10 Session on Direct Tax Code by Mr. K. R. Girish, Head of Tax Practice, South India- KPMG.
2nd Oct 10 Inaugural Ceremony function of AMCHAM Hyderabad Sports Meet 2010.
26th Oct 10 Regional Executive Committee Meeting and AMCHAM Hyderabad Chapter Interactive lunch on Meeting.
Nov-Dec 10 AMCHAM Cricket Tournament
3rd Dec 10 AMCHAM Dinner with Mr. Atul Keshap, Director, Office of India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh,
Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, US Department of State.
13th Jan 2011 Meeting on BEP with Consul Chief and Vice Consul and US Councellor, Hyderabad.
25th Jan 11 BEP Conference Chaired by Mr. Mathew Stannard - BEP Cordinator, US Consulate, Hyderabad.
27th Jan 11 Regional Executive Committee Meeting
8th Feb 11 Review Meeting with Regional Executive Committee.
11 Feb 11 AMCHAM Hyderabad Chapter Annual Day Celebration, Chief Guest, DGP Arvinda Rao.
29th Mar 11 AMCHAM Intractive lunch on Meeting with a session on decording - Direct Tax Code by Mr. Jayes
Sanghye, Earst & Young.
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Mr. V Laxmikanth - Chairman AMCHAM Hyderabad presenting a bouquet and memento to the Chief Guest DGP Aravinda Rao at the Annual Day of AMCHAM on Feb 11, 2011
Hyderabad members during Annual Day Celebrations.
Mr. K Aravinda Rao addressing AMCHAM members during Hyderabad Annual Day.
Memento being presented to Mr. & Mrs. Keur by Mr. Ty Collins the then Chairman of AMCHAM Hyderabad.
Farewell to Mr. Cornelius Keur & his wife. Ms. Sangeetha Raghuram, Avaya India Pvt. Ltd. presenting a bouquet.
The First Executive Committee Meeting of AMCHAMHyderabad Chapter at Marriott.
AMCHAM Kolkata Education Conference: L - R:
Dr. Rahul Choudaha, Education Specialist, New York;
Dr. Murli Nagasundaram, Manipal Education;
Mr. Ranga Rao, Jindal Global School of Business;
Dr. Shino John, Rutgers University; and Moderator
Paranjoy Guhathakurta
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Date Meetings / Events
3rd May 10 Regional Executive Committee meeting.
11th May 10 Education Conference Planning meeting
15th May 10 AMCHAM Kolkata National Education Conference – Globalization: Implications & Opportunities for
Higher Education in India. Speakers included: Mr. Ambarish Dasgupta, Chairman, AMCHAM Kolkata,
Dr. Kaushik Basu, CEA, Dept. of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, professors from US
Universities, Planning Commission & Government of West Bengal.
3rd July 10 Regional Executive Committee meeting.
1st July 10 Farewell Breakfast meeting with Charges d'Affaires Mr. Steven J. White. This was followed by meeting
to brief members
9th July 10 US Consulate celebration of American Independence Day - the considerable support of AMCHAM
members was acknowledged by the Consul General in her Independence Day Speech
13th July 10 Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) presentation on Cyber Security by Mr. Ryan Garvey from
Washington
14th July 10 AMCHAM Kolkata/Eastern Region visit to Assam.
Brahmaputra River Cruise; Meeting with representatives of local media; Briefing by Dr. Jayanta
Madhab, and Mr. G.M. Srivastava, IPS (Retd) Security Advisor to CM & former DGP Assam / Moderated
by Consul General Beth Payne; AMCHAM Lunch with selected local invitees; Kolkata Executive
Committee Meeting with Mr. Singha; Meeting with Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi; Mr. Prodyut Bordoloi,
Minister-in-Charge, Commerce, Industry & Power; Industry Commissioner Ravi Capoor, Dr. J. Balaji,
MD, Assam Industrial Development Corporation, and other officials; Dinner hosted by Dr. Anil C.
Ghosh, CEO, Biotechnology Park/Biotechnology Advisor to CM
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30th July 10 AMCHAM Kolkata HR Workshop on Creating Great Places to Work – Indian and Global Best Practices by
Mr. Prasenjit Bhattacharjee, CEO, Great Place to Work Institute India
3rd Aug 10 Members of AMCHAM Kolkata called on the Governor of West Bengal Mr. M K Narayanan
9th Aug 10 Breakfast Interaction with Mr. Gautam Banerjee, Chairman, PricewaterhouseCoopers India Network
22nd Sept 10 Breakfast meeting with Mr. Donald Lu, Deputy Chief of the US Mission in India, US Embassy, New Delhi
24th Sept 10 Meeting with Dr. Diya Dutt, Deputy Director, US India Educational Foundation, New Delhi (USIEF)
30th Oct 10 Regional Executive Committee Meeting at PepsiCo FritoLay & plant visit and lunch
11th Nov 10 Breakfast meeting with Ms. Judy Reinke, Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs, US Embassy,
New Delhi
20th Nov 10 Bi-Monthly General meeting followed by Lunch Interaction with Mr. Sunil Mitra, Revenue Secretary,
Ministry of Finance, Government of India
11th Dec 10 Economic Summit – Putting Eastern India on the Global Platform: the Key Prescription of the Region's
Economic Development at the Oberoi Grand
11th Feb 2011 Regional Executive Committee Meeting
25th Feb 11 Meeting of Kolkata Chapter Corporate Members
1st March 11 2011-2012 Indian Budget Presentation by Mr. Joydeep Datta Gupta of Deloitte; Mr. Dinesh Agarwal of
E&Y and Mr. Somnath Ballav of PricewaterhouseCoopers
9th March 11 Interaction with Mr. Jose W. Fernandez, Assistant Secretary, Economic, Energy & Business Affairs, US
Department of State.
25th March 11 Annual Get-together & announcement of Committee for 2011-2012
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AMCHAM Kolkata Education Conference: L - R: Mr. Kaushik Nath, CISCO; Dr. Murli Nagasundaram, Manipal Education; Dr. K.R. Srivathsan, Prof VC, IGNOU, Dr. Stephan Thieringer, CEO, AcrossWorld Education, USA; Dr. Vijay Kumar, MIT
AMCHAM Kolkata Economic Summit : L - R : Mr. Nitin Paranjape, CEO, HUL; Mr. Roopen Roy, MD, Deloitte Consulting India; Dr. Sugato Marjit (Moderator), Economist; Dr. Jayanta Roy, Int'l Trade Specialist and Mr. Shyamal Datta, IPS (Retd.), Former Governor of Nagaland
Mr. Ambarish Dasgupta addressing members AMCHAM Members at an interactive session with Mr. Jose W. Fernandez, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs.
Farewell to Ms. Debjani Roychowdhury, Regional Director, Kolkata Chapter. Mr. Ambraish Dasgupta, Chairman Kolkata Chapter presenting a gift
Mr. Aniruddha Lahiri, Vice Chairman, AMCHAM National Executive Board, giving the Annual Keynote address
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Mumbai
Date Meetings / Events
26th May10 AMCHAM Western Region held an HR Meeting with Mr. Bill Pasmore, Senior VP for Organizational
Leadership Practice of Centre for Creative Leadership. Chaired by Ms. Lakshmi Nadkarni , Chairperson,
Amcham (WR) HR Forum.
28th May 10 AMCHAM (WR) Interactive session with Mr. Fred Hochberg, Chairman EX-IM Bank, USA in Mumbai
31st May 10 AMCHAM (WR) Breakfast meeting with Ms. Gloria Vaz from ExxonMobil Co. India Pvt. Ltd. as guest
speaker. Dr. Narindra Bachlaus, CEO, ExxonMobil Co. India Pvt. Ltd. chaired the meeting.
15th June 10 AMCHAM (WR) HR meeting with Ms. Jill Bedford, Regional Director, APAC from Crown, chaired by
Mr. E.S. Chandramouli, MD, Crown Worldwide Movers Pvt. Ltd.
26th June 10 AMCHAM (WR) Annual Get-together at the residence of Mr. Paul Folmsbee, US Consul General.
26th July 10 A Roundtable discussion was held with Mr. Mike Delaney, Assistant US Trade Representative. Meeting
was chaired by Mr. Rajesh Dalal, Regional VP, Asia Pacific, Johnson & Johnson Medical
4th Aug 10 AMCHAM Core committee meeting along with HR Forum members at Willingdon Club to discuss the
future course of events for the remaining year. Mr. Raj Kapur, Chairman Amcham (WR) chaired the
meeting.
6th Aug 10 AMCHAM (WR) meeting with Dr. Dinesh Keskar, Chairman, Amcham India
25th Aug 10 AMCHAM (WR) Breakfast meeting with Ambassador Frank Wisner
Mr. Gary Locke, US Secretary of Commerce addressing the participants during the joint meeting of AMCHAM and FICCI.
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30th Aug 10 Senator George Le Mieux had an Interactive session with select AMCHAM (WR) members.
9th Sept 10 AMCHAM and KPMG in India jointly organized a session on “Direct Tax Code Bill 2010”. Chaired by
Mr. Dinesh Kanabar, Dy CEO & Chairman Tax, KPMG India and Mr. Uday Ved, Head of Tax, KPMG India.
5th Oct 10 AMCHAM (WR) HR Forum meeting with CCL President, Mr. John Ryan: Chaired by Mr. Anupam
Sirbhaiya, Regional Director, CCL
13th Oct 10 AMCHAM (WR) HR Forum meeting with Lisa Zhang, Dow Asia Pacific Regional Director : Chaired by
Ms. Lakshmi Nadkarni, Chairperson, Amcham (WR) HR Forum
28th Oct 10 AMCHAM (WR) members met with Mr. Suresh Kumar, Assistant Secretary for Trade Promotion and
Director General of the U.S. and FCS.
16th Dec 10 Amcham (WR) meeting with Mr. Raju Bhinge, CEO of Tata Strategic Management Group. Chaired by
Mr. Vivek Bhide, Business Director, P&IP
18th Jan 2011 US Consul General, Mr. Paul Folmsbee met with AMCHAM Mumbai core members. He showed the
members a presentation on the recent visit of President Obama and also discussed the way forward for
Amcham (WR).
3rd Feb 11 AMCHAM (WR) HR meeting with Mr. Vidhu Sharma, HR Director, Asia Pacific for Diebold. Chaired by
Ms. Indrani, HR Director, Diebold.
10th Feb 11 AMCHAM (WR) and FICCI jointly organized a meeting with US Secretary of Commerce, Mr. Gary Locke.
The welcome address and opening remarks were made by Mr. Harsh Mariwala, President (elect) FICCI,
followed by special remarks by US Consul General, Mr. Paul Folmsbee.
7th March 11 AMCHAM (WR) held an open interaction on the “Union Budget 2011” at PWC, Bandra office, chaired by
Mr. Gautam Mehra, Sr. Executive Director, PWC
8th March 11 AMCHAM (WR) members met Mr. Jose Fernandez, US Asst Secretary for Economics and Business
Affairs.
18th March 11 AMCHAM (WR) members had an interactive breakfast discussion with a business delegation from
Amcham Singapore led by H.E. Mr. David I. Adelman, US Ambassador to Singapore. Mr. Ajay Singha
chaired the meeting.
29th March 11 A Roundtable on Financial Services chaired by Mr. Sonjoy Chatterjee, Managing Director & CEO
Goldman Sachs (India) Securities Pvt. Ltd.
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Mr. Dinesh Kanabar addressing the participants at the DTC 2010 event jointly organized by AMCHAM and KPMG.
Senator George Le Mieux meeting with AMCHAM (WR).
Mr. Fred Hochberg, President & Chairman, Ex-Im Bank, USA. addressing AMCHAM (WR) members
Mr. Raju Bhinge, CEO of Tata Strategic Management Group making a presentation on "Indian Economy - Overview & Keys to Success".
Q&A session during Ambassador Frank Wisner's meeting with AMCHAM (WR) members.
L - R : Mr. Sunil Mehta, Ambassador Frank Wisner, Mr. Russell Parera and Mr. Paul Folmsbee
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Mr. Ajay Singha welcoming the guests to the AMCHAM (WR) get-together held at the US Consulate.
AMCHAM (WR) members at the get-together.
Ms. Gloria Vaz of ExxonMobil speaking to the participants on the topic "Transformation" at the AMCHAM (WR) meeting.
Ms. Jill Beford, Regional Director, APAC, Crown Relocations making a presentation on "HR Services Delivery - Shared Services Vendor" at a meeting at Trident, Bandra-Kurla Complex
Mr. Paul Folmsbee, US Consul General at a meeting with Mr. Fred Hochberg, Chairman, EX-IM bank at Four Seasons, Mumbai
Dr. Dinesh Keskar with members of AMCHAM (WR) Financial Services Committee at Four Seasons, Mumbai
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