UPCOMING EVENTS
September 2, 2010
USIBC Hosts Inaugural Solar Power Task Force Meeting
Washington, DC
Solar power technology companies, developers, service providers, and financiers are encouraged to participate in this industry advocacy initiative to deepen U.S.-India trade and investment in the budding solar sector. At our inaugural meeting, we plan to discuss our mission, agenda, and initial chairs for the USIBC Solar Power Task Force. To participate in the meeting, please RSVP to Ted Jones at tjones@uschamber.com . Dial in details will be provided upon request for those who are unable to attend in person.
September 4-9, 2010
USIBC to lead Inaugural Homeland Security Mission to India
New Delhi, India
USIBC will lead its inaugural homeland security executive mission to India and attend INDESEC Expo 2010, India's only exhibition and conference dedicated to homeland security. For further details, please contact Akbar Khalid at akhalid@uschamber.com.
September 6-8, 2010
USIBC Supports INDESEC 2010
New Delhi, India
U.S. – India Business Council is proud to support INDESEC Expo 2010, India's only exhibition and conference dedicated to homeland security. In conjunction with INDESEC, USIBC will lead its inaugural Homeland Security Executive Mission to India (see separate listing in calendar of events for more information).
INDESEC 2010 maintains its total focus on the Indian Government's urgent need to procure the most advanced technological solutions to meet their homeland/ national security requirements and is officially supported by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Visitors at the EXPO will include senior officials from the Indian government as well as the Indian armed services. INDESEC 2010 is officially supported by India's Ministry of Home Affairs, and has the backing of ASSOCHAM. Please visit the official INDESEC website (www.indesec-expo.com) or contact indesec@indesec-expo.com for further information.
Companies that have not already signed up to exhibit at INDESEC, may avail of a special discount for USIBC Member Companies. For details on this opportunity, please contact Akbar Khalid at akhalid@uschamber.com .
September 22, 1010
USIBC hosts an exclusive roundtable "U.S. - India Collaboration: Adapting & Innovating Global Solutions for Emerging India" with PHILIP J. FARACI President and Chief Operating Officer, Eastman Kodak Company
New Delhi, India
For further information, please contact Nivy Mehra at nmehra@uschamber.com [By Invitation only]
September 20-23, 2010
USIBC Life Sciences Executive Committee Mission
Hyderabad & New Delhi, IndiaIn addition to briefings and side meetings with government and industry officials, this mission will include attendance to the Biotechnology Industry Organization's First Annual International Partnering Conference in India. For more information and sponsorship opportunities please contact Greg Kalbaugh at gkalbaugh@uschamber.com or Sushmitha Narsiah at snarsiah@uschamber.com.
September 21, 2010
USIBC & AIF present a Yale India Initiative Symposium featuring perspectives by Richard C. Levin, President, Yale University; Indra K. Nooyi, Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo; & The Honorable Kapil Sibal, Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Government of India
New York, NY
The Yale India Initiative is a broad interdisciplinary effort to position Yale among the world's pre-eminent institutions for the study of and engagement with India. The Initiative will create new faculty positions and a new curriculum across the arts and sciences, as well as Yale's professional schools of architecture, environmental studies, law, management, medicine, public health, and nursing. The Initiative will also expand the University's engagement with India through intensified student recruitment efforts, faculty and student exchanges, research partnerships with Indian institutions, and leadership education.
Note: This program is for USIBC members only. Please contact kbyrnes@uschamber.com for more information.
September 21, 2010
Inaugural Meeting of the U.S.-India SME Forum with Keynote Address by Anand Sharma, Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Government of India
Washington, DC
USIBC and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) have launched a new initiative to enlist SMEs into the global value chain, creating a "win-win" opportunity for both countries. This program will bring together mid-size companies from both the U.S. and India to emphasize the critical role these companies play and underscore the conditions necessary for continued growth in the sector. For more information, please contact Nick Mancini at nmancini@uschamber.com.
September 24, 2010
USIBC's 2nd Annual Legal Services Conference
New Delhi, India
The U.S.-India Business Council, in partnership with the Society of Indian Law Firms, is hosting the 2nd annual Legal Services Conference, "Hot Topics for In-House Counsel" in New Delhi, India on September 24. The Forum will provide a global stage to discuss current issues regarding energy and infrastructure, competition/antitrust, developments in intellectual property, FCPA compliance, and E-discovery. Participants and attendees will include leading lawyers from both the United States and India. For more information please contact Greg Kalbaugh at gkalbaugh@uschamber.com or Sushmitha Narsiah at snarsiah@uschamber.com.
September 28, 2010
Kirkland & Ellis, Houlihan Lokey, and USIBC Host India: Challenges and Opportunities
New York, NY
This event is by invitation only and will explore both in-bound and out-bound M&A Activity. Important topics such as how to successfully source and execute investments in India, whether it make sense to set up shop in India, key issues for Indian acquirers in the United States, etc. will be addressed. For more information, please contact Mythili Sankaran at msankaran@uschamber.com .
September 28, 2010
USIBC and CII support the US Department of Commerce International Trade Administration's GEMS Initiative
Pune, India
Please join the U.S.-India Business Council and the Confederation of Indian Industry in Pune to inaugurate the U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration's new initiative. Growth in Emerging Metropolitan Sectors (GEMS) will highlight the opportunities for commercial engagement in the world's emerging cities. For more information, please contact Anku Nath at anath@uschamber.com.
September 29, 2010
Yale University and TERI, in association with USIBC, host the U.S.-India Energy Partnership Summit
Washington, DC
The summit will bring together political leaders and leading executives to discuss "Technologies and Policies for Energy Security." For further details, please visit http://www.terina.org/usindiasummit/index.php or contact Ted Jones at tjones@uschamber.com .
October 6, 2010
USIBC supports the Asia Society in a discussion on "The Emergence of Consumerism and Branding on India" with Mr. Vijay Mallya, CEO & Chairman, UB Group.
New York, NY
For more information, please go to http://asiasociety.org/events-calendar/ceo-forum-vijay-mallya. To purchase tickets at the discounted member rate, type in the code "asia725" online, or contact the Asia Society Box Office at 212-517-ASIA and mention USIBC.
October 18-20, 2010
USIBC Food & Agriculture Mission to India
New Delhi, India
USIBC's Food & Agriculture Executive Committee will launch its annual Mission to India to lay the groundwork in advance of President Obama's visit in November on issues surrounding food security and rural development. Mission members will advance policy goals on market access, food safety & standards, and central and state level regulations via interactions with the Government of India, as well as participate in industry-to-industry meetings to explore potential opportunities and partnerships. For more information, please contact Anku Nath at anath@uschamber.com or Katie Sparrow at ksparrow@uschamber.com
October 25-26, 2010
USIBC supports Yale CEO Global Leadership Summit on "Leading Global Enterprises across Global Cities –Aspirations, Realities and Alternatives"
Mumbai, India
The Yale CEO Leadership Summit is the world's first school for Chairman's, Presidents and Chief Executive Officers, and has provided guidance in program design and delivery and delivery to Forbes, Fortune, Business W eek, Nasdaq QMX, NYSE Euronext, Microsoft and others on their own CEO programs.
Global business leaders who participated in the Summit last year included- Mukesh Ambani of Reliance Industries; Sanjeev Chadha of PepsiCo India; Richard Levin, President of Yale University; Rajan Bharti Mittal of Bharti Enterprises; Nandan Nilekani of the Unique Identification Authority of India; TP Chopra of Bharat Light & Power; Raj Jain of Walmart India; Rana Kapoor of YES Bank; Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia; Union Minister of Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal among 100 others.
For USIBC member CEOs the participation fee is $2000. To avail the preferred fee, please do mention "USIBC Member" in your communication. For further information, please contact Joseph Delillo at joseph.delillo@yale.edu or +1.404.307.6146
October 25-28, 2010
USIBC Supports CASBAA Convention 2010 "Unlock Your Networks"
Hong Kong
Your future is here at the CASBAA Convention 2010 uniting operators, content providers, satellite services, technology, telecoms services and ad agencies. Themed "Unlock Your Networks", the Convention 2010 connects the dots between Platforms, Channels, Technology and Partnerships. For more information, and to register, please visit http://events.casbaa.com/convention/.
October 26, 2010
USIBC Hosts an exclusive CEO Breakfast Roundtable: "India 2020 – The Sustainability Outlook with Ingersoll Rand CEO Mike Lamach
New Delhi, India
For further information, please contact Nivy Mehra at nmehra@uschamber.com [By Invitation only]
October 27-29, 2010
USIBC to lead Clean Energy Executive Mission to India
New Delhi, India
USIBC will lead a clean energy mission to India and attend DIREC 2010. The Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference (DIREC) 2010 is the fourth in the series of the International Renewable Energy Conferences, which originated with the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, and since met in Washington in 2008, Beijing in 2005 and Bonn in 2004. DIREC 2010 will bring together the world's leaders in the field of renewable energy from governments, civil society, and private sector and provide an interactive forum for them to discuss and exchange their visions, experience, and solutions for accelerating the global scale up of renewable energy. For further details, please contact Ted Jones at tjones@uschamber.com.