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November 2017 | Vol VI | Issue 3AMCHAM - The Voice of American Business in India

• InteractiveSessionwithMr.RobJoyce,CyberSecurityCoordinator,NationalSecurityCouncil,WhiteHouse

• InteractionwithSecretaryRexTillerson,U.S.DepartmentofState

• AMCHAM’s5thHealthcareConference:ImpactofCurrentGeoPoliticalSituationonHealthcare

• DefenseCommitteeMeetingwithDr.JosephFelter,DeputyAssistantSecretary forDefense,SouthandSouthAsia,U.S.DepartmentofDefense

• BreakfastMeetingwithConsulGeneralRobertBurgess,U.S.Consulate,Chennai

• InteractiveBreakfastSessionwithMr.DebashishSen,IASAdditionalChiefSecretaryandPrincipalSecretaryinchargeofInformationTechnologyandElectronics,GovernmentofWestBengal

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Interaction with Mr. Ramesh Abhishek,Secretary,DIPP

12InteractionwithSecretaryRexTillerson,U.S.DepartmentofState

16Roundtable Interaction with Ms. JennaDaughertyon‘AddressingGlobalHealthIssuesbyCreatingSocialValueThroughBusinessExpertise:HelpingPeopleLiveHealthier,FullerLives’

23FutureofWorkConference–Hyderabad

28AMCHAM-Timken Invitational GolfTournament2017

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NATIONAL EXECUTIVE BOARD 2017-18

Office Bearers

Chairman

Mr. Pratyush Kumar President Boeing India

Vice Chairmen

Mr. Arun M. Kumar Chairman and CEO KPMG in India

Mr. Gulshan Kumar Sachdev Managing Director Quaker Chemical India Limited

Hon. Secretary & Treasurer

Mr. Atul Dhawan Partner Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP

Board Members

Ms. Rekha M. Menon Chairman and Senior Managing Director Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. T. Krishnakumar President – Coca Cola India & South West Asia Coca-Cola India Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. V. Laxmikanth Managing Director Broadridge Financial Solutions (India) Private Limited

Mr. Arun Kumar Jain Managing Director Fluor Daniel India Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Paresh Shah Senior Vice President & General Manager - India Syniverse Technologies Services India Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Debdas Sen CEO TCG Digital Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Krish Iyer President and CEO Wal-Mart India Pvt. Ltd.

Dr. Kiranmai Pendyala CVP HR Greater Asia AMD R&D Center India Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Mahesh Krishnamurti Managing Director RGP India Private Limited

Mr. V. Laxmikanth Manging Director Broadridge Financial Solutions

Mr. Phil Shaw Chief Executive - India Lockheed Martin India Private Limited

Mr. Iqbal Sait Head of Asia Operations Saggezza Inc.

Mr. Rajan Aiyer Managing Director - GM, SAARC Region Trimble Information Technologies India Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Ramkumar Ramamoorthy Senior Vice President, Marketing, Corporate Affairs and Communications Cognizant Technology Solutions

Mr. Arijit Ghosh President & Managing Director Textron India Pvt. Ltd.

Ms. Kaku Nakhate President & Country Head (India) Bank of America N.A.

Ms. Vanitha Narayanan Chairman IBM India Pvt. Ltd.

Honorary Members

Mr. Robert Garverick Minister Counselor for Economic Affairs Science and Technology U.S. Embassy

Mr. Patrick Santillo Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs U.S. Embassy

Special Invitee

Mr. C. R. Dua Chairman Dua Associates

LastweektheUnitedStatescelebratedtheThanksgivingholiday,whichmemorializestheirearliestdaysasanation.IamgratefulfortheopportunitytoservethemembercompaniesandadvancetheU.S.Indiabilateraltradeandbusinessagenda.IthanktheAMCHAMsecretariatstafffortheirdedicationandhardwork.

EventhroughthefestivalseasoninIndialastmonth,AMCHAMhasbeenveryactiveascapturedinthefollowingfewparagraphs.

WecongratulatetheIndiangovernmentasIndiajumps30ranksto100thinWorldBank'seaseofdoingbusinesslist.ThiswouldhelpIndiatoseeboostedinvestorsentiment.ThePMindicatedthattheWorldBankreportwasreleasedpriortoGSTwhichwouldfurtherstreamlinetheeaseofdoingbusinessinIndia.

AMCHAMhad theprivilege tomeetwithSecretaryRexTillerson,U.S.DepartmentofStateduringhisvisit to India.TheAMCHAMleadershipdiscussedsomekeyissuesandconcernsofU.S.companiesoperatinginIndia.SecretaryTillersonemphasizedstrengtheningtheU.S.–Indiapartnershipandthefocusremainedonpeaceandsecurity.ThereisnowanextensiveplantotaketheU.S.–Indiapartnershiptoagreaterheight,infieldssuchasdefense,whichhasrisenfromnearzerotomorethan$15billioninthepasttenyearstoo.

AMCHAMmetwithMr.SureshPrabhu,MinisterofCommerceandIndustry.Duringthediscussion,hesoughtanotefromAMCHAMmembersstrategizingforincreaseinexportsby20%sinceitiscurrentlyoneofthetoppriorities.Withthefeedbackofmembers,wecompliedanoteandshareditwithMinisterPrabhu.Ofcourse,asAMCHAM’smissionisadvancingU.S.companies’interests,wediscussedremovingbarrierstoeaseofdoingbusinessinIndia,especiallyrecentlyimposedpricecontrolsformedicaldevices.

AdetaileddocumentwithcompanyspecificchallengesandproposedsolutionswassubmittedbyAMCHAMduringaninteractionwithMr.RameshAbhishek,Secretary,DepartmentofIndustrialPolicyandPromotion,Mr.RajivAgarwal,JointSecretary,DepartmentofIndustrialPolicy,Ms.MargaretGangte,Director,DIPPandInvestIndia.ThismeetingwasapartofanongoingseriesofinteractionsbetweentheDIPP,InvestIndiaandAMCHAM,whichwillcontinuequarterlytoprovideconstantfeedback.

Withcybercrimeincreasing,cybersecurityhasbecomevitaltomitigateattacks.So,aninteractivesessionwithMr.RobJoyce,CyberSecurityAdvisortotheWhiteHouseNationalSecurityCouncilwasorganizedtodiscusstheU.S.–Indiacyber framework, capacitybuilding, informationsharing,privacy rules/laws,dataprotection,Adhaar cardand IPR.AMCHAM’sICTCommitteesubmittedrecommendationsrelatingtotheU.S.companies’roleinpublicprocurementforcybersecurityproductsandsolutionstoMr.ArvindKumar,MinistryofElectronicsandinformationTechnology.

AMCHAM’sTax,TariffandRegulatoryAffairsCommitteesentarepresentationontheimplementationchallengesforthefirstsixtydaysofGSTtoMr.HasmukhAdhia,Secretary,DepartmentofRevenue.

Mr.MarkLinscott,AssistantUSTRforSouthandCentralAsia,U.S.TradeRepresentativemetwithAMCHAMtodiscusstraderelatedchallengesintherun-upthetotheU.S.–IndiaTradePolicyForumwhichwasheldinOctoberinWashingtonD.C.

AMCHAM’sDefenseCommitteemembersmetwithDr.JosephFelter,DeputyAssistantSecretaryforDefense,SouthandSouthAsia,tohearmoreabouttheU.S.government’sviewsandperceptionsontheU.S.–Indiandefensesector.

DuringaroundtablediscussionMr.ThomasHilleary,EconomicUnitChief,OfficeofIndiaAffairs,U.S.DepartmentofStatepresentedtheviewfromWashingtononU.S.–Indiatradeandinvestmentrelations.AMCHAMmembersbriefedhim on the presence of American companies in the region alongwith the opportunities and challenges of doingbusinessinWestBengalandeasternIndia,touchingonissueslikeavailabilityofland,laborchallenges,andthegeneralinvestmentclimateintheregion.

IlookforwardtomoremeaningfulinteractionswiththeIndianandU.S.Government.Welookforwardtoyourfeedbackandcontinuedsupport.

Chairman’s Message

Pratyush KumarChairman, AmChAm

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Meeting with Mr. Rajiv Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion

Ms.RanjanaKhanna,DirectorGeneralCEO,AMCHAMIndia, called on Mr. Rajiv Agarwal, Joint Secretary,Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, onSeptember 1st, 2017 to share and follow up on thefeedbackreceivedfrommembers.Mr.AgarwalrequestedAMCHAM to send inputs at least 10 days prior to themeeting with Secretary, DIPP on September 25th, to

enable their inviting the concerned officials from otherMinistries.

TheTradePolicyForummeetingwillbeheldinWashingtonD.C. on October 24th. JS has requested AMCHAM toshare the issuesandconcernsof itsmembersprior totheG2Gdialogue.

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Mr.AtulDhawan,HonorarySecretaryandTreasurer,AMCHAMandPartner,DeloitteandMs.RanjanaKhanna,DirectorGeneralCEO,AMCHAMwithMr.SureshPrabhu,MinisterforCommerceandIndustry,GoIatameeting

Meeting with Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Commerce and Industry

Mr. Atul Dhawan, Honorary Secretary & Treasurer,AMCHAM and Ms. Ranjana Khanna, Director GeneralCEO, AMCHAM, met Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Minister ofCommerce and Industry, on September 6th, 2017 tocongratulatehimonhisnewportfolio.Increasingexports

wasoneofthetopprioritiesindicatedbytheMinisterandhesoughtanote fromAMCHAMmembersstrategizingforincreaseinexportsby20%.Inputsweresoughtfrommembersandaconsolidatednotewascompiled.

Meeting with Mr. Hitesh Kumar S. Makwana, Executive Director (Projects), National Mission for Clean Ganga

Following the meeting with Ms. Debashree Mukherjee,Joint Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office, Mr. JaijitBhattacharya, Co-Chairman, Infrastructureand SmartCities Committee, AMCHAM, and Partner, KPMG inIndia, Mr. Raman Kumar, Associate Director, Civil &Infrastructure–WUD,AECOM,andMs.RanjanaKhanna,DirectorGeneralCEO,AMCHAMIndia,hadadiscussionwithMr.HiteshS.Makwana,ExecutiveDirector(Projects),

NationalMissionforCleanGangaonSeptember6th,2017asafollow-upontheGangaActionPlan.Mr.Makwanasharedanupdateon theproposedproject inHaridwar.Itwassuggestedthatafollow-upmeetingbedonewithDr.Raghav Langer, ProgramDirector (NationalMissionforCleanGanga)andAdditionalSecretary(SustainableDevelopment Goals – 2030), in the Ministry of WaterResources,RiverDevelopmentandGangaRejuvenation.

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Cyber Security Committee Meeting

AMCHAM’sCyberSecurityCommittee’sfirstmeetingwasheld on September 11th, 2017 at the AmericanCenter.The meeting was chaired by Mr. Deepak Maheshwari,Chairman - Cyber Security Committee, AMCHAM andwaswellattendedwithsupport from theU.S.EmbassyandtheCommerceDepartment.

It was decided that the committee would create aroadmapforthenext18monthsfocusedon:

• Governmenttogovernmentbilateralframework

• Dataprotection

• Criticalinfrastructureprotection

• Internetofthings

• Standardsandbestpractices

Memberswould send in their inputs before September25th, 2017 for consolidation and presentation of apositionpaper to thegovernment.Both theCommerceDepartmentandtheU.S.EmbassyreiteratedthatcybersecuritywouldbeamajorthrustareaintheG2Gbilaterals.

Abriefdiscussionwasheldontheupcomingroundtableconferenceon ‘SecuringDigital India’onOctober10th.The Department of Commerce would be working oninvitinganexpertfromWashington.Aknowledgepaperon‘SecuringDigitalIndia’wouldbepreparedinpartnershipwithDeloitte.TheseniorofficialsfromtheDoCandStateDepartmentwouldbe available for video conferencing/con-callforfollow-up.

ThefirstmeetingofAMHCAM'sCyberSecurityCommitteeattheAmericanCenterinNewDelhi

MembersofAMCHAM'sCyberSecurityCommitteeattheinauguralmeetingattheAmericanCenterinNewDelhi

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Interactive Session with Mr. Rob Joyce, Cyber Security Coordinator, National Security Council, White House

AMCHAM India hosted an interactive session withMr. Rob Joyce, Cyber Security Coordinator, NationalSecurityCouncil,WhiteHouseandhisteamduringtheirvisit to India on 21st September 2017 at ACSA, U.S.Embassy. The session commenced with a welcomeaddressbyMs.RanjanaKhanna,DirectorGeneralCEO,AMCHAM India. From the U.S. Embassy, Mr. RobertGarverick,MinisterCounselor forEESTandMr.JoshuaJohnson, Technology Officer, attended the meeting.Some of the topics of discussion included the U.S. –Indiacyberframework,capacitybuilding,andinformationsharing.Privacyrules/laws,dataprotection,adhaarcardandIPRwerealsotouchedupon.

AMCHAMmemberswithMr.RobJoyce,CyberSecurityCoordinator,NationalSecurityCouncil,WhiteHouse,histeamandU.S.Embassyofficials

Interaction with Assistant USTR for South and Central Asia, Mr. Mark Linscott

AMCHAMhostedan interactionwithMr.Mark Linscott,AssistantUSTR for South andCentral Asia,U.S. TradeRepresentative,on21stSeptemberattheU.S.Embassyin New Delhi. The meeting focused on trade relatedchallenges in the run-up to U.S. – India Trade PolicyForum scheduled for October in Washington D.C. Mr.LinscottwasaccompaniedbyMs.ValerieDees,Director,

OfficeofSouthAsia,U.S.DepartmentofCommerceanda team from USTR which included Ms. Tanya Menchi,Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative, Southand Central Asia and Mr. Brendan Lynch, Director forIndia,OfficeofCentralandSouthAsianAffairs,amongothers. From the U.S. Embassy, Mr. Scott Sindelar,Minister Counselor for Agricultural Affairs, Mr. Patrick

(L-R)Mr.SaketModi,CEO,LucideusTechnology,Ms.RanjanaKhanna, Director General CEO, AMCHAM, Mr. RobertGarvercik,MinisterCounselorforEEST,U.S.Embassy,Mr.RobJoyce,NationalSecurityCouncilCyberSecurityCoordinatorattheWhiteHouse,duringaninteractioninNewDelhi

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(L-R)Mr.PatrickSantillo,MinisterCounselorforCommercialAffairs,U.S.Embassy,Mr.ScottSindelar,MinisterCounselorforAgriculturalAffairs,U.S.Embassy,Mr.MarkLinscott,AssistantUSTRforSouthandCentralAsia,USTR,andMs.ValerieDees,Director,OfficeofSouthAsia,U.S.DepartmentofCommerce

Santillo, Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs,Mr.BrianBrendel,DeputyMinisterCounselorforEESTand

Ms. Aileen Nandi, Deputy Minister Counselor forCommercialAffairs,attendedthemeeting.

Ms.RanjanaKhanna,DirectorGeneralCEO,AMCHAM,made welcome remarks. Mr. Arijit Ghosh, NationalExecutive Board Member, AMCHAM and President& Managing Director, Textron India, in his openingremarks talked about transparency, taxation and publicprocurement.Mr.PrabalChakraborty,Chairman–MedicalDevices Committee, AMCHAM and Vice President andManaging Director, Boston Scientific India, emphasizedthatthemedicaldevicessectorstillfacedchallengeswithpricecontrol.Hediscussedtheproposedmedicaldevicespolicy, product withdrawal applications, the healthcarevaluechainandhowinnovationhasbeenachallenge.

AMCHAM members introduced themselves andtalked about specific trade barriers their companies

faced. Some of the challenges included lack of patentlinkages, difficulty in defining software patents, transferof technology, in country testing requirements, amongothers.Thebrightspothasbeenthehealthytradeinthedefensesector.

Mr. Linscott, shared insights from the meetings thatUSTR has had with various ministries and askedpoignant questions to members regarding challenges.HeemphasizedthattheU.S.administrationcaredabouttradeandthatboththeU.S.andIndiangovernmentwereactivelyengagedintradefacilitation.

AMCHAM thanked thepartners for thisevent,EdwardsLifesciencesandMSDPharmaceuticals.

Manufacturing Committee Meeting

The first meeting of AMCHAM’s ManufacturingCommitteeunder the chairmanshipofMr.SanjayKoul,Chairman&ManagingDirector,TimkenIndiaLimitedandco-chairmanshipofMr.AmitBansal,ManagingDirector,Corning India,washeldon25thSeptemberat theBAESystems(India)officeinNewDelhi.Ms.RanjanaKhanna,Director General CEO, AMCHAM, welcomedmembersand introduced the chairmen. Mr. Sanjay Koul gave abriefoverviewofthehistoryofthecommittee.Hestressedthe importance of having a manufacturing committeemeeting in different states to be able tomeet with the

governmentsecretariatsinMaharashtra,TamilNadu,andKarnataka, so that the AMCHAMmanufacturing brandcouldbemoreidentifiable.Mr.AmitBansalemphasizedthatmanufacturingisobviouslyakeyfocusforIndiawiththe‘MakeinIndia’campaign,especiallyconsideringtheeconomyisgoingdownhillandthegovernmentiseyeinga stimulus package. As AMCHAM, it is an opportunityto tap into the stimulus and give inputs that AmericancompaniesthinkwouldbegoodforIndia.

Thecommitteepreparedapresentationfortheinteraction

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(L-R)Mr.RajivAggarwal,JointSecretary,DIPP,Mr.RameshAbhishek,Secretary,DIPPandMs.MargaretGangte,Director,DIPP,ataninteractionwithAMCHAMmembersintheofficeofInvestIndia,NewDelhi

Interaction with Mr. Ramesh Abhishek, Secretary, DIPP

AMCHAM met with Mr. Ramesh Abhishek, Secretary,Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, GOI,on25thSeptember inNewDelhi.Ms.RanjanaKhanna,Director General CEO, AMCHAM, welcomedmembersandthankedtheSecretaryforhistime.Itwasthesecondmeeting in a series of ongoing interactions betweentheDIPPandAMCHAMonaquarterlybasis.SecretaryAbhishekwasaccompaniedbyMr.RajivAggarwal,JointSecretary,DIPP,Ms.MargaretGangte,Director,DIPPandInvestIndia.

Mr. Amit Bansal, Co-Chairman – ManufacturingCommittee, AMCHAM andManagingDirector, CorningIndia,madeopeningremarksontheoverallchallengestothemanufacturingindustryinIndia,suchas,theneedforclarityonthenewpublicprocurementpolicy,supportfromlocalauthoritiesoninfrastructureobstacles,interpretationof HSN codes pertaining to GST, modernization andintegrationofportfacilitiesandlaborlaw,amongothers.

Mr.AmitBansalalsomoderatedasector-wisedialoguethat covered manufacturing challenges in agricultureand food processing, automotive, construction andminingequipment,defense,electronicsandICT,medicaldevices, paper andpulp, and transportation industries.The companies represented at the meeting includedBAESytemsIndia,CocaCola,CorningIndia,CaterpillarIndia,Delphi,EdwardsLifesciences,GEIndia,HP,IndiaMedtronic,Intel,InternationalPaper,IPMIndiaWholesaleTrading, Lockheed Martin, Owens Corning, PepsiCo,TecumsehandUnitedTechnologiesCorporation.

Prior to the meeting, AMCHAM submitted a detaileddocument with company specific challenges andproposed solutions. To ensure future appropriatedeliverables,allmembersare requested tosend [email protected].

Defense Committee Meeting

AMCHAM’s Defense Committee members held ameetingon27thSeptember2017todiscussarangeofissuesonoffsetsandprocurementsaswellasguidelines

forframingcriteriaforvendorselection/prequalificationinbuy(Indian–IDDM)andbuyandmake(Indian)cases.

with Secretary, DIPP and decided to create four subgroupstoadvocateforissues/challengesinthefollowingareas: (1) Director General Foreign Trade (2) PublicProcurement Policy (3) Pollution Control Board and(4) BIS. The committee also decided to have monthly

conference calls and quarterly face to face meetings.The next meeting would take place in Chennai. ThemanufacturingcommitteebrainstormedaboutorganizingahalfdayprogramonmanufacturingwithkeygovernmentstakeholdersinJanuary2018.

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Defense Committee Meeting with Dr. Joseph Felter, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense, South and South Asia, U.S. Department of Defense

On 27th September, AMCHAM’s Defense CommitteemembersmetwithDr. Joseph Felter, Deputy AssistantSecretary for Defense, South and South Asia, to hearmoreabouttheU.S.government’sviewsandperceptionsontheU.S.–IndiandefensesectorinlightoftherecentgovernmentinteractionsbetweenU.S.DefenseSecretaryJames Mattis and Raksha Mantri Nirmala Sitharaman

duringSecretaryMattis’svisittoIndia.Dr.FelterdiscussedtheU.S.–IndiaJointStatementissuedbySecretaryMattisandMinisterSitharamanandits implicationstotheU.S.defenseindustryplayerswithrespecttotheirbusinessinIndia.ThemeetingwaschairedbyMr.PratyushKumar,Chairman,AMCHAMandPresidentofBoeingIndia.

(L-R)CaptainRobertOgden,ODCChief,U.S.Embassy,Dr.JosephFelter,DeputyAssistantSecretaryofDefenseSouthandSouthAsia,U.S.DepartmentofDefense,Mr.PratyushKumar,Chairman,AMCHAMandPresident,BoeingIndiaandMr.JPHoefling,DefenseSecurityCooperationAgency,ataDefenseCommitteemeeting

Agriculture and Food Processing Committee Meeting

AmeetingofAMCHAM’sAgricultureandFoodProcessingCommitteewasheldon11thOctober2017 in theofficeof E.I. DuPont, Gurgaon. The meeting was chaired byMr. Ram Mudholkar, President, DuPont South Asia &BusinessDirector,DuPontCropProtection,E. I.DuPontIndia Private Limited, and Chairman of the Committee.It was announced that Grant Thornton has agreed to

beaknowledgepartner forAMCHAM’sAgricultureandFood Processing Committee. Representatives fromGrant Thornton made a presentation on GT-AMCHAMcollaboration. It was decided that GT would prepare adocumentonthecapabilities/successstoriesofAmericancompanies in the agriculture and food processingindustry.

Pre-Diwali Reception to Welcome a Visiting U.S. Congressional Delegation in partnership with KPMG and USISPF

KPMG in India, in partnership with AMCHAM andUSISPF, hosted a reception to welcome a visiting U.S.Congressional delegation on 17th October in NewDelhi.Thedelegationwas ledbyRepresentativeLamarSmith (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee onScience,Space,andTechnology.Othermembersofthedelegation included Representative Ami Bera (D-CA),RepresentativeMoBrooks (R-AL),RepresentativeDanaRohrabacher(R-CA),RepresentativeThomasMassie(R-KY),RepresentativeDarrenSoto (D-FL),Representative

Mark Sanford (R-SC) and Representative Brian Babin(R-TX).Mr.ArunKumar, ViceChairman,AMCHAMandChairman & CEO, KPMG in India, gave the openingremarks.Mr.JeffreySexton,MinisterCounselorforPublicAffairs, U.S. Embassy, also addressed the gathering.RepresentativeBeramentioned inhis remarks thiswasthefirsttriptoIndiaforsixofthedelegates.Thereceptionwas well attend by U.S. Embassy officials, includingChargéd’AffairesMaryKayCarlson.

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(L-R) Ambassador Alice Wells, Acting Assistant Secretary,BureauofSouthandCentralAsianAffairs,U.S.Departmentof State, Mr. Manish Agarwal, Country Manager, H-DMotor Company India, andMr. Pratyush Kumar, Chairman,AMCHAMandPresident,BoeingIndia

Mr. Phil Shaw, Chairman – Defense Committee and NEBMember, AMCHAM and Chief Executive, Lockheed MartinIndiameetingSecretaryRexTillersoninNewDelhi

Interaction with Secretary Rex Tillerson, U.S. Department of State

On 25th October 2017, Secretary Rex Tillerson, U.S.DepartmentofState,metwithAMCHAMleadershipattheRooseveltHouse,U.S.EmbassyinNewDelhi.AMCHAMleadership including, Mr. Pratyush Kumar, Chairman,AMCHAMandPresident,BoeingIndia,Mr.AtulDhawan,HonorarySecretaryandTreasurer,AMCHAMandPartner,Deloitte, Mr. Arun Jain, Chairman - Infrastructure andSmart Cities Committee and NEB Member, AMCHAMandManagingDirector,FluorDanielIndia,Mr.PhilShaw,Chairman – Defense Committee and NEB Member,AMCHAMandChief Executive, LockheedMartin India,Mr. Prabal Chakraborty, Chairman – Medical DevicesCommittee, AMCHAM and Vice President &Managing

Director, Boston Scientific India, Mr. Siraj Chaudhry,Co-Chairman – Agriculture and Food ProcessingCommittee, AMCHAM and Chairman, Cargill India,Mr. Manish Agarwal, Country Manager, H-D MotorCompany India, and Ms. Ranjana Khanna, DirectorGeneral CEO, AMCHAM, interacted with SecretaryTillersonon issuesandconcernsofU.S. companies inIndia. The Secretary was joined by Ambassador AliceWells, ActingAssistant Secretary, Bureau of South andCentral Asian Affairs, U.S. Department of State andChargé d’Affaires MaryKay Carlson, U.S. Embassy,who discussed how to further enhance the economicpartnershipbetweenbothcountries.

Infrastructure and Smart Cities Committee Meeting

On24thOctober2017,asmanyas18membersof theAMCHAM Infrastructure and Smart Cities CommitteeconvergedattheUTCofficeatGurugramforthesecondcommittee meeting in 2017. The proceedings werechairedbyMr.ArunKumarJain,ManagingDirector,FluorDanielandco-chairedbyMr.SamitRay,Director,UnitedTechnologies Corporation. The committee raised fewpertinentpointsabout:a) formingacaucuscomprising

four consulting firms and members consulting withthem for clarity on RFP documents being circulatedby city administrations, b) the need to convince cityadministrations to waive off signing joint and severalliability clauses for OEMs who are not directly biddingand c) the need to highlight similar issues during theupcoming AMCHAMSmart Cities Summit 2017 on 4thDecember2017attheAmbienceLeela,Gurugram.

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SecretaryRexTillerson,U.S.DepartmentofState,speakingwithAMCHAMleadershipattheRooseveltHouse,U.S.Embassy,inNewDelhi

CSR Committee Roundtable with USAID and WaterHealth

TheCSRCommitteeorganizedaroundtablewithUSAIDand WaterHealth on 31st October 2017 at the CicsoSystems(India)officeinGurgaon.Ms.RanjanaKhanna,Director General CEO, AMCHAM, welcomedmembersand introduced the speakers. She commendedUSAIDfor their fantastic work in India, specifically in health,education,sanitationandinnovation.

Mr. Mark White, Mission Director, USAID/India, in hisopening remarks mentioned that USAID was createdby President John F. Kennedy in 1961 to be the U.S.government’sbranchforinternationaldevelopmentalandhumanitarianassistance. In India, theywork topromotehealth, education, agriculture and environment, amongothers, through bilateral agreements between the U.S.

(L-R)Mr.SirajChaudhry,Co-Chairman–AgricultureandFoodProcessingCommittee,AMCHAMandChairman,Cargill India, Mr.AtulDhawan,HonorarySecretaryandTreasurer,AMCHAMandPartner,Deloitte,SecretaryTillerson,Mr.ArunJain,Chairman-InfrastructureandSmartCitiesCommitteeandNEBMember,AMCHAMandManagingDirector,FluorDanielIndia,Mr.PratyushKumar,Chairman,AMCHAMandPresident,BoeingIndia,Mr.PrabalChakraborty,Chairman–MedicalDevicesCommittee,AMCHAMandVicePresident&ManagingDirector,BostonScientificIndiaandMr.PhilShaw,Chairman-DefenseCommittee,AMCHAMandChiefExecutive,LockheedMartinIndia

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and Indian governments. Mr. Nehal Sanghavi, SeniorAdvisor for Innovation and Partnership, USAID/India,gaveanoverviewofUSAID’sworkinIndiaemphasizingthattheyworkintruepartnershipmodeduetothevibrantprivatesector.Hediscussedvariousprojectsintherealmofhealth,foodsecurity,WASH,education,cleanenergyandenvironment.

Mr. Harish Krishnan, Chairman – CSR Committee,AMCHAM and Managing Director, Public Affairs &Strategic Engagements, Cisco India & SAARC, CiscoSystems (India) Pvt. Ltd., provided an overview ofAMCHAM’s CSR Committee and all participantsintroduced themselvesandhighlighted theircompany’sCSRfocusareas.

Ms. Jacqueline Lundquist, Chief Serendipity Officer,WaterHealth International, talked about her endearinghistory with India, successful partnership with USAID/India and how WaterHealth is transforming the way

people get water in underserved areas of India. Ms.Nandini Dasgupta, Head – Funding India,WaterHealthIndia,gaveapresentationoutliningthewaytheircentershave improved family health, household savings andWASHawareness.

Mr. Tushar Kalia, Senior Director, Goodera, sharedan analysis of CSR trends for 2016-2017. Goodera isthe largest global CSR and volunteering managementtechnology platform currently being used by over 150companiestochannelizeandmanageCSRprojects.

Therewas an engaging and enthusiasticQ&A sessionin which the speakers answered questions on a rangeoftopicsincludinghowcompaniesbeginthepartnershipprocess with USAID, monitoring and evaluations, thewaterdistributionprocessof aWaterHealth stationandtheCSRtrendsofthelargestMNCsinIndia.Inclosing,Ms.RanjanaKhannathankedthespeakersandthankedCiscoforhostingthemeeting.

(L-R)Mr.TusharKalia,SeniorDirector,Goodera,Mr.HarishKrishnan,Chairman–CSRCommittee,AMCHAMandManagingDirector,PublicAffairs&StrategicEngagements,CiscoIndia&SAARC,CiscoSystems(India)Pvt.Ltd.,Ms.RanjanaKhanna,DirectorGeneralCEO, AMCHAM,Mr.MarkWhite,MissionDirector,USAID/India,Mr.Nehal Sanghavi, Senior Advisor for Innovation andPartnership,USAID/IndiaandMs.JacquelineLundquist,ChiefSerendipityOfficer,WaterHealthInternationalataCSRCommitteeroundtableattheCiscoofficeinGurgaon

Anti-Corruption & FCPA Compliance Committee’s Breakfast Meeting

On 31st October 2017, the Anti-Corruption & FCPAComplianceCommitteemet for a breakfastmeeting attheAmazonoffice,NewDelhi.TheopeningremarksweregivenbyMs.RitikaRatti,Chairperson–Anti-Corruption& FCPA Compliance Committee, AMCHAM and ChiefEthics&ComplianceOfficer&HeadofAnti-Corruption,WalmartIndia.

Sincedealingwitha thirdpartyusuallymeanspolicinga tangledweb of riskswhich require a lot of care anddiscipline on the part of the company, the committeeheld an interactive discussion on ‘Third Party RiskManagement andMitigation.’ A key challenge formostcompaniesoperatinginIndiatodayisfindingcompetentbusiness partners with an understanding, acceptanceof ethics and compliant to best practices. Members

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(Farright)Ms.RitikaRatti,Chairperson–Anti-Corruption&FCPAComplianceCommittee,AMCHAMandChiefEthics&ComplianceOfficer&HeadofAnti-Corruption,WalmartIndia,withthemembersoftheAnti-Corruption&FCPAComplianceCommittee

sharedtheirprocessofscreeningthirdpartiesandtheirexperiences. Members were requested to share theirsuggestionsonpotentialtopicsforupcomingmeetings.

Itwasalsodecidedthatthe2018Anti-Corruption&FCPAComplianceMasterclasswouldbeheldinMumbai.

Energy Innovation Reception in partnership with CSIS

TheCenterforStrategicandInternationalStudies(CSIS)partneredwiththeGovernmentofIndia’sMinistryofNew&RenewableEnergyandtheShaktiSustainableEnergyFoundation,toinauguratethefirstworkshopoftheU.S.-IndiaStateandUrbanInitiativewithaneveningreceptionfocused on energy innovation. On 1st November 2017,a reception at the Roosevelt House, U.S. Embassy,supportedbyAMCHAM,AzurePower,ShaktiSustainableEnergyFoundationandTataPower,broughttogetherkeyU.S.states,universitiesandresearchinstitutionswiththeirIndiancounterpartstohighlightthevariousdevelopment

initiatives and solutions-oriented innovations that arebeingundertaken.

Opening remarks were made by Charge D’AffairesMaryKay Carlson, U.S. Embassy. Mr. Anand Kumar,Secretary,MinistryofNewandRenewableEnergy,GOI,gaveremarksaswellasMr.RichardM.Rossow,SeniorAdvisorandWadhwaniChairinU.S.-IndiaPolicyStudies,CSIS,andMr.KrishanDhawan,CEO,ShaktiSustainableEnergyFoundation.

(L-R)Mr.RichardM.Rossow,SeniorAdvisorandWadhwaniChair in U.S.-India Policy Studies, CSIS,Mr. AnandKumar,Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, GOI,Charge D'Affaires MaryKay Carlson, U.S. Embassy andMr. Krishan Dhawan, CEO, Shakti Sustainable EnergyFoundation

ChargeD'AffairesMaryKayCarlson addressing the 'EnergyInnovation Reception' at the U.S. Embassy supported byAMCHAM,AzurePowerandCSIS

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Ms. Surabhi Wahal, Regional Director - Western Region,AMCHAM,presentingabouquettoguestspeakerMs.JennaDaugherty,DivisionalVP,GlobalSocialResponsibility,AbbottLaboratoriesInc.

MUMBAIRoundtable Interaction with Ms. Jenna Daugherty on ‘Addressing Global Health Issues by Creating Social Value Through Business Expertise: Helping People Live Healthier, Fuller Lives’

AMCHAM India, in partnership with Abbott HealthcarePvt. Ltd., organized a roundtable interaction with Ms.Jenna Daugherty on ‘Addressing Global Health Issuesby Creating Social Value Through Business Expertise:HelpingPeopleLiveHealthier,FullerLives’onTuesday,19thSeptember2017attheAbbottofficeinMumbai.TheeventcommencedwithawelcomeaddressbyMs.SurabhiWahal, Regional Director – Western Region, AMCHAMIndia,followedbywelcomeremarksbyMr.BhaskerIyer,Vice President, EPD India, Abbott Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.Mr. Iyerset thestagewithabrief introductionofAbbottHealthcareandit’sdiversifiedbusinesseshighlightingtheimportanceoftheAbbottcorevaluesandhowCSRisanaturalpriorityof thecorporateculture.Healsosharedthataspartoftheircitizenshipeffortsthemainfocusisonsustainabilityandscalability.

Ms. Kaku Nakhate, National Executive Board Member,AMCHAMandPresidentandCountryHead–India,BankofAmerica,throughheraddressshedlightontheeffortsofAMCHAMIndiaandU.S.companies to influencethecommunity and leave a favourable impact on society.She shared insight on the initiatives of AMCHAM Indiatowards creating platforms for collaboration, sharing of

bestpracticesandidentifyingsynergiesandpartnershipsamongstkeystakeholders.Ms.NakhatespokeofBankofAmerica’sCSRinitiatives,whichfocusonadolescentgirls,sanitation, women empowerment and financial capitaland funding towards clean energy.Mr. Gregory Taevs,PrincipalCommercialOfficer,U.S.ConsulateMumbai,inhisaddressspokeofthesignificanceofCSRandhowthe

ParticipantsattheroundtableinteractionwithMs.JennaDaughertyattheAbbottofficeinMumbai

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Americangovernment,NGOsandprivateagenciesworktogether to achievegoals in this space.HehighlightedthenoteworthycontributionsofDasra,Rabobank,ImpactFinancing,PAHAL.HeintroducedDr.NitaRaoofUSAIDandencouragedparticipants toconnectwith thisnodalagencyonprospectivesynergiesandpartnerships.

Thekeynotespeaker for theday,Ms.JennaDaugherty,Divisional VP, Global Social Responsibility, AbbottLaboratoriesInc.,spokewithfervor,sharingexperiencesandinsightsonbuildinghealthcarecapacityinTanzania,tacklingmalnutritioninHaiti,addressingchronicdiseaseinKenya,enhancingthebusinessofdairyfarminginIndia,engaging employees in Ireland, addressing nutrition

standards in China and Vietnam, and concluding withAbbott’s global impact in helping people live healthier,fullerlives.

An interactiveQ&A and experience sharingmoderatedby Mr. Jasraj Virdi, Director, Corporate Citizenship,AbbottHealthcarePvt.Ltd.followedwhereCSRleadersof AMCHAM member companies spoke of their bestpractices and experiences in CSR and employeeengagement initiatives.Theeventcame toaclosewithavoteofthanksandconcludingremarksbyMs.RanjitaSood, Associate Director – Government Affairs, AbbottHealthcarePvt.Ltd.

Webcast on ‘Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) – India Spotlight Adoption and Enforcement Actions’ in partnership with Deloitte

AMCHAM India, in partnership with Deloitte India,organizedawebcaston‘BaseErosionandProfitShifting(BEPS) – India Spotlight Adoption and EnforcementActions’onTuesday,26thSeptember2017.ThewebinarcommencedwithopeningremarksbyMs.SurabhiWahal,RegionalDirector–WesternRegion,AMCHAMIndia.ThiswasfollowedbyMr.SamirGandhi,Partner,DeloitteIndia,settingthestageaswellasintroducingofthespeakers.

The experts from Deloitte, Mr. Rajesh Gandhi and Mr.Rohan Phatarphekar, took the participants through avaluableanddetailedanalysisoftheimplicationsofthe

BEPSactionplans,highlightingtreatyabuse,permanentestablishment, intangibles, digital economy, transferpricing documentation, equalization levy and country-by-country reporting. The sessioncreatedaproductiveplatform for gaining valuable insights on BEPS forcompanies with business operations in India and anunderstanding of the global scenario. The sessionconcluded with closing remarks by Mr. Samir Gandhi,who thanked participants for joining the session andAMCHAM India for the opportunity to partner on thissignificanttopic.

Learning & Sharing Session on ‘Sales & Operations Planning in Supply Chain Management’

AMCHAMIndia’sSupplyChainandLogisticsCommitteeorganized a learning and sharing session on ‘Sales &Operations Planning in Supply ChainManagement’ onThursday,28thSeptember2017attheDeloitteOfficeinGurgaon.TheeventcommencedwithopeningremarksbyMs.SurabhiWahal,RegionalDirector–WesternRegion,AMCHAM India followed by welcome remarks by Mr.SrinivasanSarangapani,Chairman–SupplyChainandLogisticsCommittee,AMCHMandDirectorOperations,TimkenEngineering&ResearchIndiaPvt.Ltd.

Thehighlight of theeventwasanexpert talkon ‘Sales&OperationsPlanninginSupplyChainManagement’by

Ms.NehaChaturvedi,PreSalesLoBSolutions,SAP,whoshed light on the S&OP trends, competitive customersacross the industry, supply chain ‘control tower,’ shortterm demand sensing, collaborations across multiplelevelsofS&OPintheorganizationandinventoryplanning.Through a discussion she focused on the practicalaspectsofsalesandoperationsplanninginachievingthebusinessobjectivesofprofitabilityandproductivity.

As part of the industry sharing session at the event,Mr. UmeshMadhyan, National Head Infrastructure andLogistics, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd.,throughapresentation,sharedabroaddosanddon’tsof

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variousFMCGsputtogetherfromforecastingandS&OPpointofview.Healsotoucheduponsingletouchlogistics,S&OP best practices and rules followed by HindustanCoca-Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd. The interactive sessionanswered several queries on the subject and supplychain leadersofAMCHAMmembercompanies shared

individualinsightsandlearningsonS&OPplanning.

The session concluded with remarks by Ms. RanjanaKhanna,DirectorGeneralCEO,AMCHAM,whothankedthespeakersandtheparticipantsforjoining,andstatedthatitwasindeedagreatlearningexperience.

Supply Chain and Logistics Committee Meeting

AMCHAM’sSupplyChainandLogistics(SCL)CommitteeMeetingwasheldonThursday,28thSeptember2017attheDeloitteIndiaofficeinGurgaon.Themeetingcommencedwith opening remarks byMs. SurabhiWahal, RegionalDirector–WesternRegion,AMCHAMIndiaandwelcomeremarks by Mr. Srinivasan Sarangapani, Chairman -Supply Chain & Logistics Committee, AMCHAM IndiaandDirectorOperations,TimkenEngineering&ResearchIndia Pvt. Ltd. A special address was made by Ms.RanjanaKhanna,DirectorGeneralCEO,AMCHAMIndia.

Membersdiscussedarangeof issuesfrompreparationofawhitepaperrepresentingkeyissuesoftheindustrytobepresented tokeystakeholders fromtheGovernment

ofIndia,GST,e-waybillandproposedindustryvisitsasabestpracticesharinginitiative.Participantsbrainstormedon forthcoming events and successfully put togethera calendar of events runningup to theSCLcommitteeannualeventplannedinApril2018.

Itwasdecidedby consensus to hold the nextmeetingof the committee as a joint meeting of AMCHAM’sSupplyChainandLogisticscommitteeandAMCHAM’sManufacturingCommitteeinNovember2017inChennai.Membersbelieved, thiswouldbeagreatplatformforacontinuedengagementwithindustryleadersandtobuildsynergiesandpartnershipsbetweenthetwocommittees!

Breakfast Session on ‘Tax Technology and the U.S. Policy’ with Tax Experts from EY

AMCHAM, in partnership with EY India, organized abreakfast session on ‘Tax Technology and the U.S.Policy’ on Tuesday, 10thOctober 2017 inMumbai.Ms.Surabhi Wahal, Regional Director – Western Region,AMCHAM, began the event with her opening remarks.Thiswas followed byMr. Sudhir Kapadia,National TaxLeader,EYIndia,whothroughhisaddresswelcomedtheparticipants, introduced theesteemed lineof speakers,andsetthestageforthisimportanttopic.

Through a discussion and a presentation, Ms. KateBarton, Vice Chair – Tax, EY America, analyzed andshared her expert insights on tax risks andU.S. policyreforms.Shetouchedupontheglobalfocusintensifyingoncompanytaxes,areviewoftheTrumpadministrationandRepublicanprioritiesfor2017,thelatestupdatesonU.S. tax reforms and the budget resolution FY-18. Thekeynote speaker of the morning was the dynamic Mr.V.S.Parthasarathy,GroupCFO,GroupCIO,ChairmanMahindraeMarketLtd.,MemberoftheGroupExecutiveBoard, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., who delivered an

impactfulpresentationon‘TechnologyTransformationinFinance’ with analogies comparing good leadership tothecharacteristicsofLordKrishna.

PaneloftaxexpertsfromEYdiscussintelligentautomationinfinance (L-R)Mr.MilanSheth,NationalDirector andPartner,Technology Global Leader, Robotics and AI, EY India,Mr.MartinJ.Fiore,AmericasTaxTalentLeader;EYAmerica,Ms. Sharda Cherwoo, Americas Tax Leader For IntelligentAutomation, EY America and Mr. Rahul Patni, Partner, TaxTechnology&Transformation,EYIndia

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ThekeynoteaddresswasfollowedbyapaneldiscussionmoderatedbyMr.RahulPatni,Partner,TaxTechnology&Transformation,EYIndiaandwasfocusedon intelligentautomation infinance.Thepanel includedexperts fromEY – Ms. Sharda Cherwoo, Americas Tax Leader forIntelligent Automation, EY America; Mr. Milan Sheth,NationalDirectorandPartner,TechnologyGlobalLeader,RoboticsandAI,EYIndia;Mr.MartinJ.Fiore,AmericasTax Talent Leader and Mr. Rahul Patni. The panel

delved into demystifying digital finance and digital tax,understandingthevalueofroboticsatworkandthefutureoftaxandfinancefunctions.

AnengagingQ&Asessionfollowedthepaneldiscussion.ThesessionconcludedwithavoteofthanksbyMr.NishuGupta,FinanceController,JohnsonandJohnsonMedicalIndia.TheeventwashostedbyEYIndia.

Western Region Committee Meeting

AMCHAM’sWesternRegionCommittee(WRC)meetingwasheldonWednesday,11thOctober2017.Mr.MaheshKrishnamurti, Chairman – Western Region, AMCHAMand Managing Director, RGP India, welcomed allparticipants. Committee members actively discussed,

ideatedandcontributedtowardsthedevelopmentsandnext steps leading to the Western Region’s signatureeventscheduledon,6thDecember2017inMumbai.Theoverarchingthemeofthesignatureevent is ‘India:2018&Beyond.’

Western Region Committee Meeting

AMCHAM’sWesternRegionCommitteemeetingwasheldonTuesday,31stOctober2017.Mr.MaheshKrishnamurti,Chairman - Western Region, AMCHAM and ManagingDirector,RGPIndia,welcomedallparticipants.Committeemembers actively discussed, ideated and contributedtowards the developments and next steps leading totheWesternRegion’ssignatureeventscheduledon6th

December2017inMumbai.Thediscussionwasfollowedby a brief overview by Mr. Matt Timmons, ManagingDirector – South Asia, Lubrizol Advanced MaterialsIndia Pvt. Ltd. on AMCHAM’s ‘WesternRegion: ImpactStatement’sharinginsightsontheproject’skeyobjective,progressandnextsteps.

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HYDERABADAMCHAM’s 5th Healthcare Conference: Impact of Current Geo Political Situation on Healthcare

The 5thAMCHAMHealthcareConferencewas held onSeptember15,2017atWestinMindspace,Hyderabad.Dr.Kiranmai Pendyala, Chairperson – HyderabadChapter,AMCHAM,welcomed theaudience. Shespokeon theinitiationofthehealthcareconferenceinHyderabadandhow itprogressedover the years.Hyderabad is knownfor pharmaceutical and drug manufacturing hencehealthcareisanaturaltopic.Thinkingaboutthesocietalneedintertwinedwithhealthcare,thisconferencebeganinHyderabadin2013.EachyearAMCHAM,withthehelpof a knowledge partner, created a position paper andpresentedittothegovernment.

Consul General Katherine Hadda, the guest of honor,congratulatedAMCHAMon the5thconsecutiveyearoftheconferenceandforthefocusonsuchacriticalsector.She emphasized that a healthy population is a criticalcomponentofahealthyeconomyandstablesociety.Theaccesstohealthcareisasimportantasthetechnology.

Dr. Balaji Utla, the CEO of Kriya Health, gave thekeynoteaddress. He found it intriguinghowAMCHAMconcentrated on “geo political healthcare.” Dr. Utlaexplained that health was a larger word compared tohealthcare. What one experiences when in a criticalcondition with love, care and professional expertise is

healthcare. There isa subtledifferencebetweenhealthandhealthcare.Heemphasizedthathealthcarewasnotalastmileproblem,butthelastyard,lastinch,anddistanceis a dimension of vulnerability. All the vulnerabilitiesdetermine what quality of life a tribal group in the lastinchcanhave.Heexplainedthatbehindanopportunityisalsohumanity,andthatitcannotbeforgottensothatgood corporations can become great and wonderfulcorporations. India needs to spend 2.5% of GDP onhealthcare. There are opportunities in problems andproblemsinopportunities.

Dr.N.K.Singh,Frost&Sullivan,theknowledgepartnerforthe conference, spokeon the landscapeof healthcare.Aninterestinglinefromanovelsaid,‘weareinthebestoftimesandtheworstoftimes–atimeofhopeandatimeofdespair.’ThesituationoftheIndianeconomyissimilar.Whenthere isa rise inpoverty there isalso increase inboth communicable and non-communicable diseases.Hestressedthatpublichealthisveryimportantandmustbe re-focused. Dr. Singhmentioned that healthcare ischanging from being curative to monitoring. He urgedthatthecountryandhealthsystemneedtoprepareforanagingpopulation,theshiftingburdenofdiseasesanditscomorbidities.

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Session I – Innovation in Healthcare

The moderator for the session on ‘Innovation inHealthcare’ wasMs.Divya Prakash Joshi ofMedtronicHyderabad.Thepanelistsincluded:Dr.AkhileshSharmaofDr.Reddy’s,Mr.SujivNair,CEOofTelanganaAcademyforSkillandKnowledge(TASK)andMr.KrishnaPrasad,aclinician.Toalleviatepain,restorehealthandextendlife,healthcare isvery important,especially in thechanging

geo-political scenario, where not only the government,hospitalandeventheuserplaysapart.Everyoneisinittogethertomakehealthcaresustainable.Thediscussionrevolvedaroundhowthegovernmentisafacilitatorandthey cannot do everything. The government providesecosystem and infrastructure and the burden remansoneveryoneelsetoinnovateandbringaboutachange.Theremustbesynergy.

Session II – Investment – Expectations

The moderator for the second session was Mr. SatyaGottumukkala. The panelists included Mr. KshitijChaudaryofInvestIndia,Mr.M.SathyaSunderofAbbottandDr.N.K.SinghofFrost&Sullivan.

ThereisalotofinterestintheIndiamarket.Theworldisinterconnectedandtherehasbeenasignificantamount

ofinvestmentinhealthcare,especiallyinthetechnologyspace.Between2010–2015therewasa13.5%increaseininvestmentalone.ItwasstatedthatifIndiafollowedthetraditionalmethodofhealinginhealthcare,by2034Indiawillneedto investabout250billiondollars to takecareof patients. However, if people can focus onwellnessinsteadoftreatment,theamountcanbereducedby90billiondollars.

Asessionon'InnovationinHealthcare'with(L-R)Mr.DivyaPrakashJoshi,Medtronic,Mr.KrishnaPrasad,Clinician,Mr.AkhileshSharma,Dr.Reddy’s,andMr.SujivNair,CEO,TelanganaAcademyforSkill&Knowledge(TASK),duringAMCHAM's5thHealthcareConference

It was alsomentioned that there was a huge trade offwiththegovernmentononesidethatwantstopromoteuniversalhealthcareforallwhiletheprivatesectorwasaprofitmaximizingagent.ThereisatradeoffandachoicethatIndiamustmake.Equityandefficiencycomplementeachother.Efficiencycanbeachievedthroughinnovation.

Intermsofpricecontrol,therearetwosidestothecoin.The panelists discussed, ‘What is the safe price for adrug?’ and how the to look at the situation holistically.Thereisalotthatthegovernmentistryingtodo.There

isamarket,thereisademand,butgovernmentistryingtorestrictpricingprocedures.Itwashighlightedthatanyfreedomthatisabusedbringsaboutregulation.

TheluncheonkeynoteaddresswasgivenbyMr.JayeshRanjan, Principle Secretary – Information Technology,Industries & Commerce and Textiles – Governmentof Telangana.He shared onwhat the governmentwasdoing to promote the entire spectrum of healthcare inTelangana.

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Asessionon'ValueBasedHealthcare'with(L-R)Mr.ArifFahim,Abbott,Ms.JoanneSullivan,PAREXEL,Mr.AmbujChaturvedi,Medtronic,Mr.SyamAdusumili,OptumHealthandMr.JeremyCanady,U.S.MedicalInnovations

Session III – Value Based Healthcare

ThethirdsessionwasmoderatedbyDr.AmbujChaturvediofMedtronic.ThepanelistsincludedMs.JoanneSullivanofPAREXEL,Mr.SyamAdusumiliofOptumHealth,ArifFahimofAbbottandMr.JeremyCanadyofU.S.MedicalInnovations.

The discussion focused on how in India, it is largely avolumebasedhealthcaremorethanvaluebased.Numberofpatientsadmitted,numberofdiagnosticsdone,numberofinterventionsetcandeventhepaymentsarelinkedtothevolumemetrics. Inmorematurehealthcaresystemsaround theworld there has been amovement towardslookingatoutcomes.

Companies must look at the value of a drug for aparticular market and look at efficacy. It would aid increating in a faster process and much better valuableoutcome. The dynamics have evolved over a periodof time. The speakers addressed the need to integrateintosmarttechnology–diagnostictesting,pre-operativeenergy,radiationtherapyetc.Itwaspredictedthatin15

yearsmostofthesurgerieswillbedoneviarobotics.

The cost of healthcare was also discussed. In India,insurancehasnottrulypenetratedbeyondtieronecitiesand has only begun to reach tier two cities. Access tocarematters themostbecause it is thevelocityofcarethatreallymatters.Whenapatiententersthehospital,hewants togetcuredfast.That isanobstacleallover theworldbecausethefasteroneistreated,thelessitwillcostandthat’simportant.Accountabilityisabiggerproblemin India than the reimbursement itself.The fundamentalproblemhighlightedwas that thedoctor knows all anddoesnotfeelhehasdoneanythingwrongifthingsgooutofhand.InruralIndia,itisnecessarytoconsiderlookingatfrugality,tele-medicineetc.Nowadays,anultra-soundcan be viewed on a smart phone and outcomes areshapingthecountry.

Dr.N.K.SinghgavetheconcludingremarksandMr.KalyanChakravarthyofPAREXELgave the voteof thanksandthanked thesponsors–AmericanOncology,MedtronicandPAREXELaswellasAMCHAM’sknowledgepartner,Frost&Sullivan.

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Future of Work Conference – Hyderabad

TheFutureofWorkConference–HyderabadwasheldattheWestinMindspaceon25thOctober2017.TheinauguralsessionbeganwithDr.KiranmaiPendyala,Chairperson–HyderabadChapter,AMCHAMandCorpVPHREMEA,AMD,welcomingtheaudience.ConsulGeneralKatherineHadda from the U.S. Consulate Hyderabad spoke ontheneedtobridge thegapwitheducational institutionsgeared up as the future of tomorrow. Mr. UtkarshPalnitkar, National Head Infrastructure – GovernmentandHealthcare,NationalHead–LifeSciencesPractice,KPMG, and one of the founding members of theAMCHAMIndiaHyderabadChapter,spokeonmanaginggeographicdiverseworkteamsandthechallengeofdatasecurityacrossdigitalnetworks.Hementioned that thewayemployeesaretreatedwillbecomemoreimportantasitwillbecomenecessarytotreatthemascustomers.

Dr. Kiranmai Pendyala, Chairperson - Hyderabad Chapterand NEB Member, AMCHAM and VP Corp HR, AMD andConsul General Katherine Hadda, U.S. Consulate GeneralHyderabad,duringtheinauguralsession

'Futureof Leadership' panel (L-R) –Dr.KiranmaiPendyala,Chairperson -HyderabadChapter andNEBMember,AMCHAMandVPCorpHR,AMD,Ms.SheilaVinczeller,ChiefDiversityOfficer,InternationalPaper,Mr.PrakashBodla,VPEngineeringandCentreHead,HyderabadResearch&DesignCentreofUTC,Mr.V.Laxmikanth,NEBMember,AMCHAMandMD,BroadridgeFinancialSolutionsInc

The first session was ‘Future of Work/Technology’moderated by Mr. V. Laxmikanth, NEB Member,AMCHAMandMD,BroadridgeFinancialSolutions.ThepanelistsincludedDr.BalajiUtla,CEO,KriyaHealth,Mr.JaideepAgarwal,MDTalent,DeloitteSupport ServicesandMr. Ramesh Loganathan, ProfessorCo-Innovation,IIITHyderabad.Thediscussion focusedonhowdata isthenewoil,helpingeconomiesdriveanewsetofthings,andhowtoleveragedata.

Thesecondsessionconcentratedon‘FutureofWorker/

Jobs.’ The session was moderated by Mr. AbhishekTomar, MD India Operation, S&P Global, and featuredMr.RanjanPatnaik,DirectorSouthAsia&ASEAN,E. I.DuPontIndia,Mr.ReddyMalledy,MD,CDKGlobalIndiaandMr.ArijitSarker,VPGlobalAdCampaignOperations,GoogleIndia.Theydiscussedhowthisrevolutionrequiresadifferentskillsettohave.Earliertherewastimetotrainandre-trainemployeesbut thecurrentrevolution is fastpacedandorganizationshavetoaugmentthemselvestomatchthemarkets.Itwasemphasizedthatinvestingandre-skillingpeopleisimportant.

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(L-R)Mr.SushantDwivedy,Sr.VP,AspiringMinds,Mr.SunilBijlani,VPHRAsia,SynchronyFinancial,Mr.D.P.Singh,Chairman-HRCommittee,AMCHAMandVicePresident–HRIndia&SouthAsia,IBMIndiaandMr.MukundMenon,Director–HR&Communications,IndiaRegion,InternationalPaper

Mr.UtkarshPalnitkar,NationalHeadInfrastructure–GovernmentandHealthcare,NationalHead–LifeSciencesPractice,KPMG,oneofthefoundingmembersoftheAMCHAMIndiaHyderabadChapter,speakingduringtheinauguralsession

Thelastsessionforthedaywas‘FutureofHR’moderatedbyMr.MukundMenon,DirectorHR&CommunicationsforIndiaRegion,InternationalPaperandtheotherpanelistsincluded Mr. D.P. Singh, Chairman – HR Committee,AMCHAMandVPHRIndia&SouthAsia,IBMIndia,Mr.SunilBijlani,Sr.VPHRAsia,SynchronyFinancialandMr.SushantDwivedy,SrVP,AspiringMinds.Thediscussioncenteredonhowcognitivetechnologiesareverypowerfultechnologiesthatenablehumanstoperformatadifferentlevel. Hence HR will have to focus on how to simplify,

how to differentiate talent in themarketplace and helpbusinessesnavigatethroughthattalenttoenablehigherbusinessoutcomes.

Mr. Shashidhar Reddy, Vice Chairman – HyderabadChapter, AMCHAM and VP Qualcomm, gave the voteofthanksandthankedthesponsors,CDKGlobalIndia,United Technologies, S&P Global, International Paper,BelcanandBroadridge,forasuccessfulevent.

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KOLKATAInteractive Breakfast Session with Mr. Debashish Sen, IAS Additional Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary in charge of Information Technology and Electronics, Government of West Bengal

On 1st September 2017, AMCHAM’s Eastern Regionorganized an interactive breakfast session at the HyattRegency,KolkatawithMr.DebashishSen,IAS,AdditionalChiefSecretary,GovernmentofWestBengal,in-charge-ofDepartmentofInformationTechnologyandElectronics,and Chairman – Managing Director, WBHIDCO andChairmanofNewKolkataDevelopmentAuthority(NKDA)andNabaDigantaIndustrialTownshipAuthority(NDITA).The focusof the interactionwas thescenarioof IT, Itesin West Bengal, covering the value proposition, newpolicyandschemesthat theGovernmentofWBwillbeintroducinginthecomingmonths.

The session began with welcome remarks andintroductionsbyMs.AmadaKidwai,RegionalDirector–EasternRegion,AMCHAM.Mr.DebdasSen,Chairman– Eastern Region, AMCHAM and CEO, TCG Digital,in his welcome remarks said, “The IT industry is at aninflectionpointandthechangesintechnologycreatesanopportunitytoleapfrog,effectivelycreatingalevelplayingfield for all.” Mr. Gulshan Sachdev, Vice Chairman,AMCHAM, in his remarks said, “Today we all standon a platform to focus on transformative changes, todeliberateabouttheoxymoroncontinuousdisruptionandsustainabletomorrow.”

The Chief GuestMr. Debashis Sen, IAS touched uponvarious aspects of the IT policy including incentivesoffered in the scheme covering every conceivablesegmentoftheITindustry–fromestablishedplayersto

start-up companies.He said that the schemesprovideencouragement for innovation, taking of patents andqualityupgradation.Healsomentionedmanyinvestmentopportunitiesthatwereavailableinthestate.Herequestedmemberspresent to lookat expansionopportunities inthestateandalsorequestedtogivetheirfeedbackonanyissuesthattheywerefacing.Inhisconcludingremarks,hehopedthatWestBengalwouldsoonemergeasaleadingstate in all sectors of information and communicationtechnology.HistalkcoveredawidearrayofITstrategyforWBthatincluded,interalia,smarttownandgoingastepaheadsmartvillagesaswell.Heemphasizedtheneedforadigitaldepositoryonhighereducationandforresearchand development to create a central database systemforanalyzinghugenumbersofdata.HealsodealtwiththesubjectsofdigitizationandapaperlessofficewithamajorfocusonIoE(internetofeverything).HementionedthatWestBengalwasthethirdlargestITproviderinIndiaandhehopedthatitwouldbecomethelargest.

Mr. Surajit Banerjee, Past President – Eastern Region,AMCHAM and Managing Director of Fi-Tek, Pvt. Ltd.moderatedthesession.Hehighlightedtheavailabilityofpower in the region, theattractive labor cost for skilledlabor,nolossofmandays,availabilityofspaceforsettingupnewoffices,businessfriendlygovernmentandmostofalltheeasyconnectivitytosoutheastAsiancountries.TheQ&A interactive sessionhemoderatedbrought upsomewell-definedquestionswhichwerebothinformativeandlively.

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TheconcludingremarksandvoteofthanksweregivenbyMr.RanjanNandi,ManagingDirectorofRichardDesignServices India Pvt. Ltd.Mr. Nandi thankedMr. Sen forsupporting the AMCHAM Eastern Region communityconsistently over the years with meaningful and livelypresentations.Hehighlightedspecificthoughtssuchas

the introduction of a course on start-ups at the schoollevel, andsuggested ‘coding for kids’ asanothergreatway to get our children computer savvy from a youngage. He also commended Mr. Sen for his vision andpassionate commitment to the development of bothRajarhatandSectorVasknowledgeclusters.

(L-R)Mr.GulshanSachdev,ViceChairman,AMCHAMandManagingDirector,QuakerChemical,Mr.DebashishSen,IASAdditionalChiefSecretaryandPrincipalSecretaryinchargeofInformationTechnologyandElectronics,GoWB,andMr.DebdasSen,Chairman-EasternRegion,AMCHAMandCEO,TCGDigital

Eastern Region Executive Committee Meeting

Mr.DebdasSen,Chairman–EasternRegion,AMCHAM,chairedtheExecutiveCommitteemeetingonSeptember14, 2017. The focus of themeetingwas on upcomingeventsinthecomingmonths,withemphasiswasontheEconomicSeminar.Heupdatedmembersonthevarious

eventstheregionhadorganizedtilldateandmentionedthatalltheeventswereeverywellattended.HeupdatedmembersontheNEBmeetingheldinChennaionAugust18th.ThemeetingwashostedbyTCGDigitalSolutions.

Eastern Region Executive Committee Interaction with Mr. Thomas Hilleary, Economic Unit Chief, Office of India Affairs, U.S. Department of State

AMCHAM’s Eastern Region hosted a roundtablediscussionwithvisitingU.S.governmentofficialMr.TomHillearyonSeptember21st,2017.Mr.Hilleary,EconomicUnit Chief, Office of India Affairs, U.S. Department ofState in Washington, D.C., is responsible for the StateDepartment’s efforts on a full range of U.S. – Indiaeconomic, environment, science and technology, andhealthcooperation.Mr.DebdasSen,Chairman–EasternRegion,AMCHAM,welcomedMr.HillearyonhisfirstvisittoKolkata.Prior tohisarrival inKolkata,Mr.HillearywasinNewDelhitoparticipateinbilateraldiscussionsrelated

totheupcomingU.S.-IndiaTradePolicyForum.HebrieflypresentedtheviewfromWashingtononU.S.–Indiatradeand investment relations. AMCHAM members briefedhimonthepresenceofAmericancompaniesintheregionand theopportunitiesandchallengesofdoingbusinessin West Bengal and eastern India, touching on issueslikeavailabilityof land, laborchallenges,andthegeneralinvestmentclimateintheregion.MembersalsodiscussedchallengesrelatedtoIPRprotectionforsoftwareproductsintheUnitedStatesandtheFATCA(ForeignAccountTaxComplianceAct)requirementsforAmericanexpatriates.

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BANGALORE

The CEOs of AMCHAM’s Karnataka Chapter met withthe new Consul General Robert Burgess of the U.S.Consulate, Chennai, on September 19th at a breakfastmeeting.Mr. IqbalSait,Chairman–KarnatakaChapter,AMCHAM and Head of Asia Operations, SaggezzaIndia Pvt. Ltd. welcomedConsulGeneral Burgess andspokeaboutthelongassociationtheKarnatakaChapterof AMCHAM has with the consulate. Those presentincluded:Mr.PareshShah,ViceChairman–KarnatakaChapter, AMCHAM and General Manager, SyniverseTechnologies,Mr.AmitSharma,COO– India/AsiaPac,IBM,Mr.NareshShah,President,HewlettPackardIndiaSoftware Operation Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Atul Ujagar, CountryDirector–India,Sri-Lanka,Pak,NikeSourcingIndiaPvt.Ltd., Mr. Indraneel Roy Choudhury, Executive Director,PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited, Dr. Pradip K.Dutta, Corporate Vice President & Managing Director,

Breakfast Meeting with Consul General Robert Burgess, U.S. Consulate, Chennai Synopsys (India) Private Limited, Mr. Munesh Makhija,CEO – GE China and GE India Technology Centers,Mr. Bunty Bohra, CEO, Goldman Sachs, Mr. SanjayThirumalai, Managing Director, Grant Thornton SharedServices and Mr. James Brandt, Managing Director,LowesIndia.

The interaction centered around the current issuesconcerning visas. There was also a request fromAMCHAMthattheconsulateengagewiththeKarnatakagovernment tohelpU.S.business interests in thestate,especially regarding the infrastructural issues and theeaseofdoingbusiness.ConsulGeneralBurgesssaidthatthiswasagoodtimeinIndo-U.S.relations.HewasgladtohavehadafrankdiscussionwithAMCHAMmembersonthechallengesfacedinthestate.Hepromisedtoworkwiththechambertohelpresolvesomeoftheissues.

(L-R) Mr. Joseph Bernath, Political/Economic Officer, U.S.Consulate Chennai, Mr. Paresh Shah, Vice Chairman –Karnataka Chapter, AMCHAM and General Manager,Syniverse Technologies, Consul General Robert Burgess,U.S.ConsulateChennai,Ms.InesMiranda,RegionalDirector- Karnataka Chapter, AMCHAM, Mr. Bunty Bohra, CEO,Goldman Sachs and Mr. Iqbal Sait, Chairman - KarnatakaChapter,AMCHAMandHeadofAsiaOperations,SaggezzaInc.

AMCHAM's Karnataka Chapter members with new ConsulGeneral Robert Burgess, U.S. Consulate Chennai, at aninteractioninBangalore

Mr.IqbalSait,Chairman-KarnatakaChapter,AMCHAMandHeadofAsiaOperations,SaggezzaInc.andConsulGeneralRobertBurgess,U.S.ConsulateChennai

Mr.BuntyBohra,CEO,GoldmanSachs,posingaquestiontotheConsulGeneral

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Mr. Arvind Kapur, CEO andCo-founder, Saggezza Inc andMr. Iqbal Sait, Chairman - KarnatakaChapter, AMCHAM andHead ofAsiaOperationsforSaggezzaInc,alongwithnotedfilmdirectorMr.ManiRatnam(center),attheAMCHAM-TimkenInvitationalGolfTournament2017inBangalore

Mr. Sanjay Koul, Chairman - Manufacturing Committee,AMCHAM, Chairman and Managing Director Timken IndiaLimited and co-host of the golf tournament in Bangalore,presenting thewinner’s trophy toMr.AiyappaMadappa forthelongestdriveofthetournament

Teeing off at the AMCHAM-Timken Invitational GolfTournament2017

AMCHAM-Timken Invitational Golf Tournament 2017

The AMCHAM-Timken Invitational Golf Tournament2017 was held on October 28th, 2017 at PrestigeGolfshirewithparticipationof108golfers.CEOsofU.S.companies,seniorbureaucrats fromtheGovernmentofKarnatakaandseniormanagementofIndiancorporatesparticipated.TimkenIndiaLtd.wastheco-hostalongwithAMCHAMwhileSaggezzaIncwastheplatinumsponsor.The gold sponsors were Dell, EMC and Britannia. ThesilversponsorsincludedBrenCorporation,NetappIndia,Jubiliant Motorworks (Audi), Sandisk India, M. MoserDesign Associates, Hinduja Global Solutions, Altair,Decatholon,ScarboroughLaw,KPMG,TrufitandHill.ThehospitalitypartnerwasCourtyardbyMarriottandFairfieldMarriott.

Thetournamentendedwithalunchandprizedistribution.Thewinnersincluded:

• Mr.GopiS.for(0-15handicap)

• Mr.PuttaRajufor(16andabovehandicap)

• Mr. Thimmaiah Napanda for the AMCHAMcategory(0-15handicap)

• Mr.NareshShah for theAMCHAMcategory (16andabovehandicap)

In addition to the giveaways, there were lucky drawssponsoredbytheMarriottandAlilagroupofhotels.

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Karnataka Chapter Executive Committee Meeting

AMCHAM’s Karnataka Chapter Executive Committeemeeting was held on 26th September 2017 at theSynopsys Indiaoffice.ThemeetingwaschairedbyMr.IqbalSait,Chairman–KarnatakaChapter,AMCHAMandHeadofAsiaOperationsforSaggezzaInc.TheExecutiveCommittee members included Mr. Paresh Shah, ViceChairman–KarnatakaChapter,AMCHAMandGeneralManager, Syniverse Technologies, Dr. Pradip Dutta,Managing Director, Synopsys India, Mr. Sanjay Koul,Chairman – Manufacturing Committee, AMCHAM andManagingDirector,TimkenIndiaLimited,Mr.NareshShah,President,HewlettPackardIndiaSoftwareOperationPvt.Ltd., Mr. Atul Ujagar, Country Director, Nike SourcingIndia,Mr.IndraneelChaudhury,ExecutiveDirector,PwC,Mr.AmitSharma,COO, IBM,andMr.MuneshMakhija,VicePresident–GEIndiaTechnologyCentre.

Therewas abrief discussion on the events held in theprevious two months, especially the meetings withthe new Consul General Robert Burgess and the newCommercial Consul Mr. James Fluker from the U.S.ConsulateChennai.Dr.PradipDuttawelcomedeveryoneto theSynopsysoffice.Therewasadiscussiononhowto position AMCHAM Karnataka and what should bethefocusofthechapterduringtheyear.Itwasdecidedthat the chapter would focus on (1) CSR (2) take upinfrastructureissueswiththegovernmentand(3)interactwiththeconsulateonvisa issues. Itwasalsoproposedthatwefocusontheeaseofdoingbusinessinthestate.TheU.S.IndiaStrategicPartnershipForumandtheGlobalEntrepreneurship Summit in Hyderabad in Novemberwere also discussed. Preparations for the AMCHAM -TimkenGolfTournamentwerethenreviewed.

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CHENNAI

AMCHAM’sTamilNaduChapterheldabreakfastmeetingtowelcomeConsulGeneral Robert Burgess and othernew officers at theU.S.Consulate onSeptember 14th,2017inChennai.Mr.RajanAiyer,ViceChairman–TamilNaduChapter,AMCHAMchairedthemeeting.

The meeting was called to order by Mr. Rajan Aiyerwho welcomed members and the new officers at theconsulate.HegaveabriefoverviewoftheactivitiesoftheTamilNaduChapterandmentionedhowtheUnitedStatesConsulate and theFCShas supportedAMCHAM in alleventsandinescalatingsomeofthelegacyissueswiththestategovernment.Hesaid thatAMCHAMmemberslook forward to the relationship with the consulategrowing stronger. Mr Rajan Aiyer introduced ConsulGeneralRobertBurgess,ConsularChief,Mr.KentMayandCommercialConsul,Mr.JamesFluker,tomembers.

In response, Consul General Robert Burgess, thankedAMCHAM for the welcome and the opportunity to

serve in theU.S.missionpost inChennai.Hegaveanoverview of the work done by the AmericanConsulateGeneral inChennai and how the consulate helps buildrelationshipsinthehostcountry.ConsulGeneralBurgesssaid that there are 45 American officers and about200 Indians working at the consulate across differentdepartments,eachofwhomisdoingagreatjob.HesaidhisgeographicaljurisdictionincludedthestatesofTamilNadu,Kerala,Karnataka,PondicherryandtheAndamanandNicobarIslands.CGBurgesssaidthatinhispreviousresponsibilityastheDirectorintheBureauofSouthandCentralAsianAffairsat theU.S.DepartmentofState inWashingtonD.C, he hadan in-depth knowledgeof theissuesof the region.Duringhis variousassignments inthepast,hehasworkedwithAMCHAMandlooksforwardto working closely with AMCHAM in India. He recalledthathisfirstofficialbriefingoutsideoftheconsulatewasfromAMCHAM.

Breakfast Meeting to Welcome Consul General Burgess and New Officers at the U.S. Consulate

(L-R)ConsulGeneralRobertBurgess,Mr.JamesFluker,CommercialConsul,Mr.KentMay,ConsularChiefandMr.RajanAiyer,ViceChairman-TamilNaduChapter,AMCHAMandManagingDirector,TrimbleNavigation

ConsularChiefKentMaysaidthatheisgladtobebackinChennai having served at the post from 1999 -2001andthatheisseeingavastlydifferentChennai.Headded

thathissectionprocessesaround1,200visaseachdayandthat thepresentonlinesystemhasgreatly reducedthewait times.He assuredmembers that the consular

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MembersofAMCHAM'sTamilNaduChapterataneventtowelcomenewofficialstotheU.S.ConsulateChennai

section works to ensure that genuine travelers fromthe business sector and those travelling for holiday ormeeting relatives and friends are able to get their visawithoutdelay,providedtheyapplywellinadvance.

Commercial Consul James Fluker, in his remarks,mentioned that this was his second stint in India, thefirst as a nine year old lad when his father served as

adiplomat at theU.S. Embassy inNewDelhi.He saidthat he would like to work closely with AMCHAM andthiswasagood time tobe in India,especiallywith themanyopportunitiesforbilateralacrosssectorsespeciallydefense, agriculture, services, pharmaceuticals etc.The meeting concluded with Mr. Rajan Aiyer thankingmembers for their participation and for the consulateofficerstakingthetimetomeetwithAMCHAM.

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Ms. Mamta UppalMembership & Events Manager


Mr. Aubrey DanielsRegional Director - Tamil Nadu Region


Ms. Ines MirandaRegional Director - Karnataka Chapter


Ms. Valerie SwopeProgram Coordinator


Ms. Udaya ArunDirector - Aerospace & Defense


Ms. Madhvi KatariaDeputy Director General


Ms. Ranjana KhannaDirector General, CEO


Ms. Amada KidwaiRegional Director - Eastern RegionEmail : [email protected]

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Established in 1992, the American Chamber of Commerce in India (AMCHAM India) is an association of American business organizations operating in the country.

AMCHAM India has around 500 members, spread across the nation. The Chamber enjoys a close relationship with the U.S. Embassy, which supports its objectives and helps in fulfilling them. The incumbent U.S. Ambassador to India is the Honorary President of AMCHAM.

MissionAMCHAM’s principal objectives are to:

• Promote activities that encourage and stimulate investment by U.S. companies in the country.

• Support the business operations of its members.

• Encourage bilateral trade between India and the U.S.

These primary objectives are fulfilled by:

• Providing a forum for U.S. – based business organizations to discuss and identify common issues, economic and commercial interests in India and /or the U.S.

• Instituting Sectoral Committees which implement the primary objectives in their respective sectors.

• Reviewing policies and procedures in various sectors that affect the members as well as growth of foreign direct investment.

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN INDIA Affiliations

AMCHAM is affiliated to the following Chambers :

• Chamber of Commerce of U.S.A in Washington, D.C.

• Asia Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce (APCAC)

• AMCHAM’s in other countries.

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AMCHAM’s National Secretariat is based in New Delhi with six Regional Chapters in Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai.

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