
Speakers, Panels & Agenda - India Trade Seminar
Introductions (3:00 PM - 3:15 PM)
Intro: Rajat Khurana, West
Coast Consulting & TiE
Master of Ceremonies: R Sampath,
Director, Quanta Consulting
Keynote and Special Speakers (3:15 PM - 4:00 PM)
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor, California (Invited)
Claudio Lilienfeld, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Ravi Tilak, President, AlmexUSA
Paul Tambakis, Director, US Dept of Commerce
| PANEL I : Business in India, Partnerships, Culture (4:00 PM - 5:00 PM) |
| Opportunities & Trends in India. Cultural Factors. Partnerships & Negotiations |
| MODERATOR |
R Sampath, Director, Global Sourcing, Quanta Consulting, Inc. |
| PANELIST |
Dr. K. Ravi Kumar, Professor, USC Marshall School of Business |
| PANELIST |
Ravi Tilak, President, AlmexUSA |
| PANELIST |
Julie Anne Hennessy, Director, U.S. Commercial Service, U.S. Department of Commerce |
| PANEL II: Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations (5:15 PM - 6:15 PM) |
| MODERATOR |
Jim MacLellan, Director of Trade Services, Port of Los Angeles |
| PANELIST |
Roger Clarke, President,
LA Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders Association |
| PANELIST |
Jay Patel, Westcoast
Warehousing, LLC |
| PANELIST |
Inder Sharma, CEO, American Induction Technologies |
| PANELIST |
Art Stern, Desk Officer for India, US Department of Commerce |
| PANEL III: Finance, Banking, Legal, Risk (5:15 PM - 6:15 PM) |
| MODERATOR |
Scott Kaiser, Vice President, Wells Fargo HSBC Trade Bank |
| PANELIST |
Brian Peck, Counsel for International Trade & IP, Crowell & Moring LLP |
| PANELIST |
David Josephson, Western Regional Director, Export-Import Bank |
| PANELIST |
Jehil Thakkar, Director, Emerging Markets Practice, KPMG International |
| PANELIST |
Jeff Jankowiak, Partner, International Risk Consultants, Inc. |
| PANELIST |
Manu Shah, CEO, MS
International. |
Reception (6:15 PM - 8:30 PM):
Welcome by Frank J. Quevedo, Vice
President, Southern California Edison
Book Release: New Mantras in Corporate Corridors by
Dr. Subhash Sharma, Dean, Indian Business
Academy