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2012 India Trade Conference - Program
Program Agenda
08:00 AM
Registration & Breakfast
08:45 AM
Keynote Session
- N. Parthasarathi, Consul General of India, San Francisco, USA (Bio)
- Holly Vineyard, Dep Asst Secretary of Commerce (South Asia), U.S. ITA (Bio)
- Carol Chen, Councilmember, City of Cerritos (Bio)
- R Sampath, Managing Director, Quanta Consulting, Inc. (Bio) (PPT)
- Jeffrey Greenstein, Nu Image Films,U.S Dept of Commerce Export Achievement Award (Bio)
10:30 AM
Panel: India Strategy and Trends
- India opportunities, trends, incentives, markets, and culture
- Success stories and optimal approaches
- High Growth industry segments
- Moderator: R Sampath, Managing Director, Quanta Consulting, Inc. (Bio)
- Shekhar Chitnis, CEO, Chitnis Consulting, Inc. (Bio) (PPT)
- Christopher Harrington, VP of Strategy and Chief CSR Officer, Toshiba America (Bio) (PPT)
- Dr. K. Ravi Kumar, Professor, USC Marshall School of Business (Bio)
- Aileen Nandi, U.S. Department of Commerce (Bio) (PPT)
- Richard Rutledge, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Western Digital (Bio)
NOON
Luncheon: Indian Cuisine
- Bollywood Media Highlights and Sponsor Showcases
- Book Signing: Predictable Magic by Deepa Prahalad (Bio)
01:30 PM
Panel: Trade & Logistics
- Logistics challenges and solutions in trade with India
- Sea & Air cargo trends in trade between India and So California
- Moderator: Jim MacLellan, Director of Trade Services, Port of Los Angeles (Bio) (PPT)
- Steve Arnold, Regional International Sales Manager, Fedex (Bio)
- Doreen Bonnici, International Agency Development Director, Western Overseas Corp (Bio) (PPT)
- Eddie Northen, Vice President of Finance, UPS West Region(Bio)
- Joyce Sloss, Director, Los Angeles World Airports (Bio) (PPT)
02:45 PM
Panel: Social Entrepreneurship in India
- Social & Humanitarian Technologies
- Bottom-of-the-Pyramid and Private-NGO-Public partnerships
- Moderator: Dr. Sangeeta Gupta, Partner, Gupta Consulting Group; TiE Board (Bio)
- Paula Golden, Executive Director, Broadcom Foundation (Bio) (PPT)
- Sharad Pawar, Co-Founder & COO, BeWo Technologies (Bio)
- Deepa Prahalad, Author and Strategy Consultant (Bio)
03:45 PM
Break
04:00 PM
Panel: Innovation and Smart Energy
04:45 PM
Panel: Non-Conventional Financing and Risk
06:00 PM
Reception: Networking and Cocktails