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TIMELINE 2019
28
Feb 2019
Mumbai
U.S.-India Importers' Council (USIIC) in association with Robbins
Tunneling and Trenchless Technology (I) Pvt. Ltd., MMRC (Mumbai
Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.), and L&T Construction (Larsen & Toubro)
organised the “Mumbai Cuffe Parade Metro Site Visit” for Consul
General Mr. Edgard Kagan, American Consulate General, Mumbai on
28th Feb 2019.
Mr. Robin Rosario, USIIC Secretary General welcomed the august
gathering.
Mr. SK Gupta, MMRC Director Projects addressed the gathering and
thru his crisp presentation updated us on the Metro Line 3 i.e. Colaba-
Bandra-SEEPZ, one of the marque projects of the city.
US Consul General Mr. Edgard D. Kagan addressed the gathering and
appreciated the professional approach being adopted in the project
implementation. He also touched upon the long association America
shares with Mumbai.
The visit to the underground metro site and seeing the functioning of
the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) supplied by US based The Robbins
Company was a phenomenal experience. The Metro Site Visit was
another success story for USIIC. This event was the culmination of the
2014 "Tech Infra Projects Meet" by USIIC & The Robbins Company,
U.S.A. in association with U.S. Commercial Service to bring the various
stakeholders together. [ View GALLERY ]
TIMELINE 2019
3
Apr 2019
Mumbai
USIIC and U.S. COMMERCIAL SERVICE Co-hosted the “Doing Business
with the U.S.” Seminar at the US Consulate General, Mumbai BKC on
Wed, 3rd April 2019 with the objective of acquainting the participants
with prospects of “Doing Business with the U.S.” through presentations
by professionals & U.S. Consulate personnel.
90 people registered for the seminar.
Event Summary:
Ms. Carla Menendez, Acting Principal Commercial Officer, U.S.
Consulate General, Mumbai. Welcomed the gathering & updated
the attendees on the role of the USCS, their mission and operations.
USIIC Director & Chairman Mr. C. Venkataramana, MD & Co-
Founder of VAG Buildtech Ltd. in his address introduced USIIC.
Ms. Jigna Mehta, Commercial Specialist, USCS enlightened us on
SelectUSA - Facilitating Indian Investment in the United States.
Mr. David Willey from the U.S. Consulate helped the attendees
through the U.S. Visa Process - the Do’s and Don’ts.
Mr. Pranay Bhatia, Partner Tax and Regulatory Services, BDO India
spoke on Investing in USA – Key Tax Considerations.
Mr. RK Pillai, MD, Aiipltech Pvt. Ltd. & USIIC Founder Director shared
his experience & understanding on Thriving in the new era of
Globalization - how to Work successfully with U.S. companies.
Mr. Ajay Yadav, Senior Vice President, Yes Bank Ltd. enlightened us
on New Instruments in Trade Financing.
USIIC Founder Director Mr. Saurabh Sonawala, MD, Hinditron Group
of Companies, delivered the Vote of Thanks. [ View GALLERY ]
TIMELINE 2019
3
Apr 2019
Mumbai
USIIC promotes SelectUSA Investment Summit from June 10-12, 2019
by signing up as Recruitment Partner with @USCSIndia Mumbai.
SelectUSA Partnership Agreement between the USCS and USIIC signed
by Ms. Carla Menendez (Acting Principal Commercial Officer, USCS) and
Mr. C. Venkataramana (MD, VAG Buildtech Ltd / Chairman & Director,
USIIC)
TIMELINE 2019
9
May 2019
Mumbai
SelectUSA Investment Summit Outreach Roundtable in Mumbai.
On Thursday, 9 May 2019 the U.S. Consulate General, Mumbai BKC
organised the Roundtable to promote the upcoming SelectUSA
Summit. More than 70 promising US Investors attended the event.
Several high level U.S. government officials participated in the
roundtable namely (from Left in photo).
James Golson, Executive Director for Asia
Consul General Mr. Edgard Kagan, American Consulate General,
Mumbai
Ian Steff, Assistant Secretary for Global Markets and Director
General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service
Aileen Nandi, Senior Commercial Officer
Bradley McKinney, Senior Advisor, Global Markets
TIMELINE 2019
22
Nov 2019
Mumbai
USIIC under the aegis of U.S. COMMERCIAL SERVICE, USA DEPARTMENT
OF COMMERCE organised the “Artificial Intelligence Summit” Themed:
The Game Changer was one of the most comprehensive summit
conducted on AI in recent times.
The Summit was attended by over 110+ Delegates and was supported by
NMIMS University (Knowledge Partner), Reliance Industries Ltd (Co-
Partner) and Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital (Associate Partner).
[ View Event Coverage / Article in The Hindu ]
[ View GALLERY ]
Consul General David J. Ranz, USA Consulate General, Mumbai
Speakers (From Left): Dr. Ajinkya Bhave (Siemens Engineering
Services), Mr. Sudin Baraokar (AI on the Fly Technologies),
Mr. Mitesh Vora (PwC), Dr. Sanjay Pandey (Kokilaben
Hospital), Dr. Paritosh Basu (NMIMS University), Dr.
Rajesh Chandiramani (Tech Mahindra), Mr. Sudipta Ghosh, PwC
& Dr. Rajesh Save (Centroid Analytics).
TIMELINE 2019
6
Dec 2019
Mumbai
USIIC organised a Tour of the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) for Ms.
Brenda VanHorn, Principal Commercial Officer, US Commercial Service,
US Consulate, Mumbai and her associate from USCS. The tour was co-
organised by “The New Jeweller Group Magazine” Editor Mr. A
Subramanian Subbu.
BDB is one of its kind and the biggest in The World, situated in a sprawling
campus of 20 acres at the heart of BKC. This state of the Art facility brings
both the small and big time Diamond traders and retailers under one
roof. It has a Custom house too which regulates the export and import of
Diamonds.
It was indeed a gracious gesture by Mr Anoop Mehta, President of BDB
to host us and show us around.
Ms. Brenda enjoyed the visit as much as others in the delegation.