Here is an overview of AMCHAM’s Western Region and Pune Chapter events for 2024-25:

1. Meetings and Events
   • CXO Session: Navigating Cyber Incidents: Reality, Response and Readiness Knowledge Sharing Session on Digital Supply Chain 
   • U.S. Country Seminar at Vibrant Gujarat 
   • Meeting with Ms. Neema Singh Guliani, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Services, Industry and Analysis, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce 
   • CXO Series with Knowledge Partner KPMG: Supply Chain Resilience – Embracing Technology for Agile and Resilient Supply Chains 
   • Roundtable discussion with Senior Officials from TIAA, U.S. 
   • Panel Discussion on ‘Women in Power; Women in Business’ in collaboration with UNICEF
   • Interaction with Mr. Mike Hankey, Consul General, U.S. Consulate General Mumbai and colleagues  
   • Decoding the Union Budget 2024
   • CXO Series with Knowledge Partner KPMG: Digital Transformation Strategies – Leveraging Emerging Technologies for Business Growth 
   • GCC Conference in Pune: Global Capability Centers: Powering Growth and Innovation in the Western Region
   • Launch of Pune Chapter 
2. Strategy Planning
   • The Western Region Executive Committee met with Mr. Mike Hankey, Consul General, U.S. Consulate General Mumbai and prepared a comprehensive strategy plan outlining ways to strengthen U.S.-India trade relations, enhancing advocacy, and partnerships between American businesses and the Maharashtra government.
3. Committees Based in Western Region
   • Supply Chain & Logistics (SCL) Committee – Chairman: Mr. Praveen Gosain, Director – Supply Chain, Corning Technologies India and Co-Chairperson: Ms. Shilpa Ramanathan, Supply Chain Leader, Becton Dickinson India Private Limited
   • Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Committee – Chairperson: Ms. Kaku Nakhate, President, Bank of America and Honorary USG Chairman: Mr. Mike Hankey, Consul General, U.S. Consulate General Mumbai
4. Future Initiatives
   • Signature Event: End of February 2025
   • Roundtable Session on Challenges of U.S. Companies in Pune: January 10, 2025
   • Roundtable Session on D&I Trends: February 07, 2025
   • Roundtable with GCC Companies – Tapping a Third Realm to Enable a Desired Culture – the Workplace: March 2025
   • GCC Session with GIFT City: TBD
   • Roundtable Session with MIDC on the Agri & Food Processing Sector: April 2025
   • GCC Conference in Pune: October 2025
   • Quarterly sector-specific roundtable sessions and continued discussions with the Maharashtra government