Meeting with Consul General Robert Burgess and Mr. Manoj Desai, Principal Commercial Officer, U.S. Consulate General Chennai 18th December 2019

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Meeting with Consul General Robert Burgess and Mr. Manoj Desai, Principal Commercial Officer, U.S. Consulate General Chennai – 8th December 2019

AMCHAM’s Karnataka Chapter had a meeting with Consul General Robert Burgess and Mr. Manoj Desai, Principal Commercial Officer, U.S. Consulate General Chennai, on December 18th. The meeting covered the activities of the chapter in 2019 and potential areas of association in 2020. The meeting was attended by Mr. Iqbal Sait, National Executive Board Member, AMCHAM and Head EMEA & Managing Director, Saggezza India and Ms. Payal Satish, Regional Director – Karnataka Chapter, AMCHAM.

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By joining AMCHAM India, you become part of an active and dynamic Apex Chamber of U.S. Industry in India with a membership base of more than 400 American companies in India. AMCHAM is an important voice for policy advocacy, a critical source for business intelligence, a vibrant platform for networking and expanding your business.

Defense Committee Meeting 12th December 2019

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Defense Committee Meeting – 12 December 2019

AMCHAM’s Defense Committee met on December 12th, 2019 in New Delhi. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Michael Koch, Chairman – Defense Committee, AMCHAM and Vice President – India, Boeing Defense, Space & Security and co-chaired by Mr. Nik Khanna, Co-Chairman – Defense Committee, AMCHAM and Managing Director, India, BAE Systems and Mr. Gaurav Mehndiratta, Co-Chairman – Defense Committee, AMCHAM and Partner and Head – North India, Corporate & International Tax, KPMG India. From the U.S. Embassy, CAPT Daniel Fillion, Honorary USG Chair – Defense Committee, AMCHAM and Chief, Office of Defense Cooperation, U.S. Embassy, chaired the meeting. AMCHAM welcomed new members, Mr. Guruprasad Mysore, President – India, Honeywell Aerospace and Mr. Monal Shesh, Senior Director – Business Development, GE Aviation. The deliberations began with a brief on recent AMCHAM submissions to the Government of India, upcoming meetings with both governments and future AMCHAM events at DefExpo 2020.

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By joining AMCHAM India, you become part of an active and dynamic Apex Chamber of U.S. Industry in India with a membership base of more than 400 American companies in India. AMCHAM is an important voice for policy advocacy, a critical source for business intelligence, a vibrant platform for networking and expanding your business.

Anti-Corruption & FCPA Compliance Committee Webinar on POCA (Prevention of Corruption Act) Guidelines and Enforcement 11th December 2019

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Anti-Corruption & FCPA Compliance Committee Webinar on POCA (Prevention of Corruption Act) Guidelines and Enforcement – 11th December 2019

AMCHAM’s Anti-Corruption & FCPA Compliance Committee organized a webinar on ‘POCA (Prevention of Corruption Act) Guidelines and Enforcement’ on December 11th, 2019. Mr. Ashish Singh, Partner, Dua Associates, was the expert speaker. Ms. Bhawna A. Ranganadhan, Co-Chairperson, Anti-Corruption & FCPA Compliance Committee & Vice President, Legal and Compliance, Genpact, welcomed participants. The webinar was about the Prevention of Corruption Act, governing laws, recent amendments, its implications to MNC’s and case studies.

Mr. Ashish Singh explained the details about POCA that are applicable to business organizations. In his presentation, he covered the enforcement landscape, risks and preventions with the Act and instances of potential POCA cases faced by corporate houses. Around 75 participants attended the webinar. The webinar concluded with a vote of thanks by AMCHAM India.

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By joining AMCHAM India, you become part of an active and dynamic Apex Chamber of U.S. Industry in India with a membership base of more than 400 American companies in India. AMCHAM is an important voice for policy advocacy, a critical source for business intelligence, a vibrant platform for networking and expanding your business.

Karnataka Chapter CEO Breakfast Morning – SD WAN Security Options in a Multi Cloud Architecture 10th December 2019

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Karnataka Chapter CEO Breakfast Morning – SD WAN Security Options in a Multi Cloud Architecture – 10th December 2019

AMCHAM’s Karnataka Chapter hosted the monthly edition of the CEO breakfast mornings where Mr. Deepak Kumar, Senior Vice President and Mr. Vidyaranya Maddi Vice President Service Delivery & Support, Aryaka Networks, spoke to the audience on the topic of ‘SD WAN Security Options in a Multi Cloud Architecture.’ The topic focussed on the enterprise WAN architecture that is undergoing a massive change driven by cloud and digital transformation. In the client-server era, it was easy to secure the network as the ingress and egress points were centralized at the data centre but with the increasing adoption of SaaS and IaaS, branch locations have direct connectivity. Securing these branches requires a new approach that combines SD-WAN functionality with robust security. The session was attended by companies like MOOG, Synopsys, Sprint, DELL, Grant Thornton, KPMG and others.

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By joining AMCHAM India, you become part of an active and dynamic Apex Chamber of U.S. Industry in India with a membership base of more than 400 American companies in India. AMCHAM is an important voice for policy advocacy, a critical source for business intelligence, a vibrant platform for networking and expanding your business.

Corporate TB Pledge Working Group Meeting 10th December 2019

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Corporate TB Pledge Working Group Meeting – 10th December 2019

On December 10th, AMCHAM organized a meeting for members that have signed the Corporate TB Pledge, an initiative of USAID and the Government of India, that promotes workplace programs to create awareness and align CSR for TB activities and to invest in TB workplace programs. Ms. Ranjana Khanna, Director General CEO, AMCHAM, made opening remarks and mentioned that 32 AMCHAM members had already signed pledge. Mr. Ambrish Bakaya, Co-Chairman – Infrastructure and Smart Cities Committee, AMCHAM and Director Corporate Affairs, Hewlett Packard Enterprise India, spoke about why HPE decided to sign the pledge at the platinum tier and commit to screening 50,000 patients through their 130 e-health centers across 21 states

Dr. Reuben Swamickan, Division Head of the Tuberculosis and Infectious Diseases Team, USAID/India, said that TB is one of the top 10 causes of death globally and that India is a highest burden country. He emphasized that the TB Pledge was aligned with the GOI’s national strategic plan and U.S. government’s global TB strategy. Dr. Jamie Tonsing, Director-South East Asia, The Union (the organization that provides technical assistance for the TB Pledge) talked about the uniqueness of the pledge and how India is the first country to try something like it. In the seven months since the pledge was launched The Union has tracked that 100,000+ people have been reached every month with TB messages, around 15,000 symptomatic individuals have been referred for TB testing and more than 1,500 patients were diagnosed with TB referred for treatment.

Members were introduced to the resources and materials they would receive based on each tier of the pledge which included: email samples for HR to use while promoting the pledge, TB policy examples, posters, booklets, employee engagement ideas, a guide for CSR and a healthcare provider ready reckoner, among others. There was an interactive session in which companies shared about what their organizations were doing to carry out their pledge commitment and any challenges they faced. Ms. Kris Easter, USAID/India, gave the closing remarks and encouraged companies to discuss the pledge with other corporates. The meeting was hosted by Hewlett Packard Enterprise in Gurugram.

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By joining AMCHAM India, you become part of an active and dynamic Apex Chamber of U.S. Industry in India with a membership base of more than 400 American companies in India. AMCHAM is an important voice for policy advocacy, a critical source for business intelligence, a vibrant platform for networking and expanding your business.

ICT Committee Meeting 9th December 2019

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ICT Committee Meeting – 9th December 2019

The 2nd meeting for AMCHAM’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Committee was commenced on December 9th in New Delhi. It was chaired by Mr. Rob Garverick, Honorary USG Chair – ICT Committee, AMCHAM and Minister Counselor for Economic, Environment, Science and Technology Affairs, U.S. Embassy, Mr. Naveen Tandon, Co-Chairman – ICT Committee, AMCHAM and Mr. Vivek Vasishtha, Co-Chair – ICT Committee, AMCHAM. Members unanimously decided to write a letter to the PMO for the upcoming Personal Data protection bill asking the government to make the draft available to industry and a stakeholder consultation.

To get views on the same it was decided a letter to Additional Secretary of PMO, Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, be submitted. It was also decided that the Government of India meeting with Meity should be fast tracked for issues wrt National Digital Communications Policy, TRAI Guidelines, digital taxation, intermediary guidelines etc. AMCHAM’s ICT Conclave scheduled for March was discussed where HPE showed keen interest to support AMCHAM. The secretariat would work, along with the members, to finalize topic and areas of deliberation.

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By joining AMCHAM India, you become part of an active and dynamic Apex Chamber of U.S. Industry in India with a membership base of more than 400 American companies in India. AMCHAM is an important voice for policy advocacy, a critical source for business intelligence, a vibrant platform for networking and expanding your business.