Interaction with Ms. Thea D. Rozman Kendler, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), U.S. Department of Commerce

American Chamber of Commerce in India
Apex Chamber of U.S. Industry in India

American Chamber of Commerce in India
Apex Chamber of U.S. Industry in India

Interaction with Ms. Thea D. Rozman Kendler, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), U.S. Department of Commerce – 7 April 2022

On 7th April, AMCHAM members interacted virtually with Ms. Thea D. Rozman Kendler, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), U.S. Department of Commerce. Ms. Kendler leads Export Administration in controlling the export of dual-use and military items for national security and foreign policy reasons, analyzing the impact of export controls, and supporting the U.S. defense industrial base. Ms. Ranjana Khanna, Director General CEO, AMCHAM welcomed participants. Mr. Salil Gupte, Chairman, AMCHAM and President, Boeing India, set the scene in his opening remarks. Ms. Kendler shared her views on the nature and scope of BIS’s activities and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and offered to extend all guidance to member queries on the subject. Mr. Sanjay Koul, Vice Chairman, AMCHAM and Chairman & Managing Director, Timken India Limited, gave the vote of thanks.

Membership

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.

India 2030: The Role of Supercomputing

The ICT Committee of AMCHAM organized a webinar on ‘India 2030: The Role of Supercomputing’ on April 6th. Mr. Ankur Malhotra, Co-Chairman – CSR Committee, AMCHAM and Head Corporate Affairs and CSR, Hewlett Packard Enterprise India, welcomed all participants and mentioned that India is aiming to become the third largest economy by 2030. With the possibility of more than a billion Indians having access to the internet by 2030, and supercomputers would be the tools to achieve the targets mentioned. Col. A. K. Nath (Retd.) Director General, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), Government of India, cited the use case scenario of supercomputers and mentioned that supercomputers are boosting electronics manufacturing under the umbrella of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ in India. Other dignitaries who deliberated their perspectives at the event were Dr. D. Preveen Kumar, Scientist-G, National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), Ministry of Earth Sciences, Mr. Ranganath Sadasiva, Chief Technical Officer, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Dr. Kalyan Netti, Senior Principal Scientist (Scientist-F), Head-IT and Data Centre Division, CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, Dr. Sandeep Chandran, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad, Ministry of Education, Government of India and Dr. Pabitra Mitra, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, Ministry of Education, Government of India.

Membership

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.

Whistle-blowers: Love Them or Hate Them, But You Still Need Them

AMCHAM’s Anti-Corruption & FCPA Compliance Committee organized a session on ‘Whistle-blowers: Love Them or Hate Them, But You Still Need Them’ on April 5th. Ms. Ranjana Khanna, Director General CEO, AMCHAM welcomed speakers and participants and spoke about the importance of whistleblowing in an effective corporate governance policy. Mr. Gaurav Ajmani, Chairman – Anti-Corruption & FCPA Compliance Committee, AMCHAM and Associate General Counsel, Business Conduct & Ethics, Amazon Seller Services, in his opening remarks, gave an overview of the global whistleblowing scenario. Mr. Jagdeep Singh, Partner, Forensics, EY India gave a comprehensive presentation on global trend analysis on whistle-blowers. The presentation covered pertinent points of revenue loss towards frauds and abuses, channels used by whistle-blowers, types of complaints, challenges faced, disciplinary action taken and critical success factors for a whistleblowing mechanism. It was followed by an industry panel discussion. The panelists were Ms. Kelly Geer, Managing Director, Legal Compliance, FedEx Express AMEA, Ms. Manu Bal, Head of Legal and Compliance, Beam Global Spirits & Wine (I) Pvt. Ltd., Dr. Akhil Prasad, Legal Counsel, Boeing India and moderated by Mr. Anuranjan Prasad, Associate General Counsel, Baxter (India) Pvt. Ltd. The panel deliberated upon the evolution of whistle-blower law across the world and India and how it has impacted the evolution of policy in organizations, rationale behind raising concerns, company’s priorities in framing policies, communication channels for complaints, role of technology, dealing anonymous complaints and investigative processes, amongst others. Ms. Bhawna A. Ranganadhan, Co-Chairperson – Anti-Corruption & FCPA Compliance Committee, AMCHAM and Associate General Counsel, Legal and Compliance, Genpact, gave concluding remarks.

Membership

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.