Mr. Debdas Sen, Chairman – Eastern Region, AMCHAM, chaired the Executive Committee meeting on February 20th, 2018 in Kolkata. The focus of the meeting was forthcoming events through April 2018. He also updated members on events that the region had hosted or participated in since the last meeting held in November 2017. He said the region had done a record number of high level focused events and that all the events were very well attended. He mentioned the signature event on inclusive growth with the former President of India, Dr. Pranab Mukherjee, Annual Get-Together where a number of IAS officers and IPS officers attended provided members an opportunity to interactive with government officials in a social setting, the Bengal Global Business Summit and U.S. Ambassadors interactive session with AMCHAM members, in partnership with BCCI, which received wide media coverage. He also updated members on the session AMCHAM organized in partnership with the ICT Division of the Government of Bangladesh on February 15th, 2018. He said that this was the first time that the region had hosted an event of this nature and said that member companies who participated found it very helpful and useful. The ‘On the Spot Budget Analysis 2018’ was also held.