The second meeting of the National Executive Board (2017-18) was held on 18th August 2017 in Chennai. The meeting was attended by Chairman, Mr. Pratyush Kumar (President, Boeing India), Vice-Chairmen, Mr. Gulshan Kumar Sachdev (Managing Director, Quaker Chemical India) and Mr. Arun M. Kumar (CEO, KPMG in India), along with other members and officials from the Economic and Commercial Sections of the U.S. Embassy.

Prior to the board meeting, members of the NEB called on the Chief Minister, Mr. Edappadi K. Palaniswami, Industry Minister, Mr. M.C. Sampath and other officials of the Tamil Nadu Government. In the evening, the Tamil Nadu Chapter hosted a networking dinner for members of the NEB, members of the Executive Committee of Tamil Nadu Chapter, and other invitees. The new Consul General, Mr. Robert G. Burgess, also joined the dinner.