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2011 India Trade Conference - Program
Program Agenda
08:00 AM Registration & Breakfast
08:45 AM Keynote & Special Speakers
- Noel Massie, President, UPS (Central California District)
- Jerome E. Horton, Chairman, California State Board of Equalization
- Carol Chen, Mayor, City of Cerritos, California
11:00 AM Panel 1: India Strategy and Trends
India opportunities, trends, incentives, markets, and culture
Elements of green and social entrepreneurship
High Growth industry segments
- R Sampath, Managing Director, Quanta Consulting, Inc.
- Inder Sharma, CEO, ACL, Inc.
- Dr. Subhash Sharma, Director, Indus Business Academy, India
- Joseph Tosto, Bureau of Industry and Security, US Dept of Commerce
- Live Case Study Business
NOON Luncheon: Indian Cuisine
Sponsor Showcase and Media Highlights
- Sabina Shamdasani, Filmmaker, Karma Theory Films
02:00 PM Panel 2a: Trade & Logistics
Logistics challenges and solutions in trade with India
Sea & Air cargo trends in trade between India and So California
- Matthew Hill, General Manager, Middle East & India, Maersk
- Jim MacLellan, Director of Trade Services, Port of Los Angeles
- Ed Northen, VP of Finance, UPS Western Region
- Joyce Sloss, Los Angeles World Airports
- Nick Vyas, Managing Director, ALLogistx International, Inc
02:00 PM Panel 2b: Financing Growth & Mitigating Risk
Trade financing nuances
Risk, Intellectual Property and Legal
- Shiv Grewal, Managing Partner, Stradling Yocca Carlson Rauth
- David Josephson, Western Regional Director, US Export-Import Bank
- Ravi Mahalingam, Esq., General Counsel & Senior Partner, Avasant
- Azad Virk, IP Corporate Associate, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth
03:30 PM Panel 3a: Green Tech & Renewable Energy Opportunities
Wind & Solar Energy
Green Tech Trends
- Gary Barsley, Manager Solar Initiatives, Southern California Edison
- Rob Guthrie, Renewable Energy & Green Tech, EXIM Bank
- Rajeev Kapur, CEO, Greenwala, Inc.
- Rajat Khurana, CEO, West Coast Consulting LLC
- Cynthia Torres, Leader, ITA Global Energy Team, and Director, US Commercial Service
03:30 PM Panel 3b: Social Entrepreneurship in India
Social & Humanitarian Technologies
Bottom-of-the-Pyramid and Private-NGO-Public partnerships
- Ashish Aggarwal, Wireless Reach, India & South Asia, Qualcomm
- John Jolliffe, Senior Advisor, Better U Foundation
- Sharad Pawar, Co-Founder & COO, BeWo Technologies
04:30 PM Technologies for Globalization
Broadband, TelePresence and Collaboration
- Daniel Dunning, PhD, Director of Engineering, Time Warner Cable
- Technology Moderator
05:30 PM Reception: Networking, hors d'oeuvres, and cocktails