On Saturday, November 14 2015, from noon to 5 PM at the storied Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, the Indian government has organized a free Indian Diaspora Business Meet. Advance registration is required at http://www.oifc.in/registration-oifc-business-meet-november-14-2015
Arrive at 11 am to network, enjoy the provided lunch at noon and attend your choice of exclusive panel discussions starting at 1 PM.
- Digital India,
- Renewable Energy (moderated by Gunjan Bagla, India Expert)
- Investments in Social Impact Enterprises
The Overseas Indian Facilitation Center, a partnership between the  Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs and the Confederation of Indian Industry is bringing a delegation of business leaders from India from Manufacturing (auto components/ pharmaceuticals); renewable energy (financing of projects), IT & IT applications for healthcare; Real Estate (industrial, commercial, residential); market entry firms who can advise on laws, regulatory aspects of doing business with India; Social Enterprises which provide way for Overseas Indians to give back to roots but not through charity/philanthropy. Accompanying them are senior officials in-charge of facilitation of investments from four Indian states:  Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Jharkhand and Kerala.
- Ms Shobana Kamineni, Vice President, CII & Executive Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals – India’s top healthcare provider with international presence.
- Mr Deep Kapuria, Hi-Tech Gears / Mr Randeep Jauhar, Jamuna auto-components.
- Mr Chandrajit Banerji, Director General, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) – India’s apex industry chamber with strong connect with industry in India, networking with Govt, presence in every State of India & overseas offices including USA
- IT : Â representatives of Indian IT companies based in US and a couple of IT applications / IT software & services in Healthcare
- Legal / taxation/ regulatory/ domain sector experts experts – Mr Som Mandal from Fox & Mandal, Mr Ankur Srivastava, Ezy Laws, Mr K K Sharma, KKS Law firm.
- Solar Energy – Suzlon – wind energy, PTC (power trading & financing), incubation & start – up – renewable energy (Infuse Venture), Solar energy company looking for funding/ collaborations (Sahej)
- Start – up space: Kunal Upadhyaya – Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship – IIM Ahmedabad
- Indian Americans giving back and working in India – Evolko group that has a tie up with AIIMS institute Patna for reaching healthcare coverage in remote parts of Bihar
- Social Entrepreneurs – Shaffi Mather.
- Banking – several representatives of Indian banks
- Real Estate advisory –Ramita Arora from Jones Lang Laselle for commercial, industrial &  residential real estate advisory
- Education : IIT Ropar looking for collaborations/ Intergenerational Centre in Himachal Pradesh for distance education and getting the old & retired to teach the youngsters.
To enable us to help you with business meetings, do register for the OIFC Business Meet at:Â Â http://www.oifc.in/registration-oifc-business-meet-november-14-2015 Â and also register your interest for a business meeting with delegation members. Â On the Spot registration may also be available.
Appendix
Here is a current list of delegates, subject to change.
INDIAN DELEGATION (as on 4 Nov 2015)
1.               Mrs Shobana Kamineni (for 15 Nov only)                          One of the largest integrated Healthcare providers in India with international presence
Vice President, CII
Executive Vice Chairperson
Apollo Hospitals
2.                 Mr Deep Kapuria                                                                  Leader of the Business Delegation
Chairman                                                                              Auto-component manufacturing
Hi Tech Gears Ltd                                                                Robotics & automation
3.                 Mr Chandrajit Banerjee                                                       Head of the largest industry chamber
Director General                                                               in India. Strong connect with Industry in
Confederation of Indian Industry                                 India & Govt. Presence in all States of India & overseas incldg USA
4.                 Mr Randeep Jauhar                                                             Manufacturing (auto components)
Chief Executive Officer
Jamna Auto Industries Ltd
5.        Mr V Ramkrishnan                                                            HR Consulting
Managing Director
AAR KAY Management Consultants
6.        Mr Abhay Garg                                                                   Impact investing financing
Portfolio Manager
Acumen
7.        Mr P Rama Krishna                                                           Banking (Joining from USA)
Chief Representative & Asst. General Manager
Andhra Bank
8.        Mr Ankur Srivastava                                                         Market Entry – legal & regulatory advice
Advocates & Legal Consultants
Ezy Laws
9.        Mr Amit Khare                                                                   Start-up Healthcare
Director                                                                                Joining from USA
Evolko Systems Private Limited
10.      Mr Shaffi Mather                                                                Social Entrepreneur & Lawyer
Founder, MUregency
11.       Mr Kulbhushan K Birnale                                                (Reference: GOPIO)
President, Converse International Business Network
Director, Free Global Trade Centre Developers
12.      Mr Somabrata Mandal                                                      Market entry/ domain sectoral expertise
Managing Partner
Fox Mandal & Co.
Solicitors & Advocates
13.      Mr Krishnamurthy Ramalingam                                    Consulting/ Technology/IT application in healthcare
CEO & Managing Director
Galactic Medical DataBank (p) Ltd
14.      Dr Harpreet Singh                                                              Education
Associate Dean-Industrial Relations
International and Alumni Affairs
IIT – Ropar
15.      Mr Kunal Upadhyay                                                           Energy incubator/ Start –ups
Chief Executive Officer
InfuseVenture & CIIE
16.      Mr Navin Budhiraja                                                          IT (Joining from USA)
Sr Vice President & Head (Architecture & Technology)
Infosys
17.      Ms Ramita Arora                                                                Real Estate consultants –
Director, Business Devt – International Desk              Industrial/ commercial/ residential
Jones Lang LaSalle Property Consultants
India Pvt Ltd (JLL)
18.      Mr K K Sharma                                                                   Legal & regulatory advisors
Chairman
K K Sharma Law Offices
19.      Mr Pawan Singh                                                                 Renewable Energy – power trading & financing
Director
PTC Financial Services
20.     Mr Subba Rao Yenduri                                                      Banking (Joining from USA)
Chief Executive Officer
State Bank of India
21.      Mr. Shashi Ranjan Sinha                                                 Solar Energy
Saija Finance Private Limited
22.      Mr Akhilesh Tripathi                                                         IT (Joining from USA)
Vice President & Head of Global Sales of Software
Tata Consultancy services (TCS)
23.      Mr Yachneet Pushkarna                                                   Education / Skills/IT applications
Vice President – Global Strategies
The Intergenerativity Group
24.      Mr Kapil Sharma                                                                IT (Joining from USA)
Vice President
Government and Public Affairs, North America
Wipro LLC
Official Delegations from State Governments
Andhra Pradesh
1.                  Mr IYR Rao, Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh
2.                 Dr Ravikumar Vemuru, Advisor to Non-Resident Telugu Affairs, Services and Investments, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Office, Government of Andhra Pradesh
Haryana
3.        Mr Vineet Garg, MD – HSIIDC, Government of Haryana
4.        Mr Manoj Pal Singh, Additional General Manager – HSIIDC, Government of Haryana
Jharkhand
5.        Mr Udai Pratap Singh           Principal Secretary, Department of Industries, Govt of Jharkhand
6.        Dr Madhaw Sharan Singh    Dy Director Cum – Dy Secretary – officer in-charge of Single window, Dept of Industries, Govt of Jharkhand
7.        Mr Rai Mahimapat Ray        Staff Officer to Chief Secretary
Kerala
7.        Mr KC Joseph, Minister – NORKA, Government of Kerala
8.        Ms Rani George, Secretary – NORKA, Government of Kerala
9.        Mr RS Kannan, CEO – NORKA, Government of Kerala
