October 2015 | Vol IV | Issue 3AmCham - The Voice of American Business in India

• AmCham’sAnnualDoorKnockDelegationtoWashingtonD.C.

• AnExclusiveInterviewwithMr.PratyushKumar,President,BoeingIndia

• AnexcerptfromthewinningteamoftheHRCommittee’sWhitePaperCompetition

• InteractiveSessionwithDr.AmitMitraonInvestmentOpportunitiesinSmartInfrastructure,FutureofITandITeSandSmartCityinWestBengal

• “InnovateinIndiaaMustforMakeinIndia"WrittenbyRanjanPatnaik,Director,DuPontKnowledgeCenterIndia

• CSR3rdBestPracticeVisit–WomenEmpowermentbyFederalMogulHIGHLIGHTS

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InteractiveSessionon“ThemeBased&SmartCitiesforWestBengal”

AmChamCSRBestPracticeVisit

18An AmCham Exclusive: Interview withMr. Pratyush Kumar, President, BoeingIndia

22InteractiveSessionwithDr.AmitMitra

28The7theditionoftheCLOChiefLearningOfficersSummit

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Office Bearers

Chairperson

Ms. Vanitha Narayanan

Managing Director

IBM India Pvt. Ltd.

Vice Chairman

Mr. Richard Rekhy

Chief Executive Officer

KPMG in India

Vice Chairman

Mr. Gulshan Kumar Sachdev

Managing Director

Quaker Chemical India Limited

Hon. Secretary & Treasurer

Mr. Atul Dhawan

Partner

Deloitte Haskins & Sells

Honorary Members

Mr. John M. McCaslin

Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs

U.S. Embassy

Mr. George N. Sibley

Minister Counselor for Economic,

Environment, Science & Technology Affairs

U.S. Embassy

Executive Board Members

Mr. Arun Kumar Jain

Managing Director

Fluor Daniel India Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Banmali Agrawala

President & CEO

GE India Industrial Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Pratyush Kumar

President

Boeing India

Mr. Varun Khanna

Managing Director

Becton Dickinson India Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Venkatesh Kini

President – India and South West Asia

Coca-Cola India Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Krish Iyer

President & CEO

Wal-Mart India Pvt. Ltd.

NATIONAL EXECUTIVE BOARD 2015-16

OurobjectiveasAmChamistocomplementtheeffortsofU.S.companiesinIndiaand

advocate foranequitable, transparentandpredictableoperatingenvironment.Our

worktodateaimsat leveragingourcollectiveexpertiseacrossourmembergroups

whilepromotingtheeaseofdoingbusinessinIndia.

ThisseasonwehavebeenverybusywithvariousengagementsacrossSeptember

andOctober.Thisnewsletterwillgiveyouanupdateofsomeofthekeyinitiativesand

activitiesofAmCham.

AccompaniedbysomemembersofourNationalExecutiveBoard, I ledAmCham’s

AnnualDoorKnockDelegationtoWashingtonDC.Wemetseveralkeypeopleinthe

U.S.administrationwhoareengagedwithIndiaoneconomicmattersandconveyed

apositivemessageofachangingandimprovingbusinessclimateinthecountry.The

easeofdoingbusinessinIndiaandeffortsofthepresentgovernmentinconverting

Indiaintoanattractivebusinessdestinationwerediscussedatlength.Weconveyed

our collective concerns on infrastructure bottlenecks and lack of logistics support

for companies but these were also seen as emerging business opportunities for

companies engaged in the infrastructure space. Concerns on the aggressive tax

environment andmultiplicity of regulatory bodies also came up. The fact that the

presentgovernmentinIndiaisactivelyengagedinstakeholderconsultationandkeen

on incorporating the advice and suggestions of stakeholders across sectors was

well received.Thegovernment ismoving fast tomake Indiaapreferred investment

destination.Thegenuineeffortsof thecentralgovernment isexpected to take time

toyield results.AmChamalsoprojectedsuccessstoriesofsomeof theprominent

member companies in a prepared note showcasing a positive and encouraging

businessclimate.

WiththeSmartCitypolicyofthecentralgovernmentinplacethebusinessactivityis

fastshiftingtothestategovernments.Weareintheprocessofreachingouttosomeof

theconcerneddepartmentsandagenciesinthestatesrelatedtourbandevelopment,

infrastructure and energy. All members engaged in Smart City business are

welcometoparticipateactivelyinouroutreacheffortsinChhattisgarh,WestBengal,

AndhraPradesh,Telangana,Maharashtraandotherstates. Inour interactionswith

the state government agencies, AmCham companies have offered solutions in

infrastructure,ICT,healthcare,energy,wastemanagement,environmentandrelated

SmartCitysectors.

ThereviseddraftoftheNationalCivilAviationPolicy(NCAP2015)hasbeenreleased

andIamgladtonotethatmostofAmCham’ssuggestionshavebeenincorporated

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inthepolicy.Itisnowaquestionofimplementationandexecution.Theunionministry

suggested that we increase our outreach to some of the state governments where

regional connectivity hasdistinctpotential and request implementationof the central

policyonaviation.Regionalconnectivity,establishmentofMROsandcapacitybuilding

incivilaviationofferalargepotentialforsomeofourmembers.Inthedefencesector,

ourmembershavebeenmeetingtheconcernedofficialsperiodicallytogetourviews

across.TheconcernedcommitteeoftheDefenceMinistryhasgivenussufficienthearing

andconveyedsomeofoursuggestionsforinclusioningovernmentpolicyespeciallyon

offsets.

WehaveincreasedourengagementinsharingexperiencesandbestpracticesinHR,

CSRandothersegments.Consequently,theHRgrouporganizedcompetitionsonSMAC

proposalsandcameupwithexcellentpresentationsoutlininguniquesuggestionson

engagingthemillennialsineachorganization.Sitevisitsformemberstoexamineselect

CSRprojectsundertakenbymembercompaniesinandaroundDelhi/NCRhasbeena

newinitiativewhereparticipationbymembershavebeenveryencouraging.

The Hyderabad chapter organized a national healthcare conference for the third

consecutiveyear.Thiswasgreatsuccessandwemustregularlyorganisenationalevents

attheregionallevelseveryyear.TheWestBengalgovernmentreachedouttomembers

notjustinKolkatabutacrossNorthernandSouthernregionsbyhostingexclusiveevents

forourmembersinBangaloreonITandNewDelhionsmartcities.Thisisanewtrendin

stateoutreachwhichsomeofthestategovernmentswouldbenefitbyemulating.

DIPPhasaskedAmChamtolistoutthechallengesandissuesofindividualcompanies

whichneedtobeaddressedandresolved.AmChamhasbeensubmittingalistofissues

andpossiblesolutionsonaregularbasisandsomeofthemwereresolvedsatisfactorily.

Ourtaxandtariffcommitteehastakenextensiveinputsfrommembersandpresented

theirtaxproposalstothefinanceministry.Themedicaldevicessectorcontinuestoface

challengesby the regulatorsandhasbeenmeeting regularly toprepareandpresent

theirviewscollectively.

Ouractivitycalendarissenttoeachmemberindividuallyeveryweek.Thislistsoutthe

upcomingevents, past events andprogramsat a national level. Doparticipate and

encouragetherelevantpersonfromyourcompanytobepresentatsuchevents.

Irequestyoutosendusanoteonconcerns,challengesandproblemsthatarefaced

byyourcompanyindoingbusinessinIndia.WewillhighlighttheseissueswiththeDIPP,

MEAandconcernedministryatthestateandcentralgovernmentlevels.Ialsorequest

members toshare informationandmakeAmChama truly representativeplatform for

realtimediscussionsonemergingchallengestothebusinessenvironmentandpotential

solutions.

Ms. Vanitha NarayananChairperson – AmCham

NATIONAL EXECUTIVE BOARD 2015-16

Mr. C. R. Dua

Managing Partner

Dua Associates

Mr. Amit Sharma

Executive Vice President, President Asia

ATC Tower Company of India Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Rustom J. Desai

Managing Director

Corning India and Telecom Operations

Mr. Madan Mohan Rao Yalamanchili

Executive Chairman

S&P Capital IQ

Mr. Madhu Poomalil

Managing Director

D. E. Shaw India Software Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Inderjit Sial

President & Managing Director

Textron India Pvt. Ltd.

Dr. Pradip K. Dutta

Corporate Vice President & Managing Director

Synopsys (India) Private Limited

Mr. Gulshan Kumar Sachdev

Managing Director

Quaker Chemical India Limited

Mr. Dinesh Agarwal

Partner

Ernst & Young LLP

Mr. Vivekanand Vanmeeganathan

Director

Caterpillar India (Manufacturing Division)

Mr. Ramkumar Ramamoorthy

Senior Vice President, Marketing, Corporate Affairs and Communications

Cognizant Technology Solutions

Ms. Kaku Nakhate

President & Country Head (India)

Bank of America N.A.

Mr. Sukanti Ghosh

Managing Director, India

APCO Worldwide India Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Ajay Singha

Executive Director

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DELHI

On 7th September 2015, AmCham members heldan interactive session with the visiting Governmentdelegation from West Bengal led by Dr. Amit Mitra,Minister-in-Charge of Finance, Excise, Commerce &Industries, Public Enterprise, Industrial Reconstruction,Commerce and Industry, Government of West Bengal,along with the Principal Secretary Urban DevelopmentMr. Debashish Sen, Principal Secretary S. Kishore,Department of Commerce & Industries, ResidentCommissionerMr.R.D.Meena,andDr.KrishnaGupta,Managing Director, WBIDC. The program focused onunderstanding theapproachandprogramsof theWestBengal Government towards developing Smart Citiesand related infrastructure projects. Dr. Mitra and hiscolleagues shared important updates in these areasespeciallyontheStateGovernment’splanfordevelopingsix theme-based cities alongwith the announced foursmart cities, as allocated to West Bengal under thecentrally announced Smart Cities program. A detaileddiscussion was held and participating U.S. companies

offering solutions and technologies under the variousverticals of Smart Cities, expressed a desire to have aconsultative program which focused purely on Smartcities,withtheUrbanDevelopmentDepartmentofWestBengal,undertheAmChamplatform.

Dr. Mitra also suggested that an IT & ITES focusedInvestorsmeet is tobescheduled inBangaloreshortly,whereU.S.companies’participation,throughAmCham,was welcome. The program details will be worked outin consultation with the West Bengal Government anda program agenda is to be worked out accordingly.Additionally, it was also proposed to have AmChammember companies participate as Summit Partnersunderacommonpavilion,intheupcomingWestBengalGlobal Business Summit (7-9 January 2016). Thediscussionoutcomesfromthismeetingwillbeactionedin the comingweeksanda followupon theproposedprogramsisunderway.

Interactive Session with the West Bengal Government

AmCham-Telangana Government Health Department “Knowledge Workshop on Innovations in Medical Technology”

(LtoR)-Mr.GauravMendiratta,SectorManager-MedicalDevices,AmCham,Dr.BuddhaPrakashMJyothi,HealthCommissioner,Government of Telangana,Mr. Prabal Chakraborty, Chairman-AmChamMedical DevicesCommittee and VP andMD, BostonScientific,Shri.SureshChanda,PrincipalSecretary-Health,GovernmentofTelangana,Mr.MichaelMullins,ConsulGeneraloftheU.S.Consulate,HyderabadandMr.AmitMisra,Head-Consulting,IMSHealth

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On 7th September 2015, AmCham and TelanganaGovernmentHealthDepartmentorganizedaKnowledge Workshop on Innovations in Medical Technologyin Hotel Taj Krishna, Hyderabad. The workshop wasorganizedkeepinginmindthefollowingobjectives:

• Creating awareness about the medical devicesindustry in India and showcasing the globaldevelopments/trendsintheMedicalDevicesIndustry

• Providingaplatformforinteractionamongstvariousstakeholdersi.e.physicians,policymakers,providersand industry to establish the right position for themedicaldevicesindustryasthepivotforhealthcareindustryinthecountry.

• Deliberating on the possible role that Stategovernmentandthe industrytogethercouldplaytomakeUniversalHealthCoverage(UHC)forthestateareality.

The Workshop was chaired by Shri. Suresh Chanda,Principal Secretary, Department of Health and FamilyWelfare,GovernmentofTelangana.Mr.MichaelMullins,ConsulGeneral,U.S.Embassy,Hyderabadalsoattendedtheworkshop.Other stakeholders includedDr.BuddhaPrakash M. Jyothi, Health Commissioner, Governmentof Telangana and Medical Superintendents, specialistdoctors from government hospitals of various districtsandAmChamMedicalDevicesCommitteemembers.

Welcoming the audience Mr. Prabal Chakraborty,Chairman-AmCham Medical Devices Committee andVP and Managing Director, Boston Scientific Indiacongratulated theHealthSecretaryandhisdepartmentfor conceptualizing this knowledge workshop andemphasized on the important role of medical devicesindustryinmanagingtheholistichealthcareforthestate

byaddressingthediseaseburden.

Commenting on the occasion, Shri Suresh Chanda,Principal Secretary, Department of Health & FamilyWelfare, Government of Telangana stressed on theearly diagnosis and hence effective treatment of non-communicable disease (NCD) by use of innovativemedical technologies. He was also of the opinion thatoptimalusageofinnovativemedicaltechnologieshasthepotential to reduce theoverall cost tohealthcare in thestateandthecountry.

Mr.MichaelMullins,ConsulGeneraloftheU.S.Consulate,HyderabadmentionedthatMedicaldevicesplayacrucialrole in diagnosing andmanaging diseases by allowingpeopletolivelonger,healthierandmoreproductivelivesandinhealthresearch,theUnitedStatesandIndiahaveestablished a strong record of cooperation. The U.S.NationalInstitutesofHealth(NIH)hasdevelopedarobustrelationshipwith India'smedical researchcommunity inthe biomedical and behavioral health sciences. Newand ongoing research partnerships focus on diabetesresearch, low-cost medical devices, and vaccinedevelopment.

Dr. Buddha Prakash M. Jyothi, Health Commissioner,Government of Telangana spoke about need for moreinformationsharingprogramsonnewtechnologieswhichempowersthegovernmenttotakeinformeddecisionsforthebenefitofcitizensofTelangana.

The workshop witnessed extensive participation frommore than 100 doctors from various district hospitals,HODs, hospital administrators, doctors from TelanganaVaidya Vidhan Parishad (TVVP), Department of PublicHealth & Family Welfare, National Health Mission anddoctorsfromotherdistrictsofTelangana.

AmCham India Delegation calls on President of Sri Lanka

On 10th September 2015, members of the AmChamdelegation,ledbyMr.PrabalChakraborty,VicePresident& Managing Director, Boston Scientific India Pvt. Ltd.,calledonthePresidentofSriLanka,H.E.Mr.Maithripala

Sirisena,inColombo.Hon’blePresidentsaidthatthefocusareas for Sri Lanka were agriculture, food processing,dairy farming, IT, tourism,healthcareand infrastructure.He invitedU.S.companies to invest in theseareasand

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AmCham–PwC Webcast on Transfer Pricing

On 14th September 2015, AmCham and PwC hostedawebcastonTransferPricing.Thespeakers fromPwCwere Mr. Sanjay Tolia, Leader, Transfer Pricing; andMr.SabineWahl,Principal andAPALeader. Theygavean overview of and insights into recent transfer pricingdevelopmentsinIndiatoenabletheparticipantstogaina better understanding of the possible impact of thenew developments on their business. The focus of thediscussion was success of the India APA programme,recentHighCourtdecisiononAMPexpenses,therecentintroductionoftheAPArollbackrulesthatcouldpotentiallygive taxpayers nine years of certainty, amendmentsto the tax law to address long standing concerns andthe resolution of the deadlock between the U.S. andIndiaCompetentAuthoritiesonseveralMAPcasesandacceptanceofbilateralAPAswithIndia.Theseimportantdevelopments would go a long way in addressing thechallengingtransferpricingenvironmentinIndia.

AmCham'sDelegationmeetsthePresidentofSriLanka

Meeting with Mr. Rajiv Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Government of India On 16th September 2015, at the invitation of Mr. RajivAggarwal, Joint Secretary, Department of IndustrialPolicy & Promotion, Government of India, Mr. Ajay

Singha,ExecutiveDirectorof theAmericanChamberofCommerceinIndia(AmChamIndia);andMr.RishiShahfromDeloittecalledonMr.Aggarwaltodiscusstheissues

share their expertise. Sri Lanka offered a hassle freeand transparent business environment for investors.

Mr. Chakraborty said that the U.S. companies werelookingtoforgingstrongerbusinesstieswithSriLanka.

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Annual Door Knock Delegation to Washington D.C.

From20th-22ndSeptember2015,theannualAmChamIndia Door Knock Delegation to Washington D.C. wasled byChairperson,Ms. VanithaNarayanan,ManagingDirector - India / South Asia, IBM, to coincidewith theU.S. – India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue. Thedelegationinteractedwithsomeofthekeyplayersinthedialogueandotherdecision-makers.

On the afternoon of Sunday, 20th September thedelegationmetwithMr.ArunKumar,AssistantSecretaryof Commerce forGlobalMarkets andDirectorGeneralof theForeignCommercialService,U.S.DepartmentofCommerceandMr.VinaySingh,SeniorAdvisor–GlobalMarkets,U.S.DepartmentofCommerce.

LaterintheeveningtheAmChamIndiadelegationhadameetingat theWillard IntercontinentalwithMr.AmitabhKant, Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and

TheAmChamdelegationmeetsCongressmanAmiBera

Promotion(DIPP),GovernmentofIndia.Alsointhemeetingwas Mr. Rajiv Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Department ofIndustrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Government ofIndia and Mr. John McCaslin, Acting Deputy AssistantSecretaryforAsiainGlobalMarkets,InternationalTradeAdministration,U.S.DepartmentofCommerce.

On Monday, 21st September the delegation met withSenateForeignRelationsCommitteeStaffwhichincludedMs. Carolyn Leddy, Senior Professional Staff MemberforEastAsia and thePacific, SenateForeignRelationsCommitteeandMr.FrankPolley,PolicyAnalyst,SenateForeignRelationsCommittee.

The delegation also met with Congressman Ami Bera(D-CA), Co-Chair, Congressional Caucus on Indiaand Mr. Akshai Datta, Senior Legislative Assistant forCongressmanAmiBera.

presented in thedocument preparedbyAmChamwiththehelpofDeloitte forU.S.-IndiaCommercialDialoguewhich is schedule to takeplace inWashingtonD.C.onSeptember20-22,2015.

DIPP appreciated the presentation and work done fortheDialogue.Apostdialogueassessmentand“thewayforward”wouldbeorganisedwithDIPPinthefirstweekofNovember.LearningsfromtheU.S.-IndiaStrategicandCommercialDialoguewouldbediscussed.

IntheafternoonthedelegationproceededtotheCapitolBuildingandmetwithSenatorJohnCornyn(R-TX),Co-

Chair,SenateIndiaCaucusandMr.DavidHanke,CounselforNationalSecurityAffairsforSenatorJohnCornyn.

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Ms.VanithaNarayananinconversationwithSenatorCornyn

TheAmChamdelegationmeetswithSenatorCornyn

MeetingwithAmbassadorTimRoemer,SeniorDirector&StrategicCounselor,GlobalPoliticalStrategies,APCOWorldwide

IntheeveningtheAmChamdelegationparticipatedintheUSIBC 40th Anniversary Leadership Summit. Featuredspeakersincluded:

• U.S.VicePresidentJoeBiden

• Mr.JohnKerry,SecretaryofState,U.S.

• Ms.SushmaSwaraj,MinisterofExternalAffairs,GOI

• Ms. Penny Pritzker, Secretary of Commerce, U.S.DepartmentofCommerce

• Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State,Independent Charge, for Ministry of Commerce &Industry,GOI

• Mr. Piyush Goyal, Minister of State, IndependentCharge for Power, Coal, and New & RenewableEnergy,GOI

On Tuesday 22nd September, the day began with abriefingbyAmbassadorTimRoemer,SeniorDirector&Strategic Counselor, Global Political Strategies, APCOWorldwide(formerU.S.AmbassadortoIndia).

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Immediately following that, the delegationmet with thestaff of Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Mr. JonathanHale,SeniorAdvisortoSenatorCantwell.

The delegation met the staff of Congressman MattSalmon(R-AZ),Chairman,HouseSubcommitteeonAsiaand thePacific (HouseForeignAffairsCommittee),Ms.LorissaBounds,DeputyChiefofStaff.

In the afternoon the delegation met with AmbassadorRobert Holleyman, Deputy, U.S. Trade RepresentativeandMs.DawnShackleford,DeputyAssistantU.S.TradeRepresentativeforIndia,USTR.

Thedoor knockprogramconcludedaftermeetingwithMs.LeeZak,Director,UnitedStatesTrade&DevelopmentAgency(USTDA).Otherspresentinthemeetingincluded:

• Mr.HenrySteingass,RegionalDirectorforSouthandSoutheastAsia

• Ms. Katherine Michaud, Country Manager, SouthAsiaandSoutheastAsia

• Ms. JamieMerriman,CountryManager, South andSoutheastAsia

IndiscussionwithUSTDA

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• Ms.VanithaNarayanan,ManagingDirector – India/SouthAsia,IBMIndia

• Ms.KakuNakhate,President&CountryHead–India,BankofAmerica

• Mr.MadanMohan,ExecutiveChairman,S&PCapitalIQIndia

• Mr. Phil Shaw, Chief Executive – India, LockheedMartinIndia

• AirViceMarshal(Retd)AJSWalia,RegionalExecutive–India&SouthAsia,Sikorsky

• Mr.GaurangPandya,President–UnitedTechnologiesCorporation (Building & Industrial Systems) – IndiaRegion

• Mr.SamitRay,DirectorGovernmentAffairs,UTCIndia

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HR Committee’s Talent Workshop “Navigating Talent in a VUCA World”

On30thSeptember2015, inafirstof itskind initiative,HRandTalentPractitionersinMumbaiconvergedfortheTalentWorkshopNavigating Talent in a VUCA World.

ConceivedandledbytheTalentManagementworkstreamof the HR Committee, this workshop was facilitated withthe objective of bringing together HR and talent thoughtleadershipandco-createaframeworkformanagingtalentinourworkplacesofthefuture.Theworkshopwasattendedbyseniormanagementparticipantsrepresentedacrosssectionof industry fromacrossBFSI,consulting, retail, technologyandinformationservicessectors.TheworkshopwaskickedoffwithapresentationfromtheTalentworkstream,coveringthevariousmacrotrendsintheenvironment,theirimpactontheemergingworkplaceofthefuture,thetalentchallengesfaced by organizations, the shifts required to move fromthecurrent to the futureand thebestpracticesemployedbyorganizations to equip themselves for navigating talentmanagementeffectively.

(LtoR)Ms.ApekshaAhluwalia,Ms.RajaniAthreyaandMs.RadhaKumar-themainspeakersattheworkshop

• Mr.ChrisCerone,VicePresidentGlobalGovernmentAffairs,ZimmerBiomet

• Mr.AjaySingha,ExecutiveDirector,AmChamIndia

• Ms.ValerieSwope,ProgramCoordinator,AmChamIndia

Participantsoftheworkshopcontemplatingideas

Post this, theparticipantswere introduced to theTalent Management Framework that is being developed as atalent management ready-reckoner for organizations,and were segregated into smaller break-out groups tobrainstorm on the challenges and come up with theirrecommendations formanaging talent of the future.Astheparticipants, had alreadybeen familiarizedwith theFramework through a pre-work mechanism, they werequick to leveragetheopportunity toshare,discussanddefinestrategiesforthetalentmanagementoftomorrow.

After animated discussions and exchange of best

practices within the break-out subgroups, each of thesub-groups presented their ideals to the larger groupfacilitatingfurtherdiscussionandaugmentation.

Theworkshop,whichranwellover3hoursachievedtwocriticaloutcomes:

a) ConsolidatingtheTalentManagementapproachandbestpracticesofasetofcompanies

b) Building the blue-print for talent managementpractices for the future in the form of a TalentManagementFramework,throughthecollectiveinputandexperienceofover20HRandtalentpractitioners.

The Talent Work stream plans to build further on theFramework by bringing together business leaders andmanagers of talent in a similar workshop, to test andreaffirm the recommendations of this workshop and isscheduledforNovember2015.

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ThePrincipleSecretary,UrbanDevelopmentDepartmentofWestBengalGovernment,Mr.DebashisSenadressingthemembers

Interactive Session on “Theme Based & Smart Cities for West Bengal”

On 5th October 2015, an interactive session was heldat Bongo Bhavan, New Delhi, on Theme Based & Smart Cities for West Bengal for AmChammembersto engage with the Urban Development Departmentof West Bengal Government. The Principle Secretary,Urban Development Department, Mr. Debashis SenandResidentCommissioner,Mr.R.DMeenaalongwithMr.SudipDatta,COO,Il&FS,addressedtheparticipantsand informed them on a number of Smart City relatedinitiatives that the West Bengal Government hadintroducedinthestate.

SixthemebasedcitieshavebeenidentifiedalongwiththefourSmartcitiesofNewTown,VidhanNagar,HaldiaandDurgapur that are of immediate interest to the industryand the State Government. Members had an open

AmChammemberswiththePrincipleSecretary,UrbanDevelopmentDepartmentofWestBengalGovernment,Mr.DebashisSen

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interactiononanumberof investment relatedconcernsintheareasofPrivatesectorpartnerships,procurement,fundingandPPPimplementationmodels.ItwasdecidedthatappropriateengagementswillbeinitiatedattheULBworkinglevelsbetweenconcernedofficialsandmember

companiestoworkoutwaysofadeeperlevelbusinessengagementinthesmartcity initiativesofWestBengal.Participating AmCham members included companiessuchasAccenture,AECOM,HP,Dell,UTC, 3M,Pepsi,IBMetc.

AmCham Pharmaceutical Committee MeetingOn5thOctober2015, thefirstmeetingof theAmChamPharmaceutical Committee for the year 2015-16, wasorganized in Mumbai. Mr. Sanjiv Navangul, Chairman-AmCham Pharma Committee and MD, Janssen Indiachairedthemeeting.ThemeetingwasalsoattendedbyMr.NickMitchell,Co-Chair-AmChamPharmaCommitteeandMD,PhenomenexIndiaandothermembersofAmChamPharmaCommitteewhichincludedrepresentativesfromAbbott, Hospira,MSD, KPMG, APCOWorldwide,WestPharmaceuticals, Biogen Idec and Avery Dennison.FromAmCham,Mr.GauravMendiratta,SectorManager-Medical Devices and Ms. Surabhi Wahal, Regional

Director-Western Chapter, AmCham also attended themeeting.

The keyobjective of themeetingwas tobrainstormonthe activities to be taken up by the AmCham PharmaCommitteeinthecomingmonths.Asmallworkinggroupwasalsoformedcomprisingofrepresentativesfromthememberspresentduringthemeeting.Theworkinggroupwill beworking tobuild a framework for the committeeandcomeoutwitharoadmapfor thecommitteewhichwillbefinalizedduringthenextcommitteemeeting.

AmCham Defense Committee Meeting

On 8th October 2015, AmCham Defense Committeemembers discussed the letter submitted to MinisterParrikarcommendingtheexpertcommitteerecommen-dations.Basedon theearlierAmCham-FICCIDefenseCommitteecollaborations;ItwasdecidedthatAmChamDefenseCommitteewouldholdquarterlymeetingswiththe FICCI Defense Committee. It would help the two

industryassociationscollaborativelyaddressthepoten-tial issues in thesectorand jointlymake recommenda-tionstothechallenges.ItwasalsodecidedthatAmChamandUSIBCDefensecommitteesshouldhaveinteractionsonaregularbasis.Asthememberswereinboththecom-mitteesitwasdecidedthattheUSIBCsecretariatshouldbeinvitedtotheAmChammonthlycommitteemeetings.

AmCham HR Committee’s White Paper Competition Finale

AmCham HR Committee's Chairperson, Ms. AnuranjitaKumar,MD&CHROCitiSouthAsiaposingaquestiontooneofthewinners

On 13th October 2015, AmCham HR Committeeconcluded its white paper competition – LeveragingSMACforHR,atMumbai.TheWhitePapercompetitionwaslaunchedinJune2015.Wereceivedabout37entriesbringingtheparticipationtototal74HROfficials.10teamswere shortlisted based on the abstract submissions.Andfinallyaftersubmitting5000wordwhitepaperandfollowedwithapresentationon13th,wehadourwinners.

Ms. Anuranjita Kumar, MD & CHRO Citi South Asia,Chair-AmChamHRCommittee,Mr. Dilpreet Singh, VP-HR(India/SouthAsia)IBMIndiaandMr.AjaySingha,ED-AmChamIndiawerepresenttogiveawaytheawards.

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Allthewinnersofthewhitepapercompetitionalongwiththejudgesandsponsors

Topic Prize Company Participant

1stPrize-EmbracingSMAC 1yearAnnualSubscriptionoftheHarvardBusinessReviewsponsoredbyHarvardBusinessPublishing

Cognizant GeorgeOommen

TogyJose

2ndPrize-Areyousocialenough?

Kindlee-ReaderSponsoredbyNCRCorporation

Deloitte SourajitaRoyPaul

MadhumithaUdaykumar

3rdPrize-ExistingSMACHRBLEND

SennheiserHeadsetsSponsoredbyTextron

Textron NipoonTandan

UshaSriharsha

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1stPrize-EmPower:MagicwandforHRprofessionals

MicrosoftLumiaMobilePhonesSponsoredbyMicrosoft

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Ms.Akila,Director,Press&Finance,HarvardBusinessPublishingwiththewinners(Cognizant)ofthewhitepapercompetition(CategoryA)

AmChamHRCommittee'sChairperson,Ms.AnuranjitaKumar,MD&CHROCitiSouthAsiawiththewinners(Axtria)ofthewhitepapercompetition(CategoryB)

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Interaction with Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central and South Asian Affairs, U.S. Department of State

On 14th October 2015, AmCham and USIBCmet withPrincipal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central andSouth Asian Affairs at the U.S. Department of State,AmbassadorWilliam(Bill)Todd,duringhisvisittoIndia.ThediscussionrevolvedaroundthebusinessclimateandoperationalchallengesforU.S.companiesinIndia.

Also present in themeeting from the U.S. governmentwere:

• Mr.SeanStein,Director,OfficeofIndiaAffairs,BureauofSouthandCentralAsianAffairs,U.S.DepartmentofState

• Mr.ErikLiederbach,BureauofSouthandCentralAsianAffairs,U.S.DepartmentofState

• Mr. Ivan Boekelheide, Political Officer, Internal Unit,PoliticalSection,U.S.Embassy

• Ms.RachelDuran,CommercialAttache,U.S.Embassy

AmCham CSR Best Practice Visit On 16th October 2015, AmCham CSR Committeewitnessed their 3rdBestPracticeVisit at VidyaSchool,Gurgaon facilitated by our member Federal Mogul.This timewe hadmany new participants andwaswell

attended.WetookatouroftheschoolwhichisbeingwellmanagedbyVidya IntegratedDevelopment forYouth&Adults.

VisittoVidya’sdrivingcourses

Exploring diverse options in vocational training fortalented women, Federal-Mogul started this drivingclassestomotivatethemtoleadintoanunconventionalfield, less travelled and challenging. The intention is topromotewomendrivers,which springs from the recentturmoil in Indian society. CSR Committee memberstoured Vidya’s driving courses and noticed they do aphenomenaljobofintegratingdrivingtraining,attendantskills,vehiclemaintenance,self-defense,andeventuallythedriversbecomeroadsavvy.Thesewomenwerefromeconomicallyweaker sections and belonged to nearbyslumareasbuttheconfidenceanddedicationwasclearlyshownontheirfacesanditwasquiteimpressive.

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AmCham Defense Committee Meeting

On 21st October 2015, AmCham Defense committeemembersmettodiscussabouttherecentinteractionwithMinisterManoharParrikar,Hon’bleMinister ofDefence,

GovernmentofIndia.Asperhisask;AmChammembersreviewed the recommendations for the Amendment toDPP2013forsubmission.

Meeting with Officials from the U.S. Embassy in NepalOn 28thOctober 2015, AmCham organized ameetingwith the officials from the U.S. Embassy in Nepal, Mr.KevinC.Price,EconomicandCommercialOfficer;andMr. Tapas K. Gupta, Senior Economic Specialist, inAmCham office. The U.S. Embassy officials explainedthe economic and political situation in Nepal. Theysaid that there were great opportunities for American

companies in rebuilding ofNepal after the earthquake,particularlyintheinfrastructuresector.TheotherpotentialareasforU.S.investmentincludedtourism,hydropower,medicalservicesanddiagnosticcentres.Mr.PriceinvitedAmChammemberstoparticipatein“InspireNepal2016–BusinessForumandExpo”tobeheldfrom22ndto24thJanuary2016inKathmandu.

Interaction with Mr. Justin Antonpillai, Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Department of Commerce (USDOC)

On 30th October 2015, the Anti-Corruption andFCPA Compliance Committee had a meeting withMr. Antonipillai, Deputy General Counsel, U.S.DepartmentofCommerce(USDOC),Ms.DawnHewett,DGC, Strategic Initiatives and Mr. Mohamed Badissy,AttorneyAdvisorwhichwasscheduledatHotelImperial,ConnaughtPlace,NewDelhi.

Mr.Antonpillaimarkedtheimportanceofthismeetingandwashappytomeetthecommittee.USDOCrequestedtheAmChamFCPA committee to summarize and prioritize

MembersinteractingwithMr.JustinAntonpillai

thecommitteemember’sexpertsuggestionsinregardtothe“EaseofdoingBusiness”issuestobediscussedinthenextU.S.IndiaStrategicCommercialDialogue.Inordertobe fact-based and comprehensive, the committeewasadvised to focuson the specific points outlinedby theUSDOC,includingcontractenforcement,insolvency,andtransparency,thedifficultiesandspecificsuggestionsforreformintheseareas,thingswhichcouldbesuccessful,anditemsthatcanbeaccomplishedbyApril2016.

Mr. Anand Dayal, AmCham Anti-Corruption & FCPAComplianceCommittee chairpersonalongwith the co-chairperson, Ms. Ritika Rattiare keen to help USDOCfor the mentioned document and have already startedworkingonit.

AmCham Defense Committee Meeting

On30thOctober2015,theAmChamdefensecommitteemembers met to review the offset recommendationssubmittedtoHon’bleRakshaMantrianditwasdecidedthat a follow on meeting with Hon’ble Raksha Mantrishouldberequested.TheAmChamteamalsofeltthatitwasimperativetosubmitkeyrecommendationsfromtheA&DsectortotheAmChamTaxCommitteeforinclusionintheirsubmissionstotheMinistryofFinanceforthePre-BudgetMemorandum.

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modernizationofIndia’sdefenseforces.Forexample,theC-17shaveplayedastellarroleinnumerousreliefandrescuemissionsandP-8IshaveenabledtheIndianNavytomonitorthevastregionoftheoceanfromtheStraitofHormuztotheMalaccaStrait.ApacheAH64Ehelicopters are the newestmembers of the combat-provenApachefamilyandoneofthemostadvancedmulti-role attack helicopters, combiningperformanceandlethalitywithmoreaffordableefficientmaintenance.The CH-47F Chinook helicopter can carry tons ofcargo, including heavymachinery, artillery guns andeven light armoured vehicles to high altitudes. ThisacquisitionwillnotonlyaugmenttheAirForce'sheavyliftcapabilityformilitarytasksbutisavitaladditionforthe construction of strategic roads and infrastructureprojectsindifficultterrains.Boeingwillalsocontinuetoworkcloselywithitsdefensecustomerstogivesuperiormissionreadinessinservicingallourplatforms.

Q 3. Is the Indian ecosystem mature enough to absorb the high tech from U.S. especially in the defence sector?

BoeingisworkingtowardspreparingtheIndianindustryfor aerospacemanufacturing. For example, we havefoundedtheNationalCenterofAerospaceInnovationandResearchwithIITBombayandthegovernment’sDepartmentofScienceandTechnology.Wealsohaveexisting tie-ups with many Tier-1 engineering firmswho manufacture crucial components for some ofourmostadvancedaircraft like the787-9Dreamliner.ManyofourSuppliersarealreadyataglobalstandard

Q 1. We understand that your global Chairman was in India. Can you please share his perspective on “Make in India?”

Soon after India’s PM launched the Make-in-Indiainitiative inSeptember2014,DynamaticTechnologiesand Boeing inaugurated a plant in Bengaluru tomanufacture critical parts for theChinookHeavy LiftHelicopters. In a state-of-the-art facility of the Tatacompany inNagpur,Boeingmanufacturesadvancedcomposite floor beams that form the “spine” of theworld’s most advanced aircraft, Boeing 787-9. InJuly this yearweannouncedapartnershipwith Tatato manufacture advanced aero-structures and aerialsystems including unmanned. We have significantlyupped our manufacturing activities in India, morethandoubling our sourcingover the last year. Now,overhalfabilliondollarinproductsandservicesfromIndia gets on our airplanes each year, and we areworking to increase that. To further leverage India’sdeep engineering capabilities Boeing also plans tosignificantlyexpanditsengineeringfootprintorganicallyinthenearterm.

Q 2. What are your comments on the recent defence contract which has been granted to Boeing?

The recent contracts of 22 AH-64E Apache attackhelicopters and 15 CH-47F Chinook heavy-lifthelicoptersfurtherstrengthensourpositionasalong-termstrategicpartnerforIndia’sdefensemodernization.Boeing is supporting mission-readiness and

An AmCham Exclusive: Interview with Mr. Pratyush Kumar, President, Boeing India

Pratyush Kumar PresidentBoeing,India

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of manufacturing. Boeing has been working withIndia’s Tier-1 IT & Engineering Services providerswith a significant spread of partner engineers andengineeringworkstatementssourcedduringthepastdecade.BoeingsubsidiarieslikeCDGandJeppesenalso have a significant and growing engineeringfootprintinIndia.ManyotherOEM’slikeusalsohavetie-ups with Indian partners for the manufacture ofcomponentsnowwhichisindicativeofagrowthintheaerospacemanufacturingsector.

Q 4. Several member companies are in a ‘wait and watch’ mode vis-à-vis their expansion plans in India. What advice would you give them?

Indiaisthefastestgrowingeconomyintheworldandisanextremelyimportantmarketaswell.Indiaisgoingto

remainabigaerospaceplayerintheglobalmarketinbothcommercialanddefense,andispoisedtoplayapivotalroleintheevolutionoftheaerospace&defenseindustry.Indiahasimmenseindustrialcapability,talentandresourcesthatneedtobetappedtoexplorethefullpotential that isonoffer. If factorsarefavourableandthe ‘Make in India’ initiative continueswith the samemomentumithastodaymaybeashiftmaytakeplace,moving 25% of the economy towardsmanufacturingfrom theexisting14%, toachieve thegoalsetby theIndiangovernment.

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KOLKATA

On23rdSeptember2015,AmCham inassociationwiththe Public Affairs office of the U.S. Consulate Kolkataorganized a talk onCyber Safety and Security: Taking control of our cyber future.

Ms.AmadaKidwai,RegionalDirectorAmChamEasternRegion did the introductions, Mr. Dinesh Agarwal,Chairman Amcham Eastern Region in his welcomeremarks spoke about the importance of safety andsecurityofcyberspace.Mr.AndrewPosner,DirectoroftheAmericanCentre introducedMs.MelissaHathawaytomemberspresent.Ms.Hathaway,formeractingseniordirectorforcyberspaceattheNationalSecurityCouncil,has joinedHarvardKennedySchool'sBelferCentre forScienceandInternationalAffairsasasenioradvisortoitscybersecurityinitiative,ProjectMinerva.Itisajointeffortbetween the Department of Defence, Massachusetts

Institute of Technology, and Harvard University. Theprojectexploresawiderangeoftheissueswithincybersecurityfromthecontextsofinternationalrelationstheoryandpractice.

Inherbriefing,Ms.Hathawaysaidthatmodernsocietiesareinthemiddleofastrategic,multidimensionalcompetitionfor money, power, and control over all aspects of theInternetandtheInterneteconomy.Shespokeabouttheincreasingpaceofdiscordandthecompeting intereststhat are unfolding in the current debate concerningthe control and governance of the internet and itsinfrastructure.Cybersecurity,shesaid,isamajorconcernatcompaniesofallsizesandhasameasureableimpactonmanyfacetsofoperations,andcertainlyprofitability.Yet thescaleof that impact isoftenobscuredor lost intranslatingthesizeoftheriskandthestepstomitigateitmaynotbeclear.Instead,Hathawaysays,therisksneedtobetranslatedintoalanguagemostdirectorsknowwell:dollars and cents. She said that in our current state ofcybersecurity,breach,crime,disruptionanddestructionare growing in unacceptable ways. Key indicatorssuggestthatwearenotmakingenoughprogressandinfact, arepossiblygoingbackwards.HathawaygaveanoverviewofthelatestdevelopmentsincybersecurityfromaU.S.andthenglobalperspective—anddiscussedwhatisatstakeforcompaniesandnations.

The sessionwas concludedbyMr.K.P.Senguptawhogave the concluding remarks and vote of thanks. TheeventwashostedbyDataCoreSystems.

Talk on “Safety and Security: Taking Control of our Cyber Future”

Ms.MelissaHathawaybriefingmembersontheinterneteconomy

Interactive Breakfast Event with U.S. Consul General, Mr. Craig Hall

He mentioned about the Road shows that AmChamEastern India isorganizing for theGovernmentofWestBengalon investmentopportunities in thestateatNewDelhiforAmChammembersinterestedindoingbusinessinthisregion.HesaidthatthiswasbeingfollowedupatBangaloreinthecomingmonths.

Mr. Shiv Bhowmik, Country Head, Joy Global spoke

On 28th September 2015, AmCham organized a“Welcome to Kolkata” interactive breakfast session fortheU.S.ConsulGeneralCraigHallattheHyattRegency.

Ms. Amada Kidwai, Regional Director gave theintroductions. Mr. Dinesh Agarwal Chairman AmChamEastern Region in his welcome address briefed theConsulGeneralontheroleofAmChaminEasternIndiaandspokeaboutthediversityofeventsheldinthisregion.

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about the ease of living and working in West Bengal,Mr. Rajib Basu, Partner, Risk Consulting, KPMG gavea presentation on the Ease of Doing Business inWestBengalandEasternIndiaandMr.DebdasSen,CEOTCGDigitalhighlightedhisgroupcompany’sachievement inthestate.NEBViceChairmanMr.GulshanSachdevalsospokeabouttheEaseofDoingBusinessinEasternIndiaandhighlightedAmChamEastactivitiesintheregion.

Mr.Hallinhisremarksmentionedthathewasextremelypleased tobe inKolkataandhisfirst impressionswereverypositive.HesaidthattheroleoftheU.S.Consulate

inEasternIndiawastofostergoodrelationshipbetweenvarious Eastern Region Governments and the U.S. Helooked forward toworkingwith AmChamEastern Indiatoencouragebusiness investmentboth in theEastandtheU.S.

Mr.SuranjanBhanja,pastchairmanofAmChamEasternChapter, in his concluding remarks and vote of thanksalsospokeaboutthesupporttheU.S.ConsulateprovidedtoAmChamanditsmembersandlookedforwardtothiscontinuedrelationship.Mr.DineshAgarwalChairmanAmChamEasternRegion

givingawelcomeaddress

Mr.ShivBhowmik,CountryHead,JoyGlobalsharinghisviews

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Dr.MitrametwithAmChamtoattractU.S.companiestoinvestinWestBengal

Interactive Session with Dr. Amit Mitra

On 13th October 2015, AmCham India (Eastern andKarnataka Region) held an interactive session with thevisiting Government delegation from West Bengal ledbyDr.AmitMitra,Minister-in-ChargeofFinance,Excise,

Commerce & Industries, Public Enterprise, IndustrialReconstruction, Commerce and Industry, GovernmentofWestBengal,alongwiththePrincipalSecretaryUrbanDevelopment Mr. Debashish Sen, Principal SecretaryS. Kishore, Department of Commerce & Industries,Resident Commissioner Dr. Krishna Gupta, ManagingDirector, WBIDC and members of his cabinet. Theprogram focused on understanding the approach andprograms of the West Bengal Government towardsinvestmentintheStateparticularlyintheareasofSmart Infrastructure, Future of IT and ITeS and Smart Cities and West Bengal Investment Opportunities.Dr.Mitraand his colleagues shared important updates in theseareasonExpansionplansofdifferentorganizationsintheState.

Mr.DebashishSenmentionedthedetailsoffour smart cities projects as allocated to West Bengal under thecentrallyannouncedSmartCitiesprogram.TheseareNewtown,Rajarhat,SaltLake;BidhannagarandDurgapur.Inaddition to thishementioned that theGovernmentwasalso developing the following cities: Siliguri, 84 acres

focus would be on Health and Education; Bolpur, 135acres focus would be on Art and Culture; Asansol, 59acresfocuswouldbeonIndustrialcity;Kalyani,50acresfocus on Analytics city; Dumurjala, 39 acres focus onSports city; Baruipur, 86 acres focus onWellness andSeniorcitizens.

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(LtoR)PrincipalSecretaryS.Kishore,PrincipalSecretaryUrbanDevelopmentMr.DebashishSen,Minister-in-ChargeofFinance,Dr.AmitMitra

Dr. Mitra also highlighted the following developments:Maritime Ports & developments of highways beingplanned with funding from ADB. Mining, tourism, foodprocessing, 8 built up IT parks were also available,opticfibercablebasednetworkproject ledbyWebel,2electronicmanufacturing cities inNaihati &Palta beingdeveloped.

During the Q&A session members asked about thepower situation. Dr. Mitra said that West Bengal hadsurplus power. Questions were asked on the image ofWB, theminister responded “perception is worse thanreality.”MembersaskedaboutthelaborsceneinWB.TheMinister said solutions were being derived by workingwiththeTradeUnionandthatcurrentlytherewasnolaborproblemsinthestate.HesaidthatWBGrewby10.48%asagainstIndia’sgrowthof7.5%.HesaidthattheGDP

was10.46%,and thatWestBengalwas the5th largesteconomyinthecountry.

Dr. Mitra also proposed to have AmCham membercompanies participate as Summit Partners under acommonpavilion, in theupcomingWestBengalGlobalBusinessSummit(7-9January2016).

TheAmericancompaniesthatwereinterestedininvestingin theStatehad through this interactivesessionable tomakedirectcontactwiththerelevantdepartmentsoftheWestBengalGovernment

Regional Director Eastern Region, Amada Kidwaiintroduced Dr. Mitra and his cabinet to Members ofAmCham.ThewelcomeremarkswasgivenbyMr.InderjitSial, Chairman of AmCham Karnataka. concludingremarksandvoteofthanksbyMr.IndraneelChaudhury,ExecutiveDirector,PwC.

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All Chamber Meeting with Government of West BengalOn14thOctober2015,Dr.KrishnaGupta,IASChairmanWBIDC and Principal Secretary Commerce & Industrychaired the all chamber meeting. The purpose of themeetingwith all theChamberswas to request them tohavetheirmembercompaniesparticipateintheupcomingBengalGlobalBusinessSummit2016.HeaskedAmChamtosharewiththeirmemberstheopportunitiesthatwereavailable in Bengal and mentioned that AmCham hadalreadyorganizedRoadShows inDelhi andBangaloreinthisrespect.

AdditionallyDr.GuptamentionedthattheseconddayoftheSummitisplannedtohavebreakoutsessiondividedin market sectors however he specifically requested ageographicalsubsessionstobepromotedbyAmChamforallinterestedAmericancompanies.

AmCham Eastern Region was represented by ViceChairperson Britta Leick-Milde and Regional DirectorAmadaKidwai.

Meeting with U.S. Embassy Officials

On 15th October 2015, members of AmCham EasternRegionmetwithDanielKeen,EconomicandCommercialOfficer,U.S.EmbassyDhaka,membersofhisteamandJonathan Ward, FCS Commercial Officer Kolkata. TheTopicsofdiscussionincludedcross-bordertradeissuesandtheU.S.TradeShowinDhakainNovember,2015.

Mr.Keenexplained theBangladesh tradescenarioandsaid that Investment opportunities in Bangladesh werevery good in spite of the political uncertainty and thatBangladeshwasoneof the fastestgrowingeconomiesinSouthEastAsia.

Mr. Dinesh Agarwal, AmCham Eastern India Chairmanspoke about the problems that investors faced inBangladeshandgivesomespecificexamples.Mr.Keensaid that he would look into these issues and invitedAmCham Indiamembers to visit Bangladesh and saidthatheandhisofficewouldfacilitiesanyassistancethatwasrequiredandtheEmbassycouldhelp.Mr.Keenalsosaid that theTradeShowscheduled forNovemberwasbeingpostponed toMarch and hewould send a freshinvitationwithdetails.Thediscussionwereveryopenandtherewas an excellent exchange of ideas between thetwosides.

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Innovationisoneofthemostpowerfuldriversofeconomicgrowth.Undoubtedly,Indiahasalltheessentialelementsfor a successful 'Make in India' programme - a largepopulationof youngandskilledworkforce,anenablingeconomicenvironmentandcompetitivewages.Underthepoliciesofthecurrentgovernment,India'smanufacturingcapacity for innovation and infrastructure is poised forphenomenalgrowth.

TherecentlyreleasedGlobalInnovationIndex(GII)2015revealsgoodaswellasbadnewsforIndia.ThoughtheIndexranksthecountry81outof141countries,thereportrevealedthatmiddle incomeeconomies,suchas India,China and Brazil are working hard towards decreasingthegapwith thedevelopedworldon innovationquality.Additionally, India has been able to register its placealong with 10 other developing countries, in beingcategorizedas innovationoutperformers. Ibelieve thatwiththepresentgrowthtrendthefuturerankingforIndiaisgoingtoimproveasthedatagetsrevisedandasthegovernmentcontinuestoperformtowardsadevelopmentorientedgrowthpath.

To realize the twin aspirations of 'Innovate in India'and 'Make in India', a focused impetus to innovation,research and development are essential. There isempirical evidencepositively linkingpatents, innovationtoproductivity.Organizationsmustcreatean innovationmindsetthatpermeatesintoeverybranchofthecompany.Similarly, thegovernment needs tobuild a competitive,thriving environment by prioritizing scientific researchwith a strong innovation mind set. A robust researchenvironmentwillencouragetradeandinvestmentinIndia,whilefosteringbenefitssuchashigh-payingskilledjobs,

Writtenby:Ranjan Patnaik Director,DuPontKnowledgeCenter,INDIATechnologyDirector,SouthAsia&ASEAN,DuPont

transfer of technology, medical knowledge, and earlyaccesstotechnologyandnewmedicines.

Innovationhasacreativecomponenttoit,butitalsohasadiscipline.Ibelievethekeyisinthemarketplace.Itisvitaltogetanin-depthunderstandingoftheneedsandwantsof thecustomer,even if theyareunspokenneeds.Thatdepthofunderstandingiswhatguidesourinnovation.

WhatmakesDuPontaleaderinscience-basedinnovationisourbroadnetworkofstrongcoretechnologiescoupledwithourabilitytoselectivelycombinethesetechnologiesto achieve unique solutions to marketplace demands.Scientific breakthroughs over decades resulted in newproduct brands such as DuPont™ Kevlar®, DuPont™Tyvek®, and DuPont™ Corian®DuPont™Sorona® thatarerecognizedthroughouttheworld.Theseinnovationswere made possible by uniquely combining our coretechnologies to deliver new technology platforms anddifferentiatedfunctionalitiesthataddressvariousmarketneeds. At DuPont, we believe that themost significanttechnological advances — the ones with the powerto solve the toughest challenges of food, energy andprotection and to transform society — come throughthe intersection of technologies.We call this IntegratedScience.

DuPont is investing in science to develop marketbased solutions for India. DuPont Knowledge Centerin Hyderabad is an integrated science facility thatundertakes developmental activities to find solutions inthethreeareasoffood,energyandprotectionunderoneroof.TheDuPont India InnovationCenter inGurgaon isapartofaglobalcollaborationeffort to foster inclusiveinnovation.

Innovate in India a Must for Make in India

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The Indian marketplace offers incredible opportunitiesfor DuPont to leverage science & technology througha collaborative approach for innovative market basedsolutions to address these challenges. Crop protectionproducts such as DuPont™ Rynaxypyr® insect controlarehelpinggrowersharvestmorewiththefastest-growinginsectcontrolprogramintheworldandtailored,scientificapproaches that take intoaccount localconditionsandpractices. DuPont Pioneer® PHB71 hybrid seeds haveproventobetherightchoiceforfarmersnotonlyduetotheirhighyieldingability.Thesehybridricevarietiesarestress tolerant and not only help increase productivitybutimprovetheoverallagriculturalecosystem.TherearemanydifferentexampleswherewearecollaboratingwithlocalstakeholderstocreatesolutionsforIndia.

By its nature, research may be uncertain as to itsoutcome,butthatisallthemorereasonwhytheremustbeaverydisciplinedandstructuredwaytogoabout it.An organization needs to create innovation structuresand formal linkages to bridge functional and businessunit silos. At DuPont, we have put in place rigorousmethods to qualify and quantify market opportunities;weuse formalizedoperationprocesses forstagingandlaunchingourproducts.Thismeansourcustomersaregettingmoreinnovativeproducts,faster,andsuitingtheiruniqueconsumerneeds.

Essentially, there is a need tobuild a vibrant culture ofinnovation in the country deeply rooted in scientificresearch.AccordingtotheGlobalInnovationIndex2015,despiteIndia’snotableachievements,thereportcontendsthat "India still needs to implement substantial reformsin its innovation policy to further improve its innovationperformance." There is a need to create an ecosystemthatprovidesfinancialstabilitytofosteringearlyinnovationleading to ease in doing business. Strengtheningcollaborationamongstscientificinstitutionscanenrichtheresearchandbusinessecosystem.Itcanalsohelpmoreideasblossom,more innovationsmaterialize,andmoreenterprisesgrowand find solutions to uniquebusinesschallenges. These linkagesgenerate ideas that canbedeployed toaddressmarket needs, connect small andnewenterprisestolargecompaniesandaligneducationwithindustryneeds.

At DuPont, we believe that one company, one countryorone industry isnotgoing tobeable tosolve thebigchallenges of food, energy and protection facing theworld today.Wehave to formpartnerships,wehave tocollaborateandwehave tobeopen. It’snot justaboutDuPont or another company; it’s about local talentnetworkingwithglobal talent, it’saboutallstakeholdersworkingtogethertocreateinnovativesolutionstoaddressuniquechallengesfacingthepeople&theplanetoftoday.

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MUMBAI

On 10th September 2015, the ‘Uttar Pradesh-MumbaiInvestorsConclave’aHighLevelGovernmentdelegationwas ledby theHon’bleChiefMinisterofUttarPradesh,Shri Akhilesh Yadav and comprised of other seniordecision makers. The event, supported by AmChamIndia,wasorganisedbytheGovernmentofUPandtheirKnowledgePartnerErnst andYoungat atHotel Trident,Mumbai.

The event beganwith a welcome address byMr. AlokRanjan,ChiefSecretary,GovernmentofUP.Presentationson ‘Advantage Uttar Pradesh’ played in the backdrophighlighting positives and underling the significanceof the state in the country. Pitching Uttar Pradesh as“Umeedonka Pradesh” Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadavurgedindustrialistsandthefilmfraternitytonotbuyintothefalseperceptionofthestateascreatedbythemediabutto

Uttar Pradesh- Mumbai Investors Conclave

ShriAkhileshYadav,ChiefMinisterofUPaddressingtheConclave

seetheinitiativesencouragedbytheUPGovernment.Theeventwitnessedheadsofleadingbrandsinelectronics,foodprocessing,dairy,infrastructure,IT,biotechandfilmindustrysectorswhohavealreadyinvestedinthestateofUPshare their experiencesandurgeotherbusiness tofollow.Among themany industry leaderswhoattendedtheconclavewereleadersofseveralAmChammembercompaniessuchasAPCOWorldwideIndiaPvt.Ltd.,GEIndia, PwC Private Limited and Xylem Water SolutionsIndiaPvt.Ltd.

The upcoming Metro Rail Project in Lucknow, theLucknow-Agra Expressway, the Leather Parks at Agra

andKanpurandthesmartcityinitiatesundertakenbytheGovernmentwerehighlighted.TheunlimitedpotentialofUttarPradeshintermsofbusinessfriendlypolicies,singlewindowonlineclearances,powersupply,surplusskilledand semi-skilledmanpower, anda 20 crorepopulationasconsumerbasemarketsitselfforindustrialinvestment.

Theevent alsohada signingof intent for co-operationbetweencompaniesandtheGovernment.

TheconclaveendedwithavoteofthanksbyMr.MaheshKumar Gupta, Principal Secretary-Infrastructure andIndustryDevelopment.

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The 7th Edition of the CLO Chief Learning Officers Summit

On10thSeptember2015,the7theditionoftheCLOChiefLearningOfficersSummitIndiaheldattheFourSeasons,MumbaiwassupportedbyAmChamIndia.TheSummitofferedauniqueplatformforaspiringyoungleadersandentrepreneurs tonotonlysharpen theirskillsbut itwasalsoanopportunitytolearnfromsomeoftheluminariesin the industry today.Therewereengagingdiscussionsthrough a series of sessions focusing on leadershipdevelopment, coaching, development and a learningculture among various other topics. These sessionscreated an opportunity for promoting individual andorganizationallearning&development.

TheSummitopenedwithan inaugurationandwelcomebyDr.S.Parasuraman,Director, Tata InstituteofSocialSciences followed by an opening plenary session‘Leaders on Leadership’. The two days (10th& 11thSeptember)entailed21sessionsfocusingonrebuildinglearning and development functions, developing a

learningculture,innovativepracticesinL&D,engagementand technologieswithspeakers fromNetwork18,BSE,Twitter-India, Adobe,CitiBank,D.E. Shaw andRelianceIndustriesamongothers.

Amongthemanyparticipants,thetwodayCLOSummitwas attendedby severalmembers and representativesof AmCham member companies. AmCham Indiasupported the eventwithmember representatives fromCA Technologies, Owens Corningand D.E. Shaw Indiawho shared their expertise as panel speakers at theSummit.

ThefirstdayoftheSummitalsohadaTISSCLOAwardsCeremonywhichwasattendedby theChiefGuestMs.PoonamMahajan,MP&NationalSecretaryBJP.Twenty-five delegates who tweeted about their preferred topichadtheopportunitytosharetheirviewswiththeaudienceattheclosingsessioncalledthe‘Unconference’.

AmCham’s SCL Committee Conference Call - Sharing and Learning

On16thSeptember2015,themeetingopenedwithMs.Surabhi Wahal welcoming the members and giving abriefontheagendaoftheconferencecall.ApresentationonBestPracticesbyOwensCorninghadbeensharedwiththecommitteemembersviaemail,basedonwhichan informativepresentationwassharedbyMr.PrakashLaxman, Supply Chain Leader, Owens Corning (India)Pvt.Ltd.

Mr.LaxmanbeganwithanoverviewofOwensCorning’svision,missionandvalueswhichformthebaseofithighlypeoplecentricorganization.Throughaverydetailedandinformativesession,Mr.LaxmanhighlightedthatOwensCorning has always maintained safety and people asits backbone, which can be seen by the numerousawards ithas received inhonorof thesecommitments.ThepracticesthatsetapartOwensCorningfromothersin thefieldare its ‘TalentandLeadership’developmentprogrammes,employeeengagementindecisionmaking,peopleempowerment,allofwhichareachievedbecauseof its flat organization structure thus enabling a directlineofsight,accountabilityandcrossfunctionalsharingof knowledge. It isadatacentriccompany,andeffortsmade by every department is integrated towards acommon corporate goal. It is the constant practice ofthisopenculturethatresultsinitssuccess.SomeofthebestpracticesinSupplyChainfollowedareopenaccess

powerpurchase,partneringandsupportingvendorsandcustomers to take cost out of processes, level playingfield for domestic industry, reverse auction on inlandtransportation, packaging material recycling and valuecreationinitiatives.

Ms.SurabhiWahalsharedanupdateonthepreparationsfortheSCLF2Fmeetingscheduledfor15thOctober.ThevenuehadbeenchangedtotheDeloitteoffice,Gurgaon.Mr.PrasadNair,DHLwasconfirmedasspeakerfor theforthcomingevent.Ms.Devika Jain (SafeExpress) andMr.Batra (ISM India)wereapproachedasspeakers forSkillsDevelopment.

An update was also shared about the Industry visitscheduled for earlyDecember2015 to themultimodalGEplant.AmChamhasreachedouttoGEasapossiblevenueforholdingacommitteemeetingandforarranginglunch.HoneywellhasalsobeenapproachedasoneoftheplantsitesthatcouldbevisitedinPune.AdateforthevisitwouldbeconfirmedinthefirstweekofDecember.

Mr. Nikhil thanked the members who participated inthesharingand learningoncall,withspecial thanks toMr.PrakashLaxmanforsharingatrulyinsightful,valuableand detailed presentation on Best Practices in SupplychainatOwensCorning.

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Roundtable on Global Mobility: How will you achieve the talent management agenda?On 14th October 2015, AmCham in association withDeloitte Touche Tohmatsu India Pvt. Ltd. organised aRoundtableon‘GlobalMobility:Howwillyouachievethetalentmanagementagenda?’

The session began with Ms. Surabhi Wahal, RegionalDirector- Western Region, AmCham India welcomingtheparticipantsandthespeakers.ItwasfollowedbyMr.DivyaBaweja,CountryLeader-GlobalEmployerServices,DeloitteToucheTohmatsuIndiaPvt.LtdwhousheredinthetopicofGlobalMobilitythroughhisopeningremarks.

Through an insightful and interactive presentation byMr. S. V.Nathan, SeniorDirector&Chief Talent officer,Deloitte India, the various challenges that come withemployee global mobility such as international dualcareer network, measuring ROI, compliance risks,security,confidentialityofdataandexpatriatepackagesamongotherwereaddressed.Companies in turnneedto undertake Strategic moves, setting goals, evaluatesuccessandtrackperformancestoenhancemobility.

Updates on tax return forms, SEBI regulations, anoverviewofSocialSecurityAgreementsandimmigrationupdatesforoutboundassignments,withaspecialfocusonmajorcountriessuchasU.S.,UK,Canada,Australia,JapanweresharedthroughapresentationbyMr.HomiMistryandMr.AlokAgrawal,DeloitteHaskinsandSellsLLP. The speakers also touched upon the next step ofdrafting India specific mobility policies, deploymentmodesandofexistingaswellasnewdeputations.

The stimulating Q&A session that followed had theparticipants engaged in clearing their doubts, seekingadvice,sharingtheirideasandexperiences;thuscreatingveryvaluablelearningcontent.

TheeventconcludedwithMs.SurabhiWahalexpressinggratitude to the participants, speakers and to DeloitteTouche Tohmatsu India Pvt. Ltd. for their activeparticipationinmakingtheeventasuccess.

AmCham’s SCL Event - Round Table Discussion: With a Special Focus on 'Skill Development, Logistics & Infrastructure’

On15thOctober2015,AmCham’sWesternRegionandSupplyChainCommitteehostedanevent-RoundTableDiscussion:WithaSpecial focuson 'SkillDevelopment,Logistics&Infrastructure’.Theevent,whichwasattendedby members of the committee and SCL leaders ofmember companies aimed to be an informative andinteractivesession.

TheafternoonbeganwithMs.SurabhiWahal,RegionalDirector – Western Region, AmCham India welcomingtheparticipants,andsharingabriefaboutthemissionofAmCham’sSupplyChainandLogisticsCommitteeandits initiatives.Mr.Nikhil Kush, SouthAsia SupplyChainLeader, E.I. DuPont India Pvt. Ltd and Chairperson oftheSupplyChain&LogisticsCommittee,AmChamIndiagivingtheopeningremarkstousherintheevent.

Ms.DivyaKumar,theyounganddynamicFounderandDirector,SafeducatesharedaninsightfulPresentationonSkillDevelopment-OngoingTrendsandNewinitiatives.ShesharedherexperienceofbuildingSafeducateasanorganizationthatfocusesandpromotesskilldevelopmentinthefieldofsupplychainthroughvariouscourses.Herpassionfor thetrucking industryandherbelief that it is

the backbone of our economy inspired her to addressissues face by truck drivers, engage, sensitize andeducate them. Through Safeducate she aims to definestandardsystemsandinfrastructurefacilitiesthatareonparwithourwesterncounterparts.

TheeventalsohadMr.KrishanBatra,President&CEO,ISMIndiashareapresentationonInitiativesinSupplyChainbyISMIndia.Mr.BatraveryaptlydiscussedProcurement & Supply Chain Excellence- What It Is and How to Achieve It? The ISM ‘Supply Management Maturity Model’ thatworks on 4 levels- Basic, progressive, advanced andworldclasshelpinthecreationofastrategicadvantageforthecompany.Thepresentationalsoraisedawarenessabout best practices, mastery in procurement andaddressedtheproblemoftalentshortage.

An intensely interactive session followed that answeredqueriesandbroughtforthvaluableexperiencefromsupplychain leaders.TheeventclosedwithMr.Kushthankingthespeakerswhoshared their invaluableexpertiseandtheparticipantsformakingthisanenrichingexperience.

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HYDERABAD

The AmCham Sports began on 20th September withBasketballattheCATechnologiespremises.Therewereninemembercompaniesparticipatingatthisevent.

The event was conducted on 20th, 26th and 27thSeptember. The finals were held between Deloitte andWellsFargo.Deloittewonwithagoodmargin.

TheCricketmatchesstartedoffon3rdOctoberatVijayAnand Grounds and 4th October at NFC and ECILGrounds, while Throw ball was conducted at the L. BStadiumgrounds.

A total of 18companiesareparticipating in theCrickettournamentwhichwill culminate in the secondweekofDecember. Throwball which is only for women, saw aparticipationfrom10membercompanies.However,duetotherains, thematcheshadtobecalledoffandwerepostponedtothesecondweekofOctober.

We thank thesponsors–DSTWorldwideServices,D.EShaw,Qualcomm,S&PCapital IQ,SynchronyFinancialandUTCFireandSecurity.

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Basketball, volleyball (men and women) and throwball(women)andathletics(menandwomen)werecompletedasof23rdOctober2015.

Volleyball (men andwomen)matcheswere held at theL.B.StadiumGroundsalongwiththrowballwhileathleticswereheldattheGachibowliAthleticsStadium.Inspiteof

aslightdisruptiondue to rains, thematchescarriedonafter slight delay. The volleyball (menandwomen)andthrowball,bothmatcheswerewonbyDeloitte.

ThecricketmatchescontinuetobeheldatVijayAnandCricketgroundsShivrampally,NFCandECILgroundsattheNFCcomplex.

Ernst & Young SEZ Roundtable

OnOctober15,2015,theAmCham–EYSEZRoundtablewasheldat“theEvolve”WestinMindspace.

Ms. Rithika Gupta, Partner, Ernst & Young made thepresentation.ShespokeontheWindowofOpportunitiesfortheIT/ITESSector,andalsoonConeptandIncentives–FiscalIncentiveandRegulatoryIncentives.

ShegaveaBird’seyeviewoftheRegulatoryconsiderationsforConsolidationandTaxconsiderations for settinguptheSEZUnit.

Deloitteprovestobethereigningvolleyballchampion

Ready,steady,go!

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Ms.RithikaGupta,Partner,Ernst&Younggivingthepresentation

UnderthesubjectheadingofSettingupSEZOperationsshetouchedupon

• Setting up SEZ Unit and consolidate existingoperations

• SettingupSEZUnits

• RelocatingexistingSTPunitinSEZ

She also spoke on the regulations of Department ofTelecomwith respect to ITand ITESsectorandsharedtheOSPGuidelines.ThemeetingconcludedwitharoundQ&Abythememberspresent.

AmChammembersposingquestionstoMs.RithikaGupta,Partner,Ernst&Young

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CHENNAI

On 8th September 2015, the prelude to the GIM 2015wasacocktaildinnerreceptionhostedbyUSIBC,IACCandAmChAMattheTajCoromandel.Thiswasattendedby the USIBC executive delegation led by Ms. DianneFarrell, Vice President, USIBC, members of AmCham,IACCmembers,selectdiplomatsfromtheU.S.Consulateled by Consul General Philip Min and Tamil Nadugovernmentofficials.Theeventwasagreatnetworkingopportunity.Ms.DianneFarellwelcomedallguestsandConsul General Philip Min said that Tamil Nadu has averyfavorableinvestmentclimatetodobusinessandthatit is exciting times for thebusinesscommunity.SeveralAmChammembersparticipatedaswellasbureaucratsfromthestategovernment,Consulateofficersandotherprominentcitybasedbusinessleaders.

On 9th September, Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaainaugurated the Investor Meet at the Chennai TradeCentersaying:“OurgovernmentiscommittedtomakingTamil Nadu a new growthmodel among Indian states.I invite you all to be our partners in realizingmy visionof making Tamil Nadu the numerouno among Indianstates in all spheres of development.” This is for thefirst time that the state hosted a large investor meet.The U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC), an officialpartnerorganization, ledanexecutivedelegation to theTamilNaduGlobal InvestorsMeet2015.Thedelegationincludesseniorrepresentativesfrommembercompaniesincluding Amway, NCR Corporation, Uber, PayPal,SunEdison,Ford,IBMandGeneralElectric.

Ms. Diane Farrell, Executive Vice President of USIBC

having long supported Tamil Nadu’s pro-businessenvironmentandthiswillbethefirsttimeTamilNaduhasheld a large-scale conclave to attract global investorsas part of the ‘competitive federalism’ efforts thatIndia is undertaking. The summit aims to help realizethe state’s vision of inclusive growth through foreigndirect investment, job growth, and balanced regionaldevelopment.ThedelegatesmetwithkeyrepresentativesfromtheIndianindustry,GovernmentofTamilNaduandtheU.S.ConsulateinChennaifrom8th–10thSeptember2015.

With over 250 U.S. companies across several industrysectors already investing in Tamil Nadu, the InvestorsMeetwasanopportunitytohighlightthebusiness-friendlyapproachundertakenby the state. Farrell added. “ThisInvestorsMeetwillserveasanexcellentopportunity forUSIBCmembercompaniesinterestedinawiderangeofsectors including aerospace, agriculture, infrastructure,informationaltechnology,andrenewableenergy.”

Duringthetwo-daysummit,theTamilNadugovernmentattractedinvestmentsworthRs.2,42,160crores.Around5,000delegatesfromacrosstheworldattendedwithninepartnercountries.Stategovernmentofficialssaid theseinvestmentswouldtranslatetoaround150,000jobsoverthenextthreeyears.About100MoUsweresignedoverthetwodays.UnionMinisterofStateforCommerceandIndustry,Ms.Nirmala Sitharaman andMinister of Statefor Road Transport, Highways and Shipping, Mr. PonRadhakrishnanpresidedovertheevent.

Tamil Nadu’s Global Investor Meet 2015

S. No Company Investment in / Product Amount in Rs. crore

New Jobs created

1 Amway Expansion project of their existing plant manufacturingnutritionalsupplements.

250 NA

2 NCR AugmentitsmanufacturingcapacityattheMahindraWorldCitySEZnearChennaitomanufactureATM’sandCD’s

250 250

3 SunEdison SolarPowerprojectsacrossseverallocationsinthestate 12,000 2,000

4 Cognizant DevelopmentCenterinKancheepuramDistrictnearChennai 1,000 20,000

TheparticipatingAmChammembercompaniesthatmadeannouncementsoftheirdecisiontoinvestinthestatearelistedbelow:

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5 Sutherland DevelopmentCenternearChennai 300 8,000

6 Uber Taxiservices NA 30,000

7 Microsoft Cloud NA NA

8 HP Education,Healthcare NA NA

9 Intel Education,Healthcare NA NA

10 Ford Fordcampus 5,000 NA

SomeoftheAmChambusinessleaderswhoaddressedthe participants were Mr. N. Lakshmi Narayan, ViceChairman,Cognizant,Mr.MichaelBonehamrepresentingFord,Mr.RajatBanerjiofAmway,Mr.R.ChandrasekharofCognizant,Mr.PashupathyGopalan,PresidentofSunEdison,Mr.DavidL.Schoch,GroupVicePresidentandPresident of Asia Pacific at Ford Motor Co., Mr. NigelHarris,PresidentandManagingDirector,FordIndiaandMr.NavrozeDastur,ManagingDirector,NCRIndia.

NewsectorsthatattractedattentionduringtheTamilNaduGIM2015weretheaerosector,renewableenergyandfoodprocessing.Thetraditionalsectorsofautocomponents,thermalpower,ports,chemicals,agriculture,automotivetyres, car manufacturing, two wheeler manufacturing,pharmaceuticals and energy have also attracted hugeinvestmentintentions.

AmCham Breakfast Meeting with Phillip A. Min, U.S. Consul General

Topic:Reflections–OneyearatthepostinChennai

ItisbeenayearsinceU.S.ConsulGeneraltookchargeoftheU.S.diplomaticmissionatChennaiandAmChammemberswantedtohearfromConsulGeneralPhillipMin,hisexperiencesandthoughtsonthepastyear.

On29thSeptember2015,atthebeginningofthemeetingConsul General Philip Min said he was happy to talkto AmCham members in Chennai, emphasizing thatthe Consulate will continue to support AmCham in allactivities and supportAmericanbusinesses.He furtherexplainedhisroleasthePrincipalOfficerattheAmericanConsulate General and his responsibility for the safetyof both American and Indian personnel working at themission.He added that the smoothworking of variousdepartmentswaspartofhisresponsibilities.Theterritorialjurisdiction of themission at Chennai extends to TamilNadu,Karnataka,Kerala,PondicherryandtheAndaman&NicobarIslandsbesidesLakshadweep.

One of the first things Consul General Phillip Min didsoon after arriving in Chennai was to interact with

otherdiplomats in thecity togeta feelof thebusinessenvironmentandlifeinthestate.Fromthesemeetingshelearntthatthebasicrequirementswerepersistenceandpatience.He said that theAmericansare verygoodatbeingpersistentbuttheyhadovertimemasteredtheartofpatience.

The CG spoke about the recently concluded GlobalInvestorMeetinChennaiandcomplimentedthemanneritwasorganized.Hesaidthatitwouldbeinthestates’bestinterest to followupon the investment intentionsas thestatehasgreatpotentialintermsoftalent,infrastructure,portsetc.

ConsulGeneralMinalsodweltonhowlifeinthesouthofIndiawasgoodwithveryhospitablepeople.Headdedthat forhimandhiswife, living inChennaimeantbeingathome,sincetheyarequiteusedtolivinginthetropics.

HealsosaidthatalltheofficersattheConsulateandhimarewillingtobeavailabletoAmChammemberstohelpAmericanbusinessgrow.Themeetingendedwithaverylivelyinteractivesessionwithmembers.

AmCham Interactive Visa Workshop (The H - 1B and L - A & B Visa Process)

Guest Speakers:

• Charles E Luoma-Overstreet, Chief of ConsularServices,ConsulateGeneraloftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,Chennai

• BrockFox,ViceConsul-SubjectSpecialist,ConsulateGeneraloftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,Chennai

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• Rami Fakhoury, CEO, Fakhoury Law Group,Michigan,USA

• MattMorse,Partner,FakhouryLawGroup,Michigan,USA

• Prakash Khatri, Advisor, Fakhoury, CEO, FakhouryLawGroup,Michigan,USA

This visa workshop is the outcome of a need feltby Travel Managers and Immigration Specialist atmember companies to fully comprehend the processfor the2major“Employment”visas–theH1BandtheL1–Blanket&Individual. ConsularChiefMr.CharlesOverstreetspeakingofthe

growingIndoU.S.relationsattheworkshop

Mr.CharlesELouma–Overstreet,ChiefofConsularServiceswithMr.RamiFakhoury,ManagingDirectorofFakhourylawGroupattheAmChamVisaWorkshop

On26thOctober2015,themeetingbeganwithopeningremarksbyMr.CharlesE Luoma -Overstreet,Chief ofConsular Services, Consulate General of the UnitedStatesofAmerica,Chennaiwhohadarrived tohisnewpostinChennaijustunderamonthago.Hesaidhewasglad to be addressing AmCham members as his firstpublic engagement after assuming responsibility of thepost.Mr.Overstreetgaveparticipantsabroadoverviewof theworkingof theConsularDepartmentandgeneralinformation on the visa issuances. He highlighted thefactthatIndiaisthelargestbeneficiaryoftheH1BvisaprogramandalsotheLvisaprogram.Mr.OverstreetalsospokeofthegrowingrelationshipbetweenIndiaandthe Asectionoftheparticipantsatthevisaworkshop

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USAandthe increasingvolumeoftrade.Hementionedthatvisitors from India to theU.S.havegrownby leapsand bounds and this is set to increase in the comingyears.

TheGuestSpeakersMr.BrockFox,Mr.RamiFakhoury,Mr. Matt Morse and Mr. Prakash Khatri made detailedpresentations on Immigration aspects and the“EmploymentVisa”category.Thehighlightsare:

Aparticipantseekingclarificationsduringtheinteractivesessionatthevisaworkshop

Guestspeakersatthevisaworkshop,LtoR–MattMorse,RamiFakhoury,PrakashKhatri,BrockFoxandCharlesOverstreet

H-1B: Person in Specialty Occupation - To work in aspecialty occupation. The job must meet one of thefollowingcriteriatoqualifyasaspecialtyoccupation:

• Bachelor’s or higher degree or its equivalent isnormally the minimum entry requirement for theposition

• Thedegreerequirementforthejobiscommontotheindustryorthejobissocomplexoruniquethatitcanbeperformedonlybyanindividualwithadegree

• Thenatureofthespecificdutiesissospecializedandcomplexthattheknowledgerequiredtoperformthedutiesisusuallyassociatedwiththeattainmentofabachelor’sorhigherdegree

• Hold a foreign degree that is the equivalent to aU.S. bachelor’s or higher degree in the specialtyoccupation

• Haveeducation,training,orprogressivelyresponsibleexperience in thespecialty that isequivalent to thecompletionofsuchadegree,andhaverecognitionof expertise in the specialty through progressivelyresponsiblepositionsdirectlyrelatedtothespecialty

Application Process

• EmployerSubmitsLCAtoDOLforcertification.

• The employer must apply for and receive DOLcertificationofanLCA.

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• EmployersubmitscompletedformI-129toUSCIS.

• The employer should file form I-129, Petition fora Nonimmigrant Worker, with the correct USCISService Center. Prospective Workers Outside theUnitedStatesApplyforVisaand/orAdmission.

• OncetheFormI-129petitionhasbeenapproved,theprospectiveH-1Bworkerwho is outside theUnitedStatesmayapplywiththeU.S.DepartmentofState(DOS)ataU.S.embassyorconsulateabroadforanH-1Bvisa.

Labor Condition Application (LCA)

ProspectivespecialtyoccupationemployersmustobtainacertificationofanLCA fromtheDOL.Theapplicationrequirestheemployertoattestthatitwillcomplywiththefollowinglaborrequirements:

• Theemployerwillpaythebeneficiaryawagewhichis no less than thewage paid to similarly qualifiedworkers or, if greater, the prevailing wage for yourpositioninthegeographicareainwhichyouwillbeworking.

• The employer will provide working conditions thatwill not adversely affect other similarly employedworkers.Atthetimeofthelaborconditionapplicationthereisnostrikeorlockoutattheemployerplaceofbusiness.Notice of the filing of the labor conditionapplicationwiththeDOLhasbeengiventotheunionbargainingrepresentativeorhasbeenpostedattheplaceofbusiness.

Period of Stay

AllH-1Bnon-immigrantsmaybeadmittedforaperiodofuptothreeyears.Thistimeperiodmaybeextended,butgenerallycannotgobeyondatotalofsixyears, thoughsome exceptions do apply under sections 104(c) and106(a) of theAmericanCompetitiveness in the Twenty-FirstCenturyAct(AC21).

H-1B Cap

The H-1B visa has an annual numerical limit "cap" of65,000visaseachfiscal year. Thefirst20,000petitionsfiled on behalf of beneficiaries with a U.S. master’sdegreeorhigherareexempt fromthecap.Additionally,H-1Bworkerswhoarepetitioned fororemployedatan

institution of higher education or its affiliated or relatednonprofitentitiesoranonprofitresearchorganization,ora government research organization are not subject tothisnumericalcap.

Family of H-1B Visa Holders

The spouse and unmarried children under 21 yearsof age may seek admission in the H-4 nonimmigrantclassification. Beginning May 26, 2015, certain H-4dependent spouses of H-1B non-immigrants can fileFormI-765,ApplicationforEmploymentAuthorization,aslongas theH-1Bnonimmigranthasalreadystarted theprocessofseekingemployment-basedlawfulpermanentresidentstatus.

L-1A Intra-company Transferee Executive or Manager

The L-1A nonimmigrant classification enables a U.S.employer to transferanexecutiveormanager fromoneof itsaffiliated foreignoffices tooneof itsoffices in theUnited States. The employer must file a Form I-129,PetitionforaNonimmigrantWorker,withfee,onbehalfoftheemployee.

General Qualifications of the Employer and Employee

To qualify for L-1 classification in this category, theemployermust:

• Haveaqualifyingrelationshipwithaforeigncompany(parent company, branch, subsidiary, or affiliate,collectively referred to as qualifying organizations);and

• Currentlybe,orwillbe,doingbusinessasanemployerintheUnitedStatesandinatleastoneothercountrydirectly or through a qualifying organization for thedurationofthebeneficiary’sstayintheUnitedStatesasanL-1.

Doing business means the regular, systematic, and continuous provision of goods and/or services by a qualifying organization and does not include the mere presence of an agent or office of the qualifying organization in the United States and abroad.

Executive capacity generally refers to the employee’s ability to make decisions of wide latitude without much oversight.

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Managerial capacity generally refers to the ability of the employee to supervise and control the work of professional employees and to manage the organization, or a department, subdivision, function, or component of the organization. It may also refer to the employee’s ability to manage an essential function of the organization at a high level, without direct supervision of others.

Period of Stay

Qualified employees entering the United States will beallowedamaximuminitialstayofthreeyears.ForallL-1Aemployees,requestsforextensionofstaymaybegrantedin incrementsofup toanadditional twoyears,until theemployeehasreachedthemaximumlimitofsevenyears.

Family of L-1 Workers

The transferring employee may be accompanied orfollowedbyhisorherspouseandunmarriedchildrenwhoareunder21yearsofage. Such familymembersmayseekadmissioninL-2nonimmigrantclassificationand,ifapproved,generallywillbegranted thesameperiodofstayastheemployee.

Spouses

SpousesofL-1workersmayapplyforworkauthorizationby filing a Form I-765, Application for EmploymentAuthorizationwith fee. Ifapproved, there isnospecificrestrictionastowheretheL-2spousemaywork.

L -1 B Blanket Petitions

Certain organizations may establish the required intracompany relationship in advance of filing individual L-1petitionsbyfilingablanketpetition.EligibilityforblanketLcertificationmaybeestablishedif:

• Thepetitionerandeachofthequalifyingorganizationsareengagedincommercialtradeorservices

• ThepetitionerhasanofficeintheUnitedStateswhichhasbeendoingbusinessforoneyearormore

• Thepetitionerhasthreeormoredomesticandforeignbranches,subsidiaries,andaffiliates

• The petitioner along with the other qualifyingorganizationsmeetoneofthefollowingcriteria:

• Haveobtained at least 10 L-1 approvals during theprevious12-monthperiod

• HaveaU.S.workforceofatleast1,000employees

TheapprovalofablanketLpetitiondoesnotguaranteethat an employee will be granted L-1A classification. Itdoes, however, provide the employer with the flexibilitytotransfereligibleemployeestotheUnitedStatesquicklyandwithshortnoticewithouthavingtofileanindividualpetitionwithUSCIS.

Where an L-1 visa is required

In most cases, once the blanket petition has beenapproved,theemployerneedonlycompleteForm,I-129S,Non-immigrantPetitionBasedonBlanketLPetitionandsendittotheemployeealongwithacopyoftheblanketpetitionApprovalNoticeandotherrequiredevidence,sothattheemployeemaypresentittoaconsularofficerinconnectionwithanapplicationforanL-1visa.

L-1B Intra company Transferee Specialized Knowledge

The L-1B nonimmigrant classification enables a U.S.employer to transfer a professional employee withspecialized knowledge relating to the organization’sinterests fromoneof its affiliated foreignoffices tooneofitsofficesintheUnitedStates.Thisclassificationalsoenablesaforeigncompanywhichdoesnotyethaveanaffiliated U.S. office to send a specialized knowledgeemployeetotheUnitedStatestohelpestablishone.TheemployermustfileFormI-129,PetitionforaNonimmigrantWorkerwithfee,onbehalfoftheemployee.

Specialized knowledge means either specialknowledgepossessedbyanindividualofthepetitioningorganization’s product, service, research, equipment,techniques, management, or other interests and itsapplicationininternationalmarkets,oranadvancedlevelofknowledgeorexpertiseintheorganization’sprocessesandprocedures.

L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2004

TheL-1VisaReformActof2004applies toallpetitionsfiledonorafterJune6,2005,andisdirectedparticularlyto those filed on behalf of L-1B employeeswhowill bestationedprimarilyat theworksiteofanofanemployer

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other than the petitioning employer or its affiliate,subsidiary,orparent.Inorderfortheemployeetoqualifyfor L-1B classification in this situation, the petitioningemployermustshowthat:

• The employee will not be principally controlled orsupervisedbysuchanunaffiliatedemployer

• The work being provided by the employee is notconsideredtobelaborforhirebysuchanunaffiliatedemployer

Period of Stay

Qualified employees entering the United States will beallowedamaximuminitialstayofthreeyears.ForallL-1Bemployees,requestsforextensionofstaymaybegrantedin incrementsofup toanadditional twoyears,until theemployeehasreachedthemaximumlimitoffiveyears.

Blanket Petitions

Certain organizations may establish the required intracompany relationship in advance of filing individual L-1petitionsbyfilingablanketpetition.EligibilityforblanketLcertificationmaybeestablishedif:

• Thepetitionerandeachofthequalifyingorganizationsareengagedincommercialtradeorservices

• ThepetitionerhasanofficeintheUnitedStateswhichhasbeendoingbusinessforoneyearormore

• Thepetitionerhasthreeormoredomesticandforeignbranches,subsidiaries,andaffiliates;and

• The petitioner along with the other qualifyingorganizations,collectively,meetoneofthefollowingcriteria:

• Haveobtained at least 10 L-1 approvals during theprevious12-monthperiod;

• Have U.S. subsidiaries or affiliates with combinedannualsalesofatleast$25millionor

• HaveaU.S.workforceofatleast1,000employees

Inordertoqualifyundertheblanketpetitioningprocess,the employee having specialized knowledgemust alsobeaprofessional.

H-1B Filing Fee- No More Extra $2000 Filing fee

InAugust2010,USCIShasimplementedPublicLaw111-230whichrequiresH-1Bdependentemployerstopayanadditionalfeeof$2,000.Thisfeeisonlyapplicabletotheemployerswhohas50ormoreemployeesandhasmorethan50%ofh-1bvisaemployees.

This lawhasexpiredonSeptember 30, 2015.So, fromOctober1st2015, theH-1Bvisadependentswillnotbepayingtheadditional feeof$2,000.Removalof this feewill reduce a huge burden on companies that use thisvisacategory.

Interactive sessions

There was an interactive session at the end of eachpresentation and participants greatly benefitted fromthe clarificationsmade in response to the queries andquestions raised. The meeting ended with lunch andnetworking.

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An excerpt from the winning team of the HR Committee's White Paper Competition

Company:AxtriaIndiaPvt.Ltd.Name:RohitYadavandAnkitKanojiaCategory:B

EmPower – A Magic Wand for HR ProfessionalsFebruary2015sawthemuchawaitedIndiabudgetbeinglaunched.Inthetimetocomeitwillbeexcitingtoseewhatmeasures arebeing taken tomake claims like “Digital India” and “Make in India” come true, however there is nodenyingthefactthatthesuccessofDigitalIndiaisintrinsicallylinkedtoitsabilitytoleveragecuttingedgetechnology.

Asworkforcedemographicsshiftandaverageemployeetenureshrinks,thecompetitionforhiringandretainingthebestcandidateisfierceandgettingmoresoeveryday.Assuch,HRprofessionalsoftodayfaceahostofchallenges.

EmPower–anemployeeengagementanalyticssuiteprovidesaplatformtobuildyourorganizationwithEmPoweredemployeesbyhelpingyougaininsightsintoemployeeengagement.

Therearemultiplegapsintraditionalemployeeengagementsolutionsalreadyavailableinthemarket.Theyleaveuswithmorequestionsthananswers–

• Howcansurveydatabeusedtodriveactionableandpredictiveinsights?

• Howcaninsightsbepersonalizedfordifferentemployeesegmentssuchasage,gender,designation,millennials,GenXetc?

• Howcanoneunderstandthemovementfromlastsurveythroughongoingunderstandingofemployeebehaviour?

Weunderstandtheneedforgranularandpersonalisedactionable insightsonanongoingbasisandthis formsthebedrockofEmPower–anemployeeengagementmanagementsolution.

Key Imperatives

• Tailor made insights –cutdownlagbetweensurveyexecutionandsharingofinsights.Provideactionableinsightsaroundkeydrivers/themesandminingoftextualcommentsbyintegratingunstructureddatasources.

• Attribute Identification – identify employee engagement improvement opportunities using quantitative andqualitative employee feedback form multiple sources like social media sites, surveys etc. Identify drivers ofengagementforeachemployeecluster.

• Visualization–consumeinformationwitheasethroughappropriateinteractivevisualizationsanddrilldownswithvariouslevelsofgranularitytomeetvariousstakeholderneeds(CXO’s,BUheads,Managersetc.)

The Mood of Millennials

Themillennialgenerationor“digitalnatives”grewupwithsocialandmobiletechnologyandledthewayinadoptingthese technologies.Today, jobhuntersoftenbegin their interactionswithemployersvia thesocialweb,where theyexpect tobecome familiarwith theemployer’scultureandbrand, learnaboutavailable jobopportunitiesandevendirectlyengagewithemployers.

Withmillennialsenteringtheworkforce,employersneedtoofferflexiblenewapproachestogettingworkdone,aswellasunderstandingemergingmarket needs. Tocost effectively transform talent acquisitionprocessesorganisationsneedtoleveragesolutionsbasedonSocial,Mobile,AnalyticsandCloudTechnologies(SMAC).

Theabilitytoattractandretaintherightemployeeisfastbecomingamarketdifferentiator.Organizationsthatcaninfusetheir talentacquisitionprocesseswithsocial,mobile,analyticsandcloudtechnologieswillbeaheadofthepackinattractingthebesttalent.

This whitepaper offered a prescription for modernizing key talent acquisition processes also.

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Additional Members

Corporate Members

Mr. Joydeep NagDirector Controller Finance

TE Connectivity India Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Amandeep Singh CheemaDirector

The Chemours India Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Ramesh Gogineni Director, Head Engineering

FCA Engineering India Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Mahendra Singh RajawatDirector / President

KSS Abhishek Safety Systems Pvt. Ltd.

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Mr. Priyanshu SinghCountry Manager

Honeywell Building Solutions, India

Mr. Subrata BagchiSenior Managing Director

PI Advisory Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Suresh GovindarajanOperations Director

West Pharmaceutical Packaging India Pvt. Ltd.

Ms. Neha Soni Commercial Manager

American Airlines

Mr. Alok Agrawal Senior Director

Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLPIndia Bulls Finance Centre

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Regional Secretariat

National Secretariat

Mr. Ajay SinghaExecutive Director

Email : amcham@amchamindia.com

Mr. L.N. Agarwal Senior Manager & OSD

Email : laxmi@amchamindia.com

Ms. Paridhi Goel Thakur Program Lead

Email : paridhi@amchamindia.com

Ms. Tanya PaulCommunication Director

Email : tanya@amchamindia.com

Ms. Sudeshna Ghosh Regional Director - Karnataka Chapter

Email : amchambangalore@amchamindia.com

Ms. Ruth Sandya RodriguesRegional Director - Hyderabad Chapter

E-mail : sandya@amchamindia.com

Mr. Yeshi DorjeeManager (Publications & Logistics)

Email : yeshi.dorjee@amchamindia.com

Ms. Madhvi KatariaDeputy Executive Director

Email : madhvi.kataria@amchamindia.com

Ms. Mamta UppalMembership & Admin Manager

Email : mamta.uppal@amchamindia.com

Ms. Shivani RainaProgram Director-ECP

Email : shivani@amchamindia.com

Mr. Aubrey DanielsRegional Director - Tamil Nadu Chapter

Email : aubrey@amchamindia.com

Ms. Valerie Swope Program Coordinator

Email : valerie@amchamindia.com

Mr. Gaurav Mendiratta Sector Manager – Medical Devices Email : gaurav@amchamindia.com

Ms. Udaya Arun Program Manager - Aerospace & Defense

Email : udaya@amchamindia.com

AmCham Team

Ms. Surabhi WahalRegional Director - Western Region

E-mail : mumbai@amchamindia.com

Ms. Amada Kidwai Regional Director - Eastern ChapterE-mail : amada@amchamindia.com

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