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Contents

• About IACC

• Message from Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu

• Speakers Profile

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About IACCThe Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC), established in 1968, is the apex bi-lateral Chamber synergizing India-US Economic Engagement. It was started by Ambassador Chester Bowles along with the then Industry leaders and visionaries like Mr. S L Kirloskar, Mr. Harish Mahindra, Mr. H. P. Nanda, Mr. Ambalal Kilachand, Mr. A. M. M. Arunachalam, Mr. Frederick Fales and Mr. John Oris Sims for enhancing US India Economic Engagement. Today IACC has pan India presence with 2400 members at 12 locations, representing cross section of US and Indian Industry.

The major objective of IACC is to promote Indo-American business, trade and economic relations. IACC promotes bilateral trade, investment and technology transfer, facilitates business collaborations, joint ventures, marketing tie-ups and strategic alliances through a set of proactive business-oriented initiatives.

IACC acts as a catalyst for sustainable growth of business between India and the US. In its four decades of existence, IACC has established operational connectivity with a host of business, research and developmental institutions in India and US in order to leverage each other’s capabilities for enhancing Indo-US business relations. The Chamber continuously interacts with the Indian and US Governments, and provides them feedback on bilateral issues relating to trade and investment. In essence, IACC also acts as a forum for its member companies to interact with senior functionaries of both the Governments.

IACC member companies are involved in a cross-section of business domains such as manufacturing, engineering, construction, consumer goods, electronics, IT, pharmaceuticals, consulting, travel and tourism, etc.

The geographical spread of IACC is unique as it operates through 12 offices located throughout the country. These are in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Varanasi & Patna.



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Consul General Phillip A. Min assumed the post of U.S. Consul General in Chennai on September 18, 2014. His prior foreign assignments with the U.S. Department of State include tours in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Warsaw, Poland; Seoul, Korea; Tokyo, Japan; Bogota, Colombia; and Karachi, Pakistan. His Washington experience has included service in the Office of the Executive Director in the Bureau of Consular Affairs and in the Office of Japanese Affairs.

Consul General Min earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in art history from Haverford College in Pennsylvania and did graduate work in East Asian Studies at the University of Washington in Seattle. He received a Master of Science degree in National Security Policy from the National War College in Washington D.C. Consul General Min is a three-time recipient of the State Department’s Superior Honor Award.

Consul General Min was born in the Washington D.C. area and considers his home base in the U.S. to be split between New Jersey and Northern Virginia. He joined the U.S. Department of State in 1987 and became a career member of the Senior Foreign Service in 2012. He is married to Eun Young Lee, a classical pianist.

Phillip A. MinConsul GeneralAmerican Consulate General, Chennai



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Mr. C.V. Sankar, IAS., belongs to the 1982 batch of the Indian Administrative Service. He is at present Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Industries Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. He has held various responsibilities in the State Government including District Collector, Coimbatore, Secretary in the office of the Chief Minister, Department of School Education and Principal Secretary in the Department of Environment & Forests and Department of Rural Development & Panchayat Raj. He was involved in the Tsunami Rehabilitation Programme of Government of Tamil Nadu between 2005 and 2008 and was working in the National Disaster Management Authority, New Delhi for implementing the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project, a World Bank Funded project.

Played a pivotal role for Tamil Nadu Government’s successful conduct of the two-day Global Investors Meet on 9th and 10th September 2015 and attracted several investors as part of its largest-ever investment promotion exercise undertaken by the Government of Tamil Nadu.

Also holding the post of Additional Chief Secretary, Transport Department as Full Additional Charge from 1.1.2016 and discharging the duties effectively.

As Additional Chief Secretary, Industries Department he continue to provide strategic vision and leadership together with effective implementation of the industrial policies of the Government.

C.V. Sankar, I.A.S.Additional Chief Secretary Industries DepartmentGovernment of Tamilnadu



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Dr. Lalit Surajmal Kanodia is the Chairman of Datamatics Global Services Limited. He founded Datamatics Limited in 1975. He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from IIT, Mumbai. Subsequently, he obtained an MBA and PhD., both from MIT, USA. He was a topper at MIT.

Dr.Kanodia is the Founder-CEO of TCS, which is today India’s most valuable company, with a market capital of over $80 billion.

Dr.Kanodia is a Ford Foundation Fellow. He received the distinguished Alumnus Award of IIT, Mumbai. He is one of the 10 persons included in the Hall of Fame published by Dataquest along with our late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and late Mr.JRD Tata.

While in the US, he was Consultant to the Ford Motor Company and Arthur D. Little. He has also taught at Jamnalal Bajaj and MIT.

He has served as the Past President of the Management Consultants’ Association of India and Chairman of the Electronic & Computer Software Export Promotion Council (Western Region). He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Indian Merchants’ Chamber and Chairman of its IT Committee. He is the Past President of the Indo American Chamber of Commerce (Western Region). He has been a Member of the Executive Committee of NASSCOM. He also served on various Committees of the Government of India and the State of Maharashtra.

Dr.Kanodia is currently on the Executive Board of MIT (Europe, Asia and Africa).

He was the Honorary Consul of Chile in Mumbai (2002-2014).

Dr. Lalit S. KanodiaNational PresidentIndo-American Chamber of Commerce



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Mr.A.Sekhar is the CEO of M/s.Spike Power Protection Systems & Technologies a first generation entrepreneur with an engineering degree in Electrical & Electronics from M/s.PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore and an MBA from University of Madras.

He has worked in MNC companies like M/s.Hindustan Brown Boveri Limited (now M/s.ABB), M/s.Crompton Greaves and PSU of M/s.Madras Refineries Ltd., (now CPCL) and over 35 years of work experience. His interest and specialization in providing facility electrical protection for various industries and facilities and has a deep understanding on the electrical energy equipments, protection co-ordination, earthing & bonding solutions, Avionics and Renewable energy.

Mr.A.Sekhar has presented in many forums and actively involved in the business committees of various trade associations. He is also a member of many social and philanthropy organizations. Mr.A.Sekhar runs charitable trust to support education and medical assistance for the needy. Also heads a trust in his home village for temple affairs and annathanam.

An avid sportsman and a member of Madras Cricket Club.

A. SekharChairmanIndo-American Chamber of Commerce



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Mr. M V Satish is Whole Time Director and Senior Executive Vice President (Buildings, Minerals and Metals), Larsen & Toubro is responsible for two business verticals within L&T Construction: Buildings & Factories (B&F) and Metallurgical & Material Handling (MMH).

Having started his career in L&T as Junior Engineer with a degree in Civil engineering from Bangalore University, Mr. Satish has completed a Senior Executive programme for London Business School. He has held various portfolios like Regional Project Manager – Bengaluru, Chief Executive – L&T Oman LLC, Head – Commercial Buildings & Airports SBG and Head – Buildings & Factories. His experience is rich and varied having worked across domains like hardcore Construction, Business Development, Contracts Management and Property Development. He has spearheaded the growth strategy for the commercial and residential buildings businesses and has been instrumental in bagging a number of mega orders to build IT parks, multi-specialty hospitals, high-rise residential projects and winning the mandate to build the tallest statue in the world – the Statue of Unity in the state of Gujarat which is at present being executed. Mr. Satish has played a vital role in establishing L&T’s credentials in the GCC region, especially Oman having served as first Chief Executive of L&T Oman LLC. He is credited for having successfully executed the Salalah greenfield airport project and the NMC Hospital in Abu Dhabi. He drives L&T’s expertise of ‘Design and Build’ construction solutions on an EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) basis, is an excellent exponent of tunnel form and aluminum formwork systems and an early adopter of precast technology for housing projects. A firm believer in safety at sites, Mr. Satish drives the implementation of latest construction practices at project sites across India and GCC. He has held and continues to play vital roles on various industry bodies, construction institutions and councils.

M.V. SathishWhole Time Director & Sr. Executive Vice PresidentLarsen & Toubro Ltd.



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Mrs.Khanna was appointed as the Secretary General of IACC in December, 2014. In this position, she is responsible for enhancing US India Economic engagement, across sectors, coordinating and addressing Industry issues and concerns with policymakers, think tanks, law makers and relevant stakeholders. Her role also involves increase member connectivity with delegations exchange and visits and organizing Sectorial Conferences and Trade Shows.

Before joining IACC, she had a short work stint as an Advisor at TERI NA (The Energy and Resources Institute, North America) till October 2014, after which she moved to India in her new role as the Secretary General of IACC. Prior to TERI NA, Mrs.Khanna was working with Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), Washington D.C. Metro Area for a little more than 9 years as Deputy Secretary General and Assistant Secretary General/Senior Director. In both her roles at FICCI, she was working on enhancing US India Economic Engagement across numerous industry sectors, engaging with thought leaders, captains of industry, think tanks, law makers and Government officials both at Federal and State level. Mrs.Khanna also took responsibility of creating and building relationships with Industry, Industry Associations and Bodies, working on Public Private Partnerships and undertaking continuous interaction and networking with Industry. Most of her career has been devoted to the development and promotion of Indo-US Trade.

In India (October 1981 – January 1993) Mrs.Khanna was the Vice President of India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) handling diverse functions like Marketing, HRD, Industrial Relations, Marketing Communications and International Producer Sales, etc., where she moved on from The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd. responsible for International Marketing, both Import and Export commodities, projects, product development and market development.

She is M.Sc. in Physics and an MBA from Delhi University. As a National Scholar, she has won 150 awards to her credit in diversified fields.

Mrs. Ranjana KhannaSecretary GeneralIndo-American Chamber of Commerce

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Mr.Krishnan had his school education at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhawan Junior College. He had BA (Hons) from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University and M.A. (Economics) from Annamalai University. He presently holds the position of Principal Secretary to Government, Planning & Development Department from 3rd July 2013. He is also holding full additional charge as (i) Chairman, Fifth State Finance Commission; (ii)Chief Executive Officer, Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Development Board; (iii)Managing Director, New Tirupur Area Development Corporation; (iv)Principal Secretary, Special Initiatives Department. He has also held various positions from the year 1991 onwards • August 1991-September 1992 Sub-Collector, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu• September 1992 to September 1996 - Deputy Secretary (Budget), Finance

Department, Government of Tamil Nadu• September 1996 to July 1997 - Managing Director of Tamil Nadu Text Book

Corporation Concurrently, Member Secretary of Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu

• July 1997 to April 2000 - District Collector, Virudhunagar District, Tamil Nadu• April 2000 to June 2000 - Joint Secretary, Finance Department, Government of

Tamil Nadu• July 2000 to June 2004 - Deputy Director and Deputy Director (Senior), Lal Bahadur

Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie• June 2004 to March 2007 - Private Secretary to Finance Minister, Government of

India• March 2007 to December 2010 - Senior Advisor, Office of the Executive Director

for India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Bhutan, International Monetary Fund, Washington DC.

• Jan.3rd, 2011 to 4th July 2011 - Commissioner of Commercial Taxes• 5th July 2011 to 2nd July 2013 - Principal Secretary to Government (Expenditure),

Finance Department.

S. Krishnan, I.A.SPrincipal SecretaryPlanning, Development and Special Initiatives DepartmentGovernment of Tamil Nadu



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He is Diploma holder in Rubber Technology and B.Tech (Mech), PGDPRI. He has over 27 years of experience in the Aeronautic field. Aerospace Engineers nominated by British Deputy High Commission for Trade Mission in Aviation and Defence Sector to participate in the Four-Member (National Level) Trade Mission at UK organized by British Deputy High Commission, Chennai. Aerospace Engineers has launched its new manufacturing set-up named “The Salem Aeropark LLC” at Texas, USA. In addition to this, we are about to open a second unit of Aerospace Engineers Pvt. Ltd. at Hosur for which foundation stone laying ceremony took place on 2nd July, 2016 for our vital consumers of Aeronautical components and sub-assemblies in and around Bangalore.

AWARDS / HONOURS

• 2016 – CII South Award – “Southern Region Emerging Entrepreneur Award 2015”.• 2016 - CII “Innovative Businessman Award 2016” conferred on Shri. R. Sundaram• 2015 – National Level “Skoch Achiever Platinum Award 2015” conferred on Aerospace

Engineers by Mr.Jayant Sinha, Hon’ble Finance Minister.• 2014 – National Level Award for “SAP Best Run Award 2014” from Shri. Ravi Chauhan,

Managing Director of SAP Indian Sub-Continent.• 2014 Excellence in Aerospace Indigenisation from SIATI for the successful development

of Canopy Seal Hose for SUKHOI-30 Aircraft by Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka.• 2014 – DRDO Excellence National Level Award for Defence Technology Absorption,

awarded by our Hon’ble Prime Minister of India in the presence of Defence and Finance Minister.

• 2011 – Excellence in Aerospace Indigenisation by Society of Indian Aerospace Technologies and Industries (SIATI) for Indigenous Development of Lubrication Oil Pump for Helicopters.

• 2008-2009 – State Level Best Quality and Export Award by Government of Tamil Nadu. • 2007-2008 – District level Best Industries Award by Government of Tamil Nadu.• 2001 – Excellence in Aerospace Indigenisation from Society of Indian Aerospace

Technologies and Industries (SIATI) Prestigious Award for development of Canopy Seal Hose for Kiran Aircraft.

R. SundaramManaging DirectorAerospace Engineers



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Mr Prashantsingh Bhadoria, completed his B Tech From MGM College of Engineering Nanded Maharastra in 1999. In 2000 he joined HAL as Executive Trainee and currently he is working as Chief Manager (Design) in Electrical and Avionics team. He also double banks as the Deputy Project Manager for HTT 40 .

He did his MS( Aerospace Vehicle Design- Avionics) from Cranfield University, UK. His achievements include

• Winner of Course Directors Award at Cranfield University: 2011• Winner of Fan Makers Award for Best Project in Avionics ( IVHM design for BAe

146 aircraft): 2011• Best Presenter award during the Industrial review of V10 tilt rotor aircraft at

Cranfield University: 2010-2011

He has presented various papers which include

• Integrated Vehicle Health Management Systems for Military trainer• Aircraft crash data recorder systems and automated exceedance warning tools

for flight de brief systems.• Vision of National Aerospace Industry• Prototype to Production Concept for Military Aircraft• Trends in military trainers• Customised Military Qualification for indegenous projects.

He is currently engaged in the design and development of HTT 40 which is HALs ambitious project in the Basic trainer category. The aircraft made its first flight in a record time of less than a year from the completion of the detailed design phase.

Prashantsingh BhadoriaDeputy Project ManagerHindustan Aeronautics Ltd.



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Vice Admiral B. Kannan, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd.) holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics & Communications Engineering from Govt. College of Engineering, Trivandrum, M.Tech from IIT Powai and a Post-graduation in Management from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute.

He has over 40 years of varied experience, out of which, for a period of 20 years, he was associated with different disciplines of Indigenous development of Naval Equipment, Integration of Equipment for War Ships and Submarine Construction. His areas of expertise also encompass Technical Infrastructure creation, Project Management, Quality Assurance and General Administration. For nearly 4 years, he was Programme Director of a Strategic Program of Indian Navy, during which INS Arihant was launched. He retired as the Chief of Materiel - Indian Navy. He has been conferred with 3 Presidential awards viz. VSM in 1986, AVSM in 2009 and PVSM in 2013.

His wife, Surgeon Rear Admiral Mrs Nirmala Kannan served the Navy for 37 years prior to her retirement and has now settled down in Coimbatore.

He is presently the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of L&T Shipbuilding Limited.

Vice-Admiral B. Kannan (Retd)Chief Executive Officer & Managing DirectorL&T Shipbuilding



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• B. Tech. MIT (Madras), DIT, IIFT School of International Business, DMM, FMS, Delhi University

• Attended Short Term Management Development Program at ITC, Geneva

• Managing Director, MEL Systems and Services Ltd.

• Past President, ELCINA

• Active in CII, ELCINA. Indo American Chamber, Indo Japan Chamber and the Indo Australian Chamber

• Past Member, Board of Governors of MIT, Madras.

N. RamachandranManaging DirectorMel Systems & Services Ltd.



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Mr. Rahul Gangal has over 15 years of experience across Industry, Private equity and Consulting. He is currently the Partner for ROLAND BERGER, a global leader in strategy consulting, where he looks after Aerospace and Defence consulting practice for the firm across India and Middle East.

Rahul’s specialization is emerging market engagements for Aerospace and Defence majors. He has also been in multiple advisory capacities with the Government. His expertise is often deployed in creating workable businesses in emerging markets with local partners – as organic expansion, M&A, Joint ventures, Technology tie-ups and Offsets. In his current and previous roles, he has supported a large number of OEMs and Indian companies establish and expand their A&D businesses.

Rahul has a Masters in International Business and is currently pursuing his Doctoral studies in defence trade. He lives and works out of New Delhi.

Rahul GangalPartnerRoland Berger



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Mr. Vasanth Kini is the Managing Director of Titanium Industries India Pvt Ltd Bangalore India and is directly responsible for overall operations in Indian Sub Continent and Middle East Region. He started this operation in 2008 in line with Titanium Industries Inc’s South Asia and West Asia strategic direction. Titanium Industries Inc is headquartered in New Jersey USA with extensive operations in North & South America, Europe and Asia. Titanium Industries is the world’s largest Manufacturing Distributor of Titanium and other High Performance Metals. Markets served are Aerospace, Offshore Oil & Gas, Industrial, Power Gen and Medical Ortho.

Prior to assuming this current role, Vasanth was Country Manager India & Middle East for Raychem and prior to that 3M India in leadership position from its start up phase. The early part of his career was spent with Philips India and ABB. Vasanth has also been very actively facilitating Indo US business for last 2 decades. Currently he is the senior Executive Vice President of IACC. Vasanth is also founder member of the SAE India Aerospace Board, the Indian affiliate of SAE International USA very prestigious century old Engineering Society whose founder members included Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Orville Wright and many such others from that era. He is also member of Governing Council of Instrument Society of India - Engineering Society and continues to serve as Chairman of IACC’s Aerospace & Defense Forum established in 2012. Vasanth holds a Bachelor of Science (Physics & Mathematics), Bachelor of Engineering (Control & Instrumentation) and Post Graduate Qualifications in Business Administration. His other interests include Badminton, Golf, Consular Affairs, Civic Issues.

Vasanth KiniManaging DirectorTitanium Industries India Pvt. Ltd.



Having a total work experience of 29 years. Worked in different competencies viz. Marketing, New Business Development, International Business, Program Management, Product Development, Engineering, Supplier Quality/Supplier Development, Marketing-Service and Product Training.

Currently working with MTS Testing Solutions -India as Director–Sales & Marketing. MTS India is a subsidiary of MTS Corporation USA Headquartered in Minneapolis, with a sales turnover of Approximately USD 1.0 Billion Dollars.

Responsible for Sales and Marketing of MTS products in India offering Testing solutions to Automotive OEMS, Component Manufacturers, Aerospace Industry, Material Testing, Structures and Bionics.

Worked with major Multi National Component supplier –Delphi Automotive System in Different Divisions viz., Electronics & Safety, Aftermarket and Powertrain, Simpson & Co- Diesel Engines, AVTEC – Diesel Engines and transmission also worked with major component.

Mr. Rao is an Mechanical Engineer from RVCE Bengaluru.

M.Venkateshwara RaoDirector–Sales & MarketingMTS Testing Solutions - India

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Mr. Vivekanand is the Country Manager - India region and is also Managing Director of Caterpillar India Private Limited, Material Handling and Underground Division (MH&UD), Tiruvallur. As country manager, Vivek is accountable to facilitate improved business results and relationships in India with the support of the Caterpillar organization.

Vivek holds the responsibility for being a trusted advisor to the group presidents and business unit leaders regarding business opportunities and challenges within India, providing information and analysis, as required and to take advantage of opportunities and respond to challenges. Vivek is also accountable for external engagements with government officials and the media. He supports the country Human Resource (HR) manager and region HR director in reviewing HR, leadership development and compensation policies within India to understand if issues exist relative to consistency, depth of talent and market competitiveness.

As a managing director of MH&UD, Vivek is responsible for the performance of the Caterpillar India operation in Thiruvallur as well as developing and executing the long term strategy for the facility in alignment with the overall Caterpillar strategy.

In 18 Years at Caterpillar, Vivek has held a variety of leadership positions in manufacturing, manufacturing engineering, 6 Sigma and Caterpillar Production System (CPS). While currently based in Chennai, he has had previous assignments in Hosur, India. He has worked in numerous new project introductions and has been part of huge capital deployment of Caterpillar in India.

Vivek holds a Bachelor’s degree (Production Engineering) from NIT, Trichy, India; and Master’s degree (Engineering Management) from BITS, Pilani, India. He has been an active member of key industry associations in India. He is an Executive Committee Member of AmCham, Chennai; Governing Council Member and Co-convenor of Data Panel, ICEMA; Governing Council Member and Convenor of Education Panel, CII Southern Region.

V. VivekanandManaging DirectorCaterpillar India Pvt. Ltd.



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Mr. David Dubensky is President & Managing Director, Ford Motor Private Limited, a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company, U.S.A and is responsible for Ford’s global business services operation headquartered in Chennai, India. Mr. Dubensky was formerly Controller, Retail / Fleet Marketing and Global Lifecycle Analytics.

Mr. Dubensky commenced his career at Ford Motor Company, and has served in Ford’s operations globally in various general management, finance, strategy, analytics, automotive credit operations and audit roles for the last 25 years - across the United States, Mexico and Japan.

Raised and schooled in Michigan, U.S.A., Mr. Dubensky earned a Bachelor’s degree in Human Relations, and a Master’s degree in Business Administration with focus on Finance from Michigan State University with Dean’s Honor.

Mr. Dubensky champions various employee engagement programs and diversity initiatives, and mentors many of Ford’s new young managers.

David DubenskyManaging DirectorFord Motor Pvt. Ltd.



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Mr. Sundarram is the Managing Director (South Asia) of the Lincoln Electric company. Based in Chennai he heads the South Asian operations of Lincoln Electric, world leader in Arc Welding, and headquartered in Cleveland, USA. He joined Lincoln in April 2011.

Mr. Sundarram started his career as a Management Pupil in ITC, went on to join S.B. Billimoria’s consultancy wing and has subsequently worked in various manufacturing organizations in different functions. He was President of Rane Brake Linings, leaders in automotive brake linings in India, from 1999 to 2005. He led the company’s journey from 2000 to 2003 in their march to the Deming prize, which Rane Brake Linings obtained in 2003. He has also worked overseas as Director (Europe Operations) for ESAB a Global welding company based in London.

Born in Chennai, his schooling was mostly in Chennai and Delhi. He holds a B.Tech degree in Mechanical Engineering from IIT, Madras and an MBA from IIM, Calcutta.

S. SundarramManaging DirectorLincoln Electric Company (India) Pvt. Ltd.



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Mr. Arijit joined Parker Hannifin India in January 2008 as the Country Managing Director.

In his current tenure at Parker he has led the India Vision & Strategy plan, driving the organic & inorganic growth through investments into new factories, expansions, building resources & acquisitions. With investments of nearly 1000 crores over the past 5 years, Parker has now established a world class manufacturing footprint across 7 locations in India for its various product verticals.

Prior to Parker, he worked for 27 years with Areva T&D, where he started as a Graduate Engineer Trainee. He held several key management positions across various functions & verticals, including assignments at Corporate HQ in Paris for new business strategies & later as the Asia Pacific Head for Service BU, which he established.

Arijit earned his Electrical Engineering degree from MNIT, Jaipur. He currently resides in Navi Mumbai with his wife Gargi, children Rudro and Remoni.

Arijit SenCountry Managing DirectorParker Hannifin India Pvt. Ltd.



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Mr. Prasad is the Group President and CEO of Sundaram-Clayton group, which comprises of Sundaram-Clayton Limited, Sundaram Auto Components Limited, Harita Seating Systems Limited, and Harita Fehrer Limited.

Mr. Prasad, has more than 45 years of rich work experience to his credit, during which he has held responsible positions in areas of Manufacturing, Production Engineering, Project management and general management in reputed companies like Hindustan Aeronotics Limited, Kinetic Honda, Rane Engine Valves and WABCO-TVS India Limited before taking on his current role.

A recipient of the Best CEO Award by ITM Business School, Mr. Prasad also serves on the board of Harita Seating Systems Limited, Sundaram Auto Components Limited and Harita NTI Limited.

Mr. Prasad is a post graduate in Manufacturing Technology from Cranfield University, UK and MBA in Technology Management from La Trobe University, Australia.

C.N. PrasadGroup President & Chief Executive OfficerSundaram-Clayton Ltd.



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Mr. Ravishankar passed out from Annamalai Univ. with B.E Production Engineering Degree in 1993. He then got his M.S Manufacturing Engg. Degree from Ohio State Univ. Columbus,Ohio in 1995. After working for 2 years in Masco Tech , Detroit, he joined SAF in 1997 to spearhead the export activities of the company. He was instrumental in positioning SAF as one of the leading exporters of automotive components in India. He was also responsible for setting up Branch offices & distribution network in North America & Europe. He has been active in various chambers of commerce and served as the Chairman, Indo American Chamber of Commerce (Tamilnadu Branch) during the year 2008-09.

S. RavishankarDirector – ExportsSuper Auto Forge Pvt. Ltd.



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Mr. M. Velmurugan did M.A. in Economics from University of Madras and M.Phil in University of Glasgow, Scotland. He joined Govt of India in 1980. He belongs to Indian Economic Service 1980 batch, all India Topper of 1980 batch. He has been working in Government for 37 years mainly handling Industry related subjects.

Mr. Velmurugan currently posted as Executive Vice Chairman Guidance Bureau Industries department Government of Tamil Nadu mainly doing Investment promotion and providing Single window facilitation.

He successfully attracted and handled more than 300 large investment proposals like Ford, Hyundai, Daimler, BMW, Nissan, Yamaha, Renault, DELL, Flextronics, Sanmina, Delphi, Amway, Visteon, etc. Investment attracted is about US $ 31000 Millions. He has handled all major automobile projects that have set up plants in Tamil Nadu.

M. Velmurugan, I.e.S.Executive Vice ChairmanTamil Nadu Industrial Guidance & Export Promotion Bureau



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Mr. Kaniappan is the Managing Director of WABCO INDIA Limited. He was appointed as the Whole-time Director of WABCO INDIA in June 2009, consequent to WABCO taking the majority ownership of the erstwhile Brakes division of Sundaram Clayton Limited. He leads WABCO INDIA operations as the business head. In July 2014, he was appointed as the Managing Director of WABCO INDIA LIMITED.

Mr. Kaniappan started his career as a graduate engineer trainee at Sundaram Clayton Moped division at Hosur, which later became a part of TVS Motor Company Limited. He moved to Chennai in 1992, to join the Sundaram Clayton Brakes division and progressed through various positions of increasing responsibility within the Brakes business. In 1999 he moved to the Foundry division as the business head. In 2001, he became the operations head of the brakes business and took up many challenging assignments and became the President (operations) of the Brakes division.

Mr. Kaniappan has been an active member of the team that took the company through a journey of excellence which made the company the first to get the Deming Prize and Japan Quality Medal in India.

Born in Mamsapuram, Tamil Nadu and educated in India and United Kingdom, Kaniappan was awarded his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Suratkal, Karnataka in 1982. He earned a Masters degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from the University of Warwick, UK in 1988. He also holds an Executive MBA from the Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai and has completed the Advanced Management Program at Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania.

P. KaniappanManaging DirectorWabco India Ltd.

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Dr. Anukanth Anumanthan served in various faculty positions at Harvard Medical University and three teaching affiliate hospitals of Harvard Medical School, viz., Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital, and Dana Farber Cancer Institute all in Boston, USA for over 25 years. He also served as visiting scientist at MIT, Boston, USA. He has promoted educational institutions, research and development organization and biotech companies. He is currently serving as Founder, Chairman and CEO of USIMB, Boston, USA, and as Chairman of Anuram Trust, Chennai-India.

At MIT Boston, he got trained in molecular biology protein biochemistry by the Nobel Laureate Dr. Khorana, where he worked on the structure and function of Rhodopsin. He is the original discoverer of Robotic High Throughput (RHT) Reverse Vaccine discovery technology. It was a break through technology of future years and he accomplished this milestone while working on a joint project of Cambridge Genome Research Center, MIT and Harvard Institute of Proteomics, Harvard Medical School. He is the discoverer of the gene CD160 and has two US-patents on it. He is currently engaged in promoting a biotech hub at Chennai, India for R&D and manufacturing of vaccines, therapeutic proteins and antibodies, stem cell engineering, and immune therapies.

Dr. Anukanth AnumanthanCo-Founder & MD BIOTECH EXCELL



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Professional background

• National President of Indian Drug Manufacturers’ Association (IDMA), Mumbai

• President of Indian Pharmaceutical Congress Association (IPCA) for the year 2016 & also as President of 68th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress (IPC), 2016

• Founder and Chairman of Fourrts (India) Laboratories Pvt Limited, a fast growing pharmaceutical company in India. Has more than 35 years of successful experience in the pharmaceutical industry.

• Chairman of Tamilnadu Pharmaceutical Sciences Welfare Trust

Other positions held in the past

• District Chairman – Awards Committee Of Rotary International District 3230 (2009-10)

• Member of the jury for “AWACS Awards In Marketing Excellence” for the years 2014 & 2015

• Member of the jury for “UBM India Pharma Awards” for the years 2014 & 2015.

S.V. VeeramaniManaging DirectorFourrts (India) Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.



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Dr. T. Madhan Mohan is Head of the National Bioinformatics Network of DBT and Head of North East Region Biotechnology, who received his Doctorate from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi in the area of Biomedical Engineering and received Bioinformatics training at the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy.

Dr. Madhan Mohan has been instrumental in establishment of distributed bioinformatics network across the country. Towards this the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India’s award of S.K. Mitra Birth Centenary National Award (2011), ISCA’s prestigious award has been conferred with Gold Medal to him by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh during the 98th Indian Science Congress held on 3rd January 2011 for his key role played in the development of Science and Technology –Specifically in the areas of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics. He is an elected fellow of the Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists (FIBMS) and Life member of Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA). Dr. Madhan Mohan is also instrumental for the development of Biotechnology growth in the North East Region of India through which several proactive programs have been implemented for the benefit of this region.

Dr.T. Madhan MohanAdvisor-Scientist-GDepartment of Bio-TechnologyMinistry of Science & TechnologyGovernment of India



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Mr. Jayaseelan hold B.Pharma, MBA, PG.Dip. (Marketing) and started his career in 1989 as a medical representative. He worked for 10 years in marketing in various positions in Companies like Torrent Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly, Sun Pharmaceuticals and RPG Searle.

He became an Entrepreneur in the year 2000. He was the Founder and Promoter for USFDA Pharmaceutical Companies like Par Pharmaceuticals, Par Biosciences and Par Active.

He is currently the Managing Director of Sai Mirra Innopharm, Nuray Chemicls, Delvin Formulations, Delvin Kalrvoyant, Delvin Surgicals & Numen Health Care.

He is the Chairman of Indian Drug & Manufacturer Association, Secretary of IPA, Industry Division, Hony. Secretary of Indian Pharmaceutical Association and Government Nominee Member for Tamilnadu Pharmacy Council of India. He was the organizing Secretary for the 64th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress at Chennai where Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam was the Chief Guest.

He was a speaker and chaired many national and international seminars, including FIP Congress in Hyderabad. He has also organized many national and international Pharma Congress and Convention.

His wife is also a pharmaceutical professional and his elder son has completed BS Chemical Engineering in Purdue University, USA and his younger son is studying in 10th standard.

J. JayaseelanDirectorNuray Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.



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Mr. Nitin oversees the Quality Operations, Par India. Nitin has 22 years of pharmaceutical industry experience. Nitin worked in Glenmark Pharmaceutical Ltd. as Senior Vice President CQA. He has experience with oral solid, semisolid and Hormone, Injectable, sterile, API and Development QA . Nitin also worked in Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd., Hyderabad and Lupin.

Nitin TiwariVice President - Quality Operations, IndiaPar Formulations Pvt. Ltd.



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Mr. Abhaya Kumar, Executive Director, Strides Shasun Limited a merged entity between Shasun Pharmaceuticals Limited & Strides Arcolab Limited. Strides Shasun have global foot prints of manufacturing, marketing & R&D for API & Formulations.

Abhaya Kumar took a sabbatical from pharma world for 7 years between 2004 – 2011 and ventured into Umbilical Cord blood stem cell preservation in India during 2004 under the brand Lifecell & ventured into Education, IT, BPO, Animation & Visual effects.

Abhaya Kumar is the Chief Donor of Shri. Shankarlal Sundar Bai Shasun Jain College for women in T. Nagar – Chennai, Philanthropic activity where more than 4200 Students are studying.

Abhaya Kumar achieved many accolades and awards. Some of them are

• “Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award” hosted by the Ernst & young in 2003, awards for his achievement to Years of Outstanding Leadership, Devotion

• “TiE”- The Indus Entreprenuers Award, Chennai Chapter in 2008, awards for his Ability to help healthcare industry, Guide New Field Entrepreneur to Lifecell in 2008.

• “CII (Southern Region) – Confederation of Indian Industry’s 101 Entrepreneurs from Tamil Nadu (2008)” –Hit listing/Identifies his Exemplary Leadership and Selfless acts of Time and Dedication.

• ‘Rasa Udyog Ratna Award’ (2012) the sixth year award received by him for his distinguished services to Chemical Industries by Chemical Industries Association, Chennai.

S. Abhaya KumarExecutive DirectorStrides Shasun Ltd.



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Mr. V.D. Babu is having total experience of 25 years’ experience in Water & Waste Water Industry and presently working with GE Water & Process Technologies as Sales Director – South Asia, Systems & Projects – Industrial. Earlier Mr. Babu worked with Ion Exchange India as Head – Customer Services Division. Mr. Completed BS – Engg Technology from Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani.

V.D. BabuSales DirectorGE Water & Process Technologies



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• B.E (Civil) in 1987, M.E (Environmental Engg), 2 year Indo-German PG training course on Industrial Pollution Prevention & Control in National productivity Council (NPC).

• Worked in NPC during 1993 – 2006

• Reliance SEZ, Navi Mumbai during 2007-11

• Now Vice president- Environment, IL&FS Environmental Infrastructure & Services Ltd since April 2011

• More than 25 years of experience

• Areas of Experience:

- MSW management

- C&D waste management

- Industrial Hazardous Waste Management

- Industrial Effluent Treatment & Water Management

- Waste Minimisation in many Industrial Sectors

- Environmental Audit, EIA Studies, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 9001, & SA 8000, etc.

• Presented papers in many national and International conferences

Shajahan AliVice President – EnvironmentIL&FS Environmental Infrastructure & Services Ltd.



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Born in 1954, Mr. S. Rajavel received his Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical & Electronics from Madras University in 1977 and joined Larsen & Toubro Limited, Engineering, Construction & Contracts Division in 1977. He has over 38 years of experience in the field of power transmission and distribution.

Over a period of time he has held various responsibilities in L&T as Construction Engineer, Resident Engineer, Engineering & Design Coordinator, Head of Quality Assurance/Quality Control, Head of Engineering Design & Research Centre – Electrical; Regional Projects Manager of Chennai Regional Office, Head of Industrial Electrification Operations for Electrical & Instrumentation, Head of Power Transmission & Distribution (Domestic), Executive Vice President & Head of Water, Smart Word & Communication till Sept 2015 and as Senior Vice President from Oct 2015 onwards.

Presently he heads Water, Smart World & Communication which caters to water infrastructure, advanced security solutions, communication network & telecom infrastructure and smart infrastructure.

He aspires for quality improvements in construction businesses and foresees tremendous opportunities in water, smart world & communication sectors in domestic and global markets.

S. RajavelSr. Vice President & Head Water, Smart World & CommunicationLarsen & Toubro Ltd.



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Dr. Rajeev Ranjan belongs to the 1985 batch of Indian Administrative Service.

Dr. Rajeev Ranjan holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) Degree in Physics. He did his Post Graduation in Management from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (1982-84) and M. Sc in Public Policy Analysis from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), London (1998-99) and got Ph.D., on “Intellectual Property Rights” from Anna University.

Dr. Rajeev Ranjan has served as Dy. Secretary, Finance, Jt. Secretary, Home, District Collector, Tiruchirapalli, Jt. Secretary/ Additional Secretary / Special Secretary, Finance, Principal Secretary, Industries, Principal Secretary, Revenue, Chairman and Managing Director, TNEB Limited and Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) and Chairman of the Transmission Corporation (TRANSCO).

He also served in the Government of India from 2000 to 2007 in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry and as Chief of the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council.

Dr. Rajeev Ranjan has a rich experience in the industrial field and was also associated with the several organizations like TNPL, Titan etc.

Currently, Dr. Rajeev Ranjan holds the position of Additional Chief Secretary, Highways, Minor Ports & Energy, Government of Tamilnadu and is also the Chairman and Managing Director of Tamil Nadu Road Development Company Ltd. (TNRDC) and Tamil Nadu Road Infrastructure Development Corporation (TNRIDC). Dr Rajeev Ranjan is also a trustee in the Chennai Port Trust, VOC Chidambaram Port Trust and director, Poompuhar Shipping Corporation Limited and Chennai Metro Rail Limited.

Ashok NatarajanChief Executive OfficerTamil Nadu Water Investment Company Ltd.



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Mr. Rajneesh Chopra is the Global Head – Business Development in VA Tech Wabag, a leading Indian MNC offering life cycle solutions to industries and municipalities in water and waste water treatment. WABAG has its presence across 3 Continents and 30 countries.

He graduated from the University of Delhi in the field of Science and possesses three decades of professional experience in water and waste water management.

Before becoming the Global Head of Business Development, he was heading the Operation Business Group as Profit Centre Head. He was instrumental in increasing the service business revenue quite substantially. He was also chiefly responsible for establishing overseas subsidiaries at Oman, Bahrain, Qatar and Singapore to develop O&M business. He was presented an award by ICICI Lombard for successful running of Kodungaiyur STP in terms of Environmental Risk Management.

Rajneesh ChopraGlobal Head – Business DevelopmentVa Tech Wabag Ltd.



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Xylem is a leading global water technology provider, enabling customers to transport, treat, test and efficiently use water in public utility, residential and commercial building services, industrial and agricultural settings. The company does business in more than 150 countries through a number of market-leading product brands, and its people bring broad applications expertise with a strong focus on finding local solutions to the world’s most challenging water and wastewater problems. Xylem is headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., with 2012 annual revenues of $3.8 billion and approximately 12,900 employees worldwide. Xylem has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the last two years for advancing sustainable business practices and solutions worldwide.

H. BalasubramaniamManaging DirectorXylem Water Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.

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Dr. Rajeev Ranjan belongs to the 1985 batch of Indian Administrative Service.

Dr. Rajeev Ranjan holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) Degree in Physics. He did his Post Graduation in Management from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (1982-84) and M. Sc in Public Policy Analysis from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), London (1998-99) and got Ph.D., on “Intellectual Property Rights” from Anna University.

Dr. Rajeev Ranjan has served as Dy. Secretary, Finance, Jt. Secretary, Home, District Collector, Tiruchirapalli, Jt. Secretary/ Additional Secretary / Special Secretary, Finance, Principal Secretary, Industries, Principal Secretary, Revenue, Chairman and Managing Director, TNEB Limited and Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) and Chairman of the Transmission Corporation (TRANSCO).

He also served in the Government of India from 2000 to 2007 in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry and as Chief of the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council.

Dr. Rajeev Ranjan has a rich experience in the industrial field and was also associated with the several organizations like TNPL, Titan etc.

Currently, Dr. Rajeev Ranjan holds the position of Additional Chief Secretary, Highways, Minor Ports & Energy, Government of Tamilnadu and is also the Chairman and Managing Director of Tamil Nadu Road Development Company Ltd. (TNRDC) and Tamil Nadu Road Infrastructure Development Corporation (TNRIDC). Dr Rajeev Ranjan is also a trustee in the Chennai Port Trust, VOC Chidambaram Port Trust and director, Poompuhar Shipping Corporation Limited and Chennai Metro Rail Limited.

Dr. Rajeev Ranjan, I.A.S Addl. Chief Secretary to Government,Highways & Minor Ports Department & Energy DepartmentSecretariat



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Having incorporated transformational changes as a former Director, employee Relations at ANZ Grindlays Bank, Mr. N. V. Srinivasan currently runs a legal and management consulting company with branches in various parts of India.

As a successful consultant and practicing lawyer in India, Srinivasan has over 40 years of domestic and International experience and has incorporated revolutionary methodologies for effective business solutions across industries. His specialty is in providing advice in the context of corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, takeovers, factoring, derivatives & foreign exchange and structuring of deals. Srinivasan has been retained as a legal consultant by a number of large international corporations and Private and Public Sector Banks and financial institutions in India and abroad.

Recently, he has revised a book on Banking (Tannan’s Banking Law & Practice in India), 25th edition 2014.

Srinivasan has vast experience in litigation and has handled a plethora of cases on various legal subjects and makes regular appearances before the various High Courts and Tribunals across the country and the Supreme Court of India. He has provided effective resolutions for critical issues of law for domestic and international clients and believes in offering holistic legal solutions aligned with their business strategies. He is also a strong believer of ADR and possesses extensive experience in the same, successfully resolving several disputes through Arbitration, Mediation and Negotiation.

Srinivasan also serves domestic and international clientele from Australia, USA, China, Malaysia, Singapore, France, Germany and Italy, in terms of legal and corporate governance advice for firms entering into mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and takeovers.

N.V. SrinivasanRegional PresidentIndo-American Chamber of Commerce – SIC



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Mr. McCaslin joined the Commercial Service in 1990 after serving as a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State for five years. He was an Economic Officer in Korea, spending time at the U.S. Consulate in Pusan and the Embassy in Seoul. After Korea he worked in Washington at the Economic and Business Affairs Bureau negotiating bilateral trade agreements in the textile sector and then he served briefly on the staff of the Deputy Secretary of State focusing on Eastern Europe. This was during 1989-90, when these formerly Communist states were beginning their transitions to democracy and free market economies. Soon thereafter he transferred to the Commercial Service.

Prior to becoming a Foreign Service Officer with the State Department, he was a social science instructor at a private, independent day school in Dayton, Ohio from 1981 to 1985.

Recently he served as Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Prior to this he served as Senior Commercial Officer in Moscow, Russia, Warsaw, Poland and also as Deputy Senior Commercial Officer in Moscow. Before his first assignment to Moscow, he was the Principal Commercial Officer in Munich, Germany from 1997 to 2001. He is one of the few Commercial Officers to have spent considerable time working both in the domestic field and overseas. From 1990 to 1997 he was a Trade Specialist and Director of the Cincinnati Export Assistance Center. During that time he opened a branch office in Columbus, Ohio.

A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, he obtained a B.A. in Russian Studies and German from Colgate University in upstate New York and an M.A. in International Relations from Columbia University in New York City.

John McCaslinMinister Counselor for Commercial AffairsU.S. Embassy, New Delhi



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Mr. Shanker Gopalkrishnan is the head of Madras Consultancy Group (MCG), a management consulting firm that he founded in 1985, at Chennai, India. Over the past three decades, MCG has completed a large number market analysis, project feasibility and consultancy assignments in several industry verticals in India, the Middle East and South East Asia.

Shanker’s consulting practice areas include Business and Marketing Strategy, Market Research, and Marketing Consultancy. Shanker regularly consults for MNCs and Indian firms and has significant consulting experience in India and GCC.

An alumnus of the Madras Christian College High School, Chennai and St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, Shanker holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, India. Shanker is a past Vice Chairman of the International Council for Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI) and a past Chairman of Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, Tamil Nadu branch.

Shanker has been an adjunct faculty at IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, BIM Trichy and currently teaches at IIT Madras and IFMR Chennai. He teaches Strategy, Strategic Networking and B2B Marketing. Shanker has presented papers in international conferences held at Amsterdam, Bahrain, Beijing, Dubai, Dusseldorf, Guang Zhou, Istanbul, Krakow, Kuala Lumpur, Maastricht, Montreal, Melbourne, Moscow, London and Salzburg.

Shanker GopalkrishnanPresidentMadras Consultancy Group



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Mr. S. Ramaprasad is a Masters (M.Sc(Tech))graduate from BITS Pilani with a keen acumen for human relationships. He completed his NLP practitioner certification program from School of Excellence gaining insights on Neuro linguistic programming which influences human behaviour.

Ramaprasad started his career in Delhi as a production executive in Associated Instruments Manufacturers India P Ltd where he was in a supervisory role. He joined JK Tyres in the year 1988 and played a customer support role. He joined CADD Centre in 1989 and grew to become the Executive Director of the company in a span of 15 years. During his tenure in CADD Centre he began as a CADD Engineer and displayed tremendous passion in developing the business of a start-up company, Within a year seeing his leadership skills the management decided to promote him as a Centre Head at Bangalore.

Apart from being successful in his organisation, he was also leading a group of executives in a new venture called iKix 3D prints which specialised in 3D services. As a Chief Operating Officer he was able to successfully get across the concept of 3D printing services to Architectural Industry.

He is also an active Rotarian, having lead Rotary club of Madras West as its 50th President, brought about lot of vibration into the club with his interpersonal skills.

He enjoys Music, Playing cricket and keen on enabling people to be successful. His Wife Geetha is a home maker and daughter Ananya pursues her Visual Communication.

S. RamaprasadVice-ChairmanIndo-American Chamber of Commerce

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Head Office:Parker Hannifin (India) Pvt. Ltd.,Plot No. EL-26, MIDC , TTC Industrial Area,Mahape, Navi Mumbai -400709 INDIA Email: [email protected] Contact no. : +91 22 41242500

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Motion and Control Products & System Solutions Aerospace Hydraulics Fluid & Gas Handling Pneumatics Process Control

Electromechanical Sealing & Shielding Filtration Thermal Management

Head Office:Parker Hannifin (India) Pvt. Ltd.,Plot No. EL-26, MIDC , TTC Industrial Area,Mahape, Navi Mumbai -400709 INDIA Email: [email protected] Contact no. : +91 22 41242500

Technology Groups System Solutions

Pan India Presence: Chennai Hyderabad Bengaluru

Delhi Kolkatta Nagpur Ahmedabad

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NoRTH INDIA CoUNCIL (NIC)

SoUTH INDIA CoUNCIL (SIC)

Ms. Ranjana KhannaSecretary General

Indo-American Chamber of CommercePHD House,4th Floor, 4/2 Siri Institutional Area,

August Kranti Marg, New Delhi - 110 016Tel: +91-11-65153730 / +91-11-26518201E-mail: [email protected]

NeW DeLHI Ms. Neelu Sadana

Regional SecretaryPHD House,4th Floor, 4/2 Siri Institutional

Area, August Kranti Marg, New Delhi - 110 016

Tel: 91 11 26518201 / 26531965Fax: 91-11-26531954

E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]

CHeNNAI Ms. Sujatha Ravishanker

Regional SecretaryNew No.6, Seethammal Colony

First Crosss Street,Alwarpet, Chennai - 600 018, India

Tel: 91-44-24310506 / 24358391Fax: 91-44-24358391

E-mail: [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected]

KeRALA BRANCHMs. Sujatha Sunil

Branch Secretary2nd Floor, H.B.48 Panampilly Nagar,

Cochin-682 036, Kerala, IndiaTel: 91-484-2313434


VARANASI BRANCHMr. Santosh Kumar

Branch SecretaryB-37/122, Shri Krishna Complex

Saigal House, Mahnoorganj,Varanasi - 221 010, India

Tel: 91-542-2360844E-mail: [email protected]

KARNATAKA BRANCHMs. Jitika Narang

Manager - Membership205, 2nd Floor, HVS Court

21, Cunningham RoadBengaluru - 560 052, India

Tel: 91-80-22203366Fax: 91-80-22255188


TeLANGANA & ANDHRA PRADeSH BRANCH

Ms. Shikha SabharwalBranch Secretary

Suite No. 501, 5th Floor, Model House,6-3-456/A/1, Punjagutta,

Hyderabad - 500 082, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaTel: 91-40-40037217Fax: 91-40-40037217




eAST INDIA CoUNCIL (eIC)

WeST INDIA CoUNCIL (WIC)

KoLKATA Ms. Madhusree Daityari

Regional Director2nd Floor, Bengal Chamber of

Commerce Building,6, Netaji Subhas Road, Kolkata - 700 001,

IndiaTel: 91-33-22106773 Fax: 91-33-22301289


PUNe BRANCHMs. Priyadarshini A Pawar

Branch Head303, 3rd Floor, Amit Samruddhi, Above Abhyudaya Co-Op Bank

Near Pizza Hut, Jungli Maharaj Road,Pune - 411 005, India

Tel: 91-20-25537263 / 30227263Fax: 91-20-30424748


MUMBAIMs. Rakhi Panda

Regional Director1-C, Vulcan Insurance Building

Veer Nariman Road, Churchgate, Mumbai - 400 020, IndiaTel: 91-22-22821413 / 22836340


oRISSA BRANCHC/o-Ace Commercial Co. Pvt. Ltd.

1st Floor, IDCO TowerJanpath, Bhubaneshwar-751022

Tel: 91-674-2546370Fax: 91-674-2546132

E-mail: [email protected]

GUJARAT BRANCHMs. Krishna Israni

Branch Head503, Sears Towers,

Gulbai Tekra, Near PanchwatiAhmedabad - 380 006, India

Tel: 91-79-26464352 / 26464372Fax: 91-79-26464357

E-mail: [email protected];[email protected]

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