Doing Business in India: The Promise and the Perils - 4/29

Please join us for our sixth annual Emerging Markets Forum, presented by the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Friday, April 29, 2016
8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center - Rotunda Room
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004

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India is an emerging economic powerhouse that holds considerable promise, yet is complex and difficult to navigate. This year's Emerging Markets Forum focuses on the challenges and opportunities of doing business in India at a time when U.S.-India commercial ties are of increasing importance to both countries.
TOPICS INCLUDE:

·  Key trends and forces impacting the fortunes of Indian industry

·  Effective strategies for negotiating the diverse Indian market

·  Government policies and the reform agenda

Your registration for this daylong event includes lunch.

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS:

His Excellency Arun K. Singh
India's Ambassador to the United States
Arun K. Singh is a career foreign service officer who is the current Ambassador of India to the United States, assuming the position in April 2015. Prior to this post, he served as Ambassador of India to France (2013-2015). Singh served previously as Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of India in Washington, D.C. (2008-2013), and as Ambassador of India to Israel (2005-2008). He holds a master's degree in economics from Delhi University.

Jagdish Bhagwati
University Professor of Economics, Columbia University
Jagdish Bhagwati is University Professor of Economics, Law and International Affairs at Columbia University and director of the Raj Center on Indian Economic Policies. He was Senior Fellow in International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations, and has been economic policy adviser to Arthur Dunkel, director general of GATT (1991-93), special adviser on globalization to the UN, and external adviser to the WTO. Bhagwati is described as the most creative international trade theorist of his generation.

 Mukesh Aghi, PhD
President, U.S.-India Business Council
Mukesh Aghi is president of the U.S.-India Business Council. With more than 27 years of experience across diverse industries and geographies, Aghi has a proven track record of leading various international business giants. His last assignment was as chief executive and member of the board at L&T Infotech. Earlier he served at Steria, Inc.-India, as its CEO, Asia-Pacific and global executive sales director, responsible for their top 50 global accounts with revenues exceeding $1.5 billion and instrumental in the successful merger with Xansa, creating a multi-billion dollar technology services business.

Seating is limited for this event so please register today.

Questions? Please contact ciber@rhsmith.umd.edu

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