Artisan Business Group announces "The US-India Investment and Business Forum" at Embassy Suites Chicago Downtown/Lakefront August 24, 2012. The
event will not only cover various direct inbound capital investment, it
will also discuss EB-5 investor program, cultural issues and other
matters in relate to inbound investment from India.
The Indian economy is expected to sustain a high growth rate in
coming years, and could potentially grow to the third largest
economy in the world. As the Indian economy grows, Indian
companies will seek lucrative investment and business
opportunities globally. Over
US $25 billion has been being invested every year regularly by
Indian investors of diverse sectors in global market. It is
important for American business executives to learn how to seek
and attract capital from India to projects in the U.S. welcomes
Indian investment in the American economy. More details will be coming soon. Bookmark our blog. Confirmed speakers and VIPs are the following:
Mr. Seann Nelipinath
Founder, Chairman & President
India Chamer of Commerce
Mr. Seann Nelipinath is the founder chairman and concept architect
of India Chamber of Commerce, a US level enterprise chamber with a
global business model that focus on existing and emerging industry
trends, new-age thinking and execution models. His vision and
strategy is about creating and realizing value-based business
opportunities through structures that effectively cater in the
global markets. After his 21 years of corporate stint with large
consulting groups where Mr. Nelipinath held various executive
leadership positions with Fortune 500 global corporations, he
founded Imperia a Business Solution & Services organization in
2004. At Imperia as CEO he partners with "C-Level" Executives to
establish Global Partnerships and provide Integration and M&A
Consulting Services. He is actively engaged in professional forums
and speaks on emerging trends in business and economy, global
partnerships, organizational & business intelligence, leadership
strategy, and drives home the need for human and technology
integration. His views on emerging trends in the global markets
have appeared on various US and international main stream media
such as CBS, WCCO, PTI, Times of India, Economic Times, Business
Standard and several others.
Ms. Radhika Reddy, Founding Partner
Ariel Ventures, LLC & Ariel Int'l Center, LLC
Ms.
Radhika Reddy has 30 years of finance,
tax, IT and business experience in international business, real
estate, economic development, manufacturing and entrepreneurship.
Ms. Reddy is on the Asian American Advisory Board, the Global
markets advisory board, and on the Board of Regents Task force for
Commercialization of Technology for the State of Ohio. Ms. Reddy
has helped companies set up subsidiaries in India, Hong Kong,
Canada, Brazil, Denmark, UK and Singapore and has handled several
aspects of international transactions, including letters of
credit; foreign currency hedging; global purchasing, logistics and
distribution; customs duties; accounting; transactions with
foreign subsidiaries; and negotiations with suppliers globally.
Ms. Reddy also set up a subsidiary for Ariel Ventures in India and
China. Ms. Reddy
has worked on over $1.5 billion of tax credit transactions to
structure complex project financing in public-private
partnerships, combining comprehensive economic development
incentives to attract businesses and stimulate economic
development in the region and nationally. Ms. Reddy collaborated
with Cleveland Cuyahoga County Port Authority to create a
Community Development Entity (CDE), to finance economic
development projects and has helped obtain $100 million in New
Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) for making investments in low-income
areas. She also
collaborated with other entities including National City Bank,
University Circle Inc.; Kentucky Inter-local School Transportation
Association, St. Louis Development Corporation; Michigan Magnet
Fund; Citywide Dayton and helped obtain over $600 million in NMTC
allocations. Ms.
Reddy was awarded the 2002 International Business Woman of the
Year for Northeast Ohio by OWIT-NEO, and was the recipient of the
2007 Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Cleveland Leadership
award. She was also recognized by Inside Business as a 2009 and
2003 Athena Award finalist for her outstanding accomplishments as
a woman business leader. She is an alumni of Leadership Cleveland
- Class of 2009. She has
co-developed a historic 50,000 s.f. building as
office and research/lab facility designated as an Ohio HUB of
Innovation and Opportunity. She is also developing another
historic 70,000 s.f. building into the Ariel International Center
to create a one-stop international business incubator, office, and
an international business and intercultural event center in
Cleveland. Ms. Reddy has
a Masters in Accounting / Taxation, from Cleveland State
University and an MBA in Finance & MIS from Case Western Reserve
University.
Mr. Rajan Pillai, COO
Nanocrystal Technology, Inc.
Mr. Rajan Pillai is a co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of
Nanocrystals Technology, Inc., and President of Indus Sunrise,
Inc. which provides advisory services to American and Indian
companies in cross border investments and acquisitions. During
1993 to 1997, Rajan Pillai was working as Managing Director of
Peregrine Capital Ltd., then Hong Kong’s largest investment
bank, during which time he worked on corporate and project
finance transactions in South East Asia. Prior to 1993, he
worked in three New York City law firms as a corporate and SEC
attorney focusing on IPOs and M & A transactions. He was also
as co-founder of three pharmaceutical companies. Two of these,
Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Medi-Rx America, Inc. went
public and the third, Trinity Laboratories, Inc., was acquired
by Jubilant Life Sciences Inc., an Indian multinational. Mr.
Pillai was awarded a Master’s degree in Physics from Bombay
University and a Master’s degree in Law from Harvard Law School.
He is a member of the New York bar.
Mr. Suraj
Krishnan
Director, AlixPartners
Mr. Krishnan has 18+ years of experience
both as a professional advisor for Fortune 500 companies and as an operational
manager within the private and federal government sectors. He has a strong track
record of managing and leading projects across the automotive & industrial
equipment, consumer packaged goods and the medical device sectors to improve
their operational performance and help drive tangible results to the bottom
line. His work has involved whole business transformations working on
areas, such as, design and implementation of emerging market growth strategies
for global clients, business process outsourcing, sourcing & supply chain
efficiency improvement and product re-design(s) for mid size to Fortune 50
companies. Additionally, he has led multiple acquisitive due diligence
initiatives for private equity investors and family owned businesses. He has
worked for clients in North & South America, Europe and Asia and traveled to 30+
countries over the course of his career. Mr. Krishnan graduated with an MBA,
with Honors, from the University of Chicago, and has an MS and BS in Chemical
Engineering.
Dr. J. Mark Munoz
Associate Professor of International Business, Millikin University
Dr. J. Mark Munoz is an Associate Professor of International Business at
Millikin University in Illinois, and former Visiting Fellow at the Kennedy
School of Government at Harvard University. He is a recipient of several awards
including three Best Research Paper Awards, a Literary Award, and a Teaching
Excellence Award among others. Aside from top-tier journal
publications, he has authored seven books namely : Land of My Birth, Winning
Across Borders, In Transition, A Salesman in Asia, Handbook on Business Plan
Creation, International Social Entrepreneurship, and Contemporary
Microenterprises : Concepts and Cases. He is also Chairman/CEO of international
management consulting firm - Munoz and Associates International. He develops
marketing, business development and finance strategies for companies worldwide.
Mr. Vishal Bhandari
Principal, A.T. Kearney
Mr. Vishal Bhandari, is a Principal in A.T. Kearney’s Chicago office and
aligned with the Consumer and Health practices. He has more than 12 years of
consulting experience serving clients in North America, Europe and Asia. He has
worked for a wide array of clients in the healthcare industry (biopharma,
medical technology and pharmacies) as well as Consumer and Retail sector. His
areas of expertise include M&A, growth strategy, supply chain strategy and value
chain collaboration. Prior to joining A.T. Kearney, Vishal worked with
Huron Consulting Group and Tata Consultancy Services. He earned his M.B.A from
Kelley School of Business, Indiana University and B.Tech (in Electrical
Engineering) from N.I.T Kurukshetra, India.
For sponsorship program of this event, contact Mr. Brian Su today at 217-899-6385.
