NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
A private university in the public service
School of Continuing & Professional Studies
Division of Programs in Business
India Business Forum
"India's Growth Story"
Friday, May 30 2008
Agenda
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9:00am-9:30am
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Registration
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9:30am-9:35am
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Welcome
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9:35am-10:00am
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Special address by Neelam Deo
Consul General - Consulate General of India
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10:00am-10:30am
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Opening keynote speaker
Parag Saxena, Co-founder and CEO - Vedanta Capital
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10:30am-10:45am
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Break
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10:45am-11:30am
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The Great Debate: Can global financial turmoil derail India's growth?
Sheila Hooda, Senior Managing Director - TIAA-CREF
Dr. Peter Rajsingh, Partner-Aquila Associates LLC
Moderator: Harjiv Singh, Co founder & CEO International Operations -Gutenberg Communications
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11:30am-12:15pm
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The future of India's stock markets
Nitin Mehta, Director of Communications - MCX
Kunal Mehra, New Vernon
Ravilochan Pola, Director and CEO - Kotak Mahindra Inc (USA)
Moderator: Kamal Bhatia, TIAA-CREF
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12:15pm-1:15pm
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Lunch
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1:15pm-2:00pm
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Exploring India's private equity opportunities
Sharda Cherwoo, General Partner - Ernst & Young L.L.P.
Gopa Kumar, President & CEO - ICICI Securities Inc. USA
Aashish Kalra, Co-Founder and Managing Director-Trikona Capital
Moderator: Arun Shukla, MD - FDI Corporate Finance
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2:00pm-3:00pm
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Global stake in India's economy - roadblocks to growth
Retaining skills: Prakash Ahuja, CEO - Gameshastra Inc
Insatiable infrastructure: Dr A M Gondane, Deputy Consul General of India
Intellectual property: Ian S. Ellis, Assistant Director for Policy - U.S. State Department
Changing demographics: Lalit Dhingra, President - NIIT Technologies
Moderator: Subash Midha, Global Strategy Advisor (India) - NYU
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3:00pm-3:20pm
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Break
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3:20pm-4:05pm
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Indian companies doing business in the US
G V S Ramesh, Country Manager - ICICI Bank Limited
Charles Capriallo, Ranbaxy
Peter Luethi, Vice President - Jet Airways
Madhu Vuppuluri, President - Essar North America
Moderator: Sanjay Chakrabarti, India Tax Desk - Asia Business Group
- Ernst & Young LLP
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4:05pm-4:30pm
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Closing keynote speaker
Evan A Feigenbaum, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
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4:30pm-5:00pm
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Networking
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