United States – India Importers Council ( USIIC ) is leading an 18 member trade and investment delegation from Karnataka / India to USA from 18 to 23 June 2016 to Washington D.C., New York and New Jersey.
USIIC works in India and USA to promote technology transfer, joint ventures, investment, franchising and trade between USA and India. It is headquartered in Mumbai with Chapters in New Jersey, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad.
Delegates from Karnataka are from Saankhya labs Pvt. Ltd, Belgaum Oxygen Pvt. Ltd., Vayavya Labs Pvt. Ltd., & Shree Keshav Cement & Infra Ltd and all of them are from Belagavi. Prmoter of Saankhya labs Pvt. Ltd is also from Belagavi but his company is registered in Bengaluru.
Businessmen representing Belagavi in the delegation are:
MR. VENKANGOUDA PATIL
Designation: Managing Director and Board member
Company Name: Belgaum Oxygen Pvt. Ltd. and Saankhya Labs Pvt. Ltd.
MR. RK PATIL
Designation: CEO
Company Name: Vayavya Labs Pvt. Ltd.
MR. VILAS KATWA
Designation: Managing Director
Company Name: Shri Keshav Cement and Infra Limited
The objective of the delegation is to attend SelectUSA which is a project of U.S. Department of Commerce where the states of USA come and present their trade and investment opportunities and benefits to 50+ country delegations which come from all over the world to the three day event. USIIC is taking the delegation from Karnataka / India.
The investment exhibition and summit is the highest-profile event that promotes foreign direct investment and trade in the United States. It provides an unparalleled opportunity to bring together companies from all over the world, economic development organizations from every corner of the nation, others working to facilitate trade and investment in the United States, and high-level government officials.
President Barack Obama will be delivering the Key note address at the event.
The delegation will also be interacting with :
Director of the national economic council of The White House
Managing Director of McKinsey & Co.
President of ABB
CEO of National retail federation, USA
President, IKEA – USA
Governor of state of Georgia
Governor of state of Virginia
President Rolls Royce ( NA )
Senior management of Citibank, Philips , 3M, Eli Lilly & Co., & GE Power.
Director of US FDA authority
The delegation will be hosted by U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington D.C. at SelectUSA ; reception by United States India Business Council ( USIBC ) in Washington D.C., State of South Carolina; State of Florida; meetings at Embassy of India in Washington and at Consulate of India in New York ; Citibank will host a meeting in New York and a reception will be held at Royal Alberts Palace in New Jersey.