CHICAGO – The Consulate General of India Chicago in collaboration with US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) hosted an “Industry Round Table on Strengthening Small & Medium Enterprises” during the visit of a business delegation from PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry, India, on July 26, 2018.

Ms Neeta Bhushan referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address at the Plenary Session of the 10th BRICS summit in South Africa where he had said, “in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, talent will become more important than money.”

Mr. Gaurav Verma, Chief Operating Officer of USISPF opened the session and welcomed all the guests. He gave a brief history about USISPF.

Ms Neeta Bhushan, the Consul General of India at Chicago, presented the keynote address on the occasion. She welcomed the PHD Chamber to Chicago and congratulated them on being a successful Chamber for almost 100 years. She said US Midwest is full of potential and there is a lot of trade, investment and educational collaboration between the Midwest states and India. She said present Indian Government is committed to promoting trade between the two nations. She mentioned the flagship programs of the Government of India, like smart Cities, Digital India, Make in India etc.

Ms Neeta Bhushan referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address at the Plenary Session of the 10th BRICS summit in South Africa where he had said, “in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, talent will become more important than money.” She highlighted from Prime Minister Modi’s speech where he said that digital revolution is bringing new opportunities and how it is essential to look at artificial intelligence and big data analytics closely and have the digital infrastructure ready.

Michael Mensik, Partner & Member, Steering Committee, India Focus Group, Baker McKenzie elaborated on the US-India Legal & Business Environment.

Over 50 Entrepreneurs, Heads of Business organizations and Business Chambers in Chicagoland and US-Midwest attended the event.