On September 26, 2007, Venable attorneys Jeff Pankratz, Moxila Upadhyaya, Birch Bayh and Lindsay Meyer, in collaboration with Motilal Oswal, a leading financial services company in India, and Stone & Youngberg, a U.S. investment banking firm, will host "Investing in India: Understanding the Opportunities and Risks." The breakfast seminar will address key business opportunities and legal issues related to investing in India.
SPEAKERS:
- Vishal Tulsyan
Director and CEO, Motilal Oswal Venture Capital Advisors
Mumbai (Bombay), India
- Anant Kulkarni
Director, Motilal Oswal Venture Capital Advisors
Mumbai (Bombay), India
- Rajesh Begur
Managing Partner, A. R. A. Law, Advocates & Solicitors
Mumbai (Bombay), India
- Sohail Bengali
Managing Director, Stone & Youngberg, LLC
Senior Investment Strategist, S&Y Asset Management
- Joseph Tasker
Sr. Vice President, Government Affairs and General Counsel
U.S.-India Working Group on Information Technology
Information Technology Association of America (ITAA)
- Honorable Birch Bayh
Partner, Venable LLP
Former U.S. Senator and former Counsel to the Republic of India
As well as other Venable attorneys with India-related practice experience.
AGENDA
7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. - Registration
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. - Breakfast
8:20 a.m. - 8:25 a.m. - Welcome from Washington, DC and introduction of Sohail Bengali
Moxila A. Upadhyaya, Venable LLP8:25 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. - Welcome from Mumbai and Introduction of Vishal Tulsyan and Anant Kulkarni
Jeffrey Pankratz (by video conference from Mumbai)8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - Investment Opportunities in India
Vishal Tulsyan and Anant Kulkarni (by video conference from Mumbai) interviewed by Sohail Bengali (in Washington, D.C.)9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. - Questions and Answers
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. - India Opportunities: A Legal Perspective
Moderator:
Lindsay Meyer, Partner, Venable LLP
Panelists:
Hon. Birch Bayh, Partner, Venable LLP – The status of the U.S./India Civil Nuclear Power Agreement (123 Agreement) and related opportunities for investors and businesses
Joseph Tasker, General Counsel, ITAA – Key legal issues in doing business in the IT/ITES Sector
Rajesh Begur, Managing Partner, A.R.A. Law, Advocates & Solicitors – FDI in India: Key India legal, regulatory and tax issues (by video conference from Mumbai)
Jeffrey Pankratz, Former Of Counsel, Venable LLP – Current legal issues in infrastructure development finance (by video conference from Mumbai)
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - Questions and Answers
10:30 a.m. - Conclusion