| | | For short biographical sketches of all the speakers, click here | | | | GLOGIFT’08 Conference | | | Saturday, June 14 “The Collapsing Corporation and the Rise of Virtual Distance” Dr. Karen Sobel Lojeski, CEO, Virtual Distance International (VDI) “Organizational Flexibilty and the Human Resource Function “ Supriti Bhandary, General Manager- Talent Engagement and Development, WiproTechnologies. " Our Changing World: How Do You Leverage For Competitive Advantage?” Carlos Dominguez, Senior Vice President, Office of the Chairman and CEO, CISCO | | | | Sunday, June 15 “The Emergence of Adaptive Project Management” Aaron Shenhar, Professor, Stevens Institute of Technology " Project Management in the Face of Adversity" Bruce Sauser Deputy Chief, , Johnson Space Center, NASA | | | | | | GLOGIFT’08: US-India Business Development Workshop | | | | Monday, June 16 "Recent Developments inUS-India Relations" Ambassador Neelam Deo, Consul General of India “Opportunities for US-India Business” Ron Somers, President, US-India Business Council " Overcoming Operational Challenges of Investing in India" Mark J. Riedy, Atttorney at Law, Andrews Kurth LLP “ Indo-US Business Relations” Professor Sushil, IIT Delhi “India and the US: the State of the Relationship“ Frank G. Wisner, Vice Chairman, External Affairs, American International Group | | | | Panel: Managing Global Relationships | | | - Brian D. Smith, Partner and Managing Director, TPI
- Charlie Gulotta, Strategic Global Sourcing, Infosys Technologies Limited
- Mahesh Harvu, Management Consultant, Volitus Technologies
| | | | Panel: Managing freight transportation between India and U.S. | | | - Kenneth Bloom, Chief Executive Officer, INTTRA
- A.K.Mohapatra, IAS, Former Secretary, Ministry of Shipping and Surface Transport, India
- Frank McDonaugh, President, New York Shipping Association, Inc
| | | | Panel: US-India Entrepreneurial Opportunities | | | - Shirish Nadkarni, CEO, CDC Services, Inc.
- Inderpal Singh Mumick, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Kirusa
- Vamsi Maddipatla, CEO, LAXAI
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