IABC represented at Haryana Divas

CHICAGO, IL — Chicago’s Indian American Business Council’s (IABC) domineering presence at Pravasi Haryana Divas (PHD) was conspicuous with four prominent Chicagoans Poonam Gupta-Krishnan, Harish Kolasani, Keerthi Kumar Ravoori and Chacko Kurian actively participating in the major event.

The four interacted as official representatives at the glittering global diaspora conference hosted on a grand scale with all the fanfare at the Kingdom of Dreams venue in Gurgaon in Haryana near Delhi.

They interacted with ministers and several high-ranking government officials to compliment their efforts and discussed laying out of a preliminary road map on ways to inspire investors to make India the investment destination.

Poonam Gupta-Krishnan, CEO of Iyka International and IABC chairperson, said the PHD served as a momentous opportunity for Chicago’s IABC to serve as an effective catalyst to garner investors in Haryana and other states in India from the United States — that which seeks to benefit both the countries.

Poonam Gupta-Krishnan led the team to interact with the officials, corporate heads and other entrepreneurs in forging this alliance of collaboration.

Ravoori, IABC vice president, outlined several initiatives to be undertaken by IABC with a goal of serving as ambassadors promoting business and investments opportunities between India and the United States and enable a robust exchange of business prospects between the two countries.

Connected by roots and united by vision, Haryana, in partnership with Confederation of Indian Industry, hosted this grand-scale 2-day diaspora summit that was replete with sectoral sessions and business seminars on information technology enabled service, education, sports, tourism, media and entertainment to usher a paradigm shift in the development of Haryana.

The 2-day conference also encompassed colorful cultural programs in the evening culminating with a grand awards presentation attracting the diaspora elite showcasing the best of Haryana and its global class city making the city as a ‘Preferred Investment Destination’

Other well known Chicagoans who joined at this global Indian diaspora conference include Sanhita Agnihotri and Dr. Hyder Mohammed.