KPPB LAW Partners Kirtan Patel and Beeraj Patel were part of the Georgia Indo American Chamber of Commerce (GIACC) delegation that traveled to the Annual Convention of the IACC, held in Mumbai, India, on August 22 and 23, 2016. The GIACC delegation consisted of GIACC board member, Anita Ninan, Of Counsel, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP; GIACC board member Siva Nathan, associate professor, Georgia State University; Dr. Pamila Dembla, executive director, ICA (“India China America”) Institute and associate professor, Kennesaw State University.
During the convention, the IACC presented a life time achievement award to the Late Aditya Birla of the Birla group of global companies. Atlanta’s connection to the Indian Birla group of companies began with the group’s acquisition of Novelis, in 2012.
The GIACC delegation was one of two U.S. delegations to attend the Annual Convention of the IACC, themed, “Unleashing US-India Economic Synergy. The two day convention was attended by India’s top policy makers and top decision makers of Indian and U.S companies in a variety of sectors including, Banking, Insurance and Financial services, Oil and Gas, Infrastructure, Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, Digital India and Energy.