The purpose of the business forum is to bring together business personnel and entrepreneurs from West Bengal, India and Bangladesh and their American counterparts for networking and possible joint ventures. 

The Business Forum at RBC 2010 will be held on July 17, 2010 from 9 AM to 12 noon.

9.00-9.10 AM: Opening Remarks by Mr. V.S. Senthil, Minister (Economic), Indian Embassy, Washinton D.C

9:10-10.10 AM: Panel discussion on green technology and technology transfer 
Panelists:
Dr. Amiyo Basu, Caterpillar, USA; Mr.  Avik Bagchi, India; Mr.  Joyti  Chatterjee, India.
Moderator: Dr. Ramaditya Ray

10:10-11:10 AM: Panel Discussion on Role of International Collaboration in Higher Education
Panelists:
Dr. Katheleen McEnerney, Academic Vice President, TSU, USA; Mr. Abhijit De, IIAS, India; Dr.  Debashish Chakraborty, CMU, USA and Techno India, Ltd, India
Moderator: Dr. Soumen N. Ghosh

11:10-12:10 PM: Panel Discussion on Financial Portfolio Management and Investment Choices
Panelists:
Mr. Scott Adams & Mr. Michael Pacholek, Fidelity Investments, USA; Mr. Mike Darnell, Met Life, USA; Mr. Suddish Agrawal, Smith Barney, USA
Moderator: Dr. Soumen N. Ghosh

12:15-1 PM: Sponsored Lunch (by Medtronic Neuromodulation) for Speakers/Delegates of Business and Medical Forum.
Lunch Topic & Speaker: Interventional Pain Management, Recent Advances, Dr. Sukdeb Datta, MD,Program Director, Vanderbilt University