The document provides a matrix of events organized by World Trade Center Pune between November 2015 and March 2016. It lists the organizer, date, other participating organizations, key participants, and links to news articles and photo albums for each event. Some of the major events included signing memorandums of understanding with organizations from Istanbul, Karlsruhe, and Winnipeg to expand international outreach, and seminars on global standards and tax reforms in India.

1. https://www.wtca.org/world-trade-center-pune
https://www.wtca.org/locations/world-trade-center-pune/news
https://www.wtca.org/locations/world-trade-center-pune/albums
ORGANISER EVENTS DATE
OTHER
ORGANISATIONS
KEY PARTICIPANTS WEBLINKS Album Links
World Trade Center Sao
Paulo Brazil
Reciprocity
Agreement signing
24-Feb-16 -
Mr. Luciano Menezes, CEO , Mr. Rômulo Augusto, Ms.
Adriana Ferreira of WTC Sao Paulo
https://www.facebook.com/pho
to.php?fbid=151215290242575
3&set=pcb.1512155189092191
&type=3
World Trade Center Pune
Launch of PROLIFIC
Pune Publication
05-Mar-16 BDO India
Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Mr. Devendra Fadnavis,
Dist. Guardian Minister, Mr. Girish Bapat,
Mr. Kunal Kumar - Pune Municipal Commissioner
http://indianexpress.com/articl
e/cities/pune/cm-devendra-
fadnavis-promises-tilaks-statue-
in-maharashtra-sadan-in-delhi/
http://www.sakaaltimes.com/
NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=543
2188997282226014&SectionId
=5171561142064258099&Sect
ionName=Pune&News
Title=CM%20lashes%20out%2
0at%20co-op%20malpractices
World Trade Center Pune.
WTC Pune Seminar
on IFRS – A Global
Perspective
20-Jan-16 BDO India LLP
Mr. Andrew Buchanan
Global Head of IFRS – BDO IFRS Advisory Ltd., UK
Mr. Wayne Basford
IFRS Leader for BDO – Asia Pacific region, Chairman of
BDO International IFRS – Australia
Mr.Vishal Divadkar
Leader IFRS Advisory – BDO India
Mr.Deepak Rao
Partner – Assurance & IFRS Advisory India
https://www.wtca.org/locations
/world-trade-center-
pune/news/wtc-pune-seminar-
on-ifrs-a-global-perspective
World Trade Center Pune.
MoU signing with
City of Karlsruhe
18-Jan-16 City of Karlsruhe
Mr. Wolfram Jäger, Deputy Mayor City of Karlsruhe - Head
of Delegation, Mr. Michael Kaiser, Director of Economic
Development Department, City of Karlsruhe, Ms Simone
Pflieger, Economic Development Department, City of
Karlsruhe, International Affairs, Ms Andrea Bühler
https://www.wtca.org/locations
/world-trade-center-
pune/news/wtc-pune-partners-
city-of-karlsruhe-germany
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WTCA Global website link for Pune
WTCA Global website link for Pune Album
WTC Pune events matrix 2015 1 of 5

2. ORGANISER EVENTS DATE
OTHER
ORGANISATIONS
KEY PARTICIPANTS WEBLINKS Album Links
World Trade Center Pune.
Japanese Trade
Delegation
26-Nov-15
BDO India LLP,
Mitsubishi Electric
Mr. Yusuke Nakagawa, President - Nakagawa Rubber
Industries ; Mr. Satoyuki Narita, President - Asahi
Industries; Mr.Yusuke Shimomura, President - Tokai Dicast
; Mr. Seiji Tsuji, President, Daicho Rika Kougyo ; Mr.
Tatsuya Kamiya, President - Hachiichi Sangyo; Mr. Akio
Nomura, Director - Yada Kougyousho; Mr. Syoji Asai,
Director - Cosmo Scienece; Mr. Tomoya Tamaoki,
President Housei ; Mr. Junya Kadota, Senior Manager -
Nagoya Works and Mr. Masahiro Kawata, Senior Manager -
Nagoya Works.Mr. Toshihiko Konomi, General Manager -
Strategic Planning; Mr. Sawan Gilda Senior Manager; Mr.
Hemant Gang General Manager - SCM & IT and Mr. Sanjay
Bhagwat from Mitsubishi Electric Co. India Pvt. Ltd.
https://www.wtca.org/locations/w
orld-trade-center-pune/news/indo-
japan-and-karlsruhe-delegations-
visit-pune
https://www.wtca.org/locations/
world-trade-center-
pune/albums/trade-delegation-of-
vendors-of-mitsubishi-electric-
japan-at-wtc-pune-bdo-trade-
meet
World Trade Center Pune.
Indo-Canada Trade
Meet - Centrallia
2016
23-Nov-15
WTC Winnipeg
Canada
Ms. Mariette Mulaire - President & CEO WTC Winnipeg
Canada
https://www.wtca.org/locations
/world-trade-center-
pune/news/wtc-pune-
international-outreach-expands-
globally
https://www.wtca.org/locations/
world-trade-center-
pune/albums/wtca-director-
president-and-ceo-wtc-winnipeg-
ms-mariette-mulaire-in-pune
World Trade Center Pune.
City of Karlsruhe,
Baden - German
Delegation
29-Oct-15 BDO
Mr. Ralf Eichhorn -Economic Development Department,
City of Karlsruhe, Head of Unit Innovation; Ms Andrea
Bühler, Energy Forum; Dr. Peter Fischer, Group Leader
Redox-Flow Batteries, Applied Electrochemie, Fraunhofer
Institute for Chemical Technologies (ICT) and Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Marco Braun, University of Applied Science, Faculty
Economic Sciences. Let’s bridge IT Director Ms. Iris Becker
and Ms. Winnie Kulkarni
https://www.wtca.org/locations
/world-trade-center-
pune/news/indo-japan-and-
karlsruhe-delegations-visit-pune
https://www.wtca.org/locations/
world-trade-center-
pune/albums/wtc-pune-hosts-
delegation-from-city-of-karlsruhe-
germany
World Trade Center Pune.
GST Seminar and
Panel discussion &
MoU signing with
KPMG
23-Oct-15 KPMG India
Mr Dilip Dixit-Sr. Advisor KPMG India;
Dr Vaman Parkhi-Partner KPMG India;
Mr. Rajeev Singh-Partner KPMG. Mr. Yogesh Antad-
Cummins;
Mr. Shekhar Dhore-Tax Head at Symantec;
Ms. Jyotsna Sharma, CFO of Sandvik Asia;
Mr. Rajesh Shukla- Indirect Tax Head of TATA Motors; Mr.
Nikhil Oswal – WTC Pune;
https://www.wtca.org/locations
/world-trade-center-
pune/news/wtc-pune-and-kpmg-
host-seminar-on-gst-in-india
https://www.wtca.org/locations/
world-trade-center-
pune/albums/wtc-pune-seminar-
on-goods-and-service-tax-in-india-
with-kpmg
WTC Pune events matrix 2015 2 of 5

3. ORGANISER EVENTS DATE
OTHER
ORGANISATIONS
KEY PARTICIPANTS WEBLINKS Album Links
United States Department of
Commerce - U.S. Commercial
Services, Mumbai
United States
Department of
Commerce - U.S.
Commercial Services
24-Sep-15 -
Ms. Camille Richardson - Principal Commercial Officer and
Mr. Geoffrey Parish, Commercial Officer -- United States
Department of Commerce - U.S. Commercial Services,
Mumbai
https://www.wtca.org/locations/w
orld-trade-center-
pune/albums/united-states-
department-of-commerce-u-s-
https://www.wtca.org/locations/
world-trade-center-
pune/albums/united-states-
department-of-commerce-u-s-
World Trade Center Pune.
Indian Globalist
Roundtable On
Opportunities &
Challenges for
Global Businesses
15-Sep-15
UK Trade &
Investment; BDO
India &
London & Partners
Sagar Shah, International Liaison Partner-BDO India;
Neelesh Khandelwal, Tax Partner –BDO India;
Gautam Sehgal,Chief Representative-India -London
&Partners;
Philip Sydenham,Deputy Head -Western India-UK Trade &
Investment;
Arbinder Chatwal, Head –India Advisory Services, BDO UK;
Pankaj Ojha, Vice President -World Trade Center Pune
https://www.wtca.org/locations
/world-trade-center-
pune/news/wtc-pune-hosts-ukti-
l-p-bdo-globalist-round-table
https://www.wtca.org/locations/
world-trade-center-
pune/albums/wtc-pune-hosts-
ukti-l-p-bdo-globalist-round-table
World Trade Center Istanbul,
Turkey
WTC Pune signs
MoU with World
Trade Centre
Istanbul, Turkey
17-Aug-15 -
Mr. Rustu Argit - General Manager & Mr.Okay Başbuğ, Dy.
Manager, Foreign Affairs WTC Istanbul
https://www.wtca.org/locations
/world-trade-center-
istanbul/news/wtc-istanbul-and-
wtc-pune-signed-mou
https://www.wtca.org/locations/
world-trade-center-
pune/albums/wtc-pune-signs-
reciprocity-mou-with-wtc-istanbul-
turkey
Indo-American Chamber of
Commerce Pune Branch
Doing Business with
the US
14-Aug-15
Indo-American
Chamber of
Commerce Pune
Branch, USIIC, USIIF,
VISA Section of the
US Consulate-
Mumbai, Qatar
Airways & United
Airlines.
US Consul General Mr. Thomas Vajda and Principal
Commercial Officer Ms. Camille Richardson. The session
included presentations by
https://www.wtca.org/locations/w
orld-trade-center-pune/news/wtc-
pune-signs-mou-with-us-india-
investors-forum
World Trade Center Pune.
WTC Pune signs
MoU with US India
Investors’ Forum
14-Aug-15
U.S. - India Investors
Forum
Mr. Manoj Gursahani, President & Ms. Shital Kapoor,
Director USIIF, Mr. Anish Rajagopal, Chairman USIIC
https://www.wtca.org/locations/w
orld-trade-center-pune/news/wtc-
pune-signs-mou-with-us-india-
investors-forum
https://www.wtca.org/locations/
world-trade-center-
pune/albums/wtc-pune-mou-with-
us-india-investors-forum-14-08-
15
World Trade Center Pune.
MoU signing with
BDO India LLP
26-Jun-15 BDO India LLP
Mr. Sagar Shah, Mr. Ashish Khandelwal, Mr. Bhavesh
Thakar, Mr. Amit Agarwal, Ms. Isha Shah
https://www.wtca.org/locations/w
orld-trade-center-pune/news/wtc-
pune-signs-mous-with-wtc-
winnipeg-and-bdo
https://www.wtca.org/locations/
world-trade-center-
pune/albums/bdo-india-signs-
mou-with-wtc-pune
World Trade Center Pune.
MoU signing with
Pune Custom House
Agents' Association
26-Jun-15
Pune Custom House
Agents' Association
Mr. Vinod Sharma, President-PCHAA, Mr.Rajdeepak
Bhargava - Founder President, Capt.Ashish Samarth- Past
President
https://www.wtca.org/locations/w
orld-trade-center-pune/news/wtc-
pune-collaborates-with-pchaa-and-
iscea-scnext
https://www.wtca.org/locations/
world-trade-center-
pune/albums/pchaa-signs-mou-
with-wtc-pune
WTC Pune events matrix 2015 3 of 5

4. ORGANISER EVENTS DATE
OTHER
ORGANISATIONS
KEY PARTICIPANTS WEBLINKS Album Links
World Trade Centre Mumbai
MoU signing with
WTC Mumbai
05-Jun-15 - Mr. Y.R. Warerkar, ED - WTC Mumbai
https://www.wtca.org/locations/w
orld-trade-center-pune/news/wtc-
pune-and-wtc-mumbai-signs-mou
https://www.wtca.org/locations/
world-trade-center-
pune/albums/wtca-2015-wtc-
trade-services-training-program-
held-in-mumbai
World Trade Centers
Association & WTC Mumbai
2015 WTC Trade
Services Training
03-Jun-15
WTC - Bangalore,
Navi Mumbai, Noida,
Manesar, Mumbai,
Kochi, Chennai,
Bhubaneswar
Mr. Scott Wang, VP Asia Pacific - WTCA USA, Mr.
Vijay Kalantri, Director - WTCA Mr.
Tony Hung - WTC Taipei 03-Jun-15 05-Jun-15
https://www.wtca.org/news/wtc-
trade-services-training-program-
asia
https://www.wtca.org/locations/
world-trade-center-
pune/albums/wtca-2015-wtc-
trade-services-training-program-
held-in-mumbai
World Trade Center Pune.
MoU signing with
WTCIS
18-Mar-15 VERBIND
Ms. KhairUllNissa, Director of World Trade Center India
Services Council (WTCIS)
https://www.wtca.org/locations/w
orld-trade-center-pune/news/wtc-
pune-signs-mou-with-wtcis-
verbind
Antwerp Port Authority -
WTC Pune
Port of Antwerp -
Roadshow
APA MoU with WTC
10-Feb-15
FIEO - MCCIA -
PCHAA - FLANDERS
INVESTMENT
Mr. Luc Arnouts, Chief Commercial Officer, Mr. Raj Khalid,
India Representation – Port of Antwerp, Mr. P.C. Nambiar -
FIEO, Mr. Vinod Sharma and Capt. Ashish Samarth -
PCHAA, Mr. Kopardekar - MCCIA, Mr. Jurgen Maerschand,
Commissioner Government of Flanders, Ms. Babette
Desfossez - Embassy of The Kingdom of Belgium, Ms. FM
Van Meenen - MD of DISSACO, Mr. Christian Hergoz, VP
and Mr. Bart Loos, GM - FIEGE,
https://www.wtca.org/news/port-
of-antwerp-signs-mou-with-wtc-
pune
https://www.wtca.org/locations/
world-trade-center-
pune/albums/antwerp-port-
authority-roadshow
WTC Bangalore
MoU signing with
WTC Bangalore
05-Feb-15 -
Mr. Balaram Menon - President, Mr. Dr. Bose Nair, Vice
President - WTC Bangalore
https://www.wtca.org/locations
/world-trade-center-
pune/news/mou-signed-
between-wtc-pune-and-wtc-
bangalore
https://www.wtca.org/locations/
world-trade-center-
pune/albums/wtc-pune-signs-
mou-with-wtc-bangalore
Indo-American Chamber of
Commerce - West India,
Mumbai
US Delegation from
Houston, Texas on
Ports and
Infrastructure
04-Dec-14
The Indo-American
Chamber of
Commerce of
Greater Houston
(IACCGH);
Judge Ed Emmett - Harris County, Mr.
Tom Kornegay, Past Executive Director - Port of Houston,
Texas State Senator Rodney Ellis &
Mr. N. N. Kumar - JN Port Chairman
https://www.wtca.org/news/wtc-
pune-with-iacc-host-houston-port-
delegation
US India Importers Council,
Mumbai &
US India Investor's Forum
Bi-lateral ties /
opportunities and
Dinner Reception
19-Nov-14
US India Importers
Council, Mumbai &
US India Investor's
Forum
The Honorable Ms. Nikki Randhawa Haley - Governor of
South Carolina, USA
Ms. Katherine Veldran - Office of the Governor,
Mr. W. Ford Graham - SC Department of Commerce,
Director of International Investment,
Mr. Morgan Crapps – SC Department of Commerce, Project
Manager
https://www.wtca.org/news/gove
rnor-nikki-haley-interacts-with-wtc-
pune
Indo-American Chamber of
Commerce Pune Branch
IACC Annual
Fellowship Nite
20-Mar-14
Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania
Ms.Supriya K, Assoc. Director & Mr. S. K. Jain, President
MCCIA
https://www.wtca.org/news/annu
al-fellowship-night-at-jw-marriott-
pune
WTC Pune events matrix 2015 4 of 5

5. ORGANISER EVENTS DATE
OTHER
ORGANISATIONS
KEY PARTICIPANTS WEBLINKS Album Links
BNI - India-Local Business -
Global Network
BNI - India-Local
Business - Global
Networking Meet
11-Mar-14 - Mr. Atul Joglekar, Regional Director, Pune (East) - BNI -
Indo-American Chamber of
Commerce Pune Branch
Export-Import Bank
of the United States
(Ex-Im) Bank
Chairman and
President Pune visit
06-Feb-14
US Commercial
Services, Mumbai
Mr. Fred Hochberg, Chairman and Mr. Scott Mulhauser,
Sr. VP - Export-Import Bank of the United States
http://origin.library.constantco
ntact.com/download/get/file/1
105463465447-1401/Pune-
Eximbank.pdf
World Trade Center Pune.
U.S. Export-Import
(Ex-Im) Bank
Chairman and
President Pune one-
on- one meeting
with Pune
Industrialists
06-Feb-14
US India Importers
Council, Mumbai &
Pune
Mr. Martin Claessens, Commercial Officer, U.S. Commercial
Service
http://origin.library.constantconta
ct.com/download/get/file/110546
3465447-1401/Pune-Eximbank.pdf
https://www.wtca.org/locations/
world-trade-center-
pune/albums/wtc-pune-hosts-us-
exim-bank-chairman-fred-
hochberg-visit
World Trade Center Pune.
Visit of Mr. Richard
Heald, CEO of UK
India Business
Council (UKIBC),
London
04-Dec-13
British Business
Group (BBG) Pune
Ms. Vandana Saxena, Director UKIBC,
Mr. Ramgopal Rao, Vice Chairperson and Brig. Apte,
Director of British Business Group Pune
https://www.wtca.org/locations/w
orld-trade-center-
pune/albums/mr-richard-heald-
group-chief-executive-uk-india-
business-council-visits-wtc-pune
https://www.wtca.org/locations/
world-trade-center-
pune/albums/mr-richard-heald-
group-chief-executive-uk-india-
business-council-visits-wtc-pune
US India Importers Council
Round Table
Conference of Pune
Industries
22-Nov-13
US India Importers
Council, Mumbai &
Pune
Ms. Camille Richardson, Principal Commercial Officer, U.S.
Commercial Service (USCS), U.S. Consulate in Mumbai
http://origin.library.constantconta
ct.com/download/get/file/110546
3465447-1310/PuneMOU.pdf;
https://www.wtca.org/locations/w
orld-trade-center-
pune/albums/round-table-
conference-mou-signing-friday-22-
november-2013
https://www.wtca.org/locations/
world-trade-center-
pune/albums/round-table-
conference-mou-signing-friday-22-
november-2013
WTC Pune & US India
Importers Council
Inauguration of
Pune Chapter of the
U.S. - India
Importer’s Council
(USIIC)
22-Nov-13
US Commercial
Services, Mumbai
Mr. M.J. Rai, Chairman, U.S. - India Importer’s Council
(USIIC)
http://mumbai.usconsulate.gov/p
ne112213.html
World Trade Center Pune
MOU Signing with
Indo-American
Chamber of
15-Nov-13
Indo-American
Chamber of
Commerce Pune
Mr. Ranjjite Wanddricer, Chairman, IACC, Pune &
Chairman Elect Mr. Porwal
http://origin.library.constantco
ntact.com/download/get/file/1
105463465447-1169/Pune-
World Trade Center Pune.
India Independence
Day Flag Hoisting at
WTC, Pune
15-Aug-13
Indo-American
Chamber of
Commerce Pune
Branch
Mr. Ranjjite Wanddricer, Chairman, IACC, Pune
http://myemail.constantcontact.co
m/-October-2013-Issue-of-WTCA-
Newsletter.html?soid=110546346
5447&aid=zi9c30POqfM
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