Gina Raimondo, Piyush Goyal Discuss Collaboration On Supply Chains
WASHINGTON DC (ANI) – US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal discussed future collaboration on supply chains, workforce development, and other sectors.
The two leaders held discussions during a virtual US-India CEO Forum meeting held on November 30, according to a US Department of Commerce press release. During the meeting, US and Indian CEOs provided both governments with updates on the status of their recommendations on how to advance commercial ties between India and the US.
Raimondo and Goyal highlighted recent government initiatives that were inspired by the recommendations of the CEOs. The two leaders encouraged the Forum members to focus on concrete outcomes and policy deliverables ahead of the next Forum set to be held in early 2024.
At the start of the meeting, Raimondo announced the inclusion of seven new CEOs to the US section of the Forum who will serve alongside the existing CEO members announced in July 2022.
The new members include – Henry Ford Health President, and CEO Robert Riney, Honeywell International, Inc. CEO Vimal Kapur, International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation CEO and Chairman Arvind Krishna, Kyndryl Holdings Inc CEO and Chairman Martin Schroeter, Pfizer CEO and Chairman Albert Bourla, Qualcomm Incorporated President, and Chief Executive Officer Cristiano Amon, Viasat Inc President Kumara Guru Gowrappan.