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Gurugram, July 13, 2018: The U.S.-India Strategic Partnership
Forum (USISPF), in its first ever Annual Leadership Summit, awarded
Ajay Singh, Chairman & Managing Director, SpiceJet, with the USISPF
Leadership Award, an honour established by the Forum to commend excellence in
transformative leadership and public service, along with the leaders’ role in expanding
trade and collaboration between the U.S. and India, on July 12 in Washington, D.C.
D. Jim Umpleby III, CEO of Caterpillar Inc., was also conferred with the Leadership
Award. Both the business leaders were felicitated for their transformative role in
developing U.S.-India business ties and progressing the lives of citizens in the U.S.
and India.
The Annual Leadership Summit hosted in Washington D.C., highlighted the Forum’s
commitment to furthering the strategic partnership between the U.S. and India. The
theme of this year’s summit was “Strengthening the Strategic Partnership”.
“I am deeply honoured to receive this prestigious award. SpiceJet is privileged to be a
part of USISPF’s journey and vision. This recognition belongs to every SpiceJetter who
has worked relentlessly to resurrecting a dying company and building a globally admired
airline in less than three years. SpiceJet’s success is a testament to the strong and
growing relationship between India and the US. This is just the beginning and we look
forward to making great strides together in the years to come.” said Ajay
Singh, CMD, SpiceJet.
Under the leadership of Mr. Singh, SpiceJet placed an order for up to 205 narrow and
wide bodied aircraft – one of the largest orders for new airplanes in Boeing’s history.
SpiceJet was lauded by US President Donald J. Trump for this aircraft order and helping
create tens of thousands of jobs in the United States. SpiceJet followed up the Boeing
order with an order for 50 Bombardier Q400 planes --- the single biggest order for the
Q400 in Bombardier’s history.
The event brought together key stakeholders, including Government of India officials,
industry leaders from the U.S. and India, and government officials in the United States
to discuss opportunities in investment.
Approximately 300 senior level business leaders and investors attended the Summit.
Attending companies at the summit included Walmart, Dow, Boeing International, Abbot,
Amway and Bank of America. Industry and government leaders from the U.S. and India
discussed the value of the U.S.-India partnership between the two countries and how
their shared values of democracy, security, and sustainability are being applied in
both business and government to spur job creation, encourage innovation, and accelerate
economic growth.
Some of the key speakers from India who attended the summit were Navtej Sarna,
Ambassador of India to the United States and Rajiv Kumar, Vice-Chairman of Niti Aayog.
Representative from the USA included Senator Rob Portman (R-OH); USDA Under Secretary
for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, Ted McKinney; Jeffrey Gerrish, Deputy U.S.
Trade Representative; and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), Co-Chair of the Senate India
Caucus among others.
Among the major highlights of this year’s Summit was former Secretary of State, Henry
Kissinger, participating in a fireside chat with USISPF’s Chairman, John Chambers,
former Executive Chairman & CEO of Cisco and Founder of JC2 Ventures.
The summit followed a year where India has seen unprecedented global economic growth. As
the fastest growing economy and soon to be third largest consumer economy, India is of
vital interest to the U.S. with regard to trade, technology and innovation. Led by the
most prominent leaders in U.S.-India relations, USISPF has already been instrumental in
furthering this partnership during the organization’s first year of existence.
About U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum:
The U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum is committed to creating the most powerful
strategic partnership between the U.S. and India. Promoting bilateral trade is an
important part of our work, but our mission reaches far beyond this. It is about
business and government coming together in new ways to create meaningful opportunities
that have the power to change the lives of citizens.
Headquartered in Washington, D.C., USISPF has offices in New York, Silicon Valley,
Mumbai, and New Delhi.
For more details, please visit http://usispf.org/. You can also follow us on LinkedIn,
Twitter and Facebook.
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