GOPIO INC.
THIRD
GLOBAL INDIAN ENTREPRENEURS CONFERENCE and INDIAN & NRI/PIO ECONOMIC SUMMIT
GOPIO RECOGNIZES THREE AT THE AWARDS BANQUET
The Third Global Indian
Entrepreneurs Conference sponsored by the Global Organization of People of
Indian Origin recognized three PIOs at the Awards Banquet on Sept. 14th.
Anil Kumarsingh Gayan, M.P., Mauritius Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional
Cooperation was honored for political leadership. A graduate of London School
of Economics, Gayan also earned a masters degree at the university of London.
Gayan has been serving as a minister in the Mauritius government since the
Sept. 2000. Gayan was also as a minister between 1983 and 1986.
Gopal Khanna and Karan
Bhatia we honored for their political and business achievements. Gopal Khanna
is Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Peace Corps. He was appointed to
this Senior Foreign Services position in the Bush Administration on June 17,
2002. As Director Gaddi Vasquez's point person on all technology functions,
Khanna is responsible for leading the development of IT strategies and build-up
of worldwide technology platforms. Prior to joining the Peace Corps, Khanna was
President & CEO of ITC, a Minneapolis based technology solutions start-up
venture Khanna founded in 1996. In terms of charitable involvement, Khanna
served as a member of the board of directors of the Minnesota International
Center, Ronald McDonald House, Minnesota Minority Supplier Development Council,
and the Indian American Republican Council. He has chaired many community
initiatives, and currently serves as a National Vice President of the
Association of Indians in America (AIA).
Karan K. Bhatia serves as
Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security. In this position,
Bhatia assists the Under Secretary in all aspects of management and
policymaking at the Bureau of Industry and Security, the Commerce Department
agency that handles issues arising at the intersection of industry and national
security. The Bureau is charged inter alia with the administration and
enforcement of U.S. dual-use export controls, promoting the assurance of the
United States' public and private sector critical infrastructures, ensuring
compliance with U.S. anti-boycott laws, and monitoring the viability of the
U.S. defense industrial base. Prior to assuming the position of Deputy Under
Secretary in June 2002, Bhatia held the position of Chief Counsel for Export
Administration in the Commerce Department's Office of General Counsel. Prior to
assuming the position of Chief Counsel in July 2001, Bhatia was a partner with
the Washington, D.C. law firm of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering,
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