Name of the delegate	Mr. Padmin Hasitkant Buch
About the delegate	Padmin is a senior professional in the field of project and management consultancy and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). He is also a senior visiting faculty with reputed academic institutions such as EDI, CEPT, GTU and Nirma. Padmin was earlier the Managing Director of Gujarat Industrial and Technical Consultancy Organization (GITCO) Ltd, a Government of Gujarat promoted consultancy organization. Padmin has a combined experience of more than 30 years in the areas of industry, project consultancy, entrepreneurship and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). He works across a wide spectrum of industries with focus on pharmaceuticals, healthcare, herbals and medical devices.
Organization name	Troikaa Pharmaceuticals Ltd.  Bhagwati Autocast Ltd.
Delegate’s work profile	Padmin serves as a project consultant for startups and existing businesses, especially in the sectors of pharmaceuticals, healthcare, medical devices and herbals. Padmin is also an Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) advisor.
Designation	Independent Director
Address	C 201, Vasupujya apartments, Behind St. Xaviers Loyola school, Naranpura, Ahmedabad 380013, India
Contact number	+91 9825884846
Organization website	www.troikaa.com, www.bhagwati.com
Email address	phbuch3@gmail.com
Professional affiliations / memberships	Executive Board member of the Gujarat Innovation Society. Chairman of Extension Services Committee and member of Governing Council of Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA). Steering Committee member of Gujarat Council on Science and Technology (GUJCOST), Government of Gujarat. Executive Council member of the Institute of Management Consultants of India (IMCI), Gujarat chapter. Also served as Vice Chairman in the past. Member of MSME Committee of Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI). Advisor on MarkPatent.Org, an IP knowledge hub.
Professional achievements	Honored with the Pedagogical Innovation Award 2013 for his sustained contribution towards innovation pedagogies and IPR efforts at various levels of GTU (Gujarat Technological University) Innovation Council. Invited as a Speaker to the 2014 International Seminar on IPR / Patents. Invited and visited as a business delegate by the Indo-French Exchange Program in 2015 across two locations in France. Invited and visited China and Hong Kong as a delegate in the business delegation of Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) in March 2016. Currently he is the independent director of Troikaa Pharma with an annual turnover of $51.29 million.
Objectives of visit to USA	Open to explore investments in USA. B2B and B2G meetings for two way exchange of investment proposals To guide interested companies from USA on intellectual property rights in pharmaceuticals and other sectors across India and for the state of Gujarat in particular.
Interested in meeting	Looking forward to meet EDO's. Looking forward to meet corporations, professionals and government officials to discuss two way exchanges of investment proposals and subsequent implementation. Looking forward to meet potential clients interested in IPR consulting for India.