On January 5, 2016, Rick Custer attended the Farewell Luncheon for Chairman Ajay Banga and used the opportunity to meet with some important industry and government contacts from India and the United States. On January 12, 2016, Ramesh Purohit and Kirit Palsana attended a meeting cum conference call organized by the USIBC to discuss the Digital Economy strategy for 2016. There were many American companies and their subsidiaries from India who participated in this event to learn about new digital and IT infrastructure opportunities in India.