Water and Shark (W & S) Founder and Global CEO, CA. Harsh Patel was one of the youngest among the Indian Delegation to represent India at the Select USA Investment Summit 2019, held between June 10th - 12th at Washington DC, organized by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
A Chartered Accountant by profession, Mr. Harsh Patel founded Water and Shark, a multinational accounting and consulting firm and has been awarded the Dr. BANA award for Excellence Medallion, Pride of Maharashtra Award 2018, ABP News Award 2018, and India Business Award 2019 by Zee News. Mr. Patel’s motto can be simply put as “Global reach, Local touch” to provide various services with a local presence at a global standard.
The Select USA Summit is the leading event promoting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the United States bringing together senior government officials, business executives, private sector representatives, and policymakers. This mega event provides an opportunity to bring together various companies and economic development organizations from every corner of the nation to ease the way for business investment in the United States. Each year, the summit focuses on a specific theme relating to the US investment environment, overall industry trends and new opportunities.
This year’s Investment Summit brought together representatives from more than 50 US states and territories as well as representatives from 79 international markets. More than 5000 entrepreneurs from around the world attended this three-day business summit in June.
The 2019 delegation from India was led by US Ambassador to India, Mr. Kenneth Juster, alongside top business executives from India which included Mr. Harsh Patel. During this summit, Mr. Harsh Patel got the chance to Interact with USA Ambassador to India, His Excellency Kenneth Juster and India Ambassador to India, His Excellency Harsh Vardhan Shringla.
Discussions addressed the promotion of bilateral relations and the development of joint cooperation, especially in the fields of trade, investment and industry in light of the friendly ties and key interests that India and US share.
The US Ambassador praised PM Modi for his remarkable efforts in making INDO-US bilateral relations stronger, the result of which the trade between India and the US stood at USD 51.5 billion (about Rs 3.6 lakh crore) in 2018-19.
In the event, Mr. Harsh Patel also held various discussions and meetings with economic developments officers and the Governors of various States of USA regarding overall industry trends and new opportunities for investment in the US, as well as on a host of policy and regulatory issues.
Mr. Harsh Patel, who is Founder and Global CEO of USA based International Taxation & Accounting firm, Water and Shark, is praised by US economic officials for their astounding efforts in providing support to entrepreneurs for expanding their business seamlessly in the United States & other countries. Mr. Patel’s vision for Water and Shark is wholeheartedly appreciated by Mr. Darrel Ching, Principal Commercial Officer to U.S. Department of Commerce; His Excellency Harsh Vardhan Shringla, India Ambassador of India to the USA and His Excellency Kenneth Juster, USA Ambassador to India, among a few others.
Throughout the Summit, Director of the National Economic Council Larry Kudlow, Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump, & Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, also graced the occasion.
Water & Shark is a multinational accounting & consulting firm with its global headquarter in the United States. It is an association of independent professional firms composed of chartered accountants, CPA’s and other consulting firms. The firms provide professional services to help entrepreneurs in expanding their business internationally. The firms also provide certain legal services such as company incorporation, tax advisory, international tax, and others to enable entrepreneurs to expand their business seamlessly in the United States & other countries.
Water and Shark have currently set up an arrangement with the State of Delaware for special facilitation of entrepreneurs in the state. Mr. Harsh Patel said that Water and Shark USA Inc. Co-founded by Mr. Maulik Mehta (CA and CPA) an independent member firm of Water and Shark aims to establish a fully operational U.S. office to assist entrepreneurs around the world to establish their businesses by providing the aforementioned services.
Water and Shark’s Founder and Global CEO, Mr. Harsh Patel offers his sincere gratitude to the U.S. Consulate General Mumbai; U.S. Department of State; U.S. Embassy India; His Excellency Kenneth Juster, USA Ambassador to India and the SME Chamber of India.
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