USISPF Annual Leadership Summit 2025

The U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) hosted the eighth edition of its Leadership Summit on Monday, June 2, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

We were honored to welcome U.S. Secretary of Commerce Mr. Howard Lutnick as the Keynote Speaker at the summit. Secretary Lutnick shared his insights on strengthening the U.S.-India strategic and economic partnership to achieve the goal set by President Trump and Prime Minister Modi for $500 billion in bilateral trade.

The Summit also featured the Second Lady of the United States, Ms. Usha Vance, in a fireside chat. As the first Indian American in the role of Second Lady, Ms. Vance’s presence symbolized the deepening partnership between the world’s oldest and largest democracies, and highlighted the robust strength of the people-to-people ties.

USISPF also presented the 2025 Global Leadership Awards to three distinguished business leaders – Mr. Arvind Krishna, Chairman, President and CEO of IBM; Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group; and Mr. Toshiaki Higashihara, Executive Chairman of Hitachi, Ltd. – for their outstanding contributions in strengthening the US-India-Japan economic partnership.

The USISPF Leadership Summit remained the most prestigious U.S.-India gathering in Washington, D.C., convening influential policymakers, prominent business leaders, senior government officials, diplomats, members of the U.S. Congress and Senate, USISPF Board members, and key stakeholders shaping the future of the bilateral partnership.