Rita Kakati-Shah is the Founder and CEO of Uma, a position held since September 2016. In addition to entrepreneurial leadership, Rita serves on several advisory and governance roles including Advisory Council member at Ankh Impact Ventures, Trustee at Equality Starts at Home, and Board Member at St. George's Society of New York. Other notable positions include Board Advisor at Turning Rock Partners and Global Chairperson at the Global Council for The Promotion of International Trade. Rita is also a Founding Member of Democracy Without Borders for India and holds the title of Global Vice President at the Confederation of Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. Rita's educational background includes a B.Sc. and M.Sci. in Mathematics and Management from King's College London.
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Global Council for the Promotion of International Trade (GCPITGHQ)
The major responsibilities of the GCPIT include: implement relevant major national development strategies, and promote foreign trade, bilateral investment and economic & technological cooperation; carry forward cooperation with overseas trade promotion counterparts; receive overseas high-end trade and economic delegations. organize Global trade and economy delegations to visit foreign countries; manage overseas trade exhibitions organized by GCPIT, participate in affairs of World Expo on behalf of the GCPIT; hold or organize Indian companies to attend trade and economic exhibitions, forums, fairs and other international conferences; represent domestic industry and commerce in the field of foreign trade, and involve into the formulation of trade and economic policies and rules, foreign trade negotiation and making of international commercial rules; carry out legal consulting, commercial conciliation , trade and maritime arbitration; sign and issue certificates of origin for export products and other certificates and documents related to foreign trade, provide intellectual property services such as patent application, trade mark registration, litigation and rights safeguarding; organize industries and enterprises to cope with trade disputes; provide trade and economic information, training services etc. The GCPIT will establish wide connections with relevant international organizations, trade & investment promotion agencies, commercial associations and business circle, to organize various forms of communication and cooperation. It is committed to enhancing services for companies and making positive contributions to development of bilateral and multilateral trade relationships, promotion of world economic prosperity and improvement of the well-being of all mankind. We are registered organisation across India, South Africa, UK, USA, UAE & EU.