High Velocity Lessons on Lobbying and Trade with Samir Kapadia

Art of Supply

“In this climate of being a trade professional in Washington, expect to be in an Uber for about half of the day and then the other half of it sitting in rooms making cases of why people either should be not paying tariffs or how other people should be paying tariffs.” - Samir Kapadia, Managing Principal at Vogel Group and Founder and CEO at India Index

Supply chain professionals have always had to keep a close eye on trade–both the policies and the geopolitical happenings that affect it. But with tariffs launching trade-related topics to the top of the news cycle repeatedly since January, all of us - supply chain professionals and otherwise - have learned something new.

One person who spends a majority of his time right in the thick of it all is Samir Kapadia, Managing Principal at Vogel Group and Founder and CEO at India Index.

Samir and Kelly Barner have discussed global sourcing and tariffs in the past, but in this interview they take a broader approach, exploring how trade policies and lobbying intersect and what they really mean in today's volatile geopolitical environment.

In this episode of the Art of Supply podcast, Samir shares his expertise about the:

• Nuances of trade relationships between companies and governments
• Factors that influence trade agreements and tariffs
• Types of lobbying methods that influence and shape trade practices

Links:

• Samir Kapadia on LinkedIn
• India Index
• The Dawn of a New Era in U.S. Trade Policy
• Evaluating India as a Viable Alternative to China
• Kelly Barner on LinkedIn
• Art of Supply LinkedIn newsletter
• Art of Supply on AOP
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