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India Economic Summit
Redefining Public-Private Cooperation for a New Beginning
New Delhi, India 4-6 November 2014
Co-Chairs:
• Shobhana Bhartia, Chairperson and Editorial Director, HT Media, India
• James Hogan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Etihad Airways, United Arab Emirates
• Yorihiko Kojima, Chairman of the Board, Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan
• Anand Mahindra, Chairman and Managing Director, Mahindra & Mahindra, India
• Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, Documentary Filmmaker, SOC Films, Pakistan; Young Global Leader
Programme
As of 3 November 2014
Tuesday 4 November
08.00 - 22.00
ITC Maurya Hotel
Private Event
Private Industry and Constituent Meetings
Please check TopLink for invitations to private events you may have received.
08.30 - 20.00
Taj Palace Hotel
Registration Opens
The registration desk is located in the lobby of the Taj Palace Hotel.
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Wednesday 5 November
09.15 - 10.30
Taj Palace Hotel Shahjehan
Arena Session
New Pathways to Sustainability
What innovative models can strengthen food and water security in India?
Dimensions to be addressed:
- Building resilience to climate change
- Improving productivity of smallholder farmers
- Encouraging a systems approach through partnerships and collaboration
This session is on the record and webcast live.
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Etienne Benet, Head of Nestlé South Asia Region, Nestlé India, India
Daniel Kablan Duncan, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire
Ajay Vir Jakhar, Chairman, Bharat Krishak Samaj (Farmers' Forum India), India
Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, Chairperson, Council on Energy, Environment and
Water (CEEW), India; Global Agenda Council on Climate Change
Jaidev R. Shroff, Chief Executive Officer, United Phosphorus (UPL), India
Moderated by
• Rajiv Shah, Administrator, US Agency for International Development (USAID);
Young Global Leader Alumnus
09.15 - 10.30
Taj Palace Hotel Plenary Hall/Durbar
Interactive Session
Which Comes First: Employment or Employability?
With the skills mismatch a growing problem, what solutions will make India’s youth
more employable?
Dimensions to be addressed:
- Reforming education systems
- Promoting entrepreneurship
- Partnering with business to match supply and demand
Simultaneous interpretation in English and Hindi
This session is on the record and webcast live.
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Shobhana Bhartia, Chairperson and Editorial Director, HT Media, India; Co-Chair
of the India Economic Summit
Nicholas Dirks, Chancellor, University of California, Berkeley, USA; Global
Agenda Council on Global Governance
Arundhuti Gupta, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Mentor Together, India;
Global Shaper; Global Agenda Council on India
Smriti Zubin Irani, Minister of Human Resource Development of India
Uday S. Kotak, Executive Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Kotak Mahindra
Bank, India
Moderated by
• Gary Coleman, Managing Director, Global Industries, Deloitte, USA
09.15 - 10.45
Taj Palace Hotel Roshanara
Solution Session
Driving Growth through Transparency
Each year, developing countries lose up to $1 trillion due to corruption and bad
governance. How can business, government and civil society collaborate on
transparency to increase growth?
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Dimensions to be addressed:
- Eliminating transaction barriers to doing business
- Changing societal behaviour through public awareness
- Implementing policy reforms and good governance
Discussion Leaders
• Kanan Dhru, Founder and Managing Director, Research Foundation for
Governance in India, India; Global Shaper
• Hemant Kanoria, Chairman and Managing Director, SREI Infrastructure Finance,
India
• Pradeep Lankapalli, Managing Director, India and Global Head, Operations
Centres, Thomson Reuters, India
• Sumit Mazumder, President-designate, Confederation of India Industry (CII);
Chairman and Managing Director, TIL, India
Closing Remarks by
• N. K. Singh, Senior Member, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), India
Facilitated by
• Pranjal Sharma, Consulting Editor, Businessworld, India; Global Agenda Council
on Transparency & Anti-Corruption
10.30 - 11.00
Taj Palace Hotel Networking Area
Community Break
11.00 - 11.45
Taj Palace Hotel Plenary Hall/Durbar
Opening Plenary
Opening Plenary
On the occasion of the 29th India Economic Summit, the Finance Minister of India will
share his vision of the nation's rising global influence and achieving equitable growth
for its population.
This session is on the record and webcast live.
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Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance, Corporate Affairs and Defence of India
Welcoming Remarks by
• Chandrajit Banerjee, Director-General, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII),
India; Global Agenda Council on India
• Viraj Mehta, Director, Head of India and South Asia, World Economic Forum
Chaired by
• Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum
11.45 - 13.30
Taj Palace Hotel Networking Area
13.30 - 14.45
Taj Palace Hotel Plenary Hall/Durbar
Community Lunch
The community lunch is an occasion for participants to meet informally.
Televised Session
India Growth Outlook
As investor interest in India increases, what challenges and opportunities are shaping
its growth outlook?
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Dimensions to be addressed:
- Geo-economic risks
- Fiscal deficit and food price inflation
- Business environment and regulatory reforms
This session was developed in partnership with Bloomberg.
Simultaneous interpretation in English and Hindi
As this session is televised, please arrive 15 minutes before the start. The door will be
closed at the scheduled time. This session is on the record and webcast live.
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William Danvers, Deputy Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Paris
Gita Gopinath, Professor of Economics, Harvard University, USA; Young Global
Leader; Global Agenda Council on India
Anand Mahindra, Chairman and Managing Director, Mahindra & Mahindra, India;
Co-Chair of the India Economic Summit
Ajay S. Shriram, President, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII); Chairman and
Senior Managing Director, DCM Shriram, India
Moderated by
• Harsha Subramaniam, Executive Producer, Bloomberg Television, India
13.30 - 14.45
Taj Palace Hotel Shahjehan
Indian to Indian – Solutions to Transform India
How can India's policy-makers, industry captains and civil society see eye-to-eye on a
vision for India?
Dimensions to be addressed:
- Investing in innovation and new growth models
- Fighting factionist views for shared goals
- Supporting environmental sustainability
This session was developed in partnership with ET Now.
As this session is televised, please arrive 15 minutes before the start. The door will be
closed at the scheduled time. This session is on the record and webcast live.
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Rahul Bajaj, Chairman, Bajaj Auto, India
Kamal Nath, Member of Parliament, India; Global Agenda Council on India
Chhavi Rajawat, Sarpanch, Elected Head, Village Council of Soda, India; Young
Global Leader
Moderated by
• Supriya Shrinate, Policy Editor, ET NOW, India
13.30 - 14.30
Taj Palace Hotel Roshanara
Thinking Ahead
Thinking Ahead
Four inspiring thought leaders give short talks on breakthrough ideas that could
change the world.
With
• Alok Kshirsagar, Director, McKinsey & Company, India; Young Global Leader
• Deb Roy, Associate Professor, MIT - Media Laboratory, USA; Global Agenda
Council on Social Media
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14.45 - 14.55
Taj Palace Hotel Plenary Hall/Durbar
Anurag Thakur, National President, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (Youth Wing
of BJP), India; Young Global Leader
Pooja Warier, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, UnLtd India, India; Young
Global Leader
Award Ceremony
GGC Award Ceremony
The World Economic Forum will recognize some of India’s fastest-growing companies
as Global Growth Companies 2014.
Simultaneous interpretation in English and Hindi
This session is on the record and webcast live.
Presented by
• David Aikman, Managing Director, Head of New Champions, World Economic
Forum
14.45 - 15.15
Taj Palace Hotel Networking Area
Community Break
15.15 - 16.30
Taj Palace Hotel Shahjehan
Arena Session
Investing in a Cleaner India
What sanitation and hygiene strategies will improve labour productivity and drive
economic growth in India?
Dimensions to be addressed:
- Shifting mindsets from cost to investment
- Improving infrastructure to meet women's needs
- Encouraging pollution control to fight NCDs
This session is linked to initiatives and communities of the Forum. Arnaud Bernaert is
available to brief participants.
This session is on the record and webcast live.
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Adi B. Godrej, Chairman, The Godrej Group, Godrej Industries, India
Pradeep Kashyap, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Mart, India
Sanjiv Mehta, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Hindustan
Unilever, and Executive Vice-President, Unilever South Asia, Unilever, India
Moderated by
• Shekhar Gupta, Editorial Adviser, India Today Group, India
15.15 - 16.30
Taj Palace Hotel Plenary Hall/Durbar
Televised Session
Mind the Trillion Dollar Gap
What initiatives will bridge the $1 trillion infrastructure deficit in India?
Dimensions to be addressed:
- Revisiting public-private partnerships
- Developing local capital markets for long-term growth
- Creating an indigenous model of urbanization
This session was developed in partnership with NDTV.
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Simultaneous interpretation in English and Hindi
As this session is televised, please arrive 15 minutes before the start. The door will be
closed at the scheduled time. This session is on the record and webcast live.
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Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport, Highways and Shipping of
India
Ajit Gulabchand, Chairman and Managing Director, Hindustan Construction
Company, India
Yorihiko Kojima, Chairman of the Board, Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan; CoChair of the India Economic Summit
Mark Spelman, Global Managing Director, Accenture, United Kingdom; Global
Agenda Council on Europe
Moderated by
• Barkha Dutt, Group Editor, English News, New Delhi Television (NDTV), India;
Young Global Leader Alumnus
15.15 - 16.45
Taj Palace Hotel Mumtaz Mahal
Workshop
Disrupting India
How can creative disruption in industries help India achieve sustainable growth?
Session objectives:
- Define “creative disruption”
- Explore which Indian industries are being disrupted, and how
- Understand the industry, sustainability and public-policy implications
Discussion Leaders
• Bhavish Aggarwal, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, ANI Technologies,
India
• Anshu Gupta, Founder and Director, Goonj, India; Social Entrepreneur; Global
Agenda Council on Humanitarian Response
• Lisa Heydlauff, Chief Executive Officer, Going to School, India; Young Global
Leader
• Deep Kalra, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, MakeMyTrip, India
• Pranav Suresh, Chief Executive Officer, Startup Village, India
16.30 - 17.00
Taj Palace Hotel Networking Area
Community Break
17.00 - 18.15
Taj Palace Hotel Shahjehan
Interactive Session
Delivering Digital India
How can local innovations be scaled up to achieve inclusive growth?
Dimensions to be addressed:
- Providing strategic incubators for rural entrepreneurs
- Leveraging mobile technology and e-governance
- Crowdsourcing solutions for reverse innovation
This session is on the record and webcast live.
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Adaire Fox-Martin, President, Asia-Pacific Japan, SAP Asia, Singapore
Amit Mehra, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, RML Information Services,
India; Young Global Leader
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Bhaskar Pramanik, Chairman, Microsoft Corporation, India
Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Communications and Information Technology
of India
Deb Roy, Associate Professor, MIT - Media Laboratory, USA; Global Agenda
Council on Social Media
Moderated by
• Samir Patil, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Scroll, India
17.00 - 18.15
Taj Palace Hotel Plenary Hall/Durbar
Televised Session
Boosting Competitiveness, Enabling Trade
How will India improve its trade competitiveness?
Dimensions to be addressed:
- Better investment environment for high-growth sectors
- Domestic border processes and transparent taxation
- Effective supply chains with regional trade partnerships
This session was developed in partnership with CNBC-TV18.
Simultaneous interpretation in English and Hindi
As this session is televised, please arrive 15 minutes before the start. The door will be
closed at the scheduled time. This session is on the record and webcast live.
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James Hogan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Etihad Airways, United
Arab Emirates; Co-Chair of the India Economic Summit
Moderated by
• Shereen Bhan, Managing Editor, CNBC-TV18, India
18.30 - 19.00
Taj Palace Hotel
Transfer to the Opening Reception and Dinner
The shuttle service will run continuously from the Taj Palace Hotel to the Taj Mahal
Hotel from 18.30 to 19.00.
You must wear your badge to use this service and to take part in the Opening
Reception and Dinner.
19.00 - 22.00
Taj Mahal Hotel
Opening Reception and Dinner
Participants are invited to join the Opening Reception and Dinner hosted by the Indian
Members of the World Economic Forum.
21.00 - 22.00
Taj Mahal Hotel
Transfer to Taj Palace Hotel
The shuttle service will run continuously from the Taj Mahal Hotel to the Taj Palace
Hotel from 21.00 to 22.00.
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Thursday 6 November
09.15 - 10.30
Taj Palace Hotel Plenary Hall/Durbar
Interactive Session
Lighting India
With over 22% of world’s unelectrified population living in India, what steps are
needed to provide power to all?
Dimensions to be addressed:
- Developing domestic supply capacity with optimal energy mix
- Reforming for off-grid energy generation and distribution
- Facilitating an operative environment that incentivizes performance
Simultaneous interpretation in English and Hindi
This session is on the record and webcast live.
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Tejpreet Singh Chopra, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bharat Light and
Power, India; Young Global Leader; Global Agenda Council on India
Ashvin Dayal, Associate Vice-President and Managing Director, Asia, Rockefeller
Foundation, Thailand
Piyush Goyal, Minister of State for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy of
India
Dong-Kwan Kim, Managing Director, Hanwha Group, Republic of Korea; Young
Global Leader
Moderated by
• Gavin E. R. Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, IFC Asset Management Company,
USA; Global Agenda Council on Sustainable Development
09.15 - 10.45
Taj Palace Hotel Mumtaz Mahal
Workshop
Trust Capital: A Currency for Success
How can business, government and civil society develop trust as a currency for
success?
Session objectives:
- Identify critical factors for building trust as a core competency
- Share tested approaches across sectors
- Encourage collective action
Discussion Leaders
• Moustapha Ben Barka, Minister of Industry and Investments Promotion of Mali
• Gaurav D. Garg, President, Senior Partner and Member of Executive Committee,
Mercer (MMC), India
• Tim Hanstad, President and Chief Executive Officer, Landesa, USA; Social
Entrepreneur; Global Agenda Council on Food & Nutrition Security
• Utsav Mitra, Officer on Special Duty to the Minister of Power, Coal and New and
Renewable Energy, India Government, India
• Prema Sagar, Principal and Founder, Genesis Burson Marsteller Public
Relations, India
• Nikhilananda Saraswati, Regional Head, Chinmaya Mission, India
Facilitated by
• Malini Mehra, Founder, Centre for Social Markets (CSM), United Kingdom; Young
Global Leader
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Thursday 6 November
10.30 - 11.00
Taj Palace Hotel Networking Area
Community Break
11.00 - 12.30
Taj Palace Hotel Roshanara
Solution Session
Manufacturing: India’s Rising Lion
With 10 million people joining its workforce each year, India has the potential to create
90 million manufacturing jobs over the next decade. How can India become the
world’s manufacturing hub?
Dimensions to be addressed:
- Creating an ecosystem that nurtures start-ups
- Providing infrastructure and a skilled workforce
- Boosting growth through regulation
Discussion Leaders
• Bhairavi Jani, Executive Director, SCA Group of Companies, India
• Amitabh Kant, Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, India
• Siddhartha Lal, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Eicher Motors,
India; Young Global Leader
• Apparao V Mallavarapu, Chairman and Managing Director, Centum Electronics,
India
• Srivatsan Rajan, Managing Director, Bain & Company India, India; Global
Agenda Council on India
Facilitated by
• Reuben Abraham, Chief Executive Officer and Senior Fellow, IDFC Institute,
India; Young Global Leader; Global Agenda Council on Emerging Multinationals
11.00 - 12.00
Taj Palace Hotel Shahjehan
Televised Session
A New India: Free, Fair and Prosperous?
How can India’s new government achieve inclusive growth while safeguarding
individual freedoms?
Dimensions to be addressed:
- Balancing growth with development to reduce inequality
- Improving governance and transparency
- Upholding political and religious rights
This session was developed in partnership with the BBC.
As this session is televised, please arrive 15 minutes before the start. The door will be
closed at the scheduled time. This session is on the record and webcast live.
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Piyush Goyal, Minister of State for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy of
India
Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman, Bharti Enterprises, India
Moderated by
• Nik Gowing, Presenter, BBC World News, United Kingdom; Global Agenda
Council on Geo-economics
12.00 - 13.15
Taj Palace Hotel Networking Area
Community Lunch
The community lunch is an occasion for participants to meet informally.
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12.15 - 13.00
Taj Palace Hotel Mumtaz Mahal
One-on-One
Directors' Cut
Join three South Asian film luminaries as they walk us through the journey of an artist
from inception of a creative seed to birth of cinematic excellence.
This session is on the record and webcast live.
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Shekhar Kapur, Film Director, Shekhar Kapur Entertainment, India
Moderated by
• Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, Documentary Filmmaker, SOC Films, Pakistan; CoChair of the India Economic Summit; Young Global Leader
13.15 - 14.30
Taj Palace Hotel Mumtaz Mahal
Interactive Session
Inclusive Finance: From Paper to Action
What steps will increase use of formalized banking solutions to achieve universal
financial inclusion?
Dimensions to be addressed:
- Endorsing disruptive innovations for effective adoption
- Enabling profitable business models
- Garnering cross-sector collaboration
This session is on the record.
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Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, Vice-President of Ghana
Ajith Nivard Cabraal, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Rana Kapoor, Founder, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, YES
BANK, India
Stuart Milne, Chief Executive Officer, HSBC India, India
Chetna Vijay Sinha, Founder, Mann Deshi Foundation, India; Social
Entrepreneur
Moderated by
• John Chalmers, Bureau Chief, South Asia, Thomson Reuters, India
13.15 - 14.45
Taj Palace Hotel Roshanara
Solution Session
Trending Now: Young India
Influencing politics, consumer trends and the national talent pool, India’s more than
400 million young people exercise enormous sway. But what do they really want?
Dimensions to be addressed:
- Modernity in a traditional ethos
- Economic access over political democracy
- Digital divide and rural inequality
Discussion Leaders
• Vineet Agarwal, Managing Director, Transport Corporation of India, India; Global
Agenda Council on the Future of Logistics & Supply Chains
• Vandana Goyal, Chief Executive Officer, Akanksha Foundation, India; Young
Global Leader
• Rajeev Mantri, Executive Director, Navam Capital, India; Global Shaper
• Piyush Mathur, President, India Region, Nielsen India, India
• A G Rao, Group Managing Director, ManpowerGroup Services India, India
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13.15 - 14.30
Taj Palace Hotel Shahjehan
Gulika Reddy, Advocate, Madras High Court, India; Global Shaper
Televised Session
Gender Equality: The Unfinished Revolution
How can gender-based norms and perceptions be transformed in India?
Dimensions to be addressed:
- Supporting equal decision-making at home
- Building gender-sensitized public spaces
- Promoting a business case for gender equality
This session was developed in partnership with Deutsche Welle.
As this session is televised, please arrive 15 minutes before the start. The door will be
closed at the scheduled time. This session is on the record and webcast live.
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Arun Das Mahapatra, Managing Partner, Heidrick & Struggles, India
Shekhar Kapur, Film Director, Shekhar Kapur Entertainment, India
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, Documentary Filmmaker, SOC Films, Pakistan; CoChair of the India Economic Summit; Young Global Leader
Moderated by
• Amrita Cheema, Anchor, Deutsche Welle TV, Germany
13.15 - 14.30
Taj Palace Hotel Plenary Hall/Durbar
Uniting the States of India
How will governance reforms take place in the context of greater decentralization?
Dimensions to be addressed:
- Driving development through cooperative federalism
- Fuelling growth through competitive advantage of states
- Evaluating implications for the private sector
This session was developed in partnership with NDTV.
Simultaneous interpretation in English and Hindi
As this session is televised, please arrive 15 minutes before the start. The door will be
closed at the scheduled time. This session is on the record and webcast live.
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N. Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, India
Moderated by
• Vikram Chandra, Presenter and Editor, NDTV, India
14.45 - 15.45
Taj Palace Hotel Plenary Hall/Durbar
Plenary Session
Closing Plenary
New partnership models for business, government and civil society can help India
achieve greater equity through sustainable growth in the global context. This session
will highlight the recommendations and initiatives identified during the summit and how
progress can be made in the coming year.
Simultaneous interpretation in English and Hindi
This session is on the record and webcast live.
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Thursday 6 November
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Shobhana Bhartia, Chairperson and Editorial Director, HT Media, India; Co-Chair
of the India Economic Summit
James Hogan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Etihad Airways, United
Arab Emirates; Co-Chair of the India Economic Summit
Anand Mahindra, Chairman and Managing Director, Mahindra & Mahindra, India;
Co-Chair of the India Economic Summit
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, Documentary Filmmaker, SOC Films, Pakistan; CoChair of the India Economic Summit; Young Global Leader
Chaired by
• Philipp Rösler, Managing Director and Member of the Managing Board, World
Economic Forum; Young Global Leader
15.45 - 16.15
Taj Palace Hotel Networking Area
Farewell Reception
Participants are invited to a reception to officially close the India Economic Summit.
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