Agenda

Registration and refreshments

Chair’s opening remarks

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  Alex Travelli

  India correspondent, The Economist

Compete to grow

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  Adi B. Godrej

  Chairman, The Godrej Group

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  Nilanjan Ghosh

  Senior fellow and head, economics, Observer Research Foundation

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  Max Rodenbeck

  South Asia bureau chief, The Economist

Ask The Economist: Mr Modi’s reforms—A tentative scorecard

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  Max Rodenbeck

  South Asia bureau chief, The Economist

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  Alex Travelli

  India correspondent, The Economist

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  Daniel Knowles

  South Asia business and economics correspondent, The Economist

Networking Break

Focus on defence: How the national government, states and territories can work together for the country’s benefit

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  Nirmala Sitharaman

  Minister of defence, Republic of India

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  Max Rodenbeck

  South Asia bureau chief, The Economist

Doing business in India: Work in progress

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  Zarin Daruwala

  Chief executive, Standard Chartered Bank India

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  Amitabh Kant

  Chief executive, NITI Aayog

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  Ahmed El Sheikh

  President and chief executive, PepsiCo India

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  Anand Kripalu

  Managing director and chief executive, Diageo India

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  Alex Travelli

  India correspondent, The Economist

Networking Luncheon

Empowering the young

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  Shashi Tharoor

  Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

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  CP Gurnani

  Managing director and chief executive, Tech Mahindra

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  V. Ramgopal Rao

  Director, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

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  Chetna Sinha

  Founder and chairperson, Mann Deshi Bank and Mann Deshi Foundation

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  Laurel West

  Managing director, content solutions, Asia, The Economist Group

Beyond the rhetoric: Nurturing innovation and entrepreneurship

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  Hemant Kanoria

  Chairman and managing director, Srei Infrastructure Finance

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  Richa Bajpai

  Founder, Goodera

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  Avnish Bajaj

  Founder and managing partner, Matrix Partners

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  Farhan Pettiwala

  Executive director & head development- India & South Asia, Akhand Jyoti Eye Hospital

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  Daniel Knowles

  South Asia business and economics correspondent, The Economist

Fireside chat

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  Kailash Satyarthi

  Founder, Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation

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  Alex Travelli

  India correspondent, The Economist

Networking Break

Keynote interview

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  Piyush Goyal

  Minister of railways and coal, India

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  Max Rodenbeck

  South Asia bureau chief, The Economist

Financial reforms: The winners and losers

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  Sachin Menon

  National Head, Indirect Tax, KPMG India

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  Preet Dhupar

  Chief Financial Officer, IKEA India

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  Daniel Knowles

  South Asia business and economics correspondent, The Economist

How important are the states in making it easier to do business in India?

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  Kumar Mangalam Birla

  Chairman, Aditya Birla Group

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  Max Rodenbeck

  South Asia bureau chief, The Economist

Closing remarks and networking cocktails