India Conference at Harvard
India Conference at Harvard
On March 7th and 8th 2015, graduate students of Harvard will come together to organize India Conference at Harvard – scheduled to be held at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Harvard Business School respectively.
Now in its 12th avatar, India Conference at Harvard is one of the biggest India focused student-led conference held in USA. Last year, the conference brought together over 100 speakers and 600 students from across the world. This year’s impressive speaker lineup includes the likes of Ram Madhav (National General Secretary, BJP), Kiran Bedi (rtd IPS officer and Social Activist), Prithviraj Chavan (ex-Chief Minister of Maharashtra), Rahul Bose (Actor, Director and Social activist), Meera Sanyal (AAP member), Sajjan Jindal (Chairman, MD, JSW Steel), Bharat Karnad (former member of National Security Advisory Board), Shiv Shankar Menon (former National Security Advisor), Sumant Sinha (Founder Chairman and CEO, Renew Power), Akhil Gupta (Chairman, Blackstone India), Dipali Goenka (MD, Welspun Global Brands) and over 80 other dignitaries across the fields of politics, business, social and creative arts.
Taking a leaf out of the recent success of India’s national election, the conference is themed ‘India’s Path to Global Leadership’. The conference aims to bring together India’s thought leaders for a weekend of discussions and brainstorming sessions on India’s aspirations, plans and challenges. Some of the topics include: New Politics meets the age of New Media; Unveiling Sensitivities of India-China relationship; Can India overtake China to become the global manufacturing hub by 2020?; India’s E-Commerce Industry: Expensive bet or futuristic investment?; Establishing global best practices through healthcare delivery innovation; India’s Urban Urgency – Is 100 smart cities the solution?; Solving the Skill Development Juggernaut
The students will get a chance to network with the dignitaries and peers during panel discussions, one on one Q&A opportunities, networking lunches and receptions. The conference is co-chaired by Rajat Sethi – a public policy student at Harvard Kennedy School along with other students from Harvard Business School, Harvard Law School, Graduate School of Education and Graduate School of Design.
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