Inaugural Session

• Inaugural Address by Hon’ble Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (I/C) for Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy, Government of India
• Inaugural Address by Anurag Thakur, Member of Parliament & National President, Bharatiya JanataYuva Morcha (BJYM)
• Jerry Hultin Senior Presidential Fellow, New York University & Chairman, Global Advisory Board at Smart City Expo World Congress
• Dalbir Singh, Senior Advisor, Forum of Federations, Canada
• Vote of Thanks by Harjiv Singh, Founder & CEO, Salwan Media

Session Topic: Financing India’s ambitious agenda for "Smart Cities”, “Digital India”, “Make in India”

Moderator: Awaited Confirmation

Speakers:

• 1. Neeraj Bhargava, CEO, Zodius
• 2. Ashish Guha, Former CEO, Heidelberg Cement India, and Lazard India
• 3. Rajiv Bajaj, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Bajaj Capital

SessionTopic: Transforming Indian cities using data: Connected Communities + Government = Smart Cities

Moderator: Yatish Rajawat, Founder, Livable Habitats

Speakers:

• Purushottam Kaushik, Managing Director, Sales, Growth Verticals, Cisco India & SAARC
• Lalit Gupta, VP, Oracle Corporation
• Jerry Hultin, Senior Presidential Fellow, New York University & Chairman, Global Advisory Board at Smart City Expo World Congress

Session Topic: Overcoming India’s Skills Gap: A Perspective on MOOC’s / Community Colleges / Industry - Academic Partnerships

Moderator: Pari Jhaveri, Senior Partner, Transearch

Speakers:

• Stephanie Durand, Manager, International Growth – Coursera
• Mahendra Bapna, Former CEO of Tata Motors Enterprises and Advanced Leadership Fellow-2012 at Harvard University
• Unmesh Brahme, Country Director, India, Room to Read

Session Topic: Spotlight Session

Speakers:

• Harsha Mahabala, Co- Founder, Edutel

Session Topic: Luncheon Keynote:

Speakers:

• Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (I/C) and Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India

Session Topic: Technological and Skills Impact of Indigenization & Modernization of India's Defence Industry

Moderator: Dalbir Singh, Senior Advisor, Forum of Federations, Canada

Speakers:

• Vice Admiral (Retd.) Pradeep Kaushiva, Former Director, National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi
• Maj. Gen Kuldip S Sindhu, vsm (Retd.), Indian Army
• Lt. Gen. A S Lamba, (Retd.) Vice-Chief, Indian Army
• Air Marshal P K Mehra (Retd.) PVSM, AVSM, VM, Indian Air Force

Session Topic: Indian Higher Education: Opportunities & Challenges in building a 21st century knowledge economy

Moderator: Meeta Sengupta, Founder, Center for Education Strategy

Speakers:

• Dr. P Pushkar, Author, Columnist on higher education & Asst. Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Ashok Trivedi, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman; iGate Corporation
• Dr. Shreekant Gupta, Associate Professor, Delhi School of Economics, and Adjunct Associate Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
• Dr. Vinnie Jauhari, Director, Education Advocacy, Microsoft

Session Topic: Digital India: Can e-commerce entrepreneurs drive digital adoption in India?

Moderator: Vikram Chachra, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Eight Capital

Speakers:

• Anisha Singh, Founder & CEO, mydala.com
• Dhruv Agarwala, Co-Founder, PropTiger.com
• Falguni Nayar, CEO, Nykaa
• Ashish Kalra, Chairman, Cambridge Technology Inc.

Session Topic: How can Social Investments transform India’s Development?

Moderator: Amit Bhatia, CCEO, Impact Investors Council

Speakers:

• Divyang Arora, Programme Manager, Central Square Foundation
• Debasish Mitter, Country Director, India, Michael and Susan Dell foundation
• Arti Luniya, Executive Director, Coal Import Group Steel Authority of India Limited (S.A.I.L)

Session Topic: An Investor’s Perspective on India: FII & FDI

Moderator: Svetoslav Varadzhakov, Partner, Collabrium Capital and Director, Central Asia Forum, University of Cambridge

Speakers:

• Nandita Parker Agarwal, Managing Partner, Karma Capital
• Mittu Chandiliya, CEO, Air Asia India
• Dr. Saurabh Srivastava, ExecutiveChairman, Steria India

Session Topic: “Make in India”: Laying the foundation for manufacturing growth and development

Speakers:

• Amitabh Kant, MSecretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) & Chairman, Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation
• Shereen Bhan, Managing Editor, CNBC-TV18

Session Topic: “What will it take to make Delhi a Smart City?”

Moderator: Preeti Sinha, Senior President & Global Convenor, Yes Institute, Yes Bank

Speakers:

• Meenakshi Lekhi, Member of Parliament (BJP), New Delhi and National Spokesperson (BJP)
• Pankaj Vir Gupta, Principal, vir.mueller architects, Harry S. ShureProfessor of Architecture, University of Virginia

Spotlight Session Topic Communicating the Promise of India’s Growth to the World: Renewing Hope in Brand India

Speakers:

• Manoj Ladwa, Chief Executive, MLS Chase, Founder, India Inc., & Former Communications Director, Modi For PM Campaign
• Harjiv Singh, Founder & CEO, Salwan Media