Overview
Reimagining Ease of Doing Business for a $1 Trillion State Economy
Ease of Doing Business is no longer about simplifying approvals.
It is about engineering velocity, certainty, and confidence at scale.
As Maharashtra positions itself at the forefront of India’s next economic leap, the definition of EoDB must evolve — from regulatory simplification to enterprise enablement, from procedural efficiency to execution excellence, and from policy compliance to investment acceleration.
This exclusive, closed-door CEO Roundtable at the ET NOW Global Business Summit – Scripting the Century convenes cross-sector CEOs, global investors, and senior policymakers to co-create a next-generation Ease of Doing Business framework — one that enables speed of entry, ease of expansion, and confidence of continuity.
The goal: to transform Maharashtra from being easy to enter into being impossible to exit — because of superior business experience, institutional trust, and operational agility.
Why Maharashtra. Why Now.
Maharashtra is India’s largest industrial and financial powerhouse, contributing nearly 14% of national GDP and attracting over 30% of cumulative FDI inflows. It hosts India’s deepest ecosystems across manufacturing, BFSI, IT & ITeS, life sciences, media, logistics, and infrastructure.
Yet, as global capital becomes faster, more selective, and increasingly mobile, traditional definitions of EoDB — rankings, checklists, and procedural digitisation — are no longer sufficient.
What enterprises now demand is:
- Speed over steps
- Predictability over permissions
- Clarity over complexity
- Execution certainty over regulatory intent
As India races towards a $10 trillion economy, and global supply chains undergo historic realignment, states that offer the least friction and highest confidence will command disproportionate investment flows.
This Roundtable is therefore designed to redefine Ease of Doing Business for the next decade — positioning Maharashtra as India’s most frictionless, predictable, and investment-ready state economy.
The 2026+ EoDB Imperative
The next decade will witness simultaneous transformation across manufacturing, digital infrastructure, energy, logistics, fintech, healthcare, and AI-driven enterprises.
In this environment:
- Capital will flow where time-to-market is shortest
- Manufacturing will locate where execution risk is lowest
- Innovation will scale where regulatory agility is highest
- Global firms will expand where policy certainty is strongest
Maharashtra’s opportunity lies in leapfrogging from procedural reforms to experiential governance — where the entire enterprise lifecycle is frictionless:
From incorporation → land → construction → utilities → compliance → expansion → exits → reinvestment.
This Roundtable seeks to architect that seamless business journey.
- 14 February 2026, New Delhi
- Session Duration: 1Hr
Key Focus Areas
- Ease of Doing Business 3.0 – Beyond Compliance to Confidence
Designing enterprise journeys that prioritize speed, certainty, and scale-readiness. - Regulatory Velocity & Execution Certainty
Rethinking approvals, inspections, and compliances to enable time-bound, predictable execution. - Digital Governance & AI-Led Clearances
Leveraging AI, data platforms, and automation for predictive approvals, proactive compliance, and real-time governance. - Single Window 2.0 – From Portal to Platform
Transforming digital single windows into integrated execution ecosystems across departments and agencies. - Lifecycle-Based Policy Design
Reframing policies around startup → scale → sustain → expand → exit → reinvest business cycles.
What to Expect
- Analyse friction points across the enterprise lifecycle — from entry to expansion.
- Evaluate Maharashtra’s EoDB frameworks against global benchmarks and competing investment destinations.
- Design next-gen regulatory models focused on speed, predictability, and trust.
- Synthesize cross-industry insights into actionable reform priorities.
- Forecast regulatory, technological, and institutional shifts required to future-proof enterprise growth.
Speakers
Agenda
Reimagining Ease of Doing Business for a $1 Trillion State Economy
These curated, closed-door roundtables are designed to enable strategic convergence between policymakers and industry leaders — shifting the discourse from intent to institution-building.
- Analysing sector-specific growth opportunities and identify high-impact investment corridors.
- Evaluating how Maharashtra’s policies and incentives can be directly applied to corporate investment strategies.
- Designing investment roadmaps and partnerships aligned with both business objectives and state priorities.
- Synthesizing cross-industry insights to accelerate decision-making and execution.
Forecasting long-term economic and technological trends to future-proof investments.
