About gbs
The Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi, has graced the GBS as the chief guest since its inception, presenting his visionary statements for India’s future, along with key members of his Union Council of Ministers.
In previous editions, the GBS has hosted leading corporate leaders and luminaries from across the world including Prime Minister of Guyana Mr. Mark Anthony Phillips, leading human rights lawyer and a passionate campaigner for women’s equality Cherie Blair CBE QC, Former Vice President of the United States of America Dick Cheney, Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman, Scholar, Statistician, and Risk Analyst Nassim Nicholas Taleb, renowned entrepreneurs such as Microsoft’s Bill Gates, Blackstone Group’s Stephen A. Schwarzman, Apple’s Steve Wozniak, ace investor and hedge fund manager Ray Dalio, Airbnb’s Brian Chesky and Nathan Blecharczyk, Netflix’s Reed Hastings and Ted Sarandos, Tesla’s Martin Eberhard, along with leading CEOs such as Standard Chartered Bank’s Bill Winters, Uber’s Dara Khosrowshahi, Franklin Templeton’s Jenny Johnson, Schneider Electric’s Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Coursera’s Jeff Maggioncalda, Cognizant’s Ravi Kumar S, the venture capitalist Guy Kawasaki, and many more. Their insights have shaped narratives and inspired action, echoing far beyond the confines of the summit.
In 2025, under the visionary theme Evolve, Emerge, Expand, the summit seeks to deepen its legacy by exploring the monumental shifts redefining the global economic and industrial landscape. It aims to illuminate how nations and enterprises can evolve with precision, emerge with renewed strength, and expand their influence in the intricate tapestry of an interconnected world.
Far beyond the bounds of a conventional summit, it stands as a symposium of unparalleled intellect, a crucible where ambition meets insight to redefine the possible. It invites participants to engage in a dialogue of extraordinary consequence, crafting a future that is both visionary and achievable.
Join us in 2025, as The Times Group Presents ET Now Global Business Summit upholds its storied tradition of thought leadership and intellectual excellence, shaping a future narrative that is as timeless as it is transformative.
About ET Edge
ET Edge, India’s largest conference and thought leadership company – has since 2015, been at the forefront of creating unique thought leadership initiatives with the objective to empower multiple sectors, industries and segments through the dispersion of critical business knowledge through strategically developed specialised conferences and summits. The Global Business Summit is amongst one of ET Edge’s flagship IP’s that strives to bring together visionaries and key global leaders through its enriched knowledge platforms to aid the symbiotic relationship between societies and businesses.
About Times Group
THE TIMES GROUP is India’s largest media conglomerate (source: Financial Times, March 2015), with interests across diverse media encompassing publishing, television, internet, radio and outdoor. The Times Group now has flagship media vehicles such as The Economic Times, ET Now, The Times of India, Times Now, Indiatimes.com and many more that span diverse topics like business, real estate, topical issues, art, culture, economics and more. The group is synonymous with integrity, reform and progress for India and has been an unshakeable beacon of truth, justice and the power of honest journalism.
The Economic Times is an integral part of the 175 years of The Times Group legacy. It is the second most read business Newspaper in the world, with over half a century of reporting and analysing in the field of business and finance, has been committedly creating an environment for business developments in India. Over the years, The Economic Times has ventured into several different avenues and established successful entities offering diverse solutions.
