Plenary Stage Agenda
Day 1
Sat, Feb 15
Registration
09:00 – 09:45
Welcome Address
09:45 – 09:50
Forging a Shared Future: The Commonwealth’s Blueprint
Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, Commonwealth Secretary-General
09:50 – 10:05
Fireside Chat: Built to Last, Designed to Disrupt: The Future of Entrepreneurship
Devansh Jain, Executive Director, INOXGFL Group
Vivek Anand Oberoi, Partner in Nisus Finance, UAE
Moderator: Vikram Oza, Consulting Editor, ET NOW
10:05 – 10:25
Our Visual Future: How Design and AI will transform your organisation
Cameron Adams, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, Canva in conversation with Naiyya Saggi, Co-Founder, The Good Glamm Group; Founder, Edition
10:25 – 10:45
Special Address
Mansukh L. Mandaviya, Minister of Labour and Employment & Youth Affairs and Sports, India
10:45 – 11:10
Local to Limitless: Decoding Travel in a Digital Reality
Omri Morgenshtern, CEO, Agoda in conversation with Sumita Kareer, Deputy Editor, ET NOW
11:10 – 11:25
Data to Delivery: Logistics in the Digital World
Raj Subramaniam, President, CEO and Director, FedEx in conversation with Nikunj Dalmia, Editor-in-Chief, ET NOW and ET NOW Swadesh
11:25 – 11:40
Bridging the Economic Divide
Álvaro S. Pereira, Chief Economist and G20 Finance Deputy, Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development (OECD) in conversation with Heena Gambhir, News Editor, Times Now
11:40 – 11:55
Transforming India’s Tomorrow with 5G
Börje Ekholm, CEO, Ericsson in conversation with Nikunj Dalmia, Editor-in-Chief, ET NOW and ET NOW Swadesh
11:55 – 12:10
Campuses to Communities: Universities as Global Change-makers
Dr. Michael Spence, President and Provost, University College London in conversation with Heena Gambhir, News Editor, Times Now
12:10 – 12:25
Panel Discussion: India Imagined: Path to $10 Trillion Economy
Amarendu Prakash, Chairman, Steel Authority of India (SAIL)
Santosh Iyer, CEO, Mercedes-Benz India
Kami Viswanathan, President, Middle East, Indian subcontinent, and Africa (MEISA), FedEx
Neeraj Kumar, Managing Director, Suntory Global Spirits India
Moderator: Ayesha Faridi, National Editor, ET NOW
12:25 – 12:55
The Migrant Economy: Turning Movements into Momentum
Christian Dustmann, Professor of Economics at University College London and Director, ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin (RFBerlin)
12:55 – 13:10
Networking Lunch Break
13:10 – 14:00
Scaling for Trust & Inclusion: GPay and the Future of Secure Digital Payments in India
Sharath Bulusu, Lead Product Management, Google Pay, in conversation with Sumita Kareer, Deputy Editor, ET NOW
14:00 – 14:15
Fireside Chat: The Money Tale: Markets, Mysteries and The Masters
Kevin Sneader, President of Asia Pacific, Goldman Sachs
Anshula Kant, Managing Director and World Bank Group Chief Financial Officer
Moderator: Ayesha Faridi, National Editor, ET NOW
14:15 – 14:40
Zero Gravity, Infinite Dreams: A Spacefarer’s View of Earth
Warren Hoburg, NASA Astronaut
14:40 – 14:55
Atoms of Change: The Nuclear Promise
Dr. Sama Bilbao y León, Director General, World Nuclear Association in conversation with Heena Gambhir, News Editor, Times Now
14:55 – 15:10
Shifting Sands: Geopolitics, Power, and the World in Conflict
Hal Brands, Political Scientist; Professor of Global Affairs at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute
15:10 – 15:25
Panel Discussion: Global Cooperation in a Polarized World
Dr. Kan Zaw, Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations, Myanmar
Olta Manjani, Deputy Minister of Economy, Culture and Innovation, Albania
Sunil Handunneththi, Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, Sri Lanka
Moderator: Shreya Dhoundial, Executive Editor, Mirror Now
15:25 – 15:55
Special Address
Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Minister of Communications and Development of North Eastern Region, India, in conversation with Navika Kumar Group Editor-in-Chief, Times Now Navbharat and Times Now, The Times Group
15:55 – 16:20
Networking Tea Break
16:20 – 18:20
Re-registration
18:20 – 18:50
India’s Energy Transition: A Global Imperative
Prashant Ruia, Promoter & CEO, Essar Group, conversation with Vikram Oza, Consulting Editor, ET NOW
18:50 – 19:05
In Defence and Tech: Are We Prepared for Tomorrow’s Challenges?
Michael E. Williamson, President, Lockheed Martin International in conversation with Air Marshal RGK Kapoor PVSM AVSM VM (Retd)
19:05 – 19:15
Fireside Chat: Global Winds and India’s Destiny: Is India Truly Resilient?
Naveen Jindal, Chairman, Jindal Steel and Power
Dilip Shanghvi, Founder & Managing Director, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries
Moderator: Nikunj Dalmia, Editor-in-Chief, ET NOW and ET NOW Swadesh
19:15 – 19:35
Good Times for Indian Tourism, Green Shoots for Hospitality
Puneet Chhatwal, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, The Indian Hotels Company, in conversation with Nikunj Dalmia, Editor-in-Chief, ET NOW and ET NOW Swadesh
19:35 – 19:50
Societal Scale Impact with AI
Anil Bhansali, Vice President, Engineering and Head of India Development Center, Google Cloud India
19:50 – 20:05
Silent period
20:05 – 20:15
Special Address
Vineet Jain, Managing Director, The Times Group
20:15 – 20:25
Chief Guest Address
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India
20:25 – 21:10
Close of Conference and Networking Dinner
Day 2
Sun, Feb 16
Registration
09:00 – 10:00
Special Address
Ashwini Vaishnaw, Electronics and Information Technology, Information and Broadcasting and Railway Minister, India
10:00 – 10:25
Bridging Borders: Advancing Global Trade and Investment
Frederic de Wilde, President, South and Southeast Asia, Commonwealth of Independent States, Middle East and Africa Region, Philip Morris International in conversation with Ayesha Faridi, National Editor, ET NOW
10:25 – 10:40
Breaking the Clutter: The Art of Seamless Innovation
Akis Evangelidis, Co-Founder, Nothing in conversation with Sumita Kareer, Deputy Editor, ET NOW
10:40 – 10:55
Special Address
Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry, India
10:55 – 11:20
Fireside Chat: Crafting the Champion Mindset: How Sports Shape Nations
Katie Sadleir, CEO, Commonwealth Games Federation
Luciano Rossi, President, International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)
Moderator: Karishma Singh, News Editor, Times Network
11:20 – 11:40
The Next Paradigm in India’s Digital Revolution
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder and CEO, One97 Communications in conversation with Nikunj Dalmia, Editor-in-Chief, ET NOW and ET NOW Swadesh
11:40 – 11:55
Climate Action as a Catalyst for Economic Development: Building Resilient and Sustainable Economies
Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
11:55 – 12:10
Energy and Geopolitics: Exploring the New Global Order
Arvind Tiku, Entrepreneur, Investor & Founder, AT Capital Group in conversation with Ayesha Faridi, ET NOW
12:10 – 12:25
Beyond Influence: Future of the Creator Economy
Konrad Bergström, Founder and President, X Shore in conversation with Sumita Kareer, Deputy Editor, ET NOW
12:25 – 12:40
Business Entertainment in a Global Paradox
“King Willonius”, Comedian and AI Storyteller, digital architect, futurist, and cultural innovator, Hollywood film maker
Gina Dirawi, Swedish Television Presenter, Singer-Songwriter, Author, Comedian, Radio Personality, and Actress
Stefano Fallaha, CEO, Podeo UAE
Moderator: Vikram Oza, Consulting Editor, ET NOW
12:40 – 13:05
The Strength of Humility
HM Queen Rania Al Abdullah, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
13:05 – 13:20
Close of Conference and Networking Lunch
13:20
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