#TheIndiaDialog looks at inviting the world’s leading experts and intellectuals in the areas of economics, business, policy, social development, science, technology, art and culture to provide their perspectives and foster an understanding of India. There would be a series of keynote addresses, panel discussions, and fireside chats during the dialog.

This year, deliberations become significant considering forthcoming general elections as well. As “The Elephant Moves,” it would be an apt opportunity to relook at India’s developmental trajectory, the challenges it faces, the steps required for continued growth and the functioning of democratic institutions. Some of the discussions we look at having are on education, nutrition, healthcare, reforms, urbanization, culture, states etc. 

The conference deliberations have been documented in form of a working paper and can be downloaded here.

Video Recordings are available at https://www.youtube.com/arthsastra

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SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS 

The presentations by the speakers can be looked at https://www.competitiveness.in/presentations-of-speakers-at-theindiadialog-2024/

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PANEL BRIEFS (February 29 & March 1, 2024)

The panel briefs have been documented based on the discussions between the panellists at #TheIndiaDialog 2024.

Panel on “India-US Relations”

Panel on “Insights on India’s Performance and Outlook”

Panel on “Private Investments in India“

Panel on “Venture Capital in India-US Corridor”

Panel on “Economic and Social Development“

Panel on “Economic Growth, Development and Sustainability”

Panel on “Health and Nutrition“

Panel on “The Challenge of Foundational Literacy and Numeracy”

Panel on “Identity in the Digital Age”

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Venue location

Jen-Hsun Huang Engineering Center, Mackenzie Room (#300), 475 Via Ortega, 3^rd Floor, Stanford, CA 94305 (Google Map)

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Parking

To purchase an all-day “A” parking permit for $19, please register your vehicle below for each day. Registration can be done in advance. The “A” permit will allow you to park in any A or C parking spot on campus.

February 29^th: https://stanford.nupark.com/v2/portal/eventregister/78502725-060d-4c94-b728-ad1d50176f2a

March 1^st: https://stanford.nupark.com/v2/portal/eventregister/a0c4b074-62f3-45fe-95e8-0a19d69046dd

Recommended garages:

• Via Ortega Garage, 498 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305 (Google Map)
• Roble Field Garage, Via Ortega Dr., Stanford, CA 94305 (Google Map)

Hourly guest parking is also available using https://parkmobile.io/.

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Block your seat

This summit is invitation-only. To be considered for an invitation, please complete the application as soon as possible. We will not accept any new applications after 5:00 PM, Friday, February 16, 2024. Applications will be vetted on a rolling basis. You will be notified by email if your application is accepted. We appreciate your interest and will be in touch with further details. This is a free event.

Application: https://forms.gle/kTmjepfRfiNFAFF78

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AGENDA 

February 28, 2024

Special VIP Dinner (Sit Down) and Reception at Hotel Sheraton, Palo Alto, on February 29, 2024. The evening reception showcased a fireside Chat between Amitabh Kant, Sherpa G20, Government of India and Jay Chaudhry, CEO, Chairman & Founder, ZScaler & INC, moderated by Satyan Gajwani, Vice Chairman, Times Internet.

February 29, 2024

8:15 AM – 9:00 AM – Registration with Networking Breakfast

9:00 AM – 9:10 AM – Opening Remarks by Hosts

• Richard Dasher, Director, US-Asia Technology Management Center, Stanford University
• Amit Kapoor, Lecturer, Stanford University and Chairman, Institute for Competitiveness, India

9:10 AM – 9:20 AM – Welcome remarks by Dr. K Srikar Reddy, Consul General of India, San Francisco 

9:20 AM – 9:30 AM – Plenary Talk on “India-US Relations” by Sripriya Ranganathan, Charge d’Affaires, Embassy of India, Washington D.C

9:30 AM – 9:50 AM – Plenary Talk on “India: Will the Giant Emerge” by Christian Ketels, Senior Advisor, Stockholm School of Economics

9:50 AM – 10:10 AM – Keynote on “Role and Place of Agriculture in Meeting Aspirations or Rising India” by Ramesh Chand, Member, NITI Aayog, Government of India

10:10 AM – 10:35 AM – Keynote Address on “Reflections on Political Economy of New India” by Pranab Bardhan, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of California, Berkeley

10:35 AM – 11:25 AM – Panel on “Insights into India’s Performance and Outlook“

• Nirvikar Singh,  Co-Director of the Center for Analytical Finance, UCSC
• Sanjeev Sanyal, Member, EAC – PM, Government of India
• Kevin Stolarick, Dean of Curtner Urban Leadership Program, Urban Land Institute
• Indira Iyer, Research Professor of International Affairs, George Washington University

Moderated by Christian Ketels, Senior Advisor, Stockholm School of Economics

11:25 AM – 11:45 AM – Networking Tea/Coffee

11:45 AM – 12:25 AM – Panel on “ India – US Relations”

• James Crabtree, Author of The Billionaire Raj
• MR Rangaswami, Founder, Indiaspora
• Dinsha Mistree, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University

Moderated by Arun M Kumar, Managing Partner, Celesta Capital

12:30 PM – 12:50 – – Keynote on “Energy, Climate and Sustainability” by Arun Majumdar, Dean, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability

12:50 PM – 1:15 PM – Keynote on “The India Story” by Amitabh Kant, Sherpa G20, Government of India

1:15 PM – 2:15 PM – Networking Lunch at the conference room

2:15 PM – 2:25 PM – Plenary talk by Pranjal Sharma, Economic Analyst, Advisor & Author

2:25 PM – 3:15 PM – Panel on “Private Investments in India“

• Avinash Pandey, CEO, ABP Network, President, News Broadcasters & Digital Association (NBDA)
  & President, International Advertising Association (India Chapter)
• Harshul Asnani, President and SBU Head Technology Business, Mahindra
• Himanshu Jain, CEO, Vibes Healthcare
• Mukesh Bansal, CEO & Co Founder, CureFit

Moderated by Pranjal Sharma, Economic Analyst, Advisor & Author

3:15 PM – 3:35 PM- Networking Tea/Coffee Break

3:35 PM – 3:55 PM – Keynote on “India and the World” by Michael Enright, Pierre Choueiri Family Professor in Global Business, Northeastern University

3:55 PM – 4:45 PM – Panel on “Venture Capital in the India US Corridor” 

• Ami Patel Shah, Managing Director, Fortress Investment group 
• Sandesh Patnam, Managing Partner, Premiji Invest
• Jishnu Bhattacharjee, Managing Director, Nexus Venture Partners
• Asha Jadeja, Founder, Jadeja Motwani Foundation

Moderated by Sriram Viswanathan, Founding Managing Partner, Celesta Capital

4:45 PM – 5:05 PM – Plenary talk on “Visual dialogue on Conflict and Displacement” by Veer Munshi, Artist

5:05 PM – 5:10 PM – Message by Bibek Debroy, Chairman EAC – PM, Government of India (On Video)

5:10 PM – 5:25  PM – Talk on “Collective Consciousness and Imagination”

• Vibhav Kapoor, Adjunct Professor, University of Dayton, Ohio
• Conor Martin, Independent Artist

5:25 PM – 5:30 PM – Remarks by Gurcharan Das, Author

5:30 PM – 5:35 PM –  Closing Remarks by Amit Kapoor, Lecturer, Stanford University and Chairman, Institute for Competitiveness, India

The VIP Dinner is Strictly by Invitation

6:30 PM onwards – Dinner Reception

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM – Fireside Chat

• Amitabh Kant, Sherpa G 20, Government of India
• Jay Chaudhry, CEO, Chairman & Founder, Zscaler, INCModerated by Satyan Gajwani, Vice Chairman, Times Internet

March 1, 2024

7:45 AM – 8:45 AM- Closed Door Round Table Discussion on Education

Participants

• Omar Kargha, Fellow, Center of Universal Education, Brookings
• Michael Bowers, Chief Program Implementation Officer, Room to Read
• Karen Klimowski, Development Diplomat in Residence Western US
• Sanjeev Sanyal, Member, EAC PM, Government of India
• Ramesh Chand, Member, NITI Aayog, Government of India
• Bhavya Durgesh Nandini, Adolescent Well Being Advocate
• Amit Kapoor, Lecturer, Stanford University and Honorary Chairman, Institute for Competitiveness
• Saktibrata Sen, Program Director, Room to Read
• Gurcharan Das, Author
• Poornima Garg, Country Director, Room to Read
• Terence Tse, Professor of Entrepreneurship, ESCP Business School
• Mark Esposito, Faculty Associate, Harvard’s Center for International Development, HKS
• Aditya Sinha, OSD Research, EAC-PM, Government of India

9:00 AM – 9:05 AM – Opening Remarks by hosts

• Richard Dasher, Director, US-Asia Technology Management Center, Stanford University
• Amit Kapoor, Lecturer, Stanford University & Honorary Chairman, Institute for Competitiveness

9:05 AM – 9:25 AM – Keynote on “India’s Process Reforms – Fixing the Nuts and Bolts” by Sanjeev Sanyal, Member, EAC – PM, Government of India

9:25 AM – 9:45 AM – Plenary talk on “Social Progress of Indian States and Districts” by Michael Green, CEO, Social Progress Imperative

9:45 AM – 10:35 AM – Panel on “Economic and Social Development“

• Michael Green, CEO, Social Progress Imperative
• Terence Tse, Professor of Entrepreneurship, ESCP Business School
• Robert Eberhart, Associate Professor of Management, University of San Diego
• Ramesh Chand, Member, NITI Aayog, Government of India

Moderated by Marsha Vande Berg, Principal, MJGlobal Insights and Lead & Co-chair: 2024 India Expert Exchange

10:35 AM – 10:55 AM – Insights on “The Billionaire Raj: Inequality in India” by James Crabtree

10:55 PM – 11:15 AM – Networking Tea/Coffee

11:15 AM – 11:35 AM – Plenary talk on “New Energy for New India” by Anil Chalamalasetty, Founder, Group CEO and MD, Greenko Group

11:35 AM – 12:15 PM- Panel on “Economic Growth, Development and Sustainability”

• Hisham Mundol, Chief Advisor, India, Environmental Defense Fund
• Amol Phadke, Senior Scientist at the Goldman School of Public Policy (GSPP), University of California, Berkeley
• Rajat Kathuria, Dean and Professor, Shiv Nadar University
• Ashok Belani, Board Member, AM Green

Moderated by Pradeep Puri, Senior Fellow, Institute for Competitiveness

12:15 PM – 12:35 PM -Plenary talk on “Does India still Grow at Night When the Government Sleeps” by Gurcharan Das, Author

1:25 PM – 2:15 PM – Panel on “Health and Nutrition“

• Neeraj Jain, Country Director, India & Director, South Asia, PATH
• Mukesh Bansal, CEO & Co Founder, CureFit
• Anurag Mairal, Director, Global Outreach, Byers Center for Biodesign, Stanford University
• Mark Esposito, Faculty Associate, Harvard’s Center for International Development, HKS

Moderated by Richard Dasher, Director, US Asia Technology Management Center

2:35 PM – 3:25 PM – Panel on “The Challenge of Foundational Literacy and Numeracy”

Release of report on “Foundational Literacy and Numeracy”

• Michael Bowers, Chief Program Implementation Officer, Room to Read
• Bhavya Durgesh Nandini, Adolescent Well Being Advocate
• Karen Klimowski, Development Diplomat in Residence Western US
• Dr. Omar Qargha, Fellow, Center of Universal Education, Brookings
• Gurcharan Das, Author

Moderated by Amit Kapoor, Lecturer, Stanford University & Honorary Chairman, Institute for Competitiveness

3:45 PM – 4:05 PM – Plenary Talk on “Plenary talk on “India’s Dream of a High Income Country” by Subhash Chandra Garg, Former Finance & Economic Affairs Secretary, Government of India

4:05 PM – 4:45 PM – Panel on “Identity in the Digital Age” Organised by Indiaspora

• Rohini Chakravarthy, Managing Partner, NewBuild VC, Board Member, MIT Club of NorCal
• Deepa Prahalad Abhyankar, Design strategist, Social Innovator, Author, Speaker
• Beena Ammanath, Technology Trust Ethics and AI leader, Deloitte

Moderated by MR Rangaswami, Founder & CEO, Indiaspora

4:45 PM – 5:25 PM – Closing Discussion and Learnings from the Dialog

• Amitabh Kant, Sherpa G20, Government of India
• Ramesh Chand, Member, NITI Aayog, Government of India
• Christian Ketels, Faculty, Harvard Business School
• Param Iyer, Executive Director, World Bank Group
• Richard Dasher, Director, USATMC, Stanford UniversityModerated by Amit Kapoor, Lecturer, Stanford University and Honorary Chairman, Institute for Competitiveness

5:25 PM – 5:30 PM – Closing Remarks by Amit Kapoor, Lecturer, Stanford University and Honorary Chairman, Institute for Competitiveness

5:30 PM Onwards – Cheese and Fruit Reception

Download Agenda

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