Saïd Business School · Oxford
Programme
A platform to inspire, collaborate and showcase the India growth story. Indicative programme based on the previous edition — the 2027 sessions will be confirmed in spring 2027.
- 09:00 – 09:05Opening remarksInaugural Address: Vision, Partners, and PurposeArchita Sarangi (Co-Head, Partnerships)
- 09:05 – 09:35DiscussionWhy stop at the Moon? How India's space missions are rewriting space innovationS. Somanath (Former Chairperson, ISRO)
- 09:35 – 10:15DiscussionA Blueprint of Social Conscience: India's role in a new multi-polar worldGauranga Das · Vijay Chauthaiwale · Moderator: Annurag Batra
- 10:15 – 10:35Coffee break
- 10:35 – 11:10DiscussionUnlocking the $5 trillion economy — activating engines of growthRajiv Memani · Naushad Forbes · Moderator: Shankar Vanavarayar
- 11:10 – 11:35DiscussionClimate Innovation & Industry: Powering India's energy futurePriya Agarwal · Moderator: Radhika Khosla
- 11:35 – 12:05DiscussionCultural Capital: Investing in the arts & creativity as a pillar of democratic growthSunil Kant Munjal · Moderator: Chas Bountra
- 12:05 – 12:40DiscussionUnlocking the FTA (UK – India) & beyondLord Karan Bilimoria · Chandrajit Banerjee · Moderator: Faisal Devji
- 12:40 – 13:00DiscussionLessons in building a South Asian multinationalVarun Chaudhary (Managing Director, CG Corp)
- 13:00 – 14:00Lunch
- 14:00 – 14:45Spotlight sessionIndia @100 — a developed, confident, compassionate nationGuest of Honour Ajay Piramal · Moderator: Vivek Agarwal
- 14:45 – 15:05DiscussionLegal reforms and policy changes for India's next decade of growthRishabh Shroff · Moderator: Kanksshi Agarwal
- 15:05 – 15:25Coffee break
- 15:25 – 15:55DiscussionSustainable growth & demographic dividend: Unlocking wealth creation for India's youthShashwat Goenka · Moderator: Meghna Das
- 15:55 – 16:25DiscussionDisrupting sectors: Storytelling, skilling, rural empowerment to entrepreneurshipRonnie Screwvala · Moderator: Mitesh Kothari
- 16:25 – 16:55DiscussionBridges across centuries: Leadership lessons for the algorithm ageKalli Purie · Moderator: Kanksshi Agarwal
- 16:55 – 17:35DiscussionAI is India's strategic moment: Building innovation, shaping the global orderRajeev Chandrasekhar · Vikram Doraiswami · Sameer Chauhan · Moderator: Prachetas Bhatnagar
- 17:35 – 17:40ClosingEmpowering India's youthKetan Deshpande (Founder, FUEL)