Mumbai: The wait is finally over! Thought leaders, visionary businessmen, cultural stars, and civil society pioneers are ready to take the stage over for the next two days to talk about the many ideas of India during ABP Network’s 'Wild Stone presents Ideas of India’ summit.
As day 1 of ABP Ideas of India will progress, it will be filled with talks about the journey of India in various sectors in the 75 years of independence. Let us have a detailed look at the luminaries gracing the event on Day 1.
ABP Ideas of India: Come, Meet The Future As Best Minds Exchange Views And Vision
Day 1, ABP Ideas of India
From 10.00 AM to 10.05 AM: Welcome address by Avinash Pandey, CEO, ABP Network
From 10.05 AM to 10.15 AM: Welcome song by Sanjeevani Bhelande, Indian Singer
From 10.15 AM to 10.45 AM: Kailash Satyarthi, Nobel peace laureate will be in conversation with ABP's Sumit Awasthi on "Surakshit Bachhpan, Surakshit Bharat"
From 10.45 AM to 11.30 AM: Gaur Gopal Das, a monk, lifestyle and motivational strategist will deliver a keynote address on "The World and its Worries: How to deal with Life's Challenges"
From 11.30 AM to 12.15 PM: Session chaired by Gul Panag will feature Sonam Wangchuk, Engineer Turned Education Reformer, and together they will discuss "Managing Nature's Backlash: Recycle, Reuse and Renew"
From 12.15 PM to 01.00 PM: A discussion on the entrepreneurial drive will be held in a session chaired by Chetan Sharma. Harsha Vardhan Agarwal, Vice Chairman & Managing Director Emami Ltd. and Kulin Shah, Co-Founder, Onsurity, will discuss "Legacy vs Start-ups: Building on the Past or Reinventing the Future?"
From 01.45 PM to 02.30 PM: On the topic "Blurring Borders: Rise of the Pan-Indian Actor," Taapsee Pannu will be in conversation with Chetan Bhagat.
From 02.30 PM to 03.15 PM: Dr Anish Shah, Managing Director & CEO, Mahindra & Mahindra will deliver a keynote address on "Reinventing Businesses – Purpose vs Profits"
From 03.45 PM to 04.15 PM: A discussion on the manufacturing sector will see Ankit Daga, Head of Business Development, McNROE Consumer Products Pvt Ltd, Abhishek Aggarwal, President - Strategy, Ozone India and Pradeep Aggarwal, Chairman - ASSOCHAM National Council on Real Estate, Housing and Urban Development talking on "Make in India: Going Global"
From 04.15 PM to 05.00 PM: A session chaired by Chetan Bhagat on the topic "Revolution 2022: Deepening Democracy or Amplifying the Divide?" will have Anand Kumar, Founder of Super 30, Sumeet Mehta, Co-founder & CEO, LEAD and Phalgun Kompalli, Co-founder, UpGrad talking about online education.
From 05.00 PM to 05.45 PM: N R Narayana Murthy, Co-Founder & Chairman Emeritus, Infosys will speak on "Leveraging Digital Technology: Bettering India's Future"
From 05.45 PM to 06.15 PM: On cooperative federalism, Aaditya Thackeray, Maharashtra's Minister for Tourism, Environment & Protocol, will be sharing his views and will talk about "India at 2047: Vision of a young politician"
From 06.15 PM to 07.00 PM: Film actress Vidya Balan will talk about breaking the mould and speaking on "The New Heroine: A Screen of her own."
From 08.00 PM to 09.00 PM: "We Are The Champions: Patience, Perseverance, Practice" will see Olympian Anju Bobby George, former captain of Indian hockey team Zafar Iqbal, Captain of 1983 World Cup-winning team Kapil Dev, and singles Olympic medal winner and 18 time Grand Slam champion in a conversation.
From 09.00 PM to 09.30 PM: Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, will deliver a keynote address on "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas Aur Sabka Vishwas."