ABP Network Ideas Of India 2023: Ola Founder Bhavish Aggarwal's Journey Of Becoming First Indian Ride-Hailing Firm

Bhavish Aggarwal co-founded Ola Cabs in 2011 and his Ola Electric Mobility has an ambitious plan to build what it says will be the world’s largest EV hub, to localise the supply chain for cleaner transport.

Aggarwal co-founded Ola Cabs in January 2011 with Ankit Bhati in Bengaluru.

ABP Network is set to host the second edition of its Ideas of India Summit, which will take place on February 24-25. This year's edition of the Ideas of India Summit will be a two-day event that will feature speakers from all walks of life and they will share their thoughts on what constitutes ‘Naya India’ and how our country, which is now the fifth-largest economy, can position itself as a developed nation by 2047, marking 100 years of independence.

The ABP Network Ideas Of India summit -- co-presented by Dabur Vedic Tea and co-powered by Dr Ortho, Gallant Advance and Rajesh Masala (driven by Maruti Suzuki and with tech partner Panasonic) -- will see eminent speakers like the Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, Minister Of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss, lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar, singers Lucky Ali and Shubha Mudgal, authors Amitav Ghosh and Devdutt Pattanaik, actresses Sara Ali Khan and Zeenat Aman, actors Ayushmann Khurrana and Manoj Vajpayee, celebrity chef Vikas Khanna, sports stars Jwala Gupta and Vinesh Phogat, among others.

ABP Network Ideas Of India: When And How To Watch 2nd Summit Of Ideas Of India LIVE

The Ideas of India Summit 2023 will see a host of speakers and one among them will be Bhavish Aggarwal, the Co-founder and CEO of Ola Electric and Ola Cabs. Aggarwal was employed with Microsoft before he co-founded Ola Cabs in January 2011 with Ankit Bhati in Bengaluru. During his two-year stint with Microsoft, Aggarwal filed two patents and published three papers in international journals.

Aggarwal's Ola Electric Mobility Pvt. also has an ambitious plan to build what it says will be the world’s largest EV hub with an investment of Rs 7,610 crore ($920 million), to localise the supply chain for cleaner transport.

Earlier in August 2022, Aggarwal announced his company plans to launch its maiden electric car, with a range of more than 500 km on a single charge, in 2024. Ola Electric is aiming to manufacture one million units of its first EV by 2026.

The Ola CEO will be narrating his journey of becoming the first Indian ride-hailing company and the latest trends in the world of automotive transportation, so tune in to abplive.com on February 25 to catch his insightful session.