New Delhi: India may be a young country, but its history goes back to the beginning of human civilisation. India is one union but has over 19,000 languages or dialects. India is a geographical unit divided by faith, ideologies, languages, and regions but is a confluence of ideas that bind its 138 crore individuals, each different from the other.
As we complete 75 glorious years of Independence, it’s time to celebrate the strengths that make India the thriving nation that it is, and deliberate on ideas that drive India and will take it forward.
To string together these ideas, ABP Network is bringing on one platform India's most impactful personalities who will exchange thoughts that can drive India into the future.
ABP Network’s 'Wild Stone presents Ideas of India' summit will have thought leaders and the best minds from various fields — culture, sports and cinema to technology, business and politics — talk about the journey of India so far and share their vision for the future.
“Sometimes it is important to put the present on pause and do some deep thinking about the future. I believe ABP Network's Ideas of India is one such event which will allow us to talk, listen, and reflect on what we've achieved with India@75 and what more we can do in the years to come,” ABP Network CEO Avinash Pandey said about the annual summit, the first edition of which will take place in Mumbai on March 25-26.
Open-Minds Open Minds
Conceptualised with the theme of ‘Open-Minds Open Minds’, the conclave will have at least 10 sessions every day with different personalities representing their fields of expertise.
The sessions will begin at 10 am on both days.
Among the keynote speakers will be Nobel Peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi, innovator Sonam Wangchuk, motivational speaker Gaur Gopal Das, Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy, renowned journalist Fareed Zakaria, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and Union minister Nitin Gadkari.
Representing the world of education, there will be Super 30 founder Anand Kumar, LEAD CEO Sumeet Mehta and upGrad co-founder Phalgun Kompalli, while Kapil Dev, Zafar Iqbal, and Leander Paes will talk about sports.
From the entertainment industry, there will be veteran Usha Uthup and new age artistes Papon and Jasleen Royal among the singers, violinist L Subramaniam, film directors Kabir Khan, Anand L Rai, Nagesh Kukunoor and Ramesh Sippy, and actors Tapasee Pannu and Aamir Khan.
Harsha Vardhan Agarwal, vice-chairman & MD-designate, Emami Ltd; Neerja Birla, founder & chairperson, Mpower; and Ritesh Agarwal, Founder & Group CEO, OYO, will be among the business minds sharing their vision.
The sessions will be moderated by senior journalist Vir Sanghvi, actors Mandira Bedi and Gul Panag, and author Chetan Bhagat, among others.