FLASHBACK 2006: BRIDGING THE DIVIDE

March 10-11, 2006, Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi
INDIA TODAY Conclave 2006 brought some of the best minds in the business to chalk out the best way to bridge the two Indias. Economists came together to discuss massive budget allocations that were supposed to eradicate poverty. Chief Ministers debated India’s federal fabric and the Centre’s role as the watchful big brother. Opinion makers weighed India’s health scenario in the context of diseases like AIDS. The focus was also on feminism and Indian women. And whether Bollywood had the needed cultural prowess to entertain the entire world – from Argentina to Zaire. INDIA TODAY Conclave 2006 became a host of issues that gave a new direction to help India play her role in the new world order.


Speakers 2006
His Excellency Mr. Gerhard Schroeder
Former German Chancellor
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah
Queen of Jordan
Mr.L K Advani
Leader of the Opposition, Lok Sabha
Mr. Hernando de Soto
Economist
Mr. Y. C Deveshwar
Chairman, ITC
Mr. Praful Patel
Union Minister for Civil Aviation
Ms. Vasundhara Raje Scindia
CM Rajasthan
Mr. Nitish Kumar
CM, Bihar
Mr. Dayanidhi Maran
Minister for Communications & Information Technology
Mr. Nandan Nilekani
President, CEO and Managing Director, Infosys
Ms. Naomi Wolf
Author
Mr. Karan Johar
Film Director
Mr. Andy Xie
Economist for Asia-Pacific at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
Sitaram Yechury
Member of Parliament & Politburo Member, CPI-M
Mr. James McGregor
Author, Founder Partner BlackInc China LLC
Prof. Vijay Govindarajan
Professor, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
Mr. Suketu Mehta
Author
Mr. Subramaniam Swamy
Former Union Minister for Commerce & Law
Mr. G.M. Banatwala
President, Indian Union Muslim League
Ms. Teesta Setalvad
Lawyer, Activist
Ms. Saira Mohan
Actor
Mr. Sandeep Pandey
National Alliance of People’s Movement
Mr. Nelson Mandela
Former President, Republic of South Africa
Mr. Praveen Togadia
Sangh Parivar leader
Mr. Pramod Mahajan
BJP leader
   
Aditya Birla Group TVS
Mahindra Moserbaer ICICI Bank BSNL
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