Day 1 –
Thursday, March
13, 2008 |
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TIMINGS
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TOPIC
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SPEAKERS
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19.00 – 19.45 |
Cocktails at Shah Jehan Hall
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19.45 – 20.15 |
Move to Durbar Hall for Inaugural Keynote Address
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20.15 – 20.30 |
Welcome Address |
Aroon Purie
Editor-in-Chief, India Today
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20.30– 22.00 |
Inaugural Keynote Address
(via 2-way satellite) |
William Jefferson Clinton
42nd President of USA
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Day 2 –
Friday,
March 14, 2008
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TIMINGS |
TOPIC |
SPEAKERS |
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10.00 –
11.00 |
Opening Keynote Address:
What Does It Take To Be A Global Business Leader? |
Mukesh Ambani
Chairman & Managing Director, Reliance Industries Ltd
Session Chairperson:
Adil Zainulbhai
Managing Director, McKinsey India
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11.00 – 11.15 |
Session Switchover Break |
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11.15 – 12.30 |
Session:
The Future of Communications & its Role in Globalisation |
Sunil Bharti Mittal
Chairman & Group CEO, Bharti Enterprises
Wim Elfrink
Executive Vice-President, Cisco Services, and Chief Globalisation Officer, Cisco
Session Chairperson:
Sanjoy Narayan
Editor, Business Today
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12.30– 12.45 |
Session Switchover Break |
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12.45 – 13.45 |
Luncheon Keynote Address:
How does BJP's Leadership Differ from Congress? |
L.K. Advani
Leader of the Opposition, Lok Sabha
Session Chairperson:
Prabhu Chawla
Editorial Director, India Today Group |
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13.45 – 14.30 |
Lunch |
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14.30 – 15.45 |
Session:
Is Spirituality Relevant to Leadership? |
Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Yogi, Mystic & Spiritual Master
Danah Zohar
Thought Leader, Physicist, Philosopher & Author
Session Chairperson:
Javed Akhtar
Poet, Lyricist & Scriptwriter |
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15.45 – 16.00 |
Session Switchover Break |
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16.00 – 17.15 |
Session:
A New Age Of Discovery |
Stephen Attenborough
Commercial Director, Virgin Galactic
Glenn Saldanha
Managing Director & CEO, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
Session Chairperson:
Avnish Bajaj
Co-founder & Managing Director, Matrix India
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17.15– 17.30 |
Session Switchover Break |
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17.30 – 18.45 |
Session:
Growth With Equity? |
P. Chidambaram
Union Cabinet Minister of Finance
Arun Shourie
Journalist, Author and Politician
Session Chairperson:
Dr Shankar Acharya
Honorary Professor, ICRIER, & Chairman, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd |
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18.45 – 19.30 |
Free Time |
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19.30 – 20.15 |
Cocktails at Shah Jehan Hall |
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20.15 – 20.30 |
Move to Durbar Hall for Dinner Keynote Address
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20.30– 22.00
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Dinner Keynote Address:
Leadership To End Vote Bank Politics |
Narendra Modi
Chief Minister, Gujarat
Farooq Abdullah
Former Chief Minister, Jammu & Kashmir
Digvijay Singh
Former Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh
Session Chairperson:
Prabhu Chawla
Editorial Director, India Today Group
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22.00 onwards |
Dinner
Chief Guests: Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat; Farooq Abdullah, Former Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir; Digvijay Singh, Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh |
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Day 3 –
Saturday,
March 15, 2008
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TIMINGS |
TOPIC |
SPEAKERS |
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10.00 –
11.00 |
Opening Session:
The DNA of The Future |
Dr J. Craig Venter
Pioneering Genomic Researcher
Session Chairperson:
Prof Samir K. Brahmachari
Secretary, DSIR, & Director General, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research |
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11.00 – 11.15 |
Session Switchover Break |
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11.15 – 12.45 |
Session:
It’s Just Not Cricket |
Imran Khan
Politician & World Cup winning former Pakistan Cricket Captain
Adam Gilchrist
Australian Cricketer
Navjot Singh Sidhu
Former Indian Cricketer and Member of Parliament
Peter Roebuck
Former
Somerset Captain and world's leading Cricket Writer and Commentator
Session Chairperson:
Sharda Ugra
Sports Journalist and Deputy Editor, India Today |
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12.45 – 14.15 |
Lunch |
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14.15 – 15.30 |
Session:
Entertainment Next |
Aamir Khan
Actor, Director and Producer
Ashok Amritraj
Chairman & CEO, Hyde Park Entertainment, and Hollywood Producer
Session Chairperson:
Shekhar Kapur
Film Director & Producer |
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15.30 – 15.45 |
Session Switchover Break |
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15.45 – 17.30 |
Session:
Youth Forum - If I Could Change The World |
Kanimozhi Karunanidhi
Member of Parliament
Vikram Akula
CEO, SKS Microfinance Pvt Ltd
Sachin Pilot
Member of Parliament
Preity Zinta
Actor
Yasin Malik
Chairman, Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front
Session Chairperson:
Anand Mahindra
Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd |
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17.30 – 18.45 |
Free Time |
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18.45– 20.00 |
Cocktails at Shah Jehan Hall |
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20.00 – 20.15 |
Move to Durbar Hall for Dinner Keynote Address |
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20.15 – 22.00
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Dinner Keynote Address:
Leadership For The 21st Century |
Al Gore
Former Vice-President of USA, Nobel Peace Laureate, Author and Award-winning Filmmaker
Session Chairperson:
Aroon Purie
Editor-in-Chief, India Today
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22.00 – 22.05 |
Vote of Thanks
Mohini Bhullar, Conclave Director |
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22.05 onwards |
Gala Dinner
Chief Guest: Al Gore, Former Vice-President of USA, Nobel Peace Laureate, Author and Award-winning Filmmaker |
