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Sarah Palin
Manmohan Singh Mohamed ElBaradei
Narendra Modi
Shah Rukh Khan
Syed Ali Shah Geelani Sir Tim Berners Lee Vijender Singh Fatima Bhutto
9.45-10.00 am
WELCOME ADDRESS
World is the oyster for India's youth: Aroon Purie
Aroon Purie
Aroon Purie
Editor in Chief, India Today
10.00-10.45 am
INAUGURAL KEYNOTE ADDRESS
I categorically deny bribing for trust vote support: PM. Here's what he said
Manmohan Singh
Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister, India
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Aroon Purie
Session Chairperson: Aroon Purie
Editor in Chief, India Today
10.45-11.30 am
THE ARTS DIALOGUE>>> Movies, magic, life -- Making movies work in a brand new decade
Shah Rukh has six-pack abs, we have pictures to prove it!
Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan
Superstar
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Koel Purie Rinchet
Session Chairperson: Koel Purie Rinchet
Actor, TV Host
11.45-12.45 pm
THE ROUNDTABLE ON CONFLICT RESOLUTION>>> Can conventional armies defeat terrorism?
Maoists should not be branded terrorists: Ashim
Ashim Chatterjee aka Kaka
Ashim Chatterjee aka Kaka
Former Naxal and leader, Communist Revolutionary League of India
Indira Gandhi quashed Naxalism: Jacob
Lt Gen (retd) Jack (Jacob-Farj-Rafael) Jacob
Lt Gen (retd) Jack (Jacob-Farj-Rafael) Jacob
Military mastermind and former Governor, Punjab and Goa
Tehreek-E-Taliban Pakistan operates under various warlords: Aziz
Aziz Ahmad Khan
Aziz Ahmad Khan
Former Pakistan Ambassador to Afghanistan and High Commissioner to India
Army should be used as last resort to fight terror within country
Latha Reddy
Latha Reddy
Deputy National Security Advisor
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MJ Akbar
Session Chairperson: MJ Akbar
Editorial Director, India Today
13.00-13.45 pm
LUNCHEON KEYNOTE ADDRESS>>> The way to a Green GDP
India cannot say no to nuclear programme: Jairam Ramesh
Jairam Ramesh
Jairam Ramesh
Minister of State (Independent Charge), Environment and Forests
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Madhu Kishwar
Session Chairperson: Madhu Kishwar
Activist and Senior Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies
14.30-15.15 pm
KEYNOTE ADDRESS>>> How can India develop in the next decade?
I guarantee there will be no more riots in Gujarat: Modi. See him pledge this
Narendra Modi
Chief Minister, Gujarat
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Ajay Kumar
Session Chairperson: Ajay Kumar
Executive Producer - Aaj Tak
15.30-16.30 pm
THE ROUNDTABLE ON RELIGION>>> Has religion destabilised the sub-continent?
All religions are emotional: Swamy
Subramanian Swamy
Subramanian Swamy
President, Janata Party
There is more than religion that drives people to indulge in violence: Aitzaz
Aitzaz Ahsan
Aitzaz Ahsan
Barrister-politician from Pakistan
Muslims happy in India: Madani
Maulana Mahmood Madani
Maulana Mahmood Madani
President, Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Hind
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Bharat Bhushan
Session Chairperson: Bharat Bhushan
Editor, Mail Today
16.45-17.45 pm
SESSION: POLITICS AND ETHICS>>> Is honesty impossible in Indian politics?
Jaitley slams Congress on 1984 riots
Arun Jaitley
Arun Jaitley
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, Bharatiya Janata Party
Poll reforms necessary: Patel
Praful Patel
Praful Patel
Union Minister, Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
Aiyar calls media entertainers
Mani Shankar Aiyar
Mani Shankar Aiyar
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, Congress
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Rahul Kanwal
Session Chairperson: Rahul Kanwal
Executive Editor, Headlines Today
18.00-18.45 pm
SPECIAL SESSION: AFTER JAPAN >>> After Japan - The dilemma of nuclear energy
Japan toll 6000, rising
Akitaka Saiki
Akitaka Saiki
Ambassador of Japan to India
Indian atomic body lapdog of PMO
A Gopalakrishnan
A Gopalakrishnan
Former chairman, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, India
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Raj Chengappa
Session Chairperson: Raj Chengappa
Editor-in-chief, The Tribune
20.00-21.30 pm
DINNER KEYNOTE ADDRESS>>> The New Middle-East: Challenges and Opportunities
Gandhi inspired Egypt revolution: ElBaradei
Mohamed ElBaradei
Mohamed ElBaradei
Leader of the Opposition, Egypt and Nobel Peace Laureate 2005
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MJ Akbar
Session Chairperson: MJ Akbar
Editorial Director, India Today
10.00-11.00 am
THE BREAKFAST DEBATE>>> Kashmir - What next?
Partition effects echo in J&K: Khan
Arif Mohd. Khan
Arif Mohd. Khan
Former Union Minister
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Kashmir dispute is about broken promises: Geelani
Syed Ali Shah Geelani
Syed Ali Shah Geelani
Chairman, All Parties Hurriyat Conference
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Enough is enough, no division in Kashmir: Farooq
Dr Farooq Abdullah
Dr Farooq Abdullah
Union Minister, New and Renewable Energy
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Manoj Joshi
Session Chairperson: Manoj Joshi
Dy. Editor, Mail Today
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11.15-12.15 pm
THE GENDER DIALOGUE>>> Can the burqa co-exist with the bikini?
A bikini looks bad on 99% women: Greer
Germaine Greer
Germaine Greer
Feminist writer
No one can romanticise the veil: Fatima
Fatima Bhutto
Fatima Bhutto
Writer, journalist and activist from Pakistan
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Kalli Purie
Session Chairperson: Kalli Purie
Chief Creative Officer, India Today Group
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12.30-13.15 pm
THE DIGITAL DEBATE>>>Information: Revolution or revelation?
No one should control Internet: Lee
Sir Tim Berners Lee
Sir Tim Berners Lee
Inventor of the World Wide Web
Anonymity over the web a concern: Klein
Josh Klein
Josh Klein
Serial Hacker

Everyone contributed to Egypt revolution: Ghonim
Wael Ghonim
Wael Ghonim
Hero of the Egyptian revolution
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Kalli Purie
Session Chairperson: Kalli Purie
Chief Creative Officer, India Today Group
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14.00-15.30 pm
THE NEXT GENERATION WORKSHOP>>> Ideas: My India, Our future
Inclusive growth should be looked into: Anurag Thakur
Anurag Thakur
Anurag Thakur
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha and Youth Chief, Bharatiya Janata Party
Only honesty can get us our due place: Sanjiv Bajaj
Sanjiv Bajaj
Sanjiv Bajaj
Managing Director, Bajaj FinServ Ltd
Hypocritical ideas can't be pushed any more: Imtiaz Ali
Imtiaz Ali
Imtiaz Ali
Film Director, Actor & Writer
Education a necessity: Sonakshi
Sonakshi Sinha
Sonakshi Sinha
Actor
Why only cricket, give other sports their due: Vijender
Vijender Singh
Vijender Singh
Olympic and Asian Games medalist, Boxing
There are no shortcuts in life: Taseer
Aatish Taseer
Aatish Taseer
Author
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Rahul Kanwal
Session Chairperson: Rahul Kanwal
Executive Editor, Headlines Today
15.45-16.45 pm
THE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE>>> Politics and Business: The odd couple?
Decline of govt institutions worrying: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Entrepreneur and Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
State funding of polls a Utopian idea: Shourie
Arun Shourie
Arun Shourie
Journalist, Author and former Union Minister for Disinvestment & Telecom
Punish those who siphon off public money: KP Singh
K.P. Singh
K.P. Singh
Chairman, DLF Limited
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Sandeep Bamzai
Session Chairperson: Sandeep Bamzai
Sr. Editor, Headlines Today
17.00-18.00 pm
American Decline: Myth and Reality
The US failed where India got things right: Ferguson
Niall Ferguson
Niall Ferguson
British historian
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MJ Akbar
Session Chairperson: MJ Akbar
Editorial Director, India Today
20.00-21.30 pm
DINNER KEYNOTE ADDRESS>>> My Vision of America
'Not sure of running for President in 2012'
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
First Female Governor of Alaska (2006-2009), 2008 Republican Vice-Presidential Nominee and Author
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Aroon Purie
Session Chairperson: Aroon Purie
Editor in Chief, India Today
 
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