India Summit 2019 | The Economist Events | 16 October 2019 | Trident Hotel, CR 2 Nariman Point, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400021, India

India’s economic growth has been a top priority at both the national and state levels during Narendra Modi’s first term as prime minister. However, data released in early 2019 by the Central Statistics Office showed that GDP growth has been slowing. Progress on economic reform is constrained by a lack of consensus, across the political spectrum, about its nature and scope. The current administration has undertaken some ambitious reforms, such as introducing a goods and services tax, and made headway in speeding up infrastructure projects. But parts of the economy remain unreformed, and questions persist about the sustainability of economic growth.

Why attend?
The India Summit 2019 will bring together policymakers, business leaders from domestic and international companies, and respected political and economic commentators, to evaluate India’s progress and discuss the way ahead. The event will throw the spotlight on how India is performing on socio-economic issues from attracting investment and supporting agriculture to tackling unemployment and reforming energy policies. Do the government’s efforts add up to a robust plan for sustainable growth?

2019 Speakers

Y S Jaganmohan Reddy
Chief minister, Andhra Pradesh

Suneeta Reddy
Managing director, Apollo Hospitals Group

Samina Vaziralli
Executive vice-chairperson, Cipla

Nalin Surie
Distinguished fellow, Delhi Policy Group

Zarin Daruwala
Chief executive, Standard Chartered Bank India

Guenter Butschek
Managing director and chief executive, Tata Motors

Simrit Kaur
Principal, SRCC

Padma Parthasarathy
Senior vice-president and global head, consulting and digital services, Tech Mahindra

Ronnie Screwvala
Co-founder and chairman, upGrad

Sanjay Aggarwal
Managing director, Fortum India

Alain Spohr
Managing director, Alstom India and South Asia

Vivek Anand
Chief executive, Humsafar Trust

Deepak Bagla
Chief executive and managing director, Invest India

Amitabh Behar
Chief executive, Oxfam India

S. Chandrasekhar
Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

C. P. Chandrasekhar
Professor, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Paul Divakar
Founding member, National Campaign on Dalit Rights

Ashok Dhawale
National president, All India Kisan Sabha

Hemant Kanoria
Chairman and managing director, Srei Infrastructure Finance

Rohit Kapoor
Chief executive officer, new real estate businesses, OYO

Prashant Jain
Joint managing director and chief executive, JSW Energy

Anshuman Magazine
Chairman and chief executive - India, South East Asia and MEA, CBRE

Rajesh Magow
Co-founder and chief executive, MakeMyTrip

Partha Mukhopadhyay
Senior fellow, Centre for Policy Research

Ila Patnaik
Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy

Shraddhanjali Rao
Vice-president of human resources, SAP India

Sagar Adani
Executive director, Adani Green Energy

Sangeeta Singh
Head, NASVI Street Food Program

Sanjeev Sharma
Managing director, ABB India

R S Subramanian
Country manager, DHL Express India

R S Subramanian
Country manager, DHL Express India

Tom Easton
India business and finance editor, The Economist

Alex Travelli
India correspondent, The Economist

2019 Sponsors

FOUNDING SPONSOR:
• Standard Chartered

SILVER SPONSOR:
• SREI

SUPPORTING ASSOCIATION:
• Allison+ Partners