19th Wharton India Economic Forum

India Delivering The Dream

The theme of this year’s conference is ‘India: Delivering the Dream’. With general elections behind us and new leadership and policies in place, India is poised to deliver some much needed change. This year’s conference aims to evaluate the opportunities for success and the key factors that will be critical for India moving forward.

Showcasing 4 panels, one dedicated to this theme, WIEF strives to be a forum for delegates to reassess India’s economic growth trajectory, re-evaluate its regulatory landscape and draw up an action plan to ensure the country meets its full potential over the coming years.

Confirmed Speakers for WIEF 2015:

Keynote Speakers

• Punit Goenka - Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. Hital Meswani - Executive Director, RIL
• India: Delivering the Dream

Panelists:

• Sanket Arerkar - General Manager, Worldwide Sales Excellence, Enterprise and Partner Group, Microsoft
• Sandip Das - Managing Director, Reliance Jio Infocomm
• Shardul S. Shroff - Managing Partner, Amarchand Mangaldas

Finance

Panelists:

• Patrick Foulis - NY Bureau Chief, The Economist
• Vijayalakshmi R. Iyer - Chairperson and Managing Director, Bank of India
• Anu Madgavkar - Senior Fellow, McKinsey Global Institute

Consumer

Panelists:

• Rehan A. Khan - Managing Director, Abbott India Limited
• Charulata Ravi Kumar - Founder, CoffeeKettle
• Ken Silverman - Head of North America, Sannam S4 Consulting

Entrepreneurship

Panelists:

• Jishnu Bhattacharjee - Managing Director, Nexus Venture Partners
• Alok Kejriwal - Founder, Games2Win
• Arihant Patni - Managing Director, Hive Technologies
• Sunny B. Rao - Partner, Lightbox Ventures