The Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF) is Wharton's student-run, India-centric business conference bringing together leaders, professionals, academics and students from around the world to discuss India's evolution into a prominent global economic power
The purpose of the twenty-second conference is to promote constructive dialogue on circumstances shaping the current business landscape in India and discuss how diverse sectors of the industry can be harnessed jointly to create a positive change. WIEF aims to provide a platform for collaboration between academics and students from diverse backgrounds (including Wharton MBAs, Penn Law, Penn Design and Penn Engineering) with professionals from Finance, Consulting, Policy, Economics, Entrepreneurship and Media & Entertainment industries.
WIEF is attended by over 300 people annually, and features renowned speakers who are at the forefront of India’s economic and business growth and development. The forum receives extensive media coverage in India and in the wider business community. Recent forums have been covered by networks such as CNBC, NDTV and Bloomberg, broadcast over TV and the Internet, and covered by over 30 journalists and all major publications.
Breakfast & Registration
8:15 AM - 8:45 AM
Opening remarks
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Speech by Dr. Amy Gadsden, Exec Dir., Penn Global
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Opening Keynote
9:15 AM - 9:35 AM
Panel: Economics & Policy Moderator: Rick Rossow (Wadhwani Chair, CSIS) Speakers: Vijay Iyer (VP & COO, MIGA) Josh Felman (Former Head IMF, India),
9:35 AM - 10:25 AM
Coffee break
10:25 AM - 10:45 AM
Panel: Blockchain & cryptocurrency Speakers: Kavita Gupta (Founding Managing Partner at Consensys)
10:45 AM - 11:35 AM
Panel: Tech & Analytics Speakers: Anjan Lahiri (CEO, Birlasoft), Sajjad Jaffer (Founder & CEO, Two Six Capital), Shekar Ayyar (Senior VP Corp Dev & Strategy, VMware)
11:35 AM - 12:25 PM
Lunch
12:25 PM - 1:10 PM
Panel: Startups & innovationSpeakers: Gautam Tambay (Co-Founder and CEOSpringboard)
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM
Panel: Finance Speakers: Bharat Poddar (Partner, BCG), Sanjiv Das (CEO, Caliber Homes), Venkat Badinehal (M.D, RBC Capital Markets)
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Coffee break
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM
Closing Keynote
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM
Closing remarks
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Networking and Reception
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Startup Pitch - 1
10:30am to 11:30am
Startup Pitch - 2
11:30am to 12:30pm
Startup Exhibit
1:00pm to 4:30pm
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