8th - 16th January 2021
Indian stories, opportunities, challenges and insights, showcased to a diverse and accomplished audience comprising leaders across industry and government, Wharton and Penn alumni, and current students.
Indian Professional Sport Shooter
Vice President and Managing Director, Facebook India
CEO & Joint MD, Welspun India
Sr Advocate and First Women Additional Solicitor General of India
CEO & Co-founder, Snapdeal
Indian Professional Tennis Player
Chairman and Co-founder, TeamLease
CEO, Moelis India
Managing Director, Lupin Ltd
Chairperson and Managing Director, Godrej Consumer Products Ltd
Minister of Road, Transport & Highways, and MSME
Global COO, Unilever
Founder WinPE and Former Lead South Asia, IFC
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha and Former Finance Minister of India
Indian Professional Badminton Player
MD & Head of India and Southeast Asia, General Atlantic
Chairman, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
Secretary General, Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance
Vice President, Indian Olympic Association
Chairman, Hero Enterprise
Founder & CEO, Meesho
05:45PM - 06:00PM IST
Opening remarks by Dean Erika H. James (Dean, The Wharton School)
06:00PM - 07:00PM IST
Conversation with Nitin Gadkari (Minister for Road, Transport, & Highways and MSME)
Moderated by Udai Dhawan (Founder, Affirma Capital)
07:00PM - 08:00PM IST
Conversation with Kunal Bahl (Founder and CEO, Snapdeal)
Moderated by Prof. Saikat Chaudhuri (Faculty Director, M.E.T. Program, UC Berkeley)
02:00PM - 04:30PM IST
Startup Challenge Finals
05:00PM - 06:00PM IST
Conversation with Sunil Munjal (Chairman, Hero Enterprise)
Moderated by Prof. Harbir Singh (Co-Director, Mack Institute Wharton)
06:00PM - 07:00PM IST
Panel: "Making India a Sporting Powerhouse"
Featuring: Abhinav Bindra (Shooting), Mahesh Bhupathi (Tennis), PV Sindhu (Badminton), and Sudhanshu Mittal (VP, Indian Olympic Association)
07:00PM - 08:00PM IST
Conversation with P Chidambaram (MP, Rajya Sabha and Former Finance Minister of India)
Moderated by Sri Rajan (Partner, Bain & Company; Former Chairman and Head of Bain India)
05:00PM - 06:00PM IST
Conversation with Nisa Godrej (Chairperson, Godrej Consumer Products)
Moderated by: Rachna Bahadur (Partner, Bain & Company)
06:00PM - 07:00PM IST
Panel: "Technology for Bharat - Enabling 1.3Bn Indians"
Featuring: Amitabh Kant (CEO, NITI Aayog), Ajit Mohan (MD, Facebook India), Sandeep Naik (MD and Head of India & SEA, General Atlantic), Vidit Aatrey (Founder, Meesho)
07:00PM - 08:00PM IST
Panel: "Indian Pharma - The Road Ahead"
Featuring: Satish Reddy (Chairman, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories), Sudarshan Jain (Secretary-General, Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance), Nilesh Gupta (MD, Lupin Ltd), Priyanka Aggarwal (MD & Partner, BCG)
05:00PM - 06:00PM IST
Conversation with Manish Sabharwal (Chairman and Founder, TeamLease)
Moderated by Prof. Harbir Singh (Co-Director, Mack Institute Wharton)
06:00PM - 07:00PM IST
Conversation with Nitin Paranjpe (COO, Unilever)
Moderated by Alok Kshirsagar (Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company)
07:00PM - 08:00PM IST
Conversation with Dipali Goenka (CEO & Joint MD, Welspun India)
Moderated by Prof. Saikat Chaudhuri (Faculty Director, M.E.T. Program, UC Berkeley)
07:30PM - 08:30PM IST
Candid Conversations: "Shattering Glass Ceilings - How can women rise to new heights in business and society?"
Featuring Indira Jaising (Senior Advocate and First Women Additional Solicitor General of India), Manisha Girotra (CEO, Moelis India), Nupur Garg (Founder WinPE and Former Lead South Asia, IFC)
