India Today Conclave, the country’s original platform for intellectual discourse and exchange of ideas, is back with another edition taking place on 17th and 18th March 2023 at Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi.
This year, it is proud to celebrate the completion of 20 years, bringing together some of the most thought-provoking speakers from across the globe to this prestigious platform.
India Today Conclave has established its legacy as the most sought-after platform for cutting-edge discussions and debates on a wide range of subjects. With a speaker profile that is unparalleled, India Today Conclave is the epitome of a powerful forum dedicated to evolving a discourse for the betterment of India and mankind across the globe. It has cemented its place as the leading summit and continues to break barriers with each edition.
The India Today Conclave stage has been graced by the powerful voices and endearing ideas of the world’s most influential leaders, including Narendra Modi, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Bill Gates, Imran Khan, Sachin Tendulkar, Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Mukesh Ambani, Neeraj Chopra and many other stalwarts from across the world.
Over the two decades, not only have there been annual events, there have also been regional editions of India Today Conclave, propelled by its immense national success. The annual summit was into regional editions to use this invigorating intellectual Galloring to inspire various parts of the country.
India Today is set to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its Conclave this year with the theme ‘India Moment, bringing to light how amid global challenges such as wars, recessions, polarized polities, and the climate crisis, India has emerged as a beacon of hope. A recent Morgan Stanley report reveals that by 2027, India is poised to become the world’s 3rd largest economy and drive 1/5th of global growth. However, the impact of this “India Moment” goes beyond just statistics, as India’s stewardship of the G20 presents a significant opportunity for it to influence geopolitics, energy transition, technology, and the international conversation on development, equitable growth, justice and more.
All this and more will be tackled by this year’s edition of India Today Conclave, with an esteemed list of speakers such as Union ministers Amit Shah, S. Jaishankar, Kiren Rijiju, Smriti Irani, Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, Rockstar political philosopher Michael Sandel, former Union ministers P. Chidambaram and Shashi Tharoor, actors Ram Charan and Janhvi Kapoor and many more.
The two-day event will feature a series of thought-provoking panel discussions, engaging keynote speeches, and interactive sessions that will challenge attendees to expand their horizons and think more deeply about the issues that matter the most. India Today Conclave is undeniably a true, original & biggest ideas fest.
Here is the confirmed list of speakers:
Amit Shah, Union Minister of Home Affairs and Co-operation
S. Jaishankar, Union Minister of External Affairs
Sachin Tendulkar, Cricket Legend
Ram Charan, Actor
Michael Sandel, Rockstar political philosopher, Harvard University
Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister of Law and Justice
Smriti Irani, Union Minister for Women and Child Development and Minority Affairs
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister of State for Entrepreneurship, Skill Development, Electronics and Technology
Ren Ito, COO, Stability AI
Sanjiv Goenka, Chairman, RPSG Group
Sheeba Aslam, Islamic feminist, scholar, columnist
Abha Adams, Educator, author
Shashi Tharoor, Former Union Minister and diplomat, author
Anita Sengupta, Former NASA scientist, aerospace entrepreneur
Michael Pillsbury, Author, Director, Chinese Strategy, Hudson Institute
Anil Agarwal, Chairman, Vedanta Resources Limited
Ruha Shadab, Founder, LedBy Foundation
Fawzia Koofi, Afghan political leader and activist
Amitabh Kant, India’s G20 Sherpa; Former CEO, NITI Aayog
Justice SA Bobde, Former Chief Justice of India
Justice UU Lalit, Former Chief Justice of India
Malaika Arora, Actor, model
P. Chidambaram, Former Union minister of Finance and Home Affairs
Neelkanth Mishra, Economist, Credit Suisse, Advisor to the Prime Minister
David Sinclair, Miracle Man, Geneticist, Harvard Medical School
Mahua Moitra, Member of Lok Sabha, TMC
Lt General Zameer Uddin Shah, Former Deputy Chief of Army Staff, Former Vice-Chancellor, Aligarh Muslim University
Suhani Shah, Mentalist, psychological illusionist
Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, Iranian peace activist
PTR Thiagarajan, Finance Minister, Tamil Nadu
Baba Jackson, India’s Best Dancer contestant
Byju Raveendran and Divya Gokulnath, Co-Founders, Byju’s
Supriya Shrinate, Chairperson, Social Media and Digital Platform, Congress
Brad Smith, Vice-Chairman and President, Microsoft
Amit Malviya, In-charge, BJP’s National Information and Technology Department
Chintan Rachchh, Cwaayal Singh, Gurfateh Singh Pirzada, Moses Koul, Naina Bhan, Zeyn Shaw, Actors of web series Class
Ajay Bijli, Chairman and Managing Director, PVR Ltd
Janhvi Kapoor, Actor
Puneet Chhatwal, MD and CEO, Indian Hotels Company Ltd
Raghav Chadha, Member of Rajya Sabha and National spokesperson, Aam Aadmi Party