The Ninth Mindmine Summit was held on April 22nd -23rd, 2015 at The ITC Maurya, New Delhi, on the theme: "2015-2025: The India Decade?"
The Eight edition (Today's India: Economics or Politics?) asked whether India's future was in a state of perpetual peril, and what was required to pull the country out of a vicious circle of low growth, high inflation, fragmented politics and policy stasis.
The 2015 electoral verdict provided an emphatic answer. The backdrop for the 2015 edition, therefore, was renewed hope and optimism. The Ninth edition of summit evaluated India's new eco-political atmosphere and emerging social arithmetic; and how it can help the country evolve over the next 10 years.
The summit attracted some of the finest leaders, opinion makers and emerging stars from India and overseas.
Key sessions and the speakers
were:
Session I: The Next 10 Years: Gliding or rocketing ahead?
Chief Guest:Mr. Nitin Gadkari, Minister, Road Transport and Highways & Shipping
Panelists:Mr. Sanjaya Baru, Director, Geo-economics and Strategy, International Institute of Strategic Studies Mr. Ravi Uppal, CEO, Jindal Steel & Power Mr. Amit Chandra, Managing Director, Bain Capital
Session II: Infrastructure: Can New Cities & Corridors change India's landscape?
Chief Guest:Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Union Minister for Indian Railways
Panelists:Mr. Kamal Nath, Former Minister, Urban Development Mr. Pradeep Singh, CEO, ISB Mohali Mr. Rajesh V Shah, Co-Chairman & Managing Director, Mukand Ltd.
Session III: One Nation, Many Factories: Do we need an India model?
Panelists:Mr. Amitabh Kant, Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion Mr. Rajat Kathuria, Director, ICRIER Mr. Kamal Bali, Managing Director, Volvo India Ms. Meenakshi S Dass, Wholetime Director, Shriram Pistons & Rings Limited
Session
IV: Future-Proofing India: How do we Skill and Scale quickly?
Chief Guest:Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of IT & Communications
Panelists:Mr. Vijay K Thadani, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, NIIT Limited Ms. Vanitha Narayanan, Managing Director, IBM India Mr. G. Anand Anandalingam, Dean, Imperial College Business School
Session
V: Mindmine Exchange: Can This Government Extend the Honeymoon?
Mr. Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (Independent Charge)Power, Coal & Renewable Energy With Mr. Sunil Kant Munjal, Jt. Managing Director, Hero MotoCorp Ltd. & Chairman, Hero Corporate Service Ltd., ISB Mohali
Session
VI: India in 2025: Can the Young create a Baggage free future?
Panelists: Mr. Venkatesh Kini, President, Coca-Cola India & Southwest Asia With Ms. Roopa Purushothaman, Managing Director, Everstone Capital Ms. Smriti Ranjan, Student, Indian School of Business Mr. Surya Adury, Student, BMU
Session
VII: Civil Society & Social Enterprise: Towards a Weaponless Revolution?
Panelists: Ms. Kiran Bedi, Retd. Indian Police Service officer Ms. Chhavi Rajawat, Sarpanch, Soda Village, Rajasthan Mr. Dilip Cherian, Co-founder, Perfect Relations
Session
VIII: India’s Healthcare: Who will foot the bill?
Panelists: Dr. Naresh Trehan, Chairman & Managing Director, Medanta - The Medicity Ms. Sangita Reddy, Jt. Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited Dr. Gurpreet Singh Wander, Chief Cardiologist, Hero DMC Heart Institute
Session IX: Defence: India’s next Sunrise?
Panelists:Gen. V P Malik, Former Chief, Indian Army Mr. Wilfried Aulbur, Managing Partner, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants Rear Admiral Rakesh Bajaj (VSM), Executive Director, Pipavav Defence Mr. Amber Dubey, Partner & Head, Aerospace & Defence, KPMG India
Session X: Mindmine Exchange: Can Indian Companies build Iconic Global Brands?
Mr. R C Bhargava, Chairman, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd With Ms. Jyotsna Suri, President, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Mr. Sunil Kant Munjal, Jt. Managing Director, Hero MotoCorp Ltd. & Chairman, Hero Corporate Service Ltd.
Session XI: More clicks than Bricks: But can e-commerce really replace retail?
Panelists:Mr. Kunal Bahl, Founder & CEO, Snapdeal Mr. Sunil Kaushal, CEO, Standard Chartered Bank Mr. Arvind Singhal, Chairman, Technopak Mr. Rajat Wahi, Partner, Consumer & Retail, KPMG India
Session XII:
Governance: Can Technology deliver more with less?
Chief Guest: Mr. Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Skill Development & Entrepreneurship
Panelists: Mr. Manish Tiwari, Former Minister, Information & Broadcasting Mr. Chandan Chowdhury, Managing Director, Dassault Systems India Pvt Ltd. Mr. Suman Bose, Managing Director, Siemens PLM Software India
Session XIII: India’s Differentially Abled: Opportunities, not charity
Panelists: Mr. Nipun Malhotra, Disability Right Activist Mr. Rajesh Bhatia, Disability Rights Activist Mr. Girisha Nagarajegowda, Silver Medalist, Paralympics
Mr. Ajay Arora,
General Manager - Strategic Planning &
Projects,
Hero Corporate Service Limited,
264, Okhla Industrial Estate, Phase – III,
New Delhi – 110020 India
Mr. Ashwani Sharma,
Executive Assistant to Chairman,
Hero Corporate Service Limited,
E1, Qutab Hotel Complex,
Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg,
New Delhi – 110016 India
