Kellogg India Business Conference to celebrate Indian diaspora

Kellogg School of Management is hosting the India Business Conference on April 13 as a prominent global business forum with its vision rooted in fostering dialogue among industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and policymakers.

Hosted at Kellogg’s Global Hub in Evanston, the primary objective of the conference is to promote meaningful collaboration, cultivate groundbreaking ideas, and foster innovation—all through the lens of the Indian business landscape.

This year’s conference with the theme of “Reimagining India: Shaping the Global Economic Landscape,” aims to facilitate discussions on the tremendous growth opportunities and evolving business landscape within the Indian context.

Through insightful panel discussions, keynote sessions, and workshops, the conference brings together speakers from diverse industries and functions. The goal is to delve into subjects that offer nuanced insights into India’s ongoing transformative journey, positioning it as a significant global economic powerhouse.

The first Kellogg India Business Conference was held in 1992.

The conference will also celebrate the Indian diaspora’s influence, both in shaping the global economic landscape and driving transformative change within India itself.

“The conference will focus on the business outlook in India across industries, including start-ups, investments, and infrastructure. Through a series of global and regional speakers and panels, we hope to expand on our theme, ‘Growth Opportunities in India’,” according to the Kellogg website.

The speaker list includes entrepreneur Laxman Narasimhan, CEO of Starbucks; Indian film director Vidhu Vinod Chopra; Sugar Cosmetics founder-CEO Vineeta Singh; Indian mathematics educator, Anand Kumar; former governor of Reserve Bank of India, Raghuram Rajan; and CEO of HCL Technologies, Roshni Nadar Malhotra, among others. Chopra and Malhotra are alumni of the university.

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The event will kickstart with a panel on food and agriculture businesses by panelists Narsimhan and Niren Chaudhary from Panera Brands.

This will be followed by a panel on startups and venture capital featuring panelist Kanwal Rekhi, managing director of Inventus Capital Partners, among others. The session on the state of education in India by panelist Kumar will conclude the first half of the conference.

After a lunch and networking break, a panel comprising technology and corporate leaders, a session on the state of policy in India, a panel on media business and entrepreneurship, and a fireside chat on media and films with Vidhu Vinod Chopra, will take place.

The final session will be a session on policy by Rajan and Subramanian Krishnamurthy, former chief economic advisor to the government of India.