DAY 1: SPEAKERS
Session 1:
Geopolitical Dynamics: Navigating International Coliseum (Fireside Chat)
Palki Sharma,
Managing Editor, Network 18
Lisa Curtis,
Senior Fellow and Director,
Indo-Pacific Security Program
Carice Witte,
Founder and Executive
Director of SIGNAL Group
Amb Kanwal Sibal,
Former Foreign Secretary,
Government of India
Session 2:
Economic Development Strategies & National Security Imperatives (Panel Discussion)
Ms Gaurie Dwivedi,
Executive Director, NDTV
Asanga Abeyagoonasekera,
Technical Advisor,
International Monetary Fund
Shri G. Satheesh Reddy,
Scientific Adviser to
Raksha Mantri.
Mr Sanjeev Sanyal,
Member of the Economic Advisory Council for the
Prime Minister of India.
Session 3:
Environmental Sustainability: Balancing Growth with Ecological Concerns (Fireside Chat)
Dr Tara Kartha,
Director of Research & Academics
Elizabeth Threlkeld,
The Senior Fellow and Director of the South Asia Program at the Stimson Center
Rushikesh Chavan,
Founder, The Habitats Trust
Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain
PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM* (Retd)
DAY 2: SPEAKERS
Special Address: Navigating Geo-political Conundrum: Security Strategies for Viksit Bharat
Mr Pavan Kapoor
Deputy National Security Advisor
Special Address: Shaping the Global Agenda: India’s Multilateral Mandate
Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj
Former India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
Session 4:
Blurring Frontiers: Convergence of Technology and Security (Panel Discussion)
Lt. Gen. Raj Shukla
PVSM, YSM, SM (Retd.), Member, UPSC
Brig Gen Eran Ortal (Retd)
Fellow, SIGNAL Group.
Dmitry Stefanovich
Research Fellow, IMEMO-RAS
Special Address:
Atmanirbharta in Defence: Challenges and Opportunities
Mr Giridhar Aramane
Defence Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
Session 5:
Social Cohesion and Inclusive Growth: Pillars of a Secure Nation (Fireside Chat)
Mr K. Rajendra Kumar
Former DGP Jammu & Kashmir
Dr Sudhanshu Trivedi
Member of Parliament
Meenakshi Lekhi
Former Member of Parliament and Eminent Lawyer
General Vijay Kumar Singh (Retd)
PVSM, AVSM, YSM, Former Minister and COAS.
Session 6:
Groundbreakers: Shaping the Land Warfare, Reflections for IA (Fireside Chat)
Vice Adm AB Singh
PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd)
Konstantin Bogdanov
Head of the Strategic Analysis and Forecasting Sector at the Center for International Security at IMEMO, Russia.
Prof Amit Gupta
Senior Advisor, Forum of Federation
Dr Patrick Braton
Associate Professor of National Security and Strategy Studies at the US Army War College
Watch out this space for Additional Special Session Speakers