Lalu’s new address at World Bank

NEW DELHI: Railway minister Lalu Prasad is on gyaan mission to knowledge centres like Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Stanford Business School. However, this time his journey does not end there. His next destination is the World Bank, where he will address a group of investors and invite them to India.

The World Bank has invited him to address an investor meet comprising a bevy of top-notch CEOs and rail experts of the world, an official in the Rail Bhawan said. It is expected that Mr Prasad will be able to attract foreign investments to the country, he added.

He is also visiting Harvard, he said. The symposium on Indian Railways’ operational turnaround will be held on April 18 at Harvard. The occasion is likely to attract 2,000 students from HBS. Here, Mr Prasad will speak on creation of value through financial restructuring and operational improvements. The Stanford University has also requested him to address an audience of faculty members and students on governance and political economy of reform process. The occasion is scheduled on April 14.

On April 15, Mr Prasad would make an appearance at Silicon Valley, where he would address a gathering of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, CEOs and industry leaders from the world over. The last in his itinerary is a classroom with MIT students on March 26 on the railway turnaround story. There’s more to Mr Yadav’s foreign sojourn. He would also address a group of 65 MBA students from universities in Texas, Virginia and Massachusetts in March. A meeting with GE global CEO Jeff Immelt is also on the cards next month.