FM Sitharaman to be chief guest at March 8 ET Awards

For the creme de la creme of India's business leaders, it's time for that annual ritual when they instruct their office: "Clear my schedule and cancel all meetings that day." The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence 2025 will be presented on Saturday, March 8, in Mumbai.

The ceremony for the 25th edition of the prestigious awards will be presided over by finance and corporate affairs minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and will see an eclectic mix of industrialists, CEOs, entrepreneurs and innovators in attendance.

India's confident surge and growing global stature are being burnished by a league of extraordinary Indians, and the elite companies they run and have founded. From among them, the best of the best were selected for their outstanding achievements by a star-studded jury of their peers - chaired by Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries.

Joining the FM at this celebration of excellence will be minister of railways, information & broadcasting, and electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw, also winner of the Reformer of the Year Award.

ET will bring you full coverage of the definitive business event of the year. Watch this space.