Inaugural edition of ET Summit: Big names to discuss India’s rise and the road ahead

NEW DELHI: Top policymakers, thought leaders and corporate bosses from across the country will come together at the inaugural edition of The Economic Times India Ascends summit on November 13 to deliberate on the country’s robust economic performance and the path ahead.

Minister for petroleum and natural gas Hardeep Singh Puri, chief economic adviser V Anantha Nageswaran, Standard Chartered Bank CEO for India and South Asia Zarin Daruwala, MercedesBenz India MD and CEO Santosh Iyer, Microsoft India MD Irina Ghose and CoRover CEO Ankush Sabharwal are among those who will reflect on India’s rise as a bright spot in global economy while the rest of the world stumbles.

Annual Exchange of Ideas

The latest International Monetary Fund estimates show India will grow 7% this fiscal even as the global economy continues to face multiple challenges.

India Ascends is proposed as a platform to enable action-oriented discussions and track India's aspirational growth as it moves forward towards the goal of becoming a developed country by 2047, as set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The summit hopes to emerge as a platform for the annual exchange of ideas by key stakeholders to take stock of the year gone by and prepare for growth in the near future.

Stay tuned for more updates on what will be a stimulating exchange of ideas and conversations.