US ambassador Gor to chart road map for India-US ties at ET WLF

US ambassador to India Sergio Gor will be speaking at The Economic Times World Leaders Forum in New Delhi on August 22, focusing on the Indo-US strategic ties and the path forward to make this a global power partnership.

The Forum, to be held on August 21-22 in New Delhi, hosts one of India’s foremost conversations with global leaders on business, policy and geopolitics.

Gor, who also serves as the US special envoy for South and Central Asia, has been the catalyst to expediting key bilateral conversations and closing loops on important India-US initiatives. His participation at ET WLF comes at a time when both sides are looking to not only boost the bilateral agenda but also repurpose it with a long-term strategic vision that aims to build on complementarities, especially on the economic front, in a fiercely contested global environment.


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Prior to his current assignment, Gor was assistant to US President Donald Trump and director of presidential personnel in the White House. He, along with Donald Trump Jr, founded Winning Team Publishing, which published President Trump’s best-selling books.

Apart from Gor, two other global business leaders will discuss various aspects of a fast-changing global economy and how India can find its way to navigate and influence this new world. Yuvraj Narayan, the newly minted group CEO of DP World, will talk about the future of global trade and supply chains, while Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, will discuss how India Inc can build a competitive global play.

Over the last three decades, Birla has transformed the Aditya Birla Group into a global giant, showing the world that Indian companies can win globally and operate at scale.

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And Narayan, whose company supports the movement of more than 10% of global trade, will throw light on how businesses can navigate a world of shifting trade routes and rising geopolitical uncertainty. The three leaders will present diverse perspectives, from India’s strategic relationship with the US and its place in a changing world, to the shifting sands of the global economy and where businesses should make their bets in this new milieu.