Agenda
The Forum is closed-door and held under the Chatham House rules.
Badge Collection (The Forum is an invite-only gathering. Badges will be mandatory for entry. They will only be prepared for participants invited and confirmed in advance.)
Reception and Dinner
Welcome Remarks
Rajan Navani, Chairman, Ananta Centre; Chairman, Managing Director & CEO, JetSynthesys
1. Inaugural
S Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs, Government of India In conversation with Indrani Bagchi, CEO, Ananta Centre
Badge Collection
2. Keynote Address
Vikram Misri, Foreign Secretary of India, Government of India; Co chair, India - US Forum
- Keynote Address
Vikram Misri, Foreign Secretary, Government of India; Co-Chair, India - US Forum
3. Plenary Session
China’s Challenge: Taking on the Dragon
Tapping India’s data advantage to counter balance China’s AI 2.0 strategy. Techno-security arms race: how can India-US build quantum resistant cryptography; can China’s quantum leaps be outpaced? Chinese capture of global AI talent. The Chinese integrated digital ecosystem, progress of the Digital Yuan and future of central bank digital currencies. Can India and the US tackle irregular data privacy laws, classification frameworks and gaps in infrastructure blocking joint ventures in blockchain? China’s massive state investment in semiconductor self-reliance and renewable energy infrastructure.
● Daniel Rosen, Co-Founder, Rhodium Group
● Richard McGregor, Senior Fellow for East Asia, Lowy Institute
● Joe Wang, Vice President, SCSP
Moderator: Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, South Asia Practice Head, Eurasia Group
4. Plenary Session
Advanced Domains: Where Defence Dares to Tread
In Conversation with:
● Doug Beck, Director, Defence Innovation Unit, US Department of Defence
● Vrinda Kapoor, Co-Founder and CEO, 3rdiTech
● Vivek Lall, Chief Executive, General Atomics Global Corporation
● Michael Sulmeyer, Director, Belfer Center’s Cyber Security Project, Harvard Kennedy School; Former Assistant Secretary of Defense
● Rajesh Pant, Former National Cybersecurity Coordinator
● Shailender Arya, International Engagements, Ministry of Defence
● Sarjan Shah, MD-India, Shield AI
Moderator: Sameer Lalwani, Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Centre for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
5. Plenary Session
Critical Minerals: MineKraft and ResourcePolitik
Beyond procurement resilience, enabling investment in R&D of alternate chemistries. Access to polymetallic nodules and the balance of maintaining marine ecosystems. A cohesive policy framework that ties together mining, processing and innovation. Collaboration in developing infrastructure for extraction, processing and recycling capabilities. MSP and short term supply chain security: Chinese rare earth dominance, increasing domestic reserves, building dependable supply from unstable regions (e.g. DRC), tackling permit delays and regulatory bottlenecks.
● V L Kantha Rao, Secretary of Mines, Government of India
● Arunabha Ghosh, CEO, CEEW
Moderator: Mahnaz Khan, Vice President, Silverado Policy Accelerator
6. Fireside Chat
S Krishnan, Secretary, MEITY, Government of India
And
Jennifer Bachus, Acting Head of Bureau, Bureau of Cyberspace & Digital Policy, US Department of State
In conversation with Amlan Mohanty, Non-Resident Research Fellow, Carnegie India
7. Fireside Chat
Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry, India
In conversation with Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, Confederation of Indian Industry
Lunch
8. Plenary Session
Artificial Intelligence: Rulebooks and Playbooks
AI Governance and defining tech sovereignty. Export controls for AI infrastructure. Foundational models to applied AI.
● Abhishek Singh, Additional Secretary, MEITY
● Sandeep Aurora, Group Director & Head of Public Policy & Government Affairs, Microsoft India & South Asia
● Hemant Mohapatra, Venture Capital Partner, Lightspeed Ventures
● Sunil Gupta, Co-Founder, MD & CEO, Yotta Data Services
● Behnaz Kibria, Director, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Cloud Product Initiatives, Google
● Becky Fraser, Vice President, Global Government Affairs, Qualcomm
● Saurabh Singh, Head, Digital Policy, India and South Asia, Amazon Web Services
Moderator: Amlan Mohanty, Non-Resident Research Fellow, Carnegie India
9. Live Feed: Special Address by
JD Vance, Vice President of the United States
10. Plenary Session
Innovate Inc: Investment and Design in new ecosystems
● John Lenhart, Vice President, Global Government Affairs, Walmart
● Arvind Chandrasekar, Director of Regulatory Affairs, AMD
● Tarundeep Singh, General Manager, Nike India
● Sujai Shivakumar, Director and Senior Fellow, Renewing American Innovation, CSIS
● Dhritiman Biswas, Senior Director, Government Affairs - South Asia, Cargill
Moderator: Ashok Malik, Partner and Chair of India Practice, The Asia Group
11. Fireside Chat
Large Language Militaries: Future of Defence-Tech Partnership
Ylli Bajraktari, President and CEO, SCSP
In conversation with Tarun Chhabra, Garnaut Global; Former Senior Director for Technology and National Security, NSC
Tea/Coffee
12. Plenary Session
Nuclear Energy: Small, Modular is Beautiful
The prospect of foreign investment in India with the revised liability laws. Can India develop SMRs indigenously? How can PFBRs be scaled? Going beyond the prototype stage. Utilizing India’s thorium reserves.
● Arunabha Ghosh, CEO, CEEW
● Amit Sharma, MD & CEO, Tata Consulting Engineers
● Ravi Grover, Chairman, Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences, and Member, Atomic Energy Commission.
● JP Gupta, Senior Advisor, Holtec
Moderator: Venkatesh Varma, Former Ambassador to Conference on Disarmament (CD); Member of the Indian Negotiation Team for the India-US Civil Nuclear Deal
13. Plenary Session
NewSpace, Old Politics
● Suyash Singh, Co-Founder & CEO, Galaxeye
● Anirudh Sharma, CEO, Digantara
Moderator: Vinayak Dalmia, Co-Founder, 3rditech
Reception and Dinner
14. Plenary Session
Market to Maker: India’s $500 Billion Electronics Ambition
● Sushil Pal, Joint Secretary, MEITY, Government of India
● Josh Foulger, President of Electronics, Zetwerk
● Chantal Lakatos, MD, Government Affairs, Lam Research
● Pankaj Mohindroo, Chairman of the India Cellular & Electronics Association (ICEA)
● Mukesh Aghi, President & CEO, USISPF
● Ishtiyaque Ahmed, Programme Director- Industry/MSME, NITI Aayog
Moderator: Virat Bhatia, MD, Apple - India
15. Fireside Chat
Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India
In Conversation with Virat Bhatia, MD, Apple - India
16. Plenary Session
Undersea Cables: Safe, Secure, Submerged
Joint Monitoring and Surveillance: collaboration with allies and stakeholders in cable protection efforts. How can investment increase in building redundant paths and backup routes? Public-private investment in co-innovation of next generation cables with advanced materials and quantum encryption. Rapid response mechanism and advanced encryption to protect against data interception, malware, and denial-of-service attacks. Robust global tracking mechanisms for real time threat detection.
● Jennifer Bachus, Acting Head of Bureau, Bureau of Cyberspace & Digital Policy, US Department of State
● N Sivasamban, COO, Tata Communications
● Sharat Sinha, CEO, Airtel Business
● Nico Roehrich, Director-Network Investments, Meta
● Benji Robinson, Director Global Network Acquisition, Google
● Nikunj Parashar, Founder & MD, Sagar Defence Engineering
Moderator: Monty Khanna, Adjunct Faculty, Naval War College
17. Plenary Session
Future of Work: Migration and Mobility
US: What is the future of H1-B visas? Navigating the US domestic debate on foreign workers. India: Reverse brain drain? Capturing the returning high skilled talent. What percentage of India's GDP can be expected from simply incubating talent?
● Ashish Dhawan, Founding Chairperson, Ashoka University
● Manish Sabharwal, Vice Chairman, Teamlease
● Atman Trivedi, Partner, South Asia, Albright Stonebridge Group, DGA
Moderator: Priya Mohan, Partner, General Catalyst
18. Plenary Session
Connectivity: From Quad to IMEC
● R. Lakshamanan, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
● Rizwan Soomar, CEO & MD, DP World
● Sanjay Jasjit Singh, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, Indian Navy
● Christopher B. Johnstone, Partner and Chair of the Defense and National Security Practice, The Asia Group
● Gabriel Noronha, Executive Director, Polaris National Security
Moderator: Tanvi Madan, Senior Fellow, Brookings
Lunch
19. Plenary Session
Health & Wellness: Live Long and Prosper
● Prashanth Prakash, Founding Partner, Accel
● AJ Venkatakrishnan, Senior Vice President, AI Partnerships, nference
● William Bissell, MD, Fabindia and Director, Organic India
Moderator: Rajan Navani, Chairman, Ananta Centre; Chairman and MD of Jetline Group of Companies
20. Plenary Session
Geopolitical Flux: Converging interests in an uncertain world
Similar Indian and American national priorities: Re-balancing power equations how to synergize the complementarities
● Ram Madhav, Former National General Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party
● Asha Jadeja Motwani, Founder, Motwani Jadeja Foundation
● C. Raja Mohan, Visiting Research Professor, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore; Contributing Editor, India’s World Magazine
● James Baker, Strategist
Moderator: Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Former Ambassador of India to the US
Tea/Coffee
21. Fireside Chat
Pavan Kapoor, Deputy National Security Advisor, Government of India
In conversation with Arun K Singh, Former Ambassador of India to the US
22. Plenary Session
Digital Infra: e before Everything
● Arvind Gupta, Co-Founder, Digital India Foundation
● TK Kurien, CEO, Premji Invest
● Rudra Chaudhuri, Director, Carnegie India
● Archna Vyas, Director, Gates Foundation
Moderator: Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, India Practice Head, Eurasia Group
23. Plenary Session
India-US Security: In Defence we TRUST
India's strategic defence outlook: future threat assessment and the partnerships India needs to cultivate. What are the 5 roadblocks towards co-production? Looking for newer horizons in co-development. Which fighter aircraft does India need from the US
● Andrew Byers, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, South and Southeast Asia
● Vishwesh Negi, Joint Secretary-International Cooperation, Ministry of Defence
● William Blair, Vice President & Regional Chief Executive, Asia and India, Lockheed Martin Global
● Sukaran Singh, CEO & DEO, Tata Advanced Systems Limited
● Christopher Kirchhoff, Founder of DIU; Author of Unit X
● Siddhant Dayal, Public Sector, Palantir Technologies
Moderator: Dan Twining, President, International Republican Institute
24. Fireside Chat
Ricky Gill, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for South and Central Asian Affairs, National Security Council
and
Nagaraj Naidu, Additional Secretary, Americas Division, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
in conversation with Indrani Bagchi, CEO, Ananta Centre
Vote of Thanks
Indrani Bagchi, CEO, Ananta Centre
Delegates
S Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister of India
Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
https://www.mea.gov.in/eam.htm
Ashwini Vaishnav
Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics and IT
Government of India
Piyush Goyal
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Government of India (GOI)
https://www.piyushgoyal.in/biography/
Jennifer Bachus
Acting Head of Bureau, Bureau of Cyberspace & Digital Policy
US Department of State
https://www.state.gov/biographies/jennifer-bachus/
Andrew Byers
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
Defense for South and Southeast Asia
https://www.defense.gov/About/Biographies/Biography/Article/4055146/andrew-byers/#:~:text=Andrew%20Byers%20is%20the%20Deputy,and%20plans%20for%20the%20region.
Doug Beck
Director, Defence Innovation Unit
US Department of Defense
https://www.diu.mil/team/doug-beck
Jorgan Andrews
Charge D’Affaires,
US Embassy in India
https://in.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/new-delhi/dcm/
Nagaraj Naidu Kakanur
Additional Secretary, Americas Division, Ministry of External Affairs
Government of India
Abhishek Singh
Additional Secretary
MeitY, Government of India
https://indiaai.gov.in/people/abhishek-singh
Raghuram S.
Joint Secretary, PP&R Division
Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
https://eoi.gov.in/eoisearch/MyPrint.php?1540?000/0017
A K Bhattacharya
Editorial Director
Business Standard
https://www.business-standard.com/author/a-k-bhattacharya
A.J. Venkatakrishnan
Senior Vice President of Strategic A.I. Partnerships
Nference
https://indiausforum.in//public/partners/AJ Venkatkrishnan.pdf
Abheek Singhi
MD & Senior Partner
Boston Consulting Group
https://www.bcg.com/about/people/experts/abheek-singhi
Alain Garcia
Chairman - Defense Committee, AMCHAM; Vice President, International Business Development - India,
Boeing Defense, Space & Security
Amit Sharma
MD & CEO
Tata Consulting Engineers Limited
https://www.tce.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Leadership-Profiles-Amit-Sharma.pdf
Amlan Mohanty
Non-Resident Research Fellow
Carnegie
https://carnegieendowment.org/people/amlan-mohanty?lang=en
Christopher B Johnstone
Partner & Chair of the Defense & National Security Practice
The Asia Group
https://theasiagroup.com/talent/christopher-b-johnstone/
Arun K Singh
Former Indian Ambassador to the US
Senior Fellow at Carnegie India
https://carnegieendowment.org/people/arun-k-singh?lang=en
Ashish Dhawan
Founding Chairperson, Board of Trustees
Ashoka University
https://www.ashoka.edu.in/profile/ashish-dhawan/
Ashok Kantha
Former Ambassador of India to China
Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
https://www.vifindia.org/auhtor/shri-ashok-k-kantha
Ashok Kumar Mirpuri
Head, International Policy and Governance
Temasek International Pte Ltd.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1r1HcSZ3M2fDhlwTuOTxSsnGRzlOmFTo-
Ashok Malik
Partner and India Chair
Asia Group
https://theasiagroup.com/talent/ashok-malik/#:~:text=Partner%20%26%20Chair%20of%20India%20Practice&text=Ashok%20Malik%20is%20a%20Partner,market%20business%20strategy%20and%20services.
Atman Trivedi
Partner, South Asia
Albright Stonebridge Group
https://dgagroup.com/team/atman-trivedi/
Balaraman Ravindran
Professor and Head of Wadhwani School of Data Science and AI
IIT Madras
https://dsai.iitm.ac.in/~ravi/
Bhairavi Jani
Executive Director, SCA Group and Chairperson,
IEF Entrepreneurship Foundation
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/bhairavi-jani/
Bharat Lal
Secretary General
National Human Rights Commission, India
https://nhrc.nic.in/biodata/bio-data-secretary-general#:~:text=Bharat%20Lal%2C%20a%20former%20civil,Commission%20(NHRC)%20of%20India.
C Raja Mohan
Visiting Research Professor
Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore
https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/c-raja-mohan
Chandrajit Banerjee
Director General,
Confederation of Indian Industry
https://www.cii.in/CIILeadership.aspx
Constantino Xavier
Fellow in Foreign Policy and Security Studies
CSEP
https://csep.org/team/constantino-xavier/
Daniel Markey
Senior Adviser
United Sates Institution of Peace
https://www.usip.org/people/daniel-markey-phd
Dhiraj Nayyar
Director-Economics and Policy
Vedanta
https://www.vedantalimited.com/eng/who-we-are-leadership.php
Elizabeth Threlkeld
Senior Fellow and Director, South Asia Program,
Stimson Center
https://www.stimson.org/ppl/elizabeth-threlkeld/
Ernest Z Bower
President & CEO
BowerGroupAsia
https://bowergroupasia.com/teams/profiles/ernest-z-bower/
Geetanjali Kirloskar
Chairperson and Managing Director
Kirloskar Systems Limited
https://ttibi.co.in/?q=board-directors
Happymon Jacob
Founder and Honorary Director
Council for Strategic and Defence Research
https://csdronline.com/individual/dr-happymon-jacob/#:~:text=Happymon%20Jacob%20is%20the%20founder,research%20and%20activities%20across%20divisions.&text=Happymon%20Jacob%20is%20an%20Associate,Jawaharlal%20Nehru%20University%20(JNU).
Harshavardhan Neotia
Chairman,
Ambuja Neotia Holding Pvt. Ltd.
https://www.ambujaneotia.com/about-us/chairmans-speak
Ipshita Dasgupta
Senior Vice President & MD, India Market
HP Inc
https://www.hp.com/content/dam/sites/garage-press/press/press-kits/2024/APC2024/HP_Ipsita_Dasgupta_Exec_Bio_2024.pdf
Ishtiyaque Ahmed
Programme Director- Industry/MSME
NITI Aayog
https://www.niti.gov.in/index.php/team-niti/additional-secretary-programme-director/sh-ishtiyaque-ahmed
Jacob Helberg
Nominated as Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment, Senior Advisor to the CEO
U.S. Department of State, Palantir Foundation
https://www.jacobhelberg.com/
James H Baker
Strategist
https://www.defense.gov/About/Biographies/Biography/Article/1363986/james-h-baker/
Janmejaya Sinha
Chairman India
Boston Consulting Group
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h6OTZsnz6ycJCSqNlPk3W20ou4LmSy5QL25wyh_XO0E/edit?tab=t.0
John Lenhart
Vice President, Global Government Affairs
Walmart
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HqRX6UhLf7UBIDshBfekCT7Pjr0E_Fan/view?usp=sharing
Josh Foulger
President of Electronics
ZETWERK
https://milkeninstitute.org/events/global-conference-2024/speakers/josh-foulger
J P Gupta
Senior Advisor
Holtec
https://milkeninstitute.org/events/global-conference-2024/speakers/josh-foulger
Kabir Taneja
Deputy Director (Strategic Studies) & Fellow (Middle East)
Observer Research Foundation (ORF)
https://www.orfonline.org/people-expert/kabir-taneja
Kanwal Sibal
Former Foreign Secretary
Government of India (GOI)
https://www.vifindia.org/author/shri-kanwal-sibal
Kapil Sharma
Acting Senior Director and Senior Fellow
Atlantic Council's South Asia Centre
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/expert/kapil-sharma/
Kenneth Juster
Former US Ambassador to India
US Ambassador
https://www.cfr.org/expert/kenneth-i-juster
Lindy Cameron
British High Commissioner
Republic of India
https://www.gov.uk/government/people/lindy-cameron
Mahaveer Singhvi
JS(NEST), Ministry of External Affairs
Government of India
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FrHD-p7mkMywpyJR4qj43lxQfkm1JtY8/edit
Mahnaz Khan
Vice President of Poliicy for Critical Supply Chains
Silverado Policy Accelerator
https://silverado.org/about/
Manish Sabharwal
Vice Chairman
TeamLease Services Limited
https://group.teamlease.com/investors/board-of-directors/
Mark Kenny
Director,
Australian Studies Institute
https://ausi.anu.edu.au/people/professor-mark-kenny
Michael Sulmeyer
Professor of the Practice; Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy
Georgetown University; U.S. Department of Defense
https://sfs.georgetown.edu/news-sfs-welcomes-michael-sulmeyer-to-faculty/
Monty Khanna
Ajdunct Faculty, Naval War College & Former Assistant Military Adviser,
National Security Council Secretariat
https://maritimeindia.org/radm-monty-khanna-avsm-nm-retd/#toggle-id-2
Mukesh Aghi
President & Chief executive officer
US- India Strategic Partnership Forum
https://usispf.org/team/mukesh-aghi
Natrajan Sivasamban
CEO
Tata Communications
https://www.tatacommunications-ts.com/about-us/leadership/natarajan-sivasamban/
Nitin Desai
Chairman, Governing Council
The Energy and Resources Institute
https://www.teriin.org/governing-council/mr-nitin-desai
Nitin Pai
Director and Co-Founder
Takshashila Institution
https://takshashila.org.in/people/nitin-pai
Nobuo Okochi
Managing Executive Officer, India and ASEAN
Nippon Steel Corporation
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CG441jGMMEQDDBGGj-ZYA63SMAV8S40C/edit
Prabudh sharma
President(India and South Asia),
Raytheon
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18wGqxCpthyCyArLGxFoaQsdRxhFjXR1GD2wB3IX1-uI/edit?tab=t.0
Pramit Pal Chaudhuri
India Practice Head, Eurasia Group; Distinguished Visiting Fellow
Ananta Aspen Centre
https://www.eurasiagroup.net/people/ppal-chaudhuri
Pranay SInha
Lead – Global Growth & Opportunity Policy Advocacy, and South-South Cooperation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
https://www.asiapacific.ca/about-us/speaker-pranay-sinha
R. Mukundan
CEO
Tata Chemicals Limited
https://www.tatachemicals.com/About-Us/Leadership-team/R-Mukundan
R. S. Bhatia
President and CEO, Defence & Aerospace, Bharat Forge; Chairman
Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited
https://isic-japan.org/bio/rajinder-singh-bhatia/
Rahul Sharma
Managing Director, U.S.-India Business Council GPL
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
https://www.uschamber.com/bio/rahul-sharma
Raj Shukla
Member, Union Public Service Commission; Former General Officer, Commanding-in-Chief,
Army Training Command
https://upsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/Bio-Data-HnbleRajShukla-220822-engl.pdf
Rajan Navani
Vice Chairman and Managing Director
JetSynthesys
https://www.jetsynthesys.com/about-us/
Rajesh Pant
Ex NCSC and Chairman
Cyber Security Association of India
https://tacsecurity.com/team/lt-general-dr-rajesh-pant/
Rakesh Dubey
Director - Government Affairs,
Carlyle Group
https://www.carlyle.com/about-carlyle/team/rakesh-dubey
Ranjana Khanna
Director General CEO
AMCHAM
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1doENBbworRpJv6d05DVJgS9RV4JV5L9o/edit
Reuven Azar
Ambassador of Israel to India
Embassy of Israel
https://new.embassies.gov.il/india/en/the-embassy/the-ambassador
Richard McGregor
Senior Fellow(East Asia)
Lowy Institute
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/richard-mcgregor
Rui Lin Ong
Assistant Vice President
Temasek
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Uf5tVbiF2slH6nnUvUzZ55fkwjZVIKBT/view?usp=sharing
Saheb Singh Chadha
Senior Research Analyst, Security Studies Program
Carnegie India
https://carnegieendowment.org/people/saheb-singh-chadha?lang=en
Salil Gupte
President
Boeing India & South Asia
https://www.boeing.co.in/boeing-in-india/our-leadership
Sameer Lalwani
Non-Resident Senior Fellow
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)
https://csbaonline.org/about/people/staff/sameer-lalwani
Sameer Walia
Founder and Chief Executive,
Ripples of Hope
https://agln.aspeninstitute.org/profile/996
Rizwan Soomar
CEO & MD
DP World
https://www.dpworld.com/about-us/leadership/leadership-team/rizwan-soomar
Sanjay Jasjit Singh
Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Western Naval Command
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1992829
Shailender Arya
Senior Advisor,The Asia Group; Former Advisor Ministry of Defense
Government of India
Shatakratu Sahu
Senior Research Analyst
Carnegie; Co-Convenor GTS
https://carnegieendowment.org/people/shatakratu-sahu?lang=en
Shobana Kamineni
Promoter Director
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited
https://www.apollohospitals.com/management/ms-shobana-kamineni-executive-vice-chairperson/
Siddharth Iyer
Special Advisor to the Vice President for Indo-Pacific Affairs
Office of the Vice President of the United States
https://www.fdd.org/team/siddharth-iyer/
Subhomoy Bhattacharjee
Consulting Editor
Business Standard
https://www.business-standard.com/author/subhomoy-bhattacharjee
Sujai Shivakumar
Director & Senior Fellow, Renewing American Innovation
CSIS
https://www.csis.org/people/sujai-shivakumar
Sujan Chinoy
Director General
Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
https://idsa.in/profile/schinoy
Sukaran Singh
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
Tata Advanced Systems Limited.
https://www.tataadvancedsystems.com/about
Sunil Gupta
Co-Founder, MD & CEO,
Yotta Data Services
https://yotta.com/member/sunil-gupta-co-founder-ceo-yotta/
Sunil Lanba
Former Chief of Naval Staff
Indian Navy
https://maritimeindia.org/former-senior-management/admiral-sunil-lanba-pvsm-avsm-in-retd/
Suresh Prabhu
Former Union Minister & Founding Chancellor
Rishihood University
https://rishihood.edu.in/people/suresh-prabhu/
Tanvi Madan
Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy program,
Brookings Institution
https://www.brookings.edu/people/tanvi-madan/
Taranjit Singh Sandhu
Former Ambassador of India to the
United States of America
https://www.indianembassyusa.gov.in/TaranjitSinghSandhu
Venkatesh Varma
Former Ambassador of India to the Russian Federation & Member, Indian Foreign Service (IFS)
Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
https://www.gcsp.ch/our-experts/amb-dbvenkatesh-varma
Vijay Chauthaiwale
In-Charge, Department of Foreign Affairs and Member, National Executive of
Bharatiya Janata Party
Dr Vijay is In-Charge, Department of Foreign Affairs, and Member, National Executive of Bharatiya Janata Party, In this role, he coordinates with Indian Diaspora worldwide, interacts with foreign embassies, overseas political parties and diplomats from various countries to put forward BJP perspective on various issues. Before joining active politics, he has worked in senior management role in pharmaceutical Research and Development. He is Ph.D. (Microbiology) from University of Pune and Post Doctoral fellow of National Institute of Health, USA. He has authored several scientific papers and is co-inventor of global patents. He is also on governing board of several prominent scientific and educational institutions. Born in Nagpur, he is a member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He is co-editor of three books titled “Modi: Shaping a Global Order in Flux” (2023), “The Modi Doctrine: New Paradigms in India’s Foreign Policy” (2016) and “Hindutva in Present Context” (2009).
Vinayak Dalmia
Co-Founder & MD,
3rdiTech & 114ai
Vinayak Dalmia is an entrepreneur building critical technologies for National Security. Vinayak studied at UC Berkeley and Cambridge University. He also served as a Visiting Research Fellow at Oxford University
Vivek Chilukuri
Senior Fellow & Director, Technology and National Security Program
Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
https://www.cnas.org/people/vivek-chilukuri
Vivek Lall
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
General Atomics Global Corporation
https://www.indiaspora.org/members/vivek-lall/
Will Wechsler
Director, Middle East
Atlantic Council
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/expert/william-f-wechsler/
William Blair
Vice President,
Lockheed Martin and Regional Chief Executive for Asia & India
William (Bill) Blair is a Vice President in Lockheed Martin and Regional Chief Executive for Asia & India. In this capacity, he leads the company’s’ corporate business focus on collaborative growth and serves as the executive representative for all Lockheed Martin programs, products and services across the region. Mr. Blair assumed this on 29 May 2023 in an expansion of responsibilities from his previous role as Vice President and Chief Executive of Lockheed Martin India Pvt. Ltd, a role he continues to hold since his appointment in October 2019. Prior to these appointments, Mr. Blair was Vice President for Strategic Solutions and Middle East Executive with the company’s Space Systems business area. In this capacity, he led and developed crucial collaborations to advance space capabilities and services with customers and strategic partners in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Israel.
Wilson White
Vice President, Government Afffairs & Public Policy ,
https://milkeninstitute.org/events/asia-summit-2024/speakers/wilson-white
Yaroslav Trofimov
Chief foreign-affairs correspondent, The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
https://www.wsj.com/news/author/yaroslav-trofimov
Ylli Bajraktari
President & CEO
Special Competitive Studies Project
https://www.scsp.ai/ylli-bajraktari/
Balaji P
Group Head – Governance, Risk, Compliance and Corporate Affairs
Air India
https://www.airindia.com/in/en/about-us/p-balaji.html
Nico Roehrich’s Bio
Director, Network Investment APAC
Meta
Nico’s career has largely focused on network infrastructure ranging from academic research to network investment. As Director, Network Investment APAC, Nico leads a team at Meta focused on building out the connectivity required to deliver Meta’s Family of Apps to people in APAC including recently announced cables such as APRICOT, Echo, Bifrost and Project Waterworth. The team works with a variety of partners and our investments reflect our commitment to openness and our innovative partnership model ensures that the benefits from developing scale infrastructure and technology expertise are shared.
Tarundeep Singh
General Manager (GM)
Nike India
Tarundeep Singh has been appointed as the new GM of Nike India, leading the Nike India Leadership Team. With 17 years of experience at Nike across multiple functions and locations, Tarun is a well-rounded and versatile leader having worked in Nike world headquarters in Beaverton Oregon and most recently in Nike’s Southeast Asia HQ in Singapore. He is transitioning from Singapore where his last role was managing the marketplace for 16 countries across Southeast Asia. He is a people-first leader who is equally passionate about the role of sport in the society and strongly believes in the potential of India and its dominance in sports. He is a proud alumni of MDI Gurgaon and St. Xaviers College Ahmedabad. On personal side, Tarun enjoys spending quality time with his family, solving puzzles, playing pickle-ball, badminton, and traveling across the world.
Udai S Mehta
Director, Government Affairs
Nike Inc.
Udai S Mehta is a seasoned professional with over 19+ years of experience in various domains including economic growth, ecommerce, data protection, and consumer affairs. He is currently associated with Nike Inc, Director, Govt Affairs. With a background in law, including a Master's in International Economic Law from the University of Warwick, UK, and a Bachelor's in Law from the University of Calcutta, India, Udai has effectively navigated policy discussions and influenced decisions on both national and international levels. His career spans roles such as Senior Manager, Public Policy at Amazon India, and various leadership positions at CUTS International (an international think tank), showcasing his expertise in policy advocacy, stakeholder engagement, and project management. Additionally, he has demonstrated strong analytical and problem-solving skills throughout his career, contributing to the betterment of consumer and society at large
Ambrish Bakaya
Senior Advisor - Public Policy
Zetwerk Manufacturing Businesses Private Limited
https://indiausforum.in/public/partners/Ambrish Bakaya Executive Biography 2025.docx.pdf
Pankaj Mohindroo
Chairman
of the India Cellular & Electronics Association
Mr. Mohindroo is a double gold medalist having topped the Punjab University twice. Subsequently, he did his MBA from the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), University of Delhi.
In a career spanning over four decades, he has straddled multiple industries with a high focus on telecom, digital and electronics for the last 2 decades.
ICEA, an apex industry body representing the electronics value chain, aspires to make India a global hub for electronics manufacturing and exports.
As Chairman of the Fast Track Task Force (FTTF), which was established by the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) in December 2014. He is widely credited with the mobile phone and supply chain revolution and growth of over 1800% therein. His vision to build India as an Electronics manufacturing hub by bringing Global Value Chains (GVCs) along with Lead firms to India and simultaneously building National Indian Champions for Long-term economic sustainability is well accepted and recognized by the Government of India.
Mr. Mohindroo is the Co-founder and Hon. Secretary of the Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC), Founder, Honorary Secretary of the Mobile and Electronic Devices Export Promotion Council (MEDEPC), a Member of the Governing Council of the Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI) and a Member of the Board of Trade (BOT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
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About The Event
The India-US Forum is a platform for Indian and American leaders to shape the future of India-US strategic partnership through dialogue and collaboration. It is annually convened by the Ananta Centre and Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.
The Forum is held under the Chatham House Rule and participation is by invitation only. The attendees are high level representatives from government, Congress/Parliament, industry, media, academia and think tanks. Over its 6 editions, the Forum has emerged as a coveted space to exchange ideas and set the bilateral agenda for cooperation.
