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Wharton India Economic Forum on Nov 11
Thursday, 02 November 2006, 20:30 IST
NEW YORK: This year's Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF), the premier student-run American business forum focussing on India, will be held Nov 11 in Philadelphia.
Established in 1996, this is the eleventh year of the conference and also coincides with the 125th anniversary of Wharton School, the ivy league business school of the University of Pennsylvania.
The theme of this year's conference is 'Realising the Indian Dream', a WIEF press release stated.
Although the Indian dream parallels the idea of the American dream, the forum is seeking to further delve into what exactly constitutes India's ideal for success.
WIEF 2006 will serve as the platform for thought leaders to define their perception of this dream, the release stated.
A galaxy of stars from industry and government are scheduled to attend this year's forum.
Rahul Bajaj of Bajaj Auto, Adi Godrej of Godrej Industries, Capt. G.R. Gopinath of Air Deccan and Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw of Biocon are among those from industry attending the meet, to be held at the Doubletree Hotel in Philadelphia.
From the banking and financial sectors, there will be State Bank of India chairman O.P. Bhatt, Bank of Baroda chief executive Anil K. Khandelwal and Merrill Lynch vice-chairman Jerome P. Kenney.
WIEF 2006 will also have a special panel on India's media and entertainment industry, which will be addressed, among others, by filmmaker and producer Karan Johar and Ronnie Screwvala of UTV.
Neelam Deo, consul general of India in New York, Adarsh Kishore, secretary, ministry of finance, and Shashi Tharoor, UN under-secretary general, will also be addressing the forum.
The various panels in WIEF 2006 will focus on issues like the government's role in India's development, investment opportunities, Indian industry and financial services.
Source: IANS
Source: IANS