India Business Report (IBR), a weekly programme on BBC World News focusing on Indian business, is hosting a panel discussion between four of the country’s top business leaders, where they will discuss the factors at play for the next phase of economic growth in India.
IBR will be hosting this event entitled: ‘A Turning Point for India’ at the Oberoi in Delhi on November 5th 2012, with some of the best minds in India. The session will be moderated by YogitaLimaye, the presenter of the show and the BBC’s Mumbai correspondent.
Talking about this initiative, Adrienne Murray, Editor, India Business Report said: “At IBR we constantly try to track the micro and macro economic issues facing the country. We are hoping this session could act as a good platform for these brilliant minds to share some of their thoughts on the future of the Indian economy.”
The panel will include some of the best names in business and policy such as Sam Pitroda, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Public Information, Infrastructure & Innovation; Vineet Nayar, Vice Chairman & CEO, HCL Technologies Ltd; Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairman & MD, Biocon Ltd; and GV Sanjay Reddy, Vice Chairman, GVK. The discussion will include the impact of the global economic slowdown on India, implications of slowdown on business & society, and whether the raft of big bang reforms announced recently can push the nation on to the path for economic growth. The audience for the discussion will include CEOs and business heads from top companies across the industry. The panel discussion will be transmitted on India Business Report on Sunday, 11 November 2012, 11:00am and 10:00 pm.
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