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  • Over 25 sessions starring leading lights from across government and civil society were invited and in attendance

    ABP Network hosts two-day ‘Ideas of India’ Conclave

    By Our Staff

     

    ABP Network conducted a two-day event titled Ideas of India last weekend (March 25 and 26), which saw discussions on wide-ranging ideas over 25 sessions and 20-plus hours.

     

    The speakers at the event included Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari (who came in after the swearing in ceremony in Uttar Pradesh), Maharashtra Minister Aditya Thackeray (who was as always very candid), Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar in discussion (Dhankhar in Mamata B, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Aditya Birla Education Trust Founder & Chairperson Neerja Birla, Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy, upGrad co-founder Phalgun Kompalli, innovator Sonam Wangchuk, actors Aamir Khan, Vidya Balan and Taapsee Pannu, singer Usha Uthup, film directors Ramesh Sippy, Karan Johar and Kabir Khan, lawyers Indira Jaising and Harish Salve, motivational speaker Gaur Gopal Das, renowned journalist Fareed Zakaria, and Super 30 founder Anand Kumar.

     

    Avinash Pandey, CEO, ABP News Network

    Said ABP Network CEO Avinash Pandey, making his closing remarks: “I have organised and participated at many events in my career. But I have never ever seen two back-to-back house-full days.”

     

    The Conclave has been in the making for the last six months and has had a special team curating the various sessions. Veteran journalist Vir Sanghvi, actor Gul Panag, writer Chetan Bhagat were among those who moderated the various sessions, other than

     

    The summit was presented by Wild Stone with Nerolac Paints as associate partner, wellness partner Himalaya and state partner Government of Chhattisgarh.

  • To discuss India's 75-year journey and the way ahead

    ABP Network to host first-ever summit

    By Our Staff

     

    ABP Network  is hosting its first-ever summit ‘Ideas of India’, bringing together the brightest brains from diverse sectors to discuss India’s 75-year journey, its present status, and the way ahead. The two-day event will take place at the Grand Hyatt, Mumbai, today and tomorrow (March 25-)26.

     

    The speakers include Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Shiv Sena leader and Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Aaditya Thackeray, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar among others.

     

    Said Avinash Pandey, ABP Network CEO: “The inaugural edition of ABP Network’s Ideas of India is going to be a momentous event. This is not merely an event of importance for our network but will be the most elaborate and diverse platform to discuss India’s journey of 75 years as an independent nation, our present challenges, and future opportunities as we grow as a nation in the changing world order. I am personally eager to know the ideas of the brightest and most successful Indians of our age across sectors. This is another path-finding initiative in a series of steps where we have revolutionised the coverage of news and current affairs to capture the thoughts and imagination of our beloved viewers. This forum will be developed into a significant annual event where we will explore India’s ideas and what it means to be an Indian in various aspects of life.”