On May 16, 2009, Chicago Booth's South Asian Business Group (SABG) will host the "India Leadership Summit 2009", which brings together some key leaders from the fields of business and politics to discuss India's economy and its growth. This is the 5th Annual Conference organized by the SABG and the theme for the summit is "Fueling the Growth". Panel discussions by experts in the various fields will offer an enriching experience for anyone interested in the Indian economy.
The confirmed panels at ILS 2009 are:
1. Technology
Moderator: Mr. Sanjay Puri - Head, Alliance for US India Business
Dr. Shami Khorana - President, HCL North America
Mr. Sudhir Ramasubbu - CFO, Wipro North America
2. Healthcare
Moderator: Dr Sachit Balsari- Fellow, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
Mr. Ajay Singh- Senior Director at Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
Mr. David W. Johnson- Senior Manging Director & Co-Head, Healthcare Finance
3. Education
Mr. Sapnesh Lalla- Head of International M&A, NIIT
Mr. Shantanu Prakash- CEO, Educomp Solutions Limited
Mr. Arvind Amin- Head, Secretary, Pratham USA
4. Financial Sector
Moderator: Mr. Vishal Verma
Mr. John Rompon- Managing Director, McNally Capital Partners
Mr. Manoj Verma- Senior Vice President & Strategic Initiatives Director- Citi Cards USA
5. Entrepreneurship
Moderator: Mr. Scott F. Meadow- Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Mr. Abhi Shah-CEO, Clutch Group
Mr. Adarsh Arora- CEO of Athena Security ,CEO and Co-Founder of Lisle Technology Partners
Mr. Manoj Jain, Chairman and founder of Pipal Research
6. Infrastructure
Mr. Satish Mandhana- Partner, IDFC
Mr. Santanu Das - CEO, TranSwitch Corporation
One of the highlights of this year's event is the introduction of a new annual Alumni Recognition Award by the SABG.
Learn more about the conference at: http://student.chicagobooth.edu/group/sabg/ILS2009/index.htm
Reserve a spot today: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=182522
As we progress through the planning and preparation for this event, we hope to unfold the details through this blog. Stay tuned.
