April 8, 2018
MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA
The theme of the 2018 conference was “Pioneering Innovation.” It highlighted India’s biggest innovators and thought-leaders, and explored how they are transforming the economic, social, and technological landscape of India.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
We are excited to announce our keynote lineup for the 2018 Conference.
Ananth Narayanan
CEO, Myntra & Jabong / India’s Hottest 40 under 40 Business Leaders, The Economic Times
Ashish Chauhan
CEO & Manager Director, BSE (formerly Bombay Stock Exchange) / Former CEO, Mumbai Indians / Former CIO, Reliance Group
Guneet Monga
CEO, Sikhya Entertainment / Film Producer: The Lunchbox, Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai, Gangs of Wasseypur I & II / 12 Women Achievers in Global Entertainment, The Hollywood Reporter
Gururaj “Desh” Deshpande
Founder, Deshpande Foundation / President & Chairman, Sparta Group LLC / Life Member, MIT Corporation
Kirthiga Reddy
Formerly Managing Director, Facebook India and South Asia / Managing Global Client Partner & Emerging Markets Lead, Facebook
Prithviraj Chavan
Former Chief Minister, Maharashtra / Former Minister of State for Science and Technology, and Earth Sciences, Government of India
R. Balki
Film Director: Padman, Ki & Ka, Paa, Cheeni Kum / Producer: English Vinglish
Rekha M. Menon
Chairman and Senior Managing Director, Accenture in India / India's Top 20 Women in Business, Fortune India 2017
Roshni Nadar Malhotra
CEO and Executive Director, HCL Corporation / Trustee, Shiv Nadar Foundation / Director, HCL Technologies / Forbes - The World's 100 Most Powerful Women In 2017
Vani Kola
Founder & Managing Director, Kalaari Capital / India's Most Powerful Business Women in 2017, Fortune India
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS
Anant Agarwal
CEO, edX
Anantha P. Chandrakasan
Dean, MIT School of Engineering
Anjali Sastry
Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management
Hamsa Balakrishnan
Associate Professor, MIT Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Melanie Mala Ghosh
Managing Director, MIT-India & MIT-South Asia
Robert Stoner
Director, MIT Tata Center / Deputy Director, MIT Energy Initiative
S.P. Kothari
Director, MIT-India / Gordon Y Billard Professor of Accounting and Finance, MIT Sloan School of Management
Shraysi Tandon
Filmmaker and Journalist
Urmi Samadar
Director of Action Learning, MIT Sloan School of Management
SCHEDULE
Sunday, April 8
Registration, Breakfast & Networking
Introduction & Welcome by Conference Chairs
Welcome Address
S.P. Kothari
Director, MIT - India / Gordon Y Billard Professor of Accounting and Finance, MIT Sloan School of Management
Keynote Address: Pioneering Innovation in Public Policy
Prithviraj Chavan
Former Chief Minister, Maharashtra
S.P. Kothari - Director, MIT - India / Gordon Y Billard Professor of Accounting and Finance, MIT Sloan School of Management
Pioneering Innovation in Technology / Impact of MIT
Anantha P. Chandrakasan
Dean, MIT School of Engineering
Keynote Address: Pioneering Innovation in Corporations & Human Capital
Roshni Nadar Malhotra
CEO and Executive Director, HCL Corporation / Trustee, Shiv Nadar Foundation / Director, HCL Technologies
Anantha P. Chandrakasan - Dean, MIT School of Engineering
Keynote Address: Pioneering Innovation in AI & Work
Rekha M. Menon
Chairman and Senior Managing Director, Accenture India
Anant Agarwal - CEO, edX
Lunch
Network with other attendees and meet the MIT Legatum & MIT Tata Fellows, who will be showcasing their innovations.
Impact of the MIT Tata Center
Robert Stoner
Deputy Director, MIT Energy Initiative / Director, MIT Tata Center
Keynote Address: Pioneering Innovation for Inclusive Growth
Gururaj “Desh” Deshpande
Founder, Deshpande Foundation / President & Chairman, Sparta Group LLC / Life Member, MIT Corporation
Robert Stoner - Director, MIT Tata Center / Deputy Director, MIT Energy Initiative
Keynote Address: Pioneering Innovation in the Indian Economy
Ashish Chauhan
CEO & Manager Director, BSE (formerly Bombay Stock Exchange) / Former CEO, Mumbai Indians / Former CIO, Reliance Group
S.P. Kothari - Director, MIT - India / Gordon Y Billard Professor of Accounting and Finance, MIT Sloan School of Management
Pioneering Innovation in Transportation
Hamsa Balakrishnan
Associate Professor, MIT Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Keynote Address: Pioneering Innovation in Digitization and Emerging Economies
Kirthiga Reddy
Managing Global Client Partner Emerging Markets Lead, Global Partnerships, Facebook / Former Managing Director of Facebook India and South Asia / 1st Facebook India employee
Hamsa Balakrishnan - Associate Professor, MIT Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Tea Break
Impact of MIT Sloan Action Learning
Urmi Samadar
Director of Action Learning, MIT Sloan School of Management
Keynote Address: Pioneering Innovation in Venture Capital & Entrepreneurship in the Digital Economy
Vani Kola
Founder & Managing Director, Kalaari Capital
Urmi Samadar - Director of Action Learning, MIT Sloan School of Management
Anjali Sastry - Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management
Keynote Address: Pioneering Innovation in Film & Entertainment
R. Balki
Film Director: Padman, Ki & Ka, Paa, Cheeni Kum / Producer: English Vinglish
Guneet Monga
CEO, Sikhya Entertainment / Film Producer: The Lunchbox, Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai, Gangs of Wasseypur I & II, Masaan
Shraysi Tandon
Filmmaker and Journalist
Media Partners
TEAM
Meet the Team Behind the MIT India Conference
Co-Chairs
Vice Presidents
Alan Sage
Masters in City Planning 2019
Anandana Kapur
Fulbright Fellow, Open Documentary Lab
G V Keshav Reddy
MBA 2019
Kritarth Yudhish
MBA 2019
Nikita Khadloya
MBA 2019
Prasad Savarapu
Sloan Fellow 2018
Prem Prakash Sharma
Sloan Fellow 2018
Puneet Jain
Supply Chain Management 2018
Rahul Nechlani
Leaders for Global Operations 2018