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January 2025 – India’s manufacturing moment As India aims to become a manufacturing powerhouse, where does it stand at the moment? We will discuss how industries can chart the path of growth and the challenges that continue to require navigation.
February 2025 – AI: the way forward In 2025 organisations will need to showcase tangible and clear outcomes to justify further investment. This underlines the need to identify industries that will benefit the most from AI adoption and those that would need to pause efforts.
April 2025 – India’s sustainable development journey Developmental needs and a growing population make it hard to quit fossil fuels as part of mitigation efforts. What are the known and unknown risks and opportunities to Indian businesses and policymakers in it?
May 2025 – Digitalisation: policy and risk assessment With the government framing digital policies for every emerging technology and digital platform formats, what can businesses do in anticipation of such policy with regard to data regulations and others.
September 2025 – DEI: workforce skilling and leadership We begin our series of DEI-focused series of conferences with an exploration of key business issues through different lenses. What are the skilling gaps and what are the practical bridges that need to be built.
November 2025 – India’s supply chain evolution India is well placed to benefit from geopolitical and economic trends that are driving the diversification of Asia’s manufacturing supply chain. How is it faring on building on these opportunities?
Upasana Dutt Head of India for The Economist Group India Women in leadership, gender, cities, countries, geopolitics, macro economy Learn more
Sumana Rajarethnam Director, South-east Asia Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand Cities, Development, Gender, Public policy Learn more
Robert Xiao Director, Beijing China Finance, corporate social responsibility, corporate governance, economic policy, financial policy Learn more
Edward Chui Director, Hong Kong Greater China Finance, consulting, business strategy, politics, media, technology Learn more
Weisi Xie Director, Shanghai China International trade, industrial economics, economic development, China’s economy Learn more
Sam Rolland Director, Sub-Saharan Africa South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Public policy, macroeconomics, business strategy, South African economy, econometrics Learn more
Rodrigo González Director, North Asia Japan, North Asia Economic and market trends, Business competitiveness, Monetary policy, Fiscal policy, Strategy consulting, Statistical analysis, Environmental and transport economics Learn more
Robert Willock Global Editorial Director, Economist Intelligence Corporate Network UAE, Saudi, Qatar, Egypt, Turkey and other countries across the MENA region Political and economic analysis, international relations, business strategy, leadership and development. Learn more
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