Ideas of India Summit 2026 Ideas of India Summit 2026

Sessions

09:55 AM - 10:00 AM
Lamp Lighting
10:00 AM - 10:05 AM
Saraswati Vandana
10:05 AM - 10:15 AM
Welcome Address
Atideb Sarkar
Chief Editor, ABP Network
10:15 AM - 10:55 AM
US and India
A Very Rocky Relationship
John Mearsheimer
R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago
10:55 AM - 11:30 AM
The View from China
Behind the Great Wall
Yan Xuetong
Distinguished Professor and Dean of the Institute of International Relations at Tsinghua University, Beijing
11:30 AM - 12:05 PM
The World in Ferment
A Question of Leadership
Monica Duffy Toft
Professor of International Politics & Director of Centre for Strategic Studies, The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Massachusetts
12:05 PM - 12:35 PM
The Challenge of Good Governance
The Era of Uncertainity
Harsh Sanghavi
Deputy Chief Minister, Gujarat
12:35 PM - 01:05 PM
The Art of Resilience
Balancing the Mind
Gauranga Das
Spiritual Leader and Director of ISKCON Govardhan Ecovillage
01:05 PM - 01:20 PM
Make in India 2.0
Competing with the World
Madhur Daga
Managing Director of Orient Bell Limited
01:20 PM - 01:35 PM
Master of the Deal
Negotiating with Trust
Piyush Goyal
Minister of Commerce and Industry of India
01:35 PM - 02:15 PM
Lunch
02:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Indipop and Playback
The Best of Both Industries
Armaan Malik
Singer and Songwriter
02:45 PM - 03:15 PM
Uneasy Across Borders
Neighbours on Fire
Ranjit Rae
Former Ambassador to Nepal
Ashok K Kantha
Former High Commissioner to Sri Lanka
Veena Sikri
Former High Commissioner to Bangladesh
03:15 PM - 03:45 PM
The Unbreakable Star
Resilience, Power, Passion
Suniel Shetty
Actor
03:45 PM - 04:15 PM
The New World Order
Making Sense of the Chaos
John Mearsheimer
R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago
Yan Xuetong
Distinguished Professor and Dean of the Institute of International Relations at Tsinghua University, Beijing
Monica Duffy Toft
Professor of International Politics & Director of Centre for Strategic Studies, The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Massachusetts
04:15 PM - 04:30 PM
AI in Hospitality
What Happens to the Human Touch?
Dr. Suborno Bose
Founder- Chairman and Chief Mentor of IIHM & Indismart Group Worldwide
04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Destination Andhra
Open for Business
Nara Lokesh
Minister of HRD, IT & Electronics, Govt of Andhra Pradesh
05:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Going International
Making Magical Music
Shreya Ghoshal
Singer
05:30 PM - 06:00 PM
Journeys with Real Cinema
The Fellowship of Homebound
Neeraj Ghaywan
Director
Vishal Jethwa
Actor
Ishaan Khatter
Actor
06:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Teenage Triumphs
Practice Makes Perfection
Ayush Mhatre
Captain, U-19 Cricket team
Abhigyan Abhishek Kundu
Cricketer, U-19 Cricket Team
Vihaan Malhotra
Cricketer, U-19 Cricket Team
06:30 PM - 07:00 PM
The Next Generation
Empires with Empathy
Pranav Adani
Director, Adani Enterprises
07:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Making Maharashtra Great Again
Rebuilding the Infrastructure
Devendra Fadnavis
Chief Minister, Maharashtra
08:15 PM - 09:30 PM
Dinner and Cocktails
Note: *Invited Speakers