Ideas of India Summit 2025 Ideas of India Summit 2025

Sessions

09:45 AM - 09:50 AM
Lamp Lighting
09:50 AM - 09:55 AM
Saraswati Vandana
Sanjeevani Bhelande
Singer and Composer
09:55 AM - 10:00 AM
Welcome Address
Atideb Sarkar
Chief Editor, ABP Network
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM
The Earth Flame
Searching for Inner Peace
Pico Iyer
Bestselling Author, Journalist and Travel Writer
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM
Transforming India with AI
Why We Need More Data
Dr. Manish Gupta
Senior Director, Google DeepMind
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM
The Frontiers of Science
Knowing the Unknown
Dr Pratima Murthy
Director, Nimhans
Prof. (Dr.) Shubha Tole
Neuroscientist and Professor, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Dr. Jahnavi Phalkey
Founding Director, Science Gallery, Bengaluru
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM
The Next Generation
Making Business Better
Shashwat Goenka
Vice Chairman, RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group
12:50 PM - 01:40 PM
LUNCH
01:40 PM - 02:20 PM
Wah Ustads
Magic At Their Fingertips
Ustad Taufiq Qureshi
Percussionist and Composer
Bickram Ghosh
Tabla Player, Film Composer and Fusion Artist
02:20 PM - 02:50 PM
Transformative Leadership
Adapting to Change
Geetanjali Vikram Kirloskar
Chairperson & MD, Kirloskar Systems Pvt Ltd.
02:50 PM - 03:20 PM
Conscious Development
Making Governance Ecologically Sensitive
Dr. Pramod Sawant
Hon'ble Chief Minister of Goa
03:20 PM - 03:40 PM
Building Sustainably
Cities of the Future
Mayank Agrawal
CEO, Gallant Group of Industries
03:40 PM - 04:20 PM
Fifty Years On
Art, Activism, and Acting
Shabana Azmi
Actor
Amol Palekar
Actor and Director
04:20 PM - 05:00 PM
Adventures in Space
Our Place in the Universe
Dr. Goutam Chattopadhyay
Senior Scientist, NASA-JPL, and Visiting Professor, Caltech, Pasadena, USA
05:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Fearless and Feisty
Telling Powerful Stories
05:30 PM - 06:00 PM
Diving into the Deep
A Decade in the Spotlight
Bhumi Pednekar
Actor, Climate Warrior, and National Advocate, UNDP India
06:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Revisiting a Legend
Rafi, Rhythm, and Songs from Home
Papon
Singer and Composer
06:30 PM - 07:00 PM
What We Eat Is Who We Are
The Palate on a Plate
Ranveer Brar
Chef and MasterChef India Judge
07:00 PM - 07:45 PM
The New World Order
View from America
Ambassador Kurt Volker
Former U.S Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations, and President & Founder, Alliance Strategic Advisors, LLC
07:45 PM - 08:15 PM
COCKTAILS
08:15 PM - 09:15 PM
India's Diversity
Mixing Tradition with Modernity Performance + 5 Mins Chat
Ricky Kej
Music Composer, Music Composer, 3x Grammy Award Winner, and UN Goodwill Ambassador and Padma Shri Awardee
09:15 PM - 11:59 PM
DINNER