Overview

It is a pleasure to host the 2024 Global Trade and Innovation Policy Alliance (GTIPA) Summit, organized by GTIPA, the Institute for Competitiveness, India and Shiv Nadar University. The Summit is scheduled for November 15-17, 2024 in New Delhi, India. The agenda below features insightful keynotes, panel discussions, and interactive sessions designed to address the most pertinent challenges and opportunities in technology and innovation policy. 

Public Agenda

Day 1 - November 15, 2024

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM – Registration of Delegates

9:00 AM – 9:05 AM – Opening Remarks by Dr. Ananya Mukherjee - Vice-Chancellor, Shiv Nadar University, Delhi-NCR and Amit Kapoor, Honorary Chairman, Institute for Competitiveness (Confirmed)

9:05 AM – 9:15 AM - Welcome Keynote by Shikhar Malhotra, Chancellor, Shiv Nadar University, Vice Chairman & CEO, HCL Healthcare, Director, HCL Corporation (Confirmed)

9:15 AM – 9:45 AM – Keynote by Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Economist (Confirmed)

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM – Panel Discussion on Future of Semiconductors, India’s Emerging Role and Global Challenges

• Ashok Chandak, President of the India Electronics and Semiconductor Association

• Hemang Shah, Sr. Director, Government Affairs, Applied Materials India

• Rajiv Sen (TBC)

• Anand Ramamoorthy, Vice President and Managing Director, Micron India (TBC)

• Akash Tripathi, CEO, India Semiconductor Mission (TBC)

• Abhay Karandikar, Secretary, DST, Government of India (TBC)

Moderated by Stephen Ezell, Vice President, Global Innovation Policy, The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (Confirmed) 

10:45 AM – 11:15 AM – Networking Tea/Coffee

11:15 AM – 11:45 PM – Keynote Address on “Innovation” by Richard Dasher, Director, US-ATMC, Stanford University (Confirmed)

11:45 PM – 11:55 PM – Presentation of 2024 U.S.-India Subnational Innovation Competitiveness Index Report by Amit Kapoor, Honorary Chairman, Institute for Competitiveness & Stephen Ezel, Vice President, Global Innovation Policy, The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation

11:55 PM – 12:55 PM - Panel Discussion on Driving Innovation in Nations’ States and Regions

• Debjani Ghosh, President of the National Association of Software & Services, NASSCOM (TBC)

• Sanjeet Singh, Senior Advisor, NITI Aayog (TBC)

• Rick Rossow, Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (Invited)

• Pranjal Sharma, Economic Analyst, Advisor and Author

• Chintan Vaishnav, Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission (TBC)

Moderated by Amit Kapoor, Honorary Chairman, Institute for Competitiveness

12:55 PM – 1:55 PM – Networking Lunch

1:55 PM – 2:15 PM - Keynote Address by John Cabeca, U.S. Intellectual Property (IP) Counsellor for South Asia (confirmed)

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM - Panel on Policies to Drive Innovation in the Life-sciences and Healthcare Delivery

• Dr. Carlos Felipe Escobar, Higher Education/ Health Innovation Consultant, AFIDRO-Universidad El Bosque, Colombia

• Mark Schultz, Professor, University of Akron School of Law

• Neeraj Jain, Country Director-India, PATH

• Rehan Khan, Managing Director, MSD (TBC)

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM - Networking Tea/Coffee

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM – Panel Discussion on Connecting Communities: Strategies for Bridging the Digital Divide (Presentation of 2024 GTIPA Crowd-sourced Report on Policies to Bridge the Global Digital Divide)

• Syed Munir Khasru, Chairman, The Institute for Policy, Advocacy, and Governance (IPAG)

• Rajat Kathuria - Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences & Professor, Department of Economics, Shiv Nadar University

• Małgorzata Bonikowska, Co-Founder and President, THINKTANK - Centre for Dialogue and Analysis

• Stefano da Empoli, I-Com, Institute for Competitiveness

• RS Sharma, Former, UIDAI Chief

4:45PM – 4:50 PM – Closing Address by Amit Kapoor & Rajat Kathuria

6:15 PM – Departure to India Habitat Center

7:00 PM Onwards – Cultural Evening & Dinner at India Habitat Center Terrace, New Delhi

Day 2 – November 16, 2024

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM – Delegates to assemble in the lobby to depart for SNU

8:30 AM – Depart to Shiv Nadar University

10:00 AM – Reaching Shiv Nadar University

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM – Refreshments and High Tea

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM – Discussion of Internal GTIPA Business

11:15 AM – 11:45 AM - Discussion of GTIPA Summit 2025 in Argentina (Presentation by Tetiana Rak, Fundación Internacional Bases) (Confirmed)

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM – Keynote Address by Roshni Nadar, Chairperson of HCL Technologies (TBC) or (HUL VP)

12:00 PM – 1:15 PM – Panel on Breaking Barriers and Building Success: The Future of Women Entrepreneurship

•  Carolina Agurto, Partner, Fundacion IDEA (Confirmed)

• Reema Nanavaty, Director, SEWA (Confirmed)

• Anita George, Independent Director, Piramal Enterprises Ltd

• Nivruti Roy, Invest India (Invited)

• Suhasini Haider (TBD) – Foreign policy editor, The Hindu (TBC)

1:15 PM – 2:00 PM - Fire side Chat –Shikhar Malhotra - Chancellor, Shiv Nadar University, Vice Chairman & CEO, HCL Healthcare, Director, HCL Corporation & Sanjeev Galande, Dean, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar University

2:00 PM – 2:10 PM - Closing Address by Rajat Kathuria, Dean & Professor, Shiv Nadar University and Amit Kapoor, Honorary Chairman, Institute for Competitiveness

2:10 PM – 3:10 PM - Networking Lunch

3:10 PM – 4:10 PM – Campus and Lab Tours at SNU

4:10 PM – Leave for Taj Man Singh, New Delhi