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If there ever was a time calling for India to step up to the podium of business leadership, it is now. As global economies worry about rising costs and debts, stagnating growth and geo-political tensions, India is poised to reap the rewards of its demographic dividend, bold economic reforms and a proven entrepreneurial culture.Welcome to The Economic Times World Leaders Forum (WLF), a platform where global leaders, top MNC CEOs, influential thought leaders and policymakers come together to exchange ideas and collaborate for progress.
Speakers At The World Leaders Forum 2025
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Narendra Modi
Prime Minister of India
Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister of India, Government of India
Nitin Gadkari
Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India
S. Jaishankar
Minister of External Affairs
Piyush Goyal
Minister of Commerce & Industry, Government of India
John Kerry
68th U.S. Secretary of State
Matteo Renzi
Former Prime Minister, Italy
Mohan Yadav
Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh
Ritu Arora
CEO & CIO, Asia Pacific, Allianz Investment Management
David Steinbach
Managing Partner & Global CIO, Hines
Jonathan Ross
Founder & CEO, Groq
Rajat Taneja
President, Technology, Visa
Kosuke Mori
CEO, Saison International
Smriti Irani
Former Cabinet Minister, Government of India
Sir Martin Sorrell
Founder & Executive Chairman, S4 Capital
Christopher Wood
Global Head of Equity Strategy, Jefferies
Federico J. González
CEO, Radisson Hotel Group and Board Director, Louvre Hotels Group.
Sunny Mann
Global Chair-Elect, Baker McKenzie
Girish Tanti
Co-founder & Vice Chairman, Suzlon Group
Christoph Schweizer
CEO, BCG
Mohamed Kande
Global Chairman, PwC
Gautam Singhania
Chairman & MD, Raymond
Nigel Vaz
CEO, Publicis Sapient
Rishit Jhunjhunwala
Global CEO, Truecaller
Chris Perry
President, Broadridge Financial Solutions
Venu Gopalakrishnan
Founder & Global CEO, Litmus7
Navi Radjou
Management Thinker
Vishal Sikka
Founder & CEO, Vianai Systems
Vugar Usi Zade
COO, Bitget
Toby Gilbert
CEO, Coinweb
Sabyasachi Mukherjee
Founder, Sabyasachi
Shub Bhowmick
CEO & Co-founder, Tredence
Koichi Zaiki
CEO, Asia-Pacific, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Sandeep Ghosh
Group Country Manager, India & South Asia, Visa
Pradeep Parameswaran
Global Head of Mobility, Uber
Akis Evangelidis
Co-founder & India President, Nothing
Sandeep Nailwal
Co-founder & CEO, Polygon Foundation Founder, Blockchain for Impact
Gaggan Anand
Chef & Owner, Gaggan
Sandeep Sahai
CEO & Board Member, Clearwater Analytics
Erol Baliyan
CEO, Franck Muller - Middle East, Africa, & India.
Pushkar Singh Dhami
Chief Minister, Uttarakhand
Puneet Chhatwal
MD & CEO, IHCL
N. Chandrababu Naidu
Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh
Subra Kumaraswamy
Senior Vice President, Chief Information & Security Officer, Visa
Prashanth Chandrasekar
CEO , Stack Overflow
Sharon White
Senior Managing Director and Head of Global Affairs, La Caisse
Praveer Sinha
CEO & MD, The Tata Power Company Limited
Rahul Jain
India Head, BCG
JP Chalasani
CEO, Suzlon Group
Vibhuti Garg
Director South Asia, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis
Devndra Chawla
MD & CEO, GreenCell Mobility
Shiju SS
Chief Scientist, Litmus 7
Sanjeev Krishan
Chairperson, PwC, India
Tushar Jalota
Indian filmmaker
Sidharth Malhotra
Actor, Film - Param Sundari
Janhvi Kapoor
Actor, Film - Param Sundari
Dinesh Vijan
Founder & CEO, Maddock Films
Shashi Tharoor
Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)
Sumitava Mukherjee
Associate Professor, IIT Delhi
Arunabha Ghosh
Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)
Sanjog Gupta
CEO, International Cricket Council (ICC)
Vibha Dhawan
Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
Vaishali Nigam Sinha
Co-founder, ReNew
Santosh Kumar Sarangi
Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Sunil Gupta
Co-founder, MD & CEO, Yotta Data Services
Nayab Singh Saini
Chief Minister of Haryana
Mithali Raj
Professional Cricketer
Kashif Raza
Founder, Bitinning
Sundar Balasubramanian
Managing Director for India and South Asia, Check Point Software Technologies
CP Gurnani
Co-Founder & Vice Chairman, AIonOS
Vivek Gupta
Partner & Leader, Deloitte South Asia
Ipsita Das
Managing Director, Moet Hennessy India (LVMH - Moet Hennessy - Louis Vuitton)
Mohsen Moazami
President of International, Groq
Abhishek Singh
Director General, NIC, Additional Secretary, MEITY and CEO IndiaAI Mission
Ranganath Sadasiva
Hewlett Packard Enterprise,
Key Themes at ET World Leaders Forum 2026
Shared Futures: Secure, Intelligent, Resilient
- AI as an Innovation Driver
- Financing the Energy Transition
- Navigating the New Trade Order
- Managing Strategic Capital Flows
- Advancing Innovation and Industrial Policy
- Shaping Talent for the Growth Era
Why should you attend ET World Leaders Forum?
Be Inspired
Be Inspired
Sit back and let the world’s best minds fill you in on thought-provoking ideas. What would it take for the world to move forward together for prosperity, amidst geopolitical, technological and economic challenges?
Stand Tall
Stand Tall
Take home winning strategies from global leaders. Share your stories and explore new ideas from industry and regional leaders. Gaining insights into novel cultural and business practices that help you excel at your work.
Connect
Connect
Connect with the most influential minds in global business and policy. Network with fellow leaders in a stimulating environment. Join moderated panels and roundtables that promote collaborative problem-solving.
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