ET Now Global Business Summit 2024 | Business Titans and Visionaries to discuss Disruption, Development, and Diversification
India Inc. has marked its calendar for the 8th Edition of The Times Group presents ET Now Global Business Summit, an esteemed gathering recognized as one of the largest of its kind in Asia. Set against the backdrop of Taj Palace in New Delhi, India, this influential summit will take place on the 9th and 10th February.
Distinguished global leaders, representing diverse fields, will converge to deliberate on contemporary issues and shape the trajectory for the future. This year’s summit promises an engaging discourse, bringing together government officials, public figures, corporate executives, business titans, academicians, and technocrats from around the globe. Together, they will explore the intricacies of the global landscape, forecast its future course, and collaboratively devise pragmatic solutions.
Leading the charge will be Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alongside esteemed global business leaders such as Raymond T. Dalio Founder, CIO Mentor and Member of the Bridgewater Board, Bridgewater Associates LP; Bill Winters, Group CEO, Standard Chartered; Jenny Johnson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Franklin Templeton; Ravi Kumar S, Chief Executive Officer, Cognizant; Michael Spence, Nobel Prize in Economics, 2001 and Professor and Dean Emeritus Stanford University; Jeff Maggioncalda, Chief Executive Officer, Coursera, David Hanson, Chief Executive Officer & Founder; Co-Founder, Hanson Robotics; SingularityNET among other notable figures. The overarching theme of the summit is “Disruption, Development, and Diversification,” where these influential leaders will converge to address pressing global issues.
- Highlighted topics on the agenda include:
• Raymond T. Dalio Founder, CIO Mentor and Member of the Bridgewater Board, Bridgewater Associates LP: Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
• Bill Winters, Group CEO, Standard Chartered, Jenny Johnson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Franklin Templeton, Ravi Kumar S, Chief Executive Officer, Cognizant: Navigating Fissures, Faultlines, and the Future – In Pursuit of Equilibrium
• Michael Spence, Nobel Prize in Economics, 2001 and Professor and Dean Emeritus Stanford University: Navigating AI Revolution: People and Machines as Collaborators and not Competitors
• Jeff Maggioncalda, Chief Executive Officer, Coursera: Upskilling, Reskilling and Learning for the Future
• David Hanson, Chief Executive Officer & Founder; Co-Founder, Hanson Robotics; SingularityNET: Navigating AI Revolution: People and Machines as Collaborators and not Competitors.
Talking about the summit, Ravi Kumar S, CEO, Cognizant said, “The transformative power of generative AI has the potential to greatly expand our knowledge, skills, and productivity. Generative AI is the most powerful tool we have to solve the biggest problems of our time. At Cognizant, we believe that generative AI—used responsibly and ethically, as a partner to people—will create opportunity for human beings to do what they do uniquely well: apply their judgment and reason, find new problems to solve, make sense of complex situations, and lead others to get extraordinary things done.”
Spiros Margaris, Venture Capitalist, Margaris Ventures added “I am excited to participate in Global Business Summit (GBS) to hear new visionary ideas and the latest global growth strategies. In my address, I will share my VC perspective on the global trends in Artificial Intelligence and Fintech.”
Lord Gerry Grimstone, Chairman, Gemcorp Capital Management & former U.K. Minister for Investment said “Global investors see India as a powerhouse of enterprise and entrepreneurialism but often need help to understand and unlock the myriad of opportunities. The Global Business Summit provides the golden key by bringing together both thought leaders and decision-makers. Foreign investment is the vital ingredient that India needs to deliver its lofty economic ambitions.”
