17th WIEF, 2013
Keynote Speakers
- Montek Singh Ahluwalia (via live videoconference) - Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission of India
- Arvind Kejriwal, Founder, Aam Aadmi Party
- Ron Somers - President, US-India Business Council
- Dilip Cherian - Consulting Partner, Perfect Relations (Moderator)
Milind Deora opted out for an unspecified reason.
Media and Entertainment Panelists
- Javed Akhtar - Poet, Lyricist, and Scriptwriter
- Shabana Azmi - Actress
- Boman Irani - Actor
- Aseem Chhabra - Freelance writer (Moderator)
- Sudhir Mishra - Director and Screenwriter
Women's Empowerment Panelists
- Lakshmi Pratury - Co-Host, TEDIndia
- Shabana Azmi - Actress
- Vrinda Grover - Lawyer, High Court India
- Jaideep Bose - Editorial Director, Times of India Group (Moderator)
Private Equity/Venture Capital Panelists
- Shankar Narayanan - MD, The Carlyle Group India
Finance Panelists
- L.N. Balaji - President, ITC Infotech USA
- Thomas Brunner - Partner & General Counsel, LeapFrog Investments
- Amit Saxena - CEO, Karvy Financial Services Limited
Entrepreneurship Panelists
- Sasha Mirchandani -Managing Director and Founder, Kae Capital
- Samir Mitra - Advisor, Prime Minister of India
- Aneesh Reddy - Co-Founder and CEO, Capillary Technologies
- Devita Saraf - Chief Executive Officer, Vu Technologies
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