Among the highlights, Jean-Claude Trichet, Honorary Governor of the Banque de France, will be in conversation with RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra on the challenges of central banking in turbulent times. Other international leaders include Mari Elka Pangestu, former Indonesian Minister of Trade and Taro Kono, Member of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party.
They will be joined by Bai Chong-En, Dean of the School of Economics and Management at Tsinghua University; Lord Karan Bilimoria, Member of the UK House of Lords; Andres Velasco, Dean of the School of Public Policy at the London School of Economics; Lord Nick Stern, Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics; and Jean-Pierre Landau, former Deputy Governor of the Banque de France.
Legal voices, such as Larry Kramer, President and Vice Chancellor of the London School of Economics, and Harish Salve, Senior Advocate and former Solicitor General of India, will discuss how reforms in the legal framework can underpin growth and strengthen the rule of law in a session chaired by Shaktikanta Das, Principal Secretary-II to the Prime Minister.
Other panels will explore universal healthcare, youth employment, urbanisation, trade and regional integration, and the risks and rewards of emerging technologies.
Over the past three years, the themes of each edition have been calibrated to meet the most proximate challenges.
The first edition in 2022, themed ‘Redefining the Future’, drew participants from 21 countries for wide-ranging debates on technology, climate, and fiscal policy, alongside the inaugural Arun Jaitley Memorial Lecture by Tharman Shanmugaratnam.
In 2023, ‘Navigating a World on Fire’ set the stage for high-level conversations on MDB reform, climate finance, and geopolitical turbulence.
The 2024 Conclave, ‘The Indian Era’, deepened these debates with sessions on green transitions, Asia’s rise, and the future of multilateralism. The Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), under the Presidentship of NK Singh, initiated the Kautilya Economic Conclave in 2022 in close partnership with the Ministry of Finance. This is a ‘by invitation only’ conclave.
