The Indiaspora Global Forum is our annual flagship event which attracts leaders and change agents and affords them the opportunity to engage in intellectually stimulating discussions and powerful networking on issues that affect the Indian diaspora. Building on last year’s Forum, Indiaspora was on its way to convening a truly global event with participants from all over the world.
The Forum took place this year from September 13-15, 2019 at the Tarrytown House Estate on The Hudson in Tarrytown, New York, about 30 minutes north of New York City.
Friday, September 13
6 pm Welcome Reception
7:30 pm Dinner
Saturday, September 14
7:30 am Meditation
8 am Breakfast
8:45 am Morning Plenary: Leading in Business & Politics
Corporate Leaders Panel
Keynote: Leading with Soul
Rishad Tobaccowala, Chief Growth Officer, Publicis Groupe
Fireside Chat
Senator Ratna Omidvar, Independent Senator of Canada and World Refugee Rights Leader
Kasi Rao, President and CEO of the Canada-India Business Council
10:30 am Coffee Break
11 am Breakout Sessions
State of the Art: Investing in Our Soft Power
Distant Shores: Entrepreneurship in Developing Nations
For the People: Creating a Culture of Public Service
12:15 pm Lunch
1:45 pm Afternoon Plenary: India & Geopolitics
The World at a Crossroads: Global Geopolitics
Who Runs the World? Global Women Leaders
Caught in the Middle: The Intersection of India’s Policy, Politics & the Economy
3:30 pm Coffee Break
4 pm Breakout Sessions
Desis on the Move: Migration Challenges and Opportunities
Ladies First: Creating an Ecosystem for Women Entrepreneurship
Around India In An Hour: From A through Zed
5:15 pm Outdoor Activities
Cooking Demonstration with Executive Chef Akshay Bhardwaj, Michelin-star restaurant Junoon
Lawn Games
6:15 pm Cocktail Reception
7:15 pm Entertainment: Between the Worlds of Indian and Western Classical Music
Reena Esmail, composer & Saili Oak, vocalist
8 pm Dinner
Sunday, September 15
8 am Breakfast
8:45 am Plenary: Philanthropy & Social Impact
Talk
Suketu Mehta, Author, This Land Is Our Land: An Immigrant’s Manifesto
HeritageINDIA: An Indiaspora sponsored and 360+ powered birthright trip to India for high school students
DJ Jassal, College Freshman, Virginia Tech, and HeritageINDIA 2019 Cohort
Talk
Maya Vishwakarma, Founder, Sukarma Foundation, ‘Padwoman of India’
Fireside Chat
Vidya Shah, CEO, EdelGive Foundation
Arjun Divecha, Founder-Director of The Divecha Centre for Climate Change at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Talk
Seema Hingorani, Senior Advisor, Crestview, and Founder, Girls Who Invest
Talk
Malvika Iyer, motivational speaker, award-winning disability rights activist, model
Talk
Piyush Jain, Co-founder and CEO, Impact Guru
Talk
Atul Satija, Founder of Give and The/Nudge Foundation
Talk
ChaloGive: A preview of a week-long giving initiative by the Indian diaspora to NGOs transforming communities at home and abroad. Oct. 2 – 8.
Gabrielle Trippe, Philanthropy Initiatives Manager, Indiaspora
Ashish Shah, Community Relations Director, Indiaspora
10:30 am Coffee Break
11 am Breakout Sessions
Beyond the Cover: Authors Who Inspire
Authors share their journeys on writing about our cosmos, managing nonprofits. and shaking up the status quo in career trajectories.
Marginalized Communities in our Midst: How do we advocate for them and lift up their issues?
Speakers address Gender violence, LGBTQIA discrimination, Religious intolerance and More
12:15 pm Lunch
1:30 pm Forum concludes
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