Nearly 300 business and government leaders from Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, UAE, UK, USA and other countries to participate
New Delhi, June 19, 2015 – As the world prepares to celebrate the first International Yoga Day this Sunday, the relevance of India’s ancient wisdom in today’s times is being recognized even more widely at a global level. The 7th Horasis Global India Meetingbeing held in Switzerland next month has invited spiritual guru, humanitarian leader and an ambassador of peace, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, to teach how we can foster shared global values and how can karma help business leaders attain their goals. Horasis in ancient Greek, means ‘to see, as in a vision’. Since 2009, the conference has been held in different locations such as Munich, Madrid, Naples, Antwerp and Belfast. Last year’s Horasis Global India Business Meeting was held in Liverpool, UK, as part of the International Festival of Business (IFB2014), the largest global concentration of business events during 2014 to celebrate entrepreneurship and economic growth.
About 300 senior business and government leaders from Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, UAE, UK, USA and other countries will be attending Horasis 2015, being held on 5 and 6 July. Co-hosted by Bern Economic Development Agency and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), this year’s conference will be held at the picturesque town of Interlaken, often dubbed as ‘Indialaken’ for being the dream location for several Bollywood movies. All India Management Association (AIMA), CEO Clubs Network and Swiss-Indian Chamber of Commerce are the co-organizers for the event.
The plenary conversation with Art of Living Foundation’s Founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar will be hosted by internationally bestselling author of Plato Not Prozac and The Middle Way, and philosopher Lou Marinoff, who is a Professor at The City College of New York, USA. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s vision of a stress-free, violence-free society has united millions of people the world over. Recipient of honorary doctorates and awards from several countries around the world, Sri Sri is attributed for rekindling the ancient wisdom and traditions of yoga and meditation to aid personal and social transformation in the 21st century. Sudarshan Kriya, a powerful breathing technique created by him has helped millions of people to find relief from stress and discover inner reservoirs of energy and peace in daily life. In only three decades, his programs and initiatives have touched the lives of over 370 million people in 152 countries.
Dr. Frank-Jürgen Richter, Chairman, Horasis, Switzerland , says, “Horasis is delighted to welcome His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. We at Horasis share his goal to uplift people around the globe and to develop leaders so that human values can flourish in individuals and communities.”
Political leaders expected to participate at the event include India’s Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu; Former President of Switzerland, Samuel Schmid; South Africa’s Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Pravin Gordhan; Punjab’s Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal; Clean Delhi Brand Ambassador, Shazia Ilmi; and Neena Gill, Member of the European Parliament, Belgium.
Some of the global corporate decision makers who will gather to shape India’s future directions include Rahul Bajaj, Chairman, Bajaj Auto, India; Sunil Kant Munjal, Jt Managing Director, Hero MotoCorp, India; Subodh Bhargava, Chairman, Tata Communications, India; Lord Karan Bilimoria, Chairman, Cobra Beer Partnership, United Kingdom; Sunil Godhwani, Chairman, Religare Enterprises, India; Habil Khorakiwala, Chairman, Wockhardt, India; Sumit Mazumder, Chairman, TIL and President, CII, India; Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII, India; Mohini Daljeet Singh, Chief Executive, Max India Foundation, India; Dilip Piramal, Chairman, VIP Industries, India; Tulsi Tanti, Chairman, Suzlon Energy, India; Ashok Trivedi, Co-Chairman, IGATE Corporation, USA; Deepak Puri, Chairman & Managing Director, Moser Baer, India; Ganesh Ayyar, Chief Executive Officer, Mphasis, India; Harjiv Singh, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Salwan Media, USA; Shantanu Prakash, Chairman, Educomp Solutions, India; Ashish Chauhan, Chief Executive Officer, Bombay Stock Exchange, India; and Ratul Puri, Chairman, Hindustan Power, India.
The conference will begin with a brainstorm and audit of the record of India’s new government and leadership in its determination to re-engineer the country on multiple fronts at high speed. Other wide-ranging topics of discussion during the two-day conference include: India’s post-election policy orientation; how the world can contribute to India’s next phase of economic transformation; reforms needed for sustainable growth and how the government can reinstate faith of investors in the promises made in 2014 election manifesto; tapping into Indian diaspora to benefit from a reverse brain drain; India’s impact on global supply chains and trade; involving youth to lead and catalyze change; world economic outlook, geopolitical uncertainties, and top global risks for 2015-2016; nurturing innovative start-ups to create and make in India; funding models to overcome infrastructure challenges in construction, transport and energy; ensuring inclusive growth; helping Indian entrepreneurs scale up globally; opportunities and challenges in FDI; how global education institutions can match the skills that India needs.
Horasis 2015 will also look at how Switzerland can contribute to India’s next phase of economic transformation, serve as hub for Indian investments; how it can finance Indian companies through the concentration of capital and experienced investor base in Switzerland; how it can partner with India’s ICT and new technology firms; and how Switzerland can be positioned as the global Bollywood epicenter. Horasis 2015 will also celebrate outstanding entrepreneurs who have been building and leading successful Indian firms. CCI Newswire
