World Summit 2025

World Summit 2025 - The Legacy

We are at a threshold moment - where the past is dissolving, and the future remains undefined. The NDTV World Summit 2025 sets its compass at the edge of the unknown, the unexplored. 

In a world shaped by contradiction and transformation, this Summit invites leaders, thinkers, and changemakers to engage in bold, urgent dialogue. From political realignments and technological disruption to climate and cultural shifts, the questions we ask now will shape what comes next.

Edge of the Unknown: Risk. Resolve. Renewal, the theme of the World Summit, explores three arcs of change:

Risk as frontier, not fear.
Resolve as intention, not reaction.
Renewal as reimagination, not restoration.

At the heart of this conversation is India - navigating modernity with courage, contradiction, and clarity. Its journey mirrors the global moment and offers a living lens of possibility. A collective ambition to look beyond the challenges of our time. The NDTV World Summit 2025 is where today's realities meet unwritten futures. A space to challenge what is, reimagine what could be, and begin anew.

Because the edge of the unknown is not where things end.
It is where they begin.

Key Faces - 2025

  • Narendra Modi

    Narendra Modi

    Hon’ble Prime Minister of India

  • Dr Harini Amarasuriya

    Dr Harini Amarasuriya

    Hon’ble Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

  • Rishi Sunak

    Rishi Sunak

    Former Prime Minister of the UK

  • Tony Abbott

    Tony Abbott

    Former Prime Minister of Australia

  • Lindy Cameron

    Lindy Cameron

    British High Commissioner to India

  • Philip Green

    Philip Green

    Australian High Commissioner to India

  • Dr Philipp Ackermann

    Dr Philipp Ackermann

    German Ambassador to India

  • Samantha Ruth Prabhu

    Samantha Ruth Prabhu

    Actor

  • Parag Khanna

    Parag Khanna

    Founder & CEO of AlphaGeo

  • Prof Tarun Khanna

    Prof Tarun Khanna

    Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor, Harvard Business School 

  • Vikram Rai

    Vikram Rai

    CEO, GE Aerospace, South Asia

  • Kartikey Hariyani

    Kartikey Hariyani

    Founder and CEO, Chargezone

  • Neil Thompson

    Neil Thompson

    Director, FutureTech Research Project, MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab

  • Merritt Moore

    Merritt Moore

    Professional Ballet Dancer & Quantum Physicist

Agenda 2025: Day 1

10:10 AM

The Physics of Movement: A Quantum Ballet

Merritt Moore

Professional Ballet Dancer & Quantum Physicist

11:00 AM

The Last Job? AI and the Future of Work

Nitin Mittal

Deloitte Principal, Global AI Leader, Author of WSJ Bestseller, All-in on AI

11:45 AM

Across the Faultlines: Crafting the Next World Order

Lindy Cameron

British High Commissioner to India

Philip Green

Australian High Commissioner to India

Dr Philipp Ackermann

German Ambassador to India

1:15 PM

The Indo-Pacific Friendship: Trade. Security. Strategy.

Tony Abbott

Former Prime Minister, Australia

3:00 PM

Weaving the India Story

Gautam Singhania

Chairman Raymond Group

3:15 PM

Force Redefined: Coding the New Language of Power

Vivek Lall

CEO, General Atomic

4:45 PM

The Future Takes Flight

Vikram Rai

CEO, GE Aerospace, South Asia

6:00 PM

Navigating the Unknown: Policy, Power, Perspective

Rishi Sunak

Former Prime Minister of the UK

6:45 PM

Steering Change in Uncertain Times

Dr Harini Amarasuriya

Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

8:10 PM

Unstoppable Bharat: The Force of Now

Shri Narendra Modi

Hon'ble Prime Minister of India

Day 2

11:05

Rise of the Machines: Command or Chaos?

Neil Thompson

Director, FutureTech Research Project, MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab

11:40 AM

The Great Indian Techade: Reimagining India’s Digital Destiny

Ashwini Vaishnaw

Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, Electronics & Information Technology

12:30 PM

The Next Human Era: 5 Future Predictions You Can’t Ignore 

Parag Khanna

Founder & CEO of AlphaGeo

3:00 PM

A Talk followed by Fireside Chat

Prof Tarun Khanna

Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor, Harvard Business School

3:45 PM

Swiping the Future: The Digital Edge

Gautam Aggarwal

CEO, South Asia, Mastercard

4:00 PM

The Abundant Intelligence Question: Who Will Rule the World?

Dr Ronnie Chatterji

Chief Economist, OpenAI

4:30 PM

The EV Shift: Charging India

Kartikey Hariyani

Founder and CEO, Chargezone

6:15 PM

AI to AI: From Ancient India to Artificial Intelligence - How India Inspired the Modern World? 

Nick Booker

Co-Founder at IndoGenius

6:45 PM

Echos of Arabia: A Musical Odyssey

Balqees Ahmed Fathi

Yemeni-Emirati Singer-Actress

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"India has achieved many milestones, but it's not enough. With a young population full of potential, we can reach new heights."

Shri Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Of India

Shri Narendra Modi

"I think the importance of Indian talent and skill is growing day by day. There's a great interest in how we can make this smooth movement of talent from India."

 S. Jaishankar

Minister of External Affairs

 S. Jaishankar

“The world needs India. With a population of 1.6 billion and a booming economy, this is India's century.”

H.E Dasho Tshering Tobgay

Prime Minister Of Bhutan

H.E Dasho Tshering Tobgay

"The world needs India's perspective on the challenges it faces, and the country should get a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council."

Lord David Cameron

Former Prime Minister of UK

Lord David Cameron

"AI will be one of the most important drivers of the economy, politics, and geopolitics. But there will be misuse as well, and we will need to be more vigilant."

Sunil Bharti Mittal

Founder and Chairperson of Bharti Enterprises

Sunil Bharti Mittal

“If you want to create wealth, you’ve got to create entrepreneurs, free of government interference.”

Mark Mobius

Chairman, Mobius Emerging Opportunities Fund

Mark Mobius

"Aadhaar made people real by giving them a number. And many schemes have been built on that. This is because India decided to use technology to benefit everyone."

Professor Paul Romer

Economist and Nobel Laureate

Professor Paul Romer

"Originally, Buddhism was just the religion brought by traders into China, but by the 5th and 6th centuries, we find Gupta sculptures being copied by the Chinese all over Ghangzuo and beginning to head eastwards into the heartlands of China."

William Dalrymple

Author & Historian

William Dalrymple

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