Video - Panelist at Deepening the U.S.-India Commercial Partnership, USA

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CSIS event, Washington, DC, USA

Panelist at Smart Cities as Innovation Hubs

Wednesday, April 15, 2015 5:00 pm - Thursday, April 16, 2015 2:30 am

Center for Strategic and International Studies
1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036

We are pleased to invite you to a special U.S.-India business collaboration conference taking place at CSIS on April 15, co-organized by the Ananta Aspen Centre and the Wadhwani Foundation. This full-day conference will convene senior policymakers, business leaders, and other stakeholders from both countries with the aim of generating practical policy recommendations that enhance economic cooperation. The session will include expert-led discussions covering some of the Modi government's most important economic initiatives including the Smart Cities concept, the Make in India campaign, and Skills Development. The conference will feature a keynote address by India's Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley.

You can watch the video here: YouTube

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