The conference focused on the road ahead for Southern India to become the country’s economic powerhouse by strengthening some of the major drivers namely, Skills, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Renewables and Technology.

Mr Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge) & Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India is the Chief Guest at the conference which includes other eminent speakers such as Mr Sumit Mazumder, President, CII, Mr Shekhar Gupta, Senior Journalist, Mr Ajay Shankar, IAS, Former Secretary, DIPP and Chairman, Expert Committee on PPP, Government of India, Mr Vikram Kirloskar, Vice Chairman, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd, Mr S Sivakumar, Group Head – Agri & IT Businesses, ITC Limited and Dr V Sumantran, Chairman, Celeris Technologies Pvt Ltd amongst others.