Digital India Summit 2019 – Unveiling India’s $1 Trillion Digital Dream

The digital revolution has taken over the world and there is hardly any sector which is untouched by digital electronics. Also termed as the Fourth Industrial Revolution, digitalization has literally impacted the way we transact, commute, order food, book a cab, shop, etc.

India stands at the forefront of digital innovations with the unique system of Aadhar Biometric. Besides, the current government has given a tremendous push to the ‘Digital India’ programme which encompasses taking various government services to the people, electronically and by improving online infrastructure and internet connectivity.

India is well on its way to becoming a $1 trillion digital economy by 2022, which could possibly make it the 16th largest in the world. In order to showcase India’s digital journey and what the future holds, Times Network is presenting the landmark Digital India Summit in New Delhi on March 12, 2019. The platform will serve as a destination for ‘Unveiling India’s $1 trillion digital dream’ – its scope, potential, possibilities, as well as the challenges.

With a powerful line-up of speakers and power packed discussions, the Digital India Summit 2019 will delve into how digital technologies are transforming our daily lives. The star-studded roster includes the likes of Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad (Union Minister of Law & Justice and Electronics & Information Technology); ; Shri Rajkiran Rai G (MD & CEO, Union Bank of India); Shouneel Charles, Sr VP, Digital, Times Network) will deliver the welcome address while Amit Malviya (BJP), Divya Spandana (Congress), Ashish Yadav (SP & BSP ), Ankit Lal (AAP) will discuss upon the topic, ‘Poll Campaigning in the Digital Age’.

Siddharth Bhardwaj (UFO Moviez India Ltd.), Samita Malik (Aegon Asia), Abhishek Joshi (MX Player), Satya Raghavan(YouTube Content Partnerships, India)and Tarun Katial(ZEE5) will share their insights.

Also gear up to hear from industry stalwarts like Upasana Taku (MobiKwik); Srinivas Jain (SBI Mutual Fund ); Maya Vengurlekar (CRISIL Foundation); Krishnan Chatterjee (SAP Indian Subcontinent); Prashant Tandon (1MG); Souvik Jash (Aegon Life Insurance Company Ltd.); Dr. A Velumani(Thyrocare Technologies Ltd.); Sunil Subramaniam(Sundaram Mutual Fund); Kailash Kulkarni (L&T Investment Management ); Dhirendra Kumar (Value Research Online); Rajan Mathews (COAI); Radhey Shyam Sarda (Huawei India); Rajen Vagadia (Qualcomm India); Harbhajan Singh (Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India), to name a few.

Some of the key panel discussions to look forward to, include: Digital India, Healthy India; Financial Inclusion: The Digital Push; Digital Revolution of Investments; Are we 5G ready; Digital Payments: Game Changers of the Indian Economy; Digital Boost to Insurance Coverage; SMEs: Digital Divide or Dividend?; India on E Shopping Spree; Poll Campaigning in the Digital Age. Last but not least, there will be a fireside chat on ‘Unveiling India’s $1 Trillion Digital Dream’.―Times Now