Sir Mark Tully, KBE (keynote) : 9am- 10 am 

"India's Past, Present and Future"

Journalist, Former Bureau Chief of the BBC

Water Crisis (panel) : 10:15am - 11:45am

"The War over Water: India's Worrisome Future"

Dr Jayanta Bandyopadhyay: Researcher, author, and analyst

Samrat Basak: director of World Resources Institute India’s Urban Water Program

Shripad Dharmadhikary: Author; Founder,Manthan Adhyayan Kendra; analyst on water and energy issues

Chandra Bhushan: Deputy Director General of Centre for Science and Environment; Writer and campaigner for sustainable development; 

Keya Acharya (moderator):  independent journalist and researcher in environment and development issues

SESSION 2 (12:30-16:30)

Dr Srinath Raghavan (general):12:30pm -1:30pm

"The Relevance of Military and Strategic History in Contemporary Times"

Historian, Strategic Affairs analyst

Arundhati Katju (keynote): 1:45pm- 2:45pm

"From Criminal to Citizen: LGBT+ Rights in India"

Public Interest Litigator, Lead Advocate - Decriminalisation of Section 377

Women in Sport (panel): 3pm- 4:30pm

"Levelling the Playing Field"

Vaidehi Vaidya - Founder, Women in Sport, India - sports forum for female athletes

Pinki Jangra - Flyweight boxer, Commonwealth bronze medallist

Sanika Divekar : Sport and Exercise Psychologist, National Table Tennis Player 

Aparna Popat - Former Badminton Player, Arjuna Awardee for Badminton

K Shriniwas Rao (moderator) - Sports Editor, Times of India

SESSION 3 (17:00-19:15)

Interactive Session :5pm-6pm

Tarini: First Indian all-women crew to circumnavigate the Earth 

Performance Session: 6:15pm- 7:15pm

Raghav Meattle: Singer-songwriter 

Movie Screening (Newton): 1:30 pm

Mayank Tewari: Screenwriter

Shweta Venkat: Editor 

Anupama Chopra: Founder- Film Companion, author, journalist, film critic