~ India’s most influential business leaders and political helmsmen Amit Shah, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Kiran M Shaw, Chetan Bhagat, Krishnakumar Natarajan, Ganesh Krishnan, Siddharth Menda, Malavika Avinash will be in attendance~
~Scheduled on May 4 in Bangalore, the Karnataka NOW Conclave will focus on the State's ability to adapt to new social and political order to secure its legacy built on innovation and enterprise ~
Bangalore, April XX, 2018: Ahead of the trail blazing State elections, TIMES NOW, India’s No. 1 English News channel from TIMES NETWORK, will be hosting the first state Conclave - Karnataka NOW Conclave 2018 onMay 04 in Bangalore. Focusing on what the State must do to adapt to new social and political order to further secure its legacy, the Karnataka NOW – Seize the Moment conclave will have India’s most influential leaders join the discourses and debates.
A landmark Initiative of Times Network, the Karnataka NOW Conclave 2018 will address the most pertinent issues and predicaments in the minds of people of the state related to government initiatives, policy reforms, state economy, growth opportunities, science and innovation and many such conversations that will empower common people to determine their present and future.
Themed ‘Seize the moment’, the Karnataka Now Conclave 2018 will see prominent personalities from business and political spheres in attendance. The first session of the Conclave titled ‘Bengaluru rising - Back office to global innovator what will it take?’ moderated by Chetan Bhagat will see India’s top minds like Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Mindtree co-founder Krishna Kumar Natarajan, Ganesh Krishnan of growth Story and Co-Works founderSidharth Menda deliberate on what it will take to push Bengaluru to become the world’s first name for innovation. The various political debates led by heavyweights like Union Minister Prakash Javdekar, BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav and Dr. Subramanian Swamy and Prakash Raj will debate issues around the question whether this election is more about Kannada pride rather than about development and discuss issues that plague the Silicon City and how it can evolve to become a city of the future.
The Conclave will also have DIG Roopa and BJPs Malavika Avinash discuss pertinent issues in the discussion titled ‘Misogyny and the metro-a case of double standards’. Concluding the Conclave will be Sri Sri Ravi Shankarwho will deliver a special address on ‘What it means to be a Hindu’.
About TIMES NOW:
TIMES NOW has been India’s No. 1 English News channel for over a decade now. It is a channel that stands for credibility and unbiased approach in bringing news and reportage to the viewers. Sharp, incisive and direct, Times NOW is the nation’s voice in news. Its distinctive style and fearless approach makes it different from the others. TIMES NOW engages with viewers in 100 countries across the globe. For further information visit – www.timesnownews.com
About TIMES NETWORK:
TIMES NETWORK, is part of India’s largest media conglomerate, The Times Group. It houses upscale brands including; TIMES NOW – India’s No. 1 English News channel, ET NOW - India’s leading English Business News channel, MIRROR NOW - second English General News Channel which is considered to be the gold standard of Impact Journalism; MOVIES NOW and MOVIES NOW HD – India’s leading English Movies channel; MN+ – The Gold class of Hollywood; Romedy NOW and Romedy NOW HD – a unique destination for Love and Laughter; MNX and MNX HD – The channel that brings the next level of Hollywood entertainment to India and ZOOM – India’s No. 1 Bollywood channel. The network delivers segmented and differentiated content under one umbrella. It informs, entertains and engages over 100 million urban affluent viewers in India and is available in over 100 countries across the globe.