AIYD 2016
SUMMARY
The fifth conference of the AIYD was held in New Delhi, Mohali and Bengaluru, India from 27 to 30 January 2016. Delegates of AIYD 2016 included Members of Parliament, CEOs, academics, leading journalists, public policy specialists, art curators, social entrepreneurs and international athletes.
For the first time, the conference programme introduced ‘group pods’ whereby delegates pitched an idea in smaller groups to esteemed judges from Australia and India. In addition to interacting with high profile speakers, the delegation had the opportunity to participate in a number of activities, including an awe-inspiring demonstration of Gatka, a traditional Sikh form of combat-training, an impromptu Punjabi Bhangra dance lesson, and a tour of a local Gurudwara, a Sikh temple.
The formal conference program for AIYD 2016 focused on the following themes over the course of the conference in the context of the Australia-India relationship:
Cultural identity
Sustainability
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Delegates
Australian Delegates
Indian Delegates
Speakers
Dr. Michele Akeroyd, Director, Goyder Institute for Water Research
Mukund Narayanamurti, Chief Executive Officer, Asialink Business
Olivier Lafont, Actor, Author, and Screenplay Writer
P Bineesha, Executive Director, International Institute of Waste Management
Dr. Shreekant Gupta, Professor, Delhi School of Economics
Suhit Anantula, Director, Business Models Inc.
Sundeep Sahni, Head of New Initiatives, Ola Cabs
Mr Sumant Batra, Founder, Kumaon Literary Festival.
Dr. Venu Vasudevan, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Sports and former Director General, National ...
Salman Khurshid, Educationist-Writer-Politician
Amit Dasgupta, Indian Foreign Service
AS Harinath, Senior Environmental Specialist, The World Bank
Mr Chris Elstoft, Career Officer, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Hardika Shah, Social Enterprise Expertise