The Huddle 2018 begins in Bengaluru today

  • | Saturday | 17th February, 2018

Following the successful debut edition of The Huddle last year, The Hindu is gearing up to present The Huddle’s second edition on February 17 and 18 at the ITC Gardenia in Bengaluru. Honourable Chief Minister of Punjab Amarinder SinghIn conversation with Nistula Hebbar, Political Editor, The Hindu3.15 pm - 4.05 pm In Defense of the Realm: How prepared is India? Husain Haqqani, Former Ambassador of Pakistan to USAShivshankar Menon, Former National Security AdviserAndrew Small, WriterIn conversation with Narayan Lakshman, Associate Editor, The Hindu2.20 pm - 3.10 pm Winning: Can the Congress turn the tide? Presented by Yes Bank, The Huddle, a thoughts and ideas conclave, is a platform that attempts to bring under a single roof some of the best minds from politics, academia, the entertainment industry, the corporate world, sports and civil society. Over two days of carefully curated sessions that are inspired by pertinent ideas and emerging trends, speakers engage in discussions and conversations that inform, provoke, enrich and enable possibilities in reflection and transformation.

more-in Following the successful debut edition of The Huddle last year, The Hindu is gearing up to present The Huddle’s second edition on February 17 and 18 at the ITC Gardenia in Bengaluru. Presented by Yes Bank, The Huddle, a thoughts and ideas conclave, is a platform that attempts to bring under a single roof some of the best minds from politics, academia, the entertainment industry, the corporate world, sports and civil society. Over two days of carefully curated sessions that are inspired by pertinent ideas and emerging trends, speakers engage in discussions and conversations that inform, provoke, enrich and enable possibilities in reflection and transformation. Schedule: Day 1, Saturday, February 17: 10.45 am - 11.00 am INAUGURATION Mukund Padmanabhan, Editor, The Hindu R Ravichander, Regional Director, South, Yes Bank 11.05 am - 11.55 am Exile: The challenges of leading from afar Former President of Maldives Mohamed Nasheed Farahnaz Ispahani, Writer SC Chandrahasan, Human Rights Activist In conversation with N Ram, Chairman, The Hindu Group 12.10 pm - 1.00 pm Khelo India: Going from loving sports to playing it Sachin Tendulkar, Former Indian Cricketer & Captain, Team India In conversation with Nikhil Naz, Consulting Sports Editor, NDTV 1.05 pm - 1.55 pm Age of Anger: The polarisation in public discourse Malini Parthasarathy, Co-Chairperson, The Hindu Group Subramanian Swamy, Economist & Politician Gurcharan Das, Author, Commentator & Thought Leader Abhinav Chandrachud, Advocate In conversation with Mini Kapoor, Ideas Editor, The Hindu 3.00 pm - 3.50 pm Maldives in Crisis Former President of Maldives Mohamed Nasheed In conversation with Suhasini Haidar, Diplomatic Affairs Editor, The Hindu 3.55 pm - 4:45 pm Cracking the Code: Challenges and opportunities for MNCs in India Krish Iyer, CEO, Walmart India Peter Betzel, CEO, Ikea India Erich Nesselhauf, MD, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles In conversation with Vinita Bali, Former Managing Director of Britannia Industries Ltd 5.00 pm - 5.50 pm Newborn: The task of developing a new State Honourable Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N Chandrababu Naidu In conversation with Sreenivasan Jain, Managing Editor, NDTV The Huddle 2018 Day Two, Sunday, February 18 10.30 am - 11.20 am Balancing Growth and Inflation D Subbarao, Former Governor of RBI C Rangarajan, Former Governor of RBI Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Former Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission of India In conversation with Raghavan Srinivasan, Editor, The Hindu BusinessLine 11.25 am - 12.15 pm Coming of Age: The mainstreaming of parallel cinema Ratna Pathak Shah, Actor & Director Suhasini Maniratnam, Actor & Director Amit Masurkar, Director & Screenwriter In conversation with Veena Venugopal, Associate Editor, The Hindu 12.30 pm - 1.20 pm Asian Century: Does it have to be India vs China? Husain Haqqani, Former Ambassador of Pakistan to USA Shivshankar Menon, Former National Security Adviser Andrew Small, Writer In conversation with Narayan Lakshman, Associate Editor, The Hindu 2.20 pm - 3.10 pm Winning: Can the Congress turn the tide? Honourable Chief Minister of Punjab Amarinder Singh In conversation with Nistula Hebbar, Political Editor, The Hindu 3.15 pm - 4.05 pm In Defense of the Realm: How prepared is India? Honourable Defence Minister of India Nirmala Sitharaman In conversation with N Ravi, Director, The Hindu Group 4.20 pm - 5.10 pm Crafting Success: The rise and rise of PV Sindhu PV Sindhu, Professional Badminton Player for India In conversation with Prem Panicker, Journalist & Editor 5.15 pm - 5.55 pm Comedy is Change Danish Sait, Comedian & Actor 5.55 pm - 6.00 pm Vote of Thanks Mukund Padmanabhan, Editor, The Hindu

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