Salwan Media Announces its 2nd Annual Conference – One Globe 2013: Uniting Knowledge Communities

PRLog (Press Release) - Dec. 19, 2012 - NEW DELHI, December 19, 2012- Salwan Media (http://www.salwanmedia.com/) Pvt. Ltd., a media company focused on education, consumer and business information, announces its second annual conference ‘One Globe 2013 – Uniting Knowledge Communities.’ The One Globe 2013 (#OG13) Conference will be held on February 7th and 8th, 2013 at The Imperial Hotel in New Delhi, India.

One-of-its-kind in South Asia, the One Globe 2012 (http://www.salwanmedia.com/one-globe-2012.html) knowledge conference covered linkages between a wide range of topics  covering -  higher education,  skills development, economic development, K-12, smart cities infrastructure, urbanization, design, technology and innovation - that make a 21st century knowledge economy. The conference also deliberated on the need for private equity/venture capital investments in higher education, and entrepreneurship, employment and economic growth.

One Globe 2012 was a platform that bought together thought leaders like Kapil Sibal - Union Minister for HRD & Communications and Information Technology, Government of India,  Sam Pitroda - Advisor to the Prime Minister, Public Information Infrastructure & Innovations, Ron Somers - Presient, U.S.-India Business Council, Lord Loomba CBE - Founder Chairman, The Loomba Foundation, M. Damodaran - Former Chairmen Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and IAS(Retd) Government of India Jerry M. Hultin – President, NYU Poly to name a few. The event focused on what it takes to create a 21st Century Knowledge economy in India and broader South Asia.

Invitees for this year include:

·         Shashi Tharoor, Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Member of Parliament (MP), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

·         Sam Pitroda , Advisor to the Prime Minister, Public Information Infrastructure & Innovations

·         Dr R.K. Pachauri, Chief Executive Officer, TERI

·         Shinichi Yamanaka, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Government of Japan

·         Anurag Thakur, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha-lower house of Indian Parliament), Hamirpur constituency, Himachal Pradesh

·         Jerry M. Hultin, Senior President ,NYU Poly

·         M. Damodaran, Former Chairman, Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and IAS (Retd.)

·         Thomas S. Davenport, Director, South Asia, IFC, World Bank Group

·         Louise Rogers, CEO, TSL Education

·         Nickhil Jakatdar, CEO and Co-Founder, Vuclip

·         Manish Sabharwal, Chairman and co-founder, Teamlease Services

·         Vikram Gandhi, Founder and CEO, VSG Capital Advisors

·         Roopa Unnikrishnan, Founder, Center10 Consulting LLC and Senior Executive Advisor, Center for Talent Innovation

·         Riku Makela, Director, FinNode India Counsellor (Innovation),Embassy of Finland

To learn more about the conference, please click here (http://www.salwanmedia.com/overview.php).

About Salwan Media  

Founded in 2004, Salwan Media Private Limited owns and operates a portfolio of businesses in education, consumer and business information. Our mission is to connect, inform, and empower our audiences to succeed in a globalized world powered by knowledge. The company is headquartered in New Delhi, with offices in New York and London.

About Salwan Media  

Founded in 2004, Salwan Media Private Limited owns and operates a portfolio of businesses in education, consumer and business information. Our mission is to connect, inform, and empower our audiences to succeed in a globalized world powered by knowledge. The company is headquartered in New Delhi, with offices in New York and London.

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