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Global Minds for India

Name: Global Minds for India
Start: 2026-09-23T13:30:00.000-04:00
End: 2026-09-23T15:30:00.000-04:00
Location: One World Trade Center

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One World Trade Center

New York, NY

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About Event

India's next leap in science and technology won't be powered by capital alone. It will be powered by talent, ideas, and global collaboration. The question is no longer whether India can attract world-class minds. It's whether we build the institutions that keep them.

Plaksha University was founded to answer exactly that: a greenfield technology university reimagining engineering and research in India, built by 100+ entrepreneurs and academic leaders, with over 80% of its faculty trained at the world's leading institutions. Proof that brain gain is real.

Join leaders from academia, industry, philanthropy, and the global Indian diaspora for a conversation on how global talent can help build India's next generation of world-class institutions.

🗓️ Wednesday, 23 September
⏰ 1:30 to 3:30 PM
📍 One World Trade Centre, New York
🎟️ By invitation only
🤝 Hosted by Plaksha University, Indiaspora & India Impact House (MASH)

Come be part of shaping a new model for global engagement, one that connects minds across borders to build lasting institutions in India.

Opening Remarks:

Mr M. R. Rangaswami
Indiaspora

Mr Binaya Pradhan
Consul General of India in New York

Moderator :

Mohit Thukral
CEO, Arise Virtual Solutions Inc. and Founder & Trustee, Plaksha University

Panellists :

Mr Hemang Jani
Advisor to the Executive Director, World Bank

Mr Nitin Rakesh
CEO & Managing Director, Mphasis

Ms Rashi Mehta
Founder & Chair, Iron Lady Foundation

Mr Sachit Ahuja
Co-President, Tillman Global Holdings

Ms Priya Natarajan
Chair, Department of Astronomy and Professor of Astronomy & Physics, Yale University

About Indiaspora:
Indiaspora, a nonprofit community connecting influential global Indian leaders to catalyse social change, is partnering on this conversation, building on its “India and Its Diaspora: Partners in Progress” report, which highlights how diaspora talent, expertise and networks can contribute to India’s journey to 2047, including strengthening the country’s institutions, innovation and global competitiveness.

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