Youth Economic Conclave , the flagship economic dialogue platform of the Gokhale Institute of Politics & Economics (GIPE).
The conclave will feature in-depth discussions across ten key thematic pillars, including manufacturing and industrial growth, digital economy and deep-tech innovation, infrastructure and urban transformation, agriculture modernisation, green growth and decarbonisation, governance reforms, human capital development, financial inclusion, global trade, and entrepreneurship.
Session 1: 13th February 2026-
Topic: The Kaundinya Mindset: Stitched Ships & Steel Nerves – Why the $10 Trillion Dream is for the Brave
Speaker: Shri. Sanjeev Sanyal, Chancellor, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM)
Session 2: 13th February 2026-
Topic: Yields, Deposits & Dollars: Navigating the Financial Frontier
Speakers: Soumya Kanti Ghosh, Group Chief Economic Adviser of the State Bank of India (SBI)
Kanika Pasricha, Chief Economic Adviser, Union Bank of India
Session 3: 13th February 2026-
Topic: Upgrading the Nation’s OS: Building a High-Performance State
Speakers: R. Balasubramaniam, Author & Member-HR, Capacity Building Commission, Govt of Bharat, Chairperson Social Stock Exchange Advisory Committee, SEBI.
Session 4: 13th February 2026-
Topic: The Big Leap Blueprint: Trishakti of Skill, Scale, and Sustainability
Speakers: Prakash Javdekar, Former Union Minister & Member Of Parliament, Govt. of India.
Session 5: 14th February 2026-
Topic: Policy Unfiltered: The Female Dividend – Unlocking India’s $17 Trillion “Invisible” Asset
Speakers: Dr. Shamika Ravi, Member, Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister, India
Session 6: 14th February 2026-
Topic: Fireside Chat: Capital & Command – India’s Strategy for Economic Sovereignty
Speakers: Shaurya Doval, Co-Founder, India Foundation
Apurv Kumar Mishra, Consultant at the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM)
Session 7: 14th February 2026-
Topic: Tariff Wars & Tech Walls: The Brutal Logic of the New Global Order
Speakers: Gautam Chikermane, Vice President at Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi
Gautam Bambawale, Former Ambassador of India to the People’s Republic of China
Session 8: 14th February 2026-
Topic: Beyond the GDP Fairy Tale: Building a Functional Economy for Bharat
Speakers: S. Gurumurthy, Chartered Accountant, Journalist, and Economic Commentator
