The Hoover Institution’s India Economic Policy Conference brings together leading experts, policymakers, and scholars to explore India’s evolving economic landscape. This full-day event provides a platform for invited participants to share their latest research and engage in focused, solution-oriented discussions.
The session topics span a wide spectrum, including the eCectiveness of major government programs, healthcare and education, environmental and energy policy, digital transformation, workforce development, political economy, and geopolitics. Our objective is to identify and address the critical forces shaping India’s economic future within a rapidly changing global environment. All sessions will be conducted under the Chatham House Rule.
| Thursday, November 13, 2025 | ||
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| Time | Content | Presenters |
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8:30 AM – 9:00 AM |
Breakfast |
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9:00 AM – 9: 15 AM |
Welcome Remarks |
Šumit Ganguly, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution Ambassador Vinay Kwatra, Ambassador of India to the United States of America (remote) |
| 9:15 AM – 10:30 AM |
Session 1 | Evidence on Large Government Programs and Policies |
Sumit Agarwal, Low Tuck Kwong Distinguished Professor of Finance, Professor of Economics and Real Estate, National University of Singapore Nishant Vats, Assistant Professor of Finance, Olin School of Business, Washington University Moderator: Saurabh Garg, Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India |
| 10:30 AM |
Health Break |
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| 1:00 PM |
Session 2 | Environment and Energy Policy |
Navroz Dubash, Professor of Public and International ACairs and the High Meadows Environmental Institute at Princeton University Michael Greenstone, Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor of Economics, University of Chicago (remote) Moderator: David Fedor, Stephenson Policy Fellow, Hoover Institution |
| 11:55 AM |
Transition to Lunch in the Shultz Auditorium |
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| 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM |
Lunch & Fireside Chat with Venkatraman Anantha Nageswaran |
Venkatraman Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Advisor, Government of India Raghuram Rajan, Harold W. McGraw, III Foundation Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution & Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago's Booth School |
| Thursday, November 13, 2025 | ||
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| Time | Content | Presenters |
| 1:30 PM |
Transition to the Annenberg Conference Room |
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| 1:45 PM – 3:00 PM |
Session 3 | Healthcare and Education |
Achyuta Adhvaryu, Tata Chancellor's Endowed Professor of Economics, University of California, San Diego Pascaline Dupas, Professor of Economics and Public ACairs, Princeton University Moderator: Eric Hanushek, Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution |
| 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM |
Session 4 | Digital Transformation, Financial Inclusion, and Beyond |
Manju Puri, J.B. Fuqua Professor, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University Amiyatosh Purnanandam, Denise and Ray Nixon Endowed Chair in Finance, University of Texas, Austin Moderator: Paola Sapienza, J.P. Conte Family Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution & Finance Professor Emerita at Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management |
| 4:15 PM |
Health Break |
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| 4:25 PM – 5:40 PM |
Session 5 | Skilling and Employment |
Subroto Bagchi, Entrepreneur and Co-Founder, Mindtree Suhani Jalota, Hoover Fellow, Hoover Institution, Hoover Fellow, Hoover Institution & founder of the Myna Mahila Foundation Moderator: Dinsha Mistree, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution |
| 5:40 PM – 6:30 PM |
Reception |
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| 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM |
Dinner & Panel Discussion on India's Geostrategic Position |
Adm. James O. Ellis Jr., Annenberg Distinguished Visiting Fellow and Chair of the George P. Shultz Energy Policy Working Group, Hoover Institution Šumit Ganguly, Senior Fellow and Director of the Huntington Program on Strengthening US-India Relations, Hoover Institution Moderator: Amit Seru, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution & The Steven and Roberta Denning Professor of Finance, Stanford Graduate School of Business |
