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Chief Guest
- Smt. Droupadi Murmu Hon'ble President of India
In The August Presence Of
- Shri Mohan Charan Majhi Chief Minister Odisha
- Dr Mukesh Mahaling Minister, Health and Family welfare, Parliamentary Affairs, Electronics & Information Technology Odisha
- Shri Suryabanshi Suraj Minister, Higher Education, Sports & Youth Services, Odia Language Literature & Culture Odisha
Alex Capri
Author, Professor & Thought Leader
NUS Business School
Alex Capri is the author of Techno-Nationalism: How it's Reshaping Trade, Geopolitics and Society (Wiley). He teaches in the Business School at the National University of Singapore (NUS).
He has worked extensively in China and Asia for almost two decades, where he was a partner and the regional leader of KPMG's Asia Trade & Customs Practice.
He is a regular panellist for the World Economic Forum (WEF). He writes for Forbes Asia and Nikkei Asia, and he is a frequent guest on global television and radio networks.
Speaking at
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12:00–12:15pmFri 6 FebSummit Stage DialoguesCentral HallOpen
Others
World in 2026: India’s Strategic Choices in a Divided Tech Order
About this session
As artificial intelligence accelerates and nations compete for technological supremacy, policymakers face unprecedented challenges balancing innovation, security, and economic openness. This keynote examines how techno-nationalist tensions are reshaping global trade, investment flows, and supply chains - offering frameworks for emerging economies navigating between collaboration and strategic autonomy in a fragmenting world.
