India 2012 – Derisking Indian Cities
How are the public, private and civil service sectors innovating to address risks and build resilience in Indian cities?
– Innovations to address energy, water and transport risks – New models of governance
– Servicing fast-growing areas
Speakers
· Ajit Gulabchand, Chairman and Managing Director, Hindustan Construction Company, India
· Priya Hiranandani-Vandrevala, Co-Founder and Chairman, Hirco Group, India; Young Global Leader
· Arbind Singh, Executive Director, Nidan, India; Social Entrepreneur
· James Stewart, Chairman, Global Infrastructure, KPMG, United Kingdom;
Global Agenda Council on Infrastructure
Moderated by
· Rajiv Lall, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, IDFC, India; Global Agenda
Council on Infrastructure
If You Missed Watching the Debate earlier, Here is another chance….to watch National Coordinator NASVI and Executive Director NIDAN Mr. Arbind Singh ….at World Economic
“Arbind Singh, Executive Director of Nidan and National Coordinator of NASVI— which is engaged in social entrepreneurship — identified some solutions: “In September, a Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha for street vendors. That will reduce chaos in the cities. Positive steps of these kinds should be taken. The challenge is that everything will come back to governance. There is no talk of how the urban poor will get houses. We lack understanding of urban poverty.”
