Founder of NASVI and NIDAN Mr Arbind Singh will speak at the World Economic Forum on India 2012, New Delhi, in the session on Derisking Indian Cities on 8th November 2012 at Leila Kempinski, Gurgaon .The session will focus on new models of governance and servicing fast growing cities along with innovations to address energy ,water and transport risks in Indian cites. Other speakers at the session are
| · | AjitGulabchand, Chairman and Managing Director, Hindustan Construction Company, I |
| · | PriyaHiranandani-Vandrevala, Co-Founder and Chairman, Hirco Group, India |
| · | AnandSankaran Head, Infrastructure Services, Wipro, India |
| · | James Stewart , Chairman, Global Infrastructure, KPMG |
| and will be Moderated by | |
| · | Rajiv Lall, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, IDFC, India; Global Agenda Council on Infrastructure |
Key discussion points at the session will be
A: What are the risks of highest concern posed to Indian cities by rapid urbanisation?
B: What innovative infrastructure, development, or governance models can tackle the challenges of urbanization? What solutions exist at the periphery of cities?
C: How can successful solutions be scaled to build to create new urban development models?
