SRK to Address the Leadership Summit

Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the fifth Summit on October 12 and Smt. Sonia Gandhi is amongst the distinguished speakers.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa will deliver a keynote Address at the fifth Hindustan Times Leadership Summit to be held on October 12 and 13 in New Delhi under the theme "The India That Can Be."

The Summit is sponsored by Hindustan Times (HT) Media Ltd., one of the largest media conglomerates in India. Its objectives are to enhance the level of discussion on compelling and pressing national, regional and global issues, to stimulate interaction among leaders and to present an international quality thought-platform aimed at exploring possible solutions.

Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the fifth Summit on October 12. Other distinguished speakers on that day include Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson of the United People's Alliance, P. Chidambaram, Indian Finance Minister, Mayawati, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujrat, Mohamed El Baradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency and Sir Bob Geldof, Songwriter, Activist.

President Rajapaksa will address the Summit on October 13 at 10 a.m. Other speakers on that day include Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida, Prof. Daniel Schrag, Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Director, Harvard University Centre for the Environment and Dr. V. Ramanathan, Professor of Climate and Atmospheric Sciences, University of California.

Besides, several business and cultural personalities are also scheduled to address the Summit. They include Mr. Shah Rukh Khan,
Ms.Rajashree Birla, Director, Aditya Birla group, Nandan Nilenkani, Co-founder of Infosys Technologies & Co., Harish Manwani, President, Uniliver Asia and Africa and Chairman Hindustan Uniliver.

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