Vibrant Cities For A Vibrant Economy: Global Summit: Events in Hyderabad

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Vibrant Cities For Vibrant Economy is a global conference that is centered on the development of India's urban conglomerates so as to develop the nation's economic stand.

Organized by Andhra Pradesh Real Estate Developers Association (APREDA) and Foundation for Futuristic Cities (FFC), the conference will be held at NAC Auditorium, Hyderabad, on 15 October 2011.

India's cities contribute almost 60% of the county's GDP and upto 85% of the tax revenues. This translates to an inextricable link between the development of the nation's cities and India's economic growth.

The conference intends to discuss the numerous ways in which cities can be sustainably developed, and how growth can be propelled by adopting the right policies and ensuring efficient management and implementation of the same.

The invited dignitaries are as follows:

Rajeshwar Tiwari, Commissioner, HMDA

B V R Mohan Reddy, MD, Infotech Enterprises

T Krishna Babu, Commissioner, GHMC

N V S Reddy, MD, Hyderabad Metro Rail

Sushil Mantri, CMD, Mantri Developers

A K Singhal, Director, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy

Ashok Patni, NAREDCO

Rachel Brass, First Secretary, British High Commission

Mahindra Mahajan, DGM, ICICI Housing Finance

Sanjay Jaju IAS, Secretary-IT & Communication, Govt. of AP

Anupam Saraph, Chief Information Officer, City of Pune

Eric Yu, President Enterprise Business (India), Huawei

Sreenath P Venkatesan, Head, IBM - Smart Cities

Aamer Azeemi, Sr. Director, Cisco Systems

Jayesh Ranjan, IAS, Secretary-Tourism, Govt. of AP

Sundeep Muppidi, Secretary General, AMIC, Singapore

Ramesh Byrapaneni, MD Medwin Hospitals & Chairman, TiE Hyderabad

Ram Ramaswamy, VC, University of Hyderabad (to be confirmed)

N T Arun Kumar, MD, UBS Bank (India)

Paul C Mueller, Economic Affairs Associate, US Consulate General

Abhaya Shankar, CEO, Hyderabad Industries

Santanu Paul, CEO, Talent Sprint

Y Harishchandra Prasad - Past Chairman, CII AP Chapter

Ramesh Loganathan, MD, Progress Software, and Sateesh Andra, Partner, DFJ, wil moderate discussions by the round-table panelists.

Taking inspiration from the fact that countries like UK, China and South Africa did manage to elevate their cities in less than 10 years, Vibrant Cities For Vibrant Economy will try and answer the following questions:

1. If cities are the economic engines of growth, how are we fuelling their growth?

2. Can mere potential of the Indian urban system translate into performance?

3. How can innovations be infused into urban governance practices?

4. How do we gain from the existing technologies?

5. How can initiatives like JNNURM be accelerated?

6. How can Indian cities capitalize on the huge intellectual capital of their citizens?

7. How do we initiate and institutionalize partnerships?

8. How can the Triple Bottom line be directed towards city renewal?

9. What else has to be done to make our aspirations fly?

The conference is open to all, and entry is free. For further information, visit www.vibrantcities.in