September 22, 2023 | NYC
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A day of unbeatable inspiration.

The Juggernaut hosted its inaugural summit on September 22, 2023 in New York City. The first-of-its-kind forum gathered South Asian leaders across sectors. Here are just some of the recent conversations:
  • Globalizing South Asian entertainment
  • Building for a 21st-century economy
  • AI: hype vs. reality
  • Geopolitics today
  • Finding meaning and connection in a lonelier, busier world
  • The future of food

Exclusive Event: Summit Kickoff

Award-winning novelist Amitav Ghosh will be in conversation with Mayor of London Sadiq Khan for the first time. Join us as we dive into geopolitics, climate, public service, and more.
September 20, 6-7pm | Rubin Museum, NYC
Mayor of London
Sadiq Khan
Mayor of London
Mayor of London
Amitav Ghosh
Award-winning writer
Poorna Jagannathan
Poorna Jagannathan
Actor
Richa Moorjani
Richa Moorjani
Actor
Zoya Akhtar
Zoya Akhtar
Director
Mira Nair
Mira Nair
Director
Rana Ayyub
Rana Ayyub
Journalist
Sahil Bloom
Sahil Bloom
Investor, entrepreneur, creator
Anish Melwani
Anish Melwani
CEO of LVMH USA
Priya Krishna
Priya Krishna
Food journalist
Chetan Puttagunta
Chetan Puttagunta
General Partner at Benchmark
Arati Sharma
Arati Sharma
Founding partner, Backbone Angels
Sri Rao
Sri Rao
Director
Rohini Kosoglu
Rohini Kosoglu
Stanford Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence
Roni Mazumdar
Roni Mazumdar
Co-founder of Unapologetic Foods (Dhamaka, Semma, Adda)
Chintan Pandya
Chintan Pandya
Co-founder of Unapologetic Foods (Dhamaka, Semma, Adda)
Manish Chandra
Manish Chandra
Founder and CEO of Poshmark
Amish Jani
Amish Jani
Founder and Partner at FirstMark
George Mathew
George Mathew
Managing Director at Insight Partners
Vinay Menda
Vinay Menda
Co-founder of Blank Street
Keith Peiris
Keith Peiris
Co-founder and CEO of Tome
Sajani Amarasiri
Sajani Amarasiri
Founder of Kola Goodies
Rahat Ahmed
Rahat Ahmed
Founding partner of Anchorless Bangladesh
Samyutha Reddy
Samyutha Reddy
Enterprise Marketing at Jasper AI
Azmat Khan
Azmat Khan
Journalist
Raj Goyle
Raj Goyle
CEO of Bodhala, former Kansas State Representative
Shiv Khemka
Shiv Khemka
Vice Chairman of SUN Group

Schedule

9:30-10:30 a.m.
Finding meaning and connection in a lonelier, busier world
Speaker: Sahil Bloom | moderator: Snigdha Sur
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Investing, impact and innovation
Speakers: Chetan Puttagunta, Arati Sharma, Rahat Ahmed, Shiv Khemka | moderator: Kriti Sehgal
11:30-12:30 p.m.
Building for the 21st century economy
Speakers: Anish Melwani, Manish Chandra | moderator: Snigdha Sur
12:30-1:45 p.m.
LUNCH
1:45-2:30 p.m.
Geopolitics today
Speakers: Rana Ayyub, Raj Goyle | moderator: Azmat Khan
2:30-3:30 p.m.
The future of food
Speakers: Roni Mazumdar & Chintan Pandya, Priya Krishna, Vinay Menda, Sajani Amarasiri | moderator: Mehr Singh
3:30-4:30 p.m.
AI: hype vs. reality
Speakers: Rohini Kosoglu, Keith Peiris, Samyutha Reddy, Amish Jani, George Mathew | moderator: Allana Akhtar
4:30-5:30 p.m.
Globalizing entertainment
Speakers: Mira Nair, Zoya Akhtar, Sri Rao, Poorna Jagannathan, Richa Moorjani | moderator: Snigdha Sur
8:00-10:00 p.m.
VIP reception
Jean's Lafayette
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