LEADERS AT THE SUMMIT

JYOTIRADITYA SCINDIA

Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

Jyotiraditya Scindia is the chief whip of the Congress in the Lok Sabha and a former Union minister. The four-term MP represents Guna in Madhya Pradesh. He distinguished himself as the UPA power minister, driving the govt’s reforms agenda in the sector. Earlier, he made his mark as a junior minister holding portfolios including commerce, industry, communications and IT

NICOLE KIDMAN

Actor, Hollywood

After coming to the limelight with the 1989 thriller Dead Calm, Academy Award-winning actress Nicole Kidman has gone on to become one of the most recognisable and illustrious women in cinema. In January 2006, Kidman was awarded Australia’s highest honour, the Companion in the Order of Australia. She continues to serve as Goodwill Ambassador of the UN Development Fund for Women

AKHILESH YADAV

Chief minister, Uttar Pradesh

The CM of India’s largest state since 2012, 42-year-old Akhilesh Yadav is the youngest person to have assumed the state’s chief ministership. Yadav is a member of the Samajwadi Party, which he led to 224 seats in the 2012 Vidhan Sabha elections. Yadav was behind the Uttar Pradesh Rising investor conclave, in which MoUs worth over `54,000 crore were signed

PRABHAT JHA

Director, Centre for Global Health Research

In addition to his duties at CGHR, Prabhat Jha is an Endowed Professor in global health and epidemiology at the University of Toronto. Jha is a lead investigator of the Million Death Study in India, which quantifies the causes of premature mortality in over two million homes. His publications on tobacco control have enabled a global treaty signed by over 180 countries. Jha has also served in senior roles at the WHO and World Bank

DR JOAS WAGEMAKERS

Asst professor at Utrecht University

Dr Joas Wagemakers specialises in Islamic studies and Arabic at Utrecht University. His research focuses on modern Salafism and Islamism, especially the ideological side of these phenomena, and their ties to classical Islamic debates and history. He has published extensively about these subjects including the book, A Quietist Jihadi: The Ideology and Influence of Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi, published by Cambridge University Press