Ahead of the Maharashtra elections, India Today Conclave 2024 kicked off today at Taj Lands End (Hotel), Mumbai. Many big names from politics to film and business are involved. The first day’s agenda will begin with a meeting with Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. After this, former chief minister of the state Prithviraj Chavan will express his views. What’s special about the first day’s agenda is that the final session will be for first-time elected members of Congress.
First day schedule (September 25)
– 12 noon to 12.15 pm: introductory remarks
> 12.15pm – 12.45pm
My thoughts on New Maharashtra
Eknath Shinde, Chief Minister of Maharashtra
> 12.45pm – 1.15pm
Can Congress win back Maharashtra?
Prithviraj Chavan, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra
> 1.15pm – 1.45pm
Reviving Thackeray’s legacy
Aditya Thackeray, President, Yuva Sena
> 1.45pm – 2.15pm
What’s next for RSS?
Sunil Ambekar, Head of All India Publicity, RSS
> 2.15pm – 3pm
Lunch
> 3pm – 3.25pm
Striving for stardom: The untold story of my success in Bollywood
Tupti Dimri, actor
> 3.25pm - 3.45pm
Can plastic surgery keep us young forever?
Dr. Raj, Plastic and Aesthetic Surgeon
> 3.45pm – 4.15pm
Dharavi’s dream: from slums to skyline
– Rahul Shewale, former MP and former Chairman, MCGM Standing Committee
– Rajendra Korde, Chairman, Dharavi Reconstruction Committee
– Varsha Gaikwad, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)
> 4.15pm – 4.45pm
Big ambitions: a blueprint for development
Ajit Pawar, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
> 4.45pm – 5.15pm
‘Sick’: How women are redefining Indian cinema
– Richa Chadha, actor and producer
– Guneet Monga, Producer
– Kiran Rao, producer, screenwriter, director
> 5.15pm – 5.45pm
Pawar Play: Overcoming Big Trouble
Supriya Sule, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar)
> 5.45pm – 6.15pm
Quota Mystery
Chirag Paswan, Union Food Processing Industries Minister
> 6.15pm to 7pm
Yes we can: Indian Paralympic stars
Avani Lekhara, Paralympic shooting gold medalist
Sumit Antill, Paralympic javelin medalist
Navdeep Singh, Paralympic javelin medalist
Kartik Aryan, actor
> 7pm – 7.45pm
Alliance clash: Who will win in Maharashtra?
– Priyanka Chaturvedi, Member of Parliament (Shiv Sena-UBT)
– Sanjay Nirupam, Shiv Sena leader
– Ashish Shelar, MP, Maharashtra; Bharatiya Janata Party Mumbai president
– Praniti Shinde, Member of Maharashtra Assembly (Lok Sabha), MPCC Working Chairman
> 7.45pm – 8.30pm
Newcomers: First-time MPs give politics a new definition
– Tanuj Punia, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)
– Shambhavi Chaudhary, MP (Lok Sabha), LJP R
– Shashikant Senthil, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)
– Sanjana Jatav, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)
– Yaduveer Krishnadutt Chamaraja Wadiyar, BUP MP (Lok Sabha)
> Start at 8.30pm: Cocktails and dinner
