India Conference at Harvard 2027

When
27–28 Feb 2027
Where
Harvard University, Cambridge
Eight tracks
Business & Capital
Government & Leadership
Culture, Art & Expression
and five more
Since 2004
800+ speakers
1000+ attendees last year
Who comes
Students
Professionals
Leaders
Realizing India’s Aspirations Explore the programme 1000+ attendees last year

The hardest questions

We bring together voices from across identities of India and the diaspora to explore how the country’s unconquered spirit and capabilities are helping answer the world’s hardest questions.

01Climate change 02Urban development 03Public health 04Social mobility 05Equitable technology 06Geopolitical stability

Six questions, explored across eight tracks.

See the eight tracks ↗

The hardest questions

Realizing India’s Aspirations

We bring together voices from across identities of India and the diaspora to explore how the country’s unconquered spirit and capabilities are helping answer the world’s hardest questions.

  1. 01Climate change
  2. 02Urban development
  3. 03Public health
  4. 04Social mobility
  5. 05Equitable technology
  6. 06Geopolitical stability

Who has stood on this stage

A few of the 800+ speakers ICH has hosted, from the 2025 and 2026 editions. The 2027 lineup is announced in stages.

    Also on this stage

    Who has stoodon this stage

    Founders, investors, policymakers, and global leaders

    A few of the 800+ speakers ICH has hosted, from the 2025 and 2026 editions. The 2027 lineup is announced in stages.

    800+speakers hosted at Harvard since 2004

    Also on this stage

    Last year’s 23rd edition, 14–15 February 2026

    105
    speakers
    30+
    sessions
    1,000+
    people in the room

    TheIndiaWeImagine

    Two days at Harvard: 105 speakers across 30+ sessions, and more than 1,000 people in the room.

    01of 05

    From the 2026 programme

    1. KeynoteIndia’s democratic vision and its place in the worldDr. Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament
    2. Fireside chatIdentity, ambition and a global IndiaPriyanka Chopra Jonas, Actor & Producer
    3. PanelIndia at the Fault Lines of a Changing World
    4. PanelAt the Frontier of Possibility: Deep TechnologyWith Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria (Retd), former Chief of the Air Staff
    5. PanelThe making of India’s sports ecosystemPV Sindhu with Satyam Trivedi, CEO, GMR Sports
    6. Policy HackathonClimate and sustainability challenges set by state governmentsBriefs from Jammu & Kashmir and Chhattisgarh, with GDi Partners

    Two days, eight tracks, eight ways to take part

    Every session sits in one track and uses one format. Point at a format or a track to see what it is.

      Across eight tracks

        Compete and create

        Three ways onto the stage without a speaking invitation. Point at one to see how it works.

        Present and future leaders,united by an interest in India

        1000+came last year

        1. 40%University students from Harvard, MIT, and other schools
        2. 30%Business professionals from consulting, tech, finance, media, and other fields
        3. 30%Leaders from government, academia, social impact, and culture

        Shares of attendees.

        Present and future leaders,united by an interest in India

        1000+came last year

        1. 40%University students from Harvard, MIT, and other schools
        2. 30%Business professionals from consulting, tech, finance, media, and other fields
        3. 30%Leaders from government, academia, social impact, and culture

        Block width is each group’s share of attendees.

        97M+

        combined following of speakers who repost ICH, led by Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Nita Ambani and Dr. Shashi Tharoor

        Covered by leading media

        • Shashi Tharoor & Priyanka Chopra: Harvard reunion
        • Nita Ambani at the India Conference at Harvard
        • Priyanka’s message on identity, ambition & global India

        97M+

        combined following of speakers who repost ICH, led by Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Nita Ambani and Dr. Shashi Tharoor

        Covered by leading media

        • Shashi Tharoor & Priyanka Chopra: Harvard reunion
        • Nita Ambani at the India Conference at Harvard
        • Priyanka’s message on identity, ambition & global India

        Backed bythe companiesbuilding India

        Sponsor network, 2025 and 2026 editions