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

Sadiq Khan

Mayor of London

Amitav Ghosh

Award-winning writer

Poorna Jagannathan

Actor

Richa Moorjani

Actor

Zoya Akhtar

Director

Mira Nair

Director

Rana Ayyub

Journalist

Sahil Bloom

Investor, entrepreneur, creator

Anish Melwani

CEO of LVMH USA

Priya Krishna

Food journalist

Chetan Puttagunta

General Partner at Benchmark

Arati Sharma

Founding partner, Backbone Angels

Sri Rao

Director

Rohini Kosoglu

Stanford Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence

Roni Mazumdar

Co-founder of Unapologetic Foods (Dhamaka, Semma, Adda)

Chintan Pandya

Co-founder of Unapologetic Foods (Dhamaka, Semma, Adda)

Manish Chandra

Founder and CEO of Poshmark

Amish Jani

Founder and Partner at FirstMark

George Mathew

Managing Director at Insight Partners

Vinay Menda

Co-founder of Blank Street

Keith Peiris

Co-founder and CEO of Tome

Sajani Amarasiri

Founder of Kola Goodies

Rahat Ahmed

Founding partner of Anchorless Bangladesh

Samyutha Reddy

Enterprise Marketing at Jasper AI

Azmat Khan

Journalist

Raj Goyle

CEO of Bodhala, former Kansas State Representative

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