Pune Public Policy Festival 2025: Date, Venue, Key Speakers, Theme & Everything You Need To Know | File Photo
The second edition of the Pune Public Policy Festival (PPPF) is set to be held at the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics and the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute in the city on January 10 and 11.
The two-day festival, themed “Envisioning a $10 Trillion India,” will focus on critical issues such as education, national security and digital infrastructure, all aimed at shaping India’s growth toward this ambitious economic goal.
Union Minister of Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw, will deliver the keynote speech on January 11, while OP Choudhary, Finance Minister of Chhattisgarh, will address the crowd on January 10.
The event will feature panels exploring various topics, including education, national security and urban development, with prominent speakers.
The second day will feature several high-profile sessions. Panels will cover important themes like “Education: Preparing Our Demographic Dividend” and “National Security Strategies for a $10 Trillion Economy.”
Anirudh Burman from Carnegie India and Aseem Gupta, Principal Secretary of Urban Development, are among the key personalities who will provide insights into the issues facing urban development.
A panel discussion on ‘Trump’s World: How the Rest Will Deal with Political Change in the United States’ will also be held, featuring three distinguished diplomats: Philip Green OAM, Australia’s High Commissioner to India and Ambassador to Bhutan; Philipp Ackermann, German Ambassador to India and Bhutan; and Vijay Gokhale, Former Foreign Secretary of India.
Jyotiraditya Scindia (Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region), Murlidhar Mohol (Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation), Kaustubh Dhavse (OSD to CM, Government of Maharashtra), Prateek Som (Standing Counsel, Government of Haryana), Anil Wadhwa (Former Indian Ambassador to Poland, Oman, Thailand, and Italy), and many others will also attend the event.
PPPF 2025 is designed to address three critical dimensions of India’s growth journey: achieving the $10 trillion economy milestone through strategic policy initiatives, leveraging the country’s demographic dividend through education and innovation, and enhancing India’s global presence via cultural and digital transformation.
It aims to be one of the flagship platforms for public discourse, where policymakers, industrialists, and entrepreneurs discuss the strategic decisions required for India’s economic progress.
The festival emphasises decentralisation at the local and state levels while re-imagining India’s position on the global stage. It presents a unique opportunity for academicians and aspiring professionals to network with experts, politicians, and influential decision-makers and to understand the nuances of policymaking and implementation.
