Pune Public Policy Festival: Venue, Timing, Dates, Entry Fees - All You Need To Know About PPF

Ahead of the inaugural Pune Public Policy Festival (PPF), Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis extended his best wishes to the team. He noted that Maharashtra and Pune have consistently led the way in public policy discussions, and he believes the PPF will play a crucial role in shaping the future of public policy in the nation.

Fadnavis expressed optimism about the festival serving as a pivotal platform for meaningful discussions and innovative solutions in the field of public policy.

The Inaugural Pune Public Policy Festival (PPF) is taking place in Shivajinagar, aptly at the Gokhale Institute on January 19-20.

The festival will have a Keynote address by Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri on January 20.

The Pune Public Policy Festival promises a thought-provoking agenda featuring 23 influential speakers. The event includes keynotes by Shamika Ravi, Vijayendra Rao, Philip Green OAM, and Hardeep Singh Puri, covering topics like urban transformation, public policy education, growth and equality, media's role, and the technology trade-off. This festival, held at the Kale Hall in Dhananjayarao Gadgil Library, aims to facilitate meaningful discussions and contribute to the development of innovative public policy solutions.

Schedule for Pune PPF

Day 1: Friday, January 19, 2024

• 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM: Registration

• 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM: Keynote by Shamika Ravi

  • Venue: Kale Hall, Dhananjayarao Gadgil Library

  • Speakers: Ajit Ranande, Shamika Ravi

• 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM: Reimagining Urban Transformation - the Trade-off between Environment & Development

  • Venue: Kale Hall, Dhananjayarao Gadgil Library

  • Speakers: Shardul Fadnavis, Lubaina Rangwala, Ashwini Bhide, Ambika Vishwanath, Shekhar Singh

• 06:30 PM - 07:40 PM: Keynote by Vijayendra Rao

  • Venue: Kale Hall, Dhananjayarao Gadgil Library

  • Speaker: Vijayendra Rao

Day 2: Saturday, January 20, 2024

• 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Keynote by Philip Green OAM

  • Venue: Kale Hall, Dhananjayarao Gadgil Library

  • Speakers: Vijay Gokhale, Philip Green OAM

• 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Panel - Learning Public Policy - the Expanding Discipline

  • Venue: Kale Hall, Dhananjayarao Gadgil Library

  • Speakers: Clara Péron, Yugank Goyal, Mark Hallerberg

• 12:00 PM - 01:20 PM: Panel 3 - Rethinking Growth & Equality

  • Venue: Kale Hall, Dhananjayarao Gadgil Library

  • Speakers: Dhiraj Nayyar, Sumita Kale, Rajeev Mantri, Rahul Bajoria, Renuka Sane

• 01:20 PM - 02:30 PM: Lunch

• 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM: Panel - Media and Public Policy

  • Venue: Kale Hall, Dhananjayarao Gadgil Library

  • Speaker: Vinayak Pachalag

• 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM: Panel - Faces of Public Policy

  • Venue: Kale Hall, Dhananjayarao Gadgil Library

  • Speakers: Siddharth Roy, Mallika Sridhar, Siddharth Shirole, Suhail Sharma

• 04:30 PM - 05:45 PM: Panel - Technology: the Trade-off between Convenience & Privacy

  • Venue: Kale Hall, Dhananjayarao Gadgil Library

  • Speakers: Shivangi Nadkarni, Venkatesh Hariharan, Saranya Gopinath, Mandar Kagade, Anshul Gupta

• 05:45 PM - 07:00 PM: Keynote by Hardeep Singh Puri

  • Venue: Kale Hall, Dhananjayarao Gadgil Library

  • Speaker: Hardeep Singh Puri

For more details, visit Pune Public Policy Festival.