Mumbai : Oil-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries (RIL) aims to be among the top 20 companies in the world and become a leading provider of clean energy, as well as leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain, its Chairman Mukesh Ambani said on Saturday. Addressing a packed house at the Reliance Corporate Park, to commemorate founder Dhirubhai Ambani’s birthday and celebrate the company’s 40 years in existence, he outlined the future of RIL. Ambani set five aims for the company and said that he expected the younger generation at RIL to make them a reality.
“Can Reliance be amongst the top 20 companies in the world? Yes we can… and yes we will,” he said at the newly built arena that is bigger than the Lord’s cricket stadium. With his three children — believed to be his heir apparents — in audience, he said that in the coming decades, the world will transition from fossil fuels to clean, green and renewable energy resources. “Can Reliance become a leading provider of clean and affordable energy to India? Yes we can. And yes we will,” he said. Ambani also wants Reliance to become a leading global producer of innovative new materials that will revolutionise manufacturing and improve the quality of life in general.
As for Jio, the group’s fast-growing telecom venture, the RIL boss said it has the opportunity to reinvent almost all sectors of the economy, such as entertainment, financial services, commerce, manufacturing, agriculture, education and healthcare. “Can Jio be the first company to transform an entire nation in each one of these sectors? Yes we can. And yes we will,” he said. His fifth aim is to help India become a global superpower. “Reliance has an opportunity to be an even stronger partner to our nation. Can Reliance and Jio partner and empower all Indians, our fellow-citizens, small businesses and enterprises so that India can become a global super-power? Yes we can. And yes we will.”
