Narendra Modi to deliver keynote address at News18's Rising India Summit today: List of events

News18 Rising India Summit, a marquee initiative of News18 Network, will start off in New Delhi at the Taj Diplomatic Enclave at 5.45 pm on Friday. Dignitaries from across fields will be in attendance, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the event.The Rising India Summit is a News18 Network enterprise where newsmakers from the world of politics, governance, economics, sports and entertainment, will gather to discuss the country’s rising global stature and the country's growth trajectory in the face of global challenges.Over the next forty eight hours, Union ministers, sportsmen, industrialists, CEOs, thinkers and celebs will come together on a single platform to discuss the country's growth and participation at the global stage. We will continue to bring you LIVE updates of the event as and when news breaks. But here is the complete itinerary of News18's Rising India Summit.Day 1 FridaySession 15:45 PMThe Building Blocks of a Rising IndiaNitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport and HighwaysandPiyush Goyal, Union Minister of Railways and CoalModerated by Bhupendra Chaubey, Executive Editor, CNN-News18Session 2 6:30 PMThe Making of a New World PowerSuresh Prabhu, Union Minister of Commerce and IndustryAnil Agarwal, Group Chairman, VedantaAmitabh Kant, CEO, NITI AayogDeep Kalra, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, MakeMyTripRajnish Kumar, Chairman, State Bank of IndiaSanjay Nayar, Member & CEO, KKR IndiaModerated by Shereen Bhan, Managing Editor, CNBC-TV18Session 37:15 PM Nayi Rahein, Naye SapneShivraj Singh Chouhan, Chief Minister, Madhya PradeshManohar Lal Khattar, Chief Minister, HaryanaJai Ram Thakur, Chief Minister, Himachal PradeshModerated by Amish Devgan, Executive Editor, News18 India7:45 PM – SPG PROCEDURE8 PM – 8:10 PMMeet and Greet with PM8:10 PM – Rahul Joshi, Group CEO and Group Editor-In-Chief welcomes PMSession 4Keynote Address8.15 PMRising India: Finally It’s Here Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of IndiaVote of ThanksCocktails & DinnerDAY 2 SaturdaySession 110 AMKeynote Rising India: The Challenges WithinRajnath Singh, Union Home MinisterSession 210:30 AMA View from AfarPaul Krugman, Nobel Prize winning EconomistQ&A moderated by Latha Venkatesh, Executive Editor, CNBC-TV18Tea Break      11:30 AM – 11.45 AMSession 311:45 AMIndia Rising: Is It?Ruchir Sharma, Head of Emerging Markets and Chief Global Strategist, Morgan Stanley in conversation with Shereen Bhan, Managing Editor, CNBC-TV18Session 412:15 PMThe Making of a StarKangana Ranaut, Actor, in conversation with Anuradha SenGupta, Consulting Editor, CNN-News18Lunch 1:15 PM – 2:15 PMSession 52:15 PM India Uncut Ranveer Singh, Actor, in conversation with Rajeev Masand, Entertainment Editor, CNN-News18Session 63:15 PMThe Big Leap: Up and AheadRajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, in conversation with Sumit Awasthi, Deputy Managing Editor, News18 IndiaSession 73.35 PMIndia and the World

• Shyam Saran, Former Foreign Secretary
• Shaurya Doval, Director, India Foundation
• Nirupama Rao, Former Foreign Secretary
• Vijay Chauthaiwale, In- Charge, Department of Foreign Affairs, BJP

Moderated by Zakka Jacob, Deputy Executive Editor, CNN-News18TEA BREAK 4.15 PM – 4.30 PMSession 84.30 PMStates of the UnionNorth-East ResetConrad Sangma, Chief Minister, Meghalaya in conversation with Bhupendra Chaubey, Executive Editor, CNN-News18Session 95.15 PMStates of the Union: PunjabAmarinder Singh, Chief Minister Punjab, in conversation with Vir Sanghvi, Consulting Editor, CNN-News18Session 105.45 PM Looking through the New India LensSmriti Irani, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Prasoon joshi, Chairman, Central Board of Film Certification in conversation with Marya Shakeel, Political Editor, CNN-News18Session 116.15 PM   The Monk who Took on a New MantleYogi Adityanath, Chief Minister, Uttar PradeshModerated by Kishore Ajwani, Deputy Managing Editor, News18 IndiaSession 127 PMMaking It Happen In IndiaNirmala Sitharaman, Defence Minister Disclosure: News18 is part of Network18 news media group, which is also the parent company of Firstpost.com