Thiruvananthapuram: Industry leaders Ratan Tata, Anand Mahindra and Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen are among an impressive line-up of speakers expected to share their insights and suggestions at the ambitious global meet, Kerala Looks Ahead (KLA).

The three-day event, beginning on February 1 is envisaged to take the state forward by attracting investment from the country and outside in the post-pandemic era. At a Special Industry session on February 3, other industry leaders who are expected to attend include Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Executive Chairperson of Biocon Limited, Kris Gopalakrishnan, Chairperson of Axilor Ventures, M A Yusuff Ali, Chairperson of Lulu Group, Ravi Pillai, Managing Director of RP Group and Azad Moopen, Chairperson and Managing Director of Aster Medcity, an official statement said here.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan would inaugurate the conference on February 1. Vijayan and Industries Minister E P Jayarajan would attend the special session, it said. Organised by the Kerala State Planning Board, Nobel laureate economist Joseph Stiglitz and WHO Chief Scientist, Soumya Swaminathan would be opening speakers of the meet on February 1, followed by two days of brainstorming on consolidating the core strengths of Kerala and adopting the best models for a bright future.

The session will also explore the government interventions to modernize the critical sectors of the economy by channeling constructive suggestions emerging during the conclave."A defining feature of this conference is that it looks ahead to the views of industry veterans on laying down the road map for the state," said Planning Board Vice-Chairperson, Dr. V.K. Ramachandran.

Kerala High Court send notice to Cricketer Virat Kohli and Tamannaah Bhatia

Kerala High Court grants bail to approver in actor attack case

IMA expresses concern over increasing corona cases in Kerala