2025

Ajit Gulabchand, Chairman – HCC

• Member of Governor’s Steering Board of the Infrastructure and Urban Development (IU) Community at the World Economic Forum (WEF)

• Member of Community of Chairpersons of World Economic Forum

• Member of Disaster Resource Partnership Board, IU, WEF

Arjun Dhawan, Vice Chairman – HCC

• Member, Strategic Infrastructure Initiative, World Economic Forum

• Member, Global Commission on Nature-Positive Cities, World Economic Forum

Panel discussion: “Back to Basics: Getting Public Infrastructure Right”

Mr. Arjun Dhawan, Vice Chairman of HCC, participated in a panel discussion titled “Back to Basics: Getting Public Infrastructure Right” at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. The session focused on the importance of innovation at the economic frontier and the necessity of providing and maintaining basic infrastructure for fostering economic dynamism. With a projected global infrastructure gap of $15 trillion by 2040, the panel explored which types of physical, digital, and institutional investments should be prioritized to unlock growth.

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Below are the excerpts from the full session

Excerpt 1: Getting public infrastructure correct - Challenges and Lessons for accelerating future infrastructure growth in India and other parts of the world

Excerpt 2: Sustainability of projects

Excerpt 3: Balancing the increasing cost of infrastructure and getting it right - more financing options for sustainable growth

Excerpt 4: Integrating public transport with city planning for sustainability

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