Over three days, AED 2025 will address the complexities of economic fragmentation and identify actionable pathways for resilience and resurgence
Sixth edition of The Asia Economic Dialogue, the annual geoeconomics conference, will be held in Pune from Thursday, 20 February to Saturday, 22 February 2025.
Themed ‘Economic Resilience and Resurgence in an Era of Fragmentation’, the conference is organised jointly by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Pune International Centre (PIC).
The 3-day, 12-session international conference will bring together more than 40 speakers including academicians, policymakers, and industry experts from nine countries — Australia, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Nepal, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, and Sri Lanka. Ministerial participation will further amplify the discourse, facilitating an exchange of transformative ideas and strategies.
Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce, Government of India, will deliver the Inaugural Address. The Inaugural Session will feature a conversation between Amb. Gautam Bambawale, Convenor, AED 2025, former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and former Ambassador to China and Bhutan, and Shri Piyush Goyal; followed by a Fireside Chat with Ms Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Chairperson, Biocon Group, hosted by economics researcher Ms Rama Bijapurkar.
The Valedictory address on Day 3 will be delivered by Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister for Railways; Information and Broadcasting; Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India.
