HTLS 2026 LIVE: ‘Need humans to provide services’, World Bank's Neelkanth Mishra addresses deglobalisation concerns

HTLS 2026 LIVE: The 24th edition of the event brings together influential voices to examine shifting realities across economies, geopolitics, technology, business, and society as the world enters an era defined by rapid disruption and unprecedented change.

HTLS 2026 LIVE: Neelkanth Mishra, Executive Director for Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Sri Lanka at The World Bank Group, will speak with Josey John, Editor-in-Chief of Mint.

HTLS 2026 LIVE: The Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2026 kicked off on Thursday (November 12) with two virtual sessions. On the second day of the summit (Friday), Neelkanth Mishra, Executive Director for Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Sri Lanka at The World Bank Group, will speak with Josey John, Editor-in-Chief of Mint....Read More

The 24th edition of the event brings together influential voices to examine shifting realities across economies, geopolitics, technology, business, and society as the world enters an era defined by rapid disruption and unprecedented change.

This year’s summit will examine the forces reshaping how people live, lead, and shape the future. The theme, "New Rules. New Realities", captures a world in which established assumptions are being questioned, and new opportunities are taking shape. The summit also aims to examine how leaders can navigate a landscape where certainty is increasingly being replaced by adaptation.

Two sessions were held on Day 1. Zubin Karkaria, founder and CEO of VFS Global, spoke to Nisheeth Upadhyay, Editor and COO of Hindustan Times Digital. The second session featured Anima Anandkumar, co-founder of Accelerated Understanding and Bren Professor at Caltech, speaking with Vishal Mathur, Technology Editor at Hindustan Times.

Launched in 2003, the HT Leadership Summit was established to enhance the level of discourse on critical issues, bring leaders from important fields together and provide an international-standard platform for exchanging ideas and exploring solutions.

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Nov 13, 2026, 16:40:46 IST

This year’s summit will examine the forces reshaping how people live, lead, and shape the future.

The theme, "New Rules. New Realities", captures a world in which established assumptions are being questioned, and new opportunities are taking shape.

Launched in 2003, the HT Leadership Summit was established to enhance the level of discourse on critical issues, bring leaders from important fields together and provide an international-standard platform for exchanging ideas and exploring solutions.

Nov 13, 2026, 16:18:00 IST

Neelkanth Mishra is an economist who currently represents Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Sri Lanka as an executive director at the World Bank Group in Washington DC.

Before moving to the World Bank, he held important positions in both the Government of India and the private sector. He served as a part-time member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister from 2019, and also served in leadership roles in the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, the India Semiconductor Mission, the Confederation of Indian Industry’s Economic Affairs Council, Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, and the National Council for Applied Economic Research.

He also served as Chief Economist at Axis Bank, Head of Global Research, and Board Member at Axis Capital before spending nearly 20 years at Credit Suisse in Singapore, Taipei and Mumbai as an analyst and later as Co-Head of Asia Pacific Strategy and India Strategist.

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