Microsoft chief Satya Nadella will meet industry leaders like Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra, Axis Bank head Shikha Sharma and Tata Starbucks CEO Avani Davda on Thursday. The India-born CEO is also expected to deliver a keynote address at ‘Microsoft’s Future Unleashed’ event that will bring together 3,000 industry thought leaders, enterprise heads, developers and entrepreneurs.
Last month, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg visited India and addressed a Townhall at IIT-Delhi.
Live updates:
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is addressing the gathering:
10:32 am: Maharashtra's first smart village will be Arisaal which was infamously known as our malnutrition capital: Fadnavis
10:31 am: The Chief Minister says the State needs to create smart villages and not just smart cities.
10:30 am: We have reduced permissions from 75 to 37 in the State. Will bring down to 25: Fadnavis
10:03 am: Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will meet Microsoft chief Satya Nadella today to discuss the company’s plan to provide broadband connectivity in villages, sources say.
10:00 am: During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Silicon Valley, the Redmond-based company said it is also working on making affordable Internet access available to 5 lakh villages in the country.
9:57 am: Microsoft India General Manager (Marketing and Operations) Tyler Bryson had told PTI: “Satya is in India on a one-day visit to Mumbai to deliver a keynote at Microsoft’s Future Unleashed. During the day, he is expected to meet industry leaders like Anand Mahindra, Shikha Sharma, Mukund Rajan, Brand Custodian & Spokesperson, Tata Group, among others.”