Photos| HTLS 2020 Day 1: Randeep Guleria, Ashish K Jha & Adar Poonawala
Amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, which has brought nearly 200 countries face-to-face with the largest public health crisis the world
Amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, which has brought nearly 200 countries face-to-face with the largest public health crisis the world has seen in a century, this year’s edition of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit (HTLS) is a completely virtual affair bringing together global leaders from all spheres of life. Live discussions with the celebrity participants will be spread over the span of four weeks scheduled twice a week on Thursdays and Fridays. The theme of this year’s edition, beginning November 19, is ‘Defining a New Era’ as the world learns to live and deal with the coronavirus.
Dr Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS and Dr Ashish K Jha, Dean, Brown University School of Public Health, began the 18th Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in conversation with R Sukumar, Editor-in-Chief, Hindustan Times. The coronavirus pandemic is going to be around for some time and people will have to learn to live with the viral disease, the medical experts cautioned while also expressing hope about the development of the vaccines against Covid-19. (HT Photo)
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“I think the virus is going to be there for a very long time and I would say we are learning to live with it. And with the vaccine, we will learn to live in a way that doesn’t cause us the level of disruption that it did this year,” Dr Ashish K Jha said at the inaugural session of the summit. On the vaccine front, Jha said that while a lot remain unknown about the virus, evidence so far about the vaccines has been largely reassuring. (HT Photo)
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On whether India can fight another pandemic in the future, Dr Guleria said the country’s response has been “pretty good.” “What this has shown us is that we are a very resilient nation.”. Guleria, among the first speakers at HTLS 2020, also cautioned that the challenge would be to reach out to the frontline population for getting them vaccinated. (HT Photo)
Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO and owner Adar Poonawalla (right) in conversation with HT’s Health Editor Sanchita Sharma announced that India could well expect a suitable and effective vaccine for the contagious viral disease by the end of the year or early next year. (HT Photo)
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Emphasising that the initial doses of the vaccine would be allocated for all frontline workers, health officials and the elderly who are more vulnerable, Poonawalla said that if timelines were not delayed by unexpected circumstances, the common citizen would be able to get vaccinated by March- April 2021. (HT Photo)
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On the final day of HTLS on December 4, Union Home Minister Amit Shah talked about India's achievements under the leadership of PM Modi. Avani Lekhara and Sumit Antil, the gold medallists from Tokyo Paralympics as well as Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia also graced the final day of HTLS.
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah delivered the keynote address and talked about India's achievements under Prime Minister Narendra's Modi's leadership on the last day of 19th edition of HTLS. He was in conversation with Shashi Shekhar, the editor-in-chief of Hindustan on Day 5 of the summit.
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Speaking with Hindustan Times editor-in-chief R Sukumar, Google and Alphabet Inc CEO Sundar Pichai said that “web 3.0 is early” but there is “considerable excitement around decentralised architecture.” “The internet is, at the end of the day, a community. It's the people driving it forward. As a company, we are always looking to contribute to it,” he added.
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During conversation with Hindustan Times national legal editor Utkarsh Anand, former CJI of India Justice Dipak Mishra said that pan-world organisations must act as “building blocks” to bring the world to normalcy from the fear psychosis caused by Covid-19.
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The eight-time Olympic winner Usain Bolt said that he grew up watching cricket and “had love for football.” “My cricket coach saw me running as I fast-bowled and he said you should try to run,” the world's fastest man told sports writer and journalist Ayaz Memon.
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Walmart Inc. CEO & President Doug McMillion speaks during the final week of Hindustan Times Leadership Summit (HTLS) on December 10. While speaking to Hindustan Times’ editor-in-chief R Sukumar, McMillion said early days of the Covid-19 pandemic were chaotic but gradually clarity was achieved and Walmart could pick up speed to focus on a clear set of ranked priorities. (HT Photo)
