Photos| HTLS 2020 Week 4: Doug McMillion, Prateek Kuhad, Priyanka & Nick Jonas

The last week of Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2020 saw several global icons speak about subjects including the way ahead in India-US ties, the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on mental health and the evolution of cinema. The summit concluded with a live concert of singer-songwriter Prateek Kuhad. Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2020 was held virtually amidst the Covid-19 pandemic with its theme of 'Defining a New Era'. ...read more

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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)

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Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan in conversation with Hindustan Times’s National Political Editor Sunetra Choudhury during the 18th edition of HTLS on December 10. “Let there be competition...I also want to say that the minimum support prices will not be removed, will not be removed, will not be removed,” Chouhan said on the new farm laws. (HT Photo)

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Punit Renjen, Global CEO, Deloitte, speaks during the 18th edition of HTLS on December 10. “We have 55,000 individuals who serve the most prominent clients and government in India and the world from India. We have centres in Hyderabad, Gurgaon and Pune that serve the world. Our plan over the next two to three years is to double that workforce. It is partly because of the talent arbitrage opportunity,” Renjen told HT. (HT Photo)

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Dr Niranjan Rajadhyaksha, Research Director and Senior Fellow, IDFC Institute, in conversation with Dr Abhijit Banerjee, Nobel Laureate and Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics, MIT, during the 18th edition of HTLS on December 10. The closing session of final week’s day one was addressed by Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee where he stressed on the Indian economy and the need for a massive confidence boost from the government in the next Budget. (HT Photo)

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While speaking on the country’s economy, Banerjee added that he doesn’t know how quickly the recovery will be. “We need a demand bounce as there has been a massive demand shock. Investment has been slow because our domestic economy is not providing huge rewards, hence people are sitting on their money and not investing,” he said. (HT Photo)

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Dr Mukesh Aghi, President and CEO, USISPF in conversation with US Senator from the Commonwealth of Virginia Mark Warner, during the 18th edition of HTLS on December 11. Warner, who was re-elected for a third term in the US Senate and is vice chairman of the Senate select committee on intelligence, said India needs to consider joining a “coalition of the willing” with the US and other democracies to confront China’s model of state-sponsored authoritarian capitalism. (HT Photo)

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Sanchita Sharma, Editor Health and Science, Hindustan Times, in conversation with Vikram Patel, Professor of Global Health, Harvard Medical School, during the 18th edition of HTLS on December 11. Patel talked about the worsening mental health in society, especially exacerbated by the pandemic. “For those groups of the population whose employment prospects have been extinguished altogether, I think the impact is going to be far more serious,” Patel told HT. (HT Photo)

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Global icons Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra during the 18th edition of HTLS on December 11. Priyanka Chopra said that the media today is predominantly ‘pop-culture-driven’. She feels by taking a public person into an area that needs attention, people will consume it a lot more. “That is the power of the platform, and there are some people who do it, and there are people do not do it,” Priyanka added. (HT Photo)

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Indian Singer and Songwriter Prateek Kuhad performs during the final session of the 18th edition of HTLS on December 11. The prestigious summit being held virtually this year due to Covid-19 was concluded with a brief conversation with Prateek Kuhad, following which he performed a medley of his songs for the viewers. (HT Photo)