The Twenty-First edition of Vista, IIM Bangalore’s Annual International Business Summit, kicked off on 6th August 2021. The event was inaugurated by Kailasavadivoo Sivan, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) along with Rishikesha Krishnan, Director, IIM Bangalore. 

Dr K Sivan delivered the inaugural keynote address, shedding light on the opening up of India’s space sector and exploring emerging opportunities in space. He broke down the steps on how ISRO achieved the recent accomplishments and has moved closer to the commercialisation of space operations. 

Vista 2021 hosted Professor Arvind Subramanian, Former Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India and a senior fellow at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, as the second speaker of the day. Professor Subramanian elucidated his views on India’s trajectory in the new globalization and what the future beholds for India in this decade.