Empowering 3 Billion
Distinguished Guest, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Eleventh President of India
Chair: Tarun Khanna, Director of the South Asia Initiative and Jorge Paolo Lemann Professor, Harvard Business School
Dr. Kalam spoke about his Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas (PURA) Initiative during his presentation titled “Empowering 3 Billion.” He highlighted the ongoing need for ‘creative leadership’ from people with ‘righteous heart’ who ‘lead by example’ as essential to the empowerment of these three billion across the globe.