Delve into India's burgeoning economy, showcasing its significant contributions to global markets through technology, services, and manufacturing. Programming in this region is largely supported by the Vivek and Vandana Sharma India Initative.
Upcoming Events
Vivek and Vandana Sharma India Lecture | A Sixth of Humanity: Independent India's Development Odyssey
Nardone Family Seminar: How I Use AI Tools To Manage My Personal And Professional Life
Nardone Family Seminar: Politics If You Dare: Political Activity by Emerging Market Tycoons
Nardone Family Seminar | The Elephant Moves: The State of India's Economy and Competitiveness
Past Events
Forging Research Collaboration with Police in India
Nardone Family Seminar: The Transformative Effects of Theater-Based Learning in India
Nardone Family Seminar: Ethics and Small-scale Business in India
India Lecture Series
Launched in 2017, the Center for Emerging Markets‘ India Lecture Series is free and open to the public. It is now endowed and known as the Vivek and Vandana Sharma India Lecture.
Vivek and Vandana Sharma India Lecture: Can India Compete in AI and Related Technologies?
Exploring the Future of Global Business with Devika Bulchandani
Vivek and Vandana Sharma India Lecture: India's Growing Role on the World Stage
Vivek and Vandana Sharma India Lecture: The Promise of AI and Other Enterprise Technologies with Suresh Muthuswami
Vivek and Vandana Sharma India Lecture: A Digital-First FedEx
Vivek and Vandana Sharma India Lecture: Honeywell's Global Strategy and High-Growth Emerging Markets
Summit: Can Indian Family Businesses Compete?
The Center for Emerging Markets at Northeastern University presented its fourth annual India Summit: Can Indian Family Businesses Compete? in India on October 27, 2025. Recognizing the central role family enterprises play across emerging economies, the summit brought together a diverse group of voices, including Indian family business leaders, academic experts in the field, young alumni representing next-generation leadership, overseas Indians managing family enterprises in Asia and the Middle East, and select family business leaders from other emerging markets. This gathering provided a unique opportunity to examine the similarities and differences in family business dynamics across emerging economies, offering insights into one of the most significant drivers of economic growth in these regions. Learn more.
Global Sustainability Summit
Five leading experts joined CEM on Saturday, October 5, 2024, for a thought-provoking discussion on how they are tackling the pressing sustainability challenges of today. Speakers included the Founder-CEO of an NGO that is trying to soften the impact of climate change on rural and underprivileged citizens, the leader of a climate think-tank and policy advisor in India, a senior policy maker at the World Bank, a China expert who argues that the country's innovations are making important contributions to mitigating climate change, and the Chairman of a large multinational enterprise that has been recognized for its sustainability practices. Learn more.
India – The Next Startup Nation? Summit
The Center for Emerging Markets held the second annual India summit: India – The Next Startup Nation?, on October 28, 2023, to explore India's vibrant startup ecosystem. The summit featured successful CEOs and founders of Indian startups, investors, policymakers, and academic experts who shared insights into India's current startup landscape and discussed how they forged their own paths to success. Attendees heard inspirational stories from founders of Indian unicorns such as Paytm and Snapdeal; founders of space exploration and healthcare startups; leaders of Indian venture capital, crowdfunding, and impact investment companies; and policymakers from the Government of India and the Gates Foundation. Learn more.
India-U.S. Partnership for Innovation Summit
To mark the 75th anniversary of India's independence, the Center for Emerging Markets, in collaboration with the Consul General of India in New York, organized a day-long summit on the India-U.S. Partnership for Innovation on October 14th, 2022. The Summit was inaugurated by India's ambassador to the U.S., Hon. Taranjit S. Sandhya. Speakers included ministers, senior policymakers, and CEOs/Founders of Indian and US companies. They explored innovation in India in sectors ranging from water, renewable energy, and communications, to electronics, digital businesses, healthcare, and space exploration. Learn more.
Chair: Dean Radhika Seshan, CPS, Northeastern U.