The Rising Bharat Summit 2025, which will be held in New Delhi on April 8 and 9, will see over 100 visionary speakers, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, hold transformative conversations to give breakthrough insights.
Among the prominent speakers from the field of politics, arts, corporate world, entertainment, and sports will be Harsh Jain, Culture Enforcement Officer (CEO) and co-founder, Dream Sports.
With a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Economics and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from Columbia Business School, Jain’s rise from an intern at Microsoft to the CEO of Dream11 has been inspiring.
Jain, along with his friend Bhavit Sheth, founded the fantasy gaming platform, which is now worth over Rs 60,000 crore and counted among the most popular gaming platforms in India.
Recognising the potential of fantasy sports in India, the company, which was founded in 2008, has registered millions of active users over the years. Dream Sports Foundation aims to positively impact the growth of sports in India by providing support to deserving individuals, societies, bodies or organisations.
“We have one goal – to be synonymous with sports. When it comes to the skills and knowledge of sports like cricket, football, kabaddi, basketball or hockey, we want India to think of Dream11," Jain is quoted as saying on his website.
The venture also got the duo on the IDFC FIRST Private & Hurun India’s Top 200 Self-made Entrepreneurs of the Millennia 2024 list.
The News18 Rising Bharat Summit 2025 is where India’s defining conversations take centre stage. As the world acknowledges Bharat’s emerging power, this summit will bring together the biggest Indian leaders, global policymakers, industry stalwarts, tech innovators, and start-up revolutionaries to address the most urgent issues defining our future.
From AI-led governance and futuristic technology to politics, economic policies, innovation, entrepreneurship, and urbanization, every discussion will tackle topics making headlines across the globe. With insightful dialogues on global supply chains, sustainable urban growth, and the next wave of innovation, the summit will drive crucial conversations on the journey of a self-reliant, future-ready Bharat on its path to global leadership by 2047.
