11 April, 2018
ShareDuring the 30-minute freewheeling conversation, Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla shared his opinion on a range of issues with Ms. Haslinda Ami, Chief International Correspondent, South East Asia
Aditya Birla Group Chairman Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla was invited by Bloomberg Chairman Mr. Peter Grauer to a Fireside Chat at the Bloomberg India Economic Forum held in Mumbai on 18 September 2018.
Mr. Birla chatted with Ms. Haslinda Amin (Chief International Correspondent South East Asia) who introduced the Chairman as ‘a rock star among businessmen’. The 500-strong audience included s;elect business leaders, bankers, analysts and investors.
During the 30-minute freewheeling conversation, Mr. Birla shared his opinion on a range of issues – the Indian economy and India as an investment destination, the weak rupee, Sino-US tariff wars and its impact on India, the acquisitive nature of the Group and its high success rate, the telecom price war, climate change and gender diversity.
The Fireside Chat was live on Bloomberg Quint in India and on the terminals of 350,000 subscribers around the world, along with Bloomberg’s other channels.