Manohar Parrikar, leader of the opposition, Goa Legislative Assembly, Municipal Comissioner Praveen Pardeshi, P J Lavakare, senior academician, Prof Pradeep Apte, former member, Planning Commission, Ranjit Gadgil, programme director, Janwani and Shishir Joshi, director-editorial, Mid Day. The discussion will be moderated by Prof Ujjwal Chowdhury, director, Symbiosis Institute of Mass Commuication (SIMC). The summit will be held at the Vimannagar campus.

Some of the questions to be discussed at the summit are: Are India's economic fundamentals strong enough to sustain its breakneck growth and allow for penetration at all levels? With rising brutalities in various social segments, is focus on economic growth as a primary objective justified? With the aim to become a economic superpower, are we forgetting that we have a country to look after?