CNBC-TV18, India’s no. 1 business medium in partnership with Chivas, presents ‘The Power of Dreams’, a conclave of the ‘Young Turks’ to be held on June 29, 2011 in New Delhi. The conclave will not only focus on acknowledging the success of CNBC-TV18’slongest running show on entrepreneurship – ‘Young Turks’ but will also celebrate emerging India’s young and talented entrepreneurs who have achieved



ew heights. These entrepreneurs dared to follow their dreams, implement their ideas into a strategic business endeavour and thus became successful business tycoons in their respective fields of work. The conclave will be hosted by, Shereen Bhan, Executive Editor,CNBC-TV18 & Series Editor, Young Turks. Mr. N.R Narayana Murthy, Chairman-Emeritus, Infosys Technologies Ltd. and Mr. Shiv Nadar,Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer, HCL Technologies Ltd. will be the guests of honour at the conclave. Young Turks, a success story in itself, has created a niche for itself and has become a " must watch’ for young Indian entrepreneurs.

The conclave will see some of India’s finest and young entrepreneurs such as Dr. Devi Shetty, Indian philanthropist and a cardiac surgeon, Hon. Jyotiraditya Scindia, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Rajiv Bajaj, MD, Bajaj Auto, Malvinder Singh, Group Chairman, Fortis Healthcare’s, Anurag Kashyap, Director and a Screenwriter and Viren Rasquinha, former Captain of India's national field Hockey team as a part of the eminent panelists. These panelists will share their experiences in realizing the power of turning a dream into a reality.

CNBC-TV18 introduced a show, Young Turks to provide a platform for fledging businesses to break into the big league. Completing over 400 episodes, this award winning show has profiled over 1000 young entrepreneurs and has been the longest running show on entrepreneurship in India. Always ahead of its curve Young Turks has profiled some of the hottest young entrepreneurs including Arcelor Mittal’s - Aditya Mittal,Ratul Puri of Moser Baer, Vikram Akula of SKS Microfinance, Siddhartha Lal of Eicher




o the big league. Completing over 400 episodes, this award winning show has profiled over 1000 young entrepreneurs and has been the longest running show on entrepreneurship in India. Always ahead of its curve Young Turks has profiled some of the hottest young entrepreneurs including Arcelor Mittal’s - Aditya Mittal,Ratul Puri of Moser Baer, Vikram Akula of SKS Microfinance, Siddhartha Lal of Eicher and Puneet Dalmia of Dalmia Cement (Bharat) to name a few.

The show has also featured the likes of Harish Hande of Selco, a pioneer in solar lighting solutions and Rajeev Khandelwal of Aajivika Bureau, an organization helping manage migrant labour, making Young Turks the only show in India that has focused on social entrepreneurship. The show’s efforts to highlight the significance of social entrepreneurship have been recognised by the Villgro Foundation. Young Turks was also awarded the Karamveer Puruskar for social justice and citizen action by iCongo; it is also the only show to partner with the World Economic Forum and the Klaus Schwab Foundation for the India Social Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. Through the last decade, Young Turks has been awarded the Best Business Talk Show Award twice at the News Television Awards.

Speaking on the occasion of the conclave of ‘Power of Dreams’, Shereen Bhan, Executive Editor, CNBC-TV18 & Series Editor, Young Turks said“India has not only evolved as a hub for young and talented individuals aiming to become successful entrepreneurs but also a country of opportunities for new trends, innovative marketing strategies and dynamic business models. It has also witnessed how budding entrepreneurs have established their businesses in a short span of time only to realize their dreams.. Over a period of 10 years, Young Turks has witnessed many success stories and become an integral medium, encouraging young people to dare to dream. Power of Dreams has thus been conceptualized to celebrate a decade of ideas, growth and dreaming big.”

Bikram Basu, Vice-President, Marketing, Pernod Ricard India and makers of Chivas Regal said “In India we live in times of opportunity. We can dream and realise them with markers seemingly unrealistic earlier. The edge comes from our culture of entrepreneurship. Chivas Regal stands for this very spirit and takes pride in associating with people who dream and realise them, for themselves and society at large.”

CNBC-TV18 ‘Power of Dreams’ clearly aims at putting a spotlight on India’s young entrepreneurs poised to be the leaders of tomorrow.