Amrit Prayas: Viksit Bharat ki Ore
An Amrit Prayas Initiative for the Rise of India’s Heartland
AMRIT PRAYAS SUMMIT – PURVANCHAL DIWAS 3–5 APRIL 2026
Event Schedule
APRIL 3, 2026 | ARRIVAL & OPEN NETWORKING
Amrit Prayas: Viksit Bharat ki Ore - Purvanchal Diwas brings together leaders from industry, investment, public policy and entrepreneurship to explore pathways for the economic transformation of Purvanchal and Middle India.
Over the 3 days, participants will engage in strategic dialogues, sector focused discussions, and on-ground immersionsto explore how enterprise, infrastructure, innovation and community leadership can come together to shape a model of regional development akigned with the vision of Viksit Bharath.
Title
By
Date
Time
Time
12:00 PM Onwards
Session
Arrival & Check-in
Cost
Venue
Imperial Hotel
.
.
Title
By
Date
Time
Time
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Session
Welcome Dinner & Open Networking:
Focus: broad introductions and easing in.
Cost
Venue
Imperial Hotel
Speaker / Anchor
Hosted by Core Team
APRIL 4, 2026 | CORE SUMMIT DAY
| . 09:00 AM – 10:45 AM | Opening & Direction Setting
Title
By
Date
Time
Time
09:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Session
Registration & Networking
Cost
Venue
JECP – Bargad Sabhagriha
.
.
Title
By
Date
Time
Time
10:00 AM – 10:25 AM
Session
Opening Address:
Cost
“Purvodaya – A Regional Awakening” ; Vision for Deoria in India's growth story Video on Amrit Prayas
Video on Amrit Prayas
Venue
JECP – Bargad Sabhagriha
Speaker / Anchor
Shashank Mani Hon’ble Member of Parliament
Title
By
Date
Time
Time
10:25 AM – 10:45 AM
Session
Chief Guest’s Address:
Cost
Enabling the Rise of India’s Heartland
Venue
JECP – Bargad Sabhagriha
Speaker / Anchor
William Bissel Chairman, Fabindia
||. 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM | Proof of Work → Opportunity
Title
By
Date
Time
Time
10:45 PM – 11:15 PM
Session
Amrit Prayas - 10 year development strategy: Agriculture, Manufacturing and Services and their clear investable pathways Launch of the Amrit Prayas Website
Cost
Venue
JECP – Bargad Sabhagriha
Speaker / Anchor
Anchor: Amit Gupta Support: Antara Khaitan
Title
By
Date
Time
Time
11:15 PM – 11:45 PM
Session
Grassroots to Growth
• Jagriti Yatra, JECP, centres • Building a local entrepreneurship ecosystem
Cost
Venue
JECP – Bargad Sabhagriha
Speaker / Anchor
Ashutosh Kumar, CEO, Jagriti
11:45 PM – 12:15 PM | Tea Break + Curated Interactions
||| . 12:15 PM – 01:15 PM | Industry Lens
Title
By
Date
Time
Time
12:15 PM – 12:35 PM
Session
Keynote Speaker: Industry Perspective “What It Takes to Build at Scale in Emerging Regions”
Cost
Venue
JECP – Bargad Sabhagriha
Speaker / Anchor
Sheetal Arora CEO, Mankind Pharma
Title
By
Date
Time
Time
12:35 PM – 01:30 PM
Session
Panel: Translating potential into viable businesses
• Lessons from other regions
• What investors/operators need
Cost
Venue
JECP – Bargad Sabhagriha
Speaker / Anchor
Moderator: Arindam Bhattacharya - Participants: Industry leaders
01:15 PM – 02:15 PM | Lunch
IV. 02:15 PM – 03:30 PM | Deep-Dive Roundtables
Title
By
Date
Time
Track
Roundtable 1
Focus
High-Value Agriculture
Cost
Venue
JECP – Bargad Sabhagriha
Speaker / Anchor
Moderator: Amrit Prayas Team Lead
Title
By
Date
Time
Track
Roundtable 2
Focus
Agro-processing Clusters & Labour-Intensive Manufacturing
Cost
Venue
JECP – Bargad Sabhagriha
Speaker / Anchor
Moderator: Amrit Prayas Team Lead
Title
By
Date
Time
Track
Roundtable 3
Focus
Education, Hospital, Tourism; Export of Human Capital & ITO/BPO/GCC
Cost
Venue
JECP – Bargad Sabhagriha
Speaker / Anchor
Moderator: Amrit Prayas Team Lead
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Tea Break
V. 04:00 PM – 05:20 PM | Execution, Future Bets & Conversion
Title
By
Date
Time
Time
4:00 PM - 4:10 PM
Session
Expert Address on Land Use and Ease of Doing Business
Cost
JECP – Bargad Sabhagriha
Venue
Speaker / Anchor
C.K. Khaitan, IAS (retd.) 1987
Title
By
Date
Time
Time
4:10 PM - 4:40 PM
Session
Fireside: “Ease of Doing Business – From Intent to Execution”
• Land, approvals, facilitation
• On-ground administrative support
Cost
JECP – Bargad Sabhagriha
Venue
Speaker / Anchor
Moderator: Amit Gupta Participants: DM Deoria & DM Kushinagar
Title
By
Date
Time
Time
4:40 PM - 4:50 PM
Session
Future Bets Showcase
• Defence, space, electronics
• New township vision
Cost
JECP – Bargad Sabhagriha
Venue
Speaker / Anchor
Antara Khaitan
Title
By
Date
Time
Time
4:50 PM - 5:20 PM
Session
Closed-Door Investor Circle (Invite Only) • What will it take to move forward?
• Key requirements, next steps
Cost
JECP – Bargad Sabhagriha
Venue
Speaker / Anchor
Lead: MP Shashank Mani Participants: Lead Investors, Piyush Doshi, Arindam Bhattacharya, Amit Gupta
Title
By
Date
Time
Time
4:50 PM - 5:20 PM
Session
All other attendees
• Snippets of on-ground progress
(15 minutes)• Interaction with Jagriti Entrepreneurs (20 minutes)
Cost
JECP – Bargad Sabhagriha
Venue
Speaker / Anchor
Keshav Roy Vishwas & Jagriti Entrepreneurs
VI. 5:20 PM - 6:30 PM | Plenary Close and Bargad Dhyaan
Title
By
Date
Time
Time
5:30 PM - 5:50 PM
Session
Open House & Commitments
Cost
JECP – Bargad Sabhagriha
Venue
Speaker / Anchor
All Participants
Title
By
Date
Time
Time
5:50 PM - 6:00 PM
Session
“From Dialogue to Action”
• Summary
• Next steps
Cost
JECP – Bargad Sabhagriha
Venue
Speaker / Anchor
Anchor: Amit Gupta
Title
By
Date
Time
Time
6:00 PM - 6:10 PM
Session
Cultural Event
Cost
JECP – Bargad Sabhagriha
Venue
Speaker / Anchor
'
Title
By
Date
Time
Time
6:10 PM - 6:30 PM
Session
Bargad - Dweep Prajwalan
Cost
JECP – Bargad Sabhagriha
Venue
Speaker / Anchor
Ashutosh Kumar
7:30 PM onwards | SAHBHAAGITA DINNER (CURATED)
Title
By
Date
Time
Session
Sahbhaagita Dinner (Invite-Only)
Cost
Jagriti Enterprise Centre - Purvanchal
Venue
Details
Curated group - Hosted by MP Shashank Mani; Informal, high-trust conversations
APRIL 5, 2026 | IMMERSION (LIGHT & OPTIONAL)
I. 07:00 AM – 12:30 PM | Ground Exposure
Title
By
Date
Time
Time
07:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Session
Cultural exposure and Narayani Tour with Breakfast
Cost
Speaker / Anchor
Local guides + Core Team
Title
By
Date
Time
Time
12:30 PM onwards
Session
Lunch at Hotels
Cost
Speaker / Anchor
Tamkuhi/ Hotel
Speakers
is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged.
Mr. William Nanda Bissell
Chairman, Fabindia
Sheetal Arora
CEO and Whole-Time Director, Mankind Pharma
Mr. Sudhanshu Pandey
Election Commissioner (UT)
IAS (retd.) 1987-batch
Chittaranjan K. Khaitan
IAS (retd.) 1987-batch
Mr. Sanjay Tolia
Partner, PwC
Dr. Harrick Vin
CTO, TCS
Col. (Retd.) Shailendra Arya
Senior Advisor, The Asia Group
Dr. Surya SK Guduru
Director Digital Economy and Strategic Technologies, USIBC
Mr. Sujit Ganguli
CMO, ICICI Bank
Ms. Divya Mittal
District Magistrate, Deoria District
Mr. Mahendra Singh Tanwar
District Magistrate, Kushinagar District