Wharton India Economic Forum — Perspectives

Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF) is Wharton’s student-run, India-centric business conference bringing together leaders, professionals, academics and students from around the world to discuss India’s evolution into a prominent global economic power

The Indian Commonwealth: India’s Secret Geopolitical Weapon

How India can harness the power of the Commonwealth to leverage its soft power and rival China’s trade dominance

Wharton India Economic Forum

Nov 9, 2018

How Does Mumbai Keep the Lights On?

Mumbaikars enjoy arguably India’s best urban electricity supply. Can its model be replicated across other mega-cities?

Wharton India Economic Forum

Oct 22, 2018

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How the start-up Teabox reached its 100-countries miletsone

When I started Teabox in 2012, from the very first day I knew that the world will be our playground since the teas we deal in have been…

Wharton India Economic Forum

Oct 10, 2018

Why India Should Choose English and Regional Languages Over Hindi

Investing in English and India’s regional languages can help India drive economic growth, increase upward mobility, and build trade ties…

Wharton India Economic Forum

Oct 1, 2018

WIEF Podcast Series #1: Meet SpotDraft, the AI-powered startup revolutionizing contract management…

The Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF) team kicks off its original podcast series with a look at SpotDraft, winner of the people’s choice…

Wharton India Economic Forum

Sep 30, 2018

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The rising technical skills gap: getting to the bottom of the issue

A 2016 report by FICCI and E&Y on higher education in India states that over 80% of India’s engineers and 90% of MBAs lack the skills…

Wharton India Economic Forum

Sep 14, 2018

The Indian Incline: Understanding India’s stable growth path and how to maintain its momentum

The Indian juggernaut keeps marching on. Despite plenty of hiccups, stop-starts, and uphill battles, the economy continues to brave the…

Wharton India Economic Forum

Aug 27, 2018

India: Future Past

When writing on India, it is tempting to cover a positive, concise and non-controversial topic. Several options appear attractive, from the…

Wharton India Economic Forum

Aug 8, 2018

Wharton India Economic Forum

Jul 26, 2018

India: The Startup Founded in 1947

Twenty two years ago, the Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF) was launched to showcase India’s…

Wharton India Economic Forum

Jul 9, 2018

Wharton India Startup Challenge

We are proud to announce the launch of Wharton India Startup Challenge (WISC) 2019 Edition.

WISC2019 is the ultimate platform for startups targeting the Indian market to showcase their ideas to leading investors and entrepreneurs and win…

WIEF Content

Jan 30, 2018

Enabling international student lending through FinTech

— @Hana Haile-Mariam, @Prodigy Finance

Bringing a Dead Tax to Life : Should the Inheritance Tax be reintroduced in India?

Dimple Kothari

Nov 4, 2017

Socioeconomic Diversity: Hidden Potential in Corporate India

Effective policy decisions essential to rejuvenate dying MSME sector in India

WIEF Content

Oct 22, 2017

WIEF Startup Challenge: 2016–17 Recap:Greedy Game

We take a quick look back at our past finalists, and see what they are up to these days!

Presenting one of our top finalists, Greedy Game, Mobile advertising for the skip generation!