Mr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission of India, will be the Chief Guest for the national conclave ‘Zero to Billion’, an initiative of the Bangalore-based Akshaya Patra Foundation. The event will be a congregation of eminent CEOs and leaders from diverse sectors such as corporates, social institutions, philanthropy, art and culture, media and politics to celebrate the foundation’s success in reaching out to over 8,38,000 children and discuss issues that will help in hunger eradication and enhance child education and attendance in schools. The conclave will be held on February 1, 2008 at Hotel Chancery Pavilion, Bangalore.

The aim of the event is to celebrate the pioneering efforts and dramatic results accomplished by Akshaya Patra in a short span of time, since its inception in 2000. Akshaya Patra would also deliberate a solution to address the social evil of widespread hunger and malnutrition affecting 57 million children in India, and the debilitating effects of lack of schooling and resulting illiteracy.

Mr. N. R. Narayana Murthy, Chief Mentor and Chairman, Infosys will deliver the keynote address. Mr T.V. Mohandas Pai, Director HR, Infosys, and Gururaj Desh Deshpande, Chairman, Sycamore Networks are the Co-Chairpersons of the Host committee.

Sri Madhu Pandit Das, Chairman, The Akshaya Patra Foundation says,” It is an honour to have Mr. Ahluwalia as the Chief Guest at ‘Zero to Billion.’ We are sure that his experience on the nation’s economics will guide the dialogue in the right direction and help us deliberate on various dynamics involved in realizing our vision.” 

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