Almaty, Kazakhstan : The Zee Media Global Innovation & Leadership Summit was successfully held on 4 July at the Ramada Hotel, Almaty, Kazakhstan, bringing together distinguished government representatives, business leaders, policymakers, industry experts, entrepreneurs, academicians, and innovators from India and Kazakhstan. As one of Zee Media’s flagship global initiatives, the summit served as a premier platform to recognise excellence, foster international dialogue, and explore opportunities for collaboration across key sectors, further strengthening the growing partnership between the two nations.
Delivering the welcome address, Mr. Dinesh Garg, Chief Financial Officer, Zee Media, highlighted the significance of the summit in fostering international partnerships, innovation, leadership, and economic cooperation. He welcomed the distinguished guests and reaffirmed Zee Media’s commitment to creating meaningful global platforms that facilitate dialogue, celebrate excellence, and strengthen bilateral relationships.
The Chief Guest, Mr. Ussibali Ashir – Chief specialist of the Tourism department of Almaty city addressed the gathering and spoke about the longstanding friendship between India and Kazakhstan. He noted that the two countries share deep historical, cultural, and economic ties and underscored the immense potential to further expand cooperation across trade, investment, healthcare, education, infrastructure, and technology. He also appreciated Zee Media for organising the summit, noting that such platforms play an important role in encouraging dialogue and strengthening bilateral cooperation.
On this occasion, Ramesh Chandra, Channel Head, Zee Uttar Pradesh-Uttarakhand, said, “This unique initiative by Zee Media Group is driven by a clear and forward-looking vision. Our aim is to provide exceptional talent from different states and regions of India with a global platform where their achievements can be recognised beyond geographical boundaries.”
As part of the summit, distinguished guests were honoured with awards in recognition of their outstanding contributions and achievements in their respective fields, reaffirming Zee Media’s commitment to celebrating excellence through one of the country’s leading global recognition platforms. The summit also featured five insightful panel discussions that brought together eminent experts and industry leaders from India and Kazakhstan to deliberate on emerging opportunities, innovation, and sustainable growth across diverse sectors.
As part of the summit, distinguished guests were honoured for their outstanding contributions and achievements in their respective fields, reflecting Zee Media’s commitment to recognising excellence on a global stage. The summit also featured five thematic discussions covering Future of Healthcare & Medical Excellence, Infrastructure, Logistics & Industrial Growth, Sustainable Development, Agriculture & Green Leadership, Investment, Finance & Entrepreneurship, and Education, Innovation & Future Leadership. The sessions explored themes including “Future of Healthcare: Innovation, Accessibility & Patient-Centric Care,” “Building the Future: Infrastructure, Logistics & Smart Economic Growth,” “Sustainability & Agriculture: Driving Inclusive and Green Growth,” “Investing for Tomorrow: Capital, Innovation & Business Expansion,” and “Developing Future Leaders Through Education, Skills & Innovation.”
The discussions brought together eminent speakers including Dr. Rahul Bajpai – Group CEO, Asian Cancer Institute; Dr. Arpit Chopra – Director, Aarogya Super Specialty Modern Homeopathic Clinic; Surjeet Singh Pal – Director, Surjeet Healthcare; Dr. Khalid Khan – Chairman, Paradeep Parivahan Ltd.; Deepak Kumar – Director, HOMLLI Construction Pvt. Ltd.; Rahul Gupta – Executive Director, Shubham Group; Mr. Bajrangi Prasad Yadav, General Secretary-BJP Kisaan Morcha; Mr. Ramashish Kumar Yadav, Environmentalist & Senior BJP Leader; Vipin Nagar, Founder & Senior Partner, M/S Vipin Nagar & Co; Rajesh Kumar Daga – CEO, Managing Director, Angel Investments Pvt. Ltd.; Pawan Jaiswal – CFO, Annapurna Swadisht Ltd.; Mr. Virendra Pareek, Director- Marketing & PR, Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences & Technology, Jaipur; Dr. Kavita Lohiya Bajpai, Global Head, Professional Growth & Head Academics, India, SIS Group of Schools; Mr. Dhruv Mundra, Director – Shri Balaji Packaging Industries Pvt. Ltd.; and Dr. Anup Shukla, Director, Pratinidhi Udyog Vyapar Mandal, who shared valuable insights on innovation, investment, sustainability, healthcare, education and leadership while highlighting new opportunities for collaboration between India and Kazakhstan.The event concluded with a special recognition ceremony honouring distinguished guests, followed by a group photograph, a vote of thanks by Manish Seth – CRO, ZMCL, and a networking session among delegates.
The Zee Media Global Innovation & Leadership Summit reinforced the growing partnership between India and Kazakhstan by bringing together leaders from government, industry, academia and business. The summit concluded with a shared commitment to fostering innovation, collaboration and stronger cross-border partnerships.