Bhavna Mehra, Program Manager - ISF, welcomes the audience and introduces the panelists and moderator for the session
Mr. Samar Halarnkar, Editor-at-Large with the Hindustan Times and Mint, moderates the roundtable panel discussion
Captive audience at the discussion
Mr. N. R. Narayana Murthy, panelist and Trustee - Infosys Science Foundation, gives his take on the importance of research
Prof. Kannan Soundararajan, panelist and Infosys Prize Winner 2011 - Mathematical Sciences and Director - Math Dept. Stanford, shares his thoughts
Dr. Swami Manohar, panelist and MD - LimberLink Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Educationist & Entrepreneur, articulates on the state of Indian research
Prof. Padmanabhan Balaram, panelist and Director - Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore expresses his opinion on the topic
Dr. K. VijayRaghavan, panelist and Infosys Prize Winner 2009 for Life Sciences and Director of NCBS, Bangalore, states his point of view