New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the inaugural address at 1.30 pm, for the India Global Week- 2020 on Wednesday. Nearly 5K participants from all over the world 30 nations will attend the meet.

The meet pitched as one of the biggest international events on India’s globalization, the three-day virtual event — themed “Be the Revival: India and a Better New World” —- is expected to help the global economy emerge from the shadow of the Covid- 19. Around 250 speakers will address the virtual meet on geopolitics, business, technology, banking and finance, pharma, defence and security, and arts and culture.

“Will be addressing the India Global Week, organised by @ IndiaIncorp at 1:30 PM. This forum brings together global thought leaders and captains of industry, who will discuss aspects relating to opportunities in India as well as the global economic revival post-COVID-19,” tweeted the Prime Minister, who is expected to connect with industry leaders and lay out numerous investment opportunities that India has to offer.

Prime Minister’s and his cabinet colleagues — foreign minister S Jaishankar, Commerce and Industry minister Piyush Goyal. Besides, Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir GC Murmu, Isha Foundation Founder Sadhguru and spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar are also expected to address the meet. Speakers from abroad will include UK’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and Home Secretary Priti Patel, US Ambassador to India Ken Juster and others, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement.

According to the PM’s office, it will also feature a never seen before performance “Atmanirbhar Bharat” by Madhu Nataraj and a special 100 birth anniversary concert in tribute to the sitar maestro Ravi Shankar by three of his most eminent students. In April, the International Monetary Fund had projected India’s growth rate at 1.9 per cent for 2020. The global economy, it said, is likely to shrink by 3 per cent. India will bounce back in 2021 with a robust six per cent growth rate, eh IMF has said.