Lisa Nandy, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport of the United Kingdom, is heading to heading to India for the WAVE Summit.
The summit will bring together too media CEOs, entertainment icons and creative minds from around the globe. India’s Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw hailed the importance of the summit, stating, "This summit will bring together the world's top media CEOs, biggest entertainment icons, and creative minds from around the globe, unifying entertainment, creativity, and culture like never before,"
"India is laying the foundation for becoming the creative powerhouse of the world," he said.
The WAVES summit is being positioned by the government as India's global event for the entertainment sector to what Davos is for the economic sector.
The summit will spotlight advancements in animation, gaming, entertainment technology, and regional and mainstream cinema, fostering collaborations and setting the stage for India's creative economy to shine globally.
Ahead of her upcoming visit , Lisa Nandy, alongside HE Vikram Doraiswami, High Commissioner of India, will host a reception celebrating UK-India bilateral ties on Wednesday, 23 April, at the Taj Hotel, Buckingham Gate.
Nandy, the Manchester-born daughter of Calcutta-born academic Dipak Nandy was appointed to the cabinet in July and is the first mixed-race woman to ever hold office at the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. Her father was well-known for his work in the field of race relations in Britain.
