MUMBAI:  Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (Zeel) managing director and CEO Punit Goenka will deliver a keynote at the 19th Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF) to be held at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania on 21 February, 2015.

The theme of the conference is - ‘India: Delivering the Dream.’ Goenka will address the changed business environment in India with initiatives by the new government and the current state of the media and entertainment industry in India.

He will also discuss Zeel’s journey over the past 20 years and the opportunities and challenges he foresees over the next few years.

The other keynote speakers at the Forum are Reliance Industries Limited’s Hital Meswani, Abbott India’s Rehan A Khan, Microsoft’s Sanket Akerker and Bank of India’s V.R.Iyer.

WIEF is a student-led business conference to discuss the opportunities and challenges faced by India. Started in 1996, it is a leading India-focused business forum held annually at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania which is among the top three institutions in the world for business education.

The WIEF attracts business leaders, policy-makers, professionals and students to engage in fruitful dialogue and is attended by over 400 delegates including Wharton MBA, Penn Graduate and Undergraduate students, Wharton alumni and industry representatives and professionals.