Key Highlights From The Exchange 2024

On 15 and 16 February, Xynteo in partnership with Hindalco, held the Exchange 2024 at the Mankeshaw Centre in New Delhi. The platform saw the confluence of some pioneering minds from Indian and global corporations, government, policy, finance, entrepreneurship, and the social impact realm.

Across all participants, the collective aim was to tackle the most pressing challenges on our journey towards constructing a future that is beneficial to both people and planet. 

Here are some key highlights from the Exchange 2024:

PARTICIPATION

• Over 300 business leaders from across industries, sector and expertise were present at the prestigious Manekshaw Center, New Delhi
• Positive engagement for our social media campaign over the last two months (impressions – 72,652, CTR – 2.31%, engagement rate – 3.05%)

THE SQUARE

• 30 speakers across industry, ranging from business leaders, policy makers, founder-entrepreneurs and social service
• 10 sessions in the ‘Square’ to hear diverse perspective and insights, covered by CNBC TV 18

ON THE SIDELINES

• 350 trees planted on behalf our attendees and speakers, in collaboration with Grow-trees, as part of their Trees for Leopards project
• Ultratech and Saint Gobain formally joined the Build Ahead coalition
• Energy leap awarded its first Innovation Challenge Award to clean hydrogen start-up, Suzhiyam Industrial Machines, who are working on a pathbreaking waste to clean hydrogen solution
• The Ease of Doing Business team showcased a miniature of the state-of-the-art EV charging station conceptualised by the National Highways for EV (NHEV)

STUDIOS

• Discussions on 12 critical and industry-relevant topics across 3 Studios: circularity, build environment and decarbonisation of metals and mining
• 40+ ideas developed across Studios, with next steps already being planned

THE MARKETPLACE

• Participation from 25 start-ups at across 4 thematic areas – circularity, healthcare, energy decarbonisation and sustainable livelihoods
• UltraTech, Saint Gobain and Energy Leap showcased their low-carbon innovations

COMMUNICATING IMPACT

• 26L+ impressions on articles shared on moneycontrol.com and CNBCTV18.com
• Multiple media houses (10+) showed interest in attending and covering the Exchange
• CNBC TV18 will be airing the event across three episodes in March

THE WALK

• An opportunity to showcase Xynteo’s proof points in the areas of circularity, sustainable livelihoods, healthcare, decarbonisation of the built environment, and low carbon technologies

CULTURAL INTERLUDE

• An amazing portrayal of the possibility of a sustainable future, by a national award-winning sand artist, Manas Sahu

For more about the Exchange 2024, visit the webpage.