India could become a trillion-dollar manufacturing powerhouse by FY28 as favourable tailwinds put the country on a steep trajectory of growth. A combination of factors such as supply chain diversification (China+1), sectoral advantages and government initiatives (PLI schemes) are fuelling this shift. But to truly harness the opportunity, the country will have to deal with a complicated tangle both at macro and micro levels: streamlining supply chains and building a strong ecosystem of knowledge and talent partners. What are the gaps in India’s manufacturing ecosystem and how effective are current efforts at addressing them? More importantly, what are the steps business leaders can take at an individual company level to make their India manufacturing more efficient and competitive? Our next session will host two business leaders from the manufacturing sector, who will share practitioners’ perspectives on these issues. Guruprasad Mudlapur is the Joint Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer of Bosch India Limited and has three decades of experience in the electronics and manufacturing industry. Dr Ravi Bhatkal is the Managing Director, Element Solutions India, MacDermid Alpha Electronics and Enthone Industrial Solutions, a world leader in electronic soldering and bonding materials. The session will aim to examine the manufacturing opportunity in India from the lens of two veteran business leaders and debate the issues that come in the way of realising India’s potential and the future course of action.