India Becomes World’s 4th Largest Economy, Accelerates Toward 2047 Vision

In 2025, India has become the world’s fourth-largest economy, surpassing Japan with a GDP of US$4 trillion. This milestone strengthens India’s momentum toward its long-term vision to become a developed nation by 2047.

The government has outlined key priorities including sustainable development, modern infrastructure, future-ready skills, artificial intelligence, and innovation — reflecting India’s commitment to inclusive growth and global leadership in the digital era.

India’s Growth Pillars: 25 Years of Value & Impact

At the heart of India’s journey towards becoming a developed nation are India’s Top 500 Value Creators, driving the nation’s growth across decades.

With an unmatched legacy of 25 years, the value creators have shown resilience through many tectonic shifts like:

India’s Next 25 Years Will Be Driven by Transformational Megatrends

This year, in its landmark 25th edition, the India’s Top 500 Value Creators Summit had spotlighted the 5 megatrends set to shape the nation’s next 25 years.

How is the ‘India’s Top 500 Value Creators’ Summit Different?

India’s Top 500 Value Creators 2025 Publication

The ‘India’s Top 500 Value Creators 2025’ publication is an endeavor to recognize and felicitate stellar performances of 500 value creators across India’s industries.

The publication profiles leading players of India Inc. – companies who are the forerunners in their respective fields – in both the public as well as private sectors.

What will the Publication Cover?

Value Creator Awards 2025

The Value Creator Awards had honored the outstanding performers among Indian Corporates.

Dun & Bradstreet Value Creator Awards 2025 has been presented across 35+ categories to Value Creators including sectoral and special recognition awards.

Sector

Sector

Winner 2025

Agro Chemicals

PI Industries

Alcoholic Beverages

United Spirits

Auto Components

Tube Investments of India Ltd.

Automobile - Two/Three Wheelers

TVS Motor Co. Ltd.

Automobiles

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

Banks

Bank Of Maharashtra

Batteries

HBL Engineering Ltd.

Bearings

Schaeffler India Ltd.

Cement

Ambuja Cements Ltd.

Chemicals

Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd.

Construction - Infrastructure Development

ITD Cementation India Ltd.

Consumer Durables & Appliances

Blue Star Ltd.

Defence

Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd.

Diversified

ITC Ltd.

Electrical & Electronics

Polycab India Ltd.

Electrodes & Refractories

Vesuvius India Ltd.

Engineering Projects/ Capital Goods

Action Construction Equipment Ltd.

Fertilisers

Southern Petrochemical Inds. Corpn. Ltd.

FIs / NBFCs / Financial Services

Shriram Finance Ltd.

FMCG

Marico Ltd.

Food and Beverages

Varun Beverages Ltd.

Gas - Processing, Transmission & Marketing

GAIL (India) Ltd.

Gems & Jewellery

Sky Gold & Diamonds Ltd.

Glass and Ceramics

Asahi India Glass Ltd.

Healthcare

Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.

Hotels

Indian Hotels Co. Ltd.

Insurance

SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

Iron & Steel

Jindal Stainless Ltd.

Media & Entertainment

Saregama India Ltd.

Mining - Metals & Minerals

Vedanta Ltd.

Non Ferrous & Precious Metals

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

Oil - Refining & Marketing

Reliance Industries Ltd.

Oil & Gas Exploration

Oil India Ltd.

Online Services

Info Edge (India) Ltd.

Packaging & Allied Activities

Garware Hi-Tech Films Ltd.

Paints

Asian Paints Ltd.

Paper & Paper Products

J K Paper Ltd.

Petrochemical and Polymers

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd.

Pharmaceuticals

Zydus Lifesciences Ltd.

Plastic & Plastic Products

Supreme Industries Ltd.

Plywood Boards & Laminates

Stylam Industries Ltd.

Ports & Shipping

Great Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd.

Power

Adani Power Ltd.

Power Equipment

Waaree Renewable Technologies Ltd.

Railway Wagons

Jupiter Wagons Ltd.

Real Estate

Lodha Developers Ltd.

Retail

Trent Ltd.

Software and BPM

Persistent Systems Ltd.

Sugar

Dalmia Bharat Sugar & Inds. Ltd.

Telecom Equipment & Infra Services

Indus Towers Ltd.

Telecom Services

Bharti Airtel Ltd.

Textiles

Gokaldas Exports Ltd.

Transport & Logistics

Transport Corporation of India Ltd.

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Interglobe Aviation Ltd.

Tyres

Balkrishna Industries Ltd.

Jury Members

Dr. Parthasarathy V S
Former Group CFO & Group CIO Member of Group Executive Board
Mahindra Group

CA Ketan Saiya
Chairman
WIRC of the ICAI

Mr. Govind Joshi
VP and Chief Operating Officer
Dun & Bradstreet India

Our Speakers

Shri Alok Kumar
IAS Principal Secretary – Planning Department & Nodal Officer, One Trillion Dollar Economy Mission
Government of Uttar Pradesh

Adv. Ashish Shelar
Cabinet Minister of Information Technology & Cultural Affairs
Government of Maharashtra

Mr. Avinash Gupta
MD & CEO
Dun & Bradstreet India

Dr. Arun Singh
Global Chief Economist
Dun & Bradstreet India

Mr. Hitesh Sethi
Senior Director, Analytics and Business Advisory
Dun & Bradstreet India

Ms. Preeta Misra
Senior Director
Dun & Bradstreet India

Brijesh Singh
IPS, Principal Secretary, Information and Public Relations
Government of Maharashtra

Pankaj Bhargava
Chief Procurement Officer
Pidilite Industries Limited

Kartik Iyer
Head of Supply Chain
TotalEnergies

Satyaki Mookerjee
Chief Digital Officer
Jio-bp

Mukesh Jain
Chief Technology Officer
Capgemini

Harsh Vardhan
Global Head – Digital Innovation
Apollo Tyres Limited

Prasanth Nair
Chief Human Resources Officer
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Limited

Satej Mehta
Global Head Human Resources
Wockhardt Limited

Indrani Chatterjee
Group CHRO
All Cargo Logistics Limited

Dr. Amit Paithankar
Wholetime Director & Chief Executive Officer
Waaree Group

Baffour Manuel
Managing Director
Blue Dart Express

Ganesh Jivani
CEO Managing Director
Matrix Comsec Private Limited

Deepak Goyal
Chief Financial Officer
EPL Limited

Priyangshu Das
Head Enterprise Sales
Konica Minolta

Bhushan Sonkusare
President and Chief Technology Officer
360 ONE

Srinivas L
Joint MD & Joint CEO
63SATS Cybertech

Akriti Kapur
Senior Director Head – Design
JLL

Satyendra Kumar Singh
Deputy Managing Director (CCG-II)
State Bank of India (SBI)

Mayur Gautam
SVP Colocation
CtrlS Datacenters

Madan Bahal
Co-Founder and Managing Director
Adfactors PR

Rohit Sawhney
CEO
Elior India

Amit Khare
Head - National Accounts Digital Workplace Business
Konica Minolta

Agenda

Time

Session

Track 1: De-risking Supply Chains

  • Uncovering the biggest supply chain disruptors in today’s age
  • Building supply chains that resilient and not reactive
  • Re-thinking nearshoring, friendshoring, and regional diversification
  • Harnessing AI and real-time data to build intelligent supply chains
  • Supply chain mitigating emerging geopolitical, environmental, and economic risks

Moderator: Preeta Misra, Senior Director – Credibility & Business Insights Group, ESG and SME, Dun & Bradstreet India

Panelists:

  • Mr. Pankaj Bhargava, Chief Procurement Officer, Pidilite Industries Limited

Track 2: Accelerating Climate Action

Moderator: Preeta Misra, Senior Director – Credibility & Business Insights Group, ESG and SME, Dun & Bradstreet India

  • Mr. Ankit Todi, Group Chief Sustainibility Officer, Mahindra Group
  • Ms. Shilpashree Muniswamappa, Director – ESG, Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd.

Track 3: Building AI-Native Businesses

  • The AI imperative: From experimental to existential
  • Intelligent automation and operational efficiency
  • Ethics, governance, and regulatory alignment in AI use
  • Building an AI-ready workforce and leadership culture
  • Cybersecurity in the age of intelligent systems

Moderator: Mr. Govind Joshi, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Dun & Bradstreet India 

Panelists:

  • Mr. Satyaki Mookerjee, Chief Digital Officer, Jio-bp
  • Mr. Deepak Goyal, Chief Financial Officer, EPL Limited 
  • Mr. Srinivas L, Joint MD & Joint CEO, 63SATS Cybertech

Track 4: Building NextGen Workplaces

  • Hybrid Workspaces: Flexible, Inclusive, and Secure by Design
  • Future Skills: Upskilling for AI, Automation, and Agility
  • Smart Workflows: Embedding AI into Core Operations
  • Culture & Change: Driving Enterprise-Wide Readiness

Moderator: Mr. Hitesh Sethi, Senior Director, Analytics and Business Advisory, Dun & Bradstreet India  

Panelists:

  • Mr. Prasanth Nair, Chief Human Resources Officer, Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Limited
  • Ms. Indrani Chatterjee, Group CHRO, All Cargo Logistics Limited
  • Ms. Akriti Kapur, Senior Director, Head – Design, JLL 
  • Mr. Ganesh Jivani, CEO & Managing Director, Matrix Comsec Private Limited
  • Mr. Priyangshu Das, Head Enterprise Sales, Konica Minolta
  • Mr. Rohit Sawhney, CEO, Elior India

Moderator: Mr. Avinash Gupta, MD & CEO – India, Dun & Bradstreet 

Panelists:

  • Mr. Balfour Manuel, Managing Director, Blue Dart Express 
  • Dr. Amit Paithankar, Wholetime Director & Chief Executive Officer, Waaree Group
  • Mr. Madan Bahal, Co-founder & MD, Adfactors PR
  • Mr. Satyendra Kumar Singh, Deputy Managing Director (CCG-II), State Bank of India (SBI)

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