Samir Saran
Samir Saran – President of ORF, Global Governance Scholar & Cyber‑Policy Speaker
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About Samir Saran
Dr. Samir Saran is the President of Observer Research Foundation (ORF), India's top think tank. ORF's flagship platforms like the Raisina Dialogue, India's top geopolitics and geo‑economics platform, and CyFy, the top conference on cybersecurity and internet governance are crafted at his guidance. Dr. Saran oversees ORF's different research centres, entrusting policy research on international governance, energy, climate change, technology, media, and foreign policy orientation of India to them.
He holds a degree of B.Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology, an M.A. in Media Studies from the London School of Economics, and a Ph.D. from the Global Sustainability Institute in the United Kingdom. Before coming to ORF, he had long-standing experience at Reliance Industries in telecom, fibre, retail, petrochemicals, media, and power businesses; also on government–industry committees for intellectual property and broadcasting regulation. A globally recognized voice, Samir serves on the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on Cybersecurity and Global Risks Advisory Board, and Commissioner, Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace.
Dr. Samir Saran is the President of Observer Research Foundation (ORF), India's top think tank. ORF's flagship platforms like the Raisina Dialogue, India's top geopolitics and geo‑economics platform, and CyFy, the top conference on cybersecurity and internet governance are crafted at his guidance. Dr. Saran oversees ORF's different research centres, entrusting policy research on international governance, energy, climate change, technology, media, and foreign policy orientation of India to them.
He holds a degree of B.Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology, an M.A. in Media Studies from the London School of Economics, and a Ph.D. from the Global Sustainability Institute in the United Kingdom. Before coming to ORF, he had long-standing experience at Reliance Industries in telecom, fibre, retail, petrochemicals, media, and power businesses; also on government–industry committees for intellectual property and broadcasting regulation. A globally recognized voice, Samir serves on the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on Cybersecurity and Global Risks Advisory Board, and Commissioner, Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace.
Achievements
1. President, Observer Research Foundation (ORF), New Delhi — spearheading its global reach, research platforms, and strategic impact
2. Curator, Raisina Dialogue (India's premier geopolitics & geo‑economics conclave); Founder, CyFy (cybersecurity & internet governance conclave)
3. Member, WEF Global Risks Advisory Board; Chair, WEF Global Future Council on Geopolitics; Commissioner, Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace
4. Author of four books, including The New World Disorder and The Indian Imperative (co-authored with Shashi Tharoor, 2020) and Pax Sinica: Implications for the Indian Dawn (co-authored with Akhil Deo, 2019)
5. Previously senior positions in Reliance Industries and government-industry advisory boards since the early 1990s
1. President, Observer Research Foundation (ORF), New Delhi — spearheading its global reach, research platforms, and strategic impact
2. Curator, Raisina Dialogue (India's premier geopolitics & geo‑economics conclave); Founder, CyFy (cybersecurity & internet governance conclave)
3. Member, WEF Global Risks Advisory Board; Chair, WEF Global Future Council on Geopolitics; Commissioner, Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace
4. Author of four books, including The New World Disorder and The Indian Imperative (co-authored with Shashi Tharoor, 2020) and Pax Sinica: Implications for the Indian Dawn (co-authored with Akhil Deo, 2019)
5. Previously senior positions in Reliance Industries and government-industry advisory boards since the early 1990s
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Why Samir Saran?
Dr. Samir Saran possesses an unusual mix of global thought leadership, experience in crafting strategic platforms, and media-commentary skills. As President of ORF, he actively hosts top-level public debates such as the Raisina Dialogue and CyFy, triggering discussion on geopolitics, technology, and governance. With academic, policy, industry, and media background, he can argue and counter-argue on sensitive subjects such as cyber policy, climate-energy change, digital governance, and India's new global agenda with confidence and depth.
When Samir gets the limelight, on foreign security conferences, business leadership forums, or academic stages, he offers exactly analytical, and not ideological, observations. His beam slices across broad trends and policy ramifications: climate change and economic choices, digital sovereignty and geopolitics, Indian realignments of global order. He addresses policymakers, business leaders, and scholars with ease and confidence.
Hiring Dr. Saran enriches a speaker who brings strategic insight with real on-the-ground impact. He raises the intellectual quality of your event, provides edge-of-the-cliff discourse on the convergence of geopolitics and technology, and challenges audiences with words of relentless vision. From leading a panel on cyber governance to speaking on changing global power dynamics or assisting to lead strategic programming, Samir Saran is a thinking partner who will elevate your platform.
Dr. Samir Saran possesses an unusual mix of global thought leadership, experience in crafting strategic platforms, and media-commentary skills. As President of ORF, he actively hosts top-level public debates such as the Raisina Dialogue and CyFy, triggering discussion on geopolitics, technology, and governance. With academic, policy, industry, and media background, he can argue and counter-argue on sensitive subjects such as cyber policy, climate-energy change, digital governance, and India's new global agenda with confidence and depth.
When Samir gets the limelight, on foreign security conferences, business leadership forums, or academic stages, he offers exactly analytical, and not ideological, observations. His beam slices across broad trends and policy ramifications: climate change and economic choices, digital sovereignty and geopolitics, Indian realignments of global order. He addresses policymakers, business leaders, and scholars with ease and confidence.
Hiring Dr. Saran enriches a speaker who brings strategic insight with real on-the-ground impact. He raises the intellectual quality of your event, provides edge-of-the-cliff discourse on the convergence of geopolitics and technology, and challenges audiences with words of relentless vision. From leading a panel on cyber governance to speaking on changing global power dynamics or assisting to lead strategic programming, Samir Saran is a thinking partner who will elevate your platform.
Talks About
1. Global governance and India's multilateral activism
2. Cybersecurity and internet policy under internet governance
3. Climate change, energy transition, and sustainable development
4. Technology innovation, AI, media policy, and digital sovereignty
5. India's strategic positioning in Indo‑Pacific and global geo‑economics
1. Global governance and India's multilateral activism
2. Cybersecurity and internet policy under internet governance
3. Climate change, energy transition, and sustainable development
4. Technology innovation, AI, media policy, and digital sovereignty
5. India's strategic positioning in Indo‑Pacific and global geo‑economics
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Samir Saran
Samir Saran – President of ORF, Global Governance Scholar & Cyber‑Policy Speaker
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1. Hiring Samir Saran for an event through engage4more
Hiring Dr. Samir Saran, President, ORF; global governance strategist; and curator of the Raisina Dialogue, is as easy as inviting him through the speaker application on engage4more. We handle availability, session format (keynote, panel, moderated interview), and end-to-end event management.
2. What is Samir Saran's speaking fee for an event?
His speaking fees vary according to the size of your event, type of audience, format, and geography. For a tailored quote, please write to engage4more.
3. Is it possible to book Samir Saran for business or academic platforms via engage4more?
Yes. Dr. Saran speaks at regular think-tank gatherings, energy and finance conferences, digital policy roundtables, university affairs, and international strategic forums. His areas of subject matter expertise include public policy, climate-tech, cybersecurity, and global governance.
4. What are Samir Saran's areas of speaking?
He provides expert analysis on global governance, cyber and digital issues, climate and energy transformation, AI and media management, and Indian foreign policy and multilateralism.
Hiring Dr. Samir Saran, President, ORF; global governance strategist; and curator of the Raisina Dialogue, is as easy as inviting him through the speaker application on engage4more. We handle availability, session format (keynote, panel, moderated interview), and end-to-end event management.
2. What is Samir Saran's speaking fee for an event?
His speaking fees vary according to the size of your event, type of audience, format, and geography. For a tailored quote, please write to engage4more.
3. Is it possible to book Samir Saran for business or academic platforms via engage4more?
Yes. Dr. Saran speaks at regular think-tank gatherings, energy and finance conferences, digital policy roundtables, university affairs, and international strategic forums. His areas of subject matter expertise include public policy, climate-tech, cybersecurity, and global governance.
4. What are Samir Saran's areas of speaking?
He provides expert analysis on global governance, cyber and digital issues, climate and energy transformation, AI and media management, and Indian foreign policy and multilateralism.