XKDR Forum

📢#CallForPapers XKDR Forum invites submissions for a conference on: “Cross-Border Flows and Frictions in India” (3–5 July 2026, Goa, in-person only). 📅Abstract deadline: 15 May 2026 🗒️ Details & submission form: xkdr.org/event/cross-bo…

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📅16th April 2026 ⏲️4:30 - 6:00 pm IST 📍Hybrid (Virtual + In-person at XKDR Forum)

~45% of India’s GDP remains informal. What if the state didn’t have to enforce compliance at all? Megha Patnaik shows how GST embeds enforcement in supply chains - as firms demand invoices, formalization cascades upstream.

📢 #CallForPapers: Alt Data Workshop 2026 XKDR Forum and Chennai Mathematical Institute (CMI) invite paper submissions for the Alt Data Workshop 2026. 📍 In-person: Mumbai 📅 21–22 August 2026 🗓 Submission deadline: 15 May 2026 Details & guidelines: xkdr.org/event/alt-data…

📢 Call for Papers | EMC 2026 The 17th Emerging Markets Conference returns If you are a researcher working at the frontiers of economics, finance, law, or public policy as they relate to emerging markets — this is your stage. Submit now (Link below)👇

The Emerging Markets Dialogue series brings together practitioners, researchers, and policymakers to examine the structural questions facing Indian financial markets. 📅 30 April | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM IST 💻 Hybrid | Free | Registration required

Ananth Narayan brings a rare vantage point to this conversation. 25+ years in financial markets and most recently as Former Whole Time Member at SEBI.

🧵 Announcing our next Emerging Markets Dialogue - 30 April, 11:00 AM–12:30 PM. We are joined by Ananth Narayan, Former Whole Time Member at SEBI India. Theme: Geopolitics and the Indian currency and bond market. Registration required. 🔗 xkdr.org/event/emerging…

We hosted @atilotia from @Thurrottfeed at XKDR Forum on March 30 to talk about alternate data & Nowcasting. How is real-time data reshaping how we understand the economy—and the changing role of analysts? 📷 Watch: youtu.be/XIvOd1NKe6s

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Why are Indian cities so congested? In this episode of BIG IDEAS, we talk to @suyashrai about fixing urban mobility by turning wasted private plots into public streets. Link ↓ xkdr.org/viewpoints/the…

5/5 If you've followed this series, this one connects the dots. 🗓️ Register here: [xkdr.org/event/emerging…] #AlternativeData #AIinFinance #EmergingMarkets #India

4/5 Akhilesh Tilotia brings a rare lens — banker, strategist, government insider, author — now building @Thurro_Insights, an AI-powered research platform for institutional investors focused on India.

🧵 1/5 What if you could see economic signals before they show up in official data? That's what the next XKDR Forum Emerging Markets Dialogues is about — Alternative Data & AI in Finance and Economics, with Akhilesh Tilotia of @Thurro_Insights 👇