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BBC World appoints Julia Moffett as director strategy
MUMBAI: BBC World Service Trust has appointed Julia Moffett as director of strategy.
The new position was devised recently to help direct the future work and growth of the trust.
The trust is the BBC’s charity which mobilises media to aid development. It currently works in more than 25 countries around the world, providing media assistance and promoting the innovative use of media in advancing education and health development and reducing poverty.
In her new role as part of the trust’s senior management, Moffett will work closely with the trust director and programme heads to identify key partnerships and strategies to grow and enhance current programmatic activities, says a company release.
In addition, she will have responsibility for leading the development of new opportunities for the trust’s work as well as funding and strategic partnerships.
According to World Service Trust director Stephen King, “Julia Moffett will be a valuable asset to the next phase of the trust’s work. Her strategy and communications experience, combined with her work for leading organisations in media, government and philanthropy, gives her a unique platform to help and develop our work.”
Moffett brings to the Trust a strong record of using communications for the public interest and of charting strategies to help organisations working in these fields to achieve their full potential. She brings senior experience from the government, private and non-profit sectors, says the release.
She was formerly the managing director and chief strategic officer of the Markle Foundation in New York, a private philanthropy that works to realise the potential of information and communications technologies to improve people’s lives.
As part of the senior management team, Moffett helped chart the foundation’s current portfolio of work and also developed its technology and global development programme.
Prior to Markle, Moffett was vice president for communications for NBC News in New York, where she oversaw all press, communications, and publicity activity for the news division worldwide.
Before NBC, she served in the Clinton Administration, both as director of communications for the National Security Council and special assistant in the Chief of Staff’s office of strategic planning and communications.
In both capacities, she was responsible for the development and execution of public strategies to support the president’s major policy priorities.
In addition, Moffett has held a variety of political and consulting posts including OxfamAmerica, Africa Practice, Coca-Cola, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, UK department of International development and Voxiva.
She has acted as a member on the board of directors of the council on foreign relations, Royal Institute of International Affairs, Rock the Vote and Global Kids, adds the release.
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Rising Bharat Summit 2026 spotlights India’s global ascent
PM Modi keynotes two-day event with ministers, diplomats and icons in New Delhi.
MUMBAI: India didn’t just host a summit, it threw a coming-out party for a nation ready to own the global stage. The News18 Rising Bharat Summit 2026, held on 27–28 February in New Delhi, emerged as a high-octane platform for ideas, vision and strategic dialogue, uniting national leadership, global policymakers, industry titans, defence strategists and cultural icons under the theme “Strength Within”.
Prime minister Narendra Modi set the tone with a keynote that framed India’s resurgence as a reclaiming of lost potential built over generations. “In previous industrial revolutions, India and the Global South were merely followers,” he said. “But in the era of Artificial Intelligence, India is a partner in decisions and shaping them.” He highlighted the country’s thriving AI startup ecosystem and the recent AI Impact Summit attended by over 100 nations.
Union minister Piyush Goyal (Commerce & Industry) stressed India’s readiness to scale exports and deepen manufacturing, while Ashwini Vaishnaw (Railways, I&B, Electronics & IT) positioned technology and infrastructure as twin engines of growth, especially in AI and digital trust. Jyotiraditya Scindia (Communications & North East Development) revealed India’s ambition to lead in 6G through the Bharat 6G Alliance and partnerships with over 30 countries.
Global voices added depth: former Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo called India’s development “self-sustaining” and strategically vital; ex-UK Chief of Defence Staff General Sir Nick Carter asserted India deserves a seat at the great powers’ table; and former US Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez joined ambassadors from Norway, Germany and Sweden in discussions on geopolitical realignment, sustainability and defence preparedness.
Other speakers included veteran investor Ramesh Damani, World Gold Council CEO David Tait, Vianai Systems founder Dr Vishal Sikka, DeepTech Bharat Foundation co-founder Shashi Shekhar Vempati, defence experts Rajesh Kumar Singh, Sunil Ambekar, Patrick McGee, Tom Cooper and Adrian Fontanellaz, plus cultural and sporting icons Kangana Ranaut, Saina Nehwal, PR Sreejesh, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mithali Raj, Anil Kapoor and Yami Gautam.
The summit was supported by Jio Financial Services (Presenting Partner), Phonepe and DS Group (Co-Presenting Partners), Pernod Ricard India and Kia Seltos (Powered By & Driven By), state governments of Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand (State Partners), and associate partners including NSE, M3M Foundation and Reliance Industries.
Broadcast live across News18 Network, CNBC-TV18 and CNBC Awaaz, the event reinforced India’s image as a confident democracy and emerging global power proving that when strength comes from within, the world can’t help but watch.
