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With evolving workplace priorities, the Workforce Innovation board also predicted which new roles might emerge in the C-suite, including "chief transformation officer" and "chief experience officer." AdvertisementTim Paradis: We've seen new C-suite roles emerge in recent years, like chief AI officer and chief ethics officer. Then, while there is a "chief AI officer" role that's picking up, there is also a lot of focus on automation. Pittman: I think that a lot of these roles — whether it's chief diversity officer, chief risk officer, chief digital officer — are really about building new competencies that are not widely spread. AdvertisementThe number of companies naming chief transformation officers grew about 140% over the last couple of years.

Persons: Maggie Hulce, Julia Hood, Alicia Pittman, Neil Murray, that's, Kenon Chen, Anant Adya, everybody's, Justina Nixon, Saintil, We've, we've, Borgonovo, Tim Paradis, Nixon, It's, Pittman, Chen, isn't Organizations: Business, Workforce Innovation, Boston Consulting, Clear, Infosys, IBM, Saintil, Mastercard

☆ Leaders from BCG, Infosys, AARP, and more predict how AI will transform top companies in the next 12 months
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Julia Hood | Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

During a virtual roundtable, we asked Business Insider's Workforce Innovation board to tell us how AI would transform companies over the next year. How will the most innovative companies be transformed by AI over the next 12 months? Last year, we had an AI challenge across the company, and a huge percentage of our employees participated. There are a lot of different points of view on what AI will and will not do and how quickly. And that the promise we think AI is going to deliver will probably take longer than we think to come to fruition.

Persons: Tim Paradis, Vinod Khosla, Khosla, upskilling, Justina Nixon, Nixon, Saintil, AARP's Marjorie Powell, Powell, Chris Deri, Anant Adya, Marjorie Powell, Alicia Pittman, We've, We're, It's, coder, Maggie Hulce, Salesforce, what's, Chen, we've, Weber, everybody's, Anant, Shane Koller, Tipton Organizations: Sun Microsystems, Weber, IBM, Saintil, Infosys, AARP, Boston Consulting, Clear, Federal Housing Finance, Street Locations: Dreamforce, San Francisco, Tipton

☆ Mark Zuckerberg's starry watch isn't just the price of a Cybertruck, it's another major step up in his style game
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Aditi Bharade | Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewHere's the latest sign of Mark Zuckerberg's style evolution — a luxury watch depicting the Milky Way. Mark Zuckerberg spotted yesterday during the @AcquiredFM live wearing a DB25 Starry Varius in rose gold from De Bethune. 👀 pic.twitter.com/raZRTyzmAz — ZwapX (@zwapxofficial) September 11, 2024This is not the first premium watch Zuckerberg has been spotted wearing. "His recent style evolution, shown by a love for premium watches and subtle luxury, suggests a shift." To be sure, Zuckerberg's style evolution might have less to do with aesthetics and more to do with an intentional strategy to cultivate a relatable and attractive personal image.

Persons: —, Mark, De Bethune, Bryan Li, Mark Zuckerberg, De, 👀, ove Organizations: Service, De Bethune DB, Business, Swiss Locations: De Bethune, ife

The group was asked to share which topics they're most focused on between AI, worker well-being, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and C-suite transformation. While worker well-being and AI were the most commonly cited trends, there's clear overlap and intersectionality across all four topics. 'We're trying to understand a more holistic view of worker well-being'Shane Koller, senior vice president and chief people officer, AncestryThe two topics we're most focused on are worker well-being and DEI. As part of this new organizational structure, we announced our chief AI and data officer, one individual who would help bring together a cohesive strategy and vision for the organization's AI. A big focus for us is worker well-being.

Persons: Jack Azagury, nobody's, Shane Koller, we've, We've, Borgonovo, Alicia Pittman, Anant Adya, Marjorie Powell, Neil Murray, Maggie Hulce, Chen, it's, —, — there's, Kenon Chen, Sharawn Tipton, LiveRamp, there's, I'm, There's Organizations: Accenture, Mastercard, Infosys DEI, Infosys, AARP, Clear Locations: Tipton

☆ How the super-rich are building their luxury ‘safe house’ bunkers
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Simon Usborne | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Yet it’s no longer enough for the security-conscious billionaire to stick an impenetrable safe room in the basement where it might sit empty forever. Courtesy SAFEThe house itself, Corbi said in an interview via Zoom, is ultra-secure with the blast-proof doors, unbreakable windows and biometric door-entry systems. Even 50 years ago, he says traditional bunkers looked like high-end hotels — “kind of like the Ritz Carlton, underground”. For hundreds of thousands, prefabricated modular steel bunkers can be dropped into the ground under a new-build house. The days when you can throw a first aid kit in a prefab bunker and say you’re safe are long gone.”

Persons: “ We’ve, ”, Al Corbi, ” Corbi, Mukesh Ambani, Anant, Corbi, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Noemi Cassanelli, CNN Graham Harris, Harris, they’re, Covid, Naomi Organizations: CNN, SAFE, Ritz, Carlton, Ritz Carlton, Creative Home Engineering Locations: Virginia, Mumbai, Hawaii, London, Highgate, Arizona —

☆ How a Crisis for Vultures Led to a Human Disaster: Half a Million Deaths
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Catrin Einhorn | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To say that vultures are underappreciated would be putting it mildly. With their diet of carrion and their featherless heads, the birds are often viewed with disgust. Now, economists have put an excruciating figure on just how vital they can be: The sudden near-disappearance of vultures in India about two decades ago led to more than half a million excess human deaths over five years, according to a forthcoming study in the American Economic Review. Rotting livestock carcasses, no longer picked to the bones by vultures, polluted waterways and fed an increase in feral dogs, which can carry rabies. It was “a really huge negative sanitation shock,” said Anant Sudarshan, one of the study’s authors and an economics professor at the University of Warwick in England.

Persons: ”, Anant Sudarshan Organizations: American Economic, University of Warwick Locations: India, England

☆ Nita Ambani was the 'CEO' behind the wedding that drew global A-listers to Mumbai over the weekend, daughter-in-law says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Amanda Goh | Lian Kit Wee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewAnant Ambani — the son of Asia's richest man, Mukesh Ambani — married Radhika Merchant over the weekend. of the wedding, as I like to say," Merchant told Vogue in an exclusive interview. Nita Ambani oversaw the planning of the wedding festivities alongside her daughter, Isha Ambani, and her daughter-in-law, Shloka Ambani, Merchant said. A multi-day Indian celebrity wedding can require around 500 staff, wedding planners previously told Business Insider. The wedding festivities sparked some controversy over the weekend due to disruptions caused by traffic diversions and road closures.

Persons: —, Anant Ambani, Mukesh Ambani —, Radhika Merchant, Nita Ambani, Merchant, Isha Ambani, Shloka Ambani, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Anant, She's, Mama, Ambani's, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Bharat Jagasia Organizations: Service, Vogue, Business Locations: Mumbai, Delhi

☆ Private jets, Modi’s blessing and a Kardashian cameo — here’s what happened at India’s wedding of the year
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The wedding was followed by a blessing ceremony on Saturday, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi bestowed the young couple and their families with well wishes. No expense was spared by the family that owns India’s largest private corporation, Reliance Industries. Kim and Khloé Kardashian are seen leaving their hotel on their way to a wedding event on Saturday. Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant at their wedding ceremony on Friday. An event as huge in scale as the Ambani-Merchant celebration would emit far more carbon than even the largest and most lavish Indian wedding, he added.

Persons: CNN —, Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant, Kim, Khloé Kardashian, Narendra Modi, Mangal Utsav ”, Anant’s, Mukesh, The Ambani, Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla, Ambani, Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Merchant, Jayasri Burman, Rhea Kapoor, Anamika Khanna, Shah Rukh Khan, Savita Chhibber, Gauri Khan, Suhana Khan, Prodip Guha, Preston Bailey, Serena Williams, LeBron James, Bailey, Ambani’s, ”, Akash, Isha, Manish Malhotra, India ”, Justin Bieber, —, Shamita Yadav, Sushant Singh, Adar Poonawalla, Natasha Poonawalla, Punit Paranjpe, Ashwin Malwade, Mark Zuckerberg, Ivanka Trump, Bill Gates, Karlie, Rihanna Organizations: CNN, British, Reliance Industries, Forbes, Convention, Gabbana’s, ”, Centre for Policy Research, Mr, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Locations: Mumbai, Varanasi, India, Indian, Jamnagar, AFP, Chhatrapati

☆ Inside the Ambani wedding: Details you may have missed, according to a guest who was there all weekend
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Unlike the main wedding festivities over the weekend, this event was "just for close family and friends," she said. AdvertisementMukesh Ambani, the Chairman of Reliance Industries, Isha Piramal, Anand Piramal, Nita Ambani, Anant Ambani, Rihanna, Radhika Merchant, Shloka Mehta Ambani and Akash Ambani stand on the stage. Decorations around the Ambani family's residence in Mumbai, India, ahead of the wedding of Anant Ambani on July 12. Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas attend the Ambani wedding on Friday. Kim Kardashian and Khloe Kardashian were among a number of high-profile guests at the Ambani wedding in Mumbai.

Persons: —, Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant's, Merchant's, I'm, Nita Mukesh Ambani, Mukesh Ambani, Isha Piramal, Anand Piramal, Nita Ambani, Rihanna, Radhika Merchant, Shloka Mehta Ambani, Akash Ambani, Justin Bieber, You'll, They're, Ambani, Bhushan Koyande, Celebrities, Preston Bailey, Anant, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Nick Jonas, Francis Mascarenhas, everyone's, Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, Kardashian, Narendra Modi, Luis Fonsi, John Cena, PUNIT PARANJPE, didn't, Law Roach Organizations: Service, Business, sangeet, Reliance Industries, Reuters, Staff, Hindustan Times, Getty Images Merchant, Vogue, Hollywood, Food, India's Locations: Mumbai, India, Bombay

☆ Bollywood Stars, Former Prime Ministers and the Kardashians Attend the Ambani Wedding
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Sadiba Hasan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On Friday afternoon, Sneh Zala, 24, waited for celebrities to arrive on the red carpet for the wedding of Anant Ambani, the youngest son of India’s richest man, and Radhika Merchant, a daughter of a fellow business tycoon. The red carpet was set up in a room adorned with lanterns and red and orange garlands and floral arrangements. It’s not every day that Kim and Khloé Kardashian, John Cena and Boris Johnson gather in Mumbai for an Indian wedding. Mr. Zala was one of about 100 media members clamoring next to the red carpet, not a common addition at most weddings. But given the sheer amount of celebrities present, including Bollywood superstars, several members of the Indian cricket team, former prime ministers and billionaire businessmen, and the fabulous Indian clothes on display, a runway seemed in order.

Persons: Sneh, Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant, Manav Manglani, It’s, Kim, Khloé Kardashian, John Cena, Boris Johnson, Zala, clamoring Organizations: Indian cricket Locations: Sneh Zala, Zala, Mumbai

☆ Indian PM Modi steals limelight at lavish Ambani wedding as route to the ceremony lined with posters
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi seemed to divert some attention from the lavish Ambani wedding in Mumbai. Posters bearing the PM's face lined the route to the ceremony for Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's wedding. Anant Ambani is the son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia's richest man. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has seemingly stolen some of the attention away from the lavish Ambani wedding in Mumbai this weekend.

Persons: Narendra Modi, Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant's, Mukesh Ambani, —, Kim Kardashian, Mike Tyson, John Cena — Organizations: Indian, Service, Business Locations: Mumbai

☆ The Ambani wedding is costing millions — here's how to have a big impact on a much smaller budget
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Ambani is the youngest son of billionaire Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries. This was followed by a luxury cruise across the Mediterranean and yet more celebrations in July ahead of the big day. But a beautiful wedding doesn't need to be expensive and there are ways to put on a spectacular show with a much smaller budget, according to Manwani and Suglani. Couple Vanessa Acosta and Sam Roberts went even further, hosting their wedding in their own backyard on a budget of $3,000. So, then you're going to get the best suppliers, you're going to get the venue that you want at a reasonable price without paying the premiums."

Persons: Anant Ambani, Mukesh Ambani, Radhika Merchant, Ashish Vaishnav, Ambani, Mark Zuckerberg, Shah Rukh Khan, Karishma, Priya Suglani, Suglani, you've, Manwani, they're, Vanessa Acosta, Sam Roberts, Acosta, nobody's Organizations: Getty, Reliance Industries, CNBC, Suppliers Locations: MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, Mumbai, Jamnagar, Indian, Gujarat, London

☆ Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant wedding: Celebrity guests arrive for lavish star studded ceremony
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Oscar Holland | Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Attendees dressed the part, streaming past photographers in custom sarees, lehengas and kurtas at an event that may set forthcoming trends in Indian wedding fashion. A lavish affairThe Ambani family has remained tight-lipped about proceedings in the build-up to Friday’s wedding, though rumors about the guest list and the identity of star performers have swirled in recent weeks. The celebrated couturier produced bespoke outfits for various members of the Ambani family throughout the month-long wedding celebrations. Sujit Jaiswal/AFP/Getty ImagesIt is not known precisely how much money the Ambani family has spent on the pair’s wedding celebrations. The weekend schedule concludes seven months of build-up to what has been described India’s wedding of year.

Persons: Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant, Kim, Khloé Kardashian, Nick Jonas, Priyanka Chopra, Tony Blair, Rajinikanth, Sanjay Dutt, Ram Nath Kovind, Anant’s, Mukesh, John Cena, Francis Mascarenhas, Law Roach, Cherie Blair, Nick Jonas sparkled, sequins, Jonas, Prabal Gurung, Khloé, Nita Ambani, “ reimagine, Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla, Vijay Kumar, Monika Maurya, Ambani, Manish Malhotra, ”, Justin Bieber, haldi, Viren, Shaila Merchant, Anat Ambani, Mukesh Ambani, Nita, Sujit Jaiswal, Devanshi Zaveri, Jenica Kothari, It’s, …, —, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Ivanka Trump, Rihanna, Pitbull, Isha, Anand Piramal Organizations: CNN, British, team, Reliance Industries, Forbes, Reuters Former British, Reuters International, New York Fashion, Brown University, Reliance, Encore Healthcare, Backstreet Boys, Beyoncé Locations: Mumbai, Varanasi, India’s Uttar Pradesh, AFP, ”, Antilia, Europe

☆ The Ambani wedding is set to happen at the family's Mumbai mansion, Antilia. Take a look at the $1 billion tower.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Dan Latu | Steffie Drucker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Anant Ambani, a son of the richest man in India, is marrying Radhika Merchant this weekend. The over-the-top festivities will partially held at the family's luxurious Mumbai home, Antilia. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementRihanna, Justin Bieber, and Katy Perry have already serenaded Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant in glittering parties that have captured the world's attention. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant, —, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Mukesh Ambani, Anant Organizations: Service, Business Locations: India, Mumbai

☆ As the Ambani wedding gets underway — here's why Indian nuptials are so big and glamorous
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

(L to R) Anand Piramal, Mukesh Ambani, Radhika Merchant, Anant Ambani, Neeta Ambani, Isha Ambani Piramal, Shloka Mehta Ambani and Akash Ambani pose for the media during a photo opportunity at the red carpet ceremony to celebrate the engagement of Anant and Radhika at Ambani's Antilia residence in Mumbai, India, on Jan. 19, 2023. Mukesh Ambani is the billionaire chairman of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, and his youngest son Anant Ambani is marrying Radhika Merchant, the daughter of Viren Merchant, owner of Encore Healthcare. The billionaire family have spotlighted the glitz and glamour of Indian weddings on the world stage, and piqued people's curiosity about why weddings are such a big affair in Indian culture. Additionally, Indian weddings appear to be really spectacular because Indians tend to have big families, various religious and cultural events, and colorful attire and jewelry, according to Karishma Manwani, a London-based luxury wedding planner for Indian weddings. Manwani and Suglani explained the culture and tradition underpinning big Indian weddings.

Persons: Anand Piramal, Mukesh Ambani, Radhika Merchant, Anant Ambani, Neeta Ambani, Isha Ambani Piramal, Shloka Mehta Ambani, Akash Ambani, Anant, Radhika, Ambani's, Viren Merchant, Mark Zuckerberg, Shah Rukh Khan, Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Priya Suglani, Karishma, Manwani, Suglani Organizations: Reliance Industries, Encore Healthcare, BBC, London, CNBC, shimmer Locations: Mumbai, India, Jamnagar, Gujarat, London

☆ Ambani's wedding kicks off in India this weekend. Here's who will be at the star-studded event
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Charmaine Jacob | In Charmainemariajacob | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Anant Ambani fiancée Radhika Merchant pose for a photo on the red carpet during their sangeet ceremony at Jio World Centre in Mumbai. All eyes are on this weekend's mega wedding in India, where the youngest son of Asia's wealthiest man prepares to tie the knot with his long-time sweetheart after months of lavish pre-wedding celebrations. Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani — the country's richest man and the billionaire chairman of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries — is throwing a three-day wedding bash for his son that kicks off on Friday. The groom is his 29-year-old son Anant Ambani and 29-year-old Radhika Merchant, the daughter of Viren Merchant, owner of Encore Healthcare. The Ambani family has stayed mum about the star-studded guest list, but multiple media reports have said 16-time Grammy award winner Adele could be one of the main performers.

Persons: Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant, Mukesh Ambani, Viren Merchant, Ambani, Adele, Drake, Mike Tyson, Kim Kardashian, Ram Nath Kovind, Boris Johnson, Tony Blair, Mark Tucker, Jay Lee, Morgan Stanley's Michael Grimes, Gianni Infantino Organizations: Reliance Industries, Encore Healthcare, Wall Street, CNBC, Business, HSBC Holdings, Samsung Electronics Co, FIFA Locations: Mumbai, India, Hollywood, Bandra

☆ Asia's wedding of the year is seriously annoying locals in Mumbai
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Asia's richest man is hosting a lavish wedding in Mumbai for his youngest son this weekend. Mumbai is already plagued by traffic and faces added congestion from the three-day wedding affair. AdvertisementAsia's richest man is throwing a massive wedding for his youngest son in Mumbai this weekend. Anant Ambani, son of Mukesh Ambani, is set to wed Radhika Merchant in a lavish affair. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: —, Anant Ambani, Mukesh Ambani, Radhika Merchant, It's, Sonam Srivastava, Srivastava, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Ivanka Trump Organizations: Service, Business, Mumbai Traffic Police, Wright Research, Convention, Immigration Locations: Mumbai, Bandra Kurla, Bandra, Jamnagar

☆ Heavy rain could put a dampener on the lavish Ambani wedding, with flight delays and flooded roads in Mumbai
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

An orange alert for heavy rainfall has been issued in Mumbai for the coming days. The weather warning coincides with the Ambani wedding, featuring a star-studded guest list. Over half the flights arriving in Mumbai on Friday are delayed, and Air India is warning travelers to leave extra time. AdvertisementHeavy rain could put a dampener on the celebrations of Anant Ambani and his wife-to-be, Radhika Merchant at their lavish wedding in Mumbai this weekend. The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for the Maharashtra region, where Mumbai is situated, due to the possibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall over the next five days.

Persons: Ambani, —, Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant, India's, Mukesh Ambani, Kim Kardashian, John Kerry Organizations: Air, Service, India Meteorological Department, CNBC, Business Locations: Mumbai, Air India, Maharashtra

☆ A Wedding Puts India’s Gilded Age on Lavish Display
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Anupreeta Das | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For much of the year, the festivities surrounding the nuptials of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant, the daughter of a fellow business tycoon, have grabbed eyeballs for their lavish displays of wealth. Millions have been spent on diamonds and emeralds the size of credit cards, on haute couture saris, on wedding invitations made of silver and gold. Billionaire businessmen, Bollywood stars, models and politicians were among the more than 1,200 guests at a pre-wedding bash in March. In May, the bride and groom-to-be threw a four-day party on a luxury cruise ship in the Mediterranean; Ms. Merchant told Vogue India they couldn’t find a land venue big enough to host all their guests.

Persons: Mukesh Ambani, Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant, Bill Gates, Rihanna, Merchant Organizations: Vogue India Locations: Mumbai

☆ Behind the scenes of billionaire Indian weddings: Hired 'shadows,' phone bans, and a circus master to lead the chaos
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | Lian Kit Wee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

"Now, when it comes to a high-net-worth wedding or a celebrity wedding, everything becomes 10 times or hundred times" of that cost, Aggarwal said. AdvertisementPlanners' cost estimates of the Ambani wedding varied widely, from tens of millions of dollars to hundreds of millions of dollars. For a big celebrity wedding, planners divide their staff into teams and hire hundreds of additional people leading up to and on the day of the ceremony. Setting a blueprint for other weddingsThe Ambani wedding is already influencing how other Indians are envisioning and planning their own nuptials. The festivities are slated to kick off Friday at the Jio World Convention Centre, which is owned by the Ambani family.

Persons: —, Radhika Merchant, Anant Ambani, Ambani, Nishita Aggarwal, Nishita, Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Pitbull, Purvi Modgil, Aggarwal, Isha Ambani, Anant Ambani's, Modgil, Darshan Shroff, We've, Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla, Tarun Tahiliani, Abu Jani, Sandeep Khosla, Ashish Vaishnav, Bharat Jagasia Organizations: Service, Business, Planning, Boys, Reliance, Forbes, butlers, Planners, Convention Locations: Mumbai, India, Getty, Delhi

Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani's wedding begins on Friday. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA four-day cruise, a performance by Rihanna, and a mass wedding for 50 couples were all just the lead-up to the glitziest wedding of the year. Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani , the youngest son of Asia's richest man , are getting married in Mumbai on Friday, with events following on Saturday and Sunday. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Radhika Merchant, Anant Ambani's, Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas, Kim Kardashian, —, Rihanna, Anant Ambani Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Mumbai

☆ When is the Ambani wedding? A timeline of the couple’s 7 months of celebrations
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But a wedding that spans seven months is an outlier — even in the extravagant world of big Indian weddings. January: The engagement partyActor Ranveer Singh and his wife actor Deepika Padukone attend the engagement ceremony in January. Ahead of the party, the Ambani family also hosted a communal dinner for more than 50,000 villagers outside Jamnagar. July 2-5: Mass wedding and musical nightBrides and grooms perform rituals during a mass wedding ceremony for underprivileged couples hosted by Anant Ambani's parents, Nita and Mukesh. The Ambani family residence Antilia, which will host some of the weekend's festivities, has been extravagantly decorated ahead of the ceremony.

Persons: Anant Ambani, Mukesh Ambani, Forbes, Radhika Merchant, Rihanna, Justin Bieber, you’ve, Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, NIHARIKA KULKARNI, REUTERS Merchant, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Salman Khan, Ram Charan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Reuters Don’t, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, Ambani, Pitbull, David Guetta, Katy Perry, Andrea Bocelli, Anant Ambani's, Nita, Mukesh, Divyakant Solanki, Shutterstock, Nita Mukesh Ambani, Anant’s, Anamika Khanna, Sandeep Khosla, Adele, Drake, Lana Del Rey, Punit Paranjpe, “ Ashirwad, Mangal Utsav Organizations: CNN, REUTERS, Reliance Industries, Reuters, Tech, Backstreet Boys, des, Convention, Getty Locations: Rajasthan, Jamnagar, Gujarat, Sicilian, Palermo, Rome, Cannes, Portofino, ”, Palghar, Mumbai, —, AFP, Antilia

☆ Justin Bieber performed at an Ambani pre-wedding party for family and friends. Here's a look at the exclusive guest list.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant held their sangeet, a pre-wedding celebration, on Friday. The event featured a star-studded guest list and a performance by Justin Bieber. The couple's wedding ceremony is from July 12 to July 14 in Mumbai, India. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The couple's upcoming nuptials hit social media in March when videos and photos surfaced of lavish pre-wedding festivities hosted by the Ambani family.

Persons: Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant, Justin Bieber, —, Ambani, Mukesh Ambani, Nita Ambani Organizations: Service, Reliance Industries, Reliance Foundation, Business Locations: Mumbai, India

☆ Indian wedding industry: Elephants, Michelin stars and Mughal jewels make it a $130 billion business
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Diksha Madhok | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Sujit Jaiswal/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Indian wedding industry has boomed since the country emerged from the pandemic. “And this is irrespective of the economic classes.”At about $15,000, the average Indian wedding costs more than three times the average annual household income. Indian weddings are often spread across several days, with an average guest list of 326, compared with 115 in the United States, according to The Knot Worldwide. Rihanna, couture and emeraldsThe average luxury Indian wedding can cost anywhere between $200,000 and $400,000, according to Jefferies. No luxury Indian wedding is complete without lavish meals, which at times involves flying in Michelin star chefs and the finest of ingredients from across the world.

Persons: Anant Ambani, Mukesh Ambani, Radhika Merchant, Mukesh Ambani’s, Tim Chi, Nita, Anant, Sujit Jaiswal, it’s, Jefferies, ” Jefferies, Nasir Kachroo, ”, Sima Taparia, Aditya Motwane, Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas, “, you’ve, Ambani’s, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Rihanna, Motwane, —, Stringer, Knight Frank, Tina Tharwani, Nita Ambani, Olivier Polet, Tharwani, Virat, Vanessa Almeida, Almeida, videographers, Katy Perry, Andrea Bocelli, Rafiq Maqbool, Narendra Modi, ” Modi Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, Silicon, CNN, Getty, Netflix, Motwane Entertainment, Shaadi, Michelin, Backstreet Boys Locations: New Delhi, Radhika Merchant . India, India, Mumbai, AFP, South Asia, Jammu, Kashmir, United States, Indian, Jamnagar, Monte Carlo, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Florence, Indian Italian, Tuscany, Goa, Italian, Genoa

☆ Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant wedding: Everything you need to know about India’s wedding of the year
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Extravagant pre-wedding celebrations have already sent Indian media into a frenzy and social media feeds are abuzz over what’s to come. Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant at their pre-wedding celebrations in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India on March 1, 2024. The Ambani pre-wedding celebrations had elaborate floral arrangements. Actor Ranveer Singh and his wife and actor Deepika Padukone pose for a photo during the pre-wedding celebrations earlier this year. Coordinating with Merchant, Ambani also wore a custom black suit designed by Wun, encrusted with jewels.

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