The theme of the meet is 'Delivering Growth in the New Context'.
WEF, along with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), will host the National Strategy Day on India here on November 3-4.
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"Bringing together more than 250 national stakeholders and leaders from government, including 8 ministers, business and civil society, under a new meeting format, participants will engage in an intense one-day dialogue looking at the fast-changing economic, political and social landscape in India," WEF said in a statement today.
Besides Goyal, Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation as well as Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, among others, will be present.
ICICI Bank MD and CEO Chanda Kochhar, Cargill India Chairman Siraj Azmat Chaudhry, Hindustan Power Chairman Ratul Puri, National Skill Development Agency Chairman Subramanian Ramadorai, Jubilant Bhartia Group Founder and co-Chairman Hari Bhartia, Hindustan Construction Company Chairman and MD Ajit Gulabchand, will also participate.
Participants will deliberate on forces of change in India in the context of five of WEF's global challenges -- agriculture and food security, environment and resource security, employment, skills and human capital, long-term investing, infrastructure and urban development and financial inclusion.
Viraj Mehta, Head of India and South Asia, WEF, said India's continued economic growth relies on the continued success of its efforts to address challenges of sustainable urbanisation, social inclusion, clean energy access and infrastructure deficit.