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Programme

 

Monday, 14 September 2009
19:00
Informal welcome and reception
Shajehan Hall, Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi
  • Prof. J. S. Sodhi
    Director, Industrial Relations and Human Resources, Shri Ram Centre, India
  • Günter Dresrüsse
    Country Director India, GTZ , India
Tuesday, 15 September 2009
08:00 Registration (Lobby of Durbar Hall)
Durbar Hall, Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi
09:00 Welcome and Introduction
  • Arun Maira
    Member, Planning Commission, Government of India
  • Christan-Matthias Schlaga
    Chargé d'affaire, German Embassy, Delhi
  • Dr. Friedrich K.  Kitschelt
    Deputy Director General, Commissioner for Asia, Afghanistan and South-Eastern Europe,  German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany
09:30 Key Address
  • Prof. Stuart Corbridge, 
    Professor of Human Geography, London School of Economics, UK
10:30 Break
10:45 Panel Discussion
  • Dr. Minendra Prasad Rijai
    Ministry of Constitude Assembly, Fedral Affairs and Culture, Nepal
  • Dr. Kikeo Chanthaboury
  • Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Planning & Investment, Laos
  • Joselito Almario
    Deputy Executive Director, Department of Finance, National Credit Council, the Philippines
  • Prof. Rehman Sobhan
    Chairman, Center for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh
Chair:
  • T.N. Ninan, Editor and Publisher, Business Standard, India
11:45 Opening to the plenum
12:30 Lunch and Press Conference
14:00
Parallel Sessions 1-3 | Thematic Units 1
Format: kick-off by short presentations which will lead over to a panel, thereafter to an open discussion (Q&A).
Session 1: Responsible Competitiveness: for the Dynamics of Qualitative Growth

Unit 1: Innovation for Future Growth.
Keynote Speaker:
  • Dr. Omkar Lal Shrestha
    Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore
Panel:
  • Bendedictus Bambang Triatmoko SJ
    President Director, ATMI (Technical Academy of Manufacturing Engineering) Group, Indonesia
  • Bulgaa Ganbat
    Director, Department of Innovation Policy Department, National Development and Innovations Committee, Mongolia
  • Thanin Pa-Em
    Senior Advisor, Policy and Plan, Competitiveness Development Office, Office of National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB), Thailand
  • Waltraut Ritter
    Research Director, Knowledge Dialogues,
    Hong Kong S.A.R. / India
Chair:

  • Porf. Kanchan Chopra
    Former Director and Professor,
    Insititute of Economic Growth, India
Session 2: Structural Policy and Inclusion: A Precondition of Qualitative Growth    

Unit 1: Reaching Regional Equivalence
Keynote Speakers:
  • Huang Yang
    Deputy Director, Department of Foreign Capital Utilization, Liaoning Provincial Development and Reform Commission, China
  • Dr. Michael Henze
    Head of Division, Structural Policy, Small and Medium-Sized Business and Regional Planning, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Panel

  • Tran Thi Hanh
    Vice Director, Research Department on Economic Institutions, CIEM, Vietnam
  • Jagdish Agrawal
    Chairman, Nimbus Group of Companies, Nepal
  • Enkhbayar Namjildorj
    Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister, Government of Mongolia, Mongolia
Chair:
  • Prof. Pulin Nayak
    Professor, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, India

Session 3: Social Protection and Human Capital: Empowerment for Inclusive Development 

Unit 1: Social Protection and Social Policy Reforms in Asia 
Keynote Speakers

  • Dr.  Ursula Schäfer-Preuss
    Vice President, Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Germany/Philippines

Panel
  • S.K. Srivastava,
    Additional Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, India
  • Prof. Dr. H. Bambang Purwoko
    Member of the National Social Security Council, University of Pancasila, Indonesia
  • Dr. Ding NingNing
    Senior Research Fellow, Development Research Center, State Council, P.R. China
Chair:

  • Ralf Radermacher
    Director, Micro Insurance Academy, India
16:00 Break
16:30
Parallel Sessions
Format: kick-off by short presentations which will lead over to a panel, thereafter to an open discussion (Q&A).
 
Session 1: Responsible Competitiveness: The Dynamics of Qualitative Growth
Unit 2 :The Role of Public-Private Dialogue
Keynote Speakers

  • Dr. Yudhvir Uppal
    Senior Adviser Planning Commission, Government of India
  • Dr. Federico Macaranas,
    Professor, Asian Institute of Management, Philippines
Panel

  • Susanne Dorasil
    Head of Department, Economic Policy; Financial Sector, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany
  • Michael van der Cammen
    Deputy Head, Department for International Relations, Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Germany
  • Andy William Sinaga
    Head Of Organizer & Campaign, Confederation Of Indonesia Prosperity Trade Union KSBSI, Indonesia
Chair: 
 
  • Shameer Khanal
    Senior Advisor, Sustainable Economic Development in Selected Regions of Uzbekistan, GTZ, Uzbekistan
 
Session 2: Structural Policy and Inclusion: A Precondition of Qualitative Growth
Unit 2 : Industrial Policy Instruments to promote diversified Production Structures.
Keynote Speaker:
  • Graham Meadows
    President, MC and TS - Europe, Belgium
Panel
  • Anil K. Jha,
    Nepal Sadbhawana Party, Member, Constituent Assembly and Legislature Parliament, Nepal
  • Abul Kashem Ahmed
    First Vice President, Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), Bangladesh
  • Stephan Opitz
    Regional Department I, Financial Cooperation with Asia, Environment and Climate, KfW Entwicklungsbank, Germany
  • Dr. Bernhard Seliger
  • Resident Representative, Hanns Seidel Foundation, Seoul Office,  Republic of Korea
Chair:

  • Jesus Dureza
    Presidential Adviser for Mindanao, Cabinet Secretary, Office of the President of the Republic of the Philippines, the Philippines
Session 3: Social Protection  and Human Capital: Empowerment for Inclusive Development 
Unit 2: Cooperation of Public Sector, Private sector and Civil Society
Keynote

  • Mirai Chatterjee
    Coordinator of Social Security, Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), India
Panel
  • Dr. Arzu Rana-Deuba
    Nepali Congress, Member, Constituent Assembly and Legislature Parliament, Nepal
  • Widjajanti I. Suharyo
    Senior Researcher, The SMERU Research Institute, Indonesia
  • Dr John Blomquist
    Lead Economist, India Lead Social Protection Specialist, Human Development Department,         South Asia Region, World Bank, USA
  • Aniruddha Shanbhag
    Assistant Vice President, BajajAllianz Life Insurance Company, India
Chair:
  • Mr. Ashutosh Tiwari, Chief Executive Officer, Himalmedia, Nepal
18:30 Break
19:30 Dinner and Cultural Performance
Rani Bagh Lawns, Taj Palace Hotel
 Wednesday, 16 September 2009
09:30 Welcome and Wrap-up
Durbar Hall, Taj Palace Hotel
T.N. Ninan, Editor and Publisher, Business Standard, India
10:30 Parallel Sessions 1-3 | Thematic Unit 3
Format: kick-off by short presentations which will lead over to a panel, thereafter to an open discussion (Q&A)
Session 1: Responsible Competitiveness: Dynamics of Qualitative Growth
Unit 3 : Fit for the Future - Responsible Competition 
Keynote Speaker:
  • Alex MacGillivray
    Senior Partner, AccountAbility, UK 
Panel

  • Saumura Tioulong
    Member of Parliament, National Assembly of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Cambodia
  • Cornelia Richter
    Director General, Planning and Development Department, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH , Germany
  • K.P. Nyati
    Principal Advisor, CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development, India
  • Dai Yibo
    Research Fellow, World Trade Organization Tribune, China
Chair:

  • Patrick von Braunmühl,
    Senior Advisor GTZ Project “Sustainable Consumption and Consumer Protection”, India
Session 2: Structural Policy and Inclusion: A Precondition of Qualitative Growth 
Unit 3 : Public Private Dialogue and Regional Policy
Keynote Speaker:
  • Benjamin Herzberg
    Senior Private Sector Development Specialist, World Bank Group, France/Austria
Panel
  • Khim Lal Devkota
    United Communist Party of Nepal Maoists, Member, Constituent Assembly and Legislature Parliament, Nepal
  • Prof. Dr. Dietrich Fuerst
    Institute of Environmental Planning, Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany
  • Amarsaikhan Khosbayar
    Head of Secretariat, Consultative Council on Investment, Climate and Privat Sector Development, Mongolia
Chair:
 
  • Dr Abid Hussain 
    Former Member of the Planning Commission and Indian Ambassador to USA, India
Session 3: Social Protection and Human Capital: Empowerment for Inclusive Development
Unit 3 : Economic and Social Policy in Germany/Europe: Lessons for Asia?
 Keynote

  • Prof Dr Friedbert W. Rüb
    Professor for Social Policy, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Humboldt University Berlin,         Germany
Panel

  • Kundan Aryal
    Executive Chairman, Nepal Television, Nepal
  • Thanh Long Giang
    Lecturer, National Economic University, Vietnam
  • Lena Jacobi
    German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Germany
Chair

  • Dr. Guenther Taube
    Director of Department : International Regulatory Framework, Good Governance, Economic Policy InWEnt - Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung gGmbH Capacity Building International, Germany
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Closing Panel Discussion
Keynote

  • Dr. Narendra Jadhav
    Member, Planning Commission, Government of India
Panel
  • Dr.  Friedrich K. Kitschelt
    Deputy Director General, Commissioner for Asia, Afghanistan and South-Eastern Europe, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany
  • Prof. J. S. Sodhi
    Director, industrial relations and human resources, Shri Ram Centre, India
  • Prof Stuart Corbridge,
    Professor of Development Studies and Head of Institute, Development Studies Institute, London School of Economics, United Kingdom
  • Jesus Dureza
    Presidential Adviser for Mindanao, Cabinet Secretary, Office of the President of the Republic of the Philippines, the Philippines
Chair
  • Moderation: T.N. Ninan,Editor and Publisher, Business Standard, India
15:30 Summary and Closing remarks
  • Dr. Friedrich K. Kitschelt
    Deputy Director General, Commissioner for Asia, Afghanistan and South-Eastern Europe,  German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany
16:00 End of Conference

 * - To be Confirmed