Event End Date
Round Table on ASEAN-India Network of Think-Tanks (AINTT)
Event Date:
मंगलवार, 07 अगस्त, 2012Event Venue:
New DelhiDay I: 7 August 2012
09.30 – 10.00 Registration 10.00 – 10.45
Inaugural Session - Welcome address by Ambassador Shyam Saran, Chairman, RIS
- Special address by Mr. Nyan Lynn, Deputy Secretary General for Political Security Community, ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta
- Inaugural address by Shri S. M. Krishna, Hon’ble Minister for External Affairs
- Vote of Thanks by Dr. Biswajit Dhar, Director General, RIS
10.45 – 11.00
Tea / Coffee Break 11.00 – 12.30 Working Session I. Leveraging ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement in Goods In chair: Ambassador Shyam Saran, Chairman, RISPanelists: - Dr. Pradumna B. Rana, Associate Professor, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore
- Mr. Poch Kongchheng, Researcher, Economic Institute of Cambodia (EIC), Phnom Penh
- Mr. Pranav Kumar, Head, International Trade Policy, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), New Delhi
Q&A
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch Break 14.00 – 15.30 Working Session II. Exploring Opportunities through Deeper Integration in the Services and Investment In chair: Dr. Sok Siphana, Chair of Board of Directors, Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI), Phnom PenhPanelists - Mr. Viengsavang Thipphavong, Deputy Director, Trade Policy Division, Economic Research Institute for Trade (ERIT), Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Vientiene
- Dr. Aida Licaros Velasco, Associate Professor, Decision Science and Innovation Department, & Director, Center for Business Research and Development. RVR College of Business, De La Salle University, Manila
- Dr. Ram Upendra Das, Senior Fellow, RIS
Q&A
15.30 – 15.45 Tea/Coffee Break 15.45 – 17.30 Working Session III. Enhancing Connectivity for Promoting ASEAN–India Economic Integration In chair: Ambassador Rajiv Kumar Bhatia, Director General, Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), New DelhiPanelists - Dr. Mahani Zainal Abidin, Chief Executive, Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS), Kuala Lumpur
- Dr. Michael Yeoh, Co-founder and CEO of the Asian Strategic and Leadership Institute (ASLI), Kuala Lumpur
- Dr. Suthiphand Chirathivat, Chairman, Chula Global Network and Executive Director, ASEAN Studies Center, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
- Dr. Siwage Dharma Negara, Researcher, Research Center for Economics, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (IIS), Jakarta
- Mr. U Khin Maung, Former Superintending Engineer, Public Works Department, Ministry of Construction, Myanmar Government, Yangon
- Dr. Prabir De, Fellow, RIS
Q&A
19.30 Dinner at Nilgiri Hall, The Oberoi Day II: 8 August 2012 09.00 – 10.30 Working Session IV: Joint Ventures in Third Countries In chair: Ms. Ng Yeen Seen, Senior Vice President / Chief Strategy & Programme Officer Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (ASLI), Kuala LumpurPanelists - Dr. Nguyen Huy Hoang, Deputy Director, Southeast Asian Studies, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS), Hanoi
- Mr. Manab Majumdar, Assitant Secretary General, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), New Delhi
- Dr. S K Mohanty, Senior Fellow, RIS
Q&A
10.30 – 11.00 Tea / Coffee Break 11.00 – 13.00 Working Session V: Strategies for Meeting the Challenges of Food Security In chair: Dr. Mahani Zainal Abidin, Chief Executive, Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS), Kuala LumpurPanelists - Dr. Haji Ismail Bin Haji, Executive Director, Centre for Strategic and Policy Studies (CSPS), Brunei Darussalam
- Dr. Somchai Ratanakomut, Shinawatra University, Bangkok
- Dr. Roehlano M. Briones, Senior Research Fellow, Philippines Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), Manila
- Dr. Myint Thaung, Former Rector, Yezin Agricultural University, Yangon
- Dr. Sombounmy Phomtavong, Researcher, Development Research Division, National Economic Research Institute (NERI), Ministry of Planning and Investment, Vientiane
- Dr. I N Mukherjee, Sr. Consultant, RIS
Q&A
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch 14.00 – 15.30 Working Session VI: Meeting the Challenges of Climate Change In chair: Dr. Ramgopal Agarwala, Distinguished Fellow, RISPanelists - Ms. Rahimah Abdulrahim, Executive Director, The Habibie Center, Jakarta
- Ms. Vu Xuan Nguyet Hong, Vice President, Central Institue for Economic Management (CIEM), Ministry of Planning and Investment, Government
of Vietnam, Ha Noi - Ms. Kasturi Das, Consultant, RIS
Q&A
15.30 – 15.45 Tea / Coffee Break 15.45 – 17.00 Working Session VII: Cooperation in Biodiversity and Traditional Medicines In chair: Dr. Myint Thaung, Former Rector, Yezin Agricultural University, YangonPanelists - Dr. Biswajit Dhar, Director General, RIS
- Dr. Sachin Chaturvedi, Senior Fellow, RIS
Q&A
17.00 – 17.30 Valedictory Session In chair: Dr. Biswajit Dhar, Director General, RIS - Address by Mr. Sanjay Singh, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
- Vote of Thanks by Dr. Prabir De, Fellow, RIS, and Coordinator, AINTT