20 May 2009

Opening Session: Chair : 

Mr. N. Ravi, Secretary, East, Ministry of External Affairs

Welcoming Remarks: 

Dr. Rajiv Kumar , Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER

Remarks by delegation Heads: 

Dr. Dalchoong KIM, President, Seoul Forum for International Affairs, Seoul

Amb. Shashank, Former Foreign Secretary, GoI

Congratulatory remarks:

Amb. Young-Sun PAEK, Ambassador of India , Embassy of the Republic of Korea

Vote of Thanks: 

Mr. N. S. Sisodia, Director General, IDSA

Session I: Political and Security Developments in India and Korea

Chair:

Young Kwan YOON, Professor, Seoul National University , Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Speakers:

Mr. N. S. Sisodia, Director General, IDSA
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Prof. Kyudok HONG, Dean, College of Social Sciences , Sookmyung Women’s University                 
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Session II: Indian and Korean Perspectives on the Global Financial crisis

Chairperson:

Prof. Nitin Desai , Honorary Professor, ICRIER

Speakers:

Mr. Eui Yong CHUNG, Co-Chairman, Standing Committee of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties and former member of the National Assembly
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Mr. Pankaj Vashisht , Researcher, ICRIER
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21 May 2009

Session III: Bilateral Economic Relations, FDI, and Reforms: Prospects and Challenges

Chair:

Dr. Dalchoong KIM, President, Seoul Forum for International Affairs, Seoul

Speakers:

Dr. Pravakar Sahoo , Associate Professor, Institute of Economic Growth
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Dr. Jong Seok KIM, Professor, Hongik University and President, Korea Economic Research Institute

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Dr. Choong Yong AHN, Chair Professor, Chung-Ang University

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Session IV: Responses to and Implications of the Global Financial Crisis

Chair:

Dr. Rajiv Kumar , Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER

Speakers:

Dr. Choong-Yong AHN, Chair Professor, Chung-Ang University
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Dr. Alok Sheel, Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, MoF
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Dr. Abhijit Sengupta, Consultant, Macroeconomics, World Bank
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Session V: Technology and Energy Exchange and Cooperation

Chair:

Amb. Shashank, Former Foreign Secretary, GoI.    

Speakers:

V. Raghuraman, Principal Adviser, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
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Dr. Jae In SHIN, President, The Association of ex-Presidents of National R&D Institutes, former President, National Fusion Research Institute
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Session VI: Concluding Session

Drafting of Joint Statement