| November 6, 2006 |
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| Inaugural Session |
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| Inaugural Remarks: |
Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER [Speech] |
| Chair: |
Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, ICRIER [Speech] |
| Keynote Address: |
Dr. Manmohan Singh, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India [Speech in English ] [Speech in Hindi ] |
| Vote of Thanks: |
Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER [Speech] |
| Session I: |
Addressing the Infrastructure Deficit |
| Chair: |
Dr. Deepak Parekh, Chairman, HDFC |
| Issues Paper: |
Dr. Rajiv Lall, Managing Director & CEO, IDFC [Presentation] |
| Panelists: |
1. Mr. Gajendra Haldea, Advisor to DCH (Infra.), Planning Commission |
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2. Dr. Sumila Gulyani, Assistant Professor of Urban Planning, Director, Infrastructure and Poverty Action Lab, Columbia University [Presentation] |
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3. Mr. Hari Sankaran, Managing Director, Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Limited |
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4. Mr. Nitin Desai, Member, Board of Governors and Honorary Professor ICRIER |
| Session II: |
Round Table on Agriculture |
| Chair: |
Prof. Ross Garnaut, Chairperson, IFPRI |
| Panelists: |
1. Dr. Nachiket Mor, Deputy Managing Director, ICICI Bank Limited [Paper] |
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2. Dr. Ashok Gulati, Director in Asia, IFPRI [Presentation] |
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3. Dr. S. S. Johl, Vice Chairman, Punjab State Planning Board [Paper] [ Presentation] |
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4. Dr. Tushar Shah, Principal Scientist, International Water Management Institute [Paper] [ Presentation] |
| Session III: |
Towards a Competitive Manufacturing Sector |
| Chair: |
Dr. V. Krishnamurthy, Chairman, National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council |
| Issues Paper: |
Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER [Presentation] |
| Panelists: |
1. Prof. Pankaj Chandra, Professor, IIM Ahmedabad [Presentation] |
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2. Mr. Adil Zainulbhai, Managing Director, Mckinsey |
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3. Prof. Bibek Debroy, Secretary General, PHDCCI |
| November 7, 2006 |
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| Session IV: |
Round Table on Macro-economic Issues |
| Chair: |
Dr. Bimal Jalan, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha |
| Panelists: |
1. Dr. Shankar Acharya, Member, Board of Governors and Honorary Professor, ICRIER [Presentation] |
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2. Dr. Vijay Joshi, Reader, Merton College, Oxford University [Paper] |
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3. Dr. Avik Chakrabarti, Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee [Paper] [Presentation] |
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4. Dr. S. S. Bhalla, Managing Director, Oxus Research and Investments |
| Session V: |
Towards Global Integration of India’s Financial Sector |
| Chair: |
Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission |
| Issues Paper: |
Dr. Jaimini Bhagwati, Joint Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs [Paper] [ Presentation] |
| Panelists: |
1. Mr. Uday S. Kotak, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited |
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2. Dr. Ajay Shah, Former Consultant, Ministry of Finance |
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3. Mr. Aman Mehta, Member, Board of Governors, ICRIER |
| Valedictory Session |
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| Chair: |
Mr. N. K. Singh, Deputy Chairman, Planning Board, Government of Bihar |
| Valedictory Address: |
Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, Hon’ble Minister of External Affairs, GoI [Speech] |
| Rapporteurs’ Summaries |
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| Session I: |
Addressing the Infrastructure Deficit |
| Session II: |
Round Table on Agriculture |
| Session III: |
Towards a Competitive Manufacturing Sector |
| Session IV: |
Round Table on Macro-economic Issues |
| Session V: |
Towards Global Integration of India’s Financial Sector |
