6 November 2008

Inaugural Session

• Words of welcome by Rajiv Kumar , ICRIER
• Special address by Benno Graw, Financial Councillor, German Consulate General, Mumbai
• Words of Welcome and Overview of the conference by Günter Taube, InWEnt

Session 1:  Financial Sectors in South Asia in the Backdrop of Financial Sector Reforms

Chair:

Shankar Acharya, Honorary Professor, ICRIER

Panelist :

K.P. Krishnan, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance , India

Joshua Felman, IMF
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Session II: Integration of Regional Financial Markets – The Road Ahead

Chair:

W.A. Wijewardena, Deputy Governor, Central Bank, Sri Lanka

Panelist :

Eli M. Remolona, Chief Representative, BIS Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific, Hong Kong
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Ugo Panizza, Chief Debt, Development and Finance Unit, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Geneva
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7 November 2008

Session III: Financial Inclusion in South Asia

Chair

Rajiv Kumar, Director and CE, ICRIER

Panelist :

Huzzatul Islam Latifee, Managing Director, Grameen Trust , Bangladesh
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Mandira Sarma, Senior Fellow, ICRIER
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Session IV (High Level Panel Discussion) : Regional Financial and Monetary Cooperation: Pursuing Financial Stability

Chair

Martina Metzger, BIF/InWEnt
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Panelist:

Sheel Kant Sharma, Secretary General, SAARC secretariat

Sebastian G. Paust, Executive Director for Austria, Germany, Luxemburg, Turkey and United Kingdom, Asian Development Bank
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Ernesto May, Sector Director, Poverty Reduction, Economic Management, Finance and Private Sector Development, The World Bank, Washington , D.C
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End of conference with a vote of thanks by Günter Taube, InWEnt

Participants :

Mr. Aamir Shamim, Head, Treasury and Financial Institutions Division of the Dawood Islamic Bank Limited, Pakistan
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