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International Conference
Global Economic Downturn: Lessons and Way Forward
Organized by
ICRIER in Collaboration with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Germany and Sasakawa Peace Foundation , Japan
9-10 February 2009, New Delhi
| Day One: 9th February 2009 |
Inaugural |
Welcome address: Dr. Rajiv Kumar , Director & CE, ICRIER
Opening Comments: Ambassador Bernd Mutzelburg, German Embassy Delhi
Inaugural address: Mr. Ashok Chawla, Secretary, Dept. of Economic Affairs , India
Vote of thanks: Mr. Joerg Wolff , Resident Representative of India , Konrad Adenauer Stiftung |
| Session I: Global Economic Downturn: Where Are We? |
Chairperson: |
Joerg Wolff, Resident Representative of India , Konrad Adenauer Stiftung |
Speakers: |
Heribert Dieter, Senior Fellow, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin , Germany
Takatoshi Ito, Professor, Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo , Japan
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Krishna Srinivasan, Advisor and Head of the Multilateral Surveillance Unit, International Monetary Fund
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| Session II: Emerging Strategies to Tackle Economic Downturn |
Chairperson: |
Richard Higgott, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research and Professor of International Political Economy, University of Warwick , UK |
Speakers: |
Takeo Hoshi, Pacific Economic Cooperation Professor in International Economic Relations at Graduate School of International Relations & Pacific Studies, University of California , USA
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Ramgopal Agarwala, Senior Advisor, RIS
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Rajiv Kumar, Director & CE, ICRIER |
| Session III: G 20 Initiative and the Way Forward |
| Chairperson: |
Hardeep Puri, Secretary (ER) MEA |
Speakers: |
Richard Higgott, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research and Professor of International Political Economy, University of Warwick , UK
Shigeo Kashiwagi, Senior Fellow, Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance, Japan
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Alok Sheel, Joint Secretary, Dept. of Economic Affairs, India
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| Day Two: 10th February 2009 |
| Special Session: Impact of Global Economic Downturn on India and Japan |
Chairperson: |
Rakesh Mohan, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India |
| Speakers: |
Takatoshi Ito, Professor, Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo , Japan
Takeo Hoshi, Pacific Economic Cooperation Professor in International Economic Relations at Graduate School of International Relations & Pacific Studies, University of California , USA
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Jahangir Aziz, Chief Economist, South Asia, JP Morgan
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Mathew Joseph , Senior Consultant, ICRIER
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Concluding Remarks: Heribert Dieter, Senior Fellow, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin , Germany |
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