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Programme
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DAY I, Wednesday, April 2, 2008
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0930 |
Registration |
1000-1045 |
| Inaugural
Session |
Welcome
Remarks
Ambassador Ashok Kumar, Acting Director General, ICWA, New Delhi |
Remarks
H.E. Mr. Carlos Agostinho Do Rosario, Ambassador of Mozambique
and Dean of African Diplomatic Corps in New Delhi |
Inaugural
Address
H.E. Mr. Nalin Surie, Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs |
Vote
of Thanks
Dr. Nagesh Kumar, Director General, RIS, New Delhi |
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1045-1115 |
Tea Break |
1115-1300 |
| Session
I: Partnership for Economic Growth and Development |
| Chair:
Dr. Nitin Desai, former Under Secretary-General, United
Nations |
Panelists:
Prof. Rajen Harshe, Vice-Chancellor, Allahabad University,
Allahabad and President, African Studies Association of India
(ASA) |
| Prof.
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, National Director, South Africa Institute
for International Affairs (SAIIA) |
| Dr.
H. Bohela Lunogela, Executive Director, Economic and Social
Research Foundation, Tanzania |
| Dr.
Ramgopal Agarwala, Senior Advisor, RIS |
| Open
Discussion |
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1300-1400 |
Lunch
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1400-1530 |
| Session
II: Partnership for Economic Growth and Development: Trends
in Trade and Investment |
| Chair:
Ambassador Kishan S.Rana, Former Secretary to the Government
of India |
| Presentations: |
| Emerging
Patterns in India-Africa Trade: Dr.
S. K. Mohanty, RIS, New Delhi |
| India-Africa
Cooperation in Export Finance: Mr. S. R. Rao,
Export-Import Bank of India, Mumbai |
| African
Investment Environment: Dr. Neuma Grobbelaar,
SAIIA, South Africa |
| Indian
Investment in Africa: Dr. Shipra Tripathi, Confederation of
Indian Industry, New Delhi |
| Open
Discussion |
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| 1530-1600 |
Tea
Break |
| 1600-1730 |
| Session
III: Partnership for Economic Growth and Development: Technological
Progress and Agriculture Cooperation |
| Chair:
Prof. Ashok Parthasarathi, Former Secretary to the Government
of India and Science Adviser to PM Indira Gandhi. |
| Presentations: |
| India-Africa
Cooperation in ICT: Mr. G. Raghavan,
President (Individual Learning Services), NIIT, New Delhi |
| Emerging
Trends in Technology Cooperation: Dr. Sachin Chaturvedi, RIS,
New Delhi |
| Investment
and Technological Cooperation between Indian and African Enterprises:
Prof. Stephen Gelb, Director, EDGE Institute, South Africa |
| From
Lab to Land & Industry – NRDC: Partnering Technological
process: Mr. Somnath Ghosh, Chairman and Managing Director, National
Research Development Corporation |
| Africa-India
Cooperation in Agriculture-experience of Ghana: Prof. Anna Barnes,
former Dean of the School of Agriculture, University of Ghana |
| Open
Discussion |
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| 2000
hrs |
| Dinner
hosted by Ambassador Ashok Kumar, Acting Director General, ICWA |
| Venue:
Oberoi Hotel, Dr. Zakir Hussain Marg,(by invitation only) |
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DAY II, Thursday, April 3, 2008
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| Session
IV: Partnership for Human Resource Development and Capacity Building |
| Chair:
Ambassador Shashank, former Foreign Secretary of India |
| Presentations: |
| Dr.
Ab-Haj Badru Dogra Kateregga, Vice Chancellor,Kampala University,
Uganda |
| Prof.
Nuhu Yaqub, Vice Chancellor,Abuja University Nigeria |
| Prof.
Z. M. Khan, formerly in Jamia Milia University, New Delhi |
| Dr.
Shachi Joshi, Member of Faculty, Institute of Applied Manpower
Research, Delhi. |
| Open
Discussion |
|
| 1230-1400 |
Lunch
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| 1400-1530 |
| Session
V: Partnership for Energy and Sustainable Development |
| Chair:
Ambassador Mr. Lalit Mansingh, former Foreign Secretary
of India |
| Presentations: |
| Prof.
Aparajita Biswas, Centre for African Studies, University of
Mumbai |
| Dr.
Kiru Naidoo, Zwelibalele Management Services, South Africa |
| Dr.
Saad A. Alghariani,Professor of Water Science and Engineering,
Academic of Graduate Studies, Libya |
| Dr
D. M. Kale, Executive Director (R&D), Oil and Natural
Gas Corporation (ONGC) |
| Open
Discussion |
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1530-1600 |
Tea
|
1600-1700 |
|
Valedictory Session |
| Welcome
Remarks |
|
Ambassador Ashok Kumar, Acting Director General, ICWA, New Delhi |
| Highlights
of Conference Discussions |
| Dr.
Nagesh Kumar, Director General, RIS, New Delhi |
| Keynote
Address |
| H.E.
Dr. Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, Foreign Minister of Senegal |
| Valedictory
Address |
| H.E.
Shri Anand Sharma, Hon’ble Minister of State for External
Affairs, India |
| Vote
of thanks |
| Prof.
Rajen Harshe, President of ASA and Vice-Chancellor, Allahabad
University |
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Rapporteurs: |
| 1.
Prof. Jamal M. Maosa, Third World Academy, Jamia Milia Islamia,
New Delhi |
| 2.
Prof. S.N. Malakar, Vice President, ASA, Africa Division, School
of International Studies, JNU, New Delhi and Vice President, ASA |
| 3.
Dr. Sachin Chaturvedi, RIS, New Delhi |
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1700-1800 hrs |
Reception
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2000
hrs |
| Dinner |
| hosted
by Ambassador Shashank, Former Foreign Secretary and Chairman
of African Studies Association of India. |
| Venue:
Taj Mahal Hotel, Mansingh Road (By invitation only) |
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