Programme
| 19
March 2007 |
| 09.30 |
REGISTRATION
|
| 10.00-10.45 |
INAUGURAL
SESSION |
| Chairperson’s
Opening Remarks: Dr Arjun Sengupta,
M.P., Chairman, RIS and Co-Chairman, SACEPS |
| Observations:
Mr Sayed Babar Ali, Member of the Economic
Advisory Board, Govt. of Pakistan and Co-Chairman, SACEPS
|
| Inaugural
Address: Shri
Pranab Mukherjee, Hon’ble
External Affairs Minister of India |
| Vote
of Thanks: Dr. Nagesh Kumar, DG-RIS |
| 10.45-11.15
|
Tea
Break |
| 11.15-13.00
|
SAFTA:
Prospects and Challenges
| Chair:
|
|
| Professor
Muchkund Dubey, President, CSD |
| Presentations: |
|
Dr
Nagesh Kumar, RIS and colleagues
Presentation
[Regional Economic Integration in South Asia: SAFTA
and Beyond]
|
Dr
Saman Kelegama, Executive Director, Institute
for Policy Studies, Colombo
--Presentation
|
| Panelists: |
|
| Professor
Rehman Sobhan, Chairman, CPD, Dhaka |
| Ambassador
I.P. Khosla, ICSAC |
Ms.
Poonam Barua, Public Affairs Management, New
Delhi
--Presentation
|
| Open
Discussion |
|
| 13.00-14.00 |
LUNCH |
| 14.00-15.30
|
Regional
Connectivity and Trade Facilitation in South Asia
| Chair:
|
|
| Ambassador
Leela Ponappa, Vice-Chairperson, RIS |
| Presentations: |
|
SAARC
Multimodal Transport System by Dr Rahamtullah,
CPD, Dhaka
--Presentation
|
Facilitating
Overland Trade in South Asia by Dr Prabir De,
RIS
--Presentation
|
Trade
Facilitation and Customs Valuation in SAFTA by Dr
Sachin Chaturvedi, RIS
--Presentation
|
| Panelists: |
|
| Ambassador
Rajiv Sikri, former Secretary, Ministry of External
Affairs |
| Dr
Sultan Rahman Hafeez, DDG, South Asia Department,
Asian Development Bank, Manila |
Mr.
S.K. Rahman, Additional Commissioner, Directorate
of Valuation (DoV), Indian Customs, Mumbai
--Presentation
|
| Open
Discussion |
|
| 15.30-15.45 |
Tea Break |
| 15.45-17.15 |
Strengthening
the SAARC Process
| Chair:
|
|
| Professor
Rehman Sobhan, Chairman, CPD, Dhaka |
| Presentations: |
|
Monitoring
of SAARC Programmes and Policies, by Prof. M.P.
Lama, JNU
--Presentation
|
| Panelists: |
|
| Mr.
Ibrahim Hussain Zaki, former Secretary General,
SAARC and former Minister of Planning, Maldives |
| Ambassador
A.N. Ram, New Delhi |
| Prof.
S.D. Muni, ORF
|
| Dr
Mohan Man Sainju, Chairman, IIDS, Kathmandu |
| Dr.
Satish C. Jha, Member, Economic Advisory Council
to Prime Minister and former Chief Economist, ADB |
| Dr
Sridhar Khatri, ED, SACEPS, Kathmandu |
| Open
Discussion |
|
| 17.15-17.45 |
Concluding
Session: Towards the Next Steps
| Chair:
|
|
| Dr
Mohan Man Sainju, Chairman, IIDS |
| Dr
Sridhar Khatri |
| Dr
Nagesh Kumar |
|
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