Welcome and Introductory Address
Dr. Posh Raj Pandey, Chairman, South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment (SAWTEE), Nepal
Inaugural Address by the Chief Guest
Hon’ble Mr. Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, Minister for Finance, Government of Nepal
Special Remarks :
Plenary IV
THEME: SPECIAL SESSION IN MEMORY OF SAMAN KELEGAMA—WAY FORWARD FOR REGIONAL INTEGRATION AGENDA
Keynote Speech: Prof. Rehman Sobhan, Chairman, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Bangladesh
Parallel Sessions I-IV
THEME: UNLEASHING THE POTENTIAL OF INTRAREGIONAL TRADE
Thematic Presentation 1: Prof. Selim Raihan, Executive Director, South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM), Bangladesh
Thematic Presentation 2: Dr. Nisha Taneja, Professor, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), India
THEME: SDGs AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH IN SOUTH ASIA
Thematic Presentation 1: Ms. Wanphen Sreshthaputra, Social Affairs Officer, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
Thematic Presentation 2: Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), India
THEME: REGIONAL COOPERATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Thematic Presentation 1: Dr. Simrit Kaur, Professor, University of Delhi, India
Thematic Presentation 2: Dr. Arnico Panday, Senior Atmospheric Scientist and Acting Regional Programme Manager for the Atmosphere Programme, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD),
Kathmandu
THEME: ASSESSING E-TRADE READINESS IN SOUTH ASIA
Thematic Presentation 1: Mr. Manohar Bhattarai, Former Vice Chairman, High Level Commission for Information and Communication Technology (HLCIT), Government of Nepa
Thematic Presentation 2: Mr. Sonam Tenzin, Director, Department of Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Government of Bhutan
Parallel Sessions V-VII
THEME: UNLEASHING THE POTENTIAL OF INTRAREGIONAL INVESTMENT
Thematic Presentation 1: Prof. I. N. Mukherji, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
Thematic Presentation 2: Mr. Rabi Shankar Sainju, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Nepal
THEME: REGIONAL COOPERATION ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
Thematic Presentation 1: Mr. Ajaya Dixit, Executive Director, Institute for Social and Environmental Transition (ISET), Nepal
Thematic Presentation 2: Dr. Golam Rasul, Theme Leader-Livelihoods, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu
THEME: SOUTH ASIA’S POSITION IN UPCOMING WTO MINISTERIAL
Thematic Presentation 1: Dr. Biswajit Dhar, Professor, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
Thematic Presentation 2: Dr. Paras Kharel, Research Director, South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment (SAWTEE), Kathmandu
Parallel Sessions VIII-X
THEME: TRADE FACILITATION, TRANSIT AND CONNECTIVITY ISSUES
Thematic Presentation 1: Dr. Prabir De, Professor, Research and Information System for Developing Countries
(RIS), India
Thematic Presentation 2: Mr. Anil Kumar Gupta, Consultant, UNESCAP and Former Chairman and Managing Director, Container Corporation of India Ltd.
THEME: EXPLORING THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FROM INTERNATIONAL LABOUR MIGRATION AND REMITTANCES
Thematic Presentation 1: Prof. Irudaya Rajan, Centre for Development Studies, India
Thematic Presentation 2: Dr. Nagesh Kumar, Director, Social Development Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asiaand the Pacific (UNESCAP), Bangkok
THEME: GOVERNANCE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FOR PLANTS IN SOUTH ASIA
Thematic Presentation 1: Dr. Kamalesh Adhikari, AIBE Research Fellow in Food Security and Member, ARC Laureate Project ‘Harnessing Intellectual Property to Build Food Security’, University of Queensland, Australia
Thematic Presentation 2: Dr. Krishna Ravi Srinivas, Managing Editor, Asian Biotechnology & Development Review (ABDR), Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), India
Parallel Sessions XI-XIV
THEME: STRENGTHENING RURAL ECONOMIES THROUGH INNOVATION AND SMEs
Thematic Presentation 1: Mr. William Sparks, CoP Feed the Future Asia Innovative Farmers project, Winrock International
Thematic Presentation 2: Ms. Neelu Thapa, SAWTEE, Nepal
THEME: ISSUES IN ENERGY COOPERATION
Thematic Presentation 1: Mr. Dipak Gyawali, Former Minister for Water Resources, Government of Nepal
Thematic Presentation 2: Dr. Atul Kumar, Associate Professor, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India
THEME: HARNESSING THE POTENTIAL OF REGIONAL VALUE CHAINS FOR EMPLOYMENT GENERATION
Country presentations:
Dr. Vaqar Ahmed, Deputy Executive Director, Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Pakistan
Dr. Dilli Raj Khanal, Former Member, National Planning Commission of Nepal
Mr. Manab Majumdar, Deputy Secretary General, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), India
Dr. Khondaker Golam Moazzem, Research Director, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Bangladesh
THEME: IMPROVING ECONOMIC MEASUREMENT
Thematic Presentation 1: Dr. Martin Rama, Chief Economist, South Asia Region, World Bank, New Delhi
Thematic Presentation 2: Dr. Abraham George, Director, Institute for Sustainable Development and Governance (ISDG), India
Closing Session
Presentation of the Conference Summary : Dr. Paras Kharel, Research Director, South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment (SAWTEE), Nepal