RIS-NIAS Science Diplomacy Programme Launch Event | at IHC, New Delhi | 7th May 2018

 

Agenda

9:30 to 10:00	Registration
10:00 to 11:00	Inaugural Session
	Chair: Amb Dr. Mohan Kumar, Chairman, RIS   About the Science Diplomacy Project: Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, RIS   Key Note Address:  Shri T. S. Tirumurti, Secretary (ER), Ministry of External Affairs   Inaugural Address: Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology and Ministry of S&T   Vote of Thanks: Prof. D. Suba Chandran, International Strategic & Security Studies, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore
11:00 to 11:15	Tea Break
11:15 to 12:30	Session I: Broader Contours of Science Diplomacy
	Chair:  Amb. Bhaskar Balakrishnan, Former Indian Diplomat   Panelists: ·                     Dr. R B Grover, Emeritus Professor and Former Director, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai ·                     Dr. V Siddhartha, Former Secretary SAC-PM and Former Distinguished Scientist, DRDO ·                     Dr. Malti Goel, Founder, Climate Change Research Institute & Former Adviser/ Scientist "G', Department of Science & Technology ·                     Dr. Pallava Bagla, Science Journalist, NDTV and Columnist, PTI
12:30 to 13:30	Session II: Global Experiences in Science Diplomacy
	Chair:  Dr. Sadhana Relia, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India   Panelists: ·                  Ms. Tania Friederichs, R&I Counsellor, Delegation of EU to India ·                  Mr. Pedro Ivo Ferraz da Silva,  Head, Energy, Environment and Science, Technology and Innovation Section, Embassy of Brazil ·                  Dr. Ravi Srivastava, First Secretary, Environment, Science and Technology, U.S. Embassy ·                  Dr. Indraneel Ghose, Senior Thematic Advisor for Research, Education and Innovation, Embassy of Switzerland in India
13:30 to 14:30	Lunch
14:30 to 15:45	Session III: Relevance of Science Diplomacy in Economic Growth
	Chair:  Dr. Arabinda Mitra, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India   Panelists:   ·                  Dr. Mukesh Kumar, Director, CEFIPRA ·                  Dr Shailja Vaidya Gupta , Sci. G and In-charge (Int. Coop.), DBT ·                  Dr. Alok R. Chaturvedi, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University, Indiana, USA ·                  Prof. Dinesh Abrol, Professor, ISID
15:45 to 16:00	Concluding Session
	Remarks by:      Prof. D. Suba Chandran, NIAS    Dr. K Ravi Srinivas, RIS

RSVP:   Dr. Amit Kumar (Tel: +91-11-2468 2177,Ext. 187; Cell +91-9968158428; Email: research.amit[@]gmail.com, amit.kumar[@]ris.org.in)
 

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