ICRIER-IHC Talk "Civil Society Challenges: The Road Ahead" | Dr. Reena Ramachandran | IHC, New Delhi | 21 January

ICRIER-IHC Conversations on Urbanization Series   Subject : Civil Society Challenges: The Road Ahead Speaker : Dr. Reena Ramachandran, Member 'Foundation for Restoration of National Values' and 'IC Centre for Governance'. She is also former CMD, Hindustan Organic Chemicals and currently Independent Director in the Board of UPL Ltd. and Indian Additives Ltd. Moderator : Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Board of Governors, ICRIER Venue   : Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi 110003 (Entry through Gate No. 3) Date : Monday, January 21, 2019, 7:00 pm   Double doctorate in Chemistry from Allahabad University & France, Dr. Reena Ramachandran, Associated with  Resident Welfare Association as a president  in H- Block, SAKET;  Foundation for Restoration of National Values" being led by Former METRO Chief;  IC Centre for Governance"being led by Former Cabinet secy; former  CMD, Hindustan Organic Chemicals, currently  Independent Director in the Board of ' United Phosphorus Ltd." (Now UPL Ltd) and Indian additives Ltd. Served as  member ,Task Force, Performance management Division, Cabinet secretariat,  Member , Board of Governors, IIT  (Kanpur): Senior Scientific officer, Ministry of Science and Technology, Member- Governing Board, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research(CSIR) : Expert Member, Technical Advisory Committee on HR, Reserve Bank of India,  Member of the expert committee of HRD Ministry for devising Policy perspective for Management Education: Member, Film Censor Board,. Has over 40 years of experience across : petroleum, Petrochemicals and cement industry ( GM,ONGC /Ex. Director PCRA/ GGM, Cement Research Institute, Ballabhgarh). She has over a decade of experience in Management education. Was  recently awarded - Life Time Achievement Award  (27 March,2015) by the ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas for outstanding contribution to Oil and gas industry during 'Urja Sangam- 2015'. She was awarded as 'Mahila Shiromani' by Vice President of India,1989, 'Best Communicator' by Press Council,1989, 'Manager of the Year' by ONGC,1987, 'Energy Man of the year' by IBPL Urja Research Foundation,1997,  Elected Fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) & All India Management Association( AIMA),  Dewang Mehta Life Time Achievement Award,2009.  "Exemplary Leader Award-2010" by CMO Asia, Singapore, Life Time Achievement Award in Higher Education by Higher Education Forum in 2011. Distinguished Alumni award by Allahabad University Alumni association in 2015. Founder President of the Forum of Women in Public Sector (WIPS). Associated with Women Leadership initiative in All India Management association (AIMA) for over 25 years and  earlier CII committee on gender issues.     With best regards,   Dr. Rajat Kathuria Director & Chief Executive ICRIER Core-6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre Lodi Road, New Delhi - 110 003 Tel: 43112400; Fax: 24620180 W: www.icrier.org