Inaugural Session Economic Integration of North East

Registration at venue (9.30 am onwards)
Inaugural Session
Session Moderation :
Dr. A Didar Singh, Secretary General, FICCI
10.30 am to 12.30 pm
Dr. A Didar Singh, Secretary General FICCI
10.30 am
Welcome Remarks
10.35 am
Remarks by Indian Ambassador to Myanmar
Mr. Gautam Mukhopadhaya
Ambassador of India to Myanmar
10.40 am
Introductory Remarks
Mr. Pradyut Bordoloi
Hon’ble Minister of Industry and Commerce Govt of Assam
10.50 am
Address by Minister Roads and Bridges, Nagaland
Mr. Kuzholuzo Nienu
Hon’ble Minister Roads & Bridges, Nagaland
11.00 am
Address by Hon’ble Minister Transport and PWD,
Manipur
11.10 am
Address by Hon’ble Minister, Roads & Bridges,
Sikkim
11.25 am
Address
11.40 am
Inaugural Address by Hon’ble Chief Minister Assam
Mr. Tarun Gogoi
Hon’ble, Chief Minister of Assam
11.55 pm
Way Forward & Vote of Thanks
Mr. Ranjit Barthakur
Chairman, FICCI NEAC
Dr. Kh Ratankumar
Hon’ble Minister Transport & PWD, Manipur
Mr. G M Gurung
Hon’ble Minister, Roads & Bridges, Sikkim
Arunachal Pradesh*
Technical Break
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Plenary Session
Session Moderator: Mr. Ranjit Barthakur
Economic Integration of North East
Chairman FICCI North East Advisory Council
12.15 pm to 1.30 pm
12.15 pm
India’s Gate Way to SE Asia - New Perspectives on
Economic Integration of NE
Mr. Anupam Joshi
12.25 pm
Special Address
Mr. Yasuhisa Kawamura
Coordinator North East States, World Bank
Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Japan
12.35 pm
Theme Presentation
Dr. Prabir De
Research and Information System for Developing Countries
12.45 pm
Looking East Through North East
Mr. Rohit Mishra, Ministry of External Affairs
12.55 pm
Linking with Corridor Initiatives
Mr. Manish Agarwal, Partner, PWC
1.00 pm
Panel Discussion
Dr. Prabir De- RIS,
Perspectives on Economic Integration of the region
Mr. Anupam Joshi, Coordinator North East States, World
Bank
1.30 pm
* To be confirmed
Mr. Shyamkanu Mahanta, MD
Lunch
Concurrent Session I
Concurrent Session I : Roads
Session Chair : Mr. Vijay Chhibber, Secretary
MORTH
2.30 pm to 5.00 pm
2.30 pm
Connecting NE India with SE Asia
Mr. Ishtiaque Ahmed, UNESCAP, Bangkok
2.40 pm
Theme Presentation
Mr. Asim Tewari
CEO, BRNL
3.00 pm
Presentation by NHIDCL
Mr. Anand Kumar, MD, NHIDCL
& Mr. Sanjay Jaju, Director(F&A), NHIDCL
3.10 pm
Suggested Way Forward
Manish agarwal, PWC
3.30 pm
Presentation on PPP in roads
Dr. Sreejith Narayanan, IL&FS Transportation
3.40 pm
Panel Discussion
Mr. Ishtiaque Ahmed, UNESCAP, Bangkok
(To be moderated by NHIDCL)
Dr. Sreejith Narayanan, IL&FS Transportation
Implementation & Project Development
Challenges
Mr. Neeraj Agarwal, IDFC
4.20 pm
Mr. Mr. Asim Tewari, CEO BRNL
Summing up and Way Forward
1.
Concurrent Session II
Concurrent Session II : Inland Waterways
2.30 pm to 5.00 pm
Session Chair : Mr. Jitesh Khosla, Chief
Secretary, Assam*
2.30 pm
Amb. Tariq A Karim
Key Note Address
Former High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India
2.45 pm
The current Status of NW 2 in North East
Mr. Arun Roy, Chief Engineer, IWAI
3.00 pm
Linking Bangladesh India and Myanmar through IWT
Mr. Ashok Kumar, Senior Transport Specialist, World Bank
3.15 pm
Public Private Partnership for IWT Development in NE
Mr, Saibal K De, CEO, IL&FS Maritime
3.30 pm
Theme Presentation
Manish Sharma, PWC
3.40 pm
Panel Discussion
Panellists:
Perspectives in development of IWT in North East India,
Bangladesh and Myanmar
Mr. Yeshi Tsering, Prin Secretary Transport, Meghalaya
Mr. Dhruba Hazarika, Secretary Transport Assam
Mr. Ashok Kumar, World Bank,
Mr. Ashish Phookan, MD, Assam Bengal Navigation
Mr, Saibal K De, IL&FS Maritime
4. 20 pm
Summing up and Way Forward
4. 30 pm
– 4. 50
pm
Special Address
Dr. Mukul Sangma
Hon’ble Chief Minister of Meghalaya
Concurrent Session III
Registration at venue
9.30 am onwards
Concurrent Session III : Air Connectivity
Session Chair : Mr. Anil Shrivastava,*
10.30 am to 12.30 pm
10.30 am
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation
Current Situation and Future Plans
Mr. A K Verma
Director AAI, Guwahati
Key Note Address – Intraregional Connectivity
and Connectivity with SE Asia
Mittu Chandilya,
Air Taxi Services and Small Aircrafts for intraregional
Connectivity
Mr. Kunal Desai
11.00 am
Theme Presentation – Way Forward
PWC
11.10 am
Operationalising Non Operational Airports in North
East India
Mr. Y K Sharma
Feasibility of a regional Airline for NE – The Industry
Perspective
Mr. Bhupesh Joshi,
Panel Discussion
Mr. P.K.H. Singh, Advisor (T&C), NEC
New paradigms in Air Connectivity for NE
Mr. Mittu Chandilya, Air Asia
10.40 am
10.50 am
11.20 am
11.30 am12.15 pm
CEO, Air Asia
Director, Sovika Aviation
Group General Manager, RITES
MD, Clubone Air
Mr. A K Verma (AAI),
Mr. Y K Sharma (RITES), IDFC,
Mr. Sahil Mehta, Sovika Aviation,
Mr. Bhupesh Joshi, Clubone Air,
Concurrent Session IV
Concurrent Session IV : Railways
Session Chair : Mr. Madan Prasad Bezbaruah,
Member NEC
10.30 am to 12.30 pm
10.30 am
Overview of Current Status and perspective
Chief Engineer, Construction NF Railway
10.40 am
Opportunities & Challenges in Development of
Railways in North East India
Mr. B V L Narayana
10.50 am
Engaging the private sector for Railway development
in NE
Mr. Dheeraj Mishra, GM Project Finance, IL&FS Rail
11.00 am
Presentation on Trans Asian Railway
Joseph C George, UNESCAP, South & South West Asia
11.15 am
Theme Presentation – Way Forward
PWC
11.25 am-
Panel Discussion
Mr. Yeshi Tsering, Principal Secretary Transport, Meghalaya*
12. 15 pm
Connecting the frontiers with Railway
Mr. P N Prasad, M D BCPL
Group General Manager, RITES
Chief Engineer, Construction, NF Railway
Mr. P Basumatary, ED, FCI
Mr. Joseph C George (UNESCAP), Mr. BVL Narayana (RITES)
Mr. Harsh Shrivastava, SREI (Moderator)
Concluding : Session
Skills for Connectivity & Economic Integration
12.30 pm to 1.30pm
12.30
Opening Remarks
Mr. Ranjit Barthakur, Chairman, FICCI North East Advisory
Council
12.35
Enabling the North East to take advantage of
Connectivity
Mr. P D Rai
12.45
Special Address
Amb. Tariq A Karim
12.55 pm
Special Address
Mr. Sarbananda Sonowal*
North East - potential focal point of growth for
South Asia and ASEAN
Hon’ble Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports
Special Address
Mr. S Ramadorai
1.10 pm
Member of Parliament and Secretary General NE MPs Forum
Former High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India
Chairman NSDA & NSDC
1.25
Valedictory Address
Mr. Tarun Gogoi, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Assam
1.40 pm
Vote of Thanks & Concluding Remarks
Mr. Ranjit Barthakur, Chairman, FICCI North East Advisory
Council &
Mr. Prabhat D Sawyan, Co-Chair, FICCI North East Advisory
Council
LUNCH

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