Day 1 Sep 22, 2016, Thursday Venue: Pragna Bhawan, Agartala Day1 Program Flow Session on Ease of Doing Business Inaugural Session Session I: Policy Makers Forum Concurrent Session I A : Dialogue on Sustainable Growth and Integration Tentative Agenda Concurrent Session I B: People to People Connectivity & Tourism Registration at venue: 9.00 am onwards Session on Ease of Doing Business 22 nd Sept 2016, 10.00 am to 11.15 am Session Chair: Mr. Atul Chaturvedi, JS DIPP* Venue : HALL - 1 10.00 am Presentation on Ease of Doing Business Opportunities State Industrial Development corporations / Industries Departments of NE States (Tripura, Assam, Meghalaya.) 11.00 am Industry Perspective Inaugural Session Inaugural Session Venue: Hall 1 22 nd Sept 2016, 11.30 am to 1.30 pm 11.30 am Welcome Address Mr. Harshavardhan Neotia, President FICCI 11.35 am Opening Remarks Mr. Yashpal Singh, Chief Secretary, Govt of Tripura 11.40 am Special Remarks Mr. Naveen Verma*, Secretary DONER 11.45 am Special Remarks Mr. Ramesh Abhishek*, Secretary DIPP 11. 50 am Industry Speak Mr. S Ramadorai, Chairman, Air Asia Mr. Rajnish Kumar, MD, State bank of India 12.00pm Special Remarks Mr. Tapan Chakraborty, Hon ble Minister, Industries and Commerce, Tripura 12.10 pm Special Address Dr. Bibek Debroy, Hon ble Member NITI Aayog 12.20 pm Address by Hon ble Chief Ministers of other NE States Mr. T R Zeliang, Hon ble Chief Minister of Nagaland 12.50 pm Special Address Dr. Jitendra Singh, Hon ble Minister, DONER 1.05 pm Special Address Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman,* Hon ble Minister, Commerce and Industry 1.20 pm Inaugural Address Mr. Manik Sarkar, Hon ble Chief Minister of Tripura 1.35 pm Concluding Remarks Mr. Ranjit Barthakur, Chairman, FICCI, NE Adv Council Page 1 of 6
Day 1 Sep 22, 2016, Thursday Lunch (1.45 pm 2.30 pm ) Plenary Sessions Session I : Policy Makers Forum 22 nd Sept 2016, 2.30 pm to 3.30 pm Moderator : Mr. Shekhar Gupta Venue : HALL 1 2.30 pm Connecting North Eastern States of India with Bangladesh and South East Asia: Opportunities, Potentials and Challenges Prof Syed Munir Khasru, Chairman, IPAG Bangladsh 2.40 pm Discussion Points Participants Connecting with neighbouring countries and developing complementarities Creating a robust policy environment for investments and development Correcting Perceptions Building relations with a regional focus Strengthening implementation Hon ble Chief Ministers/Hon ble Ministers/Hon ble MPs from North Eastern States Mr. Ranjit Barthakur, Chairman, FICCI, NE Advisory Council Session II : Market Linkages & Cross Border Value Chains 22 nd Sept 2016, 3.30 pm to 4.45 pm Venue : HALL 1 Session Chair: Ms. Rita A Teaotia*, Commerce Secretary, Govt of India 3.30 pm Developing border townships and cross border value chains Mr. Dhiraj Nayyar, Head, Economics, Finance & Commerce Niti Aayog 3.45 pm Panel Discussion Border Trade with Neighbouring Countries Connecting SE Asia through Chittagong Port Perspectives on economic integration North East as a trading hub Managing impact of trade value chains on Climate Change Developing complimentary trade facilities Issues in trade policy Amb. Gautam Mukhopadhaya, Former Ambassador to Myanmar Mr. Ravi Capoor*, Principal Secretary Industries & Commerce, Government of Assam Mr. M Nagaraju, Principal Secy Industries and Commerce, Tripura Ms. Sripriya Ranganathan*, JS MEA Prof. Pinaki Chakraborty, NIPFP Ms. Priya Mathur, World Bank Prof. Gurudas Das, NIT, Silchar Page 2 of 6
Day 1 Sep 22, 2016, Thursday Concurrent Session I A : Dialogue on Sustainable Growth and Integration 22 nd Sept 2016, 5.00 pm to 6.00 pm Venue: Hall 2 5.00 pm Panel Discussion Mitigating impact of Trade and Commerce Climate Change Implications for the sub region Sustainable Urban Growth and Smart Cities Leveraging the Eco-resources for sustained Growth Embedding Sustainability Across the Economic Value Chain Role of PPP in Sustainability Sustainable Tourism Chair : Mr. Ram Muivah,* Secretary NEC Mr. Ranjit Barthakur, Chairman, FICCI NEAC Mr. Tashi Wangyal*, M P, Bhutan Dr. A Atiq Rahman, Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies. Mr. Anupam Joshi, World Bank Dr Deeparghya Mukherjee, Visiting Research Fellow ISAS, Singapore Mr. Rezaul Ekram, Executive Director, Bangladesh Foundation for tourism Development Ms. Avia Nahreen, IPAG Concurrent Session I B : People to People Connectivity & Tourism 22 nd Sept 2016, 5.00 pm to 6.00 pm Venue: Hall 3 Session Chair: Sri Y.P Singh, Chief Secretary, Tripura 5.00 pm Panel Discussion Tourism Developing international Tourism circuits Enhancing People to People contact Music and Culture Media Exchanges The shared natural heritage Ease of Travel across Borders Sports Mr. Suman Billa*, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tourism Mr. Jahangir Bin Alam, Secretary & CEO India Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce & Industry Mr. Bipul Chatterjee, Executive Director, CUTS, International Mr. Subir Bhaumik, Senior Fellow, CSIRD Ms. Sushmita Deb, Hon ble MP Mr. Sabyasachi Dutta, Director, Asian Confluence Ms. Fableeha B. Choudhury*, IPAG, Dhaka Page 3 of 6
Sep 23, 2016, Friday Program Flow Summit Make in India Sectoral opportunities in NE Concurrent Session II A : Opportunities in Roads Sector Concurrent Session II B: Digital Connectivity Concurrent Session III A - Inland Waterways Concurrent Session III B : Air Connectivity Plenary Session : Energy Concluding Session - The way forward for North East India Session I : Make in India Sectoral opportunities in NE 23 rd Sept 2016, 9.45 am to 10.45 am Venue : Hall 2 Session Chair: Ms. Ravneet Kaur, Joint Secretary, DIPP* 9.45 am Opportunities in Tourism Mr. Gautam Chintey*, Advisor Tourism, NEC 9.55 am Opportunities in Agro Food Processing Mr. S Bhattacharjee, ED, NERAMAC 10.05 am Opportunities in Textiles, Handloom and Apparels Mr. R E Zeliang, DGM, NEDFI 10.15 am Federal Competitiveness :NE Mr. Sameer Vyas, IL&FS Interaction Concurrent Session II A : Opportunities in Roads Sector 23 rd Sept 2016, 10.45 am to 12.00 pm Venue : Hall 2 10.45 am Current Status and the way ahead for road development in the North East Session Chair: Mr. Vijay Chhibber, Former Secretary MORTH Mr. A K Singh, Member (Tech), NHAI 10.55 am Public Finance in Road Projects Innovative Models Prof. Pinaki Chakraborty, NIPFP 11.05 am Trans Asian overland Connectivity the progress so far Ms. Saroj Ayush, UNESCAP 11.15 am Panel Discussion Road Connectivity with Bangladesh& SE Asia Mr. Lokranjan, Principal Secretary, PWD, Tripura Dr. Sreejith Narayanan, Vice President, ITNL Mr. Makshudul AM Mondal*, IPAG, Dhaka Page 4 of 6
Sep 23, 2016, Friday Concurrent Session II B: Digital Connectivity 23 rd Sept 2016, 10.45 am to 12.00 pm Venue : Hall 3 Session Chair: Mr. S. N. Pradhan, Joint Secretary, Ministry of DONER* Panel Discussion Leveraging Digital connectivity to build cross border value chains North East Digital Agenda Leveraging the Internet Gateway in Agartala Enhancing Internet Presence for NE India Investment opportunities for IT & ITES BPO in NE India Digital and telecom strategy for NE India Principal Secretary, IT Tripura Mr. Saumen Sarkar, MD Tripura Infoway.com & Vice President, Bank of America Corporation Mr. Mukunda Madhab Pujari, Head, SeMT, Assam Mr. Amitav Singhal, Director.ORG Mr. Anupam Agarwal, Chairman, Internet Society Mr. Mostafizur Rahman Sohel, Director Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services Mr. Indrajit Chatterjee, Technical Director, KPMG Concurrent Session III A - Inland Waterways 23 rd Sept 2016, 12.00 pm to 1.00 pm Venue : Hall 3 Session Chair: Mr. Rajive Kumar*, Secretary Shipping, GOI Panel Discussion Panellists Connecting Barak Valley through IWT Connecting Neighbouring Countries through IWT Public Private Partnership for IWT Development in NE Financing IWT Infrastructure A working plan for Development of IWT IWT Protocols present and future Incentivising IWT Connectivity with Chittagong Port Mr. Amitabh Verma*, Chairman, IWAI Amb Tariq Karim, Advisor, World Bank Mr. Mahboob Ahmed, Managing Director, Shipwrights Resources Ltd, Dhaka, Mr. Saibal De, CEO, IL&FS Maritime Mr. Mahbub Uddin Ahmed, President, Bangladesh Cargo Vessel Owners Association Mr. Amlan Basu, Penanshin Shipping India Pvt Ltd Mr. Ashis Bhadra, Senior Transport Specialist, World Bank, Dhaka Interaction Concurrent Session III B : Air Connectivity 23 rd Sept 2016, 12.00 pm to 1.00 pm Venue : Hall 2 Session Chair: Secretary Civil Aviation* 12.00 pm Connecting SE Asia through NE India Amb. Rudi Warjri 12.10 pm New Aviation Policy & potential for regional airlines in North East Mr. Y K Sharma*, Group General Manager, RITES 12.20 pm Seamless Air Connectivity through Bangladesh Mr. Nazrul Islam Khan,* Director- Biman Bangladesh Airlines 12.30 pm Enhancing Regional connectivity Capt. Rohit Bhasin, Executive Director(ER),Air India Ltd Interaction Page 5 of 6
Sep 23, 2016, Friday LUNCH Plenary Session : Energy 23 rd Sept 2016, 2.00 pm to 3.00 pm Venue : Hall 3 Session Chair: Mr. Ved Prakash Mahawar, Director (Onshore), ONGC 2.00pm Evolving power situation and investment opportunities Principal Secretary, Power, Govt of Tripura 2.10 pm Potential for renewable energy Mr. K M Zaman, MD, Peoples Group, Bangladesh 2.20 pm Expanding the Oil & Gas Potential, Mr. P Padmanabhan, MD, NRL 2.30 pm Investment Opportunities in Small Hydel Power Mr. Shyam Kanu Mahanta, CEO MMS Advisory 2.40 pm Way forward for Solar and Wind Power in NE India Prof. N K Koka, CEO, KNK Renewables Interactions Concluding Session 23 rd Sept 2016, 3.00 pm to 4.00 pm The way forward for North East India Venue : Hall 3 Welcome Note Remarks Concluding Address Vote of Thanks Mr. Ranjit Barthakur, Chairman, FICCI, NEAC Mr. M. Nagaraju, Principal Secretary, Industries & Commerce, Tripura Representatives from other NE States Mr. Jitendra Chowdhury*, MP, FICCI Page 6 of 6