Stakeholder Consultation on
From Commitment to Architecture: Designing the Next Phase of India’s Trade Facilitation Reforms
Date: September 30, 2026 (Wednesday), Venue: ICRIER Conference Room, 4th Floor, Core 6A, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi

AGENDA
03:00 – 03:30 pm: Registration & Tea / Coffee

03:30 – 04:00 pm: INAUGURAL SESSION
Welcome Address: Dr. Shekhar Aiyar, Director & CE, ICRIER
Chair: Mr. Ranveer Nagaich, Managing Director, Fairfax Centre for Free Enterprise

Setting-up the Context:
Mr. Amitabh Kant, Chairperson, Fairfax Centre for Free Enterprise; Member, ICRIER Board of Governors

Keynote Address:
• Mr. Vivek Verma, Secretary, Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI)
• Mr. Kamble Prakash Satyawan, Deputy DGFT, Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)

04:00 – 05:45 pm: TECHNICAL SESSION
Moderator:
Dr. Pritam Banerjee, Executive Director, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII); and Former Head, Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi

Presentations by:
• Mr. Anil Bharadwaj, Secretary General, Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME) on Facilitating MSME Integration in Global Value Chain
• Ms. Sushma Morthania, President, Women Entrepreneurs Forum; and Director General, India SME Forum on Facilitating SME Integration in Global Value Chain
• Mr. Afaq Hussain, Director and Founding Member, Bureau of Research on Industry and Economic Fundamentals (BRIEF) on Current State of the Infrastructure Process on Development. (virtually)
• Mr. Vijay Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, Express Industry Council of India (EICI) on “Express Delivery Services: Status, Issues and Way Forward”
• Mr. Srinidhi Kalvapudi, Head of India Global Selling, Amazon India “Highlighting the Industry’s Perspective”
• Dr. Tanu Goyal, Senior Fellow, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) on “Trade Finance Landscape in India: Challenges and Possibilities”
• Mr. Padmanabhan Babu, Founder & CEO, LogiLink India (LEXSHIP) on “Export Hubs: Status, Issues and Way Forward”
• Mr. Sunil Rallan, Chairman and Managing Director, J Matadee Free Trade Zone Pvt. Ltd. (virtually)

05:45 – 06:00 pm: Open Floor for Discussion

06:00 pm: Vote of Thanks by Mr. Ranveer Nagaich, Managing Director, Fairfax Centre for Free Enterprise & Hi-Tea