Changing Geo-economic Environment:
Road Ahead for a Robust India-ROK Partnership
Date: 5th August, 2025, Venue: Magnolia Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Agenda
09:30 – 10:00 AM : Registration
10:00 – 11:00 AM : Inaugural
– Welcome by Pramod Bhasin, Chairperson ICRIER
– Remarks by Skand Ranjan Tayal, Chairperson, IRKFS
– Address by H.E. Lee Seong-ho, Ambassador of Republic of Korea to India
– Special Remarks by Dammu Ravi, Secretary (Economic Relations), MEA, GoI

11:00 – 11:15 AM : Coffee Break

11:15 – 12:15 PM : Discussion 1: Key geo-political and economic drivers for boosting India-ROK economic partnership
Moderator: Indrani Bagchi, Chief Executive Officer, Ananta Centre
Panellists:
– Rajiv Kumar, former Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog and Chairperson, Pahle India Foundation
– Sanjaya Baru, Founder-Trustee, Foundation for National Security Studies (FNSS)
– Sachin Chaturvedi, VC, Nalanda University (TBC)
– Jaewon Chang, CEO, Buddtree Management

12:15 – 1:15 PM : Discussion 2: Opportunities for Industry and Service Sectors to usher the “second wave” of Korean investments in India
Moderator: Nisha Taneja, Professor & Lead International Trade and Investment, ICRIER
Panellists:
– Lim Sang Woo, DCM, Embassy of Republic of Korea to India
– Parth Sharma, President (Corporate Development), Reliance Group
– Jung Wan Ryu, Chief Representative, KEXIM India
– H.P. Chung, CEO, Yashobhoomi Operating Company (KINEXIN C.M.)

01:15 – 01:30 PM : Closing Remarks
– Nisha Taneja, Professor & Lead International Trade and Investment, ICRIER
– Avinash P. Gandhi, Director General, IRKFS

01:30 pm : Lunch