Symposium
Enhancing People to People Exchange between India and Japan
Date: 3rd March 2026, Time: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Venue: Marigold Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Agenda

09:45 AM – 10:00 AM: Registration

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM: Inaugural Session
Welcome Remarks by Dr Shekhar Aiyar, Director and CE, ICRIER
Inaugural Address by Mr Amitabh Kant, Member ICRIER Board of Governors
Keynote Address by H.E. Keiichi ONO, Ambassador of Japan to India

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM: Coffee Break

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM: Panel Discussion 1: Boosting Mobility of Skilled Workers, Professionals and Students from India to Japan
Moderator: Nisha Taneja, Visiting Professor, ICRIER

Lead Speakers:
• Ashok Chawla, Senior Fellow, Delhi Policy Group and Former Advisor (Japan), MEA
• Takuro Takeuchi, Chief Representative, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) India Office
• Takashi Suzuki, Chief Director General of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), New Delhi
• Nidhi Satija, Director, International Cooperation Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), GoI
• Akira Kuriyama, JICA Expert, Advisor, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)
• Rika Iyadomi, General Manager, Association for Overseas Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships (AOTS) Japan, New Delhi
• Titli Basu, Associate Professor, Centre for East Asian Studies, SIS, JNU

12:15 PM – 01:20 PM: Panel Discussion 2: Ecosystem to Attract more Japanese Professionals and Students from Japan to India
Moderator: Sanjana Joshi, Senior Fellow, ICRIER

Lead Speakers:
• Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa, Former Indian Ambassador to Japan
• Katsumi Onishi, Director, Global Advisory Team, Mizuho Bank
• Tomoya Miyamoto, Senior Government Liaison Officer, Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in India (JCCII)
• Puja Mehra, Senior Fellow (Consultant) ICRIER & Consulting Editor, Mint
• Yosuke Ishii, (Attorney at Law, Japan) Midosuji, LPC, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

01:20 PM – 01:30 PM : Concluding Remarks

01:30 PM : Lunch