19.00 – 19.05 Hrs (IST): Welcome Remarks by Rajat Kathuria, Director & Chief Executive, ICRIER

19.05 – 19.10 Hrs (IST): Opening Remarks by Radhicka Kapoor, Senior Fellow, ICRIER

19.10 – 19.40 Hrs (IST): Presentation on the Report: Beaten or Broken? Informality and COVID-19 in South Asia by:

Hans Timmer, Chief Economist – South Asia, The World Bank

Valerie-Mercer-Blackman, Senior Economist, World Bank’s Office of the Chief Economist of South Asia

Siddharth Sharma, Senior Economist, World Bank’s Office of the Chief Economist of South Asia

Camilla R. Holmemo, Practice Leader, Human Development, India

19.40 – 20.05 Hrs (IST): Q & A with the audience

20.05 – 20.15 Hrs (IST): Concluding Remarks by Radhicka Kapoor, Senior Fellow, ICRIER