Panellists:

P. Jawahar, Secretary, Department of Commerce & Industries, Mizoram

P. R. Khaund, Secretary, Department of Industries and Commerce, Assam

Parshant Kumar Goyal, Secretary, Department of Industries and Commerce, Tripura

Hage Tari, Secretary, Department of Trade and Commerce, Arunachal Pradesh

Kekhrievor Kevichusa, Commissioner & Secretary, Department of Industries and Commerce, Nagaland

L Bikram, Director, Trade, Commerce and Industries, Manipur

Winfred Warshong. Deputy Director, Department of Commerce and Industries, Meghalaya

Sumita Pradhan, Special Secretary cum Director, Department of Commerce and Industries, Sikkim

11:30 am – 1:00 pm: Panel Discussion II: Border Trade, Connectivity & Infrastructure in the Context of India’s Act East Policy: Potential & Impediments

Moderator: Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER

Panellists:

Debdutta Nandwani, Lead Consultant, East India Trade Advisors, Kolkata

Habul Biswas, General Secretary, Agartala Export Import Association, Agartala

Toko Tatung, Secretary General, Arunachal Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Itanagar

Tenzing Tsephel, General Secretary, Nathula Border Trader Association, Sikkim

Charles Reuben Lyngdoh, Professor, Synod College, Shillong

NVR Jyoti Kumar, Professor, Mizoram University, Mizoram

Concluding Remarks

Lunch