FICCI – ICRIER Conference on “Strategies for Sustainable Development: Climate Action, Financial Reform”, August 3, 2015
FICCI, Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi
Draft Agenda Outline
Launch Venue |
Conference Room, 3rd Floor, FICCI, Federation House |
09:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Registration |
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. |
Inaugural Session 1. 2. 3. Inaugural Address: Shri Prakash Javadekar, Hon’ble Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India (TBC) 4. Special Address: Shri Ashok Lavasa, Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India (TBC) 5. 6. Special Address: Mr. Manish Bapna, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, World Resources Institute 7. Vote of thanks: Dr. A. Didar Singh, Secretary General, FICCI Launch of the New Climate Economy’s India Report titled ‘India: Pathways to Sustaining Rapid Development in a New Climate Economy’ |
11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. |
Tea Break |
11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. |
Panel Discussion I – Strategic Framework for Cities: Linking Economic Performance and Climate Performance India is at the cusp of a major urban transition. There is a need to identify urban policies and programs at Chair: Prof. Jagan Shah, Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs Panelists: 1. Prof. A. K. Gosain, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi 2. Mr. Nitin Pandit, Managing Director, World Resources Institute, India 3. Mr. Pradeep Kapoor, General Manager, City Account Management – Delhi, NCR, Siemens India (TBC) 4. Mr. Rajan Anandan, Vice President & Managing Director, Google, South East Asia & India (TBC) 5. Dr. Satish Kumar, Senior Advisor, Energy Efficiency and Sustainability, Schneider Electric India Pvt. Ltd. |
12:45 p.m. – 01:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
01:30 p.m. – 02:30 p.m.
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Panel Discussion II – Low India has declared its readiness to cut carbon emissions per unit of GDP by 20-25 per cent from the 2005 levels by 2020. The National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) stresses the overriding importance in India’s development agenda of rapid economic growth
Chair: Prof. Anwarul Hoda, Chair
Panelists:
1. Dr. H. P. Singh, Director, Jain Irrigation System Ltd. 2. Dr. Ramesh Chand, Director, National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (NIAP) 3. Dr. A. K. Sikka, Deputy Director General, National Resource Management, Indian Council of Agricultural Research
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02:30 p.m. – 03:45 p.m.
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Panel Discussion III – Sustainable Financing Creating a sustainable financial system for India is imperative to deliver a step change in the financial system’s effectiveness in mobilizing capital towards a green and inclusive economy. Drawing upon the recommendations of the FICCI-UNEP India Inquiry
Chair: Ms. Naina Lal Kidwai, Member, UNEP Inquiry International Advisory Council and Chairperson, UNEP Inquiry India Advisory Council (Session Chair)
Panelists: 1. Dr. Rathin Roy, Director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) (TBC) 2. 3. Mr. Nick Robins, Co-Director, Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System at UNEP 4. Mr. Mark Halle, Executive 5. Mr. Girish Shrimali, Director, Climate Policy Initiative, India |
03:45 p.m. – 04:00 p.m. |
Wrap Up and Tea |