Conferences & Workshops Details

November 5, 2015 (Thursday) – (Juniper Hall, IHC)

 

2:00 pm         :     Inaugural Session

• Welcome Remarks by Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER
• Welcome Remarks by JUNG Ku-Hyun, President, The Seoul Forum for

International Affairs (SFIA) 

• Guest Remarks, CHO Hyun, Ambassador of Republic of Korea to India

 

Keynote Address by Shri Suresh Prabhu, Hon’ble Minister of Railways, Government of India

 

2.45 pm         :     Coffee Break

 

3:00 pm         :     Session 1: Asian Security and India-Korea ‘Special Strategic

                              Partnership’

 

Chair: KIM Dalchoong, Emeritus Professor, Yonsei University

Speakers:

• LEE Chung Min, Professor, Yonsei University and ROK’s

      Ambassador for National Security Affairs

• Raja Mohan, Head, Strategic Studies and Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation

Discussants:

• KIM Changsu, Senior Research Fellow, Center for Security and Strategy, Korea Institute for Defense Analyses (KIDA)
• Skand Tayal, Visiting Professor, Delhi University and Former Indian Ambassador to Korea
• Sanjana Joshi, Senior Consultant, ICRIER

4:30 pm         :     Coffee Break

 

4:45 pm         :   Session 2: Cooperation for Full Potential of India-Korea CEPA and the

                              New Asian Economic Initiatives

 

Chair: Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER

 

 

Speakers:

• S. Seshadri, Vice Chairman, RIS
• PARK Sung-Hoon, Professor, Korea University [Download Presentation]

Discussants:

• Sanjay Chadha, Joint Secretary, FT (North East Asia), Ministry of Commerce & Industry
• CHO Choongjae, Head of South Asia Team, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) [Download Presentation]

 

7.30 pm         :     Special Address by LEE Chung Min, Professor, Yonsei University and

                              ROK’s Ambassador for National Security Affairs   –  (Maple Hall, IHC)

                

Chair: Sanjay Singh, Former Secretary (East) Ministry of External Affairs

 

Dinner Reception, Maple Hall, India Habitat Centre

 

 

November 6, 2015 (Friday) – (Juniper Hall, IHC)

9.30 am          :     Session 3:‘Make in India’ Initiative & Opportunities for SMEs

Chair: A. Didar Singh, Secretary General, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)

Speakers:

• KIM Jong Seok, Professor of Economics, Hong Ik University; President, Youido Institute  [Download Presentation]
• Pravakar Sahoo, Associate Professor, Institute of Economic Growth [Download Presentation]

 

Discussants:

• Ashish Kumar, Senior Development Officer and Point Of Contact For Korean Investors, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion
• embers, Association of High Potential Enterprises of Korea (AHPEK)

11.00 am       :     Coffee Break

 

11.15 am       :     Session 4: India-Korea Collaboration in Manufacturing Industries

                              (Shipbuilding, Steel, Auto, Defense Industry, etc.)

 

Chair: Ajit Ranade, Chief Economist, Aditya Birla Group

 

Speakers:

• CHANG Kook Hyun, Secretary General, Indian Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ICCK)
• Vinnie Mehta,Director General, Automotive Component  Manufacturers Association of India 
• KIM Changsu, Senior Research Fellow, Korea Institute for Defense Analyses (KIDA)  [Download Presentation]

 

Discussants:

• Ajay Shankar, Chairman Expert Committee on Regulatory Approvals, Dept of Industrial Policy & Promotion
• Anil Chait, Lt Gen (Rtd) and Former Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC)
• S. Vishwanatha, Executive Director, Industry Sector, BHEL

1.00 pm         :     Lunch

 

2.00 pm         :     Session 5: India-Korea Collaboration in R&D and High-tech Industries

                              (IT/Internet, Games/Contents, Green/New Energy, etc.)

 

Chair: JUNG Ku-Hyun, President, The Seoul Forum for International Affairs

 

Speakers:

• LEE Haiwon, Professor, Hanyang University [Download Presentation]
• Narendra Taneja, Convener BJP Energy Cell and Energy Expert and Commentator
• Siddhartha Chandurkar, Founder & CEO, ShepHertz

 

Discussants:

• PARK Sung-Hoon, Professor, Korea University
• Gagan Sabharwal, Director, Global Trade Development, NASSCOM

 

3.30 pm         :     Coffee Break

 

3.45 pm         :     Panel Discussion: Enhancing Peoples’ Movement between India and

                              Korea

 

Moderator: Anil Padmanabhan, Deputy Managing Editor of Mint

Panelists:

• LEE Joon-gyu, Former Korean Ambassador to India
• Skand Tayal, Visiting Professor, Delhi University and Former Indian Ambassador to Korea
• Vyjayanti Raghavan, Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University

 

5.00 pm         :     Concluding Remarks

Signing of Joint Statement