Welcome Remarks by Choong Yong Ahn, Co-Chair, Korea-India Dialogue and Foreign Investment Ombudsman, Korea

Keynote Address by Sung-Joo Han, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Korea

Congratulatory Remarks by Vishnu Prakash,Ambassador of India to Korea

Guest Remarks by Rajive Kaul, Past President, Confederation of Indian Industry and Chairman, Nicco Corporation Limited

International Security – The View from Seoul and New Delhi

Chair – S. D. Muni, Senior Visiting Scholar, IDSA and Editor, Indian Foreign Affairs Journal 

Speakers:

• H. K. Singh, Chair Professor, ICRIER-Wadhwani Programme of Research Studies on India-US Relations & Policy Issues 
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• Sung-Han Kim, Professor of Korea University and Former Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Korea
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Discussants:

• Sung-Joo Han, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Korea
• Skand R. Tayal, IFS (Retd.) and Visiting Professor, Dept. of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi
• Sanjana Joshi, Senior Consultant, ICRIER

The session will be chaired by Sung-Han Kim, Professor, Korea University and Former Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Korea   

Recent Economic Trends in Korea and India

Chair – Ajay Shankar, Member Secretary, National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council

Speakers:

• Choong Yong Ahn, Distinguished Professor, Chung-Ang University and Foreign Investment Ombudsman, Korea 
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• Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER
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Discussants:

• Wook Chae, Professor, Graduate School of Pan-Pacific International Studies, Kyung Hee University, Korea
• Jaimini Bhagwati, RBI Chair Professor, ICRIER
• Anil Padmanabhan, Deputy Managing Editor, Mint

Domestic Political Trends in India and Korea 

Chair – Sung-Joo Han, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Korea

Speakers:

• Byung-Joon Ahn, Visiting Professor of International Relations, KDI School of Public Policy & Management 
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• TCA Srinivasa Raghavan, Consulting Editor, Business Standard and The Hindu (Tamil)

Discussants:

• Jin Park, Executive President of Asia Future Institute and former Chairman of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Unification Committee of the National Assembly
• Neera Chandhoke, National Fellow ICSSR and former Professor of Political Science, Delhi University
• Sandip Kumar Mishra, Assistant Professor, Dept. of East Asian Studies, Delhi University

Bridging the Socio-Cultural Distance between India and Korea 

Chair – Jin Park, Executive President of Asia Future Institute and Former Chairman of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Unification Committee of the National Assembly 

Speakers:

• Jai-Joon Hur, Director General, Korea Labor Institute
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• Vyjayanti Raghavan, Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University
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• Choongjae Cho, Head of South Asia Team, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy 
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• Ali Mehdi, Consultant, ICRIER
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Discussants:

• Changho Kwag, Managing Director, POSCO Research Institute
• Sudhir T. Devare, IFS (Retd.) and former Director General, Indian Council of World Affairs

Enhancing India-Korea Trade 

Chair – Pronab Sen, Country Director, International Growth Centre 

Speakers:

• Wook Chae, Professor, Graduate School of Pan-Pacific International Studies, Kyung Hee University, Korea 
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• Ram Upendra Das, Senior Fellow, Research and Information System for Developing Countries

Discussants:

• Choong Yong Ahn, Distinguished Professor, Chung-Ang University and Foreign Investment Ombudsman, Korea
• Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER
• Manoj Pant, Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Galvanizing India-Korea Investment Relations and Joint R&D

Chair – A. Didar Singh, Secretary General, FICCI

Speakers:

• Changho Kwag, Managing Director, POSCO Research Institute
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• Saon Ray, Senior Fellow, ICRIER
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Discussants:

• Choong Yong Ahn, Distinguished Professor, Chung-Ang University and Foreign Investment Ombudsman, Korea
• Anupam Khanna, Chief Economist & Director General, NASSCOM
• Rajeev Ananatram, Professor, International Management Institute

India-Korea Relations: Way Forward

Chair – Rajat Kathuria, Director & CE, ICRIER and Choong Yong Ahn, Distinguished Professor, Chung-Ang University and Foreign Investment Ombudsman, Korea 

Panelists:

• Baijayant Panda, Member of Parliament, India
• Sung-Han Kim, Professor of Korea University and Former Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Korea
• Sanjay Singh, IFS (Retd.) and former Secretary (East) Ministry of External Affairs
• Jin Park, Executive President of Asia Future Institute and Former Chairman of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Unification Committee of the National Assembly
• Amitabh Kant, CEO & MD, Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation
• Ajit Ranade, Member, CII Economic Policy Council and Senior President and Chief Economist Aditya Birla Group
• Jai-Joon Hur, Director General, Korea Labor Institute