09:30 am – 10:00 am     

Registration and Tea/Coffee

10:00 am – 11:15 am

Welcome Address

Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

Address by Chair:

Dr. T. C. A. Anant, Secretary & Chief Statistician of India, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India

:Keynote Address 1

Ms. Rita A. Teaotia, Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India

:Keynote Address 2

Dr. Naresh Trehan, Chairman & Managing Director, Medanta – The Medicity; and Chairman, Services Export Promotion Council

: Launch of the Survey on Medical Value Travel (MVT)

:Release of the Report

“Institutional Framework for Collection of Statistics on Trade in Services: Four Pilot Surveys on Trade in Audiovisual, Logistics, Professional and Telecommunication Services”

Presentation of the Key Findings of the Report

Dr. Arpita Mukherjee, Professor, ICRIER 

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11:15 am – 11:30 am

:

Tea and Coffee Break

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Panel Discussion on “Need for Services Trade Data Collection: Present Status and a Roadmap for Future”

:

Chair:

Mr. Anup Wadhawan, Director
General of Foreign Trade, Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT),
Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India

Co-Chair:

Mr. Sudhanshu Pandey,
Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry,
Government of India

Speakers:

Dr. Dipankar Sinha,
Director General, Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and
Statistics, Government of India

Dr. Rajat Kathuria,  Director and CE, ICRIER

Prof. Anwarul Hoda,
Chair Professor, ICRIER

Dr. Alexander Thomas,
President, Consortium of Accredited Health Care Organizations(CAHO); and Executive Director, Association of Healthcare
Provider (India)

Dr. Pritam Banerjee,
Senior Director – South Asia, Corporate Public Policy, Deutsche Post DHL

Ms. R. V. Anuradha, Partner,
Clarus Law Associates

Interventions by:

Dr. O. P. Mall, Advisor,
RBI

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12:30 pm – 12:45 pm

Discussion and Question/Answer

12:45 pm – 12:50 pm

:Vote of Thanks

Ms. Tanu M. Goyal, Consultant, ICRIER

12:50 pm onwards

:Lunch