Thursday, February 28, 2019
at Tamarind Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
PROGRAMME
09:30 – 10:00 am : Registration and Tea/Coffee
10:00 – 11:30 am : Welcome Address
Dr. Arpita Mukherjee, Professor, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
Special Address
Mr. Manish Kumar, MD & CEO, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)
Opening Address
Dr. Rinku Murgai, Lead Economist, World Bank
Ms. Dagmar Walter, Director, DWT for South Asia and Country Office for India, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Release of the Report
Exports to Jobs: Boosting the Gains from Trade in South Asia (World Bank Group and International Labor Organization (ILO))
Presentation of the Report
By Ms Gladys Lopez-Acevedo, Lead Economist- South Asia, World Bank and Mr. Daniel Samaan, Senior Economist, International Labour Organization (ILO)
11:30 – 11:45 am : Tea/Coffee Break
11:45 – 01:00 pm : Panel Discussion on How to Reinvigorate the Labor Market through Greater Export Growth
Chair:
Dr. Alok Sheel, RBI Chair Professor, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
Panelists:
Mr. Srinivasan Iyer, Program Officer, The Ford Foundation
Ms. Sabina Dewan, President and Executive Director, Just Jobs Network & Senior Visiting Fellow, Centre for Policy Research
Dr. Radhicka Kapoor, Senior Fellow, ICRIER
Dr. Ajit Ghose, Visiting Professor, Institute for Human Development
01:00 – 01:30 pm : Question and Answer
01:30 – 01:35 pm : Vote of Thanks
Mr. Martin Rama, Senior Advisor, World Bank
01:35 pm onwards : Lunch