International seminar on India-Japan Partnership for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 

15 March 2019 (Friday), The Viceregal, Hotel Claridges, 12 Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Road, New Delhi

9:15 am Registration

9:30 – 10:00 INAUGURAL SESSION

Welcome remarks

Dr Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER

Opening remarks

His Excellency Mr Kenji Hiramatsu , Ambassador of Japan to India

Inaugural address

Dr Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog, Government of India

10:00 – 10:15 Tea break

10:15 – 11:30 THEMATIC SESSION 1 – HEALTH (SDG 3)

Session chair

Dr Ali Mehdi, Senior Fellow and Project Lead, Health Policy Initiative, ICRIER [Download Presentation]

Distinguished speakers

Mr Alok Kumar, Adviser (Health), NITI Aayog, Government of India 

Professor Randeep Guleria Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi [Download Presentation] 

Dr Henk Bekedam, WHO Representative to India

Mr Katsuo Matsumoto, Chief Representative, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) [Download Presentation]

Ms Miki Nagashima, Board Member, Malaria No More Japan [Download Presentation]

11:30 – 11:45 pm Tea break

11:45 – 13:00 THEMATIC SESSION 2 – SANITATION AND HYGIENE (SDG 6)

Session chair

Mr Nicolas Osbert, Chief – Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (WASH), UNICEF India

Distinguished speakers

Shri Parameswaran Iyer, Secretary, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India 

Dr Lalit Kumar, Adviser, Sulabh International Social Service Organisation [Download Presentation]

Mr Kotaro Katsuki, Director, Global Issues Cooperation Division, International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan [Download Presentation]

Mr Mohit Jain, Director – Technical Support, LIXIL India Private Limited [Download Presentation]

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 15:15 THEMATIC SESSION 3 – ENVIRONMENT (SDGs 11, 12, 13)

Session chair

Dr Saon Ray, Senior Fellow, ICRIER

Distinguished speakers

Professor Meeta Keswani Mehra
Chairperson and Professor of Economics, Centre for International Trade and Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University [Download Presentation]

Dr Kaushik Deb,
Research Fellow, Markets and Industrial Development, King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), Riyadh  [Download Presentation]

Mr Mamoru Kondo, Deputy General Manager, Business and Product Developing Center, Environment Business Headquarters, Hitachi Zosen Corporation [Download Presentation]

Mr Toshizo Maeda, Principal Researcher and Deputy Director, Kansai Research Centre,
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) [Download Presentation]

15:15 Vote of thanks

Dr Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER

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More details can be accessed at Embassy of Japan website: [Embassy of Japan in India]