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