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FRIDAY, 17TH FEBRUARY, 2012

Addresses	Shri Sushil K. Modi Deputy Chief Minister, Bihar Shri Nitish Kumar Chief Minister, Bihar
Inaugural address	Dr. Baburam Bhattarai Prime Minister of Nepal
Plenary Session I	Strategies for mainstreaming less-developed regions in the inclusive growth process (with special reference to Bihar)
Moderator	Mr. N.K. Singh Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) & Former Member, Planning Commission
Speakers	Professor Lord Nicholas Stern Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom Dr. D. Subbarao Governor, Reserve Bank of India Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission

FRIDAY, 18TH FEBRUARY, 2012

Plenary Session 2	Transforming Bihar: achievements, opportunities and challenges
Moderator	Professor Yoginder K. Alagh Chairman, Institute for Rural Management and Institute for Human Development & Former Union Minister
Presentation of the Summit Background Paper	Professor Alakh N. Sharma Director, Institute for Human Development (IHD) and Summit Coordinator
Presentation on the Achievements and Challenges during Last Six Years	Government of Bihar
Speakers	Professor Lord Meghnad Desai Emeritus Professor, London School of Economics Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla Chairman, Aditya Birla Group Professor Abhijit Sen Member, Planning Commission
Workshop 1	Overcoming the constraints to faster agricultural growth
Moderator	Dr. S. C. Jha Former Chairman, Special Task Force on Bihar of the Planning Commission
Theme Presentation	Dr. P.K. Joshi Director (Asia), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Panelists	Dr. Ashok Gulati Chairman, Commission on Agricultural Costs and Prices, Government of India Professor S Mahendra Dev Director (Vice Chancellor), Indira Gandhi Institute for Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai Dr. Mangala Rai Advisor on Agriculture to the Chief Minister Government of Bihar Dr. Jeemol Unni Director, Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), Gujarat Dr. T. Haque Former Chairman, Commission on Agricultural Costs and Prices, Government of India Dr. Anjani Kumar Senior Scientist, National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi Dr. Purvi Mehta-Bhatt Director International Livestock Research Institute Dr. S. Baskar Reddy Additional Director, (Agriculture, Rural Development & Water Management), Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Dr. Govind Kelkar Senior Advisor: Programme and Research, Economic Empowerment Cluster UN Women
Workshop 2	Devising an appropriate strategy for urban development
Moderator	Mr. Navin Kumar Chief Secretary, Bihar and Former Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India
Theme Presentation	Professor Amitabh Kundu Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Panelists	Dr. Sandeep Aggarwal Professor and Programme Director, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Ryerson University, Canada Dr. Dennis Rodgers Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester, United Kingdom Dr. Darshini Mahadevia Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology, Ahmedabad Dr. Chetan Vaidya Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), New Delhi Dr. Harsh Singh Director, Market Solutions for Inclusion, New Delhi Mr. R.V. Verma Chairman and Managing Director National Housing Bank Mr. S.K. Das Managing Director, Associated Architect, New Delhi and Professor, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
Workshop 3	Building industrial capabilities: infrastructure, finance, skills and entrepreneurships
Moderator	Dr. Santosh Mehrotra Director General, Institute of Applied Manpower Research (IAMR), New Delhi
Theme Presentation	Dr. Dinesh Awasthi Director, Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDI), Ahmedabad
Panelists	Mr. K.P.S. Kesri President, Bihar Industries Association, Patna Mr. Rajeshwar Mishra Director, Metallon Holdings Limited, Beijing Dr. Rakesh Basant Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad Mr. Satish Jha Chairman, One Laptop Per Child (OLPC), India Mr. Satyajit Kumar Singh Regional Vice-President, (Agriculture and Food Processing), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Patna Dr. Sher Verick Senior Specialist on Employment International Labour Organization (ILO) Dr. Ram Sahi Adjunct Professor of Economics, Carleton Univeristy,Ottawa, Canada Dr. Sudhanshu Rai Professor, Copenhagen Business School Mr. Mukesh Gulati Executive Director, Foundation for MSME Clusters, New Delhi Dr. Meenu Tiwari University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Mr. C. K Mishra Principal Secretary Department of Industry Government of Bihar Mr. Pratya Amrit Secretary, Road Government of Bihar
Workshop 4	Developing Bihar as an attractive tourist destination
Moderator	Dr. S.K. Mishra Chairman, Indian Trust for Rural Heritage Development
Theme Presentation	Professor Dev Nathan Professor, Institute for Human Development (IHD) and Mr. Aditi Nandan, Advertising and Media Consultant, Amatya Media
Panelists	Mr. M.P. Bezbaruah Former Secretary, Ministry of Tourism Mr. S. P. Sinha Chairman and Managing Director Maurya Hotel, Patna Mr. Naveen Sharma Chief Executive Officer Pracheen Bharat Tourism Technology Dr. Praveen Kumar Singh Consulting Editor Dalal Street (Investment Journal) Mr. P.K. Sen Former Director, Project Tigers, Government of India Ms. Meghna Prasad Chief Executive Officer Ray+Keshavan, The Brand Union Mr. Anil Sharma CMD, Amrapali Group Mr. Vibhav Kant Upadhyay Chairman, India Centre Foundation Mr. Keith Hargreaves Director for Business Development Strategic Asia, Jakarta Mr. Deepak Kumar Principal Secretary Department of Tourism Government of Bihar
Workshop 5	Raising and managing resources for a stronger Bihar
Moderator	Dr. Y.V. Reddy Former Governor, Reserve Bank of India
Theme Presentation	Professor Sudipto Mundle Emeritus Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), New Delhi
Panelists	Mr. Anand Sinha Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India Professor Atul Sarma National Fellow, Indian Council of Social Service Research and Former Member, 13th Finance Commission Mr. Shiv Kumar Sharma Chairman, State Bank of Jaipur and Bikaner Jaipur Dr. D.K. Srivastava Director, Madras School of Economics, Chennai Dr. Sidhartha Sinha Professor of Finance, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad Mr. Arunish Chawla Staff Officer to Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission Mr. M.K. Sinha CEO and MD, IDFC Private Equity Mr. V. S Dubey Former Chief Secretary, Bihar and Jharkhand Mr. Rohit Jha Director, Infra Solutions (I) Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi Mr. Rameshwar Singh Principal Secretary, Department of Finance Government of Bihar
Workshop 6	Expanding Knowledge and Research for Development
Moderator	Dr. T.C.A. Anant Secretary, Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India and Professor, Delhi School of Economics
Theme Presentation	Professor P.P. Ghosh, Director, Asian Development Research Institute, Patna
Participants	Dr. Gerry Rodgers Visiting Professor, IHD and Former Director, International Institute of Labour Studies, ILO, Geneva Dr. K.P. Kannan Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum Dr. Ajit Sinha Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai Dr. Ruth Kattumuri Co-Director, India Observatory and Asia Research Centre, London School of Economics Dr. J. B. P. Sinha Former Professor, ANS Institute of Social Studies, Patna Dr. Qamar Ahsan Former Vice-Chancellor B.P. Mandal University Dr. J. Krishnamurty Formerly of the ILO, Geneva Dr. N.K. Chaudhary Patna University Dr. Surjit Singh Director, Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur Dr. J. Majumdar Professor, University of Adelaide, Australia Dr. Himanshu Jawaharlal Nehru University Dr. G.P. Mishra Former Director, Giri Institute of Development Studies, Lucknow Dr. Ajay Mehra Delhi University
Workshop 7	Strengthening educational and training institutions
Moderator	Dr. Arif Hasan Professor and Deputy Director International Islamic University, Malaysia
Theme Presentation	Dr. Sudhanshu Bhushan Professor, National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA), New DelhiDr. Preet Rustagi Professor, Institute for Human Development, New Delhi
Panelists	Ms. Rukmini Banerjee Director, PRATHAM, New Delhi Dr. Vinay Kanth Director, East and West, Patna Professor Praveen Jha Jawaharlal Nehru University Prof. Prabhat Ranjan Professor, Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad Dr. Marmar Mukhopadhaya Director, Educational Technology and Management Academy, New Delhi Professor Avinash Kumar Singh Department of Foundation of Education NUEPA, New Delhi Dr. M J Warsi Washington University in St. Louis, USA Dr. Shabnam Sinha Senior Education and Institutional Development Specialist The World Bank, India Mr. Yameen Mazumdar Chief, Patna Field Office UNICEF, India Mr. A. K Singh Priincipal Secreatry Department of Education Government of Bihar
Workshop 8	Creating a more effective healthcare system
Moderator	Dr. K. Srinath Reddy Chairman, Public Health Foundation of IndiaNew Delhi
Theme Presentation	Dr. A.K. Shiva Kumar Adviser, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), New Delhi Mr. Amarjeet Sinha Principal Secretary, Department of Health, Government of Bihar
Panelists	Professor B.M. Hegde Former Vice-Chancellor, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal Dr. Alaka Basu Cornell University Dr. T. Sundararaman Executive Director, National Health System Resource Centre, New Delhi Dr. Ajay Kumar Former President, Indian Medical Association Mr. Dirk Sommer Head, South Asia Private Participation in Port Fascilities, International Finance Corporation Dr. S.N Arya General Physician, Patna Mr. Ashok Alexander Gates Foundation Director, Avahan India Aids Initiative Global Health Programme Mr Satyajeet Kumar Singh MD, Ruban Hospital, Patna Dr. Charu Garg Consultant, Health Economist and Formerly WHO Geneva Professor Pauline Mazumdar University of Toronto Mr. Sanjay Kumar Executive Director, Bihar Health Society, Government of Bihar Dr. Neelkamal Consultant Paediatrician Hull, UK Dr. Jagdish Prasad Director – General, Health Services, Government of India
Workshop 9	Extending socio-economic and political roles of women
Moderator	Dr. Devaki Jain Writer, Social Activist and Former Member, Karnataka State Planning Board
Theme Presentation	Ms. Renana Jhabvala Chairperson, SEWA Bharat, New Delhi Ms. Amrita Datta Faculty, Institute for Human Development, New Delhi
Panelists	Ms. Ranjana Kumari Director, Centre for Social Research, New DelhiMs. Janine Rodgers Visiting Researcher, IHD Ms. Aditi Phadnis Business Standard Ms. Rashmi Singh Executive Director, National Resource Centre for Women, Government of Bihar Ms. Ruchira Gupta Chairperson, Apne Aap New York Dr. Suraj Kumar Head of Governance, UN Women New Delhi Dr. Manoshi Mitra Das Asian Development Bank Dr. Nirmala Banerjee Former Professor, Centre for Social Sciences, Kolkatta Dr. Meera Tiwari Department of Development Studies University of East London Dr.Kiran Ghai Deparment of Hindi Patna Women’s College Patna Ms. Kahkasha Parween Chairman Women’s Commission Government of Bihar
Workshop 10	Strengthening institutions for inclusive and equitable development
Moderator	Dr. S. R. Hashim Former Member-Secretary, Planning Commission And Former Chairman, Union Public Service Commission
Theme Presentation	Professor Anjan MukherjeeCountry Director, International Growth Centre Professor Shaibal Gupta Member-Secretary, Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI), Patna, Bihar
Panelists	Dr. K.S. Vatsa UNDP, New Delhi Dr. Ajit Ghose Formerly of the International Labour Organization, Geneva and Senior Visiting Professor, IHD Dr. Ajit Prasad S.P. Jain Management Institute, Mumbai Professor Bhajan Grewal Victoria University Australia Dr. D.N. Reddy University of Hyderabad Mr. Sayed Shahid Mahadi Former Vice Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia Dr. Arbind Sinha Acting Director, Mudra Institute of Communication, Ahmedabad Dr. Thangavel Palanivel Chief Economist and Chief Regional Strategy and Policy Unit UNDP Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific New York Mr. Harivansh Editor, The Prabhat Khabar Mr. Memmon Mathew Editor, The Hindustan Times, Patna Dr. Santosh Mathew Principal Secretary Rural Development Government of Bihar Mr. Anup Mukherjee Former Chief Secretary Government of Bihar
Workshop 11	Ushering in a socio-cultural renaissance
Moderator	General S.K. Sinha Former Governor of Assam and Jammu and Kashmir
Theme Presentation	Mr. Tripurari Sharan Director General, Doordarshan and Former Director, Film and Television Institute of India, Pune Mr. Arun Sinha Editor, Nav Hind Times, Goa Dr. Sunita Sharma Magadh University
Panelists	Dr. Vijay Choudhary Director, KP Jaiswal Research Institute, Patna Mr. Ratnakar Tripathy Editor, Bihardays.com Dr. Sarita Boodhoo Manager, Nalanda Bookshop, Port-Louis Ms. Savita Singh Professor of Political Science, IGNOU Dr. Sunita Singh Sengupta Professor, Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University Dr. Acharya Kishore Kunal Chairman, Religious Trust Board, Government of Bihar Professor Arun Kamal Writer, Patna Ms. Pallavi Singh Keshri Eyaas.com Dr. Imtiaz Ahmad Director,Khuda baksh Library, Patna Mr. Jayant Kastuar Secretary, Sangeet Natak Academy Mr. Urmilesh Chief Editor, Rajya Sabha TV Mr. Sudhanshu Ranjan Chief of National Bureau Doordarshan News New Delhi Mr. Akku Srivastava Editor, Dainik Hindustan Patna Mr. Abhimanyu Singh Film Maker
Plenary Session 3	Forging Partnerships for Development in Bihar
Moderator	Professor Muchkund Dubey Former Foreign Secretary of India
Speakers	Mr. Analjit Singh Founder and Chairman, Max India ltd Mr. A K Sinha Development Commissioner Government of Bihar Mr. Roberto Zagha Country Director, World Bank Ms. Caitlin Wiesen Country Director, UNDP Dr. Prabhu Pingali Deputy Director, Agricultural Development, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Mr. Sam Sharpe Country Head, DFID India Mr David Mcloughlin Principal Officer Programmes, UNICEF India Dr. Ramesh Yadav COO, Cradle Technologies San Fransisco, USA
Plenary Session 4	Role of cinema and television in cultural renaissance in Bihar: an interactive dialogue
Moderater	Mr. Tripurari Sharan, Director General, Doordarshan and Former Director, Film and Television Institute of India, Pune
Speakers	Mr. Javed Akhtar Lyricist Barkha dutt Managing editor NDTV Mr. Prakash Jha Film Maker Mr. Shatrughan Sinha Actor Mr.Uday Shankar CEO, Star TV
Comments	Mr. Shekhar Suman Actor Mr. Manoj Tiwari Actor Mr. Piyush Jha Film Maker Ms. Priyanka Sinha Editor, SCREEN Ms. Neetu Chandra Actor

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