LINKING THE SOUTH ASIAN DIASPORA
21-22 July 2011
Resorts World Sentosa
Draft Programme
(as at 15 July 2011) |
| DAY ONE: THURSDAY, 21 JULY 2011 |
| 8.30am |
Registration and Interactions
West Lobby, Level B2, Convention Centre |
Opening Ceremony
Compass West Ballroom, Level B2, Convention Centre |
| 9.15am |
Welcome Address
Ambassador Gopinath Pillai
Chairman, Institute of South Asian Studies, Singapore |
| 9.25am |
Opening Address
Mr Lee Hsien Loong
Prime Minister, Republic of Singapore |
| 9.50am |
Coffee / Tea
Compass West Ballroom Foyer, Level B2, Convention Centre |
Special Addresses
Compass West Ballroom, Level B2, Convention Centre |
Moderator
Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury
Senior Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, Singapore; and
Former Foreign Advisor (Foreign Minister) of Bangladesh |
| 10.00am |
Diasporas and Geopolitics
Dr Parag Khanna
Senior Research Fellow, New America Foundation, United States of America |
| 10.20am |
The Diaspora - A Two Way Bridge
Mr Tarun Das
Former Chief Mentor, Confederation of Indian Industry, India |
| 10.40am |
Question and Answer Session |
PLENARY SESSION I – RESURGENT SOUTH ASIA
Compass West Ballroom, Level B2, Convention Centre
Moderator
Dr S. Narayan
Head, Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, Singapore; and
Former Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister of India |
| 11.15am |
Clouds over economic resurgence in India and South Asia: Politics of (mis)Governance, Domestic and External Security Threats
Professor T. N. Srinivasan
Yong Pung How Chair Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore |
| 11.35am |
How the South Asian Diasporas could Work Together for the Good of the Region
Mr Shahid Javed Burki
Former Finance Minister, Pakistan;
Former Vice-President, World Bank; and
Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, Singapore |
| 11.55am |
The Private Sector: Engine of Growth of the Economy of Bangladesh
Mr Sohail Rahman
Chairman, Beximco Ltd, Bangladesh |
| 12.15pm |
South Asia’s Emerging Economic Power
Dr Saman Kelegama
Executive Director, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 12.35pm |
Question and Answer Session |
| 1.05pm |
Buffet Lunch and Interaction
Compass Central Ballroom, Level B2, Convention Centre |
PLENARY SESSION II – SOUTH ASIA AS OTHERS SEE IT
Compass West Ballroom, Level
B2, Convention Centre
Moderator
Ambassador Tommy Koh
Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore;
Chairman, National Heritage Board; and
Co-Chairman, India-Singapore Strategic Dialogue |
| 2.00pm |
US-South Asia Relations
Mr Richard Armitage
Former Deputy Secretary of State, United States of America |
| 2.20pm |
Global Korea and New Asian Diplomacy: Assessing the Future of Korean-South Asian Relations, with particular reference to India
Dr Han Seung Soo
Former Prime Minister of Republic of Korea; and
Senior Advisor, Kim and Chang, Republic of Korea |
| 2.40pm |
Japan’s roles in South Asia
Mr Minoru Makihara
Senior Corporate Advisor, Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan |
| 3.00pm |
Civilisation States as Role Model for India and China: A Chindian Perspective
Professor Tan Chung
Academic Associate, University of Chicago, United States of America; and
Emeritus Member, Institute of Chinese Studies, New Delhi, India |
| 3.20pm |
Question and Answer Session |
PLENARY SESSION III – MEDIA AND DIASPORA
Compass West Ballroom, Level B2, Convention Centre
Moderator
Professor S. D. Muni
Visiting Research Professor, Institute of South Asian Studies, Singapore; and
India's former Special Envoy to Southeast Asian Countries on UN Security Council Reforms |
| 3.50pm |
Media, Diaspora and South Asian Sub-regionalism
Dr C. Raja Mohan
Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi;
Contributing Editor, The Indian Express; and
Visiting Research Professor, Institute of South Asian Studies, Singapore |
| 4.05pm |
Pakistan's TV Revolution, the Diaspora and the Democratic Imperative
Dr Aasim Sajjad Akhtar
Professor of Political Economy, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad; and
Political Activist , Pakistan |
| 4.20pm |
The Importance of Creativity in Emergent South Asia
Dr Tahmima Anam
Writer and Anthropologist, United Kingdom |
| 4.35pm |
Question and Answer Session |
| 5.00pm |
Coffee / Tea and Interaction
Compass West Ballroom Foyer, Level B2, Convention Centre |
PLENARY SESSION IV - ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND DIASPORA
Compass West Ballroom, Level B2, Convention Centre
Moderator
Mr Sat Pal Khattar
Chairman, Khattar Holdings Pte Ltd; and
Chairman of the Singapore-India Partnership Foundation, Singapore |
| 5.15pm |
Nepal, South Asian Diaspora and the World: Opportunities and Challenges
Mr Binod K Chaudhary
President, Confederation of Nepalese Industries, Nepal |
| 5.30pm |
Diaspora and Asian Business
Mr Jignesh Shah
Chairman & Group Chief Executive Officer, Financial Technologies (India) Ltd, India |
| 5.45pm |
South Asians in Global Corporations
Mr Pradeep Pant
President, Asia Pacific, Kraft Foods, Singapore |
| 6.00pm |
Question and Answer Session |
| 6.15pm |
End of Day One Conference |
GALA DINNER
Compass East Ballroom, Level B2, Convention Centre
Guest-of-Honour
President S R Nathan
Republic of Singapore
Special Guest
Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong
Republic of Singapore
Patron, Institute of South Asian Studies |
| 7.00pm |
Cocktails |
| 8.00pm |
Welcome Address
Professor Tan Tai Yong
Director, Institute of South Asian Studies, Singapore |
| 9.00pm |
Tribute to President S R Nathan
Orator: Ambassador Gopinath Pillai
Chairman, Institute of South Asian Studies, Singapore |
| 10.30pm |
End of Gala Dinner |
| DAY TWO: FRIDAY, 22 JULY 2011 |
| 9.00am |
Interaction
West Lobby, Level B2, Convention Centre |
PLENARY SESSION V – SINGAPORE: THE SPRINGBOARD FOR SOUTH ASIA
Compass West Ballroom, Level B2, Convention Centre
Moderator
Mr Girija Pande
Chairman, Tata Consultancy Services., Asia Pacific |
| 9.30am |
Singapore's Relevance to South Asia
Mr Piyush Gupta
Chief Executive Officer, DBS Group Holdings Ltd & DBS Bank Ltd, Singapore |
| 9.50am |
Shaping Asia’s Future: The Role of the Diaspora
Mr Ho Kwon Ping
Chairman, Singapore Management University; and
Executive Chairman, Banyan Tree Holdings Limited, Singapore |
| 10.10am |
Is India Ready for REITs?
Ms Chong Siak Ching
President and Chief Executive Officer, Ascendas Pte Ltd, Singapore |
| 10.30am |
Singapore – A Springboard for Entrepreneurs
Dr S. Nasim
Global Chief Executive Officer, Meinhardt Group International, Singapore |
| 10.50am |
Question and Answer Session |
| 11.10am |
Coffee / Tea
Compass West Ballroom Foyer, Level B2, Convention Centre |
PLENARY SESSION VI – TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
Compass West Ballroom, Level B2, Convention Centre
Moderator
Professor Robin Jeffrey
Visiting Research Professor, Institute of South Asian Studies, Singapore |
| 11.30am |
The Hybrid Age: Mankind's Fifth Technological Revolution
Mrs Ayesha Khanna
Director, Hybrid Reality Institute, New York, United States of America |
| 11.50am |
R&D Partnership in Healthcare Industry
Dr Xia Mingde
Senior Director, Corporate Office of Science and Technology, Johnson & Johnson, United States of America and China |
| 12.10pm |
Education Through Innovation
Mr Siddharth Jain
Chief Creative Director, Playware Studios Asia, Singapore |
| 12.30pm |
Question and Answer Session |
| 1.00pm |
Buffet Lunch and Interaction
Compass Central Ballroom, Level B2, Convention Centre |
SPECIAL EVENT
Compass West Ballroom, Level B2, Convention Centre
Launch of ‘The Dancing Girl – A History of India’ by President S R Nathan, written by Dr Balaji Sadasivan, the late Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Singapore)
Guest-of-Honour
President S R Nathan
Republic of Singapore |
| 2.00pm |
Opening Remarks
Ambassador K Kesavapany
Director, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore |
| 2.10pm |
Remarks by Dr Ma Swan Hoo
Wife of the late Dr Balaji Sadasivan |
| 2.25pm |
Launch of ‘The Dancing Girl – A History of India’
President S R Nathan
Republic of Singapore |
| 2.45pm |
Coffee / Tea and Interaction
Compass West Ballroom Foyer, Level B2, Convention Centre |
DIALOGUE WITH MR LEE KUAN YEW
Compass West Ballroom, Level B2, Convention Centre
Moderator
Professor Kishore Mahbubani
Dean
Professor in the Practice of Public Policy
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, Singapore |
| 4.30pm |
Dialogue with Mr Lee Kuan Yew
Former Minister Mentor, Republic of Singapore; and
Senior Adviser, Government of Singapore Investment Corporation
|
| 5.45pm |
End of Day Two Conference |
| 6.45pm |
Visit to ArtScience Museum (Limited spaces only)
Marina Bay Sands |
| 9.00pm |
End of Visit |
