SPECIAL ADDRESSES
| Diasporas and Geopolitics |
Presentation not available
Dr Parag Khanna
Senior Research Fellow, New America Foundation, United States of America |
| The Diaspora - A Two Way Bridge |
Mr Tarun Das
Former Chief Mentor, Confederation of Indian Industry, India
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PLENARY SESSION I – RESURGENT SOUTH ASIA
| 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
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| How the South Asian Diasporas could Work Together for the Good of the Region |
Presentation not available
Mr Shahid Javed Burki
Former Finance Minister, Pakistan;
Former Vice-President, World Bank; and
Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, Singapore
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| The Private Sector: Engine of Growth of the Economy of Bangladesh |
Mr Sohail Rahman
Chairman, Beximco Ltd, Bangladesh
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| South Asia’s Emerging Economic Power |
Dr Saman Kelegama
Executive Director, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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PLENARY SESSION II – SOUTH ASIA AS OTHERS SEE IT
| US-South Asia Relations |
Presentation not available
Mr Richard Armitage
Former Deputy Secretary of State, United States of America |
| 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
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| Japan’s roles in South Asia |
Mr Minoru Makihara
Senior Corporate Advisor, Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan
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| 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
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PLENARY SESSION III – MEDIA AND DIASPORA
| Media, Diaspora and South Asian Sub-regionalism |
Presentation not available
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
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| Pakistan's TV Revolution, the Diaspora and the Democratic Imperative |
Presentation not available
Dr Aasim Sajjad Akhtar
Professor of Political Economy, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad; and
Political Activist , Pakistan |
| The Importance of Creativity in Emergent South Asia |
Presentation not available
Dr Tahmima Anam
Writer and Anthropologist, United Kingdom |
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PLENARY SESSION IV - ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND DIASPORA
| Nepal, South Asian Diaspora and the World: Opportunities and Challenges |
Mr Binod K Chaudhary
President, Confederation of Nepalese Industries, Nepal
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| Diaspora and Asian Business |
Presentation not available
Mr Jignesh Shah
Chairman & Group Chief Executive Officer, Financial Technologies (India) Ltd, India |
| South Asians in Global Corporations |
Mr Pradeep Pant
President, Asia Pacific, Kraft Foods, Singapore
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PLENARY SESSION V – SINGAPORE: THE SPRINGBOARD FOR SOUTH ASIA
| Singapore's Relevance to South Asia |
Presentation not available
Mr Piyush Gupta
Chief Executive Officer, DBS Group Holdings Ltd & DBS Bank Ltd, Singapore |
| Shaping Asia’s Future: The Role of the Diaspora |
Presentation not available
Mr Ho Kwon Ping
Chairman, Singapore Management University; and
Executive Chairman, Banyan Tree Holdings Limited, Singapore |
| Is India Ready for REITs? |
Ms Chong Siak Ching
President and Chief Executive Officer, Ascendas Pte Ltd, Singapore |
| Singapore – A Springboard for Entrepreneurs |
Dr S. Nasim
Global Chief Executive Officer, Meinhardt Group International, Singapore |
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PLENARY SESSION VI – TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
| The Hybrid Age: Mankind's Fifth Technological Revolution |
Mrs Ayesha Khanna
Director, Hybrid Reality Institute, New York, United States of America |
| 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 |
| Education Through Innovation |
Presentation not available
Mr Siddharth Jain
Chief Creative Director, Playware Studios Asia, Singapore |
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