| DAY 1: THURSDAY, 21 NOVEMBER 2013 |
| 0800 |
Registration & Networking |
| 0900 |
Welcome Remarks
Ambassador Gopinath Pillai
Chairman, Institute of South Asian Studies, Singapore |
| 0920 |
Keynote Address
Mr Teo Chee Hean
Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs, Singapore |
| 0950 |
Tea Break |
| 1020 |
INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE
Moderator: Prof Kishore Mahbubani, Dean and Professor in the Practice of Public Policy, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
Speakers:
Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law, Singapore
Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Principal Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, Singapore
Mr Vikram Mehta, Chairman, Brookings India
Mr Sachin Pilot, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Corporate Affairs, India |
| 1155 |
PLENARY SESSION
South Asian Regionalism: Challenges and Opportunities
Keynote Address and Moderator: Mr Bilahari Kausikan, Ambassador-at-Large and Policy Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
Speakers:
Mr Shyam Saran, Former Foreign Secretary, India; and Chairman, Research and Information Systems for Developing Countries
Mr Claude Smadja, President, Smadja & Associates Strategic Advisory, Switzerland
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| 1315 |
Lunch |
| 1415 |
BOOK LAUNCH
The Art of Sukumar Bose: Reflections on South and Southeast Asia
Guest-of-Honour: Mr S R Nathan, Sixth President of Singapore
Guest Speaker: Dr Kamal Bose, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, Singapore
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| 1445 |
NLB LITERARY ARTS PARALLEL SESSION
Shared Narratives: The Cultural Underpinnings of a Region
Moderator: Ms Meira Chand, Novelist, Singapore
Speakers:
Dr Tahmima Anam, Novelist, Bangladesh
Prof Shirley Chew, Visiting Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Mr Nury Vittachi, Journalist and Author, Hong Kong
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PARALLEL SESSION
Capital Flows: Investing in the Region
Moderator: Mr Jaspal Singh Bindra, Group Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer, Asia, Standard Chartered Bank, Hong Kong
Speakers:
Mr Nasir Afaf, Founding Partner, Nonlinear Ltd, UK
Mr Shahid Javed Burki, Former Vice President, The World Bank, USA; and Former Finance Minister, Pakistan
Dr Dilip Ratha, Manager, Migration and Remittances; and Head, Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, The World Bank, USA
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| 1610 |
Tea Break |
| 1630 |
PARALLEL SESSION
People Power: Social Entrepreneurship and Change
Moderator: Ms Sunita Kohli, Chairperson, Board of Trustees of Save-a-Mother; and President, K2India, India
Speakers:
Ms Sarah Hashwani, Chairperson, Hashoo Foundation; and Director, Corporate Governance and Planning, Hashoo Group, Pakistan
Mr Elmo Jayawardena, Founder and President, CandleAid Lanka, Sri Lanka
Ms Chhavi Rajawat, Sarpanch (Village Head) of Soda; and Co-chairperson, World Economic Forum 2012, India |
PARALLEL SESSION
CII INDIA SYMPOSIUM
Can India's Growth be Revived in 2014? A Perspective from India's Leading CEOs
Moderator: Mr Vikram Khanna, Associate Editor, The Business Times, Singapore
Speakers:
Dr Naushad Forbes, Chairman, CII National Committee on Higher Education; and Director, Forbes Marshall, India
Mr S Gopalakrishnan, President, CII; and Co-Founder and Executive Vice Chairman, Infosys Limited, India
Mr Sat Pal Khattar, Founder, Khattar Wong & Partners, Singapore
Mr Ajay Shriram, President Designate, CII; and
Chairman & Senior Managing Director, DCM Shriram Consolidated, India
Mr Srikant Suryanarayanan, Chairman, CII Young Indians, India |
| 1755 |
PARALLEL SESSION
Inclusive Banking: The Model for South Asia
Moderator: Prof Rajendra K Srivastava, Provost and Deputy-President (Academic Affairs), Singapore Management University
Speakers:
Mr Yaseen Anwar, Governor, State Bank of Pakistan
Dr Subir Gokarn, Director of Research, Brookings India; and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution, USA
Mr Arjuna Mahendran, Chief Investment Officer, Emirates NBD, UAE
Dr Eric D Manes, Senior Economist for South Asia, The World Bank, USA
Dr Atiur Rahman, Governor, Bangladesh Bank |
PARALLEL SESSION
McKinsey & Company Panel Discussion and Book Release: Reimagining India
Speakers:
Prof Kanti Prasad Bajpai, Vice Dean Research, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore
Mr Gautam Banerjee, Chairman, Blackstone Singapore
Mr Chinta Bhagat, Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company, Singapore
Mr Nisid Hajari, Asia Editor, Bloomberg View
Mr Anand Mahindra, Chairman and Managing Director, Mahindra Group, India
Mr Vikram Mehta, Chairman, Brookings India
Dr Mallika Sarabhai, Director, Darpana Academy of Performing Arts, New Delhi, India |
| 1845 |
End of Day 1 Conference |
| 1930 |
SADC 2013 GALA DINNER
Fairmont Ballroom, Raffles City Convention Centre
Guest-of-Honour: H.E. Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam, President of Singapore
Welcome Address: Prof Tan Tai Yong, Director, Institute of South Asian Studies, Singapore; and Vice-Provost (Student Life), National University of Singapore
Book launch: The Encyclopedia of the Sri Lankan Diaspora
Special Award Presentation
Citation: Ambassador Gopinath Pillai, Chairman, Institute of South Asian Studies, Singapore |
| 2230 |
End of Gala Dinner |
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| DAY 2: FRIDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2013 |
| 0800 |
Registration & Networking |
| 0900 |
Opening Remarks
Prof Tan Tai Yong
Director, Institute of South Asian Studies; and Vice-Provost (Student Life), National University of Singapore |
| 0915 |
PLENARY SESSION
Cross Border Regulations and Access to Financial Markets
Speakers:
Mr Magnus Böcker, Chief Executive Officer & Executive and Non-Independent Director, Singapore Exchange
Mr Piyush Gupta, Chief Executive Officer, DBS Group Holdings Ltd, Singapore
Dr S Narayan, Head of Research and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, Singapore
Mr U K Sinha, Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India
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| 1045 |
Tea Break |
| 1110 |
Presentation on Indian Heritage Centre, Singapore
Dr Gauri Krishnan, Centre Director
Moderator: Amb K Kesavapany, Singapore's Non-Resident Ambassador to Kingdom of Jordan; and
Member, Indian Heritage Centre Steering Committee, Singapore
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| 1200 |
PLENARY SESSION
Business Opportunities: What the Region Promises
Moderator: Ambassador Gopinath Pillai, Chairman, Institute of South Asian Studies, Singapore
Speakers:
Mr Binod K Chaudhary, President, Chaudhary Group, and Chairman, Cinnovation Group, Nepal
Mr Abdul Razak Dawood, Director/Chairman, Descon Engineering, Pakistan
Mr Latifur Rahman, Chairman and CEO, Transcom Limited, Bangladesh
Mr Suresh Shah, Director and CEO, Ceylon Beverage Holdings PLC and Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC, Sri Lanka
Mr Malvinder Mohan Singh, Executive Chairman, Fortis Healthcare Limited, India |
| 1330 |
Lunch |
| 1415 |
INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE
Keynote Address and Moderator:
Prof S Jayakumar, Former Deputy Prime Minister, Singapore
Speakers:
Dr Arjumand Hashmi, Mayor, Paris-Texas, USA
Prof Sukh Deo Muni, Visiting Research Professor, Institute of South Asian Studies, Singapore
Prof Gowher Rizvi, International Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister, Bangladesh
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| 1520 |
PARALLEL SESSION
Media and the Arts: South Asian Representations
Moderator:
Mr Patrick Daniel, Editor-in-Chief, English and Malay newspapers division, Singapore Press Holdings, Singapore
Speakers:
Ms Barkha Dutt, Group Editor, NDTV, India
Mr Aroon Purie, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, The India Today Group, India
Mr Viswa Sadasivan, Chief Executive Officer, Strategic Moves, Singapore
Dr Mallika Sarabhai, Director, Darpana Academy of Performing Arts, New Delhi, India |
PARALLEL SESSION
Panel Discussion on The Encyclopedia of the Sri Lankan Diaspora
Keynote Address and Moderator:
Mr J Y Pillay, Chairman, Council of Presidential Advisors; and Chairman, Tiger Airways Holdings, Singapore
Speakers:
Dr Patrick Mendis, educator, diplomat and author, USA
Dr Visvanathan Navaratnam, International Advisory Panel, Encyclopedia of Sri Lankan Diaspora
Dr Rajesh Rai, Assistant Professor, South Asian Studies Programme, National University of Singapore
Dr Razeen Sally, Associate Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore |
| 1645 |
Tea Break |
| 1705 |
IN CONVERSATION
Global Connections and Visions for a Region
Moderator: Prof Tommy Koh, Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
Speakers:
Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Singapore
Mr P Chidambaram, Minister of Finance, India
Mr S Gopalakrishnan, President, Confederation of Indian Industry; and Co-Founder and Executive Vice Chairman, Infosys Limited, India
Mr Anand Mahindra, Chairman and Managing Director, Mahindra Group, India |
| 1845 |
End of Day 2 |
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