| 09:00 – 11:00 |
Plenary II
THEME: Trade and industrial policies in a time of climate action
Moderator: Hon’ble Dr. Swarnim Waglé, Member of Parliament, NepalPanelists:
- Dr. Nagesh Kumar, Director and Chief Executive, Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID), India
- Dr. Dushni Weerakoon, Executive Director, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS), Sri Lanka
- Dr. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), India
- Dr. Brendan Vickers, Adviser and Head, International Trade Policy Section, Commonwealth Secretariat, London
- Ms. Ieva Baršauskaitė, Lead, Trade and the Green Transition, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), Switzerland
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| 11:00 – 11:15 |
Tea/Coffee |
| 11:15—13:00 |
Parallel 1: Trade in environmental goods and services, and environmentally preferable products
Moderator: Dr. Rupa Chanda, Director of Trade, Investment and Innovation, UNESCAP, ThailandPanelists:
- Prof. Mustafizur Rahman, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Bangladesh
- Dr. Pramila A. Crivelli, Economist, Economic Research Department, Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines
- Dr. Seeta Giri, Founder, Mountain Crafts, Bhutan
- Dr. Vaqar Ahmed, Board Member, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Board of Investment & Trade (KPBOIT), Pakistan
- Mr. Pranav Kumar, Vice President, International Trade Policy and Compliance, Reliance Industries Ltd., India
- Ms. Darshana Shrestha, First Vice-President, FWEAN, Nepal
Parallel 2: Harnessing clean energy for development
Moderator: Mr. Shishir Priyadarshi, President, Global Relations, Adani Group, IndiaPanelists:
- Mr. Dipak Gyawali, Former Minister for Water Resources, Nepal
- Dr. Biraj Singh Thapa, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kathmandu University, Nepal
- Ms. Pooja Sharma, Country Director, Practical Action, Kathmandu
- Dr. Ritu Mathur, Consultant, NITI Ayog, India
- Dr. Khondaker Golam Moazzem, Research Director, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Bangladesh
- Mr. Ashish Garga, Vice President, Independent Power Producers Association Nepal (IPPAN), Nepal
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| 13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch Break |
| 14:00—15:45 |
Parallel 3: Environmental measures affecting trade (CWS supported)
- Moderator: Mr. Deepak Raj Joshi, CEO, Nepal Tourism Board, Nepal
- Mr. Kshitiz Dahal
- Dr. Selim Raihan, Professor, Dhaka University, Bangladesh
Parallel 4: CPD session (Technology and innovation)
Parallel 5: Sustainable tourism
- Moderator: Mr. Deepak Raj Joshi, CEO, Nepal Tourism Board, Nepal
- Ms. Yankeela Sherpa, Managing Director, Snow Leopard Trek, Nepal
- Dr. Mariyam Shakeela, Former Cabinet Minister, Maldives, and Chief Executive Officer, SIMDI Group
- IPS researcher a candidate
- Nepal…
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| 15:45 – 16:00 |
Tea Break |
| 16:00—17:45 |
Parallel 6:[ Resilience and Agility of MSMEs and Inclusive Businesses] (Oxfam supported) — will have to accommodate their suggestions too
Moderator: Dr. Mona Shrestha Adhikari, Chief Executive Officer, Enterprise for Management, Economic Reform and Gender Equality (EMERGE), Nepal
Panelists:
- Dr. Ganga Tilakaratna, Research Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS), Sri Lanka
- India, private sector, male
- Unnayan Shamannay, Dhaka (or somewhere, need to provide a role)
Parallel 7: Capacity Building on Sustainable Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation, and Mitigation
Moderator: Ajaya Dixit, Senior Research Fellow, SAWTEE Presentation Disaster Risk Reduction in South Asia- Presentation (20 Minutes)
- Mr. Sanjay Srivastava, ESCAP
- Ms. Aminath Shaahy, Assistant Director, The Maldives National University
Panelists:
- Mr. Anil Pokhrel, Chief Executive, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, Government of Nepal
- Dr. Rajiv Kumar Gupta, Director, SAARC Disaster Management Centre, India (virtual)
- Dr. Shafqat Munir, Deputy Executive/Head, Sustainable and Resilience Programme, Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Islamabad
- Dr. Pulasthi Amarasinghe, Research Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS), Pakistan
- Dr. Sabyasachi Saha, Associate Professor, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), India
- Ms. Shakti Gurung, Executive Director, Centre for Disaster Management Studies, Nepal
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