| 09:00 – 11:00 |
Plenary : Trade and industrial policies in a time of climate action
Moderator: Dr. Brendan Vickers, Adviser and Head, International Trade Policy Section, Commonwealth Secretariat, UK
Panelists:
- 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
- Ms. Ieva Baršauskaitė, Lead, Trade and the Green Transition, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), Switzerland
- Dr. Paras Kharel, Executive Director, SAWTEE, Nepal
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| 11:00 – 11:15 |
Tea Break |
| 11:15—13:00 |
Parallel session: Sustainability-based trade measures: An emerging challenge for global trade
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Murali Kallummal, Professor, Centre for WTO Studies
Panelists:
- Ms. Vishakha Srivastav, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for WTO Studies , India
- Dr. Selim Raihan, Executive Director, South Asian Network on Economic Modelling (SANEM); and Professor, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Dr. Salamat Ali, Trade Economist, Commonwealth Secretariat,UK
- Dr. Aparna Sawhney, Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), India
- Dr. Joel Trachtman, Professor of International Law and Henry J. Braker Professorship of Commercial Law, Tufts University, US (virtual)
Parallel session: Tapping clean energy for development
Moderator: Mr. Shishir Priyadarshi, President, Global Relations, Adani Group, India
Panelists:
- Mr. Dipak Gyawali, Former Minister for Water Resources, Nepal
- Dr. Biraj Singh Thapa, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kathmandu University, Nepal
- Dr. Khondaker Golam Moazzem, Research Director, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Bangladesh
- Ms. Saima William, Program Lead for Climate Action, Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI), Pakistan
- Mr. Ashish Garga, Vice President, Independent Power Producers Association Nepal (IPPAN), Nepal
Parallel session: Trade in environment-friendly goods and services: Emerging opportunities and challenges
Moderator: Dr. Rupa Chanda, Director of Trade, Investment and Innovation, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP), Thailand
Panelists:
- Dr. Pramila A Crivelli, Economist, Economic Research Department, Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines
- Dr. Seeta Giri, Founder, Mountain Crafts, Bhutan
- Ms. Darshana Shrestha, First Vice-President, Federation of Women Entrepreneurs Association of Nepal (FWEAN), Nepal
- Mr. Saumitra Neupane, Executive Director, Policy Entrepreneurs Inc, Nepal
- Mr. Kshitiz Dahal, Senior Research Officer, SAWTEE, Nepal
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| 13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch Break |
| 14:00—15:45 |
Parallel session: Inequality and justice in an era of climate change
Moderator: Mr. John Samuel, Regional Director, Oxfam in Asia
Presentation: Mr. Prakash Kafle, Thematic Lead, Resilience and climate Justice including Humanitarian, Oxfam in Nepal
Panelists:
- Dr. Nitya Nanda, Director, Council for Social Development, India
- Prof. Md. Shahidul Haque, South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance (SIPG), North South University, and Former Foreign Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Bangladesh
- Ms. Saima William, Program Lead for Climate Action, Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI), Pakistan
- Ms. Dikshya Singh , Program Coordinator, SAWTEE, Nepal
Parallel session: Imperative of sustainable tourism
Moderator: Dr. Seeta Giri, Founder, Mountain Crafts, Bhutan
Panelists:
- Mr. Deepak Raj Joshi, CEO, Nepal Tourism Board, Nepal
- Dr. Mariyam Shakeela, Former Cabinet Minister, Maldives, and Chief Executive Officer, SIMDI Group, Maldives
- Ms. Yankila Sherpa, Former Minister for Tourism; Former President, Trekking Agents’ Association of Nepal (TAAN); and Federation of Women’s Entrepreneurs of Nepal (FWEAN), Nepal
- Dr. Anu Kumari Lama, Tourism Specialist, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Nepal
- Ms. Sunanda Ale Sharma, Assistant Professor, Kathmandu University, Nepal
- Mr. Foqoruddin Al Kabir, Research Associate, Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Bangladesh
Parallel session: Harnessing investments for an equitable green transformation in South Asia
Moderator: Mr. Tom Becker, Economist of the Trade, Investment and Innovation Division, United Nations ESCAP, Thailand
Panelists:
- Mr. Sushil Gyewali, CEO, Investment Board of Nepal
- Ms. Priyanka Samaraweera, Executive Director, Board of Investment of Sri Lanka
- Mr. Chhime Thsering, Director, Invest Bhutan, Bhutan
- Ms Shreeya Shukla ,ESG and Net Zero Specialist Pi Green Innovation , India
- Mr. Mohit Singhvi, Associate Vice President Chakr Innovation , India
- Ms. Tiffany Tong , Co-Founder and CEO, Aloi Technology , Nepal
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| 15:45 – 16:00 |
Tea Break |
| 16:00—17:45 |
Parallel session: Capacity Building on Sustainable Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation, and Mitigation
Moderator: Dr. Sagar Prasai, Senior Advisor, The Asia Foundation, Nepal
Presentation:
Dr. Sanjay Srivastava, Chief Disaster Risk Reduction, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP), Thailand
Ms. Aminath Shaahy, Assistant Director, The Maldives National University, Maldives
Panelists:
- Mr. Anil Pokhrel, Chief Executive, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, Government of Nepal
- Dr. Shafqat Munir, Deputy Executive/Head, Sustainable and Resilience Programme, Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan
- Dr. Pulasthi Amarasinghe, Research Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS), Sri Lanka
- 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
Parallel session: Resilience and Agility of MSMEs and Inclusive Businesses
Moderator: Dr. Mona Shrestha Adhikari, Chief Executive Officer, Enterprise for Management, Economic Reform and Gender Equality (EMERGE), Nepal
Keynote Speaker: Mr. Krishna Bahadur Raut, Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies (MoICS), Nepal
Panelists:
- Dr. Ganga Tilakaratna, Research Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS), Sri Lanka
- Ms. Tripti Rai ,Country Director, Oxfam in Nepal
- Ms. Mikiko Tanaka, Director and Head, Sub-regional Office for South and Southwest Asia, UN ESCAP, India
- Mr. Suman Shakya, Founder/CEO, Tangent Waves, Nepal
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