DRAFT AGENDA - GLOBAL CONFERENCE – DAY 1 SECURING FOOD FOR ALL - CRITICAL NEED FOR COHERENCE IN POLICIES AND ACTION OCTOBER 30, 2014 TIME 09000930  SESSION - 1 DIWAN-I-AAM OPENING ADDRESSES TAJ MAHAL HOTEL SPEAKERS Mr. S. Ramadorai, Chairman, Indian National Association for the Club of Rome & NSDC & NSDA  09301000 10001030 Prof. Norman Thomas Uphoff, Professor , Government & International Agriculture and Senior Advisor, SRIRice and Core Faculty, Cornell Institute of Public Affairs and Advisor, Usha Martin University  Dr. Ashok Khosla , President Emeritus, Indian National Association for the Club of Rome and Chairman, Development Alternatives  Shri T. Nanda Kumar, Chairman , National Dairy Development Board  Address by Chief Guest – Shri Radha Mohan Singh, Union Minister, Ministry for Agriculture, GoI (TBC)  Address by Guests of Honor - Shri Ajit K. Seth (IAS) , Cabinet Secretary - Dr. M. S. Swaminathan ,Chairman, National Commission on Farmers  LAUNCH OF WATER BOOK Dr. Indira Khurana(Phd.), Policy Lead, Resource Scarcity, Food Security & Climate Change, Knowledge Partnership Programme, IPE Global Private Limited  Dr. Ashok Khosla , President Emeritus, Indian National Association for the Club of Rome and Chairman, Development Alternatives  Mr. S. Ramadorai, Chairman, Indian National Association for the Club of Rome & NSDC & NSDA TEA BREAK – DIWAN-I-KHAS OCTOBER 30, 2014 ROLE Moderator Panelists          DIWAN-I-AAM PARTICIPANTS Mr. Ranjit Barthakur, Secretary General , Indian National Association for the Club of Rome and Chairman, Amalgamated Plantations Private Limited Shri Jairam Ramesh, Member of Parliament & Former Union Minister, Indian National Congress Mr. T. V. Narendran, Managing Director, Tata Steel Limited Shri Vishweshwar Reddy, Member of Parliament, Telangana Mr. Kapil Sibal , Former Union Minister, Indian National Congress Mr. Balakrishnan Gopal,Consultancy Advisor, Tata Consultancy Services Mr. David Bennett, Vice President, Global Corporate Partnership, National Geographic Society Dr. Swapan Kumar Dutta, Deputy Director General, Crop Sciences , ICAR Prof Y. K. Alagh, Chancellor, The Central University of Gujarat OCTOBER 30,2014 ROLE Moderator Panelists SESSION – 2 1030-1130 THEMATIC : SYSTEMS, INTERLINKAGES & POLICY COHERENCE SESSION 3 1130-1230 SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL ISSUES DIWAN-I-AAM PARTICIPANTS  Mr. William J. Ginn, Executive Vice President, The Nature Conservancy  Prof. C. K. Varshney, Professor Emeritus, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi  Dr. Renu Swarup, Senior Advisor, Department of Bio-Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology and Managing Director,BIRAC  Dr. Vibha Dhawan, Deputy Director, Borlaug Institute for South Asia  Dr. T. M. Thiyagarajan , Member Trustee & Former Dean, Tamil Nadu Agriculture University PAGE 1 OF 4 DRAFT AGENDA - GLOBAL CONFERENCE – SECURING FOOD FOR ALL- CRITICAL NEED FOR COHERENCE IN POLICIES AND ACTION OCTOBER 30-31, 2014 – TAJMAHAL HOTEL, MANSINGH ROAD, NEW DELHI (ALL NAMES OF SPEAKERS AND PARTICIPANTS ARE SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION)  Mr. Perses M. Bilimoria, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Earthsoul India Private Limited 1300-1400 LUNCH BREAK---DIWAN-I-KHAS OCTOBER 30, 2014 ROLE Moderator Panelists Mr. Harpal Singh, Chairman Emeritus, Fortis Hospital Mr. Ramakrishnan Mukundan, Managing Director, Tata Chemicals Limited Mr. George C. Varughese, President, Development Alternatives Dr. Niloufer Venkatraman, Editor-in-Chief, National Geographic Magazine & Traveller India OCTOBER 30, 2014 ROLE Moderator       Panelists 1515-1530 AFTAB-MAHTAB TEA BREAK---DIWAN-I-KHAS          SESSION 5-A 1530-1645 FUNDAMENTALS OF FOOD POLICY AND POLITICS DIWAN-I-AAM PARTICIPANTS Mr. Karan Thapar, President, Infotainment Television Private Limited Dr. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) Mr. Rohan P. Shah, Eminent Lawyer & Managing Partner, Economic Laws Practice Shri Sitaram Yechuri, Member of Parliament, Communist Party of India (Marxist ) Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Member of Parliament & Former Union Minister, Indian National Congress Shri Naresh Gujral, Member of Parliament, Shiromani Akali Dal Mr. D. Shivakumar, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman, PepsiCo India Holdings Private Limited Mr. Anil Kumar Verma, Executive Director, PRAN, Gaya, Bihar Mr. Naveen Madishetty, India Representative, Global Marshall plan OCTOBER 30, 2014 Panelists SESSION 4-B 1400-1515 GLOBAL & NATIONAL POLITICS FOR COHERENCE IN FOOD POLICY PARTICIPANTS Mr. Shyam Saran, Chairman, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) and Member, National Security Advisory Board Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Member of Parliament and Former Union Minister, Bharatiya Janata Party Prof. J. G. Krishnayya, Executive Director, Systems Research Institute Mr. Harsh Mander, Honorary Director, Centre for Equity Studies Ms. Lorena Fischer, Policy Officer Food Security, World Future Council Prof C. Shambu Prasad, Professor,Rural Management & Development,XIM Bhubaneswar OCTOBER 30, 2014 ROLE Moderator DIWAN-I-AAM PARTICIPANTS  Mr. Anand Narasimhan, Senior Anchor & Consulting Editor, Times Now  Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, Union Minister, Ministry of Human Resource Development, GoI  Ms. Naina Lal Kidwai, Group General Manager & Country Head, HSBC India     ROLE Moderator Panelists SESSION 4-A 1400-1515 ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ISSUES SESSION 5 B 1530-1645 ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES ISSUES AFTAB MEHTAB PARTICIPANTS  Mr. Nitin Desai , Member , Indian National Association for the Club of Rome and Under Secretary General, Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations  Dr. Suman Sahai, Founder, Gene Campaign PAGE 2 OF 4 DRAFT AGENDA - GLOBAL CONFERENCE – SECURING FOOD FOR ALL- CRITICAL NEED FOR COHERENCE IN POLICIES AND ACTION OCTOBER 30-31, 2014 – TAJMAHAL HOTEL, MANSINGH ROAD, NEW DELHI (ALL NAMES OF SPEAKERS AND PARTICIPANTS ARE SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION) ROLE     PARTICIPANTS Dr. Leena Srivastava, Vice Chancellor, TERI University and Executive Director TERI, New Delhi Dr. Arunabha Ghosh, Chief Executive Officer, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) Mr Conrad Dennis, Head, Process Development and Strategy, Amalgamated Plantations Private Limited Dr. Arup Basu, President, New Businesses & Innovation Centre, Tata Chemicals Limited OCTOBER 30, 2014 ROLE Moderator Panelists        SESSION 6 1645-1800 STATE AND LOCAL POLITICS FORCOHERENCE IN FOOD POLICY DIWAN-I-AAM PARTICIPANTS Shri Suresh P. Prabhu, Chairperson, Council on Energy, Environment and Water Shri Prathipati Pulla Rao , Agriculture Minister, Government of Andhra Pradesh Shri Narendra Singh, Agriculture Minister, Government of Bihar Shri Pocharam Srinivas Reddy, Agriculture Minister, Government of Telangana Shri Gaurav Gogoi, Member of Parliament, Indian National Congress Dr. Baharul Majumder, Director, State Land Use Board, Department of Agriculture, Government Of Tripura Shri P. D. Rai, Member of Parliament, Sikkim Democratic Front OCTOBER 30, 2014 FROM 2000 HRS TERRACE GARDEN NETWORKING DINNER – BY INVITATION ONLY THE TAJ MAHAL HOTEL DRAFT AGENDA - GLOBAL CONFERENCE – DAY 2 SECURING FOOD FOR ALL - CRITICAL NEED FOR COHERENCE IN POLICIES AND ACTION OCTOBER 31, 2014 ROLE Moderator Panelists 1100-1130 SESSION – 7 0930-1100 DIWAN-I-AAM REPORT OF DAY 1 ROUND TABLES / BREAKAWAY PANEL DISCUSSIONS PARTICIPANTS  Dr. Ashok Khosla, President Emeritus , Indian National Association for the Club of Rome and Chairman, Development Alternatives   Moderators of Sessions 2, 3, 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B & 6 TEA BREAK---DIWAN-I-KHAS OCTOBER 31, 2014 ROLE Moderator Panelists 1330-1430 SESSION 8 1130-1330 POLICY BARRIERS TO SCALING UP PROVEN ALTERNATIVES DIWAN-I-AAM PARTICIPANTS  Dr. Ashok Khosla, President Emeritus, Indian National Association for the Club of Rome and Chairman, Development Alternatives  Dr. Biksham Gujja , Founder and Chairperson, AgSri, Agricultural Services Private Limited  Prof. Norman Thomas Uphoff, Professor , Government & International Agriculture and Senior Advisor, SRI-Rice and Core Faculty, Cornell Institute of Public Affairs and Advisor, Usha Martin University  Mr. Manas Satpathy, Executive Director, PRADAN  Dr. Vijay Kumar Thallam, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, GoI  Mr. Prabir Banerjea, Chief Operating Officer, Amalgamated Plantations Private Limited  Mr. K. R. Venkatadri, Chief Operating Officer, Rallis India Limited LUNCH BREAK—DIWAN-I-KHAS PAGE 3 OF 4 DRAFT AGENDA - GLOBAL CONFERENCE – SECURING FOOD FOR ALL- CRITICAL NEED FOR COHERENCE IN POLICIES AND ACTION OCTOBER 30-31, 2014 – TAJMAHAL HOTEL, MANSINGH ROAD, NEW DELHI (ALL NAMES OF SPEAKERS AND PARTICIPANTS ARE SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION) OCTOBER 31, 2014 SESSION 9 1430-1630 DIWAN-I-AAM LEADERS ON THE FUNDAMENTALS OF A FOOD-SECURE FUTURE – OPEN FORUM ROLE Moderator Panelists 1530-1550 PARTICIPANTS  Mr. K. M. Chandrasekhar, Vice-Chairman, Kerala State Planning Board and Former Cabinet Secretary, Government Of India  Ms. Supriya Sule, Member of Parliament, Nationalist Congress Party  Shri Jairam Ramesh, Member of Parliament & Former Union Minister, Indian National Congress  Dr. Ajay Vir Jakhar , Chairman, Bharat Krishak Samaaj  Mr. J.K. Gupta, Chief Financial Officer, CMC Limited  Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, Member Legislative Assembly, Assam  Mr. Nilamani Sen Deka, Agriculture Minister, Government of Assam TEA BREAK (DURING THE SESSION) —DIWAN-I-KHAS OCTOBER 31, 2014      SESSION 10 1630-1730 CLOSING EVENT - CONCLUSIONS & CLOSING REMARKS DIWAN – I – AAM SPEAKERS Dr. Meenakshi Gopinath, Director, WISCOM and Mentor, LSR College for Women Mr. S. Ramadorai, Chairman, Indian National Association for the Club of Rome & NSDC & NSDA Mr. David Bennett, Vice President, Global Corporate Partnership, National Geographic Society Mr. Ranjit Barthakur, Secretary General , Indian National Association for the Club of Rome and Chairman, Amalgamated Plantations Private Limited Dr. Ashok Khosla , President Emeritus, Indian National Association for the Club of Rome and Chairman, Development Alternatives PAGE 4 OF 4 DRAFT AGENDA - GLOBAL CONFERENCE – SECURING FOOD FOR ALL- CRITICAL NEED FOR COHERENCE IN POLICIES AND ACTION OCTOBER 30-31, 2014 – TAJMAHAL HOTEL, MANSINGH ROAD, NEW DELHI (ALL NAMES OF SPEAKERS AND PARTICIPANTS ARE SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION)