AGENDA - GLOBAL CONFERENCE – DAY 1 SECURING FOOD FOR ALL - CRITICAL NEED FOR COHERENCE IN POLICIES AND ACTION OCTOBER 30, 2014 TIME 09000945    09451030 10301045       10451115 SESSION - 1 DIWAN-I-AAM OPENING ADDRESSES TAJ MAHAL HOTEL SPEAKERS Mr. Ranjit Barthakur, Secretary General , Indian National Association for the Club of Rome and Chairman, Amalgamated Plantations Private Limited (Formerly Tata Tea ) Mr. S. Ramadorai, Chairman, Indian National Association for the Club of Rome & NSDC & NSDA 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 Shri T. Nanda Kumar, Chairman , National Dairy Development Board Dr. Ashok Khosla , President Emeritus, Club of Rome and Chairman, Development Alternatives 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 “REFLECTIONS ON MANAGING WATER - EARTH’S GREATEST NATURAL RESOURCES”  Mr. S. Ramadorai, Chairman, Indian National Association for the Club of Rome & NSDC & NSDA  Dr. Ashok Khosla , President Emeritus, Club of Rome and Chairman, Development Alternatives EDITORS  Dr. Indira Khurana , Policy Lead, Resource Scarcity, Food Security & Climate Change, Knowledge Partnership Programme, IPE Global Private Limited  Mr. Ranjit Barthakur, Chairman , Balipara Foundation TEA BREAK – DIWAN-I-KHAS OCTOBER 30, 2014 ROLE Moderator Panelists            1315-1415 DIWAN-I-AAM PARTICIPANTS Mr. David Bennett, Vice President, Global Corporate Partnership, National Geographic Society Shri Jairam Ramesh, Member of Parliament & Formerly Union Minister, Indian National Congress Shri Vishweshwar Reddy, Member of Parliament, Telangana Mr. Balakrishnan Gopal, Consultancy Advisor, Tata Consultancy Services 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 1115-1215 THEMATIC : SYSTEMS, INTERLINKAGES & POLICY COHERENCE SESSION 3 1215-1315 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. Vibha Dhawan, Deputy Director, Borlaug Institute for South Asia Dr. T. M. Thiyagarajan , Former Director & Dean, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Mr. Perses M. Bilimoria, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Earthsoul India Private Limited LUNCH BREAK---DIWAN-I-KHAS 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) OCTOBER 30, 2014 ROLE Moderator Panelists SESSION 4-A 1415-1530 ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ISSUES DIWAN-I-AAM PARTICIPANTS  Mr. Harpal Singh, Chairman Emeritus, Fortis Hospital  Ms. Naina Lal Kidwai, Group General Manager & Country Head, HSBC India  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 1530-1545 TEA BREAK---DIWAN-I-KHAS         Panelists SESSION 5-A 1545-1700 FUNDAMENTALS OF FOOD POLICY AND POLITICS DIWAN-I-AAM PARTICIPANTS Shri Shekar Dutt, Former Governor , Chattisgarh 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 Ghulam Nabi Azad, Member of Parliament & Formerly 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 ROLE Moderator AFTAB-MAHTAB 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 Formerly 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. Bishwajit Dhar, Professor of Economics, Jawahar Lal Nehru University, New Delhi Prof C. Shambu Prasad, Professor, Rural Management & Development, XIM Bhubaneswar OCTOBER 30, 2014 ROLE Moderator Panelists SESSION 4-B 1415-1530 GLOBAL & NATIONAL POLITICS FOR COHERENCE IN FOOD POLICY SESSION 5 B 1545-1700 ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES ISSUES AFTAB MEHTAB PARTICIPANTS  Mr. Nitin Desai , Member , Indian National Association for the Club of Rome and Former Under Secretary General, Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations  Dr. Suman Sahai, Founder, Gene Campaign  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  Shri Vinod Kumar, Member of Parliament, Telangana Rashtra Samiti 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) OCTOBER 30, 2014 ROLE Moderator Panelists SESSION 6 1700-1800 STATE AND LOCAL POLITICS FOR COHERENCE 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 Mr. Parshuram Ray, Centre for Environment and Food Security (CEFS), India Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, Member Legislative Assembly and Formerly Heath and Education Minister, Government of Assam  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 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 , Club of Rome and Chairman, Development Alternatives  Reporters of Sessions 2, 3, 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B & 6  Open Forum 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, 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 ROLE Moderator Panelists 1530-1550 DIWAN-I-AAM PARTICIPANTS  Mr. K. M. Chandrasekhar, Vice-Chairman, Kerala State Planning Board and Former Cabinet Secretary, GoI  Shri Jairam Ramesh, Member of Parliament & Former Union Minister, Indian National Congress  Ms. Supriya Sule, Member of Parliament, Nationalist Congress Party  Mr. Nilamani Sen Deka, Agriculture Minister, Government of Assam  Dr. Ajay Vir Jakhar , Chairman, Bharat Krishak Samaaj  Dr.Villoo Morawala-Patell, Founder and CMD, Avesthagen Limited, India TEA BREAK (DURING THE SESSION) —DIWAN-I-KHAS OCTOBER 31, 2014       SESSION 9 1430-1630 LEADERS ON THE FUNDAMENTALS OF A FOOD-SECURE FUTURE 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 Dr. Ashok Khosla , President Emeritus, Club of Rome and Chairman, Development Alternatives Shri Digvijaya Singh, Member of Parliament and General Secretary, AICC Mr. Ranjit Barthakur, Secretary General , Indian National Association for the Club of Rome and Chairman, Amalgamated Plantations Private Limited (Formerly Tata Tea ) 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)