AGENDA
SESSION 1: Inaugural:
10 am-10: 45 am IST || 1:30 pm -2:15 pm JST
Welcome: Asian Confluence
Group Photograph
Chair: Mr. M.P. Bezbaruah,
Chairman, Asian Confluence,
Governing Council
Inaugural Addresses: H.E. Mr. Suzuki Satoshi,
Ambassador of Japan to India
Keynote Address: Amb. Harsh Vardhan Shringla
Foreign Secretary, India
Vote of Thanks: Sabyasachi Dutta,
ED, Asian Confluence
SESSION 2 : - INDO- PACIFIC AND INDIA’S NORTHEAST: CONNECTING THE DOTS
11: 00 am – 12:30 pm IST || 2:30 pm- 4:00 pm JST
This session will layout the Indo-Japanese viewpoint on some of the following topics:
o India- Japan collaboration in India’s neighbourhood for a stable Indo- Pacific
o Japanese engagements in the BBIN and Myanmar region and the relevance of North East India.
o State of connectivity in NER- Role of Japan in strengthening the Connectivity and Infrastructure in NER and its implication.
Chair: Amb. Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa,
Former Ambassador of India to Japan and Member, Governing Council Asian Confluence
Panel:
· Dr. Masahiro Kawai
Economic Research Institute for Northeast Asia and University of Tokyo
· Mr. Katsuo Matsumoto,
Chief Representative, JICA, India
· Amb. River Wallang, IFS Retd.
Former Indian Consul General to Osaka, Meghalaya,
Distinguished Fellow, Asian Confluence
· Mr. Umezaki So,
Director, Economic Integration Studies Group, Development Studies Center, IDE-JETRO, Japan
· Prof. Nanigopal Mahanta,
Director, Center for South East Asian Studies
Department of Political Science, Gauhati University
SESSION 3: India – Japan collaborations in North east India: Accomplishments and challenges and way forward.
1:30 pm – 3:00pm IST|| 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm JST
Chair : Mr. Rajat Nag,
Former MD, ADB, Manila, Member Governing Council, Asian Confluence
Speakers :
· Dr. K.K. Dwivedi, Secretary, IAS,
Principal Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Act East Policy Affairs
· .Mr. Keiichi Onozawa,
Policy Director, JETRO
· Prof. Koichi Fujita,
Kyoto University.
· Ms. Yui Nakamura,
Sasakawa Peace Foundation
· Dr Palin Khunddongbam,
Chairman, Shija Hospital, Imphal
· Shri K. Moses Chalai, IAS,
Secretary, North Eastern Council
Session 4: The Way Forward: Townhall
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm IST|| 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm JST
Chair : Amb. Rajiv K. Bhatia
Co-Chair : Dr. Prabir De, ASEAN India Center
This session will layout and the Indo-Japanese viewpoint on some of the following topics:
· How can India-Japan strengthen their Cooperation in the Region: Specific Recommendation to Policy Makers from Thinktanks.
· People to people exchanges/ Cultural exchanges
· The Future of Act East forum
Participation: Think-tanks and universities from across the region.
· Dr. Masaaki Fukunaga,
GIFU Women’s University, Japan
· Dr. Sarbani Roy Chowdhury,
Professor, Centre for East Asian Studies, School of International Studies Jawahar Lal Nehru University
· Dr. Deba Kumar Chakraborty,
Professor, Dibrugarh University
· Mr. Monoj Das,
Assistant Professor, Gauhati University
· Dr. Ibohal Meitei,
Professor (Strategic Management), MIMS, Manipur University, Manipur University
· Dr. Bhagirathi Panda,
Professor, North Eastern Hill University, ICSSR NERC, Shillong
· Mr. Tsutomu Sato,
Chapter Head Asian Confluence Japan, Discover India Club Japan
· Dr. Sebastian N,
Assistant Professor, Sikkim Central University