ASSOCHAM – ICRIER Joint Conference on
Globalization and Higher Education in India
ASSOCHAM House, 47, Prithviraj Road
New Delhi
1-2 November 2006
Day 1
9:30 – 10:00Registration
10:00 – 11:00 Inaugural Session
10:00-10:10Welcome Address: Mr. Anil K Agarwal, President ASSOCHAM
10:10-10:25Theme Address: Dr. Ram S Tarneja, Chairman, ASSOCHAM Education Committee
10:25-10:40Keynote Address:Prof. Sukhadeo Thorat, Chairman, University Grants Commission
10:40-11:00Inaugural: Shri Mohd. Ali Ashraf Fatmi, Hon’ble Minister of State Higher Education MHRD
Vote of Thanks: Dr Rajiv Kumar, Director and CEO, ICRIER
11:05-11:15Networking Tea/Coffee Break
11.15 – 13.00Session 1: Global Opportunities in Higher Education
Chairperson:Prof. L K Maheshwari Director - BITS PILANI
(1)Exporting higher education
Professor Avinash Chandra, IIT; Shri Pramod Khera, M.D – Aptech Ltd
(2)India as an Education hub
Mr. Tim Gore, First Secretary (Education) – British Council
Dr. Ramdas M. Pai, President,
ManipalAcademy of Higher Education
Dr. Majumdar, President –Symbiosis, Pune
(3)Higher education: India and multilateral/bilateral agreements
Dr. Krishna Gupta, Director Ministry of Commerce.
(4)Learning from experiences of other countries
Prof VV Krishna, JNU
High Commissioners of Singapore and Australia - Invited
13.00 – 13.20Floor Participation
13.20-14.00Lunch
14.00- 15.00Session 2:Reforming Higher Education
Chairperson: Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Director and CEO, ICRIER.
Speakers:
Shri B.S. Baswan, Senior Consultant, Planning Commission
Prof. Indiresen, Former Director IIT Madras
Dr Rajendra Prasad Principal, RamjasCollege and Co-Chairman ASSOCHAM Education Committee
Prof. B.H Dholakia, IIM Ahmedabad - Invited
15.00 – 15.15Floor Participation
15.15-15.30Tea
15:30-17:00 Session 3: Harmonisation, Quality
Assurance and Standardization
Chairperson: Dr. Devi Singh, Director, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
Speakers: Prof M S Pillai, Director of the SCMLD, Pune
Prof. Ved Prakash, Director, NIEPA, New Delhi
Prof Prasad Krishna, Advisor, AICTE (Quality Assurance Bureau)
Shri Vinay Pasricha, CEO and Director- Wigan & Leigh (India)
Day 2
9.30-10.00Tea
10.00-11:45Session 4: Role of Government in Higher Education
Dr.Ram Tarneja – Opening remarks
Chairperson: BS Baswan, Planning Commission
Context setting: Prof B Bhattacharya, Director, IILM
Speakers: Mr. Krishan Khanna, i-Watch
Shri K.K. Agarwal, VC – GGSIPUniversity
Shri Sunil Kumar, JS MHRD
Distance Education: Role of various stakeholders
Shri Moolchand Sharma, Vice Chairman UGC - Invited
Session 5:Special Session
Chairperson: Dr. Ram Tarneja
12:12:10 Welcome Remarks: Anil K AgarwalPresident ASSOCHAM
12:10- 12:30Special Address by Guest of Honour
Dr. Jared Cohen, President - CarnegieMellonUniversity
12:30- 13:00Ministerial Address by Chief Guest
Shri Arjun Singh, Hon’ble Minister HRD
Closing remarks: H.S Singhania, Past President ASSOCHAM
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:00 Session 6:CapacityBuilding: Training and Manpower Planning
Panel Discussion
Chairperson:Dr. Mashelkar, DG – CSIR - Invited
Keynote Speakers: Dr Balchandra L Mungekar, Member Planning Commission
Commander Veerendra K Jaitly, Government and Defence Consultant India Cisco Systems India (Pvt) Ltd
Prof. John Webb, Counsellor – Education, Science and Training, Australian High Commission
Dr. Sudhanshu Bhusan, Senior Fellow- Higher Education, NIEPA.
Gender inbalances: Ms. Reema Ramachandran, D.G, J.KBusinessSchool
15.15-16:15Session 7:Valedictory Session -“Higher Education- The Way Forward”
Chairperson: Mr. Sudeep Banerjee, Secretary, HRD
Speakers:
Prof. A.S. Kolaskar, Advisor Knowledge Commission
Dr Rajiv Kumar, Director and CEO, ICRIER
Dr. Ram S Tarneja, Chairman, ASSOCHAM Education Committee
Vote of Thanks: D.S. Rawat, Secretary General, ASSOCHAM