First Annual Meeting of the South Asia Business Forum
New Delhi, India, 12-13 August 2002
Agenda, Papers, and Presentations
Workshop presentations are linked from the program sessions below.
Day 1 (12 August 2002)
| 0900 - 1000 | Registration of Delegates |
| 1000 - 1130 | Inaugural Session
Welcome Address
Mr. R. S. Lodha
President, FICCI
Opening Remarks
Mr. Dipak Chatterjee
Commerce Secretary, GOI
Keynote Address [ PDF: 106kb | 4 pages ]
Mr. Sultan Hafeez Rahman
Director South Asia Operations Coordination Division (SAOC), Asian Development Bank
A Review of the Recommendations of the Trade, Investment and Private Sector Cooperation Working Group and Action Taken [ PDF: 478kb | 18 pages ]
Dr. Sudipto Mundle
India Chief Economist, Asian Development Bank
Opening Statements by :
- Mr. Suhel Ahmed Choudhury
Commerce Secretary, Bangladesh
- Mr. Yusuf Abdullah Harun
President, FBCCI
- Mr. Dasho Karma Dorjee
Secretary, Min. of Trade & Industry, Bhutan
- Mr. Bap Kinga
Vice-President, BCCI
- Mr. Bhanu Prasad Acharya
Secretary, MOICS, Nepal
- Mr. Binod Shrestha
Vice President, FNCCI
Summing up by Chairperson
Vote of thanks
Mr. Aditya Lodha
President, Indian Chambers of Commerce
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| 1130 - 1145 | Tea Break |
| 1145 - 1245 | Session 1: Developments in Trade and Investment Policy Framework
Co-Chairs :
- Mr. Suhel Ahmed Choudhury
Commerce Secretary, Bangladesh
- Mr. Yusuf Abdullah Harun
President, FBCCI
- Mr. Sultan Hafeez Rahman
Director, Asian Development Bank
Presentation :
Comments and Discussions by participating countries
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| 1245 - 1400 | Lunch hosted by Mr. Sultan Hafeez Rahman, Director, Asian Development Bank |
| 1400 - 1530 | Session 2: Panel Discussion on Transport and Transportation Logistics for cost-efficient trade and investment
Co-Chairs :
- Mr. Dasho Karma Dorjee
Secretary, Ministry of Trade & Industry
- Mr. Bap Kinga
Vice President, BCCI
- Mr. Purnima Rajapakse
Economist, Bangladesh Resident Mission Asian Development Bank
Panelists from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal :
- Mr. Abdul Haque
Former Director, FBCCI
- Mr. P.K. Malik [ PDF: 1,487kb | 41 pages ]
Sr. Research Fellow, Asian Institute of Transport Development, New Delhi
- Mr. Badri P. Ojha
Director General, FNCCI
Floor Discussions
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| 1530 - 1545 | Tea Break |
| 1545 - 1730 | Session 3: Panel Discussions on the SASEC Sub-Region : A Powerhouse of Energy
Co-Chairs :
- Mr. S.S. Kapur
Joint Secretary, MOC, India
- Mr. R. S. Lodha
President, FICCI
- Dr. Sudipto Mundle
India Chief Economist, India Resident Mission Asian Development Bank
Panelists from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal :
- Mr. Syed Moazzam Hossain
Director, Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Prof. Mahendra P. Lama
South Asian Studies Division Jawaharlal Nehru University
- Mr. Kush Kumar Joshi
Chairperson, Industrial Promotion Environment Committee, FNCCI
Floor Discussions
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Day 2 (13 August 2002)
| 0930 - 1100 | Session 4: Panel Discussions on Opportunities in the Tourism Sector in the Sub-Region
Co-Chairs :
- Mr. Bhanu Prasad Acharya
Secretary, MOICS, Nepal
- Mr. Suraj Vaidya
Vice President, FNCCI
- Mr. Renato Limjoco
Lead Financial Sector Specialist,Asian Development Bank
Panelists from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal :
- Mr. Khandaker Amin
Former Director, FBCCI
- Mr. Inder Sharma
Chairman, FICCI Tourism Committee
- Mr. Pradip Madhavji
Co-Chairman, SAARC Chamber Tourism Council
- Mr. Suraj Vaidya
Chairman, SAARC Chamber Tourism Council
Floor Discussions
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| 1100 - 1115 | Tea Break |
| 0930 - 1100 | Session 5: Panel Discussion on Policy Recommendations for Enhancing Trade and Investment Flows by SABF Policy Review Council
Co-Chairs :
- Mr. R. S. Lodha
President, FICCI
- Mr. Sultan Hafeez Rahman
Director, Asian Development Bank
Moderator :
- Mr. Aditya Lodha
President, Indian Chambers of Commerce
Panelists :
- Mr. Yusuf Abdullah Harun
President, FBCCI
- Mr. Bap Kinga
Vice-President, BCCI
- Mr. Binod Shrestha
Vice President, FNCCI
Floor Discussions
Summing up and Consolidation of Recommendations by Chairman
Closing Remarks by ADB
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| 1300 - 1330 | Press Briefing |
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