Tentative Programme (as at 4 November 2019)
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FRIDAY, 15 NOVEMBER 2019
SADC 2019 GALA DINNER Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore 22 Orange Grove Road, Singapore 258350 Guest-of-Honour Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Republic of Singapore |
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| 18:00 | Cocktail Reception | ||
| 18:50 |
Introductory Performance Samba Masala Singapore Management University |
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| 19:00 |
Welcome Remarks Ambassador Gopinath Pillai Chairman, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore; and Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore |
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Special Performance Nritya-Varna (Afsar Khan, Chitra Shankar, Shantha Ratii and P N Vikas) Commencement of Dinner |
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Announcement I Outstanding Member of the South Asian Diaspora (OMSAD) Award Recipient Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, KCMG Emeritus Chairman, BRAC Bangladesh Citation by Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury Principal Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, NUS; and Former Foreign Advisor (Foreign Minister) of Bangladesh Vote of Thanks by the Recipient of the OMSAD Award Announcement II Special Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient Mr J Y Pillay Rector, College of Alice and Peter Tan, NUS; and Former Chairman, Council of Presidential Advisors of Singapore Citation by Professor Tan Tai Yong President, Yale-NUS College; and Deputy Chairman, Institute of South Asian Studies, NUS Vote of Thanks by the Recipient of the Special Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation of the Awards by the Guest-of-Honour Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Republic of Singapore |
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Vote of
Thanks Professor C Raja Mohan Director, Institute of South Asian Studies, NUS |
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| 21:30 | End of Gala Dinner | ||
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SATURDAY, 16 NOVEMBER 2019 FOURTH SOUTH ASIAN DIASPORA CONVENTION University Cultural Centre, National University of Singapore Guest-of-Honour Mr Teo Chee Hean Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Republic of Singapore |
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| 09:00-09:50 | Registration and Networking | ||
| 09:50 | Guests to be seated | ||
| 10:00 - 10:10 |
Welcome Address Ambassador Gopinath Pillai Chairman, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore ; and Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore |
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| 10:10 - 11:00 |
Keynote Address Mr Teo Chee Hean Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Republic of Singapore Interactive Session with Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean Moderated by Professor Wang Gungwu University Professor, National University of Singapore; and Emeritus Professor, Australian National University |
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| 11:00 - 11:15 | Tea Break | ||
| 11:15 – 12:05 |
Plenary Session I Business in South Asia: Opportunities and Challenges Panel Discussion Chairperson Mr S Chandra Das Managing Director, NUR Investment & Trading Pte Ltd; and Non-Resident High Commissioner of Singapore to Sri Lanka Discussants Mr Jonathan Yap President, CapitaLand Financial CapitaLand Group Singapore Mr Enayetullah Khan Founder and Managing Director Cosmos Group Bangladesh Mr Chandrajit Banerjee Director-General Confederation of Indian Industry India Mr Pang Yee Ean Director General, Investment Operations, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank ( AIIB ) China Question and Answer Session |
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| 12:05 – 12:55 | Lunch | ||
| 13:00 – 13:55 |
Plenary Session II Women Empowerment in South Asia Keynote Address Ms Indranee Rajah Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister for Finance and Education Republic of Singapore Panel Discussion Chairperson Dr Anju Mary Paul Associate Professor and Head of Studies of the Global Affairs Major Yale-NUS College, Singapore Discussants Ms Rasheda K Choudhury Executive Director (CEO), Campaign for Popular Education; and Former Adviser, Caretaker Government of Bangladesh Ms Aisha Khan Chief Executive, Civil Society Coalition for Climate Change Pakistan Ms Vani Tripathi Tikoo Actor/Producer Member, Central Board of Film Certification, India Question and Answer Session |
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| 14:00 – 15:30 |
Plenary Session III Infrastructure and Smart Cities Keynote Address Mr Lawrence Wong Minister for National Development and Second Minister for Finance Republic of Singapore Interactive Session with Minister Lawrence Wong Moderated by Professor Tan Tai Yong President, Yale-NUS College; and Deputy Chairman, Institute of South Asian Studies, NUS Panel Discussion Chairperson Dr S Narayan Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, NUS; and Former Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister of India Discussants Mr Bharat Joshi Director, Joshi Group/J-Curve India Ms Karuna Gopal Founding President, Foundation for Futuristic Cities, India Dr Francis Chong Senior Director Emerging Markets Division & Amaravati Partnership Office Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore Question and Answer Session |
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| 15:30 – 15:50 | Tea Break | ||
| 15:50 – 16:40 |
Plenary Session IV Innovations, Start-ups and Youth Panel Discussion Chairperson Mr Shaikh Ismail Managing Director, Accenture; and Member, Board of Governors of the Institute of Technical Education Singapore Discussants Ms Roshni Mahtani Founder and Group Chief Executive Officer theAsianparents Jakarta, Indonesia Ms Pranoti Nagarkar Founder, Inventor, Chief Executive Officer Rotimatic Mr Ng Yi Ming Managing Partner, Tribe Accelerator, Singapore Mr Hadi Rahmad Chief Commercial Officer, WhatsHalal, Singapore Question and Answer Session |
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| 16:45 – 17:25 |
Plenary Session V Technology in Financial Services Panel Discussion Chairperson Mr Vinod Rai Distinguished Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, NUS; and Former Comptroller and Auditor General, India Discussants Mr Ajay Tyagi Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India Mr Sopnendu Mohanty Chief FinTech Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore Ms Anne Lochoff Senior Advisor (Partnerships), Global Centre for Technology, Innovation, and Sustainable Development United Nations Development Programme, Singapore Question and Answer Session |
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| 17:30 – 18:15 |
Interactive Session South Asian Diaspora: A Strategic Asset? Chairperson Professor Kishore Mahbubani Distinguished Fellow, Asia Research Institute National University of Singapore Discussants Mr Md Shahidul Haque Foreign Secretary, Government of Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka Professor C Raja Mohan Director, Institute of South Asian Studies, NUS Question and Answer Session |
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| 18:20 - 18:30 |
Vote of Thanks Professor C Raja Mohan Director, Institute of South Asian Studies, NUS |
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