Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2011
Tag Line – Engaging the Global Indian
Sl. No. Sessions Topic Speakers 1. Plenary Engaging Young Overseas Mr. Vayalar Ravi Minister of Overseas Indian India Session-I Indians Affairs Mr. Sam Pitroda Advisor to PM of India India Dr. Ruby Dhalla Member of Parliament Canada Mr. Jay Panda Member of Parliament India Mr. Kanimojhi Member of Parliament India Ms. Indranee Rajah Deputy Speaker, Singapore Singapore Mr. Anirudh Suri President GYIPS Mr. Jiten Prasad Ministry of State for India Petroleum and Natural Gas 2. Plenary Opportunity India : Interaction Mr. Vayalar Ravi Minister of Overseas Indian India Session-II with Union Ministers Affairs Mr. Pranab Mukherjee Minister of Finance India Mr. S. M. Krishna Minister of External Affairs India Mr. Kamal Nath Minister of Road Transport India and Highways 3. Plenary Investment opportunities in Mr. B.K. Handique Minister of Development of India Session-III the North Eastern Region North Eastern Region Mr. Tarun Gogoi Chief Minister of Assam India Dr. Mukul Sangma Chief Minister of Meghalaya India Mr. Pu Lathanhawla Chief Minister of Mizoram India Mr. Neiphiu Rio Chief Minister of Nagaland India Mr. Pawan Chamling Chief Minister of Sikkim India Ms. Jayati Chandra Secretary, Ministry of India Development of North Eastern Region 4. Parallel Information, Communication Dr. Shashi Tharoor Member of Parliament India Session A & Entertainment (ICE)- Mr. B.Muthuraman Vice Chairman, Tata Steel India Branding the Global Indian International 1 Ms. Mira Nair Film maker USA Mr. Kanwar Vijay Singh Film maker, Author France Mr. Priyadarshan Film Director India Mr Pawan Verma, Author, Ambassador of India, India Bhutan Mr Pratip Chaudhuri Deputy Managing Director India and Group Executive (International Banking), State Bank of India 5. Parallel Strengthening Cultural bonds Mrs. Preneet Kaur Minister of State for External India Session B with the Global Indian Affairs Mr. Malay Mishra High Commissioner of India. India Trinidad & Tobago Dato Seri Samy Vellu Former President Malyasian Malaysia Indian Congress Dr. Suruj Rambachan Foreign Minister Trinidad and Tobago Dr. Rajeshwar Jeetah Minister of Tertiary Education, Mauritius Science, Research & Technology Mr. Roy Padayachie Minister of Communication South Africa Dr. S. Subramaniam Minister of Human Resource Malaysia Mr Vinay Nagpal ICCC Canada Mr. Ashook Ramsaran Executive Vice President USA GOPIO International 6. Parallel Gulf Session Mr. Vayalar Ravi Minister of Overseas Indian India Session C Affairs Mr. E Ahamed Minister of State for Railways India Mr. M.M. Hassan Former Minister India Government of Kerala Mr. Yousuff Ali OIFC Governing Council Mr. C.K. Menon India Development Foundation, Governing Council Mr. Ram Buxani President, International UAE Traders (ME) Limited 2 Mr. Ravi Pillai MD Nasser Al-Hajiri Saudi Arabia Corporation 7. Parallel Philanthropy : Diaspora Ms. Sudha Pillai Member Secretary, Planning Session D Initiative Commission Mr. Harinder Takhar Minister of Government Canada Services, Ontario Lord Rajender Loomba Loomba Foundation Mr. Sanjay Sinho President, American-Indian Foundation Mr. Abhay Kumar Delhi University India Mr. Mohammad Ali Vice Chairman and MD Galfar Oman Engineering and Contracting Dr. Sudhir Parikh Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awardee 8. Plenary Interaction with Chief Dr. Montek Singh Dy. Chairman, Planning India Session IV Ministers on Inclusive Growth Ahluwalia Commission Mr. Vayalar Ravi Minister of Overseas Indian India Affairs Mr. N Kiran Kumar Reddy Chief Minister of Andhra India Pradesh Mr. Digambar Kamat Chief Minister of Goa India Mr. Narendra Modi Chief Minister of Gujarat India Mr. Bhupinder Singh Chief Minister of Haryana India Hooda Mr. Arjun Munda Chief Minister of Jharkhand India Mr. Prithviraj Chavan Chief Minister of Maharashtra India Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal Deputy Chief Minister of India Punjab Mr. Ashok Gehlot Chief Minister of Rajasthan India 9. PBD Oration Prof. C.K. Prahalad Memorial Mr. Valalar Ravi Minister of Overseas Indian India Lecture on “Inclusive Growth Affairs for the Bottom of the Pyramid” Mr. Sam Pitroda Advisor to PM of India India Prof. Gautam Ahuja University of Michigan Ann USA Arbor
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