August 29-30, 2005
Organized by Civil Society: New Rules for Global Finance Coalition, Institute for Human Development, International Development Economic Associates (IDEAS), United Nations Development Programme, and Friedrich Ebert Foundation
In Cooperation with the UN Financing for Development Office
Agenda
Monday, August 29, 2005
7:30 p.m. Dinner for Conference participants
Venue: Maple, India Habitat Centre
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Venue: Jakaranda 11, India Habitat Centre
9:00 a.m. Tea9:30 a.m. Introduction: Goal of the Multi-Stakeholder Consultations on Systemic Issues
Welcome: Randall Dodd, New Rules for Global Finance Coalition and Financial Policy Forum
Remarks:
Jayati Ghosh, Executive Secretary, IDEAS and Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Akakh N. Sharma, Director, Institute for Human Development
10:00 a.m. SESSION I: TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT
- Efficacy of export-led growth
- Trade liberalization and public sector revenues
- Commodities: Short and long-term proposals
Moderator: Muchkund Dubey, President, Council for Social Development, Former Foreign Secretary, India
Discussion Initiators
Nagesh Kumar, Director General, Research and Information System for Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries
Dev Nathan, Visiting Professor, IHD
P H Ravikumar, Chairman and Managing Director, National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Limited
11:30 a.m. Coffee Break
11:45 a.m. SESSION II: MANAGING RISK
- International Borrowing in Local Currency
Moderator: Alex Trepelkov, Chief, Multi-stakeholder Outreach and Engagement Branch, Financing for Development Office, UN
Discussion Initiator: Randall Dodd, Director, Financial Policy Forum
1:15 p.m. Lunch
Speaker: Y.K. Alagh, Former Union Minister and Chairman, Institute for Human Development
3:00 p.m.
SESSION III: HEALTHY FINANCING FOR THE REAL ECONOMY
- State Intervention in the Market for Social Ends
- National Development Banks
- Prudential Regulation of Financial Markets and Counter-Cyclical Policies
Moderator: B.B. Bhattacharya, Vice Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Discussion Initiators
Sunanda Sen, Former Professor, Jawaharal Nehru University
C.P. Chandrashekhar, Professor, Jawaharal Nehru University & IDEAs
Vijay Mahajan, Director, BASIX, Hyderabad
7:30 p.m. Dinner Sponsored by Friedrich Ebert Foundation
Venue: Maharani Hall, Hotel Claridges
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Venue: Jakaranda I, India Habitat Centre
9:00 a.m. Tea
9:15 a.m. SESSION IV REGIONAL PRIORITIES
- Prudential Regulation of Microfinance
Moderator: C.P. Thakur, Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi and former Member of Parliament
Discussion Initiators
Sitaram Rao, Swayam Krishi Sangam (SKS), India
S.K. Mitra, Executive Director, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
10:45 a.m. Coffee Break
11:00 a.m. SESSION V: RECOMMENDATIONS: WHEN CRISES STRIKE
- A Comprehensive Framework for Sovereign Debt Restructuring in Middle-Income Countries
Moderator: Pronab Sen, Principal Advisor, Planning Commission, GOI
Discussion Initiators
Frank Schroeder, Senior Economist, Friedrich Ebert Foundation, New York
Khalid Sheikh, Senior Vice-President, ABN AMRO
S. C. Mishra, Chief Adviser, United Nations Support Facility for Indonesian Recovery, UNSFIR, Jakarta
Errol D’ Souza, Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
12:45 p.m. Lunch
Speaker: V.S. Vyas, Chairman, Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur and Member of the Reserve Bank of India
2:15 p.m. SESSION VI: Governance
- Governance of International Rule-making Bodies
- Governance of Regional Bodies
Discussion Initiators
G.S. Bhalla, Professor Emeritus, Jawaharlal Nehru University and former Member, Planning Commission, Government of India
B.P. Singh, former Executive Director of India to the World Bank
Tarun Das, Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance, Government of India
5:00 p.m. Tea
5:30-7:30 PUBLIC FORUM
Venue: Jacaranda 1
Welcome: Alakh N. Sharma, Director, IHD
Main Deliberations and Conclusions of the Consultation
Randall Dodd, New Rules for Global Finance Coalition and Financial Policy Forum
Keynote Address by the Chief Guest
Arjun Sengupta, Member of Parliament and Chairman, National Commission on Enterprises in the Informal Sector
Views of the Panelists
Abhijit Sen, Member, Planning Commission of India
Khalid Sheikh, Senior Vice President, ABN AMRO
Comments and Discussion from the Floor
Remarks by the Moderator
Nitin Desai, former Under Secretary General, United Nations
Vote of Thanks
Dr. Dev Nathan, Visiting Professor IHD
7:30 p.m.: Reception and Dinner
Venue: Jacaranda, India Habitat Centre