Rural development and trade as key factors for development cooperation in India
Thursday 18, October 2007
9.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m.
Maelbeek Room, Résidence Palace, IPC, Rue de la Loi 155, 1040 Brussels

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Rural development and trade as key factors for development cooperation in India
18 October 2007 from 9.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m.
Maelbeek Room, Résidence Palace, IPC, Rue de la Loi 155, Brussels
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European Institute for Asian Studies together with the Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung, East Midlands European Office and the Europe-India Chamber of Commerce have the pleasure of inviting you to a panel discussion on “Rural development and trade as key factors for development cooperation in India”.

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9.00 a.m. Welcome Address:
Dr. Ingo Friedrich, MEP, Quaestor and Member of the Bureau of the European Parliament

Introduction: Dr. Volker Bauer, HSS representative New Delhi

Panel 1 - Economic development as a motor for social change in India

09.15 a.m Chair: Dr. Volker Bauer, HSS representative New Delhi

Panelists:
Dr. Sanjaya Pramila, Regional Representative North Zone CAPART, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India
Dr. Frank Siebern-Thomas, European Commission, DG Employment, Policy Co-Ordinator International Affairs
and Enlargement
Dr. Dieter Kebschull, Chief Programme Coordinator EU-India Trade and Investment Development Programme (EU-TIDP)
Malcolm Subhan, Vice-Chairman of the European Institute for Asian Studies

Followed by a discussion round

Panel 2 - Globalisation as a challenge for a sustainable development of India’s population

10.45 a.m. Keynote:
H.E. M.K. Lokesh, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India to Belgium and the EU

Chair: Mahendra Mistry, Manager, India Trade Bureau Leicester

Panelists:
Neena Gill, MEP, President of EP Delegation for Relations with India
M. S. Chandramouli, Member of the Board of Directors, Europe India Chamber of Commerce
Mikael Sami, Desk Officer India, DG Relex, H3

Followed by a discussion round

Conclusion/Wrap-Up:
Dr. Volker Bauer, HSS representative New Delhi

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