DAY I - FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2004 |
| 10.30 a.m. – 12.00 noon |
Inaugural Session (IGI Stadium) |
| 10.30 a.m. – 10.35 a.m. |
Arrival: Received by Minister of External Affairs and members of Organising Committee Lighting of Lamp by the Prime Minister of India |
| 10.35 a.m. – 10.50 a.m. |
Invocation |
| 10.50 a.m. – 10.55 a.m. |
Welcome Address by Dr L M Singhvi, Chairman, Organizing Committee |
| 10.55 a.m. – 11.05 a.m. |
Address by Mr. Yashwant Sinha, External Affairs Minister |
| 11.05 a.m. – 11.20 a.m. |
Presentation of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards 2004 by the Prime Minister of India |
| 11.20 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. |
Special Address by H.E. President Bharrat Jagdeo, President, Republic of Guyana |
| 11.30 a.m. – 11.45 a.m. |
Inaugural Address by Prime Minister of India |
| 11.45 a.m. – 11.50 a.m. |
Vote of Thanks by President FICCI |
| 11.50 a.m. – 12.05 p.m. |
Tea of a Select Group with the Prime Minister of India |
| 12.05 p.m. |
Prime Minister leaves |
| 12.05 p.m. – 1.00 p.m. |
Lunch and Registration Lunch hosted by Mr. Yashwant Sinha, Minister of External Affairs |
| 1.00 p.m. – 2.00 p.m. |
Delegate movement to Conference Venue - Vigyan Bhawan |
| 2.00 p.m. – 2.30 p.m. |
Seating of Delegates |
| 2.30 p.m. – 4.00 p.m. |
Plenary I with the Minister of External Affairs Theme - India and the Pravasi Bharatiyas: Policies for Productive Engagement Chair – Mr. Basdeo Panday, Former Prime Minister, Trinidad & Tobago |
| 2.30 p.m. – 2.40 p.m. |
Welcome Address and Observations by the Chair |
| 2.40 p.m. – 2.50 p.m. |
Special Address by Mr. Yashwant Sinha, Minister of External Affairs, Govt. of India |
| 2.50p.m. – 3.20 p.m. |
Presentations by Panelists (7 minutes each)
- Dato’ Seri S Samy Vellu, Minister of Works, Malaysia
- Nobel Laureate Sir V S Naipaul, Trinidad & Tobago
- Mr. Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, Deputy Prime Minister, Mauritius
- Mr. Satveer Chaudhary, State Senator, USA
- Dr Frene N Ginwala, Speaker, National Assembly, South Africa*
|
| 3.20 p.m. – 4.00 p.m. |
Observations from the floor |
| 4.00 p.m. – 5.30 p.m. |
Plenary II Theme – Diaspora Youth and India: Blueprint for Engagement Chair – Mr. Jyotiraditya Scindia, Member of Parliament, India |
| 4.00 p.m. – 4.10 p.m. |
Welcome Address and Observations by the Chair |
| 4.10 p.m. – 4.20 p.m. |
Special Address by Mr. Arun Shourie, Minister of Disinvestments and Information Technology and Communications, Government of India |
| 4.20 p.m. – 5.15 p.m. |
Presentations by Panelists (7 minutes each)
- Ms Usha Roopnarain, MP, South Africa
- Mr Parag Khanna, World Economic Forum Global Governance Initiative, The Brookings Institution, USA
- Mr Karn Manhas, MLA, Vancouver, Canada
- Mr. Anand Shah, Indicorps, USA
- Mr. Hamish Anand Singh, student, Fiji
- Ms. S. Mitra Kalita, President, SAJA, USA
- Mr Shrien Dewani, Senior Associate, Reorganisation Services, Deloitte & Touche, UK
- Ravindren C Ponniah, student, Malaysia
- Mr Arunachalam Senthilkumar, Director, A R International, Hong Kong
|
| 5.15 p.m. – 5.45 p.m. |
Observations from the floor |
| 5.45 p.m. – 6.30 p.m. |
Movement of Delegates to Talkatora Gardens |
| 6.30 p.m. – 7.30 p.m. |
Cocktails |
| 7.30 p.m. – 8.30 p.m. |
Dinner Dinner hosted by Dr L M Singhvi, Chairman, Organising Committee, Second Pravasi Bharatiya Divas |
| 8.30 p.m. onwards |
Cultural Programme – by Diaspora musical and dance groups from different countries including Bollywood Chief Guest – Hon’ble Vice President of India |
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