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  1. Registration can also be done at IIM Indore campus - Reception Desk on 11th Jan from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
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  3. Deadlines for Panel Discussion entries extended to 2nd January '09

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Time

Day: January 12th

1430 - 1600

Inaugration

 

Keynote Speaker:Mr Shekhar Gupta, Editor in Chief, Indian Express

Vision of India: A Perspective from Swami Vivekananda's Works

Mr. K.M. Padmanabhan, Director, Prerana Educational Media Pvt. Ltd., Chennai

1830 - 1915

Panel Discussion - 1

 

Sustainable Development

 

 

 

Day: January 13th

1000 - 1300

Inclusive growth - Creating & Enabling Political framework

 

Suresh Prabhu, Member of Parliament

 

Microelectronics and its impact on humanity

 

L K Maheshwari, Vice Chancellor, BITS Pilani

 

Rural Marketing Opportunities and Challenges

 

Professor S. Neelamegham: President, NIILM Centre for Management Studies, New Delhi

1315 - 1400

Panel Discussion - 2

 

Issues in Governance

1415 - 1530

Inclusive growth - Rural health

 

Dr. P. Venugopal, Distinguished Surgeon and Former Director, AIIMS, New Delhi

1545 - 1745

Safe India : An action Agenda

 

D.R. Kaarthikeyan,

Advisor: Law-Human Rights-Corporate Affairs, Former Director, CBI,

Director General, NHRC, New Delhi

 

Col. R. Hariharan, Retd. Millitary Intelligence Officer and Strategic Security Analyst

1830 - 1915

Panel Discussion - 3

 

Internal Security

 

 

 

Day: January 14th

0900 - 1000

Inclusive Growth: Role of Technology

 

Dr. A.D. Dharma, Deputy Director, ISRO, Bangalore

1015 - 1045

Panel Discussion - 4

 

Rebalancing Gender Growth

1100 - 1230

Inclusive growth: Challenges in health

 

Dr. Ravi Kannan, Director, Cachar Cachar Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Assam

Dr. Mohan Rajapurkar, Medical Director, Muljibhai Patel, Urological Hospital, Nadiad

1230 - 1330

Responsible Citizenship and Good Governance

 

Professsor N.R. Madhava Menon, Member, Commission of Centre State Relations, New Delhi

1400 - 1600

Inclusive Growth - Micro Finance : Challenges and Opportunities

 

Mr. Vijay Mahajan, Chief Executive Officer, BASIX India

Ms. Anupama Joshi, Vice President, IFMR Trust

1615 -1700

Finale : Young Leaders Contest

 

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1700 - 1830

Concluding Session: Inclusive Growth - Role of Leadership

 

Mr. Subir Raha, Chairman, ONGC (Retd.)

 

Inclusive Growth - Role of Young Indians

 

Mr. M.S. Pillai,

Founder & Principal Director, Sadhana Centre for Management & Leadersip Development (SCMLD), Pune

 

 

 

 

 

All panel discussions to be conducted in OAT

Micro Finance

“Small is beautiful” and it can’t be any truer than it is in the case of Micro Finance. When the whole world of Finance has gone hither thither, one small island of finance which is still floating is Micro Finance. Call it irony, but when giants like United States are facing subprime crisis because of finances to low credit worthy people, developing countries like India and Bangladesh continue to believe that growth comes from the capacity to finance underprivileged people.

In a country like India where more than a quarter of the population is under privileged, the strategy of Micro Finance definitely adds value. Innovation, irrespective of where it comes from, is a virtue and needs to be accommodated. In order to empower young underprivileged entrepreneurs, many financial institutions in India have started using Micro Finance. But what young Indians need is more than a credit facility. A strategy to develop small businesses, providing entrepreneurial skills and training the young Indians on marketing, distribution and pricing can all be done with the help of Micro Finance.

Micro Finance offers a solution to a plethora of problems and all it needs to make it a success is the might and will. The role of Micro Finance in the development of the nation and role of youth in promoting Micro Finance are the topics of discussion in this session.

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Science & Technology

Science and Technology is now more a hygiene factor than a competitive factor for any growing economy. Gadgets and new electronic equipment are ruling minds and hearts of young Indians. They facilitate easy availability of information which makes the markets more efficient and in turn the economy to grow rapidly. The changes brought in by Science & Technology are wide and are present in every walk of life, right from the way stock markets work to the way security systems function, from test tube technology to cloning technology, from online banking accounts to biometric identification systems.

The penetration of technology is very high and occurs very fast. Use of technology in farming ushered in a new era in 1960’s for India. India became self sufficient and famine which was once accepted as inevitable has reduced since the beginning of Green Revolution. Technology helped in Punjab becoming one of the most prosperous states of the world. Mobile phones have become a way of life not only among urban affluent class but also among the rural population. Technology has made inroads into the lives of fisherman in Kerala who are now able to make use of mobile phones to get the price details at the nearby shores from the boat.

For any science & technology to creep in, youth are the first potential customers and the role of youth in accepting new technology, bringing about new innovations is immense. An environment which encourages innovation in the field of science and technology should engage youth and an ecosystem which supports them to come forward and innovate should be developed. It is a dream of every Indian that we will some day innovate our way out of poverty as well.

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Spirituality

India is celebrated as a land of spirituality and of gurus like Kabir, Gyneshwar, Thiruvalluvar, Guru Nanak and Swami Vivekananda. A land where many ancient books like Bhagwat Geeta and Gurubani originated, and are treated with utmost respect and a source of peace, hope and happiness. Three basic elements of spirituality, ‘mastering one’s ego’, ‘practicing forgiveness’ and ‘believing that good deeds result in good results’ are imbibed in the youth as a part of the Indian culture irrespective of their caste, creed, race and language.

Stress which once was a surrogate measure of growing old is now a reality for even the youth. Life for many has become a struggle with conflicts between worldly roles and values, survival and competition, service to society and pursuit of self interest. The competitive young Indian is facing constant pressures, often culminating in individualism, alienation, social withdrawal and depression.

Spirituality has gained in terms of relevance in recent times, emerging as a way of thinking and for many a as a way of life. Indian Youth is turning back to spirituality as a source of peace-with oneself and with one’s environment. The view that spirituality is an old-age phenomenon is changing to a vibrant source of knowledge, power, self-actualization and success. Spirituality as a concept is not bound within the realms of religion, culture and society but is rather all pervasive in terms of its influence and reach. This session is intended at gaining a closer look at spirituality to understand how the youth of India can benefit from it.

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Rural Health

“Health is wealth” explains the vicious cycle that can be attributed to the lack of health and wealth in rural India. Increasing population and inadequate basic hygiene and health care facilities are becoming a growing concern for India. To the face of the world, India has achieved new standards in science and technology, but the reality is that larger section of the population still have no access to even basic amenities like safe drinking water, basic health-care facilities, drainage system, disposal system for industrial effluents into water bodies, thus aggravating the spread of communicable diseases like cholera, typhoid, tuberculosis, dysentery and gastroenteritis and high rate of maternal and child mortality rates.

Indian youth, counted among the best doctors in the world, trained in professional world class technologies, needs to realize responsibilities towards society and should help in strategizing and implementing plans for better rural health and prosperity. Indian youth can contribute to this noble mission by providing basic health-care as professionals; by conducting health education camps and by making people aware about their rights. Healthy rural population will result in healthy youth and healthy India resulting in prosperous and growing India.

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Agriculture

Agriculture, most neglected sector in spite of being a very critical sector in emerging India is plagued with problems at every stage and is in dire need of resources. With mounting consumptions, escalating competition from imports and degrading bio-structure, the sector demands urgent attention. Father of Green Revolution, Mr. Swaminathan pioneered Green Revolution in the country for sustainable development. Hunger and deprivation can be eliminated sooner than what most people consider feasible and this can be achieved by developing synergies among technology, public policy and social action.

Irrigation projects, Infrastructure like cold storages and transportation, innovative financial schemes, quality seeds, fertilizers, technology and a corruption free system may lessen agricultural crisis. But it is the contribution of youth with a commitment towards rejuvenating this crucial sector which is more decisive at the moment. Innovative ideas concerning how to approach this problem, how to empower the farmers and how to make our agriculture modern and quality driven, are essential to improve processes in agriculture. This session intends to provide a platform for youth of this nation to plan, design and implement a system.

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Role of NGOs

NGOs play a major role in ushering an era of development in the country by promoting inclusive growth. NGOs have an ability to deliver developmental services at a low cost to people in remote places and cater to their needs -be it technological, financial, social or otherwise. They also act as an important entity in a democracy and through expressing their views and questioning the legislator’s actions; ensure that vigilance is maintained in a democracy.

NGOs play a role complementary to that of the government, in terms of providing additional resources and making government programs more effective. They are involved in both economic and non-economic developmental activities such as income generation, appropriate technology, agriculture, and micro-credit on one hand and activities in the realms of health, education and environment on the other.

With the advent of the Information Era, the youth of India no longer willing to accept the concentration of wealth, resources and power in the hands of a few. By volunteering and actively participating in the activities of NGOs, the youth can constructively participate in the development of this country and can leverage their knowledge, vigor and energy to usher in the era of development.

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Safe India

A staunch proponent of peace and non-violence, India has recently witnessed a spate of unending terrorist attacks, communal strife, urban crime and regional passions all of which have caused a major jitter in the Internal Security front. This is a big cause of concern as it can have serious ramifications on the growth story of the country.

The turn of the century has seen the breach of internal security on numerous occasions, the most recent being the Mumbai terror attacks which killed scores of innocent civilians. This attack, attributed to be among the biggest security lapses, has stirred up the Indian youth, who have been witnessing the rapid proliferation of terror attacks in the country. While there exists an unforseen solidarity among the youth brigade, it is imperative that this spirit of togetherness should take a constructive form, in order to obtain positive results against the perpetrators of violence.

Can the youth drive a crusade against the rising face of terror?The answer to this lies in mobilising the young generation to display innovative and impacting expressions against the deadly face of violence. The time is ripe for the advent of a new societal structure in which youth contribute tremendously to protecting the integrity of our nation. Their efforts must extend beyond the realm of protests in the form of slogans and contextual expressions. Mass mobilisation, by using IT as a means of showing dissent against crime would go a long way in fostering a cohesive bond among the youth. Hence it is evident that the onus lies on each one of us to be a part of a new movement that endorses our right to elimainate the threats to our Internal Security.

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Rebalancing the Gender Ratio

Gender ratio is one topic that draws attention in diverse situations – right from Parliament Questioning Hour to Hiring process of corporates to Admissions in higher education schools/colleges. Only 13% of the entrepreneurs are women and in corporates, though a serious effort is made to maintain a gender ratio during recruitment, women are generally low at the senior level. Culture of women getting more involved with domestic chores and child care could be a major reason for less number of women higher up the ladder.

Biased gender ratio is a result of male dominated society and lack of apathy towards women during decision making. Youth should be educated about these issues and significance of women in decision making for the family. At the same time it is important that the women understands her role in the family and should be assertive of her choices.

This session aims at understanding the factors that influence gender ratio, perceptions about the ideal gender ratio and how to make the situation better.

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Sustainable Development

India’s growth story has come a long way since the start of this century and it is impossible for any nation or individual to ignore India as an emerging power. The GDP of the country has shown remarkable growth rates in the recent past and in 2006-07, India’s GDP accounted for 6.3 per cent of global GDP.

While the recent stellar performance has forced the world to sit up and take notice, the question on everyone’s mind is whether this growth is a flash in the pan or have we truly arrived. There are still many holes in our growth story and the fact that India has slipped in its Human Development Index rank during this crucial phase is definitely a point of concern. This coupled with the fact that the engine for India’s growth in recent times has been our services sector, is a reason strong enough to trigger the alarm bells. Furthermore, our alarming dependence on finite resources such as oil has also increased the risks for businesses and governments. The strategy for surviving these situations is still not fool proof.

At a juncture where there is a need to evaluate the sustainability of growth and to understand if the growth story is real, India counts on its young stakeholders- its youth to propel us forward. These young minds through their professionalism, no-nonsense approach, risk taking ability, energy and charisma should initiate self sustainable activities that uplift all strata of the society and generate sustained source of work and income for the community in the near future, thereby ensuring that the time has come when India would fulfil its Tryst with Destiny.

As a part of this conference, this is a sincere effort to discuss and debate a critical aspect which needs some urgent answers.

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Corruption in Politics

India ranks 57th in the list of least corrupt countries as per a World Audit and it is no mystery that underdevelopment and high degrees of corruption are highly correlated. In India, the web of corruption probably has a bureaucratic core. Corruption in India is so deeply routed in the system that it has absorbed in it a peon to police constable to people’s representatives sitting in parliament. This proves the seriousness of the issue and the society is still helpless about how to handle it. Social activists to movie directors have tried to create awareness about corruption as a social evil but it seems like an almost endless fight. There are more and more people like Manjunath losing their lives due to this corrupt system.

An awakening had indeed come to eradicate this evil from our society and a number of organisations came up in recent times to address the issue. Right to Information Act started showing its power and the newly emergent media is supporting any efforts to expose the corrupted. For long, youth were busy blaming the political system for corruption but it is now the time to act. The time has come for youth to formulate methods to induce transparency in to the system at every opportunity and get rid of corruption. It is not necessary for the youth to stand for elections to change the way the system works but they can help people in taking informed decisions by gathering information about candidates using media or through social gatherings. Educating people about their rights can be done to improve the diseased condition of the political system and this can be done only by the youth of the country.

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Economic Reforms

India was a little late in jumping on to the economic reforms bandwagon-embarking on the process only in 1991, in the wake of an exceptionally severe balance of payments crisis. These reforms were centered on opening-up economy for foreign investment and companies, removing trade and competitions barriers and pertinent reforms in all sectors of economy. These economic reforms brought with them a plethora of new ideas and challenges for the country and its youth.

An ‘economical awakening’ came to the Indian youth in the form of access to knowledge and novel technology provided them a global orientation and perspective. They made India a part of the global village, where aspirations matched opportunities and helped the youth dream big. They encouraged the Indian youth to think beyond conventional industries and look for opportunities in industries of the future like technology etc. In these 18 years of economic reforms, Indian youth has come of age, recognizing and responding to the challenges of globalization. Competition, innovation, facing a dynamic environment, professionalism and ethics are today qualities already imbibed by the Indian youth.

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Speakers

P Venugopal

 

 “I would like to work in AIIMS if I was reborn" were the last words from P Venugopal as Director AIIMS.  P Venugopal was Associated with AIIMS, most prestigious medical institution of India for the past 49 years.

Apart from carrying out the first heart transplant in the year 1994, Venugopal had performed over 50,000 open heart surgeries and was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1998.  He introduced nano-technology and stem cell research in the premier medical institute.  He faced and stood firm in recent issue on running the AIIMS, which got a twist with the quota issue thrown in.

 

 

Subir Raha

 

Mr. Raha had served as Chairman & Managing Director of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC) from 2001 to 2006. He transformed this State-owned Enterprise ONGC into the only Indian company in the Fortune Magazine’s list of the World’s Most Admired Companies, 2007. During Mr. Raha’s tenure, ONGC became the Most Valuable Company on the Indian Bourse. He has served many companies as director and is member of many government organisations and Academic institutions. He has received many national and international awards including Energy Executive of the Year 2005 from Petroleum Economist, London and Exemplary Leader Award from World HRD Congress.

 

 

D. R. Kaarthikeyan

 

A man of chivalrous personality, D. R. Kaarthikeyan, is known for his of accomplishments. He was the Chief of Investigation of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, Director-General of Central Reserve Police Force, Director of the prestigious Central Bureau of Investigation and Director General of National Human Rights Commission. He has penned many books including a bestseller ‘Triumph of Truth-Rajiv Gandhi Assassination-The investigation’.

On spirituality he says, “Spirituality, after all, is not just about rituals and visits to places of worship, but about character building, imparting of values, responsibility, caring and sharing.”

 

 

Dr. L. K. Maheshwari

 

Prof. L. K. Maheshwari is currently Vice Chancellor & Director, BITS-Pilani, Pilani Campus. Professor Maheshwari obtained his M.Sc (Physics) degree from the University of Lucknow (India), and M.Sc. (Tech) and Ph. D. degrees in Electronics from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (India). He has served on the faculty of BITS since 1971 and has held academic positions as Lecturer, Associate Professor and Professor. Besides, he has also held administrative positions as Chief, Instrumentation Centre; Dean, Research and Consultancy; Deputy Director (Academic); Director, BITS - Pilani Campus and Pro-Vice Chancellor of BITS during last 35 years.

Professor Maheshwari has published over 80 research papers in the areas of Semiconductor Electronics, Instrumentation, Educational Development and University-Industry Linkages, etc. both in national and international journals and proceedings of conferences. He has also published four books in the area of Analog and Digital Electronics.

Professor Maheshwari has worked on the selection and expert committees of several institutions and organizations. His areas of specialization are Semiconductor Electronics, Instrumentation, Educational Development, Internationalization of Higher Education, University-Industry Linkages, etc.

Professor Maheshwari has visited a number of Universities/Institutions in USA, Canada, UAE, Mauritius and other countries and participated in establishing educational collaborations with many Institutions. He has also delivered lecturers in many international and professional forums. He is the recipient of the year 1995 ‘Scientist of the Year’ award established by the Gian Chand Jain Memorial Foundation, Ambala (India). He is a Fellow of Institution of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineers, India; Member of IEEE, USA and WACE, USA.

  

 

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Shortlisted teams for Youth Leader Contest


Team Members					Party Name				Institute

N.Ashwin James Christy, Balaji			The Libertian Party			MEPCO SCHLENK College,Sivakasi

Neetu Matthew, Vansa David			The Black Dahlias			FMS, New Delhi

Shashi, Varun						Liberal Youth’s Party		MICA

Kusha Goyal & Arkesh Ajay									FMS, New Delhi

Shalendar & Vipin					New Face India			IIM A

Sachin Manchanda, Deepak Gupta		Youth Shakti Party			IITB

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