Speakers colour code:
Moderator Co-Lead Panelist Via Video Keynotes & Others
Time Allocation
For Co-Lead :12 Min, Panelist: 5 Min.
Venue: Hotel Vivanta by Taj
General Guidelines:
* Plenary Sessions: Each Plenary Session of One Hour will Have 7- 8 Speakers/Awardees Who will Speak for 5-6 minutes each.
* Parallel Sessions: Each session of one hour will have 4 co-speakers on a panel. Who will speak 10-12 minutes each. Balance time will be for interaction remarks and Q&A.
* The sessions Topics & Timing are Subject to Change.
WEF-North East, 2018 People, Planet & Profit: A Northeast India Perspective
Day-1, 21st February 2018.
Time | Hall Name | Session No. | Topic | Speakers |
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3:00pm- 4:00pm | Joysagar Hall | Inaugural session | On the theme People, Planet & Profit : A Northeast India Perspective | Dr. Harbeen Arora, Alakananda Das, |
4:00pm – 5:00pm | Joysagar Hall | 21A- Plenary | Role of the Sattras in Rural Economy -> Chaos & Creativity Catering to the Needs of the Gifted |
Swapnanil Barua , Dr. Shantana Saikia , Anjana Moyee Saikia Mukul Gogoi , Urmee Majumdar , Anita Sharma |
5:00pm – 6:00pm | Joysagar Hall | 21B- Plenary | Farm to Fork- Sustainable Eco system & Bush to Cup |
Zeenathul Arifa Rafee, Ashmeet Kapoor , Dhrubajit Chaliha , Manoj Kumar Basumatary , Perminder Jeet Kaur |
6:00pm – 7:00pm | Joysagar Hall | 21C- Plenary | Wage Inequality-Gender Pay Gap, Investment & Women Empowerment |
Subha Rajan Tampi , Kavita Das Basak , Arman Ali , Dr. Bandana Bhuyan , Lakhimi Baruah |
7:00pm onwards | Gala Dinner with Culture Evening : Showcasing North East |
Day-2, 22nd February 2018.
Time | Hall Name | Session No. | Topic | Speakers |
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9:00am – 10:00am | Joysagar Hall | 22A- Plenary | Children & Digital Media-How can Help Kids Protect Themselves Online |
Rachna Bhargav, Richa Neog , Pratibha Das Hatibaruah |
10:00am-11:00am | Joysagar Hall | 22B-Plenary | There is Still Time to Make Globalisation Work for All |
Simmi Puri , Bikash Kumar Das , Ramit Singh Chimni , Mehzabin Ershad |
Rudrasagar 1 | 2201- Parallel | Four Concerns that Keep CEOs Awake at Night | Deepak Kapoor | |
Rudrasagar 2 | 2202- Parallel | Cultural Tourism & Preservation of Art Form |
Shanti Doley , Zerifa Wahid , Arijit Purkayastha , Sanjoy Sengupta | |
11:00am – 12:00noon | Joysagar Hall | 22C- Plenary | Time is What We Need to Talk |
Ritu Arora , Vasavi Acharya , Devasish Sharma , Namrata Tiwari Talukdar , Sujay Paul , BK Dr. Sunita Didi Chandak , BK Geetadevi Chandak , Roshni Hassan |
Rudrasagar 1 | 2203- Parallel | How can Artists Lead us Towards a Dramatic Social Change |
Vertica Dvivedi , Swapnanil Barua , Mrinmoyee Goswami , | |
Rudrasagar 2 | 2204- Parallel | Geo Political Landscape of Northeast India | Mrinal Gohain , | |
12:00noon – 1:00pm | Joysagar Hall | 22D- Plenary | Connectivity is not a Luxury- It’s a Lifeline |
Neeraj Tyagi , Kamal Jeet Yadav , Joyeeta Bhattacharjee , Farhana Rahman Subhan |
Rudrasagar 1 | 2205- Parallel | Sports is The Best Stress Reliever & Reducer of Obesity |
Isha Singh, Vikram Philip Rajkumar, | |
Rudrasagar 2 | 2206- Parallel | Matrilineal Society of Northeast |
Swabera Islam , Rebina Subba | |
1:00pm-2:00pm | Joysagar Hall | 22E – Plenary | Social Entrepreneurs are Building a Society You want to Live in |
Nandini Basu Phookan , Mrinal Gohain , Bonti Bordoloi , Aashaa Bora , Dr. Deepali Bhardwaj , Neetu Sarawgi |
Rudrasagar 1 | 2207- Parallel | Breaking The Cycle of Poverty by Inspiring Change From Within |
Indrani Deb, Anshika Rajiv, Sujay Paul, Nayama Ahmed, | |
Rudrasagar 2 | 2208- Parallel | Moving Beyond From “Sowing The Seeds” To “Nurturing The Spirit” | Smruti S Samantray | |
2:00pm – 3:00pm | Joysagar Hall | 22F – Plenary | Technology is Changing The Way We Want to Live,Learn & Work |
Urvashi Singh , Bindumalini Krishnan , Deepak Kapoor , Rita P Taneja , Joyee Mahanta , Mukesh Agarwal , Kalyani Sharma |
Rudrasagar 1 | 2209- Parallel | Spirituality & Leadership |
Neeraj Tyagi , Ashmeet Kapoor , BK Dr. Sunita Didi Chandak , Vandana Goyal | |
Rudrasagar 2 | 2211- Parallel | The First Five Years Have so Much to do With How The Next 80 Turn Out |
Vasavi Acharya , Khandakar Wasim , Munju Choudhry | |
3:00pm – 4:00pm | Joysagar Hall | 22G- Plenary | Commercialization of Performing Art & Its Effect on Creativity |
Sunita Bhuyan Mrinmoyee Goswami , Minoti Khaund , Sarodi Saikia , Zerifa Wahid , Asha Kothari , |
Rudrasagar 1 | 2212-Parallel | What’s in Store For Silk Industry in Northeast |
Mehzabin Ershad Dr Mamata B Sarma | |
Rudrasagar 2 | 2213- Parallel | Stress Relief; Taking Time For Yourself |
Sanjaya Singh Misra , Bindumalini Krishnan , Sonali Satpathy , Kavita Das Basak , Bikash Kumar Das | |
4:00pm – 5:00pm | Joysagar Hall | 22H- Plenary | Is The Northeast Workforce Ready for The Future |
Vertica Dvivedi , Monisha Banerjee , Mukul Gogoi , Ikramul Majid |
Rudrasagar 1 | 2214 – Parallel | How to Manage Academics & Leadership Involvement |
Kamal Jeet Yadav , Rita P Taneja , Ramit Singh Chimni , Pallavi Barua , Sabrina Iqbal Sircar | |
Rudrasagar 2 | 2215-Parallel | Feeding The Future: The Changing Landscapes of Food & Agriculture | Zeenathul Arifa Rafee | |
5:00pm – 6:00pm | Joysagar Hall | 22I- Plenary | Is Northeast India Closer to Gandhi’s Dream |
Anshika Rajiv, Dr.Geeta Baruah Nath, Dr. Syeda Hasna Ara Begum |
Rudrasagar 1 | 2216- Parallel | Industrial waste & wastewater treatment | ||
Rudrasagar 2 | 2217- Parallel | Innovative Value Chains, Networks & Frameworks | ||
6:00pm – 7:00pm | Joysagar Hall | 22J- Plenary | Handloom/textile/handicrafts-handloom v/s powerloom | Janessaline M. Pyngrope |
Rudrasagar 1 | 2218- Parallel | Art & Culture- Creating & Developing Emotional Intelligence & Thinking |
Namrata Tiwari Talukdar, Swapnanil Barua , Neetu Sarawgi | |
Rudrasagar 2 | 2219- Parallel | Sports & Its Profound Effect, Meditation, Alternate Healing & Positivity for Life |
Prateek Barbora , Tanushree Baruah , Suman Virdi Batra , Nishant Bordoloi , Kalyani Sharma | |
7:00pm – 8:00pm | Awards Followed by Gala Dinner |
Day-3, 23rd February 2018.
Time | Hall Name | Session No. | Topic | Speakers |
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9:00am-10:00am | Joysagar Hall | 23A- Plenary | Traditional Handloom Weaving Methods of Northeast | Amiya Kumar Sharma , |
Rudrasagar 1 | 2301- Parallel | Double Game That is Destroying Us! | ||
Rudrasagar 2 | 2302- Parallel | Racism- It is Easy to Assimilate |
Shaheen Hussain Nongbri , Richa Neog , Pratibha Bramha | |
10:00am – 11:00am | Joysagar Hall | 23B- Plenary | Special Session by “Heartcare Society of Assam” |
Dr Joyshree Borah , Dr Bikas Rai , Dr N.K. Bhattacharjee , Arup Das , A N Das , |
Rudrasagar 1 | 2303- Parallel | Solar Power Revolution is Taking Place in India’s Rooftops | Mukul Gogoi | |
Rudrasagar 2 | 2304- Parallel | Media & Entertainment-Filmmaking | Afrida Rehman Ali | |
11:00am – 12:00noon | Joysagar Hall | 23C- Plenary | Next Frontier of Healthcare Northeast Context | |
Rudrasagar 1 | 2305- Parallel | Inter Community Bridging Using Social Media, Honesty & Homour | ||
Rudrasagar 2 | 2306- Parallel | What Renewable Energy can do For Healthcare for Northeast |
Dr. Mridul Kumar Deka , Ikramul Majid | |
12:00noon– 01:00pm | Joysagar Hall | 23D- Plenary | Digital Wave is Sweeping Across Northeast India | Afrida Rehman Ali |
Rudrasagar 1 | 2307- Parallel | A Year After India Killed Cash, Here is What We can Learn | GK Misra | |
Rudrasagar 2 | 2308- Parallel | Smashing The Glass Ceiling-Gender Bias in Portraying Women |
Ritu Arora , Monisha Banerjee , Simmi Puri , Rosie Kalita | |
01:00pm-02:00pm | Closing Plenary | Valedictory Session |
Dr Arati Barua , Babita Rajkhowa , Dr.Geeta Baruah Nath, Bonti Bordoloi , Nibedita , Munju Choudhry | |
“After Lunch an Optional Trip to Kamakhya Temple , Shillong sightsceeing , Sunset Cruises & Khasi Heritage Village “ |
Day-4, 24th February 2018.
* Optional Trip to Kamakhya Temple , Shillong sightsceeing , Sunset cruises & Khasi Heritage Village |
* Snacks, Tea, Coffee & Beverages Throughout.
* Lunch : 12:00 – 02:00pm. You Can Pick up Your Plates & Attend Session.
* Travel Supplement Separetely Priced