Speakers and Presentations

India - European Union Conference on
Corporate Social Responsibility: A Cross- Cultural Perspective

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Wednesday 21st November 2001
Federation House,
Tansen Marg, New Delhi

9.3 0 am - I 0.00 am Conference Registration and Welcome Tea Coffee
  INAUGURAL SESSION
I 0.00 am -10.45 am Welcome Address by
Mr. Chirayu R. Amin,
President, FICCI
  Remarks by
Mr. E. Kari
Director, International Co-operation,
Assemblee Permanente des Chambres de Metiers, France
  Introduction to the Conference Theme
by Mr. S.J. Scarff
Chairman, Business & Community Foundation, &
Managing Director, Glaxo SmithKline Beecham Consumer Healthcare
  Special Addresses by
Mr. G N Bajpai
Chairman, Life Insurance Corporation of India
  Ms. Laurence Argimon - Pistre
Head of Unit, India Bhutan & Nepal, European Commission
  Vote of Thanks by:
Mr. Rajendra S. Lodha
President Elect, FICCI
10.45 am - 12.00 Plenary Session-I
Corporate Social Responsibility in India and Europe
A Cross Cultural Perspective
  Chaired by:
Mr. David Fouquet
Secretary General, European Institute of Asian Studies


Speakers:
Mr. Matthew Cadbury
Managing Director, Cadbury India
  Ms. R. Kumar
Consultant, Commonwealth Science Councill
Director TERI-Europe (Tata Energy Research Institute)
  Dr. Kebschull
Director, Indo-German Export Promotion Project (IGEP)
  Professor. P. D. Jose
Indian Institute of Management (IIMB)
  Mr. Satish Jha
Director, Digital Partners, India
12 noon - 1.30pm Three Simultaneous Thematic Workshops
Workshop 1 Corporate Responsibility: Social Environmental and Financial Dimensions of Managing the Value Chain- The Global Perspective
  Chaired by:
Dr. Kebschull
Indo-German Export Promotion Project (IGEP)
  Speakers:
Mr. Duncun Burnett
Economist. Natural Resources Institute, London
  Ms. V. Singh
Project Manager, International Resources for Fairer Trade


Ms. Poonam Barua,
Regional Director - India, The Conference Board
Workshop 2 European and Indian Case Studies: The Business Perspective
  Chaired by:
Ms. R. Kumar
Consultant, Commonwealth Science Councill
Director TERI-Europe (Tala Energy Research Institute)
  Speakers:
Ms. Shakti Sharma
Executive Director, Tata Steel Rural Development Society(TISCO)
  Mr. Tom Aleedo,
Counity Director, CARE India
on FICCI CARE Gujrat.Rehabilitation Project


Mr.R. Banerjee
Director, Makaibari, Darjeeling Tea Estate
  Mr. Thulasi Doss,
Director, MACIACM Trusts & Foundations (SPIC Group of Co.)
  Ms. Madhu Kanoria
Special Advisor, Kanoria Chemicals International Ltd
  Mr. P. Mukherjee
Director, Legal & Corporate Affairs
Glaxo SmithKline Beecham Consumer Health Care
Workshop 3 The SME's Perspective
  Chaired by: Dr. A Khan
Director, Association for Stimulating Know -How
  Speakers:
Mr. E. Kari
Director, International Co-operation,
Assemblee Permanente des Chambres de Metiers, France
  Mr. A Zickendraht
Designer, Export Promotion Councilfor Handicrafts in India
  Mr. Vinay Mangla,
CEO, Sanik Enterprises, Moradabad
  Mr. Vipin Shanna
Director, SEAD Sector, CARE-India
1.30 pm -2.30 pm LUNCH
2.30 pm - 3.30 pm Plenary Session-II
Reporting and Conclusions of Three Thematic Workshops
  Chaired by.
Mr. A. S. Kasliwal
Past President, FICCI,
Chairman, S. Kumar's Enterprises (Synfab.) Ltd.
  Speakers:
(Three chairs of the three -workshops)
  Dr. Kebschull
Ms. Ritu Kumar
Dr A. Khan
3.30 pm - 6. 00 pm Making CSR an integral part of EU-India Relations: Discussion on Draft Declaration
  Action Plan EU - India Corporate Social Responsibility: A Brainstorming Session
  Chaired by:
Mr. R.V. Kanoria
Vice Chairman and MD, Kanoria Chemicals and Industries Ltd
  Presentation on Draft Declaration by
Mr. M. Subhan
Project Manager, EU-India CSR, Belgium
  Comments by:
Mr. R. Mehrotra
Senior Specialist on Employer's Activities, IL O-SAA T, India
  Mr. D. Burnett
Economist, Natural Resource Institute, UK
  Brainstorming Session
Facilitation and Summing up by
Dr. Vikas Goswami
Director, Business & Community Foundation
  Mr. Navtej Dhillon
Dy. Project Co-ordinator, EU-India CSR, Belgium
6.00 pm - 6.30 pm CLOSING SESSION
 

Chaired by:
Mr. A. S. Kasliwal
Past President, FICCI, & Chairman, S. Kumar's Enterprises (Synfab) Ltd.

 

Special Keynote Address
HE Mr. Guy Trouveroy
Ambassador of Belgium

  Vote of Thanks by:
Mr. R V Kanoria
Vice Chairman & Mg. Director,
Kanoria Chemicals & Industries Ltd.
6.30 pm Drinks Reception hosted by the Delegation of the European Commission in India

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