Confederation of Indian Industry
National Conference on
Technology for Sustainable Development
Thursday, 11 March 2010, Maniram Dewan Trade Center, Guwahati
Draft Programme
1330 – 1400 hrs
Registration
1400 – 1445 hrs
Opening Session
1400– 1445 hrs
Welcome Address
Keynote Address
Address by Chief Guest
Mr Himanta Biswa Sarma
Minister for Health, Science and
Technology
Government of Assam
Vote of Thanks
1445-1545 hrs
Session II : Industrialisation of Bamboo & Rural Enterprise Development
Opening Remarks by Session
Chairman
Mr Raju Sharma
Mission Director
National Mission on Bamboo
Application, New Delhi
Address
Mr Madan Jalan
Managing Director
Arunachal Plywood Industries Ltd
Arunachal Pradesh
Address
Mr George Jenner
Mission Coordinator
Tripura Bamboo Mission
Tripura
Concluding Remarks by Session
Chairman
1545 – 1600 hrs
Tea / Coffee
1600 – 1700 hrs
1700 - 1800 hrs
SESSION III: Rural Technology
Opening Remarks by Session
Chairman
Dr Bibha Das Saikia
Principal
Rural Technology Centre, Assam
Address
Dr Satyendra Kr. Choudhury
Director, Assam Science &Technology
& Environment Council
Address
Mr P C Sharma
NB Institute for Rural Technology
Assam
Concluding Remarks by Session
Chairman
Dr Bibha Das Saikia
Panel Discussion: Light Engineering – Leading for High Value Chain
Moderator
Dr Somanath Ghosh
Chairman and Managing Director
National Research Development
Corporation, New Delhi
Panelist
Dr Arun Jaura
VP - Technology & Head EIEC
Eaton Corporation, Kharadi, Pune
Mr Anthony De Sa
Director
UNIDO Centre for South-South
Industrial Cooperation, New Delhi
Prof Dhrubes Biswas
& MD-STEP, Indian Institute of
Technology, Kharagpur
Mr Sanjay Chavre
Scientist E,
Technology Development Board
New Delhi
Wrap up
1800 hrs
Dr Somanath Ghosh
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