The ongoing pandemic has evoked multiple conversations, alluding towards both – facilitating a rapid recovery, as well as building longer term resilience. The time is ripe, to further align and outline a common vision of this “New World Order” by bringing together various perspectives including green recovery, new social contracts, enhanced fiscal stimulus etc. The “Re-emerging and Resilient India” virtual conclave attempts to clarify and align the vision, address barriers, and highlight successful on-ground interventions that can be replicated at scale to accelerate towards a resilient India.
Re-emerging and Resilient India
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
4:00 pm – 8:00 pm IST
Registration Closed
Special address by:
Shri Suresh Prabhu,
6-Time Member of Parliament (4 Lok Sabha, 2 Rajya Sabha), 10 Cabinet Positions Held, Government of India
Agenda
Session 1: Pathways to a Resilient India
4:00pm to 5:00pm IST
Shaping the Future: Facilitating a common vision for build back better and resilient recovery.
Session 2: Addressing the Barriers, from a Philanthropic, Foundational and Bi-lateral Lens
5:00pm to 6:00pm IST
Broader Conversations: How do we accelerate towards the common vision? What approach do leading foundations, philanthropic and bi-lateral organizations envisage, in addressing the barriers.
Session 3: Thematic Tracks & Deep Dives, Advancing Towards a Resilient India
6:10pm to 7:00pm IST
Deeper sector specific thematic track: Breakout sessions covering sectoral leaders, state government departments, technical experts and on-ground enabling social enterprises.
Sectoral Track 1:
Stitching Industry-Community partnerships, via Clean & Secure Water
Lead by:
Sectoral Track 2:
Equitable access to clean energy for livelihoods
Lead by:
Sectoral Track 3:
Resource Efficiency, a key measure for MSME’s to Build Back Better
Lead by:
Session 4: Commitments, Action Planning and Going Forward
7:00pm to 8:00pm IST
High-Level Realizing Conversations: Possibilities, on-ground actions and opportunities to accelerate towards a resilient India. A round-up of what’s happening across the board towards strengthening a recovery that is socially inclusive, as well as economically and environmentally sustainable.
A Snapshot of Speakers and Panelists
Dr. Arunabha Ghosh
Founder-CEO, CEEW
Punit Lalbhai
Executive Director, Arvind Ltd.
Deepali Khanna
Managing Director – Asia Regional, Rockefeller Foundation
Moutushi Sengupta
Director – India Office, McArthur Foundation
Shloka Nath
Head, Sustainability and Special Projects, Tata Trusts & Executive Director, India Climate Collaborative
Aditi Maheshwari
Director for Climate Action, United Nations Secretary General Executive Office
Context setting by:
Vivek Adhia
Country Director – India, ISC
Session Moderators:
Brent Habig
VP – International Programs, ISC
Suresh Kotla
Director, Energy and Environment, ISC
Romit Sen
Associate Director, Water Program, ISC
Ferzina Banaji
Lead Communications, Climate, World Bank Group
Abhishek Jain
Fellow and Director, Powering Livelihoods, CEEW
Arupendra Nath Mullick
Vice President, TERI Council for Business Sustainability