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CREATIVITY,
COMMUNITY &
COMMERCE IN THE
INDO PACIFIC
2-3 FEBRUARY 2021
MUMBAI, INDIA
DAY 1
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
INAUGURAL SESSION | TELECAST TIME -IST | 1100 – 1230
Master of Ceremonies
Akshay Mathur, Director, Observer Research Foundation
Mumbai, and Head of ORF Geoeconomics Programme, India
Welcome Remarks
Sunjoy Joshi, Chairman, Observer Research Foundation, India
The City, The State and The New World Order
Sub-national leaders and governments are playing an integral role
in shaping global developments. This session seeks perspectives
from leaders on the changing role of states and cities in global,
national and regional policymaking.
Almut Möller, State Councillor, Hamburg, Germany
Eleni Kounalakis, Lieutenant Governor, California, United States
Theresa Schopper, Minister of State, Ministry of Baden-
Württemberg, Germany
Lianne Dalziel, Mayor, Christchurch, New Zealand
Margaret Beazley, Governor, New South Wales, Australia
Inaugural Address
Shri Uddhav Thackeray, Chief Minister, Government of
Maharashtra, India
Vote of Thanks
Priyanka Chaturvedi, Member of Parliament, IndiaCREATIVITY,
COMMUNITY &
COMMERCE IN THE
INDO PACIFIC
2-3 FEBRUARY 2021
MUMBAI, INDIA
PANEL 1 | 1330 - 1415
Towards Resilient Cities: Lessons from the Pandemic
City governments, infrastructure and systems have been severely
tested during the pandemic. The pandemic has unearthed
several fissures in regulating urban conglomerations that must
be rectified to manage future shocks. Strengthening health
systems and social infrastructure and creating institutional
mechanisms to raise resources to be deployed at times of crisis
are crucial elements to boost resilience and hasten recovery.
How should cities define ‘resilience’ post-pandemic? What are
the key requirements and characteristics of a resilient city? How
will COVID-19 change urban planning and governance? How
can urban planning processes be made more inclusive? What
is the role of communities and businesses in urban planning
and development? How can cities become more self-sufficient
financially? What are the new instruments of financing worth
exploring? This session will look at how city governance, city
planning, and the allocation of resources, investments and
financing must be integrated with community engagement to
build back better and build back together.
Ashwini Bhide, Additional Municipal Commissioner, Municipal
Corporation of Greater Mumbai, India
Nicholas Brooke, Chairman, Urban Land Institute Asia Pacific,
Hong Kong
Regina Ramos, Deputy Director, Pilots and Innovation,
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, United States
Shruti Narayan, Regional Director, South and West Asia
Regions, C40 Cities, India
Moderator: Aditi Ratho, Associate Fellow, Observer Research
Foundation Mumbai, IndiaCREATIVITY,
COMMUNITY &
COMMERCE IN THE
INDO PACIFIC
2-3 FEBRUARY 2021
MUMBAI, INDIA
PANEL 2 | 1430 - 1515
Sustainable Entrepôts: Designing and Financing
Coastal Cities
Coastal cities have infrastructure requirements markedly different
from cities situated inland. The engineering and financing required for
building sustainable esplanades, ports and terminals and catalysing
coastal infrastructure to safeguard coastal communities’ interests can
only be provided by large scale, multi-nation, multidimensional efforts.
What kind of policy framework is required for designing and financing
coastal cities as sustainable entrepots? How are coastal cities shaping
geopolitics and geoeconomics? How can we gauge the success of
multilateral initiatives such as the Blue Dot Network and the Belt and
Road Initiative (BRI)? How should India plan and position its coastal
cities, given the evolving geopolitical and geoeconomic architecture of
the Indo-Pacific? How can coastal cities spearhead initiatives for the
blue economy? What kind of institutional, corporate, and engineering
capacity do we need to leverage the blue economy? This session will
explore the new multilateral efforts to design and finance coastal cities in
the current geopolitical and geoeconomics context that posits Blue Dot
Network (led by the US, Japan and Australia), Supply Chain Resilience
Initiative (India, Japan and Australia) and Asia-Africa Growth Corridor
(launched by India and Japan) as an alternative to China’s BRI.
Claudia Warning, Director General Asia, Middle East, Latin America,
Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
Rafiq Dossani, Director, RAND Center for Asia Pacific Policy, United States
Shirley Rodrigues, Deputy Mayor, Environment and Energy,
Greater London Authority, United Kingdom
Ted Baillieu, Enterprise Professor, Faculty of Architecture, Building
and Planning, The University of Melbourne and Former Premier,
Victoria, Australia
Moderator: Mitali Mukherjee, Fellow, Observer Research
Foundation, IndiaCREATIVITY,
COMMUNITY &
COMMERCE IN THE
INDO PACIFIC
2-3 FEBRUARY 2021
MUMBAI, INDIA
PANEL 3 | 1530 - 1615
Relocating Mumbai in the Politics and Economics of the
Indo-Pacific
As the focus of geopolitics moves from Asia-Pacific to Indo-Pacific
(which includes India), Mumbai is set to emerge as a vibrant centre
of innovation and geoeconomics for the region. As India’s financial,
business and entertainment capital, it already makes a unique
contribution to the regional flow of capital, supply-chains and
talent. It also has the potential to emerge as the hub for education
and tourism. What is the role of Mumbai in the emerging geopolitics
and geoeconomics of the Indo-Pacific? What role can Mumbai play
in shaping India’s diplomacy with the region? What policy support
does Mumbai need to meet its aspirations of a global, influential
city? What are the strengths and weaknesses that are likely to
define Mumbai’s engagement with the Indo-Pacific? How will
regional developments in the Indo-Pacific and beyond shape the
business, financial, creative and entertaining qualities of Mumbai?
This session will explore how Mumbai can compete with regional
financial, trading and innovation centres such as Singapore, Hong
Kong, Dubai, San Francisco and Shenzhen.
Kurihara Toshihiko, New Delhi Representative, Japan Bank for
International Cooperation, Japan
Peter N. Varghese, Chancellor, University of Queensland, and
Former Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade,Australia
Zhiwu Chen, Director, Asia Global Institute, China
Rajeswari Pillai Rajgopalan, Distinguished Fellow and Head of
Nuclear and Space Policy Initiative, Observer Research Foundation,
India
Moderator: Akshay Mathur, Director, Observer Research
Foundation Mumbai, and Head of ORF Geoeconomics Programme,
IndiaCREATIVITY,
COMMUNITY &
COMMERCE IN THE
INDO PACIFIC
2-3 FEBRUARY 2021
MUMBAI, INDIA
PANEL 4 | 1630 - 1715
Digital Transformation: A Community Led Data Economy
The United Nations Secretary-General’s roadmap for digital
cooperation places digital public goods (DPGs) front and centre
to bridge the digital divide. As governments build more DPGs, it is
worth ensuring that they align with the principles of the global free
and open-source software (FOSS) movement, deriving maximum
benefit for the community from any technology that is developed
using taxpayers’ money. India pitches itself as a hub for developing
DPGs, and technologies like Aadhaar and UPI, built by volunteers at
India Stack, are often highlighted as functional outputs of the DPG
model. But considering such technologies as DPGs is contested due
to their questionable open-source status—developers are often
unable to audit their source code (a key feature of true open-source
technologies) and, in some cases, have faced state sanctions while
attempting to do so. This session will explore what are DPGs, and
what are the defining characteristics of successful DPGs? What
kind of global frameworks and global institutional capacity is
needed for protecting the neutrality, security and sustainability of
DPGs? What is the role of governments, communities and private
companies in the emerging DPGs landscape?
Julia Pomares, Executive Director at Centre for the Implemen-
tation of Public Policies for Equity and Growth – T20 Co-Chair
2018, Argentina
Amandeep S. Gill, CEO and Project Director, The International
Digital Health and AI Research Collaborative (I-DAIR), Switzerland
Ephraim Percy Kenyanito, Senior Programme Officer, Article 19,
Kenya
Oluwatosin Durotoye, Founder, The Bloom Africa and CEO,
Conselia Advisory Practice, Nigeria
Moderator: Mitali Mukherjee, Fellow, Observer Research
Foundation, IndiaCREATIVITY,
COMMUNITY &
COMMERCE IN THE
INDO PACIFIC
2-3 FEBRUARY 2021
MUMBAI, INDIA
IN CONVERSATION 1 | 1730 –1745
The America’s Vision for the Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific construct accords political heft to the idea of
interlinking the destinies of the Indian and Pacific oceans. There is
an internationalisation of this Indo-Pacific strategy with Western
powers and regional powers articulating their respective positions
on the security and strategic developments in the region. What
are the motivations behind the bipartisan consensus on the
US’ role in the Indo-Pacific? What are some divergences on the
consensus between the policy sub-departments of State and
Pentagon? Can external pressure from partner nations influence
the US policy continuity?
Nadia Schadlow, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute and Former
US Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy, United States
In conversation with Dhruva Jaishankar, Executive Director,
Observer Research Foundation America, United States
KEYNOTE | 1800 –1815
Green Energy Transitions
Climate change, rising sea levels, and increasing global warming
are contributing to a high carbon growth template. A green low
carbon template supported by clean, affordable and sustainable
energy can stimulate the economy. This keynote will seek a
perspective on the current renewable energy trends, its challenges
and realities, and the forces driving energy transitions.
Sumant Sinha, Chairman and Managing Director, ReNew
Power, India
Introduction: Dhaval Desai, Vice-President, Observer Research
Foundation Mumbai, IndiaCREATIVITY,
COMMUNITY &
COMMERCE IN THE
INDO PACIFIC
2-3 FEBRUARY 2021
MUMBAI, INDIA
IN CONVERSATION 2 | 1830- 1900
Reformulating the Narratives on Trade and Globalisation
The last few years have seen a steady pushback on trade and
globalisation. The US-China trade war, Brexit and the pandemic
showed that economic decoupling is harder than originally
imagined. What are the main reasons for the pushback on trade
and globalisation? How does the narrative differ from reality?
How can leaders and policymakers restate the importance of
trade and globalisation? What role can India play in building
a new narrative on trade and globalisation? This session will
explore how leaders and policymakers can restate the importance
of trade for the domestic public and economic diplomacy.
David Rasquinha, Managing Director, EXIM Bank, India
In conversation with Akshay Mathur, Director, Observer
Research Foundation Mumbai, and Head of ORF Geoeconomics
Programme, IndiaCREATIVITY,
COMMUNITY &
COMMERCE IN THE
INDO PACIFIC
2-3 FEBRUARY 2021
MUMBAI, INDIA
PANEL 5 | 1930 - 2015
Cities 20: Establishing a Global Policymaking Forum for
Cities
Global policy design has traditionally focused on the needs and
characteristics of nation-states. Yet, cities are emerging as their own
centres of economic growth and political churn, affecting geopolitics
and geoeconomics. Do we need a United Nations for provinces and
cities? Do we need an institutionalised global policymaking forum
for cities? How are cities shaping world affairs and diplomacy?
What are the expectations and responsibility from a global city?
How can we ensure that globalised cities are leading the charge on
inclusive, sustainable and equitable economic growth? What are the
new models of governing global cities? How can urban governance
structures be updated and remodeled to reflect the aspirations and
needs of the communities,industries and ecology of a city? This session
will explore the feasibility of an institutionalised global policymaking
forum for cities and discuss city-specific issues that need global
cooperation, such as a blueprint for inclusivity in urban planning,
technology for disaster resilient/carbon-free city infrastructure and
cross-border investments in sustainable city bonds.
Panel introduction by: Peter Rimmele, Resident-Representative to
India, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Germany
Joachim von Amsberg, Vice President, Policy and Strategy, Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank
Ian Klaus, Senior Fellow, Global Cities, The Chicago Council on
Global Affairs, United States
Maitreyi Bordia Das, Manager, Urban, Disaster Risk Management,
Resilience and Land Global Practice, The World Bank, United States
Anil Sooklal, Deputy Director-General Asia and Middle East,
Department of International Relations and Cooperation, South Africa
Moderator: Sayli Mankikar, Senior Fellow, Observer Research
Foundation Mumbai, IndiaCREATIVITY,
COMMUNITY &
COMMERCE IN THE
INDO PACIFIC
2-3 FEBRUARY 2021
MUMBAI, INDIA
CLOSING REMARKS | 2015 - 2030
Akshay Mathur, Director, Observer Research Foundation
Mumbai, and Head of ORF Geoeconomics Programme, IndiaCREATIVITY,
COMMUNITY &
COMMERCE IN THE
INDO PACIFIC
2-3 FEBRUARY 2021
MUMBAI, INDIA
DAY 2
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
OPENING REMARKS | TELECAST TIME -IST | 1050 - 1100
Dhaval Desai, Vice-President, Observer Research Foundation
Mumbai, IndiaCREATIVITY,
COMMUNITY &
COMMERCE IN THE
INDO PACIFIC
2-3 FEBRUARY 2021
MUMBAI, INDIA
PANEL 6 | 1100 - 1145
A New Vision from Business for Positioning Mumbai in the
World
Mumbai business has played a key role in India’s global
positioning. From presenting India as an investment destination
to projecting India’s products, services, entrepreneurs and
opportunities abroad, Mumbai’s business leaders have long
been informal economic diplomats. Mumbai continues to be the
money spinner for the Indian economy, home to established and
frontier business alike. Young turks are innovating, expanding
and repositioning themselves to capture global supply chains
and economic opportunity. This panel will explore how Mumbai
business leaders see the role of the city in India’s global positioning.
How will the next generation of business leaders shape the city,
the region and the nation? What are the aspirations of the young
business executives and leaders? How will the policy challenges
of the 21st century (climate change, sustainable development,
equitable growth and pandemics) change Mumbai’s business
culture and leadership?
Jay Kotak, Associate Vice President, Kotak Mahindra Bank,
India
Radhika Gupta, Managing Director and CEO, Edelweiss Asset
Management Limited, India
Darshan Hiranandani, Managing Director and CEO,
Hiranandani Group
Priyanka Chaturvedi, Member of Parliament, India
Moderator: Rajesh Shah, Co-Chairman and Managing Director,
Mukand Limited and Member, Board of Trustees, Observer
Research Foundation, IndiaCREATIVITY,
COMMUNITY &
COMMERCE IN THE
INDO PACIFIC
2-3 FEBRUARY 2021
MUMBAI, INDIA
PANEL 7 | 1200 – 1245
Towards Inclusive Cities: Reclaiming Spaces for Women
Mumbai, as a cosmopolitan ‘Maximum City’, has been known to
be relatively safer and more work-friendly for women. Women
have also successfully tapped into the city’s large entrepreneurial
spirit. Mixed zoning, new avenues for public transport and
changes to nightlife hours have huge potential to increase the
movement and workforce participation of women. What are
some of the opportunities and detriments to women’s movement
and workforce participation in cities today? How is Mumbai
unique and different? Has the pandemic exposed differences in
vulnerabilities for men and women in cities? How can we work
towards recovering from this disparity? What is the current
scenario with regards to female employment, gender-auditing
of institutions and gender-sensitisation in cities? How can this
be improved? This panel will discuss the new opportunities to
reclaim spaces, the importance of incorporating gender-sensitive
planning of physical spaces, as well as social factors such as
awareness and capacity building. It will also discuss how gender-
sensitive planning will help mitigate adverse and unequal impacts
of future crises, build resilience for its vulnerable populations,
and make the city safer and more accessible for women.
Priyanka Chaturvedi, Member of Parliament, India
Yashomati Thakur, Minister, Women and Child Development,
Government of Maharashtra, India
Shaina NC, National Spokesperson, Bharatiya Janata Party,
India
Abha Lambah, Conservation Architect, India
Moderator: Aditi Ratho, Associate Fellow, Observer Research
Foundation Mumbai, IndiaCREATIVITY,
COMMUNITY &
COMMERCE IN THE
INDO PACIFIC
2-3 FEBRUARY 2021
MUMBAI, INDIA
IN CONVERSATION 3 | 1300 - 1330
Chairing the G20: Economic Steering Committee for the
World
The G20 remains the most important economic multilateral
forum in the world. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has
once again reconfirmed the importance of global coordination for
economic recovery. This session will explore priorities for global
economic governance and how the upcoming G20 chairs—Italy,
Indonesia and India—can steer global economic recovery. What
lessons on global economic governance can we draw from the
G20? What issues should the G20 prioritise? How can the G20
develop a multi-year framework for global economic recovery
and growth under the upcoming chairs? How can the G20 be
made more effective and representative as a multilateral forum?
Paolo Magri, Executive Vice-President and Director, Italian
Institute for International Political Studies, T20 Chair 2021, Italy
Fahad Al-Turki, Vice-President, King Abdullah Petroleum
Studies and Research Centre, T20 Chair 2020, Saudi Arabia
In conversation with Akshay Mathur, Director, Observer
Research Foundation Mumbai, and Head of ORF Geoeconomics
Programme, IndiaCREATIVITY,
COMMUNITY &
COMMERCE IN THE
INDO PACIFIC
2-3 FEBRUARY 2021
MUMBAI, INDIA
PANEL 8 | 1345 -1430
Developing an Arabian Sea Consensus on Growth and Prosperity
India’scontemporarylinkswiththeGulfhavebeencrucialforitseconomic
growth. From uninterrupted energy imports that fuel industries and
billions in remittances from overseas Indians to investment by sovereign
funds in the Indian economy, the Gulf is a de facto strategic partner for
India. Africa, on the other hand, has been important for the extension
of India’s soft diplomacy and development aid. How can India renew
this relationship with the Gulf and the Arabian Sea neighbours for the
21st century? What concrete steps can India and its neighbours in the
region take to ensure that they are reliable and interdependent partners
for regional trade and security? How is the economic growth of littoral
cities in the Arabian Sea region likely to influence the relationship
between their nations? Can intercity diplomacy help strengthen the
linkages between the nations? How is the free flow of technology
and talent likely to shape the engagement of communities within the
region? How can we build a deeper, multi-stakeholder, multi-layered
relationship between India and its neighbours in the Arabia Sea? This
session will explore whether an Arabian Sea Consensus can emerge
with developments in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Navdeep Suri, Distinguished Fellow and Director of the Centre for
New Economic Diplomacy, Observer Research Foundation, India
Mohamed El Dahshan, Managing Director, OXCON Frontier Markets
and Fragile States and Associate Fellow, Chatham House, United
Kingdom
Ebtesam Al Ketbi, President, Emirates Policy Center and Member,
Consultative Commission of the Cooperation Council of the Arab
States of the Gulf (GCC), UAE
Kwame Owino, CEO, Institute of Economic Affairs, Kenya
Moderator: Maya Mirchandani, Senior Fellow, Observer Research
Foundation, IndiaCREATIVITY,
COMMUNITY &
COMMERCE IN THE
INDO PACIFIC
2-3 FEBRUARY 2021
MUMBAI, INDIA
PANEL 9 | 1530 - 1615
Recovery Towards the Indian New Green Deal
It has become clear that addressing climate change will require a
multidimensional approach focusing on new clean technologies,
green financial instruments like muni-bonds, carbon-neutral
business practices, and reinvesting in nature, simultaneously and
seriously. This session will explore whether Mumbai can lead the
transition towards the new green deal for India and the world that
promotes a comprehensive, multi-stakeholder, multidimensional
response to climate change. What are policy priorities for meeting
global targets for climate change and sustainable development?
How should India define its ‘new green deal’? What policies are
needed to ensure that the nation meets its goals on economic
recovery, social regeneration and carbon transition? What is
the role of cities like Mumbai in ensuring that India meets its
climate and sustainability targets? What lessons can we draw
from other global cities in the world?
Kate Hampton, CEO, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation,
United Kingdom
Julie Becker, Deputy CEO, LuxSE and Founder, Luxembourg
Green Exchange, Luxembourg
Geraldine Ang, Senior Analyst, Green Finance and Investment,
OECD, France
Shloka Nath, Acting-Director, India Climate Collaborative and
Head of Sustainability and Special Projects, Tata Trusts, India
Moderator: Mihir Sharma, Senior Fellow and Head, Economy
and Growth Programme, Observer Research Foundation, India.CREATIVITY,
COMMUNITY &
COMMERCE IN THE
INDO PACIFIC
2-3 FEBRUARY 2021
MUMBAI, INDIA
PANEL 10 | 1700 - 1745
The Fourth Industrial Revolution: For Human or For Machine?
As the fourth industrial revolution marches on, the work
environment has been changed by the COVID-19 pandemic
with many jobs lost and employees forced to work from home.
Employers face the challenge of ensuring that employees are
productive in this new environment. Governments now face the
daunting challenge of providing jobs for the unemployed in this
new scenario. The tech-driven employment opportunities of the
gig-economy have exacerbated the uncertainties of workers as
algorithms play an ever-crucial role of a taskmaster. How can
the Fourth Industrial Revolution be more human-centric? How
should we design technology to ensure it is solving real planetary
needs? What is the role of policymakers in shaping the Fourth
Industrial Revolution? What kind of regulatory institutions and
regulators are needed? What kind of talent and resources do we
need to master the Fourth Industrial Revolution? This session will
discuss the changing ways of work and making algorithms more
accountable to bring more certainty for workers, and explore the
future of work.
Ram Sidis, Deputy Director-General, Federation of Local
Authorities, Israel
Kate Klonick, Assistant Professor of Law, St. John’s University
Law School, United States
Terri Chapman, Urban Analyst, The World Bank, United States
Moderator: Mitali Mukherjee, Fellow, Observer Research
Foundation, IndiaCREATIVITY,
COMMUNITY &
COMMERCE IN THE
INDO PACIFIC
2-3 FEBRUARY 2021
MUMBAI, INDIA
PANEL 11 | 1930 - 2015
Regulations and Responsibilities in the Digital Era
Digital multinationals are instrumental for advancing products
and services of the digital economy. Yet, they are often under
regulatory scrutiny for tax liabilities, monopolistic tendencies,
and social responsibilities. How are digital multinationals shaping
the international economy? How are they likely to change how
business is conducted globally? What are the policy priorities
for governing the digital economy? What kind of regulatory
frameworks and regulatory institutions are needed to govern
digital multinationals? What are the new frameworks required
for measuring the digital economy? This session will discuss
most contemporary trends in digital governance and how digital
multinationals are coping with the oversight.
Marina Kaljurand, Member, European Parliament, Estonia
Rohinton Medhora, President, Centre for International
Governance Innovation, Canada
Chris Painter, President, Global Forum Cyber Expertise
Foundation Board, United States
Iverna McGowan, Europe Director, Centre for Democracy and
Technology, Belgium
Moderator: Trisha Ray, Associate Fellow, Observer Research
Foundation, IndiaCREATIVITY,
COMMUNITY &
COMMERCE IN THE
INDO PACIFIC
2-3 FEBRUARY 2021
MUMBAI, INDIA
CLOSING SESSION | 2015- 2045
From Paris to Glasgow via Mumbai on the COP 26 Journey
In December 2020, Mumbai became the sixth Indian city to be
chosen as a member of the C40 cities. Maharashtra, one of India’s
most industrialised states, has increased its commitment to fight
against extreme weather events, droughts, severe flooding and
annual sea-level rise. This discussion will seek a perspective on
the role, expectations, and strategies to be adopted by cities and
states in collective, quick action on mitigation and adaptation
in the run-up to COP-26. It will also dwell on the larger issue
of availability and accessibility of sustainable green finance to
meet the climate targets.
Aditya Thackeray, Minister, Environment and Climate Change,
Tourism, Government of Maharashtra, India
In conversation with Mitali Mukherjee, Fellow, Observer
Research Foundation, India
VOTE OF THANKS | 2045 - 2100
Sayli Mankikar, Senior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation
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