Release of the Report “Institutional Framework for Collection of Statistics on Trade in Services: Four Pilot Surveys on Trade in Audiovisual, Logistics, Professional and Telecommunication Services” and Launch of the Survey on Medical Value Travel (MVT) on 7th June 2016 (Tuesday) at Tamrind Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi PROGRAMME 09:30 am – 10:00 am
: Registration and Tea/Coffee
10:00 am – 11:15 am
: Welcome Address Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) : Address by Chair: Dr. T. C. A. Anant, Secretary & Chief Statistician of India, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India : Keynote Address 1 Ms. Rita A. Teaotia, Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India : Keynote Address 2 Dr. Naresh Trehan, Chairman & Managing Director, Medanta – The Medicity; and Chairman, Services Export Promotion Council : Launch of the Survey on Medical Value Travel (MVT) : Release of the Report “Institutional Framework for Collection of Statistics on Trade in Services: Four Pilot Surveys on Trade in Audiovisual, Logistics, Professional and Telecommunication Services” : Presentation of the Key Findings of the Report Dr. Arpita Mukherjee, Professor, ICRIER
11:15 am – 11:30 am
: Tea and Coffee Break
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
: Panel Discussion on "Need for Services Trade Data Collection: Present Status and a Roadmap for Future" Chair: Mr. Anup Wadhawan, Director General of Foreign Trade, Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India Co-Chair: Mr. Sudhanshu Pandey, Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India Speakers: Dr. Dipankar Sinha, Director General, Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, Government of India Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and CE, ICRIER Prof. Anwarul Hoda, Chair Professor, ICRIER Dr. Alexander Thomas, President, Consortium of Accredited Health Care Organizations(CAHO); and Executive Director, Association of Healthcare Provider (India) Dr. Pritam Banerjee, Senior Director - South Asia, Corporate Public Policy, Deutsche Post DHL Ms. R. V. Anuradha, Partner, Clarus Law Associates Interventions by: Dr. O. P. Mall, Advisor, RBI
12:30 pm – 12:45 pm
: Discussion and Question/Answer
12:45 pm – 12:50 pm
: Vote of Thanks Ms. Tanu M. Goyal, Consultant, ICRIER
12:50 pm onwards
: Lunch
