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MAJOR TRENDS AND OUTLOOK
Questions/Topics:
• What are some of the key recent trends in urban infrastructure
across the country?
• What are some of the emerging opportunities and challenges?
• What is the current outlook regarding urban infrastructure
projects, policies, investment, etc.?
• Presentation by Manish Agarwal, Executive Director,
KPMG
• plus Q&A
KEYNOTE SESSION: KEY STAKEHOLDERS PERSPECTIVE
Questions/Topics:
• What is the perspective of key leaders representing
industry, government, research organisations, etc. regarding
urban infrastructure development?
• What are some of the concerns and issues with the
current model of development?
• What can the various stakeholders do to make Indian
urban infrastructure world class?
Brief presentations/address followed by a panel discussion
amongst: (in alphabetic order)
• Prof. Prem Pangotra, Chairperson, Centre for Infrastructure
Policy and Regulation, IIM Ahmedabad
• Shailesh Pathak, Managing Director, India Infrastructure
Fund
• Dr A. Ravindra, Adviser, Urban Affairs to the Chief
Minister of Karnataka
• Patrick Rousseau, Managing Director, Veolia Water
(India)
• Plus Q&A
JNNURM UPDATE
Questions/Topics:
• What is the update on the various components of the
JNNURM?
• What have been the major achievements and in which
areas could it have done better?
• What is the current thinking in terms of a new direction
for the JNNURM in its next phase?
• Presentation by Sanjay Kumar, Director, Ministry
of Urban Development and Tarun Kumar Gupta, Senior Manager,
GRID, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• plus Q&A
WATER AND SANITATION UPDATE
Questions/Topics:
• What are the new developments in water and sanitation?
• What are some of the exemplary projects that have
been completed or are under development?
• What can be learnt from the experience of the projects
and programmes under way?
• What are some of the new project opportunities coming
up?
Presentations by: (in alphabetic order)
• Allard M. Nooy, Chief Executive Officer, JITF Water
Infrastructure Limited and JITF Urban Infrastructure Limited
• Anand Srivastava, Procurement Specialist and Focal
Point for PPPs, The World Bank
• Dr Roshan Sunkaria, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation
of Chandigarh
• Plus Q&A
SPOTLIGHT ON E-GOVERNANCE
Questions/Topics:
• What are the new developments in e-governance?
• Which are some of the cities that have leveraged
e-governance projects to improve transparency and accountability?
• What can be learnt from the experience of these projects
and cities?
Presentations by:
• Chandrakant Yadav, Manager, CRISIL Risk & Infrastructure
Solutions
• Niraj Prakash, Director, Public Sector Marketing,
Microsoft Corporation
• Plus Q&A
TRANSITION TO A PLANNED CITY
Questions/Topics:
• What are the key characteristics of a planned model
of development?
• What can be the new opportunities for industry in
such a model of development?
• Which are a few of the exemplary "planned cities"
that India can emulate?
• What lessons do the development of these cities hold
for the transition of Indian cities?
Presentations by: (in alphabetic order)
• B.R. Balachandran, Chairman, Alchemy Urban Systems
• Leenu Sahgal, General Manager, Planning and Architecture,
Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority
• Chetan Vaidya, Director, National Institute of Urban
Affairs
• Plus Q&A
SPECIAL ADDRESS BY DR ISHER JUDGE AHLUWALIA
Questions/Topics:
• What is the perspective of the government on the
key challenges in urban infrastructure development in the
country?
• What strategies are being considered for addressing
the long term financing and governance issues?
• What can the various stakeholders do to make Indian
urban infrastructure world class?
• Special address by Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson,
High Powered Expert Committee on Urban Infrastructure, Ministry
of Urban Development
• plus Q&A
URBAN TRANSPORTATION UPDATE
Questions/Topics:
• What are the new developments in urban transportation?
What is the update on the National Urban Transport Policy?
• What are some of the landmark projects that have
been completed or are under development?
• What can be learnt from the experience of the projects
and programmes under way?
• What are some of the new project opportunities coming
up?
Presentations by:
• N.V.S. Reddy, Managing Director, Hyderabad Metro
Rail
• Frédéric Noël, Managing Director,
Veolia Transport RATP India
• Sandeep Paul, Urban Planner and Designer, CEPT University,
Ahmedabad
• Plus Q&A
MAKING CITIES COMPETITIVE
Questions/Topics:
• What are the gaps between top Indian cities and some
of the top-ranking global cities?
• What steps can Indian cities take to improve their
global competitiveness?
• What is the role of the various stakeholders in achieving
this goal?
Presentations by: (in alphabetic order)
• Prof. Prem Pangotra, Chairperson, Centre for Infrastructure
Policy and Regulation, IIM Ahmedabad
• S.R. Ramanujam, Director, Samatva Infrastructure
Advisors
• Dr Kala Seetharam Sridhar, Head, Public Policy Research
Group, Public Affairs Centre
• Plus Q&A
MAKING CITIES SUSTAINABLE
Questions/Topics:
• What are the various elements of sustainable cities?
• What are some of the international examples of sustainable
cities?
• What are the new types of urban infrastructure required
for sustainable cities?
• What new approaches in planning, financing and governance
do cities need to adopt?
Presentations by:
• S. Sundar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI
• Dr Anvita Arora, Director and CEO, Innovative Transport
Solutions
• Abhay Kantak, Team Leader, Urban Practice, CRISIL
Risk & Infrastructure Solutions
• Pradeep Panwar, Associate Vice President, Government
and Transaction Advisory Services, Ernst and Young
• Plus Q&A
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