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EVENT DETAILS |
This spring, the Deepak & Neera Raj Center on Indian Economic Policies will be hosting the third Columbia Summit on the Indian Economy in partnership with the Consulate General of India in New York.
The two-day summit will be full of engaging lectures, discussions & presentations covering various topics related to India's current & future economic state.
This event will be hosted at the School of International & Public Affairs at Columbia University (420, W. 118th Street, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10027)
Seating is limited & a paid ticket guarantees a seat.
Event Schedule
Friday, March 24, 2023
8:00 - 9:00 am - Registration/Coffee
9:00 - 9:15 am - Welcome Remarks
Arvind Panagariya, Columbia University
9:15 - 10:45 am - Session 1: India: Growth & Macroeconomy
Arvind Panagariya, Columbia University (Chair)
Krishnamurthy Subramanian, Executive Director, IMF (Author)
Poonam Gupta, Director General, NCAER (Discussant)
10:45 - 11:00 am - Coffee Break
11:00am- 12:30pm - Session 2: A Panel on US-India Partnership
Ashley Tellis, Tata Chair & senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Moderator)
Kenneth Juster, Former US Ambassador to India, 2017-2021 (Panelist)
Frank Wisner, Former US Ambassador to India, 1994-1997 (Panelist)
12:30 - 1:30pm - Lunch Break
1:30 - 3:00pm - Session 3: Export-led & Manufacturing-fed Growth
Ruchir Agarwal, Harvard Kennedy School & Yale School of Management (Chair)
Devashish Mitra, Professor, Syracuse University (Author)
Mary Lovely, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute (Discussant)
3:30-3:15 pm - Coffee Break
3:15 - 4:45 pm - Session 4: Poverty & Inequality: Before & After Covid-19
Krishnamurthy Subramanian, Executive Director, IMF (Chair)
Arvind Panagariya, Professor, Columbia University (Author)
Pravin Krishna, Professor, Johns Hopkins University (Discussant)
4:45 - 5:30pm - Session 5: India in the Amrit Kaal
Deepak Raj, Founder & MD, Raj Associates (Chair)
Randhir Jaiswal, Consul General, Consulate General in New York, Government of India (Speaker)
5:30 - 6:30pm - Reception
Saturday, March 25, 2023
9:30 - 11:00am - Session 6: Digital Payments & Economic Growth
Nandini Gupta, Professor, Indiana University (Chair)
Amiyatosh Purnanandam, Professor, University of Michigan (Author)
Isha Agarwal, Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia (Discussant)
11:00 - 11:15pm - Coffee Break
11:15 - 12:45pm - Session 7: The Myth & Reality of Teacher Shortage in India
Devashish Mitra, Professor, Syracuse University (Chair)
Geeta Gandhi Kingdon, Professor, University College London (Author)
Anjini Kochar, Senior Research Fellow, International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (Discussant)
12:45 - 1:45pm - Lunch Break
1:45 - 3:15pm - Session 8: A Panel on Reforms & the Future of the Indian Economy
Arvind Panagariya, Professor, Columbia University (Moderator)
Viral Acharya, Professor, New York University (Panelist)
Poonam Gupta, Director General, NCAER (Panelist)
Pravin Krishna, Professor, Johns Hopkins University (Panelist)
3:15 - 3:30pm - Coffee Break
3:30 - 5:00pm - Session 9: Public Projects at Scale & Speed
Arvind Panagariya, Professor, Columbia University (Moderator)
Anurag Jain, Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade, Government of India (Panelist)
Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India (Panelist)
Event Website
Summit Program & Speaker Biographies
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