Agenda

Speaker

   
Welcome address & Opening Remarks Ms. Vinita Bali, Managing Director, Britannia Industries Ltd
   
Special Address Shri Vishweshwara Hegde Kageri
Minister of State, Primary and Secondary Education, Government of Karnataka
   
Key note address Nobel Laureate Prof. Robert W Fogel,
Director, Center for Population Studies, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
   
Special Address Mr. Arun Maira,
Member of the Planning Commission,
   
Special Address Prof Lawrence Haddad Director, Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK
   
Vote of Thanks Mrs Veena Rao,Former Secretary,Government of India and Board Member of Britannia Nutrition Foundation
   

SESSION 1: Strategies and Success Stories from around the World

Chairperson - Prof. K Srinath Reddy, President, Public Health Foundation of India

Speakers -
Prof. Kraisid Tontisirin, Senior Advisor, Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Thailand
Prof. Kevin Z Chen, Program Leader and Senior Research Fellow,
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Beijing, China
Dr. Mohamed Ag Ayoya, Nutrition Specialist, UNICEF
Dr Luc Laviolette,Senior Nutrition Specialist,World Bank

Discussions & Chairperson’s Remarks
   

SESSION 2: Science, Research and Malnutrition

Chairperson - Prof. Patrick J Stover, Professor and Director, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University

Speakers –
Dr. B Sesikeran, Director,National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad
Prof. C S Pandav, Professor & Head of Department, Centre for Community Medicine, AIIMS
Mr. B V Rao, Editor, GovernanceNow

Discussions & Chairperson’s Remarks
   

SESSION 3: How do we Succeed in India?

Chairperson - Ms. Sudha Pillai, Member Secretary, Planning Commission

Speakers –
Mr. Manoj Kumar, CEO, Naandi Foundation
Mr. Samar Halarnkar, Resident Editor, Hindustan Times
Dr. E V Ramana Reddy, IAS, Secretary, Health & Family Welfare, Government of Karnataka

Discussions & Chairperson’s Remarks
   
Closing Remarks Ms. Vinita Bali,
Managing Director, Britannia Industries Ltd.
& Chairperson Britannia Nutrition Foundation