| Knowledge Millennium III: The Business of
Biotechnology | |
| Day - I, Friday, March 21, 2003 (Taj Palace) | |
| Plenary I - Agri-Biotechnology: A New Era | |
| Plenary II - Agri-Biotechnology: Genetically Modified Food | |
| Plenary III - Agri-Biotechnology: The Business of Biofertilizers & Biopesticides | |
| Presentation by Partner States I | |
| Biotechnology - Molecular Breeding, Dairy, Livestock & Fisheries | |
| Special Evening with the Millennium Speaker | |
| Day - II, Saturday, March 22, 2003 (Vigyan Bhavan - Main Hall) | |
| Inaugural Plenary | |
| Special Session - The Businesses of Biotechnology - Creating Bio-technopreneurs | |
| Plenary VI - Biotechnology: The Business of Bio-informatics | |
| Presentation by Partner States – II | |
| Special Session - Should Man Play God? - The Issue of Ethics | |
| Day - III, Sunday, March 23, 2003 (Taj Palace ) | |
| Plenary VII - Molecular Medicine: Cure for The Incurable | |
| Plenary VIII - Genome to Drug - The Pharma Business | |
| Presentation by Partner States III | |
| Plenary IX - Can India Become The Centre for Bio R & D Business? | |
| Day - I, Friday, March 21, 2003 (Taj Palace) | |
| Plenary I | Agri-Biotechnology: A New Era |
| Lighting of the Inaugural Lamp | |
| Welcome Address | Mr. R. K. Somany [President, ASSOCHAM] |
| ASSOCHAM Knowledge Millennium Theme | Mr. K. L. Chugh [Chairman, ASSOCHAM Knowledge Millennium Committee] |
| Business Opportunities in Agri-Biotechnology | Dr. T. M. Manjunath[Director - R & D, Monsanto Research Centre] |
| Address | Mr. Mohan Kanda [Secretary, Department of Agriculture & Cooperation] |
| Presentation | Prof. D.P.S. Verma [Ohio State University] |
| Inaugural Address | Mr. K.C.Pant [Hon'ble Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission] |
| Vote of Thanks | Mr. M. K. Sanghi [Alternate President, ASSOCHAM] |
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| Plenary II | Agri-Biotechnology: Genetically Modified Food |
| Chairperson | Prof. V. L. Chopra [President, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences] |
| Co- Chairperson | Prof. S. C. Kundu [Prof. IIT Kharagpur] |
| Dr. T. M. Manjunath [Director R & D, Monsanto Research Centre] | |
| Prof. Deepak Pental [Dept. of Genetics, Delhi University] | |
| Dr. K. R. Koundal [NRCPB, New Delhi] | |
| Mr. Koen Wentink [Chief Operating Officer, Avestha Gengraine Technologies] | |
| Q & A | |
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| Plenary III | Agri-Biotechnology: The Business of Biofertilizers & Biopesticides |
| Chairperson | Dr. Panjab Singh [Vice President, NAAS] |
| Co-Chairperson |
Dr. Subrata Paul [Dean Jadavpur University)
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| Dr. M. S. Reddy [University of Auburn, USA] | |
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Prof. D. P. S. Verma [Ohio State University] | |
|
Dr. Kunthala Jayaraman [Head, Deptt. of Biotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology] | |
| Mr. Vivek Singhal [President, All India Biotech Association] | |
| Q & A | |
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| Presentation by
Partner States I Haryana - West Bengal - Punjab | |
| Chairperson |
Prof. Asis Datta [Director, NCPGR] |
| Co-Chairperson | Mr. Raghu Mody [Chairman, Rasoi Ltd.] |
| Presentation by Haryana Dr. Vijay Beniwal [Director-Technlcal, Centre for Research and Application in Plant-Tissue Culture, Deptt. of S&T, Govt. of Haryana] | |
| Presentation by West Bengal Mr. Atri Bhattacharya [Executive Director, WBIDC] | |
| Presentation by Punjab Dr. S. S. Marwaha [Director, Biotechnology, Punjab State Council for Science & Technology] | |
| Q & A | |
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| Plenary IV | Biotechnology - Molecular Breeding, Dairy, Livestock & Fisheries |
Chairperson |
Dr. M. L. Madan [Former Vice Chancellor, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth] |
| Co-Chairperson |
Dr. Vijay Beniwal[Director-Technlcal, Centre for Research and Application in Plant-Tissue Culture, Deptt. of S&T, Govt. of Haryana] |
|
Dr. Bikram Gill [Kansas State University, USA] | |
| Dr. N. K. Singh [NRCPB, New Delhi] | |
| Mr. Arvind Kapoor [MD, Nunhems Seeds Pvt. Ltd.] | |
| Ms. Neerja Rajkumar [Joint Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying] | |
| Q & A | |
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| Special Evening with
the Millennium Speaker Dr. J. Craig Venter | |
| Welcome Address |
Mr. R. K. Somany President, ASSOCHAM] |
| Introducing Dr. J. Craig Venter |
Dr. Inder M. Verma [Prof. Of Genetics, The Salk Institute, USA ] |
| Talk by Dr. J. Craig Venter [Former President, Celera Genomics , USA ; Currently President, The Centre for the Advancement of Genomics , USA ] | |
| Guest of Honour | Mr. Arun Shourie [Hon'ble Minister of Disinvestment, IT & Communications] |
| Q & A | |
| Vote of Thanks | Mr. K. L. Chugh [Chairman, ASSOCHAM Knowledge Millennium Committee] |
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| Day - II, Saturday, March 22, 2003 (Vigyan Bhavan - Main Hall) | |
| Inaugural Plenary | |
| Introductory Remarks | Mr. R. K. Somany [President, ASSOCHAM] |
| ASSOCHAM Knowledge Millennium Theme | Mr. K. L. Chugh [Chairman, ASSOCHAM Knowledge Millennium Committee] |
| Distinguished Guest | Dr. Manju Sharma [Secretary, Department of Biotechnology] |
| Special Address | Dr. R. A. Mashelkar[Director General, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research; and Chairman, ASSOCHAM Biotechnology Governing Council] |
| Guest of Honour | Prof. Murli Manohar Joshi [Hon’ble Minister of Science & Technology, Human Resource Development and Ocean Development] |
| Millennium Address | Dr. J. Craig Venter [Former President, Celera Genomics, USA; currently President, The Centre for the Advancement of Genomics, USA] |
| Inaugural Address | Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam [Hon'ble President of India] |
| ASSOCHAM Knowledge Millennium Innovation Award to | Dr. J. Craig Venter |
| ASSOCHAM Knowledge Millennium Award to | Dr. Inder M. Verma |
| ASSOCHAM Knowledge Millennium Award to | Dr. R. A. Mashelkar |
| Vote of Thanks | Mr. M. K. Sanghi, [Alternate President, ASSOCHAM] |
| National Anthem | |
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| Special Session |
The Businesses of Biotechnology - Creating Bio-technopreneurs |
| Chairperson |
Mr. Govind Hari Singhania [Director, JK Organisation] |
| Mr. Utkarsh Palnitkar [Head, Biotechnology, Ernst & Young, India] | |
| Q & A | |
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| Plenary VI | Biotechnology: The Business of Bio-informatics |
| Chairperson | Prof. A. S. Kolaskar [Vice Chancellor, University of Pune] |
| Special Address |
Dr. Shankar Subramaniam [Professor of Bioengineering, University of California, USA] |
| Dr. Claire Fraser [President, The Institute of Genomic Research] | |
|
Dr. Vijay Chandru [CEO, Strand Genomics, Bangalore
] | |
| Dr. M. Vidyasagar [Executive Vice President (Advanced Technologies), TCS, Hyderabad] | |
| Q & A | |
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| Presentation by Partner States – II Goa - Andhra Pradesh | |
| Chairperson | Dr. Manju Sharma [Secretary, Department of Biotechnology] |
| Co-Chairperson | Mr. K. L. Chugh [Chairman, ASSOCHAM Knowledge Millennium Committee] |
| Presentation by Andhra Pradesh | |
| Mr. Suresh Dhawan [Executive Director, Shapoorji Pallonji Park & Genome Valley] | |
| Presentation by Goa | |
| Q & A | |
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| Special Session | Should Man Play God? - The Issue of Ethics |
| Welcome |
|
| Dr. Alan Colman [Creator of ‘Dolly’; Chief Scientific Officer, ES cell International Pte Ltd.] | |
| Dr. Justine Burley [Expert- Moral Philosophy, Formerly Dexter College, Oxford University] | |
| Hon’ble Justice Michael Kirby [Justice, High Court of Australia & UNESCO International Bioethics Committee] | |
| His Holiness Jagatguru Shri Shankaracharya Ji [Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh] | |
| Q & A | |
| Vote of Thanks | Mr. K. L. Chugh [Chairman, ASSOCHAM Knowledge Millennium Committee] |
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| Day - III, Sunday, March 23, 2003 (Taj Palace ) | |
| Plenary VII | Molecular Medicine: Cure for The Incurable |
| Chairperson |
Prof. N. K. Ganguly[Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research] |
| Co-Chairperson | Dr. O. P. Agarwal [Head, RPBD, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research] |
| Dr. Inder M. Verma [Professor, The Salk Institute, USA] | |
| Dr. Narinder Mehra[HOD, Transplant Immunology & Immunogenetics, AIIMS] | |
| Dr. K. K. Pandey[HOD, Surgical Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre] | |
| Dr. Suresh Sikka [Associate Professor & Urology Research Director, Tulane University, USA] | |
| Q & A | |
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| Plenary VIII | Genome to Drug - The Pharma Business |
| Welcome Remarks |
Mr. R. K. Somany[President, ASSOCHAM] |
| Distinguished Guest |
Dr. Samir Brahmachari [Director, Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology] |
|
Dr. Krishna M. Ella [CMD, Bharat Biotech International Ltd.] | |
|
Dr. Firuza Parikh [Founder-Director, Reliance Life Sciences] | |
|
Prof. B. Jayaram [Coordinator, Supercomputing Facility for Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, IIT Delhi] | |
| Guest of Honour |
Mr. Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa [Hon’ble Minister of Chemical & Fertilizers] |
| Q & A | |
| Vote of Thanks | Mr. M. K. Sanghi [Alternate President, ASSOCHAM] |
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| Presentation by Partner States III Kerala - Tamil Nadu - Himachal Pradesh | |
| Chairperson | Mr. Som Pal [Member, Planning Commission] |
| Co-Chairperson | Dr. Tej Partap[Vice Chancellor, CSK HP Agriculture University] |
| Presentation by Kerala Dr. R. V. Thampan [Director, RGCB] | |
| Presentation by Tamil Nadu Mr. Suresh Babu[Group Leader - Biotech, Malladi Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.] | |
| Presentation by Himachal Pradesh Prof. P. K. Khosla [Sr. Scientific Advisor - BT] | |
| Q & A | |
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| Plenary IX | Can India Become The Centre for Bio R & D Business? |
| Welcome | |
| Mr. Utkarsh Palnitkar[Head, Biotechnology, Ernst & Young, India] Happy Scientist Happy Nation - Financial Model of Sweat Equity for Scientists | |
| Mr. Rajiv Gulati[CEO & MD, Eli Lilly India (Pvt.) Ltd] | |
| Dr. R. A. Mashelkar[Director General, CSIR] | |
| Dr. Inder M. Verma[Professor, The Salk Institute] | |
| Q & A | |
| Declaration & Wrap Up | Mr. K. L. Chugh[Chairman, ASSOCHAM Knowledge Millennium Committee] |
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