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  THE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Inaugural Session: Minute to Minute Time Schedule (tentative)

16th November 2005


1845 hrs   onwards Arrival of the guests
1900 hrs   onwards Arrival of the VIPs (Shri Subodh Kant Sahai, Shri Vinod Menon, Shri Babu Lal Gaur etc.)
1910 hrs   All seated
1915 hrs   Hon'ble Chief Guest, Shri Shivraj Patil, Union Home Minister, Government of India arrives
1915 to 1917 hrs   Traditional Lamp Lighting by Chief Guest
1918 to 1930 hrs   Invocation - Saraswati Vandana
1931 to 1935 hrs   Welcome Address by Mr. Anil Sinha, Chairman GFDR
1936 to 1940 hrs.   Welcome Address by Prof. Ashok Misra, Director, IIT Bombay
1941 to 1944 hrs   Welcome address by Mr. P.G. Dhar Chakrabarti, Executive Director, National Institute of Disaster Management, India
1945 to 1949 hrs   Welcome Address by Mr. Salvano Briceno, Director, UN/ISDR, Geneva (Delivered by Mr. Terry Jeggle, Sr. Officer, UN/ISDR)
1950 to 1955 hrs   Address by Mr. Masayuki Kitamoto, Executive Director, Asian Disaster Reduction Centre, Japan
1956 to 1959 hrs   Address by Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (to be identified)
2000 to 2003 hrs   Address by Shri Krishna S. Vatsa, Secretary, Relief and Rehabilitation, Government of Maharashtra
2004 to 2014 hrs   Address by Shri F.C. Kohli, Former Deputy Chairman, Tata Consultancy Services
2015 to 2020 hrs   Address by Shri Babu Lal Gaur, CM, Madhya Pradesh
2021 to 2030 hrs   Address by Shri Vilas Rao Deshmukh, CM, Maharashtra
2031 to 2038 hrs   Address by Shri Vinod Menon, Member, National Disaster Management Authority, Government of India
2039 to 2046 hrs   Address by Shri Subodh Kant Sahai, Minister of Food Processing (IC), Government of India
2047 to 2100 hrs   Address by Hon'ble Chief Guest, Shri Shivraj Patil, Union Home Minister, Government of India
2101 to 2106 hrs   Release of the proceedings by the Hon'ble Chief Guest
2107 hrs   Inauguration of the conference
2113 hrs   Inauguration of the exhibition
2120 hrs   Networking dinner (Performance by the Naval Band)



17th November 2005

(Plenary sessions before lunch and parallel sessions after lunch)
Venue: Majestic, Intercontinental the Grand

Plenary Session 1: VIDEO CONFERENCING

Organized by
Global Forum on Disaster Reduction (GFDR)
Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC), The World Bank GDLN
Kyoto University Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies

Time
Tokyo and Kobe : 13:30-15:30
Philippines: 12:30-14:30
Mumbai: 10:00-12:00

Duration
120 Minutes

Participating Nodes
WCDR participants in Mumbai, India
Manila, Philippines
TDLC in Tokyo and ADRC (Asian Disaster Reduction enter), IRP (International Recovery Platform) in Kobe, Japan

Program of Video Conference Date: 17th of November 2005

Time Mumbai
Time Manila
Time Tokyo/Kobe
Duration
Speaker
Activity
Site Location
10:00-10:04 12:30-12:34 13:30-13:34 4 minutes Rajib Shaw, Kyoto University Welcome, Introduction of panelists and sites. Goal and purpose of the pilot testing
Over to Tokyo
Mumbai
1
10:04-10:06 12:34-12:36 13:34-13:36 2 minutes Hiroichi Kawashima, GDLN/ TDLC Introduction of participants in Tokyo
Over to Kobe
Tokyo
1
10:06-10:08 12:36-12:38 13:36-13:38 2 minutes Etsuko Tsunozaki, ADRC

Introduction of participants in Kobe
Over to Manila

Kobe
1
10:08-10:10 12:38-12:40 13:38-13:40 2 minutes Robbie Macalde, GDLN/AIM-WB Introduction of participants in Manila Over to Mumbai Manila
1
10:10-10:20 12:40-12:50 13:40-13:50 10 minutes Anil Sinha, GFDR Conference Overview Mumbai
1
10:20-10:30 12:50-13:00 13:50-14:00 10 minutes David Liebersbach, Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Corporate sector role: international best practices Mumbai
1
10:30-10:40 13:00-13:10 14:00-14:10 10 minutes Prabhuu Sinha, Satyam Computers Services Limited Corporate sector role: best practice
Over to Tokyo
Mumbai
1
10:40-10:45 13:10-13:15 14:10-14:15 5 minutes Hiroichi Kawashima, GDLN/ TDLC Brief overview of TDLC and its involvement in disaster management issues Tokyo
1
10:45-10:55  13:15-13:25  14:15-14:25 10 minutes Satoru Nishikawa, Cabinet Office Japanese concept of disaster management and role of corporate sector Tokyo
1
10:55-11:05 13:25-13:35 14:25-14:35 10 minutes To be determined (from Japan Platform)1 Concept and structure of Japan Platform
Over to Manila
Tokyo
1
11:05-11:20 13:35-13:50 14:35-14:50 15 minutes Kenneth Hartigan-Go, and Alberto A. Lim, CNDR CNDR, its structure, and roles
Over to Mumbai
Manila
1
11:20-11:30 13:50-14:00 14:50-15:00 10
minutes
Takaaki Miyaguchi, Kyoto University Corporate sector role: Concept of CCI Handbook
Over to Kobe
Mumbai
1
11:30-11:40 14:00-14:10 15:00-15:10 10 minutes Etsuko Tsunozaki, ADRCMasahiko Murata, IRP Hyogo Office Comments on role of corporate sector in disaster recovery Over to Tokyo Kobe
1
11:40-11:45 14:10-14:15 15:10-15:15 5 minutes To be determined 2 Comments and suggestionsOver to Manila Tokyo
1
11:45-11:50 14:15-14:20 15:15-15:20 5 minutes Kenneth Hartigan-Go, and Alberto A. Lim, CNDR Comments and suggestionsOver to Mumbai Manila
1
11:50-12:00 14:20-14:30 15:20-15:30 10 minutes Rajib Shaw, Kyoto University Summary Mumbai

1 Either the executive director of Japan Platform or his deputy
2 To be identified by the moderator in Tokyo and Manila (for Manila, preferably another person from CNDR)


12:00 p.m. - 12:15 p.m. Tea Break

Plenary Session 2:
Venue: The Majestic, Intercontinental the Grand

Theme: Risk management
12:15 p.m. to 01:45 p.m.
90 minutes (3 keynote presentations of 25 minutes each + 15 minutes for introduction, moderation and conclusion)
Chair 1: Shri Subodh Kant Sahai, Minister of Food Processing, GoI
Chair 2: to be confirmed

12:15 p.m. -12:20 p.m.   Introduction to Chair and Co-chair
12:20 p.m. -12:25 p.m. Introduction of the session by the Chair
12:25 p.m. -12:50 p.m. Risk management/assessment and monitoring mechanisms - Mr. David E. Liebersbach, Director, Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, USA
12:50 p.m. -01:15 p.m. Corporate Perspective - Mr. C.B. Nair, E.D. MTNL, Mumbai
01:15 p.m. -01:40 p.m. Total Disaster Risk management - Mr. Masayuki Kitamoto, Executive Director, Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC), Kobe, Japan
01:40 p.m. - 01:45 p.m. Summary and conclusion by Co-chair

01:45 p.m. - 02:30 p.m. LUNCH

Technical Session 3.1:
Venue:
The Majestic 1, Intercontinental the Grand
Theme: Emergency support: Sectoral Risks 1
02:30 p.m. to 04:05 p.m.
95 minutes (4 presentations of 20 minutes each + 15 minutes for introduction, discussion and conclusion)
Chair 1: Mr. P.G. Dhar Chakrabarti IAS, Executive Director, National Institute of Disaster Management, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi
Chair 2: Mr. K. Rajamani, Director Engineering, Aker Kvaerner Powergas Private Limited, Mumbai

02:30 p.m. -02:35 p.m.   Introduction to Chair and Co-chair
02:35 p.m. -02:40 p.m. Introduction of the session by the Chair
02:40 p.m. -03:00 p.m. Intelligent Communications in disaster management -
Dr. P. Sekhar, Chairman and Managing Director, Micro Technologies
03:00 p.m. -03:20 p.m. Role of Construction industry in disaster management - Mr. Sandeep Singh, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, JCB India
03:20 p.m. -03:40 p.m. Role of energy sector in disaster management -
Mr. A. M. Uplenchwar, Director Pipelines, IOCL
03:40 p.m. -04:00 p.m. Role of ICT in Disaster Management - Dr. Cosmas Zavazava, Head, Unit for Least Developed Countries and ITU Focal Point for Emergency Telecommunications, Telecommunication Development Bureau, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
04:00 p.m. -04:05 p.m.   Summary and conclusion by Co-chair

Technical Session 3.2:
Venue:
The Majestic 2, Intercontinental the Grand
Theme: Emergency support: Sectoral Risks 2
02:30 p.m. to 04:05 p.m.
95 minutes (4 presentations of 20 minutes each + 15 minutes for introduction, discussion and conclusion)
Chair 1: Mr. P.K.B. Chakravorty, IPS, Director General, Commandant General, Home Guards and Director Civil Defence, Maharashtra State
Chair 2: Mr. U.S. Jha, Chairman and Managing Director, Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers (RCF)

02:30 p.m. -02:35 p.m.   Introduction to Chair and Co-chair
02:35 p.m. -02:40 p.m. Introduction of the session by the Chair
02:40 p.m. -03:00 p.m. Role of Housing industry in disaster management -
Mr. R.V. Verma, Executive Director, National Housing Bank
03:00 p.m. -03:20 p.m. Emergency and safety planning for chemical and industrial hazards - Dr. Rakesh Dubey, Director, Disaster Management Institute (Housing & Environment Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh)
03:20 p.m. -03:40 p.m. Role of Spatial Technologies in Disaster Management:
A Case Study Approach - Mr. Adityam Krovvidi, General Manager, Modeling & Analytics, RMSI
03:40 p.m. -04:00 p.m. Learning from the Armed forces for preparedness and prevention measures - Brig. R.S. Ahluwalia, Deputy Assistant Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operational Logistics), Headquarters IDS, Ministry of Defence
04:00 p.m. -04:05 p.m. Summary and conclusion by Co-chair

04:05 p.m. - 04:30 p.m. Tea Break

Technical Session 4.1:
Venue: The Majestic 1, Intercontinental the Grand
Theme: Community vulnerability and corporate sector interventions
04:30 p.m. to 06:05 p.m.
95 minutes (4 presentations of 20 minutes each + 15 minutes for introduction, discussion and conclusion)
Chair 1: Mr. Arjun Katoch, Chief, Field Coordination Support Section, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Geneva
Chair 2: Mr. Masayuki Kitamoto, Executive Director, Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC), Kobe, Japan

04:30 p.m. -04:35 p.m.   Introduction to Chair and Co-chair
04:35 p.m. -04:40 p.m. Introduction of the session by the Chair
04:40 p.m. -05:00 p.m. Preparedness through Distance Learning--Opportunities for Hazard Risk Reduction with University, Business and Government Linkages- Mr. Don Schramm, Director, University of Wisconsin-Disaster Management Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
05:00 p.m. -05:20 p.m. Gender concerns in disaster management-
Ms. Suranjana Gupta, Senior Programme Associate, Huairou Commission, Brooklyn, USA
05:20 p.m. -05:40 p.m.
The rights of vulnerable communities in disaster management- Dr. Katrien Beeckman, Resource Mobilisation, Communications and Advocacy Officer, International disaster response laws, rules and principles (IDRL), Legal Affairs Unit, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva
05:40 p.m. -06:00 p.m. Cross-cutting capacity development - Prof. Ravi Sinha, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay
06:00 p.m. -06:05 p.m. Summary and conclusion by Co-chair

Technical Session 4.2:
Venue: The Majestic 2, Intercontinental the Grand
Theme: Financial options in disasters
04:30 p.m. to 06:05 p.m.
95 minutes (4 presentations of 20 minutes each + 15 minutes for introduction, discussion and conclusion)
Chair 1: Dr. Ajit Prasad, Professor, Economics and Strategic Management, International Management Institute, New Delhi
Chair 2: Mr. Rajan Gengaje, Regional Disaster Response Adviser, UNOCHA Regional Office for Asia & Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand

04:30 p.m. -04:35 p.m.   Introduction to Chair and Co-chair
04:35 p.m. -04:40 p.m.   Introduction of the session by the Chair
04:40 p.m. -05:00 p.m.   Risk sharing and insurance in mitigation - The view of a reinsurer- Dr. Alexander Allmann, Geo Risks Research Department, Munich Reinsurance Company (Munich Re), Germany
05:00 p.m. -05:20 p.m.   Micro-finance, micro-insurance and micro-credit in disaster management and the present regulatory mechanisms- Mr. Mihir Bhatt, Honorary Director, All India Disaster Mitigation Institute, Ahmedabad
05:20 p.m. -05:40 p.m.   Evolving strategies for business continuity-
Mr. T.C. Venkat Subramanian, Chairman and Managing Director, Exim Bank
05:40 p.m. -06:00 p.m.   Role of transnational and multilateral agencies -
Mr. Christopher Pusch, Senior Urban Specialist, South Asia Energy and Infrastructure Unit, The World Bank
06:00 p.m. -06:05 p.m.   Summary and conclusion by Co-chair

06:05 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.: Live demonstration by Mumbai Fire brigade



18th November 2005


Technical Session 5.1:

Venue:
Majestic, Intercontinental the Grand
Theme: Assessing the trade-offs of investing in vulnerability reduction
09:30 a.m. to 10:55 a.m.
95 minutes (4 presentations of 20 minutes each + 15 minutes for introduction, discussion and conclusion)
Chair 1: Mr. F.C. Kohli, Former Deputy Chairman, Tata Consultancy Services
Chair 2: Mr. Shrikant Singh, Additional Municipal Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM)

09:30 a.m. - 09:35 a.m.   Introduction to Chair and Co-chair
09:35 a.m. - 09:40 a.m.   Introduction of the session by the Chair
09:40 a.m. -10:00 a.m.   Business Continuity Planning - Mr. Prabhuu Sinha, Global Head, Satyam Computers Services Limited
10:00 a.m. -10:20 a.m.   Country Experiences - Prof. Ban-Jwu SHIH, National Science & Technology Center for Disaster Reduction, Taiwan
10:20 a.m. -10:40 a.m.   Media in Disaster Management - Mr. Abhigyan Prakash, Senior Editor, NDTV
10:40 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.   Assigning values to cost and benefits - Mr. Parveen Pardeshi, Senior Adviser, International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, UN/ISDR, Geneva, Switzerland
11:05 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.   Summary and conclusion by Co-chair

Technical Session 5.2: A Panel Discussion: Organised by UN/ISDR
Venue: The Regal/Royal, Intercontinental the Grand
Theme: Corporate Partnership, Hazard Awareness and Disaster Risk Reduction
09:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 150 minutes (4-5 commentators on a panel, session as an interactive dialogue with audience participation on the subject
(Tea to be served during the session)

Panelists
1. Mr. Terry Jeggle, Senior Officer, United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction ( UN/ISDR ), Geneva
2. Mr. David F. Murphy, Senior Associate, Programmes, United Nations System Staff College, Italy
3. Dr. Krishna S. Vatsa, Secretary, Relief and Rehabilitation, Government of Maharashtra, India
4. to be confirmed

Audience Commentators:
Mr. Nirankar Saxena, Joint Director, FICCI
Mr. Niranjan Hiranandani, Managing Director of Hiranandani Group of Companies
Mr. Debanjan Bandyopadhyay, Environment Management and System Integration Specialist, ERRIS Project Office, Kolkata
Mr. Amod Mani Dixit, General Secretary & Executive Director, National Society for Earthquake Technology, Nepal (NSET)
Mr. H. C. Joshi, Chief Safety Officer, Central Railways
Mr. D.R. Hadadare, Chief Engineer-II, Maharashtra Housing and Urban Development Authority (MHADA), Mumbai
Dr. Gopal Shastry, Group Leader, Tata Consultancy Services
Mr. G.S. Saini, Director, National Civil Defence College, , Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India , Nagpur
Brig. R. Sreeramulu, Chief Security Adviser, Union Bank of India

11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Tea Break

Technical Session 6:

Venue:
The Majestic, Intercontinental the Grand
Theme: Recent Experiences - Mumbai Floods and South Asian Earthquake
11:15 a.m. to 12:50 p.m.
95 minutes (4 presentations of 20 minutes each + 15 minutes for introduction, discussion and conclusion)
Chair 1: to be confirmed
Chair 2: to be confirmed

11:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.   Introduction to Chair and Co-chair
11:20 a.m. - 11:25 a.m.   Introduction of the session by the Chair
11:25 a.m. -11:45 a.m.   Corporate Sector Response in disasters - Mr. S.K. Mukherjee, Executive Director, Safety, Health and Environment, HPCL
11:45 a.m. -12:05 p.m.   Civil Defence in Disasters - Mr. Prakash D. Pawar, IPS, Deputy Commandant General, Home Guards and Deputy Director, Civil Defence, Maharashtra State
12:05 p.m. -12:25 p.m.   Managing disasters: Learning from bottlenecks - Mr. Shrikant Singh, Additional Municipal Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM)
12:25 p.m. -12:45 p.m.   Evolving Emergency Response: Institutionalizing Incident Command System in India - Mr. Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, Deputy Director (Sr.) & Coordinator Centre for Disaster Management, LBS National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie (to be confirmed)
12:45 p.m. -12:50 p.m.   Summary and conclusion by Co-chair

12:50 p.m. - 02:00 p.m. LUNCH

Plenary Session 7:
Venue:
The Majestic, Intercontinental the Grand
Theme: Establishing a framework for the Platform for Public Private Partnership (P4PPP)
02:00 pm to 03:35 pm
95 minutes (4 presentations of 20 minutes each + 15 minutes for introduction, discussion and conclusion)
Chair 1: Dr. Kazinobu Onogawa, Director, United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD), Nagoya, Japan
Chair 2: to be confirmed

02:00 p.m. - 02:05 p.m.   Introduction to Chair and Co-chair
02:05 p.m. - 02:10 p.m.   Introduction of the session by the Chair
02:10 p.m. -02:30 p.m.   Global disaster domensions and the need for Public-Private Partnership - Mr. SriGowri Sanker, Kobe University
02:30 p.m. -02:50 p.m.   Corporate sector: Bridging the gaps - Professor Rajib Shaw, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University
02:50 p.m. -03:10 p.m.   Corporate Sector: An equal Stakeholder - ONGC( name to be confirmed)
03:10 p.m. - 03:30 p.m.   Corporate Sector: Role of Networking - Dr. Krishna S. Vatsa, Secretary, Relief and Rehabilitation, Government of Maharashtra, India
03:30 p.m. -03:35 p.m.   Summary and conclusion by Co-chair

03:35 p.m. - 03:50 p.m. Tea Break

Concluding Session 8:
Venue:
The Majestic, Intercontinental the Grand
Theme: Mumbai Declaration 2005 - The way forward
03:50 p.m. to 05:45 p.m.
115 minutes

03:50 p.m.   Arrival of the VVIPs (General N.C. Vij, Shri Vilas Rao Deshmukh, Shri R.R. Patil)
03:51 p.m. - 04:05 p.m.   Introduction of the Guests
04:06 p.m. - 04:14 p.m.   Address by Hon'ble Guest of Honour, Shri R.R. Patil,* Deputy Chief Minister, Government of Maharashtra
04:15 p.m. - 04:26 p.m.   Address by Hon'ble Chief Guest, Shri Vilas Rao Deshmukh,* Chief Minister, Government of Maharashtra
04:27 p.m. - 04:37 p.m.   Launch of P4PPP by the Chief Guest
04:38 p.m. - 04:50 p.m.   The Mumbai Declaration by the Chief Guest
04:51 p.m. - 05:05 p.m.   Valedictory Address by Hon'ble Chair for the session, General N.C. Vij, Vice Chairman, National Disaster Management Authority
05:06 p.m. - 05:11 p.m.   Distribution of mementos to the valedictory guests
05:12 p.m. - 05:17 p.m.   Distribution of mementos to the key organisers
05:18 p.m. - 05:25 p.m.   Vote of thanks by Prof. Ravi Sinha, IIT Bombay
05:26 p.m. - 05:40 p.m.   Vote of thanks by Anil Sinha, Chairman, GFDR
05:41 p.m. - 05:45 p.m.   Summary and conclusion
*** Confirmation awaited

05:45 p.m.: THE CONFERENCE CONCLUDES

Note:
For the entire duration of the conference, the exhibition stalls will be set up in the lawns.
The Regal (adjacent to the Majestic) will house the conference secretariat/ communications centre.
The Royal (adjacent to the Majestic) will be used as an ante-room and press room during the entire session of the conference.