| Session No. | Session Name | Time |
| 27th September 2024 | ||
| Registration and Tea | 0915-1000 hrs | |
| Welcome and Lighting of Lamp | 1000-1015 hrs | |
| Introduction to Samagam 2024 by Emcees: 1. Sarbani Bose, Lead, Centre of Excellence – Gender Equality, PRADAN 2. Anoop Nautiyal, Founder – Social Development for Communities (SDC) Foundation |
1015-1030 hrs | |
| 1. | Keynote Address | 1030-1120 hrs |
| Ms. Dhruvi Shah, Executive Trustee and Chief Executive officer, Axis Bank Foundation |
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| Dr. Sujit Kumar Bajpayee, Member, CAQM And Former Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Govt. of India |
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| Ms. Chami Murmu – Padmashree Awardee | ||
| Dr. Srikanta K Panigrahi, Director General, Indian Institute of Sustainable Development (IISD) | ||
| Mr. Amarjeet Sinha, Former Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India |
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| Tea Break | 1120-1150 hrs | |
| 2. | Big Data Report Presentation by Dr. Vishwas Chitale, Sr. Program Lead, Climate Resilience, CEEW 1. “Preparing for the worst, hoping for the best” 2. Data – Analysis – Action |
1150-1210 hrs |
| 3. | Antim Jan An Interactive Theatrical Performance on Climate Aspects Impacting Small and Marginal Farmers: Water, Soil, Forest, fuel/energy |
1210-1310 hrs |
| Lunch Break | 1310-1410 hrs | |
| 4. | “Managing the present and preparing for the future: Addressing the multitude of Climate Change Issues – Mitigation vs. Adaptation” Presentation by Mr. Manas Kumar Satpathy, Lead, Centre of Excellence – Climate Action, PRADAN |
1410-1425 hrs |
| 5. | “Advancing Regenerative Agriculture to address Climate Challenges” Multistakeholder panel discussion on Regenerative Agriculture Moderator: Mr. Rajeev Ahal, Director, Natural Resource Management and Agroecology, GIZ, India. Speakers: 1. Ms. Babita Devi, Farmer and BRC entreprenuer, Jainamore, Jharkhand 2. Mr. Subhash Sharma, Farmer and trainer on natural farming, Yabatmal, Maharastra 3. Mr. Soumik Banerjee, Expert in Natural Farming 4. Ms. Kavitha Kuruganti, Co-convenor of ASHA – Kisan Swaraj, NFT Member of Makaam, And Steering Committee Member Of NCNF 5. Dr. Gagnesh Sharma, Director, NCONF (National Centre for Organic and Natural Farming), Ghaziabad, Dept. of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India. |
1425-1525 hrs |
| Tea Break | 1525-1545 hrs | |
| 6. | “What will it take to address the water crisis?” Multistakeholder panel discussion on Water and Natural Resource Management Moderator: Ms. Anantika Singh, Hindustan Unilever Foundation Speakers: 1. Mr. Basant Yadav, President, Sahbhagi Samaj Sevi Sansthan 2. Ms. Naseem Shaikh, Associate Director of Programs, Swayam Shikshan Prayog 3. Dr. Gopal Kumar, Researcher, International Water Management Institute, India 4. Mr. Nirat Bhatnagar, Senior Advisor, Dalberg |
1545-1645 hrs |
| 7. | “Forests as Nature-based Climate Solution” Multistakeholder panel discussion on importance of forests in the realm of climate change management Moderator: Dr. Ruchika Singh, Executive Program Director, Food, Land and Water, WRI – India Speakers: 1. Mr. K. B. Singh, Inspector General of Forests, MoEF&CC, Govt. of India 2. Mr. R. K. Singh, IFS, Former Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Chhattisgarh 3. Mr. Chetan Jha, Director Operations, Foundation for Ecological Security 4. Ms. Nidhi Nath Srinivas, Senior Program Officer (Agriculture, Global Development), BMGF 5. Ms. Sarojni Oraon, community representative, Jharkhand |
1645-1745 hrs |
| End of Day 1 | ||
| 28th September 2024 | ||
| Session No. | Session Name | Time |
| Registration and Tea | 0930-1000 hrs | |
| 8. | Recapitulation of Day 1 Ms. Kuntalika Kumbhakar, Lead, Centre of Excellence – Nutrition, PRADAN |
1000-1015 hrs |
| 9. | Special Address | 1015-1030 hrs |
| Dr. V. B. Patel, Assistant Director General (Horticulture), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India | ||
| Mr. Shailesh Kumar Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India |
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| 10. | “Solutions at Work” Sharing of some solutions at work by four young organizations/start-ups looking to scale up 1. Mr. Ashis Chakraborty, Programme Lead, Cognisphere Solutions Ltd. 2. Lt. Col. (Retd.) Bhawesh Malhotra, Vice President Operations, Mati Carbon 3. Ms. Sheeba Sen, Founder, Alaap 4. Mr. Amol Kapoor, US-India Emerging Climate Leader 5. Dr. Ishan Fursule, Senior Consultant, ClimatePartner Impact |
1030-1130 hrs |
| Tea Break | 1130-1200 hrs | |
| 11. | “Funding for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation” Moderator: Mr. Shashank Rastogi, Partner, Bridgespan Group 1. Mr. Amit Arora, Rural Development Finance Specialist, World Bank Group 2. Mr. Binoy Menon, Regional Manager, ITC Limited, Social Investments 3. Ms. Matilda Lobo, Head, Corporate Social Responsibility, IndusInd Bank 4. Mr. Siddharth Bhatia, Lead – Earth Exponential, India Climate Collaborative 5. Mr. Abhinav Sen, Vice president, Axis Bank Foundation |
1200-1300 hrs |
| 12. | “Need for a comprehensive, integrated Climate Change management approach” Moderator: Mr. Anoop Nautiyal, Founder, Social Development for Communities (SDC) Foundation 1. Mr. N.N. Sinha, Former Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India 2. Mr. Saroj Kumar Mahapatra, Executive Director, PRADAN 3. Mr. Sameer Shisodia, CEO, Rainmatter Foundation 4. Ms. Shagun Sabarwal, Regional Director-Asia, Co-Impact |
1300-1400 hrs |
| 13. | Vote of Thanks Mr. Souparno Chatterjee, Team Coordinator, PRADAN |
1400-1410 hrs |
| Lunch | 1410-1515 hrs | |
| End of Day 2 | ||
