Programme


Session I: Inaugural Session (9.30- 11.00)

Tea Break (11.00- 11.15)

Session II: The Economic Sectors (11.15-12.45)

Chairman
:
 Dr.B A Prakash
(Professor, Dept. of Economics, Kerala University)
Discussant
:
 Dr.Achin Chakraborty
(Associate Fellow, Centre for Development Studies)
  • Agriculture and Allied Activities
:
 Dr. M Mohan Das
(Associate Dean, Kerala Agriculture University)
  • Organised Industry
:
 Dr. P Mohanan Pillai
(Fellow, Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum)
  • Small-scale Industries
:
 Dr. P.M. Mathew
(Director, Institute of Small Enterprises and Development, Cochin)
  • Infrastructure /Energy
:
 Dr. P.P. Pillai
(Director, Institute of Planning and Applied Economic Research, Trissur)
  • Fisheries
:
 Dr. K.T. Thomson
(Reader, School of Industrial Fisheries, Cochin University of Science & Technology)
  • Commercial Taxes
:
 Dr. N. Ramalingam
(Faculty , Center for Taxation Studies, Trivandrum )
Lunch Break (12.45-1.45)

Session III: Services Sectors (1.45- 3.00)
Chairperson
:
 Dr.Mary Joseph
( Professor, School of Mangement, Cochin University)
Discussant
:
 Dr.P.K Panda
(Associate Fellow, Centre for Development Studies)
  • International Trade
:
 Dr. K N Shyamasundaran Nair
(Former Vice-Chancellor, Kerala Agricultural University)
  • Education
:
 Dr. Joseph A. Thomas.
(Professor, Govt. College, Manimalakkunnu)
&
Mr.M.S.James
(Head Dept. of Economics, S.B.College, Changanacherry)
  • Population and Social
    Development
:
 Dr. D.Sivakumar
(Faculty Member, Population Research Centre, Trivandrum )
  • Information Technology
:
 Mr.Sateesh Babu.
(Vice President, In APP Information Technology, Technopark,Trivandrum )
  • Finance
:
 Mr K A Joseph
( Managing Director, Kerala Venture Capital Fund Ltd, Cochin)
  • Media and the Database
:
 Mr. Cherian Punnathara
(Editor-in-charge, The Business Line)
Tea Break (3.00-3.10)

Session IV: Decentralisation and Development (3.10- 4.45)
Chairman
:
 Dr. K. T Thomson
(Reader, School of Industrial Fisheries, Cochin University of Science & Technology)
Discussant
:
 Prof. P.A Vasudevan
(Former Head, Department of Economics, Govt. Victoria College, Palakkad)
  • Employment & Migration
:
 Dr. B. A. Prakash
(Professor, Dept. of Economics, Kerala University)
  • Gender and Development
:
 Dr. Mridul Eapen
(Associate Fellow, Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum )
  • Village Level Data for Planning
:
 Dr. Jose Chathakulam
(Director, Centre for Rural Management, Kottayam )
  • Cooperatives
:
 Dr. M.K. Sukumaran Nair
(Prof. of Economics, Cochin University of Science and Technology)
&
Ms. Padmini
(Lecturer, Brennen College, Telichery)
  • Micro Enterprises and Livelihoods
:
 Dr. Martin Patrick
(Professor, Dept. of Economics, Maharaja's College, Ernakulam)
  • Poverty and All That
:
 Dr. K.M. George
(Director, Agriculture, Gender & Environment Advisory Services )
Session V: Valedictory Session (4.45-5.45)