Monday, April 12 th

09:00-09:50

Opening Session 

- Mr. Rathin Roy, Director International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG)
- H.E. B. S. Prakash, Ambassador, Embassy of India in Brazil
- H.E. Gilberto Moura, Director of the Department of Inter-regional Mechanisms, Ministry of External Relations, Brazil
- Mr. Márcio Pochmann, President, Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA)

09:50-10:15

Coffee-break

10:15-12:45

- Session 1: Social Development Strategies for Inclusive Growth

Panel 1: The Role of (Non-Contributory) Cash Transfers

Chair: Fábio Veras, IPC

South Africa:

- Ms. Ingrid Woolard, Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Cape Town (UCT) and Research Associate, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU)

- Ms. Katharine Hall, Senior Research Officer and Acting Programme Manager, Child Poverty Programme, Children's Institute, University of Cape Town (UCT)

India:

- Ms. Bijayalaxmi Nanda, Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Miranda House, University of Delhi

- Ms. Rashmi Singh, Mission Director, Samajik Suvidha Sangam - Mission Convergence

Brazil:

- Ms. Luciana Jaccoud, Researcher, Department of Social Policy Studies, IPEA

- Mr. Sergei Soares, Researcher, Department of Social Policy Studies, IPEA

12:45-14:15

– Lunch: Talk by H.E. Mr. Antônio Patriota, Secretary General, Ministry of External Relations, Brazil

14:15-16:45

- Session 1: Social Development Strategies for Inclusive Growth

Panel 2: The Role of Employment Programmes/Policies

Chair: Maikel Lieuw-Kie-Song IPC-IG Consultant

South Africa:

- Mr. Morne Oosthuizen, Deputy Director and Senior Researcher, Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU), School of Economics, University of Cape Town

- Mr. Rudi Dicks, Executive Director, National Labour and Economic Development Institute (Naledi)

India:

- Ms. Amita Sharma, Joint Secretary, NREGA
- Mr. Anit Mukherjee, Associate Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy

Brazil:

- Mr. Roberto Gonzalez, Coordinator of the Labour and Income Group, IPEA
- Mr. Marcelo Neri, Director of the Centre for Social Policy, Getúlio Vargas Foundation (CPS/FGV)

16:45-17:15

- Coffee-break

17:15-18:15

- Plenary Session – Debate

Chair: Mr. Rathin Roy, Director, IPC-IG

South Africa:

- Ms. Percy Moleke, Head of the Social Sector, The Presidency

India:

- Ms. Rashmi Singh, Mission Director, Samajik Suvidha Sangam - Mission Convergence

Brazil:

- Mr. Antônio Claret, Senior Advisor to the Ministry, Ministry of Social Development

Tuesday, April 13 th

09:00-11:30

- Session 2: Health Innovation, IPR and Access to Essential Drugs

Chair: Radhika Lal, IPC-IG

South Africa:

- Mr. Jonathan Berger, Senior Researcher and Director of Policy and Research, AIDS Law Project
- Mr. Anban Pillay, Chief Director, Health Economics, National Department of Health

India:

- Mr. Sudip Chaudhuri, Professor of Economics, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
- Mr. Biswajit Dhar, Director-General, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)

Brazil:

- Mr. Zich Moysés Júnior, Secretary for Science, Technology and Strategic Inputs, Ministry of Health
- Ms. Juliana Vallini, International Secretariat, Secretariat for Health Surveillance

11:30-12:45

- Lunch

12:45-15:15

- Session 3: The Role and Potential of IBAS as a Plurilateralism Arrangement

Chair: Dr. Garth le Pere, Executive Director, Institute for Global Dialogue

South Africa:

- Mr. Lyal White, Senior Lecturer, Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) and Research Associate, South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)
- Mr. Robert Schrire, Head of Department, Political Studies Department, University of Cape Town (UCT)

India:

- Mr. Kamal Mitra Chenoy, Professor and Chair, Centre for Comparative Politics and Political Theory, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University
- Mr. Abdul Nafey, Professor of Latin American Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Brazil: 

- Mr. Alcides Vaz, Professor, International Relations, University of Brasília
- Mr. Paulo Visentini, Professor, International Relations, University of Rio Grande do Sul and Coordinator of the Centre of Studies Brazil-South Africa (CESUL)

15:15 – 15:35

– Coffee-break

15:35-17:00

– Follow-up Discussion

– Initial remarks by Shubhashis Gangopadhyay, Managing Trustee and Research Director, India Development Foundation, by Cláudio Costa Pinheiro - Getulio Vargas Foundation