| 09.30-10.00 | Registration & Tea |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Inaugural Session |
| Introductory Remarks by Amb. Shyam Saran, Chairman, RIS and National Security Advisory Board (NSAB), New Delhi Keynote Address by Amb. Anil Wadhwa, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India, New Delhi | |
| 10.30 – 12.30 | Session I: Mega Regional Agreements: Implications for ASEAN-India Trade and Maritime Connectivity |
| In chair: Amb. V S Seshadri, Adviser, RIS, and Former Indian Ambassador to Myanmar Panelists Prof. Amita Batra, School of International Studies (SIS), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi Mr. T S Vishwanath, Principal Adviser, APJ-SLG Law Offices, New Delhi Dr. Prabir De, Senior Fellow, RIS, and Coordinator, ASEAN-India Centre (AIC) | |
| 12.30 – 13.30 | Lunch Break |
| 13.30 – 15.30 | Session II: ASEAN – India Ports and Shipping Networks: Emerging Structure, Challenges and Identification of Ocean Routes |
| In chair: Mr. Arvind Kumar, Adviser, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), and Former Adviser, Ministry of Shipping, Government of India Panelists Capt. Kapil Kekre, Advisor (Commercial), Indian National Shipowners’ Association (INSA), Mumbai Dr. Subrata Behera, Sr. Research Analyst, Drewry Maritime Research, New Delhi Mr. C.B. Singh, Adviser, Ministry of Shipping, Government of India, New Delhi Capt. S Narula, Senior Vice President, Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), Mumbai Mr. Aji Vasudevan, Dy. Chief, Director-General of Shipping, Ministry of Shipping, Government of India, Mumbai Mr. G. S. Sahani, Adviser, J M Baxi & Co. and former Director-General of Shipping, Government of India, MumbaiQ & A | |
| 15.30 – 16.00 | Tea / Coffee Break |
| 16.00 – 17.30 | Session III: ASEAN – India Maritime Transport Cooperation: The Way Forward |
| In chair: Ms. Renu Pall, Jt. Secretary (ASEAN ML), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India, New Delhi Panelists Mr. Manoj Singh, Adviser (Transport), Planning Commission, New Delhi Mr. GVL Satya Kumar, Dy. Chairman, Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VoPT), Vizag Mr. Umesh Grover, Chief Executive Officer, Indian National Shipowners’ Association (INSA), MumbaiQ & A | |
| 17.30 – 17.45 | Summary and Vote of Thanks by Dr Prabir De |
