Agenda and Speakers
Day 1 – 8th August 2019
Opening Session
10:05 AM – 10:40 AM

Mr. Kiren Rijiju
Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge), MoYAS, GOI

Ms. Shoko Nada
UNDP Resident Representative

Smt. Upma Chawdhry
IAS, SECRETARY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS, MoYAS, GOI

Mr. Asit Singh
Joint Secretary, Department of Youth Affairs, MoYAS, GOI
Plenary Session: Integrating volunteerism into the national development processes
11:45 AM -13:30 PM

Smt. Upma Chawdhry
IAS, SECRETARY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS, MoYAS

Mr. Yaduvendra Mathur
Special Secretary, NITI Aayog

Ms. Emiliya Asadova
Programme Analyst – Asia and the Pacific, UNV Bangkok

Mr. Kamal Kishore
Member, NDMA

Mr. Chek Lim
Deputy Director-General, Department of Youth, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, Kingdom of Cambodia

Mr. Amarjeet Sinha
Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development
Technical session 1: Creating Data and Evidence and Measuring Economic Values of Volunteer’s Work
14:30-16:00 PM

Mr. Brijendra Singh, Deputy Director General, MOSPI

Mr. Shailendra Sigdel, Statistical Advisor, UNESCO

Mr. Alok Rath, Impact Advisor, VSO

Ms. Vijaya Balaji, Managing Director & CEO, Toolbox India Foundation

Dr. H. Srinivas, Director General, V. V. Giri National Labour Institute

Ms. Kritika Sangani
Senior Lead, Learning and Development, Indus Action

Ms. Sudipta Bhadra
National Programme Manager, ILO
Technical session 2: Social Impact of Volunteering
14:30-16:00 PM

Ms. Foroogh Foyouzat
UNICEF Deputy Representative in India

Mr. Sachal Aneja, Asia-Pacific Corporate Engagement Manager VSO

Ms. Neha Buch, Chief Executive Officer, Pravah

Mr. Juan Pablo Ramirez-Miranda, Section Chief and Programme Specialist for Social and Human Sciences (SHS) UNESCO

Ms. Kinkini Roychoudhary
Principal, Accenture Development Partnerships

Mr. Naval Kishor Gupta
Country Head- Restless Development

Mr. Prithviraj Franklin, Global Lead, Community Welfare, Cognizant Outreach

Mr. Ajay Pandey, Co-Founder, Thinkthrough Consulting
Technical session 3: Accreditation Framework for Volunteers
14:30-16:00 PM

Ms. Ashraf Patel
Co-Founder, ComMutiny – The Youth Collective

Ms. Shivali Lawale, Director, Symbiosis School of International Studies

Mr. Santosh Abraham
VP, NASSCOM Foundation

Dr. Prahalathan
Co-Founder Bhumi

Dr. Saigita Chitturu
Assistant Professor, Centre for Lifelong Learning, TISS India
Technical session 4: Innovative Practices on Volunteering
14:30-16:00 PM

Mr. Ashish Khare
MyGov India

Ms. Loy Nelson
COO, Make A Difference

Mr. Deepak Prabhu Matti, Global Lead, Cognizant Outreach

Ms. Meenakshi Gupta, Co-Founder Goonj

Mr. Shalabh Sahai
Co-Founder, iVolunteer

Ms. Srishti Jain
Co-Founder, Feeding India

Mr. Deepak Prabhu Matti, Global Lead, Cognizant Outreach

Ms. Emiliya Asadova Programme Analyst – Asia and the Pacific, UNV Bangkok
Valediction
16:30-17:30 PM

Ms Argentina Matavel Piccin, Representative, UNFPA