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title: India Econ Policy conference | Agenda
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Hoover Institution

# India Economic Policy Conference

Thursday, November 13

8:30 AM

Annenberg Conference Room

General

#### Breakfast

9:00 AM

Annenberg Conference Room

General

#### Welcome | Introductions

[Šumit Ganguly](https://www.hoover.org/profiles/sumit-ganguly) Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution

[Ambassador Vinay Kwatra (remote attendance)](https://indianembassyusa.gov.in/VinayKwatra) Ambassador of India to the United States of America

9:15 AM

Annenberg Conference Room

Session 1

#### Evidence on Large Government Programs and Policies

[Moderator: Saurabh Garg](https://www.mospi.gov.in/meet-secretary#:~:text=As%20Secretary%2C%20MoSPI%2C%20Dr.,Centre%20and%20the%20State%20level.) Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India

[Nishant Vats](https://olin.washu.edu/faculty/nishant-vats) Assistant Professor of Finance, Olin School of Business, Washington University

[Sumit Agarwal](https://discovery.nus.edu.sg/3391-sumit-agarwal) Low Tuck Kwong Distinguished Professor of Finance, National University of Singapore

10:30 AM

General

#### Health Break

10:40 AM

Annenberg Conference Room

Session 2

#### Environment and Energy Policy

[Moderator: David Fedor](https://www.hoover.org/profiles/david-fedor) Stephenson Policy Fellow, Hoover Institution

[Navroz Dubash](https://cpree.princeton.edu/people/navroz-k-dubash) Professor of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University

[Michael Greenstone](https://economics.uchicago.edu/directory/michael-greenstone) Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor of Economics, University of Chicago

11:55 AM

#### Transition to Lunch

12:00 PM

Shultz Auditorium

Fireside Chat

#### Lunch | Discussion with Venkatraman Anantha Nageswaran

[Raghuram Rajan](https://www.hoover.org/profiles/raghuram-rajan) Harold W. McGraw, III Foundation Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution & Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago's Booth School

Venkatraman Anantha Nageswaran Chief Economic Advisor, Government of India

1:30 PM

#### Transition to the Annenberg Conference Room

1:35 PM

Annenberg Conference Room

Session 3

#### Healthcare and Education

[Moderator: Eric Hanushek](https://www.hoover.org/profiles/eric-hanushek) Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution

[Pascaline Dupas](https://rpde.princeton.edu/people/pascaline-dupas) Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Princeton University

[Achyuta Adhvaryu](https://www.achadhvaryu.com) Tata Chancellor's Endowed Professor of Economics, University of California, San Diego

2:50 PM

Annenberg Conference Room

Session 4

#### Digital Transformation, Financial Inclusion, and Beyond

[Moderator: Paola Sapienza](https://www.hoover.org/profiles/paola-sapienza) J-P Conte Family Senior Fellow, Hoover Instutution

[Manju Puri](https://www.fuqua.duke.edu/faculty/manju-puri) J.B. Fuqua Professor, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University

[Amiyatosh Purnanandam](https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/faculty-and-research/faculty-directory/profile/?username=pa4337) Denise and Ray Nixon Endowed Chair in Finance at University of Texas, Austin

4:05 PM

General

#### Health Break

4:15 PM

Annenberg Conference Room

Session 5

#### Skilling and Employment

[Moderator: Dinsha Mistree](https://www.hoover.org/profiles/dinsha-mistree) Research Fellow, Hoover Institution

[Subroto Bagchi](https://subrotobagchi.in/profile) Co-Founder, Mindtree

[Suhani Jalota](https://www.hoover.org/profiles/suhani-jalota) Hoover Fellow, Hoover Institution

5:30 PM

Hatfield Courtyard

General

#### Reception

6:30 PM

Shultz Auditorium

Panel

#### Dinner | Panel Discussion on India's Geostrategic Position

[Moderator: Amit Seru](https://www.hoover.org/profiles/amit-seru) Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution & The Steven and Roberta Denning Professor of Finance, Stanford Graduate School of Business

[Adm. James O. Ellis Jr. ](https://www.hoover.org/profiles/james-o-ellis-jr) Annenberg Distinguished Visiting Fellow

[Šumit Ganguly](https://www.hoover.org/profiles/sumit-ganguly) Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution