SANEM-North America Discussion Forum 2017

“South Asia at a Development Cross-roads”

June 12, 2017, The World Bank, Washington, D.C., USA.

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Last Updated on June 6, 2017

09:00am	Registration
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09:15am	Welcome Dr. Selim Raihan, Executive Director, SANEM and Professor of Economics, Dhaka University problemfgfdgdfg probleiuiuhpdf Dr. Martin Rama, World Bank, Washington, DC

09:30am-11:00am Session 1: Challenges of growth acceleration and growth maintenance in South Asia

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Panelists:	Dr. Ajitava Raychaudhuri, Professor, Department of Economics, Jadavpur University, India Dr. Bazlul Haque Khondker, Chairman, SANEM and Professor of Economics, Dhaka University Dr. Kazi Maruful Islam, Professor, Development Studies, Dhaka University
11:00am-11:15am	Tea break

11:15am-12:45pm Session 2: Emerging challenges of regional integration in South Asia

Moderator:	Mr. Richard M. Rossow, Wadhwani Chair in U.S. India Policy Studies, The Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC
Trigger presentation:	Dr. Martin Rama, World Bank, Washington, DC
Panelists:	Ambassador Farooq Sobhan, President, Bangladesh Enterprise Institute, Dhaka Dr. Ajitava Raychaudhuri, Professor, Department of Economics, Jadavpur University, India Dr. Ravindra A. Yatawara, World Bank, Washington, DC
12:45pm-01:45pm	Lunch break

01:45pm-03:15pm Session 3: Are South Asian countries ready to meet the targets of SDGs by 2030?

Moderator:	Dr. Abdullah Shibli, International Sustainable Development Institute (ISDI), Boston, MAproblemfgdfgdfgd probleiuiuhphgh
Trigger presentation:	Dr. Selim Raihan, Executive Director, SANEM
Panelists:	Ms. Maria Qureshi, Consultant, World Bank Dr. Abu Eusuf, Professor, Development Studies, Dhaka University Mr. Fazle Rabbani, World Bank, Washington, DC
03:15pm -03:30pm	Tea break

03:30pm-05:00pm Session 4: Making the best use of demographic dividend in South Asia (a SAESM session)

Moderator:	Dr. Martin Rama, World Bank, Washington, DC problem probleiuiuhhdghgfhfghfghgfhfghfghiuiuhprobleiuiuhprobleiuiuh
Trigger presentation:	Dr. Ipshita Pal, Columbia University
Panelists:	Mr. Moogdho Mim Mahzab, PhD student, University of Virginia Mr. Karan Kumar, PhD candidate, McGill Univeristy Ms. Bibi Roquiya Sayeq, Pricing Specialist at CoreCentric Solutions
05:00pm	Closing

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