The Indo-British Scholars’ Association (IBSA) will organise a panel discussion titled “India@75: Agenda for Change” with the support of Tata Steel at Bengal Club, Kolkata on August 14.
The panelists include professor Anuradha Lohia, former vice-chancellor, Presidency University, Krishnan Srinivasan, former foreign secretary and deputy secretary general, Commonwealth, professor Nirmalya Kumar, professor of marketing, Lee Kong, China School of Business, Singapore Management University, Shiv Siddhant Kaul, managing director, Nicco Engineering Services Ltd. and honorary consul general, Republic of Korea, Kolkata and Vikramjit Banerjee, senior advocate practising at Supreme Court.
Alex Ellis, British High Commissioner to India will deliver a special address virtually. Alison Barrett MBE, director, British Council India, guest of honour, will present a special remark via video. The panel discussion will be moderated by professor Suman Mukerjee, director-general, Bhawanipur Education Society College.
The panel discussion is expected to highlight and raise issues on the pace of reforms in India’s education sector and the urgent need for employment generation and upskilling. The delegates are expected to discuss the challenges posed by urbanisation and environmental pollution, the state of regulation and justice delivery and India’s place in the world order and aspirations of being an economic power.
The Indo-British Scholars’ Association (IBSA) is an association of individuals and corporates, with connection to the United Kingdom, and who have benefitted from a UK education and training or have worked there.
IBSA was inaugurated on the sidelines of the Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) Partnership Summit in January 1997 by the then UK Prime Minister John Major at the behest of the British Council.
