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Ashtalakshmi - Technical Sessions

Technical
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Unlocking Opportunities for Growth and Leadership in Northeast India
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Towards Prosperity: Catalysing North East’s Progress for a Viksit Bharat

S.No. Panel MembersDesignation
1Shri. Sanjay Pugalia (Convenor)CEO & Editor-in-Chief, AMG Media Network
2Shri Jyotiraditya ScindiaHon’ble’ Union Minister and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region
3Shri Pema KhanduHon’ble’ CM of Arunachal Pradesh
4Shri Himanta Biswa SarmaHon’ble’ CM of Assam
5Shri Conrad K. SangmaHon’ble’ CM of Meghalaya
6Shri Prem Singh Tamang (P.S. Golay)Hon’ble’ CM of Sikkim
7Shri Manik SahaHon’ble’ CM of Tripura

Building Strong Foundations: Women’s Leadership in North East for Resilient and Sustainable Future

S.No. Panel MembersDesignation
1Dr. Sriparna B. Baruah (Convenor)Advisor, North Eastern Handicrafts and Handlooms Development Corporation Limited (NEHHDC), Former Head, CIE and Director i/c, Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship
2Prof. Rakhee Kalita MoralProfessor, Cotton university & Head Gender studies
3Smt. Suranjana DuttaCGM & Head (Strategic Training Unit), State Bank of India
4Smt. Patricia Mukhim (Padma Shri)Editor in Chief, The Shillong Times
5Sonali Ghosh, IFSField Director of Kaziranga National Park (KNP)
6Smt. Jarjum EteFormer Chairperson of Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Women
7Dr. Sanjukta ParasharInspector General of Police

Information Technology: Promoting Technology Adoption and Digital Transformation across various sectors to improve productivity

S.No. Panel MembersDesignation
1Shri Ramesh Srivatsava Arunachalam (Convenor)AI Strategist/Researcher, Artificial Intelligence/Technology
2Prof. Gautam BaruaFormer Director IIT Guwahati and IIIT Guwahati
3Prof. Amarendra Kumar DasProfessor and Former Head, Department of Design, IIT Guwahati. Former Director, IIIT Manipur
4Shri. Anjan PathakCo-Founder & CTO, Vantage Circle
5Shri Umedsingh ShekhawatVice President, SSB Digital Pvt. Ltd. ​, IoT and Blockchain Technology Specialist
6Shri Abhishek SinghAdditional Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology
7Shri. Nilaya VarmaCo-Founder & CEO, Primus Partners

Healthcare and Education: Strengthening public health delivery in North East

S.No. Panel MembersDesignation
1Dr. Jeet Patwari (Convenor)Managing Partner, Pinnacle Healthcare Consultants and Partner & Strategist, APEX Healthcare Academy
2Prof. (Dr.) Nalin MehtaDirector, NEIGRIHMS Meghalaya, Shillong
3Dr. Kh. PalinChairman and Managing Director, Shija Hospitals and Research Institute (SHRI)
4Dr. Kishore DasMedical Officer-Ayush, Directorate of AYUSH, Assam
5Dr. Tankeswar BoruahProfessor, Central Institute of Orthopaedics, Vardhman Mahavir M. College & Safdarjung Hospital Delhi
6Dr. Bamin TadaSecretary, Association of NE India, Former Medical Secretary, CBC, NEI
7Ms Radhika ChakrabortyJoint Secretary, Department of Social Justice & Empowerment

Power: Potential for diversification of energy mix for Power Generation and Transmission across the region

S.No. Panel MembersDesignation
1Dr. Arup Kumar Misra (Convenor)Former Director of Assam Science Technology & Environment Council (ASTEC) and Assam Energy Development Agency (AEDA)
2Shri Debendra Chandra BaruahProfessor, Department of Energy, Tezpur University
3Shri S. K BaruaCEO North East Gas Distribution Company Ltd, Former Managing Director Numaligarh Refinery Ltd & Past Chairman CII, NE Council India
4Shri Mrinal Krishna ChaudharyFormer Director, Assam Energy Development Agency
5Shri S.S. AdhikariExecutive Director, NEEPCO
6Shri Raj Kumar ChaudharyChairman & Managing Director, NHPC Ltd.
7Shri. Arun Mahesh Babu M.S., IASManaging Director, Gujarat Power Corporation Limited

Sports: North East, its sports culture and potential as a major sports hub

S.No. Panel MembersDesignation
1Shri. Mrinal Talukdar (Convenor)Senior journalist, Former Sports Journalist, Author, Award winning documentary filmmaker
2Professor Usha S. NairVice-Chancellor of the National Sports University (NSU), Manipur
3Shri. Abhijit BhattacharyaFounder, Brahmaputra Volleyball League Former Captain of the Indian Volleyball Team
4Ms. Mary KomIndian Olympic Boxer
5Lalnghinglova Hmar Honble’ Minister of State, Mizoram LESDE; Sports & Youth; Excise & Narcotics
6Shri V.BaskaranOlympian
7Dr. Tarundeep Rai (Padma Shri)Indian Olympic Archer
8Ngangom Bala Devi Indian Women's National Football Team Player

Art: Strategically leveraging the arts, crafts, music and festivals of North East India, to unlock opportunities for economic growth and cultural revitalization

S.No. Panel MembersDesignation
1Shri Swapnanil Barua (Convenor)IAS (Retired), Former Commissioner, Industries and Commerce Department, Govt. of Assam
2Dr. Arshiya SethiDance Critic, Founder, Kri Foundation and Creative -Head, India Habitat Centre
3Dr. Theyiesinuo KeditsuCultural Scholar, Indigenous Textiles Advocate (Naga Textile), and Poet-Storyteller (@mekhalamama) Featured in Vogue India
4Dr. Toolika GuptaDirector, Indian Institute of Crafts and Design
5Dr Vanadana Bhandari Member of the executive committee of Delhi Crafts Council, Former Dean Academics at National Institute of Fashion Technology, (NIFT)
6Dr. Nisa LyndemCultural Textile Researcher and Educator
7Dr. J. P. Sampath KumarDirector, National Institute of Design Assam

Culture: Culture, Materiality, Lifeworld: North East India in Contemporary Times

S.No. Panel MembersDesignation
1Dr. Manjeet Baruah (Convenor)Faculty, Special Centre for the Study of North East India, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
2Dr. G. Kanato ChophiFaculty, Department of Anthropology, Dibrugarh University, Assam (Specialisation: Ethnography, Tribal studies, Historical anthropology, Anthropology of religion, Anthropology of North-East India)
3Dr. Hemjyoti MedhiFaculty, Department of English, Tezpur University, Assam
4Prof. Sarit Kumar ChaudhuriDepartment of Anthropology, Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh (Specialisation: Social-Cultural Anthropology)
5Prof. Urmimala Sarkar Munshi (Retd.)School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi(Specialisation: Gender and performance, documentation of living traditions, and performance as politics)
6Dr. Solony BarehFaculty, Department of Culture and Creative Studies, North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Meghalaya(Specialisation: Folk Literature, Culture and Folklore, Traditional Knowledge)
7Dr. Rashi BhargavaFaculty, Department of Sociology, North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Meghalaya(Specialisation: Sociology of North East India, sociology of visual culture)

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