G20 GLOBAL THINK TANK TOWNHALL

Inaugural Session

Welcome Remarks

Samir Saran, President, ORF and Chair, T20 India Secretariat

Opening Remarks

Amitabh Kant, G20 Sherpa, India
 
Vote of Thanks

Sujan Chinoy, Director General, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA) and Chair, T20 India Core Group

Session 1 | G20 for the Planet: The Next Step for Climate Smart Policies

India has assumed the G20 presidency as debate rages over patterns of energy consumption in the world, and its long-term impact on the planet. The crisis in Europe is not just impacting energy prices, it has also led to larger questions about energy supply chains, and diversification of energy mediums and sources. A key concern for India has been the responsibility of the individual, leading to Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment).

Trigger Presentation

Mallika Ishwaran, Chief Economist, Shell, UK

Thomas Birringer, Deputy Head of Analysis and Consulting Division, KAS Headquarters, Germany

Interventions by

Adeline Djeutie, Senior Programme Management Officer, International Atomic Energy Agency, Cameroon

Aishath Shahula, Assistant Director, India Division - Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Government), Maldives

Galit Palzur, Sustainability and Climate Risk Management Expert, Israel

Christian Forneck, Senior Foreign Policy Advisor, CDU/CSU Faction

Anita Soina, Global Youth Champion, UN Sanitation and Water For All, Kenya

Rosario Del Pilar Diaz Garavito, GSI Young Global Changer, Director, The Millennials Movement, Peru

Eduarda Zoghbi, Atlantic Council Women Leaders in Energy Fellow, Development Officer - RMI, Brazil

Delfina Lopez Freijido, Co-Lean for Finance for Nature, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Argentina

Manal Bidar, Ambassador, African Youth Climate Hub, Morocco

Moderator

Samir Saran, President, ORF and Chair, T20 India Secretariat

Ministerial Address

Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister of Labour and Employment, Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India

Break

Special Address

Ashish Kumar Sinha, Joint Secretary (G20), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

Session 2 | The Digital Revolution: Inclusive Growth and Digital Public Infrastructure

Technology has a critical role to play in social and economic empowerment. India has emphasised the need to build digital public infrastructure to ensure equitable, inclusive, and sustainable economies. The adoption of key digital technologies in everyday lives now impacts important issues from financial inclusion to public health.

Driving Questions

1. Can the G20 work together to focus on building the digital infrastructure that can positively impact livelihoods?
2. How can it build policies to accelerate inclusive growth and utilise data for development?

Trigger Presentation

Sharad Sharma, Co-founder, iSPIRT, Chair, T20 Task Force on Our Common Digital Future: Affordable, Accessible and Inclusive Digital Public Infrastructure

Karthik Raghupathy, Head of Strategy and Investor Relations, PhonePe, India

Interventions by

Johanna Weaver, Director, Tech Policy Design Centre, Australian National University, Australia
 
Kyungjin Song, Executive Director, Innovative Economy Forum, Republic of Korea
 
Tshering Cigay Dorji, ICT Domain Lead, Desuung Skilling Program, Bhutan
 
Neira Dali Chaouch, President, WEMTECH, France

Denis Suarsana, Country Director Indonesia & Timor Leste, KAS, Germany
 
Berta Jarošová, Cyber Attachee to the United States and Canada, National Cyber and Information Security Agency of the Czech Republic, Czech Republic
 
Aferdita Pustina, Expert on Civil Society and Civic Tech, Western Balkans, Kosovo
 
Sixit Bhatta, Co-founder and CEO, Tootle, Nepal

Moderator

Jaibal Naduvath, Vice President and Senior Fellow, ORF, India

Break

Special Address

Nagaraj Naidu Kakanur, Joint Secretary (G20), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

Session 3 | Mind the Gap: Towards Gender Equity and Women-Led Development

Women have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic, with adverse outcomes in health, education, and employment. This has brought to the forefront the need for women-led development processes and policy support to address gender outcomes in crisis response.

This session will explore whether gender is seen as a cross-cutting priority across sectors in global policymaking. They will also deliberate on the role of gender representation in policymaking and how it can help address gender outcomes in crises.

Driving Questions

1. How can the G20’s EMPOWER group work on increasing equity in access to health and social security?
2. Can women-led development processes be mainstreamed through the G20?

Trigger Presentation

Anna Roy, Senior Advisor, NITI Aayog, India
 
Usta Kaitesi, CEO, Rwanda Governance Board

Interventions by

Ebtesam Al-Ketbi, President, Emirates Policy Center, UAE
 
Netta Ahituv, Magazine Writer and Editor, Haaretz Newspaper, Israel
 
Mariam Wardak, Founder, Her Afghanistan, USA
 
Camila Santos, Research Fellow, Institute of Applied Economic Research, Brazil

Chrystelle Tsafack Temah, Chief Social Policy, Madagascar Country Office, UNICEF, Cameroon
 
Jacqueline Kitulu, Chairperson of the Board, Rocket Health UG, Kenya
 
Lan Dung Pham, Acting President, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, Vietnam
 
Zeina Jallad Charpentier, Legal and Gender Advisor, UNDP, France

Judith Mwaniki, Livelihoods and Food Security Specialist, Consortium for Economic Research and Development Studies, Kenya

Moderator

Sunaina Kumar, Seneior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, and Executive Director, T20 India Secretariat

Break

Special Address

Muktesh Pardeshi, Special Secretary (G20-Operations), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

Interventions | G20 for All: Consensus and Continuity for a Positive Development and Growth Agenda

The effectiveness of the G20 as an instrument of global governance depends upon its ability to define sustainable and inclusive policy priorities. How can the G20 ensure that its development focus is maintained beyond the next few emerging-economy presidencies? How can it collaborate with the G7, which is addressing similar issues?

Sujan Chinoy, Director General, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA) and Chair, T20 India Core Group, India
 
Tetsushi Sonobe, Dean and CEO, Asian Development Bank Institute; Chair, Think7, Japan
 
Yose Rizal Damuri, Executive Director, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Indonesia
 
Renato Baumann, Director of Studies on Economic and International Policy Relations, Institute of Applied Economic Research, Brazil

Break

Special Session | G20: Current State of Play

Introductory Remarks

Adrian Haack, Director, KAS India 

Special Address

Abhay Thakur, Sous Sherpa, G20 India

Session 4 | Decade of Action: A review of the Sustainable Development Goals

Recent reversals in SDG achievement caused by the cascading impacts of the pandemic and the ensuing economic crisis have brought the focus back on societal resilience and development for all. As we approach the midpoint in the implementation of the SDG Agenda, what have we learned from implementation so far?

Driving Questions

1. How can developing-country presidencies fast-track progress on the SDGs at the G20?
2. How can major post-pandemic constraints on government budgets be reconciled with the SDG imperative?

Trigger Presentation

Eenam Gambhir, Joint Secretary (G20), Ministry of External Affairs, India
 
Shombi Sharp, UN Resident Coordinator in India

Interventions by

Senjuti Saha, Director, Child Health Research Foundation, Bangladesh
 
Cagdas Ungor, Associate Professor, Political Science and International Relations, Marmara University, Turkey
 
Esther Tamara, Director of Climate Unit, Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia, Indonesia
 
Riatu Qibthiyyah, Director, Institute for Economic and Social Research, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia (LPEM FEB UI), Indonesia

Mohamed Younes, Director, Interregional for Strategic Analysis, UAE
 
Jumana Alabduwani, Consultant Child Public Health and Director of international relations
 
Suthikorn Kingkaew, Advisor, KBU Research Institute, Thailand
 
Saude Amina Atoyebi, Deputy Chief of Staff Administration, Governor's Office, Kaduna State Government, Nigeria

Neeshad Shafi, Co-Founder, Arab Youth Climate Movement Qatar, India

Moderator

Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, Research and Information System for Developing Countries, and Member, T20 India Core Group, India

Valedictory Session

Valedictory Address

Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Chief Coordinator (G20), India

Vote of Thanks

Shruti Jain, Coordinator, T20 India Secretariat
 
Jhanvi Tripathi, Coordinator, T20 India Secretariat

Dinner Reception