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PROFILE OF THE SPECIAL INVITEES FOR THE INAUGURAL SESSION OF THE SDF PARTNERSHIP CONCLAVE 2018

TO BE HELD ON 2-3 JULY 2018 INNEW DELHI AT INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE

CHIEF GUEST : Mr. Amitabh Kant, Chief Executive Officer, NITI Aayog, Government of India, will be the Chief Guest and deliver key note address in the partnership conclave.

PANEL EXPERTSA. MDBs and Regional Financial Institutions in the SAARC Member States

S.NO Acronym Organization Name Designation Member States (In Alphabetical Order)

1 IFAD The International Fund for Agricultural Development

Mr. Fabrizio Bresciani Lead Regional Economist Asia and Pacific Division Program Management Department

IFAD

2 AIIB Asian InfrastructureInvestment Bank

Mr. Dong-ik (Don) Lee Director General, InvestmentOperations

AIIB

3 The World Bank

The World Bank Ms. Mandakini Kaul Sr. Regional Cooperation Officer- South Asia

India

4 The World Bank

The World Bank Mr. Varun Singh Senior Social DevelopmentSpecialist, GSURR Social Unit

India

5 KPMG KPMG Mr. Arun Kumar Chief Executive Officer India

6 EXIM Bank Export-Import Bank ofIndia

Mr. David Rasquinha Managing Director India

7 SIDBI Small Industries Development Bank ofIndia

Mr. Mohd. Mustafa Chairman & Managing Director India

8 KPMG KPMG Mr. Arun Kumar Chief Executive Officer India

9 KPMG Former Chairman of RIS and Former Foreign Secretary , India

Mr. Shyam Saran Former Chairman of RIS and Former Foreign Secretary , India

India

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B. Ministries and other Government Organizations in the SAARC Member States

S.NO Acronym Organization Name Designation Member States (In Alphabetical Order)

1 NAA National Assembly ofAfghanistan

Mr. Ikram Sayed Member of Parliament & Director of Relations with Inter Parliamentary Unit

Afghanistan

2 BIFFL Bangladesh Infrastructure Finance Fund Limited

Mr. S. M. Formanul Islam Chief Executive Officer Bangladesh

3 MoWHS Ministry of Works and Human Settlement

Mr.Chhado Drukpa Chief Urban Planner Bhutan

4 MoWHS Ministry of Works andHuman Settlement

Mr.KarmaNamgyel

Chief Engineer Bhutan

5 MoF Ministry of Finance, Government of India

Mr. SubhashChandra Garg

Secretary (DEA), GoI India

6 MSME Ministry of Micro , Small and Medium Enterprises

Dr. Arun Kumar Panda Secretary, GoI India

7 TDB Department of Science &Technology

Dr. Bindu Dey Secretary, GoI India

8 IICA Indian Institute ofCorporate Affairs

Dr. Sameer Sharma Director General & CEO India

9 DEA Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India

Mr. Sunil Barthwal SDF Board Director, India and Joint Secretary (GoI) - Investment and International Economic Relations, Ministry of Finance , GoI

India

10 MoEA Ministry of External Affairs, Government ofIndia

Mr. Piyush Srivastava Joint Secretary (SAARC) , GoI India

11 HDFC Housing Development Finance Corporation(Maldives)

Ms. Raheema Saleem Managing Director Maldives

12 NIB Investment Board Nepal Mr. Maha PrasadAdhikari

CEO Nepal

13 MoF Department of Trade and Investment Policy Ministry of Finance, SriLanka

Mr. R.J.C.Jayathilake

SDF Alternate Board Director, Sri Lanka and Director of the Department of Trade andInvestment Policy

Sri Lanka

14 MoNPEA Department of National Planning, Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs, Government of Sri Lanka

Mr. K.D.S.R Perera Additional Director General Sri Lanka

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C. Banks & Financial Institutions

S.NO Acronym Organization Name Designation Member States (In Alphabetical Order)

1 BDBL Bhutan DevelopmentBank Ltd

Mr. Phub Dorji CEO Bhutan

2 BRAC BRAC Bank Mr. Md. Abdul Kader Joaddar

Deputy Managing Director & CFO Bangladesh

3 EXIM Bank Export-Import Bank ofIndia

Mr. David Rasquinha Managing Director India

4 SIDBI Small Industries Development Bank of India

Mr. Mohd. Mustafa Chairman & Managing Director India

5 Sri Lankan Central Bank

Central Bank of Sri Lanka Mr. Swarna Gunaratne Assistant Governor Sri Lanka

D. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & ASSOCIATIONS in SAARC Member States

1 SAARC CCI SAARC Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Mr. Ruwan Edirisinghe President SAARC – CCI ,Sri Lanka

2 SAARC CCI SAARC Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Mr. Mohammad Yonass Mohmand

Vice President, Afghanistan SAARC – CCI ,Afghanistan

3 SAARC CCI SAARC Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Mr. Vinod Juneja Vice President, India SAARC – CCI ,India

4 SAARC CCI SAARC Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Mr. Mohamed Rasheed Vice President, Maldives SAARC – CCI,Maldives

5 SAARC CCI SAARC Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Mr. Chandi Raj Dhakal Vice President, Nepal SAARC – CCI,Nepal

6 SAARC CCI SAARC Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Dr. M. Rohitha Silva Vice President, Sri Lanka SAARC – CCI,Sri Lanka

7 PHDCCI PHD Chamber ofCommerce and Industry

Mr. Saurabh Sanyal Secretary General India

8 ASSOCHAM The Associated Chambers of Commerceof India

Mr. D.S.Rawat Secretary General India

8 CII Confederation of IndianIndustry

Mr. ChanderjitBanerjee

Director General India

9 FIEO Federation of IndianExporters Organisation

Dr. Ajay Sahai Director General and CEO India

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PROFILE OF THE INVITEES FOR THE ECONOMIC & INFRASTRCUTURE SESSION OF THE SDF PARTNERSHIP CONCLAVE 2018

TO BE HELD ON Day 1 (2nd JULY 2018) FROM 10.30 AM to 12.30 PM INNEW DELHI AT INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE

Sl No Organization Name Designation Member States (In Alphabetical Order)

Chairman of Panel Discussion

1 Asian InfrastructureInvestment Bank

Mr. Dong-ik (Don) Lee Director General, InvestmentOperations

AIIB

Moderator of Panel Discussion

1 KPMG Mr. Elias George Chairman, Infrastructure Government and Healthcare

India

Coordinator of Panel Discussion

1 SAARC DevelopmentFund

Dr. Sunil Motiwal Chief Executive Officer SDF

Panelist

1 SAARC Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Mr. Vinod Juneja Vice President, India SAARC – CCI, India

2 International Finance Corporation Mr. Shalabh Tandon Regional Head of Operations,South Asia

India

3 Export-Import Bank ofIndia (EXIM Bank)

Mr. David Rasquinha Managing Director India

4 IL&FS Energy DevelopmentCompany Ltd

Mr. Haziq Beg Chief Executive Officer India

5 PriceWaterhouse Coopers (PwC) Mr. Manish Aggarwal Partner India

6 Deloitte Consulting Mr. Tushar Sud Partner India

7 Small Industries Development Bank of India

Mr. Subhransu Sekhar Acharya

General Manager, SIDBI and CEO, ISTSL

India

8 PriceWater House Coopers Mr. Anurag Dua Partner India

9 Investment Board Nepal Mr. Maha Prasad Adhikari Chief Executive Officer Nepal

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PROFILE OF THE PANELIST FOR FUND MOBILISATION ON DAY 1 (2nd July 2018) from 12.30 PM to 01.30 PM FOR THE SDF PARTNERSHIP

CONCLAVE 2018TO BE HELD ON 2-3 JULY 2018 IN

NEW DELHI AT INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE

Sl No Organization Name Designation Member States (In Alphabetical Order)

Chairman

1 AIIB Asian InfrastructureInvestment Bank

Mr. Dong-ik (Don) Lee Director General,Investment Operations

AIIB

Co-Chair

Moderator

1 KPMG KPMG Mr. Davinder Sandhu Partner India

Coordinator

1 SDF SAARC DevelopmentFund

Dr. Sunil Motiwal Chief Executive Officer SDF

Panelist

1 IFAD The International Fund for Agricultural Development

Mr. Fabrizio Bresciani Lead Regional Economist Asia and Pacific DivisionPMD

IFAD

2 IFC International FinanceCorporation

Mr. Shalabh Tandon Regional Head ofOperations, South Asia

India

3 E & Y Ernst & Young Associates LLP

Mr. Sandip Khetan National Leader - Financial Accounting Advisory Services

India

4 Housing Development Finance Corporation(Maldives)

Housing Development Finance Corporation (Maldives)

Ms. Raheema Saleem Managing Director Maldives

5 Sri Lanka Central Bank Central Bank of Sri Lanka Mr. Swarna Gunaratne Assistant Governor Sri Lanka

6 Bank of Ceylon Bank of Ceylon Mr. D. M. Gunasekara CEO Sri Lanka

7 SAARC CCI SAARC Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Dr. M. Rohitha Silva Vice President, Sri Lanka SAARC – CCI,Sri Lanka

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PROFILE OF THE PANELIST FOR SOCIAL WINDOW ON DAY 1 (2nd July 2018) from 02.30 PM – 03.30 PM FOR THE SDF PARTNERSHIP

CONCLAVE 2018TO BE HELD ON 2-3 JULY 2018 IN

NEW DELHI AT INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE

Sl No Acronym Organization Name Designation Member States (In Alphabetical Order)

Chairman of the Session

1 IFAD The International Fund for Agricultural Development

Mr. Fabrizio Bresciani

Lead Regional Economist Asia and Pacific Division Program Management Department

IFAD

Moderator

1 IRRI International RiceResearch Institute

Dr. Nafees Meah South Asia Representative India

2 Former Indian Ambassador to Bangladesh

Former Indian Ambassador to Bangladesh

Ms. Veena Sikri Professional India

Coordinator

1 SDF SAARC Development Fund Dr. Sunil Motiwal Chief Executive Officer SDF

2 UNEP UNEP Mr. Atul Bagai Country Director, UN Environment

India

Panelist

1 TDB TechnologyDevelopment Board

Dr .Bindu Dey Secretary, GoI India

2 Asia Foundation Asia Foundation Ms. Nandita Baruah Country Representative India

3 CSRT Centre for Sustainable and Responsible Tourism (CSR- Tourism)

Mr. Ashish Pratap Singhc

Director- Projects India

4 FNCCI Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Ms. Bhawani Rana President Nepal

5 UNEP UNEP Mr. Subrata Sinha Regional EnvironmentalAffairs Officer

South AsiaReg. Office

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PROFILE OF THE PANELIST FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM EN-TERPRISES (MSME) ON DAY 2

3rd July2018) from 9.35 AM to 11.10 AMFOR THE SDF PARTNERSHIP CONCLAVE 2018 TO BE HELD ON 2-3 JULY 2018

IN NEW DELHI AT INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE

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Acronym Organization Name Designation Member States (In Alphabetical Order)

Chairman of the Session

1 SIDBI Small Industries Development Bank of India

Mr. Subhransu Sekhar Acharya

General Manager, SIDBI and CEO, ISTSL

India

Co Chair

1 BRAC BRAC Bank Limited Mr. Syed Abdul Momen Head of SME Banking Bangladesh

Moderator

1 AXIS Bank AXIS Bank Ltd Mr. J P Singh Head - SME India

Coordinator

1 SDF SAARC Development Fund Dr. Sunil Motiwal Chief Executive Officer SDF

PANELISTS

1. BACCI British Afghan Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Dr. Mohammad Hotak Founder and Chairman Afghanistan

2. BDBL Bhutan Development Bank Ltd Mr. Phub Dorji CEO Bhutan

3. The City Bank Limited The City Bank Limited Md. Arup Haider Executive Vice President Bangladesh

4. The City Bank Limited The City Bank Limited Mr. Kamrul Mehedi Executive Vice President Bangladesh

5. BRAC Bank Limited BRAC Bank Limited Mr. Syed Abdul Momen Head of SME Banking Bangladesh

6. BRAC Bank BRAC Bank Limited Mr. Md. Abdul Kader Joaddar

Deputy Managing Director & CFO

Bangladesh

7. NABARD NABARD Mr. Ramakrishna Rao Dy. General Manager India

8. SSC SAARC SME Council Mr. Rajeev Chadha Chair, SME Council India

9. People’s Bank People’s Bank Mr. S.N.B.M.W. Narayana

Assistant General Manager - SME

Sri Lanka

10. KPMG Infrastructure Government and Healthcare

Mr. Vivek Agarwal Partner India

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PROFILE OF THE PANELIST FOR SOCIAL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (SEDP) ON DAY 2 (3rd July 2018)

from 11.30 AM to 01.00 PMTO BE HELD ON 2-3 JULY 2018 IN

NEW DELHI AT INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE

Sl No Acronym Organization Name Designation Member States (In Alphabetical Order)

Chairman of the Session

1 PHDCCI PHD Chamber of Commerceand Industry

Dr. S.P. Sharma Chief Economist India

Moderator

1 The World Bank

The World Bank Mr. Varun Singh Senior Social Development Specialist, GSURR Social Unit

India

Coordinator

1 SDF SAARC Development Fund Dr. Sunil Motiwal Chief Executive SDF

Panelist

Sl No Group Organization Name Designation Member States

1SABINCO

Saudi-Bangladesh Industrial & Agricultural Investment CoLtd (GoB undertaking)

Mr. Quazi Shairul Hassan Managing Director

Bangladesh

2 FICCI The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Mr. Gotum Ghosh Sr. Director India

3 EIA Entrepreneur Association of India Mr. Abhishek Kumar Chief Adviser India

4 IFC International Finance Corporation Mr. Vikramjit Singh Senior Country Officer India

5 BACCI British Afghan Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Dr. Mohammad Hotak Founder and Chairman

6 SAARC CCI SAARC Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Mr. Chandi Raj Dhakal Vice President, Nepal SAARC – CCI,Nepal

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PROFILE OF THE PANELIST FOR DISCUSSION ON ENHANCING REGIONAL INTEGRATION & ECONOMIC CONNECTIVITY THROUGH

CROSS BORDER PROJECT COLLABORATION AND INVESTMENTS ON DAY 2 (3RD July 2018) from 2.00 PM to 3.20 PM

FOR THE SDF PARTNERSHIP CONCLAVE 2018 TO BE HELD ON 2-3 JULY 2018 INNEW DELHI AT INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE

Sl No Acronym Organization Name Designation Member States (In Alphabetical Order)

Chairman of the Session

1 AIIB Asian InfrastructureInvestment Bank

Mr. Dong-ik (Don)Lee

Director General,Investment Operations

AIIB

Co-Chairman

1 - Former Chairman of RIS and Former Foreign Secretary , India

Mr. Shyam Saran Former Chairman of RIS and Former Foreign Secretary , India

India

Moderator

1 KPMG KPMG Mr. Mohit Bhasin Partner, Infrastructure Government and Healthcare

India

Coordinator

1 SDF SAARC Development Fund Dr. Sunil Motiwal Chief Executive Officer SDF

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Sl No Acronym Organization Name Designation MemberStates (In Alphabetical Order)

PANELISTS

1 BDBL Bhutan Development BankLtd

Mr. Phub Dorji CEO Bhutan

2 The World Bank The World Bank Ms. Mandakini Kaul Sr. Regional CooperationOfficer- South Asia

India

3 IFC International Finance Corporation Mr. Shalabh Tandon Regional Head ofOperations, South Asia

India

4 SIDBI Small Industries Development Bank of India

Mr. Subhransu Sekhar Acharya

General Manager, SIDBI and CEO, ISTSL

India

5 SCCI SAARC Chamber ofCommerce & Industry

Mr. Ruwan Edirisinghe President Sri Lanka

6 IFAD The International Fund for Agricultural Development

Mr. Fabrizio Bresciani Lead Regional Economist Asia and Pacific Division Program ManagementDepartment

IFAD

7. People’s Bank People’s Bank Mr. S N B M WNarayana

Assistant General Manager - SME

Sri Lanka

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