TRANSNATIONAL CONNECTIVITY: SHAPING FUTURE STRATEGIC TIES
With increasing global uncertainty and changing world order, connectivity corridors become crucial for fostering trade, resilience, sustainability, and global integration. International corridors like IMEC and EMC are vital for reimagining global trade. With India anchoring both, these initiatives position the country as a key connector across continents, enabling diversified trade routes and fostering strategic partnerships. In this context, MoPSW and CRF are featuring diverse voices to explore the concept, need, and viability of transnational corridors, emphasizing inclusive and actionable partnerships. With an eye on investment, interoperability, and sustainability, the event will position India as a natural leader, convenor of future-ready, globally aligned, and equitable connectivity solutions.
- 29th Oct | 10:00 AM ~ 02:00 PM
| Time | Detailed Description of Activity | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | Inaugural Session | 1. Sh. Shantanu Thakur, Minister of State, PSW 2. Mr. Edoardo Rixi, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Italy 3. Moderator – Mr. Shishir Priyadarshi,President, CR |
| 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM | Session 1 Transnational Connectivity The New Currency of Geopolitical Convergence and Geo-economic Alignment | 1. Moderator – Vice-Admiral (Retd.) Biswajit Dasgupta, Maritime Security Coordinator and Deputy NSA, NSCS, GoI, 2. Amb Lazar Comanescu, Secretary-General, Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization, 3. Mr. L. Satya Srinivas, Special Secretary to the GoI, Department of Commerce 4. Mr. Algis Latakas, DG – Port of Klaipėda, Lithuania, 5. Mr. Sanjay Swarup, Chairman and Managing Director, Container Corporation of India (CONCOR), New Delhi 6. Captain Prashant S. Widge, Director (Public Affairs, South Asia – Maersk Lines), Mumbai, 7. Mr. Deepak Shetty, Former Secretary to the GoI & Director General of Shipping, Ministry of Shipping 8. Mr. Pranav Choudhary, CEO, Adani Ports and SEZ (APSEZ), Gujarat |
| 12:15 PM - 12:30 PM | Tea Break |
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| 12:30 PM - 02:00 PM | Session 2 IMEC and EMC The Future of Global Connectivity | 1. Moderator – Mr. Ashwani Gupta, Director and CEO, Adani Ports and SEZ (APSEZ), Gujarat, 2Mr. Shyam Jagannathan, IAS, Director General of Shipping & Additional Secretary to the GoI, Mumbai, 3. H.E. Mr. Rasmus Abildgaard Kristensen, Denmark Ambassador, 4. Amb Kamel Z GalaI, Ambassador of Egypt to India, 4. Mr. S. Ramakrishnan, Executive Chairman, Transworld Group of Companies (Shipping & Logistics), Dubai, 6. Mr. Sunil Paliwal, Chairman, Chennai Port Authority, Kamarajar Port Authority & Indian Ports Association, Chennai, 7. Mr. Anil Devli, CEO, INSA (Indian National Shipowners Association), Mumbai, 8. Mr. Sunil Vaswani, Executive Director, CSLA (Container Shipping Lines Association), Mumbai |
SPOC Details:
Inaugural Session Speakers
Shantanu Thakur
Minister of State PSW
Edoardo Rixi
Deputy Minister,Infrastructure and Transport, Italy
Shishir Priyadarshi
President,Chintan Research Foundation
Session 1 Speakers
Biswajit Dasgupta
PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VSM (Retd), National Maritime Security Coordinator and Deputy National Security Adviser, National Security Council Secretariat, Government of India
Amb. Lazar Comanescu
Secretary General, Black Sea Economic Cooperation,
L Satya Srinivas
Special Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Commerce,Asian Development Bank, Manila
Algis Latakas
Director General,Port of Klaipėda, Lithuania
Sanjay Swarup
Chairman and Managing Director,Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR)
Captain Prashant S. Widge
Director,Public Affairs, South Asia – Maersk Lines, Mumbai
Mr. Deepak Shetty
Former Secretary to the Government of India & Director General of Shipping, Ministry of Shipping,Government of India
Pranav Choudhary
CEO Adani Ports and SEZ (APSEZ), Gujarat
Session 2 Speakers
Mr. Ashwani Gupta
Director and CEO, Adani Ports and SEZ (APSEZ), Gujarat
Shyam Jagannathan
IAS, incumbent Director General of Shipping & Additional Secretary to the GoI, Mumbai
H.E. Mr. Rasmus Abidgaard Kristensen
Denmark Ambassador
Amb Kamel Z Galal
Ambassador of Egypt to India
Mr. S. Ramakrishnan
Executive Chairman, Transworld Group of Companies (Shipping & Logistics), Dubai
Mr. Sunil Paliwal
IAS, Secretary to the Government of India, Chairman, Chennai Port Authority, Chairman, Kamarajar Port Authority & Chairman, Indian Ports Association, Chennai
Mr. Anil Devli
CEO, INSA (Indian National Shipowners Association), Mumbai
