Innovation in India: deciphering environmental, socio-economic and technological issues

   A series of 4 Webinars: January 20^th and 27^st, February 3^rd and 10^th, 2021

January 20th 9h to 13h CET

• Welcome Session : HE. Mr. Jawed Ashraf, Indian, Ambassador to France and Monaco; SE Emmanuel Lenain, Ambassadeur de France en Inde; Mathieu Peyraud, MEAE; Denis Despréaux, MESRI
• Introductory Session: The Challenges facing India, coordinated by Jean-Luc Racine (Centre for South Asian  Studies, CNRS-EHESS, Paris)
• Roundtable: Space Resarch and Space Industries, coordinated by Pierre-Bruno Ruffini (University of Le Havre-Normandie and AVRIST)

January 27^th, 9h to 13h CET

• Roundtable:  Social Innovations, Microfinance, Inclusive Finance, Aadhar Project, coordinated by Basudeb Chaudhuri (MESRI)
• Roundtable: Health, Life Sciences, Food Sciences, coordinated by Roberte Manigat (Medical Doctor, AVRIST)

February 3^rd 9h, to 13h CET

• Roundtable: Information and Communication Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, Creative Industries, coordinated by Monique Rivier (AVRIST)
• Roundtable: Innovation, Research and Territories,  coordinated by Eric Denis (CNRS)

February 10^th, 9h to 13h CET

• India, an Innovation Provider for the 21^st Century? Deepanwita Chattopdhyay (Chairman and CEO, IKP Knowledge Park Genome Valley, Hyderabad and Karamangala, Bangalore)
• Ambitions and Achievements of India's Science Diplomacy”: Dr. Bhaskar Balakrishnan (Science Diplomacy Fellow, RIS, Research and Information System for Developing Countries, New Delhi
• Roundtable: “Cooperation between France, Europe and India in the fields of science, technology and innovation: Trends and Prospects”, coordinated by Jean-Claude Arditti (AVRIST)

Tania Friederichs (EU Delegation to India), Nicolas Gherardi (French Embassy in India), Srini Kaveri (CNRS Office in India), Sanjeev K. Varshney (Ministry of SCience and Technology of India)