As on 27.10.2021

Ministry of External Affairs

&

Ministry of Earth Sciences

Virtual Conference

Future of Natural Resources

(Hydrocarbons, Rare Earth Metals and Blue Economy)

DATE: 29 October 2021                                                                                            TIME: 1630-1800 IST

PROGRAMME

INAUGURAL SESSION (Virtual format)

Opening Remarks – Ms. Manika Jain, Additional Secretary (OIA-II)

Inaugural Address – Shri V. Muraleedharan, Hon’ble Minister of State for External Affairs

Vote of Thanks – Ms. Ankita Mittal, Under Secretary (OIA-II)

TECHNICAL SESSION AND QUESTIONS (Virtual format)

Moderator: Dr. T. Srinivasa Kumar, Director, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Systems (INCOIS), Hyderabad

Panelists:

Dr. Sasi Nayar, Phytoplankton Biologist, South Australian Research and Development Institute - Aquatic Sciences, Australia.

Prof. Satish Singh, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, France.

Dr. Ravail Singh, German Center for Marine Biodiversity Research, Germany.

Dr. Shyam Chand, Center for Arctic Gas Hydrates, Norway.

Dr. Prashant Jadhawar, Lecturer in Petroleum Engineering,University of Aberdeen, UK

Dr. Hanumant Singh, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI), USA.

Dr. K.A. Kamesh Raju, National Center for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), Ministry of Earth Sciences, India.

Concluding Remark - Dr. T. Srinivasa Kumar

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