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S t r e a m l i n i n g the Indian Defence Procurement System Date: 2nd May 2012, Registration: 9.30 AM Venue: Ball Room, Hotel The Oberoi, New Delhi ENTRY MANDATE: Please carry this invite

Programme 9.30 AM – 10.00 AM Registration / Coffee 10.00 AM – 10.10 AM

Welcome Remarks by Mr Sunjoy Joshi, Director, ORF

10.10 AM – 10.30 AM

Special Address by Mr A K Chopra, Financial Advisor (Defence Services), Ministry of Defence

10.30 AM – 10.50 AM Special Address by Mr Vivek Rae, Director General (Acquisition), Department of Defence, Government of India (TBC) 10.50 AM – 11.10 AM Tea/Coffee break

Session I: Evaluating Defence Procurement Procedure

11.10 AM – 1.15 PM Chair: Mr Vinod Dhall, IAS (Retd), Former Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Former Chairman, Competition Commission Presentation I DPP: Practical Considerations and Need for Further Refinement

Mr Jayant Patil, Vice President, Larsen & Toubro Limited, Mumbai Presentation II

DPP: A Private Sector Perspective Dr Vivek Lall, President & CEO, Reliance New Ventures

Presentation III DPP: Addressing Key Areas and Looking Ahead Mr Amit Cowshish, Financial Advisor (Acquisition) and Additional Secretary, Department of Defence Finance, MoD, Government of India 1.15 PM – 1.30 PM

Special Address by Mr Manish Tiwari Member, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence

1.30 PM – 2.15 PM Lunch

Session II: Defence Procurement: Core Concerns

2.15PM – 4.15 PM Chair: Mr Vinod K Mishra, Former Secretary, Department of Defence Finance and Distinguished Fellow, IDSA Presentation I

Examining Practical Issues in Defence Procurement

Mr S N Mishra, Additional Secretary and Senior CDA, Southern Command, MoD, Government of India Presentation II

Whither Defence Offsets?

Maj General Mrinal Suman, Former Technical Manager (Land Systems); Consultant, CII Presentation III

Translating ToT into Real Dividends

Dr G Balachandran, Visiting Fellow

Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

4.15 PM – 4.30 PM

Valedictory Address: TBC

4.30 PM – 4.40 PM

Vote of Thanks by Mr Jayant Baranwal, Chairman,

SP Guide Publications 4.40 PM High Tea and Disperse

R.S.V.P. ORF Aarti Chopra Tel: 011-4352 0020 ext. 2200 aarti@orfonline.org

SP Guide Publications Bharti Sharma Tel: 011-2465 8322 bharti@spguidepublications.com