National Seminar on Consumer Product Safety 5th & 6th December 2014 Chennai

TENTATIVE AGENDA

Two day National Seminar on Consumer Product Safety

Friday, 5^th & Saturday 6^th December 2014

Venue: Le Meridian, Chennai

Day I – Friday, 05^th December 2014

9.00 am to 9.30 am          Registration

9.30 am to 10.45 am        Inaugural Session:

                                                                                -  Welcome Address and Need for the Seminar

     By Mrs. Nirmala Desikan, Chairman and Managing Trustee, CAI

- Inaugural Address on Indo US partnership on Consumer Product Safety

     By Mr. Phillip A. Min, Consul General, US Consulate, Chennai

- Special Address by Mr. K. Chandramouli, IAS (Retd), Chairman, FSSAI

- Special Address by Dato Indrani Thuraisingham, Head, Asia Pacific, CI

- Keynote Address by Mr. K. Desiraju, IAS, Secretary, MOCA, GOI

-  Vote of Thanks by Mr. R. Santhanam Trustee, CAI

10:45 am to 11.00 am      Coffee Break

11:00 am to 12.30 pm       Session I – Safety Concerns in the Services Industry

                                              Speakers:                              Mr. U.S Paliwal, Executive Director, RBI

                                                                                                Ms. Sucheta Dalal – Managing Editor, Money life

                                                Mr. V. Jagannathan – CMD, Star Health and Allied Ins

                                                Padmashree DR. V. Prakash – Distinguished Scientist, CSIR

                                                                                                Q and A

12.30 pm to 1.30 pm       Session II - Topic: Overview of Consumer Product Safety system in the U.S

Speaker:              Mr. Larry Hershman, Vehicle Defect Prgm Analyst, NHTSA, USA

                                                                                                Q and A Session

1:30 pm to 2:15pm           Lunch

2.15 pm to 3.30 pm          Session IV - Topic:           Safety Standards and Recalls in the Automobile Industry

Chairman:           Mr. Larry Hershman, NHTSA, USA

                                                Speakers:            Prof. Chandra Prakash, President, Mysore Grahakara Parishat

Mr. Ambuj Sharma, IAS, Addl’l Secretary, Heavy Industry, GOI

Mr. D. Karthikeyan, Senior Manager (Tech Govnce), Daimler 

                                                                                                Q and A Session

3:30 pm to 3:45 pm          Coffee Break    

3:45 pm to 5:00 pm          Session III - Topic: Panel Discussion: Hazard Identification and Risk Reduction

                                                                Chairman:           Mr. Chris Evans, Senior Policy Advisor, Prosafe, UK

Speakers:            Mr. N.V.Subba Rao – CEO Risk Services, Murugapppa Group

Dr. Jayashree Gupta, President, Consumers India

                                Mr. Thuppil Venkatesh – Principle Advisor, QCI

                                Ms. Pushpa Girimaji – Syndicated Columnist

                                Q and A Session

Day II – Saturday, 6^th December 2014

10.00 am to 10.15 am      Welcome and Update of Day One’s proceedings

10.15 am to 11.15 pm     Session V - Topic: What we can learn from U.S about regulation of business practices

                                                Speakers:            Mr. S. Martin, Advocate and Consumer Activist, Trichy

                                                               Mr. PN Vasudevan, Founder and Managing Director, Equitas MF

Dr. TKP Sarathy, Pro-Chancellor, Ramachandra Medical College

Mr. R. Ramamurthi, Chairman, CSR Committee, FICCI

11.15 am to 11.30 am                      Coffee Break

11.30 pm to 1.00 pm                       Break Out Groups:-

                                                                Groups:                                Food products and beverages

                                                                                                Cosmetics and Toiletries

                                                                                                Drugs, Pharma, Medical Instruments, Ayurveda Products

                                                                                                Automobiles

                                                                                                Financial Services

                                                                                                White Goods/consumer durables

                                                               

1.00 pm to 2.15 pm                          Lunch Break

2.15 pm to 3.45 pm                          Presentation by Break Out Groups

               

3.45 pm. to 5.00 pm                        Valedictory Session

Summation of the Seminar:             Mr. S. Ramani, Trustee, CAI/CONCERT

Valedictory Address by:        Mr. G. Gurucharan, I.A.S, Additional Sec, GOI

Special Invitees:                     Mr. N. Ravi, Editor-in-Chief, The HINDU

                                                Ms. M.P. Nirmala, I.A.S, Secretary, Dept of Coop, F & CP

                                                            Mr. Gopalakrishnan, I.A.S, Commissioner, Civil Supplies.

                                                           

5:00pm                                                                 Vote of Thanks and National Anthem

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