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Y 20 Consultation

The Group of Twenty(G20) Leadership Summit is the forum of International economic cooperation. In strengthening major economic problems across the world, G20 leadership summit plays a vital role. In 2023, India is holding the G20 presidency with the theme as Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam or One Earth, One Family, One Future. As part of G20 Leadership Summit, Youth20 (Y20) summit is being organized for the engagement of youth across the world. The summit focuses on five themes namely, Future of Work- Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction; Peace Building and Reconciliation; Youth in Democracy; Health, Wellbeing and Sports. The main agenda of the Y20 summit is to encourage and empower the youth of the world to discuss and identify the problems and recommend a framework, policies required to solve the prevailing problems across the world to be addressed during the official G20 Leadership Summit.

KIIT deemed to be University is organizing the Y20 Consultation on 14th and 15th April 2023 with the topics Future of Work : Industry 4.0 , Innovations and Future Skills, Empowering young Scientists in Governance, Designing Disruptive Technologies, Making Sustainability A Way of Life, Health, Wellbeing & Sports : Agenda for youth, Designing Resilient Working Community, Designing Resilient and Peaceful Cities.

Event Brochure

Speakers

April 14, 2023 | Inaugural Session (10.00AM – 11.45 AM )

Venue- Convention Center, Campus 6


Shri Giriraj Singh
Hon’ble Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Govt. of India

Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey
Hon’ble Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Environment and Forest and Climate Change, Govt. of India


Shri Tusharkanti Behera
Hon’ble Minister of State for Home, Sports & Youth Services, and E&IT, Govt. of Odisha


Prof. Achyuta Samanta
Hon’ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) & Founder, KIIT & KISS


Mr. Robert Pittenger
Hon’ble Former Member ofParliament, USA


Dr. Niklaus Samuel Gugger
Hon’ble Member of
Parliament, Switzerland


Mr. Ricky Kej
Multiple Grammy Winner


Mr. Virendra Sharma
Hon’ble Member of Parliament, UK


Smt. Meeta Rajivlochan
Secretary (Youth Affairs), Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Government of India


Prof. Sasmita Samanta
Vice Chancellor, KIIT Deemed to be University

Pro VC Kiit


Prof. Saranjit Singh
Pro Vice Chancellor KIIT Deemed to be University

Special Guest (Parallel Session)

Theme- Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” or “One Earth • One Family • One Future”

Mr. Robert Pittenger
Former US Congressman, USA

Dr. Andreas Jahn
Foreign Policy Advisor, Bundestag (German Federal Parliament), Germany


Mr. Virendra Sharma
Hon’ble Member of Parliament, UK


Ms. Hilda Farkas
Counsellor for Science and Technology, Embassy of Hungary in New Delhi


Dr. Roger Moser
Director, Asia Connect Center and India Competence Center, Switzerland


Ms. Vanessa Adrianne Espinosa Aguirre
Cultural & Education Affairs, Mexico


Her Holiness Swami Suryaprabha
Minister of Religion at the Brahmrishi Mission, UK


Mr. Michael A. Pal
Director (Austrian Cultural Forum, New Delhi) Austria


Dr. Krzysztof Gawkowski
Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Poland


Ms. Tsovinar Vardanyan
Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Armenia


Mr. Hindolo Tennison Sandy
Minister of Trade and Industry, Sierra Leone


Jonatan Klum Stelander
Second Secretary, Political Affairs Embassy of Sweden New Delhi


Dr. Niklaus Samuel Gugger
Hon’ble Member of
Parliament, Switzerland


H.E. Mr. Reuben Gauci
High Commissioner of Malta, Malta


Mr. Andreas Schwarz
Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Germany


Ms. Yulia Klymenko
Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Ukraine


Mr. Tobias Fitz
Executive Director of the MSc Entrepreneurship and Management program at the University of Liechtenstein, Liechtenstein


Mr. Sahr Charles
Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Sierra Leone


Prof. Lukasz Golota
Faculty, University of Warsaw, Poland


Mr. Olivier Dje Bi Dje
Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Ivory Coast


Mr. Dimitar Tashev
Former Member of Parliament, Bulgaria


RNDr. Mgr. Ján Szollos, CSc
Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Slovakia


Ms. Nadine Mangabu Luabeya
Member of Parliament, Democratic Republic of Congo

A. Plenary Session 1 ( 2.30PM – 3.55PM ) (Parallel Session)

Venue- Auditorium, Campus 7 | Sub Theme : Future of Work: Industry 4.0, Innovations and Future Skills


Dr. M Sasikumar
Executive Director of CDAC Mumbai, India (Moderator)


Prof. Gyoo-Soo Chae

Professor, Baekseok University, South Korea

Prof. Tapas Mishra
Professor & Head, Banking Finance,Director, Centre for Empirical Research in Finance and Banking Southampton Business School, University of Southampton, UK


Mr. Ayaskanta Mohanty
Founder & Managing Director, Tatwa Technologies Ltd.


Guru Dr. Dipti Routray
Odissi Dancer


Mr. Akash Jha
Commonwealth Youth for Sports Development and Peace

B. Plenary Session 2 ( 2.30PM – 3.55 PM ) (Parallel Session)

Venue- Auditorium, Campus 17 (Architecture) | Sub Theme : Empowering Young Scientists in Governance


Dr. Kutubbuddin Mola

Scientist, ICAR- National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack


Dr. Sriparna Chatterjee

Scientist, Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar


Prof. K. C. Bansal
Secretary, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi and Former Director ICAR- National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi


Prof. Chandrashekhar Sharma

Dean, IIT Hyderabad


Dr. Anindita Bhadra

Associate Professor, IISER, Kolkata


Dr. Nishant Chakravorty
Associate Professor, IIT Kharagpur


Prof. Rajendra S Dhaka
Chairperson of INSA-INYAS and Associate Professor of IIT Delhi

C. Plenary Session 3 ( 4.00PM – 5.35PM ) (Parallel Session)

Venue- Auditorium, Campus 7 | Sub Theme : Future of Work: Industry 4.0, Innovations and Future Skills


Prof. Sasmita Samanta

Vice Chancellor, KIIT Deemed to be University (Moderator)


Prof. Mark S. Wrighton

President, The George Washington University, USA


Mr. Ravi Kumar S

CEO, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., USA


Mr. Sambit Nanda

Senior Director, Oracle Corporation,San Francisco, USA


Mr. Basanta Kumar Mishra
Sr Vice President and Global Head Delivery & Operation at Tech Mahindra, Hyderabad


Dr. Krishna Dev Kumar
Director, Artificial Intelligence and Aerospace Lab., Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada


Mr. Gautam Kumar
Co-Founder & COO, FarEye (Alumni)

D. Plenary Session 4 ( 3.00PM – 5.55PM ) (Parallel Session)

Venue- Auditorium, Campus 5 | Sub Theme : Making Sustainability a Way of Life


Padma Shri Smt Aruna Mohanty
2017 (Moderator)


Padma Shri Shri. Dilip Kumar Tirkey
President, Hockey India


Padma Shri Haldhar Nag
2016


Padma Shri Jitendra Haripal
2017


Padma Shri Daitari Naik
2019


Padma Shri Maguni Charan Kuanr
2023


Padma Shri Mitrabhanu Gountia
2020


Padma Shri Pramod Bhagat
2022


Padma Bhushan Pratibha Ray
2022


Padma Shri Shyamamani Devi
2022

April 15, 2023 | E. Plenary Session 5 ( 10.00AM – 11.35AM ) (Parallel Session)

Venue- Convention Center, Campus 6 | Sub Theme : Designing Disruptive Technologies


Prof. Biswajeet Ghosh
Vice Chancellor, The Neotia University, Kolkata (Moderator)


Prof. Vinod Khadkikar
Professor, Khalifa University of Science & Technology, UAE


Mr. Alok Kumar Chaudhary
Department of Electric Vehicle Technology, Energy Institute, Bangalore, Centre of Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology


Mr. Shivendra Kumar Malviya
Represented Bihar in Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas 2023


Ms. Falak Fatima
M.Sc. Botany (Ranchi University) NSS President Awardee


Padmashri Shri Anand Kumar
Founder Super 30


Mr. Vikas Pandey
Software Architect & CEO, Credtech Solutions Pvt. Ltd


Mr. Bhawpriya Ranjan
Scientist, NRDC

F. Plenary Session 6 ( 10.00AM – 11.35AM ) (Parallel Session)

Venue- Auditorium, Campus 7 | Sub Theme : Designing Resilient Working Community


Prof. Akshay Rathore
Professor, SIT, Singapore (Moderator)


Dr. Ranjitsinh Disale
Educationist


Ms. Pankaja Sethi
Textile Designer


Mr. Vijay Nishanth
Environmental Activist


Mr. Shailesh Kumar Rai
NSS President Awardee


Anmol Sovit
Chair Y20 India

G. Plenary Session 7 ( 11.45AM – 1.20PM ) (Parallel Session)

Venue-Convention Center, Campus 6 | Sub Theme : Health, Wellbeing & Sports: Agenda for Youth


Padma Shri Prof. (Dr.) Subrat Acharya
Pro Chancellor, KIIT Deemed to be University, (Moderator)


Mr. Pankaj Kumar Singh IPS
Director, Department of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India


Dr. Ritu Duggal
Chief & Professor, CDER, AIIMS, New Delhi


Mr. Amal Manoj Edacheri
Youth Delegate to China 2019


Mr. Debasish Mohanty
International Cricketer


Prof. (Dr.) Narayan Chandra Dash
Ex. Principal, KATS Ay. College & Hospital, Ankushpur, Ganjam, Odisha


Mr. Rahul Bose
President of Indian Rugby Football Union & Indian Actor


Ms. Nazia Alam
Singer, Odisha

VALEDICTORY SESSION


Chief Guest

Shri Rohit Pujari
Hon’ble Minister of Higher Education, Govt. of Odisha

Jayana Ranjan KIIT


Prof. Jnyana Ranjan Mohanty
Registrar, KIIT Deemed to be University