Foundation for Indian Diaspora in Europe
Indian Diaspora Conference: Rise of Indian Diaspora in Europe
PROGRAMME | Sunday | 29-09-13
10:00-10:50 |
Meet and greet |
11:00-11:50 |
Inaugural Session Welcome address by Deputy Mayor of The Hague Rabin Baldewsingh: 'Welcome to the Hague, the city of international institutions & media’ Greetings from the Indian Ambassador Keynote address by the chief guest: RT. Hon. Baroness Sandip Verma, Minister UK |
11:50-13:30 |
The Netherlands Vision on rise of Indian Diaspora and its contribution to local community Panellists: Dr. Mrs. Anita Nanhoe, Drs. Badri Madan, Dr. Pramod Agrawal, Drs. Marianne Oort, Mr. Ram Lakhina, MA, Drs. Ram Ramlal, Mr. Rajen Ramnath, Ms. Tanja Jadnanansing LLM, Dr. Vasant Moharir |
13:30-14:30 |
Lunch Break. (Indian/Hindustani dishes) & visit to the museum |
14:30-15:30 |
Rise of Indian Diaspora - the European Vision |
15:30-16:30 |
Rise of Indian Diaspora - the youth vision Drs. Nupur Kohli, Mr. Anil Kumar MA, Miss. Ritika Mehra, Miss. Kirty Matabadal, Drs. Indira Tewari, Dr. Vinod Sommandas, Mr. Kailash Bhawanibhiek, Mr. Mahbir Thukral, Mr. Feroz Amirkhan |
16:30-17:00 | Tea break (with Indian/Hindustani snacks) & visit to museum |
17:00-18:45 | Cultural Programme Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan (& local artists) The Dhoad Gypsies are the cultural ambassadors of Rajasthan and in the last 10 years visited 70 countries to perform more than 1000 times. |
18:45–19:00 | Closing speech & vote of thanks |
Masters of ceremonies/conference hosts: Ms. Vidhya Sampath & Drs. Monique Badloe Media Host: Wahid Saleh |