| 9:30 - 10:30 |
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Technical Panel 6 |
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Bridging the Poles at Home | Strengthening a Comprehensive Third Pole Outlook |
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Chair Moderator |
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Member, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Former Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) |
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Panelist |
Prof. Dr. Anil V. Kulkarni
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Distinguished Visiting Scientist, Divecha Centre for Climate Change |
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Panelist |
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Director, National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMWRF) |
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Panelist |
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Scientist F, Ministry of Earth Sciences |
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Panelist |
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Professor, Centre for the Study of Regional Development (CSRD), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) |
| 10:30 - 10:45 |
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Plenary |
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Advocacy & Networking Specialist, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) |
| 10:45 - 11:00 |
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Networking Tea/Coffee Break |
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| 11:00 - 12:15 |
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Technical Panel 7 |
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Turning the Tables | From Novel Ideas to Expert Insights |
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Moderator |
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Scientist E,National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) |
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Panelist |
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Scientist D,National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) |
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Panelist |
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Scientist D,National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) |
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Panelist |
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Principal Scientist,Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) |
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Panelist |
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Asst Prof Grade II - Marine Science, Jain University |
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Panelist |
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Research Associate,Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) |
| 12:15 - 01:00 |
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Technical Panel 8 |
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Changes in Cold Water Realms | Innovating for Ocean Sustainability |
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Chair Moderator |
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Guest Professor, IIT Madras and Visiting Professor, NIT, Calicut;
and Former Director, National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT)
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Panelist |
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Joint Secretary,Ministry of Fisheries, Govt. of India |
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Panelist |
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Senior Research Fellow, Indian Council of World Affairs
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Panelist |
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Professor, Underwater Acoustics and Signal Processing, International Technical Expert, Expertise France |
| 01:00 - 01:45 |
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Technical Panel 9 |
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Sustainable Seas in Cold Realms | Science and Innovation
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Chair Moderator |
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Director, Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology (CMLRE) |
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Panelist |
Dr Sarat Chandra Tripathy
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Scientist F, National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) (TBC) |
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Panelist |
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Professor, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies |
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Panelist |
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Joint Director (Marketing), Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), Cochi |
| 01:45 - 02:30 |
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Networking Lunch |
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| 2:30 - 2:45 |
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Plenary |
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Scientist, National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) |
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Technical Panel 10 |
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A Decade of Geopolitical Shifts in the Polar realm |
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Chair Moderator |
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Joint Secretary,United Nations Economic and Social (UNES), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) |
| 02:45-03:45 |
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Panelist |
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Director, National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) |
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Panelist |
Rear Admiral Monty Khanna
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Member,National Security Advisory Board |
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Panelist |
Commodore S Muthu Krishnan
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Dean,Faculty of Studies, Naval War College |
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Panelist |
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Senior Fellow,Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) |
| 3:45 - 4:00 |
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Tea/Coffee Break |
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| 4:00 - 05:00 |
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Valedictory Session and Citation Award Ceremony |
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Summary of Proceedings |
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Convenor SaGAA |
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Expert Observations |
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Fmr Secretary, Principal Scientific Advisor and Fmr Director NCMRWF |
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Expert Observations |
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Former Director Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology |
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Expert Observations |
Commodore S Muthu Krishnan
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Dean, Faculty of Studies, Naval War College |
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Expert Observations |
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Scientist G, Ministry of Earth Science (MoES) |
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Presentation of Citations |
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To award the winning student for the Future Leaders’ Forum held on 07 November 2025. The jury comprised our Dr Sulagna Chattopadhyay, President, SaGAA, Dr M A Atmanand, Guest Professor, IIT Madras and Visiting Professor, NIT, Calicut, Dr Rasik Ravindra, Former Director, National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) and Dr N C Pant, Former Professor, Department of Geology, University of Delhi and Best Reverse Panel Idea, Best Question and Best Intervention Award. |
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Closing Remarks and Vote of Thanks |
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Journalist at Moneycontrol; Research Scholar, Delhi Technological University, and Media Member, Science and Geopolitics of Arctic-Antarctic (SaGAA) |
