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 U.S. INDIA COLLABORATION: KIAP & BEYOND

FRIDAY - July 9th IIT K Special Sessions**

 8 - 9:30 AM Coffee and Registration (Front of REGENCY FOYER)
9:30 AM - 9:35 AM Welcome by the Director, IIT Kanpur, and Introduction by the Chairman, BoG, IIT Kanpur - (TICONDEROGA ROOM)
9:35 - 9:40 AM Address by Ambassador Arun K. Singh, Deputy Chief of Mission, Indian Embassy, Washington, DC (to be confirmed) - (TICONDEROGA ROOM)
9:40 - 9:50 AM Opening remarks by the Chairman, BoG, IIT Kanpur - (TICONDEROGA ROOM)
9:50 - 10:10 AM Felicitation of KIAP participant universities - (TICONDEROGA ROOM)
10:10 - 10:20 AM Response speech (to be confirmed by the speaker) - (TICONDEROGA ROOM)
10:20 - 10:25 AM Vote of thanks by the Deputy Director, IIT Kanpur - (TICONDEROGA ROOM)
10:25 - 11 AM COFFEE -(REGENCY FOYER)
11 - 12:30 PM Panel discussion on KIAP: Past, Present & Future (Partnerships between IIT Kanpur and US universities) - (TICONDEROGA ROOM)
12:30 - 3:00 PM Lunch & Networking - (REGENCY FOYER)
3 - 4:30 PM Panel discussion on Innovation in Research Cooperation - (TICONDEROGA ROOM)
4:30 - 5:00 PM Closing remarks - (TICONDEROGA ROOM)

FRIDAY - July 9th IIT K Golden Jubilee Opening

 4 - 6 PM Registration & Reception (REGENCY FOYER)
6 - 6:15 AM Welcome remarks and Opening Session -(REGENCY A)
6:15 - 7:15 PM Opening Keynote: "The Next Phase of India US Partnership: Challenges and Opportunities" by Dr. John Hamre, President, Center For Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), fmr US Deputy Secretary of Defense - (REGENCY A)
7:15 - 8:15 PM KEYNOTE - Honoring KIAP Participants and Pioneer Faculty - (REGENCY A)
8:15 - 9:30 PM DINNER - (REGENCY FOYER)
9:30 - 9:40 PM Vote of thanks - (REGENCY A)
9:40 Onwards PM DJ and Entertainment
SATURDAY - July 10th 7:30 - 9 AM Breakfast & Registration (REGENCY FOYER)
9 – 10 AM KEYNOTE - Congressman Jim Moran, Virginia Democrat and Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior and Environment (invited)- (REGENCY A)
10 – 10:15 AM Coffee Break And Move To Break Out Sessions (REGENCY FOYER & HALL OF BATTLES)
10:15 - 12 PM A1: Opportunities for US India Collaboration in Energy - (YORKTOWN)
  1. Energy and Environment - Dr. Arun Majumdar, Director ARPA-E US Dept of Energy
  2. Peter Fox Penner
  3. Pankaj Agarwal
  4. Anil Chopra
10:30 - 12 PM C1: Inspiration Panel: Off the beaten path - (TICONDEROGA)
  1. PD Rai, Member of Parliament, India
  2. Saroj Kumar Jha, Global Expert Team Lead – Disaster Recovery and Management, The World Bank
  3. Mutkesh Pant - President of YUM Brands
  4. Madhu Chadda - Filmmaker
12 - 1 PM Lunch + Batch Reunion + Networking Break Before Lunch - (REGENCY A)
1 - 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - Dr. S.G. Dhande (IIT Kanpur Journey – Kal Aaj or Kal) - (REGENCY A)
1:50 - 3:30 PM A2: The future of Education - (REGENCY A)
  1. Dr. Anandakrishnan
  2. Dr. Satish Kulkarni>
  3. Michael DiPaula-Coyle
  4. Renata Engel
1:50 - 3:30 PM B2: Entrepreneurship & Mentoring - (YORKTOWN)
  1. Dr. Triveni Upadhay (GPS technology)
  2. Mohit Uberoi
  3. Pradeep Wahi
  4. Dr. Gitanjali Swamy
  5. Dr. Venkat Krishnamurthy
1:50 - 3:30 PM C2: Down the memory lane with KIAP era faculty - (TICONDEROGA)
  1. Prof. EC Subbarao
  2. Robert Green – Former Program Director, KIAP
  3. Jerry Viehelr, KIAP Participant
  4. Prof. Vijay Stokes
3:30 - 3:45 PM Break
3:45 - 5:30 PM Vision 2020: Alumni’s vision for IIT Kanpur - (TICONDEROGA)
5:30 - 6 PM Networking Reception - (REGENCY FOYER)
6 - 6:45 PM DA Awards Keynote Address by Hon Meera Shankar, Indian Ambassador to USA - (REGENCY A)
6:45 - 7:30 PM IIT@50 Recognition Keynote - Aneesh Chopra - (REGENCY A)
7:30 - 8:30 PM
  1. Distinguished Alumni Recognition - (REGENCY A)
  2. DA Award Presentation
  3. IIT@50 Awards Presentation
8:30 - 9:30 PM
  1. DINNER - Dress Code: Dressy And Classic(REGENCY A)
  2. IIT@50 Awards (Meera Shankar)
  3. Volunteers' Recognition
9:30 - 10:30 PM Entertainment - "The Capitol Steps”(REGENCY A)
10:30 PM Enjoy Rest of the Evening with Great Music

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** IIT Kanpur special session hosted by IIT K Director; Those interested are welcome to attend _____________________________________________________________________________________
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