| 6 August 2001 |
6:30 PM
Session I - An Overview of the Legal-Political Environment in Regard to Freedom of Information
Opening Remarks
Satish Kaura
Chair
CII National Committee on Public Policy
Chairman and Managing Director
Samtel Color Limited
India
Gautam Adhikari
Senior Consultant
National Endowment for Democracy
USA
Address
Pranab Mukherjee
Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs &
Chairman, Committee on Freedom of Information Bill 2000
India
Regional Reports
Zohra Yusuf
Council Member
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
Pakistan
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Managing Editor
The Nation
Thailand
Melinda Quintos de Jesus
Executive Director
Center for Media Freedom & Responsibility
Philippines
Matiur Rahman
Editor
Prothom Alo
Bangladesh
Discussion / Q & A
8:30 PM
Dinner
Hosted by Samtel Color Limited, India
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| 7 August 2001 |
9:30 AM
Tea / Coffee
10:00 AM-1:00 PM
Session II - Freedom of Information: The Media's Role in Ensuring Transparency
Yuen Ying Chan
Chair
Professor and Director
Journalism & Media Studies Center
Hong Kong University
Yvonne T. Chua
Training Director
Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Philippines
Roland Rich
Director, Center for Democratic Institutions
Australian National University
Gautam Adhikari
Former Executive Editor, Times of India
Senior Consultant, National Endowment for Democracy
USA
11:30-11:45 AM
Tea / Coffee
11:45 AM-12:45 PM
Discussion / Q & A
1:00-2:00 PM
Lunch
2:00 PM-5:00 PM
Session III - Freedom of Information: The Government's Role in Providing Transparency
Sanjaya Baru
Chair
Editor, Financial Express
India
Antonio Chiang
Deputy Secretary General
National Security Council
Taiwan
Ashok Lahiri
Director
National Institute of Public Finance and Policy
India
Nakorn Serirak
Head of Policy and Planning Department
The Prime Minister's Office
Thailand
Discussion / Q & A
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| 8 August 2001 |
9:30 AM
Tea / Coffee
10:00 AM-1:00 PM
Session IV - Economic Information and the Role of the Business Community
Session Coordinated By Center For International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
John Zemko
Chair
Managing Editor, Economic Reform Today
Center for International Private Enterprise
USA
Omkar Goswami
Chief Economist
Confederation of Indian Industry
India
Shek Voon Jen
Partner, Assurance & Advisory Business Services
Ernst & Young
Singapore
Rahul Roy
Ernst & Young
Kolkata
Greg Gehlmann
Partner
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
USA
Discussion / Q & A
11:30-11:45 AM
Tea / Coffee
11:45 AM-12:45 PM
Discussion / Q & A
12:50-1:15 PM
Jagdish Shettigar
Chief of BJP Economic Cell & Member
PM's Advisory Council
India
1:15-2:00 PM
Lunch
2:00-5:00 PM
Session V - The Impact of New Technologies on Freedom of Information
Bambang Harymurti (Opening Remarks)
Chair
Editor-in-Chief
Tempo Weekly Newsmagazine
Indonesia
Steven Gan
Editor
Malaysiakini
Malaysia
Tarun Tejpal
Journalist and Publisher
Tehelka.com
India
Bambang Harymurti
Chair
Editor-in-Chief
Tempo Weekly Newsmagazine
Indonesia
Discussion / Q & A
Closing Remarks
Gautam Adhikari
Senior Consultant
National Endowment for Democracy
USA
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