International Public Relations Festival
Conference Programme
25th November,2023
- Registration / Tea: 1600 Hrs onwards
- Inauguration / Awards Function: 1800 Hrs
Inaugural Ceremony
H.H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji
Parmarth Niketan
Rishikesh
Shri Sudhanshu Trivedi
Member of Rajya Sabha
New Delhi
Mr Naresh Bansal
Member of Parliament
( Rajya Sabha )
Dr Sandeep Marwah
Chancellor, AAFT University and Marwah Studios
Noida
Dinner: 2100 Hrs
26th November,2023
Session 1( 1000 Hrs -1130 Hrs )
G 20 Leadership: Proud Opportunity for India
Session Chair: Mr Uttam Lal, Director (HR), NHPC Ltd, Faridabad
“ India’s G 20 Leadership: Creating a positive wave across the world ”
Ms Yeshi Seli
Senior Editor
The New Indian Express
New Delhi
“ G 20 and the Government Media”
Shri Yogesh Baweja
Director General
PIB
New Delhi
“G 20: India’s Reputation Building Perspective”
Dr Ramu Suravajjula
Head-Strategic Partnerships
Woxen University
Hyderabad
Tea ( 1130 Hrs -1145 Hrs )
Session II ( 1145 Hrs -1315 Hrs )
Communication: Challenges and Opportunities
Session Chair: Prof Satya Bhushan Dash, Director, CMEE, IIM, Lucknow
“Future of Communications”
Shri Nazeeb Arif
Executive Vice President &
Head, Corporate Communications
ITC Ltd
Kolkata
Building Trust in Digital Age
Dr Anubhuti Yadav
Professor , IIMC, New Delhi
“Challenges of News Reporting in a Disaster Zone”
Mr Himanshu Shekhar
Senior Editor
NDTV, New Delhi
Lunch ( 1315 Hrs -1400 Hrs )
Session III ( 1400 Hrs -1530 Hrs )
Session Chair: Prof Subhash Sood, Mass communication Academician, New Delhi
“ Innovative Practices in PR Research in India “
Prof Kulveen Trehan
Sr Asstt Professor and Coordinator, Ph.D Programme
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
Delhi
“Impact of CSR Efforts in North-East: Oil India Story”
Shri Ranjan Goswami,
Chief General Manager ( Corporate Communication )
Oil India Ltd.,
Noida
“Public Participation in Science and Technology”
Dr Nimish Kapoor
Principal Scientist and Head, Vigyan Prasar
New Delhi
Tea ( 1530 Hrs -1600 Hrs )
Session IV ( 1400 Hrs -1530 Hrs )
Session Chair: Mr Shyam Parekh, Director, Rajendra Prasad Institute of Communication and Management, Bhartiya Vidhya Bhavan, Ahmedabad
“Story Telling of India through Museums”
“Indian Railways”
Mrs Vinita Shrivastava
Director
National Rail Museum
Chanakyapuri
New Delhi
“India and Science “
Dr N. Ramdas Iyer
Director
National Science Centre,
New Delhi
“Arts and India “
Mrs Temsunaro Tripathi
Director
National Gallery of Modern art
New Delhi
1730 Hrs- 1830 Hrs : Plenary Session and Awards Ceremony
Prof Dhruba Jyoti Pati
Dean and Director
India Today Media Institute
NOIDA
Mr Bernd Andersson
Dy Trade Commissioner & Commercial Attache’
Austrian Embassy
New Delhi
Mr Rajeev Ranjan Mishra
Senior Energy Consultant, World Bank & Ex CMD
Western Coalfields Ltd
1830 Hrs-1900 Hrs: Tea
1900 Hrs -2030 Hrs: Cultural Programme
2030 Hrs: Dinner
27th November,2023
Session V ( 1000 Hrs -1130 Hrs )
India – the Spiritual Leader of the World
Session Chair: Mr Mukesh Gupta, Chairman, GraphisAds, New Delhi
“ Earning the world peace through Indian Values “
HH Acharya Muni Lokesh ji
World Peace Ambassador
New Delhi
“Om Shanti -The Mantra for inner Peace”
Sister B K Hussain
Brahmkumari Ashram
Gurugram
“Bhagwad Gita and Today’s Management”
Mr D V Shastri
Ex Executive Director ( HR )
GAIL India Ltd.
New Delhi
Tea ( 1130 Hrs -1145 Hrs )
Session VI ( 1145 Hrs -1315 Hrs )
Emerging India
Session Chair: Mr Sarthak Behuria, Ex-Chairman, SCOPE and Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., New Delhi
“ GST that changed the Face of Indian Economy “
Mr Pankaj Kumar Singh
Additional Secretary,
GST Council Secretariat
New Delhi
“Indian Media Eco-System”
Dr Surbhi Dahiya
Professor, IIMC, New Delhi
“Skill Development: Passport to a Resilient world”
Dr Neeta Pradhan
General Manager- Education Partnerships
National Skill Development Corporation
New Delhi
Lunch : 1315 Hrs-1400 Hrs
Session VII ( 1400 Hrs -1530 Hrs )
Session Chair: Mr Samir Goswami, Past National President, Public Relations Society of India
“Health Communication : Grooming PR Professionals in the Post-Pandemic India”
Ms Suganthy Sundararaj
Regional Head-Public Relations
Apollo Hospitals
Chennai
“ Health Awareness: Madhya Pradesh Experience”
Dr Rachna Dubey
Director
Health
Information Education and Communication Bureau
Department of Public Health and Family Welfare
Government of MP, Bhopal
“Evolution of Story telling in Public Relations and CSR and its importance in reaching the last mile.”
Mr Sudipto Basak
Chief Manager, PR & CC
HPCL
Mumbai
“Revolutionizing Public Relations with Artificial Intelligence”
Ms Aakriti Bhargava
Co-Founder
Wizikey
New Delhi
Tea ( 1530 Hrs -1545 Hrs )
Session VIII ( 1545 -1645 Hrs )
The Visual Story
Session Chair: Dr Charulata Singh, Dean, Vivekanand Institute of Professional Studies, New Delhi
“Professional Photography: Foundation for a Good Corporate Story.”
Mr Shekhar Ghosh
Ex Chief Photographer, India Today .
New Delhi
“Challenges of Handling Camera for News”
Ms. Indu Dang
First Cameraperson of Doordarshan
New Delhi
Valedictory Ceremony (1700 -1830 Hrs)
Dr Sonal Mansingh
Hon’ble Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)
New Delhi
Shri G V L Narsimha Rao
Hon’ble Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)
New Delhi
Mr H Dillum
Ambassador of Mauritius
New Delhi
Ambassador Mr Rajshekhar
Ministry of External Affairs
New Delhi
Dr Chinmay Pandya
Pro – Vice-Chancellor
Dev Sanskriti Vishvavidhyalya
Haridwar
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