About Event Schedule

  • Saturday8 Feb 25
  • Sunday9 Feb 25
8:30 AM

Registration

10:00 AM

Inauguration

Lighting of the lamp, Unveiling of "Bihar Journal Ed 02" & two books:
- Nalanda by Abhay K (Ambassador to Georgia).
- Eminent Distorians: Twists and Truths in Bharat's History by Utpal Kumar (Opinion Editor, Firstpost).


10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Chief Guest of Honour : Shri Samrat Choudhary (Dy CM Bihar)

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Chief Guest: Hon'ble Justice Shri Sanjay Kumar (President, Bihar State Consumer Commission)

11:30 AM - 12:45 PM

Session 01 - Bihar: A state with missed opportunities, a model uncalled for ?

12:45 PM - 2:00 PM

Session 02 - The Resource Untapped!

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Lunch

3:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Session 03 - Why Bihar's Startup Ecosystem Struggles to Take Off ?

4:15 PM - 5:30 PM

Session 04 - Brand Bihar = Cultural Renaissance ?

5:40 PM - 6:10 PM

Session 05 - Utpal Kumar in conversation with Dr. Rana Singh

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Session 06 - Mainstream Media, The Biased Fourth Pillar for Bihar?

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Session 07 - Tourism: The Mover of Development

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Session 08 - Abhay K in conversation with Nikhil Naren

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Lunch

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Session 09 - Bihar, Still Not the Favourite Destination for Big Money

4:00 PM- 5:00 PM

Session 10 - In Conversation with HE Shri Arif Md. Khan Saheb

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Session 11 - Social Development Investment in Bihar: CSO Perspective

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