Programme Highlights: North East Festival

Venue and Time

The event is planned to be organized at IGNCA Ground, Janpath, New Delhi on 8th & 9th November, 2013.

Programme Highlights

8thNovember, 2013
10.00 AM -Inaugural Session
10.05- 10.15 AM - A small Presentation on North East Festival
10.15 AM - Welcome Address by Union DoNER Minister
10.30 AM - 1 PM - Conclave of leaders of North Eastern States.
Speech by Chief Ministers of various NER States
1 - 1.25 PM - Address by Brand Ambassadors - MC Mary Kom, Adil Hussain, Baichung Bhutia
1.25 PM - Closing remark by Member Secretary, IGNCA

1.30 PM - Lunch Break

2.00 PM - Seminar on uniqueness/ issues of North East Culture - by eminent speakers with strong connections with North East India.

      To be presided by Mr. Veerappa Moily, Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas
            Speakers - Mr. Sekhar Gupta, Editor, Indian Express
                               - Mr. Victor Banerjee, Eminent Actor
                               - Mr. BG Verghese, Senior Journalist
                               - Mr. GK Pillai, former Home Secretary
                               - Mr. PC Haldar, Interlocutor, Peace process in North East
                               - .Mr. Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor in Chief CNN-IBN
                               - Ms Kaveri Bamsai, Editor, India Today

5.00 PM - An Interaction with North East Students on security and other issues in Delhi
                               - Robin Hibu, Joint Commissioner, Delhi Police
                               - Binalakshmi Nepram, Social Activist
                               - Question - Answer session 

6.00 PM - Cultural Evening
Inauguration by - Union Minister of Culture, Government of India
Performance by musicians & dance performers of North East

• Manipur - Guru Reuban Maswanga
• Mizo- Mami Varte
• Arunachal - Pamak Kamut, Ngawang Tashi Bapu
• Karbi - Phu Ning Ding
• Tripura - Mr. BK Hrangkhal
• Nagaland - Alobo Naga

Late evening performance by famous Bollywood singer from NER, Joi Barua

9thNovember, 2013
10.00 AM -B2B Session on North East Tourism - Paradise Unexplored
Venue- Seminar Hall at IGNCA
Inauguration by - Union Minister of Tourism, Govt. of India
Speakers - Secretary, Tourism, Govt. of India
                     - Presentation from North East Tour Operators Association
                     - All India Tour Operators Association
Interactions, Question and Answer
Concurrent Session:
10 AM to 1 PM
Conference Hall, IGNCA
Empowering North East- Entrepreneurship in the North East- Success Stories, Skill development strategy
Speakers -

• Mr. S Ramadorai, Adviser to PM, National Council on Skill Development
• Mr. Madhav Lal, IAS Secretary, Dept of Industries MSME, Govt of India
• Mr. DS Poonia, Ex Chief Secretary, Manipur -Skill Development Programme of Manipur
• Mr. Ranjit Barthakur, Chairman, GMS group.
• Few Successful entrepreneurs of the region who have done well inspite of difficult situation would address about their journey
• Mr. B Muktiah, CMD, NEDFi
• Mr. Rajneesh Kumar, CGM, SBI, NER

1.30 PM - Lunch Break
2.30 PM - Interaction with North East Icons

• MC Mary Kom, Olympian
• Baichung Bhutia, Football Legend
• Mr. Ratan Thiyam, Chairman, National Schools of Drama
• Larsing Ming, Promoter, Center Point Hotels and Owner Lajong Club
• Dr. R.C. Deka, Director, AIIMS
• Mr. PD Rai, Hon'ble MP, Sikkim
• Adil Hussain, eminent Bollywood Actor
• Anshu Jamsenpa, only mother whole scaled Everest twice
• Joi Barua, Well known singer
• Mr. Neil Nongkrinth- musician
• Special Guests - Mr. Santanu Moitra, Bollywood music producer
                                  Mr. Pritam, music composer

5.00 PM - Concluding session - Agenda for North East Development
Welcome address by DoNER Minister
*Inauguration by Hon'ble Prime Minister of India
*Address by Arun Jaitley- Leader of the Opposition
*Confirmation awaited
Personalities having ou tstanding achievements in various fields would be awarded in the field of Business & Entrepreneurship, Art & Culture, Literature, Social Works.
6.30 PM :Fashion show on North East handloom &jewellery by North East Designers and models
7 PM - Cultural Evening- Folk musicians from the North East, Shillong Chamber Choir, the famous band from Shillong

Late evening performance by Angaraag Papon Mahanta
Throughout the day North East Students as well artistes sponsored by State Government would perform dance performance of the respective States at the Amphitheater

* The Programme schedule is tentative and subjected to change depending on situation.

Source: www.northeastfestival.com

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