India’s first conference on: Socially Responsible Investment in India: Prospects & Challenges Friday 12 September 2003 10:00am – 4:00pm Grand Hotel, Mumbai, India
09:30	Registration
10:00	Ms Malini Mehra, Founder & Director, Centre for Social Markets - 10 min. Welcome & Introduction to the Conference
SESSION ONE: INTRODUCTION TO SRI CONCEPTS AND TOOLS
10:10	Ms Tessa Tennant, Chair, ASrIA - 30 min. What is Socially Responsible Investment? Presentaion
10:40	Dr Tauni Brooker, Managing Director, CoreRating - 30 min. SRI issues and the investment case Presentation
11:10	Questions & Comments
11:30	Break
SESSION TWO: What is the relevance of SRI for India’s Development?
11:45	PANEL DEBATE Chair: Ms Malini Mehra, CSM
	1. Mr Ajit Ranade, Chief Economist, ABN-AMRO - 15 min. SRI: Relevance for India's Development 2. Dr Jyoti Parikh, Integrated Research & Action for Development - 15 min. Can SRI spur sustainable development in India? 3. Ms Preeti Sinha, Rabo India - 15 min Commercial banks and new forms of development finance Presentation
12:30	Open Discussion 30 min
1:00	LUNCH Sponsor’s Address : Mr Nicholas Vickery, Manager, IFC-Mumbai - 30 min SRI today: The Relevance for Emerging Markets Presentation
SESSION THREE: MAKING SRI HAPPEN IN INDIA
2:00	Ms Alya Kayal, Calvert Group - 30 min. Why Foreign Investors Care: Trends & Opportunities Presentation
2:30	PANEL DEBATE Chair: Ms Tessa Tennant, ASrIA
	1. Dr P. Ram Babu, Assoc. Director PricewaterhouseCoopers - 15 min How to Move City Investors and Fund Managers Presentation 2. Ms Samyukta Rao, ICICI Bank - 15 min. How can SRI be a viable business proposition in India? 3. Ms Merlin Francis, Chief of Bureau, ANI Mumbai - 15 min. The Role of the Media in Promoting SRI in India Presentation
3:15	Open Discussion - 30 min.
3:45	Summing Up & Next Steps - 15 min.
4:00	CLOSE
To register, or for more information, please contact : Ms Paramita Roy, CSM India Email: paramita@csmworld.org