India-Korea Policy Dialogue on Deepening of India-Korea Economic Partnership in the Context of Supply Chain Restructuring

10.30 – 11.15 AM

Inaugural Session

Opening Remarks: Prof Nagesh Kumar, Director, ISID

Opening Remarks: Dr Namhoon Kwon, President, KIET

Video Address: H.E. Mr Amit Kumar, Ambassador of India to Rep. of Korea

Inaugural Address: H.E. Mr Lee Sungho, Ambassador of Rep. of Korea to India

MoU Signing Ceremony

Group Photo

1 1.30 AM – 1.00 PM

Session I: FDI, Trade and Supply Chain Diversification

Chair: Prof Nagesh Kumar, Director, ISID

1. India-Korea Economic Cooperation: Trends and Challenges
   Dr Reji K Joseph and Dr Ramaa Arun Kumar, ISID
2. Prospects of India-Korea cooperation in GVCs
   Dr Danish Hashim, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
3. Building Resilient Automotive Supply Chain through Cooperation with India
   Dr Byungyul Park, KIET
4. Korea-India CEPA Upgradation and Beyond; Korea-India version of iCET
   Dr Choongjae Cho, KIEP, New Delhi

Open discussion

2.00 – 3.00 PM

Session II: Green Industrialization

Chair: Dr Namhoon Kwon, President, KIET

1. Green Hydrogen Economy in India: Path to Decarbonization
   Mr Ajay Shankar, Member, ISID Board of Governors and Former Industry Secretary, Government of India
2. Cooperation for Hydrogen Economy
   Dr Dongsoo Kim, KIET
3. Discussant: Dr Donghee Lee, KIET
   Open discussion

3.30 – 4.30 PM

Session III: India-Korea Cooperation in Deepening Electronics Value Chain and Digital Industrialization

Chair: Mr Ajay Shankar, Member, ISID Board of Governors and Former Industry Secretary, Government of India

1. Mr Alkesh Kumar Sharma, Former Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY), Govt of India
2. Mr Rajiv Aggarwal, Vice President, Samsung India and former Joint Secretary, DPIIT, Govt of India
3. Cooperation for digital trade
   Dr Soodong Kim, KIET

Open discussion

4.30 – 5.00 PM

Closing

Closing Remarks: Prof Nagesh Kumar, Director, ISID
Closing Remarks:  Dr Namhoon Kwon, President, KIET