Jan 16

“The Vikasarth Conversations” with Professor Oliver Hart and Justice A K Jayasankaran Nambiar

Centre for Public Policy Research, Kochi, Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET), New York and Menon & Pai Foundation, Kochi are organizing the second edition of “The Vikasarth Conversations”. Vikasarth is a platform that brings together a small and carefully curated group of ‘pracademics’ engaged in legal, economic, and public policy spheres to deliberate on pressing governance challenges via an interdisciplinary approach.

In this edition of “Vikasarth”, we host a conversation between Professor Oliver Hart and Justice A K Jayasankaran Nambiar on the path breaking work of Prof. Hart in the field of Contract Theory for which he was the co-recipient of The Nobel Prize in Economics (2016).

Time and Date: 5:30 pm – 7 pm, Thursday, January 16, 2020

Venue: Grand Hyatt Hotel, Kochi

Prof. Oliver Hart:

Prof Hart is currently Professor at Harvard University, where he has taught since 1993. He is the 2016 co-recipient of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.

Justice A K Jayasankaran Nambiar

Justice Nambiar commenced practice as a lawyer with M/s. Menon & Pai Advocates in 1990. Specialising in Constitutional Law and Taxation – Direct & Indirect, he is a Permanent Judge at the High Court of Kerala.

RSVP: vikasarthinindia@gmail.com

There is no registeration fee for the event

For more details contact: Neethu 9946639339

Nov 30

Panel Discussion on the New Education Policy: Vision on higher education.

A panel discussion on “National Education Policy: A Vision for Higher Education Reform’’ will take place at The 23rd edition of Kochi International Book Festival, (KIBF), hosted by Centre for Public Policy Research. The panel discussion will be held inside the Exhibition Pavilion, at 6 pm on 30th November

Ambassador T P Sreenivasan: Former Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations. He served in the Indian Foreign Service for 37 years. (Inaugural Address)

Dr T N Viswambharan: Former Dean, Calicut University (Chair)

Dr. D Dhanuraj: Chairman – Centre for Public Policy Research, Kochi (Moderator)

Prof. Venugopal B. Menon: Principal – Chinmaya Arts,Commerce and Science college,Tripunithura. He is also Member – Board of Studies M G University and Resource Faculty – Kerala State Higher Education Council.

Dr Michael H Tharakan: Historian, Chairman – Kerala Council for Historical Research & Former Vice Chancellor- Kannur University

Sri  A Vinod Karuvarakund: Member, National Monitoring Committee for Education, MHRD