| Date | Topic | Speakers/Moderator |
| May 15, 2020 2-4 pm | Inaugural | TM Thomas Issac: Minister of Finance, Kerala State Aruna Roy: Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan Prabhat Patnaik: Professor Emeritus, JNU Vandana Shiva: Navdanya Moderator: Leo Saldanha |
| May 19, 2020 11-1 pm | Towards a Transformative Political Economy | Medha Patkar, Narmada Bachao Andolan / NAPM M.G. Devasahayam, former civil servant / People First Ashish Kothari, Vikalp Sangam / Kalpavriksh Aseem Shrivastava, Economist Moderator: Shalmali Guttal, Focus on the Global South |
| May 22, 2020 11-1 pm | Asserting Livelihood with Dignity – 1: Jal, Jungle Jameen | Jesuretinam, Executive Member National Fishworkers Forum Dr. Sagari Ramdas, Food Sovereignty Alliance Sukalo, All India union of Forest Working People Elango Rangasamy, Kuthambakkam Moderator: Vijayan MJ, PIPFPD |
| May 26, 2020 11-1 pm | Asserting Livelihood with Dignity-2: Re-Visioning Traditional Knowledge, Artisanal Livelihood & Practices | Ambika Das; Omon Mahila Sangathan Mohan Rao; National Federation of Handlooms & Handicrafts Kamesh Salam; South Asia Bamboo Foundation Moderator: Aashima Subberwal; Programme for Social Action |
| May 29, 2020 11-1 pm | Labour Rights and Future of Collective Bargaining | Amarjeet Kaur, All India Trade Union Congress D Thankappan, New Trade Union Initiative Vinay K. Sreenivasa, Alternative Law Forum Moderator: Lokesh, Centre for Education & Communicatio |
| June 02, 2020 11-1 pm | Re-Visioning India’s Unorganised Sector | Geeta Menon, Stree Jagruti Samiti Tanveer Pasha, Ola Uber Drivers and Owners Association Sujata Mody, New Trade Union Initiative Moderator: Prof Archana Prasad, Centre for Informal Sector and Labour Studies, JNU |
| June 05, 2020 11-1 pm | Frontline Workers- Claims Reality and Future | Bezwada Wilson, Safai Karamchari Andolan Rince Joseph: United Nurses Association Lakshmi Naryanan: Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat Veena Gupta: ASHA Karamchari Union, CITU Moderator: Bhargavi S. Rao, Centre for Financial Accountability/ Environment Support Group |
| June 09, 11-1 pm | Asserting Livelihood and Dignity- Part 3: Urban Livelihoods | Ritu Dewan, retd Director, Dept of Economics, Mumbai University Antia Das, National Women Hawkers Federation S.M. Vijayanand, Former Chief Secretary, Govt of Kerela Moderator: K..T Suresh, Action Aid India |
| June 12, 11-1 pm | Employment Guarantee & The Role of State | Annie Raja, People’s Action for Employment Guarantee / NFIW Nihkil Dey, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangatan Kamlesh Uraon, MNREGA Worker/ NREGA Watch, Jharkhand Radha Devi, MNREGA Worker/ Jan Jagaran Shakti Sangathan, Bihar Amit Basole, Center for Sustainable Employment Moderator: Rajendran Narayanan, Azim Premji University |
| June 16, 11-1 pm | The Future of Banking and Finance in India | Prof. K.N Harilal, Member, Kerala State Planning Board Prof. Jayati Ghosh, Jawaharlal Nehru University Discussants: J Johnsily Bai, Mahalir Association for Literacy Awareness & Rights Priya Dharshini, Centre for Financial Accountability Moderator: Thomas Franco, Former General Secretary, All India Bank Officers’ Confederation |
| June 19, 11-1 pm | Digital Economy Outliers of a Future? | Usha Ramanathan, Legal Expert Benston John, St Stephen’s College, Delhi Parminder Jeet Singh, IT for Change Chatar Singh & Vineet Bhambhu, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan Moderator: Anivar Aravind, Indic Project |
| June 23, 11-1 pm | Envisioning An Accountable & Transparent Public Banking System | Devidas Tuljapurkar, All India Bank Employees Association Anjali Bhardwaj, National Campaign for People’s Right to Information Yogesh Sapkale, MoneyLife Foundation Joe Athialy, Centre for Financial Accountability Moderator: Priya Dharshini, Centre for Financial Accountability |
| June 26, 11-1 pm | COVID As A Cover for Enhanced International Finance? | Sreedhar Ramamurti, Environics Trust / NGO Forum on ADB Leo Saldanha, Environment Support Group Maju Varghese, Centre for Financial Accountability Anuradha Munshi, Centre for Financial Accountability Moderator: Sanjay M.G., National Alliance of Peoples’ Movements |
| June 30, 11-1 pm | Urban Sustainability: Practice, Challenges & Way forward | Introduction: Rajendra Ravi, Institute for Democracy and Sustainability Prof. Geetam Tiwari, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Nishant, People’s Resource Centre Raju Bhise, YUVA / Rights to Cities Campaign Moderator: Madhuresh Kumar, NAPM / Resistance Studies Initiative, UMASS |
| July 3, 11-1 pm | Unfiltered Narratives: Struggle to Reclaim Indigenous Communities Rights over Resources | Agnes Kharshiig, Civil Society Women’s Organisation Niranta Gohain, Environmentalist / Eco-tourism entrepreneur Deme Oram, mines mineral & People Indu Netam, Adivasi Jan Adhikar Manch Pranab Doley, Jeepal Krishak Shramik Sangha Moderator: Saswati Swetlena, Environics Trust / Mineral Inheritors Rights Association |
| July 7, 11- 1 pm | Re-Imagining Education for Equitable Democratic and Inclusive Society | Prof. R. Govinda, Former Vice Chancellor, National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration Aishe Ghosh, President, Jawaharlal Nehru University Student’s Union Ambarish Rai, National Convenor, Rights to Education Forum Moderator: Annie Namala: Director, Centre for Social Equity and Inclusion / Wada Na Todo Abhiyan |
| July 10, 11-1 pm | Universal Health Care: Dream or Reality? Challenges and Learnings on Public Health System in India in Present Pandemic | Dr. Abhay Shukla, Member Core Group on Health, NHRC / SATHI Amitava Guha, Secretary CITU Dr. Vandana Prasad, Public Health Resource Network Moderator: Amulya Nidhi, Jan Swasthya Abhiyan |
| July 14, 11- 1 pm | Rebooting Infrastructure and Development Paradigm: Discussing Alternative Frameworks for Inclusive and Sustainable Models | Preeti Sampat, Ambedkar Universtiy Prem Chandavarkar, Cnt Architects Rina Mahindra, Citizen Activists Leo Saldanha, Enviroment Support Group Moderator: Gaurav Dwivedi, Centre for Financial Accountability |
| July 17, 11- 1 pm | Envisioning India’s Energy & Power Sectors: Alternatives, Energy Economics, Financing and Equitable Access | –Eas Sarma, former Secretary, Ministry of Power –Sreekumar N, Prayas Energy Group –Soumya Dutta, Environmentalist, MAUSAM –Nitin Sethi, Senior Journalist Moderator: Bhargavi Rao, Centre for Financial Accountability / Environment Support Group |
| July 21, 11- 1 pm | Online Education: Whose agenda, Whose benefit? | –Anil Sadgopal, All India Forum for Rights to Education –Shambhavi Sharma, Collective, JNU –Deepak, Parivartankami Chhatara Sangthan Moderator: Shilpa Ballal, National Alliance of People’s Movements |
| July 24, 11- 1 pm | Blue Revolution meets Green Revolution; Caste & class dynamics of land-use change | –Debasis Shyamal– Dakshinbanga Mastyajibi Forum, West Bengal –Lal Singh & Mukesh Goswami– Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sanghatan, Rajasthan –Sujatha Surepally– Bahujana Pratighatana Vedika, Telengana Moderator: Siddharth Chakravarty– The Research Collective |
| July 28, 11- 1 pm | Blue Revolution meets Green Revolution; Modernising Food Production: Response by Women in Resistance | –Magline Philomena Yohanan- Theeradhesha Vanitha Veedhi –Jagmati Sangwan– All India Democratic Women’s Association –Sreerekha Sathi– International Institute of Social Science, the Hague Moderator: Savita Vijayakumar– The Research Collective |
| August 4, 11- 1 pm | Future of Economy and Democracy in Jammu & Kashmir | –Shiekh Ashiq Ahmad, Kashmir Chamber of Commerce & Industry –Anuradha Bhasin, Editor, Kashmir Times –Fouziya Tehzeeb, Independent Researcher –Gautam Mody, New Trade Union Initiative Moderator: Vijayan MJ, Pakistan-India Peoples’ Forum for Peace & Democracy |
| August 7, 11- 1 pm | Radical Political and Economic Democracy | –Ijamsain Katenge, Korchi Mahagramsabha & AAAS, Maharashtra –T.V. Lakshmi, President, Chembilicode Panchayat, Kerala –Shaikh Ghulam Rasool, Kashmir RTI Movement –Aseem Mishra, Homes in the City, Bhuj –Hansaben Vaghela, Sakhi Sangini, Bhuj –Mohan Hirabai Hiralal, Vrikshamitra, Maharashtra –Jarjum Ete, Social Activist & Politician, Arunachal Pradesh Moderator: Ashish Kothari, Kalpavriksh / Vikalp Sangam |
| August 11, 11- 1 pm | Remanufacturing the Public Sector | –Dr Chirashree Das Gupta, Centre for Law & Governance, JNU –Prof. R. Nagraj, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research –Mr. Ajay Shankar, Former Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion Moderator: Gautam Mody, New Trade Union Initiative |
| August 14, 11- 1 pm | Towards an Ideal EIA Framework | –Rajeev Gowda, Ex. M.P., Chairman, AICC Research Department –Soumya Dutta, MAUSAM –Kanchi Kohli, Centre for Policy Research –Anjali Dalmia & Taanika Shankar, Yugma Network Moderator: Bhargavi Rao, Centre for Financial Accountability |
| August 18, 11- 1 pm | Changing Agrarian Relations; Dynamics of Land & Forest Rights Movement in Reclaiming Lost Political Space | –Prof. Hiranyay Dhar, V.V Giri Institute of Development Studies –Prof. Dinesh Abrol, Institute for Studies in Industrial Development –C. Nicholas, Tamil Nadu Land Rights Federation –Vijoo Krishnan, All India Kisan SABHA –Sukalo Gond, AIUFWP Moderator: Teesta Satalwad, Citizens for Justice and Peace |
| August 21, 11- 1 pm | Redetermining Agrarian Spaces: Women & the Questions of Land & Forest Rights Movement | –Smita Gupta, Centre for Adivasi Research & Development –Archana Soreng, Indigenous Research & Youth Activist –Chithra Nilambur, Adivasi Aika Vedi –Nivada Rana, Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, AIUFWP –Rajkumari Bhuyia, Kaimur AIUFWP Moderator: Roma, AIUFWP |
| August 25, 11- 1 pm | Re-Imagining Disability in Times of COVID | –Arman Ali, National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People –Meenakshi, Centre for Promotion of Social Justice –Christy Abraham, SPID consulting Moderator: Bhargavi Rao, Centre for Financial Accountability / Environment Support Group |
| August 28, 11- 1 pm | Food, Economy and Ecology | –Meedodda Vinoda & Kandukula Mogullamma, Deccan Development Society, Telangana –Akole Tsuhah, North East Network, Nagaland –Shiba Desor, ATREE / Kalpavriksh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands –Sagari Ramdas, Food Sovereignty Alliance, Andhra Pradesh –Arundhati Dhuru, Right to Food Movement Moderator: Ashish Kothari, Vikalp Sangam / Kalpavriksh |
| September 1, 2020, Tuesday, 11-1 pm | Natural Resources- Jal, Jungle, Jameen | |
| September 4, 2020, Friday, 11-1 pm | Economy Financial Institutions & PSUs | |
| September 8, 2020; Tuesday, 11-1 pm | People’s Rights & Democracy | –Poornima Chikarmane, Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat –Nikhil Dey, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan –Christy Abraham, SPID Consulting –Amulya Nidhi, Jan Swasthya Abhiyan –Gautam Mody, New Trade Union Initiative –Vijayan MJ, Pakistan India People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy / Centre for Financial Accountability –Surjit Thokchom, All India Forum for Right to Education Moderator: Priya Dharshini, Centre for Financial Accountability |
| Sept 15, 2020; Tuesday 11 am- 1 pm (IST) | Valedistory Plenary | –Arundhati Roy, Author -Prof. Arun Kumar, Economist –Ashok Chowdhury, All India Union of Forest Working People –Kavita Krishnan, Communist Party of India, (ML) Moderator: Ashish Kothari, Vikalp Sangam / Kalpavriksh |
