The inauguration was followed by panel discussions on the themes, “Urban Governance & Development Trajectories” and “CSR, and Private Sector in Urban Development” comprising of speakers such as Shri Partha Mukhopadhyay and Prof. Chetan Vaidya. There was also a special lecture by Prof. Arun Kumar on the topic, “Knowledge needs for Livable Cities”. Post Refreshments, more sessions continued on themes including “Urban Services and Infrastructure” and “Urban Mobility”.
The second day started off with another panel discussion on “Knowledge Systems for Livable Cities”, spearheaded by Prof. Annapurna Shaw, Dr Sudhir Krishna, Prof Dinesh Mehta, Shri Shrinivas Kowligi and Shri Hitesh Vaidya. After Lunch, two more sessions on “Urban Services and Infrastructure” and “Urban Mobility” were conducted by Prof. Meera Mehta and Dr. R.K Panda respectively.
The 2-day conference ended with a Valedictory Session where the winners of “Innovation”, a series of competitions conducted as a precursor to ARCS 2.0, were awarded. The ceremony ended with a vote of thanks from Prof. Tathagata Chatterji and Prof. Mayank Dubey.
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