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2021-08-09 15:00:32 The pandemic has served a devastating blow to the global economy. The multilateral financial institutions such as the IMF and the World Bank have initiated programs to help economies that are most in need of assistance. This panel will examine the success of current efforts and explore measures that BRICS can take to revive their respective nations and the global economy.

Speakers
Gao Haihong
Professor and Director, Research Center for International Finance, Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), China

Ila Patnaik
Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India

Kagiso TK Pooe
Senior Lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

Marcelo José Braga Nonnenberg
Researcher, Institute for Applied Economic Research(Ipea), Brazil

Mikhail Golovnin
First Deputy Director of the Institute of Economics of Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Russia

Moderator: Rajat Kathuria
Dean, School of Social Sciences, Shiv Nadar University

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2021-08-09 14:45:00 The debilitating socio-economic effects of the pandemic were asymmetrically faced by women. For recovery to be equitable and inclusive, it must be women-led and women-centered.
Speakers
Lalitha Kumaramangalam
Former Chairperson, National Commission for Women, India

Marcela Torres Rezende
Researcher at the Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea), Brazil

Sarah Mosoetsa
Associate Professor of Sociology (Wits), Chief Executive Officer (NIHSS), National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences, South Africa

Victoria Panova
Vice-President for International Relations, Academic Supervisor, Far Eastern Federal University, BRICS Russia Expert Council, Russia

Wu Huifang
Deputy Dean, College of Humanities and Development Studies, China Agricultural University, China

Moderator: Radhicka Kapoor
Senior Visiting Fellow, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations

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2021-08-09 14:30:00 At the inaugural session of the BRICS Academic Forum 2021, Dr. S. Jaishankar delivers the inaugural address.

Samir Saran, President, Observer Research Foundation gives the opening remarks.

Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, Research and Information System for Developing Countries gives the vote of thanks.

BRICS Academic Forum has been a regular Track II, P2P feature of the BRICS since the first summit in 2009. India has hosted these events twice before (2012 and 2016), when India was the chair for BRICS. ORF has also organised the Academic Forum (AF) in 2009 (under the Russian Presidency).

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2021-08-09 09:14:38 BRICS Academic Forum 2021

The COVID-19 Pandemic has catalysed the transformational shifts already underway in the nature of work, jobs, and livelihoods. Increasing digitalisation and technology adoption have disrupted the 20th century playbook on social security, education and skilling, and employment relations.

Speakers
Wang Yanzhong
Director-General, Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), China

Ning Yafang
Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), China

Alexander Ignatov
Researcher, Center for International Institutions Research, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Luis Claudio Kubota
Researcher, Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea), Brazil

Njabulo Sithebe
Special Advisor to the Co-Chair of the Economic Cluster in the South African Government

Sandhya S. Iyer
Associate Professor, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India

Moderator: Sabina Dewan
Founder and Executive Director, JustJobs Network

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2021-08-09 02:45:00 As the clamour for Net-Zero emissions gains steam, it is clear that the road to COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, will be one where political considerations override any firm commitment to climate action. The panel will explore the global progress on the Paris Agreement and will take stock of how the developed and developing nations have fared in their commitments.

Speakers
Ana Toni, Executive Director
Institute for Climate and Society (iCS), Brazil

Igor Makarov
Head of the School of World Economy, National Research University - Higher School of Economics, Russia

Lan Hong, Professor
Director of ecological finance research center, Renmin University, China

Manjeev Puri
Distinguished Fellow, TERI, former ambassador and DPR of India to the UN and former lead negotiator for India at climate change negotiations, India

Romy Chevallier
Senior Researcher, South African Institute of International Affairs, South Africa

Moderator: Shikha Bhasin
Programme Lead, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), India

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2021-08-09 02:30:00 The threats from terrorism and violent extremism continue to pose diverse and complex challenges to international peace and stability. The evolving nature of these threats has meant no individual state can mitigate these challenges alone.In particular, the session will discuss how the five countries can cooperate on issues of terror financing, use of the Internet for terrorist purposes, and countering radicalisation.

Speakers
Anna Cruz, Professor
Brazilian College of Intelligence, Brazil

Nirmala Gopal
Department of Criminology and Forensic Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Shen Yi
Director of Center for BRICS Studies, FDDI, Fudan University, China

Sreeram Chaulia
Professor and Dean, Jindal School of International Affairs (JSIA), India

Timofei Bordachev
Academic Supervisor of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE), Program Director of the Valdai Discussion Club, Russia

Moderator: Palki Sharma Upadhyay
Executive Editor, Wion News, India

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2021-08-09 02:25:00 The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the urgency of reviewing the global healthcare agenda. There is a need to review pandemic preparedness, international cooperation, vaccine development processes, global healthcare regulations, pharmaceutical supply chains, citizen awareness and local capacities. This panel will review the lessons from Covid19 and explore measures that BRICS can take to improve healthcare delivery.


Speakers
Aquina Thulare
National Department of Health, South Africa

Ekaterina Kheifets
Leading Analyst, Department of Economics and social development, Center for Strategic Research (CSR), Russia

Luciana Mendes Santos Servo
Researcher, Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA), Brazil

Qi Xiaopeng
Deputy Director, Center for Global Public Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China

Ritupriya Mehrotra
School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India

Moderator: Shambhavi Naik
Head of Research, Takshashila Institution, India

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2021-08-09 02:00:05 The COVID-19 Pandemic highlighted the deficiencies in existing global trading arrangements and supply chain networks. As the world grappled to secure essential supplies, many nations chose a nation first approach. This panel will explore how the BRICS grouping can formulate a 21st century international trading framework, which can serve the needs of the developing and emerging nations. The session will look to put forth a BRICS-led international trading regime that reduces disruptions and streamlines regulations to promote greater flow in goods and services.

Speakers
Cyril Prinsloo
Senior Researcher, South African Institute of International Affairs, South Africa

Flavio Lyrio Carneiro
Researcher, Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea), Brazil

Nisha Taneja
Professor, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, ICRIER, India

Olga Ponomareva
Research Fellow, Institute of International Economics and Finance, Russian Foreign Trade Academy of the Ministry for Economic Development, Russia

Tan Ya
Assistant Professor of School of International Trade and Economics, Researcher of Center for BRICS Studies, University of International Business and Economics, China

Moderator: Mohan Kumar
Chairman, Research and Information System for Developing Countries

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2021-08-09 01:45:00 n Conversation Why BRICS Matters?
Amb. P. Harish
Additional Secretary, ER, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

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Moderator: Akshay Mathur
Director, ORF Mumbai, and Head, Geoeconomics Programme, ORF



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