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2021-08-08 02:00:06 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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2021-08-08 01:30:00 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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2021-08-08 01:15:00 In 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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2021-08-08 01:00:00 Five years since the New Development Bank became operational, the BRICS-led NDB has made significant investments in sustainable infrastructure and contributed to the global pool of climate finance. The panel will discuss how the Bank can become more effective in financing SDGs, particularly in a post-pandemic world where emerging and developing nations face capacity constraints, economic downturn, and societal upheaval.

Speakers
Irina Yarygina
Scientific Director, Russian National Committee on BRICS Research, Russia

Modimowabarwa Kanyane
Executive Dean, Faculty of Management, Commerce and Law, University of Venda, South Africa

Prativa Shaw
Economic Policy Researcher, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), India

Renato Coelho Baumann das Neves
Researcher, Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea), Brazil

Ye Yu
Research Fellow and Assistant Director, the Institute for World Economy Studies, Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS), China

Moderator: Ila Patnaik
Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy

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2021-08-08 00:45:00 The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the shifting dynamics in international relations. A new imperative emerged for global governance which saw all nations reconfigure their priorities and partnerships.This session will examine the transformations in geopolitics and geoeconomics and explore what BRICS can do to shape the emerging world order.

Speakers

Ivan Tiago Machado Oliveira
Director of Studies on International Economic and Political Relations, Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea), Brazil

Jin Xin
Secretary-General, China Council for BRICS Think Tank Cooperation (CCBTC), China

Sachin Chaturvedi
Director General, Research and Information System for Developing Countries, India

Siphamandla Zondi
Chair, SA BRICS Think Tank and University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Vyacheslav Nikonov
Chair of the Board, Russian National Committee on BRICS Research, Russia

Moderator: H.H.S. Viswanathan
Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, India

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2021-08-08 00:30:00 The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the importance of digital solutions as a means to respond to global challenges swiftly. It is clear that a new generation of Digital Public Goods are emerging to serve the healthcare, education and financial services needs of the citizens. The panel will examine developments in the field of digital public goods and explore measures that BRICS can take to support their deployment.

Speakers
Abhinav Prakash
Assistant Professor, Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi, India

Ashraf Patel
Researcher at the Institute for Global Dialogue, South Africa

Ekaterina Khlunova
Deputy Director for BRICS STI, Cooperation, International center for Innovations in science, technology and education, Russia

Feng Cheng
Deputy Director of Fintech Research Center, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, China

José Eduardo Malta de Sá Brandão
Deputy Director of Studies on International Economic and Political Relations, Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea), Brazil

Moderator: Sunaina Kumar
Senior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation

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2021-08-08 00:00:05 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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2021-08-07 23:30:00 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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2021-08-07 23:17:40 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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2021-08-07 12:51:34 "India’s World" is an ORF exclusive Hindi series featuring Sunjoy Joshi, Chairman, ORF and Naghma Sahar, Senior Fellow, ORF. This series focuses on issues based on governance, politics, society, economics, the internet, the future of the world and their intersection with the India Story.

EPISODE 1 title - Can the new Quad protect peace in the Indo Pacific?

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