‘Across the Table’ is a panel discussion series planned under the ‘Public & Experts Consultation’ track to hear out different perspectives from experts in various fields through a series of participatory discussions. These panel discussions, 16 in total, are themed around 21 identified thematic groups, which would be impacted by the country’s science, technology and innovation policies. The discussions are designed as online panels of experts, with each panel consisting of three to five members, who talk about the relevance of STI policies in their field. The emerging discussions and recommendations would feed into the drafting of India’s upcoming Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP2020). These sessions are live streamed on the YouTube channel of the Science Policy Forum, and are open for public participation through questions and answers to the panelists.
These discussions are split into two parts, a moderated panel discussion among the invited experts followed by a question and answer session. Questions collected from different stakeholders through our social media (Twitter, Facebook and YouTube) and the SPF discussion forum are forwarded to our moderators. Anyone can post their questions before each event on our social media handles using the event-specific hashtags. Alternatively, questions can also be posted in the SPF discussion forum under new or existing topics with the same hashtags. Questions asked in the comment section during the YouTube live-streaming are also forwarded to the panelists. Those who could not join for the live sessions can still leave their comments on the respective YouTube video or on the SPF discussion forum and they will be taken into consideration as part of the consultation process.
Watch all the thematic panel discussions here and Leave your comments and feedback in our discussion forum (STIP2020)
P1: Health & STI |
Date: | 24 June 2020 | Panelists: Dr. Shailja V. Gupta
Senior Adviser, the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India Dr. Manisha Shridhar
Regional Advisor, WHO New Delhi Prof. K. Srinath Reddy
President, Public Health Foundation of India ICMR Representatives Moderators: Dr. Mouha Chakraborty
STIP 2020 Secretariat Dr. Divya Singh
Science Policy Forum |
Hashtag | #AskSTIP2020Health |
Event Link | Watch Here |
P2: Research & Development (R&D) Ecosystem |
Date: | 25 June 2020 | Panelists: Prof. Gagandeep Kang
Executive Director, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad Prof. T.A. Abinandanan
Professor & Chairman, Materials Engineering, Coordinator -DST-Centre for Policy Research, IISc Bangalore Prof. Sher Ali
Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia Prof. Vivek Kumar Singh
Professor, Department of Computer Science, Banaras Hindu University Dr. Bhaktee Dongaonkar
Postdoctoral Researcher, National Centre for Biological Sciences Moderators: Dr. Smita Jain
IndiaBioscience Ms. Spoorthy Raman
Gubbi Labs |
Hashtag | #AskSTIP2020RandD |
Event Link | Watch Here |
P3: Access to Knowledge and Resources |
Date: | 26 June 2020 | Panelists: Prof. Rahul Siddharthan
Professor, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai Prof. S.A. Shivashankar
Professor Emeritus, IISc Bangalore, Adviser, i-STEM portal Prof. Arul George Scaria
Associate Professor, National Law University, New Delhi Dr. Alka Suri
Director, Defence Scientific Information Documentation Centre (DESIDOC), DRDO Ms. Purnima Rao
Community Library Project Moderators: Dr. Anup Kumar Das
Jawaharlal Nehru University Dr. Moumita Koley
STIP 2020 Secretariat |
Hashtag | #ASKSTIP2020Access |
Event Link | Watch Here |
P4: Innovation and Entrepreneurship |
Date: | 27 June 2020 | Panelists: Dr. Taslimarif Saiyed
CEO and Director, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms Dr. Ayesha Chaudhary
Program Director, Atal Innovation Mission Shri. Sijo Kuruvilla George
Founding CEO, Startup Village, Kochi Moderators: Dr. Jenice Jean Goveas
STIP 2020 Secretariat Dr. Rajiv. K. Mishra
Jawaharlal Nehru University |
Hashtag | #AskSTIP2020Innovation |
Event Link | Watch Here |
P5: Financing STI |
Date: | 29 June 2020 | Panelists: Shri. Akhilesh Jha
Chief Controller of Accounts Office, DST, Ministry of Science and Technology Dr Shahid Jameel
CEO, DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance Prof. Jinusha Panigrahi
National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration Smt. Swati Joshi
Centre for Technology, Innovation and Economic Research (CTIER), Maharashtra Moderators: Dr. H. S. Sudhira
Gubbilabs Dr. B. Chagun Basha
Office of Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India |
Hashtag | #AskSTIP2020Finance |
Event Link | Watch Here |
P6: Equity and Inclusion |
Date: | 30 June 2020 | Panelists Prof. Rohini Godbole
Professor Emeritus, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Smt. Jyotsna Sitling
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests – Van Panchayat, Govt. of Uttarakhand Prof. T.V. Kattimani
Former Vice Chancellor, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak Dr. Sanjay Mishra
Head, KIRAN, INSPIRE-MANAK, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India Dr. A Mani
Senior member, International Rough Set Society, Visiting Faculty/Researcher, HBCSE, TIFR Moderators: Dr. Nimita Pandey
STIP 2020 Secretariat Ms. Spoorthy Raman
Gubbi Labs |
Hashtag | #AskSTIP2020Inclusion |
Event Link | Watch Here |
P7: STI Governance, and System Interconnectedness |
Date: | 1 July 2020 | Panelists Ms Deepanwita Chattopadhyay
Chair & Chief Executive Officer, IKP Knowledge Park, Hyderabad Dr. Soumitra Pathare
Director, Centre for Mental Health Law and Policy, ILS Prof. Shubha Tole
Professor, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai Dr. Satya Prakash Dash
Former Head, Strategic Partnerships & Entrepreneurship Development, BIRAC Moderators: Dr. Radhika Trikha
STIP 2020 Secretariat Ms. Vanshika Singh
National Brain Research Centre |
Hashtag | #AskSTIP2020Governance |
Event Link | Watch Here |
P8: Industrial Research and Innovation |
Date: | 2 July 2020 | Panelists Dr. Rohini Srivathsa
National Technology Officer, Microsoft India Prof. Mahesh Panchagnula
Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Mr. Janak Nabar
CEO, Centre for Technology, Innovation and Economic Research, Pune Mr. Shrijeet Mishra
Chief Innovation Officer and Head Group, Aditya Birla Group Dr. T. Rajamannar
Non Executive Director, Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company (SPARC), Mumbai Moderators: Dr. H. S. Sudhira
Gubbi Labs Dr. Radhika Trikha
STIP 2020 Secretariat |
Hashtag | #AskSTIP2020Industry |
Event Link | Watch Here |
P9: Strategic, Disruptive and Futuristic Technologies |
Date: | 3 July 2020 | Panelists Dr. S. Christopher
Professor at IIT Madras, Former Secretary Department of Defense R&D, Former Chairman DRDO Dr. Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
Distinguished Fellow & Head, Nuclear and Space Policy Initiative, Observer Research Foundation Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan
Associate Professor, National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR, Bangalore Dr. Shailesh Kumar
Chief Data Scientist, Reliance Jio InfoComm Ltd Moderators: Dr. Jenice Jean Goveas
STIP 2020 Secretariat Mr. Aditya K. Kaushik
Sustainable Water Futures Programme |
Hashtag | #AskSTIP2020Technology |
| Event Link | Watch Here |
P10: Skilled Human Resources and Capacity Building | Date: | 4 July 2020 | Panelists: Prof. Pankaj Jalote
Distinguished Professor & Former Director, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, New Delhi Dr. Rupamanjari Ghosh
Vice Chancellor, Shiv Nadar University Dr. Shakila T Shamsu
Former OSD (NEP), Secretary to the Committee to Draft National Education Policy, MHRD Prof. Pratibha Jolly
Former Principal, Miranda House College, University of Delhi Prof. Gautam Menon,
Professor, Ashoka University Moderators: Dr. Saumya Pathak
STIP 2020 Secretariat Dr. H.S. Sudhira
Gubbi Labs | Hashtag | # AskSTIP2020HumanResources | Event Link | Watch Here |
P11: Data, Ethics and Regulatory frameworks |
Date: | 6 July 2020 | Panelists Prof. Geeta Gouri
Distinguished Fellow, India Development Foundation, Gurgaon Prof. Prabuddha Ganguli
CEO, Vision IPR, Mumbai Dr. Ananth Padmanabhan
Dean, Daksha Fellowship and Visiting Fellow, Centre for Policy Research Dr. Suchita Ninawe
Adviser, Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India Moderators: Mr. Subhodeep Jash
FTI Consulting Dr. Nidhi Thakur
STIP 2020 Secretariat |
Hashtag | #AskSTIP2020Data |
Event Link | Watch Here |
P12: Technology and Sustainability | Date: | 7 July 2020 | Panelists: Dr Debapriya Dutta
Head/Advisor, Science for Equity, Empowerment & Development (SEED) Division,
Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India Prof. V. Geethalakshmi
Director, Directorate of Crop Management, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore Mr. Rahul Nayar
Vice President, AGNIi, Invest India (Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser, Government of India/ PM-STIAC) Ms. Ruchi Jain
Founder, Taru Natural Ms. Geetha Kannan, Founder and CEO, Wequity Moderators: Dr. Suchiradipta Bhattacharjee
STIP 2020 Secretariat Mr. Aditya K. Kaushik
Sustainable Water Futures Programme | Hashtag | #AskSTIP2020Sustainability | Event Link | Watch Here |
P13: Science Communication | Date: | 8 July 2020 | Panelists: Mr. Pallava Bagla
Photojournalist, New Frontiers in Science & Development Dr. T V Venkateswaran
Senior Scientist, Vigyan Prasar Ms. Subhra Priyadarshini
Chief Editor, Nature India Mr. Rajendra S. Kondapalli
Director, Pulse Media Private Ltd Dr. E Hemaprabha
Postdoctoral Fellow, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology Moderators: Ms. Zill-e-Anam
Science Policy Forum Mr. Siddharth Kankaria
NCBS | Hashtag | #AskSTIP2020Communication | Event Link | Watch Here |
P14: Mega Science and International S&T Engagement |
Date: | 9 July 2020 | Panelists: Dr. Srikumar Banerjee
Homi Bhabha Chair Professor, Department of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India; and Former Director of BARC Dr. BN Suresh
Chancellor, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram Dr. Archana Sharma
Principal Scientist, European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) Dr. Sachin Chaturvedi
Director General, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi Dr. Praveer Asthana
Head/Advisor, Mega Science Division, Department of Science Technology, Govt. of India Moderators: Dr. Nidhi Thakur
STIP 2020 Secretariat Dr. B. Chagun Basha
Office of Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India |
Hashtag | #AskSTIP2020International |
Event Link | Watch Here |
P15: STI Policy Governance and Program Linkages |
Date: | 10 July 2020 | Panelists: Panelists: Dr. Hiro Bhojwani
Former Director, Former Head Research Planning & Business Development, CSIR Ms. Mugdha Sinha
Secretary S&T, Government of Rajasthan Dr. Jatinder Kaur Arora
Executive Director, Punjab State Council for Science and Technology Prof. Sujit Bhattacharya
Professor, AcSIR; Chief Scientist, CSIR-NISTADS Moderators: Dr. B. Chagun Basha
Office of Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India Dr. Nimita Pandey
STIP 2020 Secretariat |
Hashtag | #AskSTIP2020Policy |
Event Link | Watch Here |
P16: Weather and Climate Research & Services in India |
Date: | 11 July 2020 | Panelists: Prof. SK Dash
President, Indian Meteorological Society and Former Professor IIT Delhi Dr M.Mohapatra
DG, Indian Meteorological Department, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India Dr. Mamta Sharma
Principal Scientist and Team Leader, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Mr Vinson Kurian
Senior Deputy Editor, The Hindu Business Line Prof. Anamika Barua
Professor, IIT Guwahati Moderators: Dr Akhilesh Gupta
Adviser, DST
Head, STIP2020 Secretariat
(Moderator and Panelist) Dr. Nimita Pandey
STIP 2020 Secretariat |
Hashtag | #AskSTIP2020Climate |
Event Link | Watch Here |
