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Conference Schedule The 2006 HAA Global Series conference in New Delhi will bring alumni together to participate in an academic symposium and to learn about important initiatives shaping Harvard’s future. Please visit this site periodically for updated information on speakers and events. SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 2006 New Delhi   7:30 pm Opening Reception Welcome Robert O. Blake, Jr. AM ’80, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of the United States of America, New Delhi Introductions John P. Reardon, Jr., Executive Director of the Harvard Alumni Association and Associate Vice President for University Relations Surat Singh LLM ’85, SJD ’90, President of the Harvard Club of India; President of the Association of the Harvard University Alumni Clubs of Asia Greeting Lawrence H. Summers, President of Harvard University SUNDAY, MARCH 26, 2006 ITC Sheraton Maurya, New Delhi   8:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:00 am Welcome and Introductions Yuki Moore Laurenti AB ’79, President of the Harvard Alumni Association Amartya Sen, Lamont University Professor and Professor of Economics and Philosophy at Harvard University South Asia and Globalization: Culture, History, and the Economy Homi Bhabha, Director of the Humanities Center at Harvard University and Anne F. Rothenberg Professor of English and American Literature and Language in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Sugata Bose, Director of the South Asia Initiative at Harvard University and Gardiner Professor of Oceanic History and Affairs in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Amartya Sen, Lamont University Professor 12:45 pm Lunch and Conversation with the President of Harvard University Introductions Anand Mahindra AB ’77, MBA ’81, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Mahindra and Mahindra, Ltd. University Address Lawrence H. Summers 2:30 pm First Concurrent Discussions (choose one) A) South Asia and Global Public Health Barry R. Bloom, Dean of the Harvard School of Public Health and Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson Professor of Public Health, moderator B) South Asia and Global Governance David Ellwood, Dean of the John F. Kennedy School of Government and Scott M. Black Professor of Political Economy, moderator C) South Asia and the Global Economy and Business Jay O. Light, Acting Dean of Harvard Business School and Dwight P. Johnson, Jr. Professor of Business Administration, moderator 4:00 pm Second Concurrent Discussions (choose one) D) South Asia and Civic Engagement and Democracy Theda Skocpol, Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Director of the Center for American Political Studies, moderator E) Tigers and Dragons: India and China Compared Anthony Saich, Daewoo Professor of International Affairs and Director of the China Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government; Director of the Asia Center at Harvard University, moderator F) South Asia and Global Science and Technology Venkatesh Narayanamurti, Dean of the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Dean of the Department of Physical Sciences; and John A. and Elizabeth S. Armstrong Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, moderator 8:00 pm Reception and Dance Performance Sanskriti Kendra Cultural Centre, New Delhi Transportation from the hotel will be provided. 9:00 pm Gala Dinner

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