Conference Schedule

DAY - 2: 23 February, 2024

Time

Program

08.00 am - 09.00 am

Networking and Voluntary Group Meetings

09.00 am - 10.30 am

Plenary Session-1: Innovations in Social Work Education and Practice

Anchor: Dr. Miriam Samuel, Head, Department of Social Work, MCC

Chairperson - Dr. Raja Samuel, Principal, Madras School of Social Work, Chennai.

1. Prof. Devi Prasad, Former Professor of TISS, Mumbai

2. Prof. Md Habibur Rahman, Chairman -Department of Sociology & social Work, The People’s University of Bangladesh

3. Dr. Muniraju S B Deputy Director, NITI Ayog, Government of India

4. Prof. Puchong Senanuch, Thammasut University, Thailand

10.30 am - 11.00 am

Coffee Break

11.00 am - 12.30 pm

Plenary Session -2: Social Work - Collaborations and Networking for shared future

Anchor: Mr. Cyril Alexander, Vice President, INPSWA

Special Address: Mr A.D Padmasingh Isaac, MD, Aachi Masala ltd Chairperson – Dr. M.P. Antoni, President, KAPS

1. Dr. Teoh Ai Hua, Senior Lecturer, School of Applied Psychology, Social Work and policy, University Utara, Malaysia & President Malaysian Association of Social Workers

2. Dr. Nhung Thi Le, Head-Department of Research & International Co-operation, University of Labour & Social Affairs, HCMC Campus, Vietnam

3. Dr. Vasudeva Sharma, Executive Director, Child Rights Trust, Bengaluru

4. Ms. Sheelu Francis, Founder, Tamil Nadu Women’s Collective, Chennai

12.30 pm - 01.15 pm

Lunch Break

01.15 pm - 02.30 pm

Concurrent session -1: Paper presentations and workshops

Room No. 1 | Room No. 2 | Room No. 3 | Room No. 4

02.30 pm - 03.45 pm

Concurrent sessions- 2: Paper presentations and workshops

Room No. 1 | Room No. 2 | Room No. 3 | Room No. 4

03.45 pm - 05.30 pm

Plenary Session -3: Social Work Initiatives and SDG’s

Anchor: Dr Lalitha, Associate Professor in Social Work, RGNIYD

Chairperson – Dr. Sandra Joseph, Principal, Jesus and Mary College, New Delhi.

1. Prof. Datuk Denison Jayasooria , Head of Secretariat, All Party Parliamentary Group Malaysia -SDG

2. Dr. Joy Elamon, Director, Kerala Institute for Local Administration, Kerala

3. Mr.Sug Pyo Kim, President -Daegu Council on Social Welfare & Director of Beommul Community Welfare Centre , Korea

4. Prof. Liina Kaar, University of Tartu, Estonia

05.30 pm - 06.30 pm

Opportunity for interest group meetings/networking

DAY - 3: 24 February, 2024

Time

Program

09.00 am - 10.30 am

Plenary session - 4: Transformational Social Work - Govt., NGO, CSR & HR initiatives

Anchor: Dr. Sakthi Prabha, Dean and Head, Department of Social Work , Hindustan College

Chairperson – Dr. Suresh Pathare, Associate Sec. Gen., INPSWA

1. Mr. Balachandar N V, Lead-CSR and former CHRO & President -Brand, Communications & Corporate Affairs, Ashok Leyland

2. Dr. Manjunath S V, Associate Director, Azim Premji Foundation

3. Prof. Sekar Kasi, Consultant, DPSSDM & former Sr Professor, Psychiatric Social Work Department, NIMHANS, Bengaluru

4. Mr. Ignacio Albert Managing Director, Urbaser Sumeet.

10.30 am - 10.50 am

Coffee Break

10.50 am - 12.20 pm

Concurrent session -3: Paper presentations and workshops

Room No. 1 | Room No. 2 | Room No. 3 | Room No. 4

12.20 pm - 01.10 pm

Lunch Break

01.10 pm - 02.50 pm

Concurrent session -4: Paper presentations and workshops

Room No. 1 | Room No. 2

02.50 pm - 03.20 pm

Coffee Break

03.20 pm - 04.50 pm

60 years of Innovations in Social Work: Journey towards excellence Chairperson - Rev. Dr V. Joseph Xavier S.J, former Principal Loyola College

1. Dr. Aravind Raj- Additional Professor, NIMHANS, Bangalore

2. Mr. Bertram Godwin Paul Ignatius, Assistant Vice President- HR, Mahindra Home Finance, Chennai

3. Ms. Banumathi- Family Welfare Coordinator & Welfare Officer, MRF Limited PDY

4. Mr. Lenin Vinober, Social Worker & Advocate- Supreme Court of India

05.00 pm – 06:00pm

Closing Ceremony

Guest of Honor: Dr. Ruth Stark, Former President IFSW

Guest of Honor: Dr. Inigo Irudayaraj, Member of the Legislative Assembly.

Chief Guest: Mr. Peter Alphonse, Chairperson, Tamil Nadu Minorities Commission.

6:00 pm

Refreshments