Schedule

Inauguration

1. Shri Naveen Patnaik, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Odisha

2. Shri Govind Mohan IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Government of India

3. Shri Pritiranjan Gharai, Hon'ble Minister of Rural Development, Skill development & Technical Education, Government of Odisha

4. Smt. Rita Sahu, Hon'ble Minister of State, Minister of Textiles, Handlooms & Handicrafts, Government of Odisha

5. Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Actor Indian FIlm industry 

Session 1- Opening Act: Crafting Conversations

1. Shri Govind Mohan, IAS; Secretary Culture, Government of India

2. Prof. Kishore K. Basa; Director General- National Monument Authority

3. Shri Sovan Krishna Sahu IRS, Director of Textiles, Odisha

4. Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Actor Indian FIlm industry

Moderator: Saumya Kulshreshtha-Writer, Poet, Educator, Public Speaker & Communication specialist

Session 2- Crafting Legacy: Insights from Odisha's Craft Pioneers 

1. Padma Vibhushan Dr. Sudarshan Sahoo, Chairman, Odisha, Handlooms & Handicraft Development & Promotion Council

2. Udaya Mohanty, President, Odisha Shilpi Mahadangha; Member, Odisha Handlooms & Handicrafts Development & Promotion Council

3. Priyaranjan Kar, Member, Odisha Handlooms & Handicrafts Development & Promotion Council

4. Soudamini Swain, National Awardee, Pattachitra Art 

Moderator: Kavya Saxena, Founder- Craftpotli, Rural content creator

Session 3- Beyond the Bazaar: Marketing Crafts in the Digital Age 

1. Sumita Ghose, Founder, Rangsutra

2. Manorath Dhillon, CEO, OKHAI

3. Mrinal Jain, Head of Business Operations & Strategy, KADAM HAAT

Moderator: Payal Nath, Co-founder KADAM

Session 4-Building Bridges: Weaving Cultural Dialogues through Crafts 

1. Stijn Debaillie, Kortrijk, Belgium

2. Pamela Burnside, Nassau, West Indies

3. Mohammad, Madaba, Jordan 

4. Francis Sokomba, Bida, Nigeria

5. Anna Day, Perth, Scotland 

Moderator: Saumya Kulshreshtha-Writer, Poet, Educator, Public Speaker & Communication specialist

Session 5- A Tapestry of Trust: Exploring the Landscape of Authentication Systems in Crafts 

1. Roopa Mehta, CEO- Sasha, President-AIACA; President-WFTO

2. Siva Devireddy, Founder GoCoop

3. Anurag Rana, (Founder) Trustee- Mon Ami Foundation 

Moderator: Meenu Chopra, Executive Director, AIACA 

Session 6- Threads of Urban Resilience: Weaving Crafts into the Fabric of City Life 

1.  Byung Hoon Jeong, Emeritus Professor of Gyeongsan National University and Chairperson of the Steering Committee of UNESCO Creative City Jinju

2. Adam Scott, Urban Designer

3. Jude van der Merwe, Curator, Indian Ocean Craft Triennial (IOTA) and President, World Crafts Council, Australia 

Moderator: Tara Poole, Focal point, Creative city of Ballarat

Session 7- Dialogue with the Masters: Unveiling the Secrets of Odia Craft Excellence 

1. Maheswar Ojha, National Awardee, Stone Carving

2. Srikanta Das, National merit Awardee, Handloom

3. Jharana Sahu, State Handicrafts Awardee, Golden Grass

4. Prafulla Kumar Maharana, State Handicrafts Awardee

5. Diptirani Behera, State Kalakruti Awardee, Golden Grass 

Moderator: Kavya Saxena, Founder- Craftpotli, Rural content creator

Session 8-Innovation Incubators: Cultivating a Thriving Cultural Entrepreneurial Ecosystem 

1. Kunal R Sachdev, CEO- Renaissance Craft Venture 

2. Vinay Prashant, Social Enterprise & Co-Founder-Tamala

3. Anindita Dash, Founder- Iktara

4. Swaminathan Ramachandran, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. 

Moderator: Kanchana K V-CEO, Network of Indian Cultural Enterprises (NICE) 

Session 9- Beyond Borders, Beyond Boundaries: Collaborations for a Global Craft Renaissance 

1. Isaac Cordero, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico

2. Giuseppe Biagin, Creative knowledge Foundation

3. Dag Hartman, Östersund, Sweden

4. Lisa Nawrocki, Potsdam, Germany

5. Ajirapa Pradit, Chiang Mai, Thailand 

Moderator: Mansi Sachdev, Senior Urban Planner, The World Bank

Session 10- Roots of Resilience: Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Sustaining Craft Traditions

1. Kavya Saxena, Co Founder - Craftpotli

2. Tejashwini Yalawar, Marketing Lead, Kosala Livelihood and Social Foundation, Hindalco (Aditya Birla Group) 

3. Madan Meena - Trustee of Bhasha Research and Publication Centre, Vadodara, Director of Adivasi Academy, Gujarat and executive Member of Kota Heritage Society and Executive Board Member of Gramin Shiksha Kendra-Sawai Madhopur

Moderator: Suruchi Khubchandani, Creative Dignity 

Session 11- Women in Craft

1. Radhika Apte, Actor

Session 12- From Investment to Inclusion: Shaping Public-Private Collaborations for Jajpur's Cultural Transformation 

1. Dr.Navina Jafa, Cultural Heritage Technocrat, Dancer, Peformer 

2. Emielle Roell, Founder, Doh Eain, Social entrepreneur and consultant.

3. Olga chepelianskaia, Principal Consultant and Founder | UNICITI 

Moderator: Parul Agarwala, Country Programme Manager, UN HABITAT- India

Session 13- Creativity Connects: Weaving Global Partnerships to Advance the SDGs with Culture 

1. Parul Agarwala, Country Programme Manager, UN-HABITAT, India

2. Abha Mishra, Head of Office, UNDP-Odisha

3. Shipra Saxena, WASH Specialist, UNICEF ​

4. Chironjit Ganguly, Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, UNESCO

 Moderator: Mansi Sachdev, Senior Urban Planner, The World Bank

Session 14- Beyond Profits, Beyond Recognition: Building a Sustainable Legacy for Jajpur's Craft Community  

1. Ihitashri Shandilya, Founder Mithilasmita, Consultant at Craft Museum and Ministry of Culture, GoI

2. Annagha Raut, Head- Jajpur project, LoomKatha

3. Kumar Anubhav, Founder-NotOnMap 

 Moderator: Gunjan Jain, Founder & Creative Head, Vriksh Designs 

Session 15-Crafting Collaborations; Empowering Equitable Collaborations in the Artisan Sector 

1. Rachida Ousbigh, Artisan Leader and Managing Director, The Anou Cooperative

2. Hamza Cherif Douezzan, Artisan Leader and Managing Director, The Anou Cooperative

3. Shailja Sachan, ZAZI co-worker and independant craft consultant

4. Narmada Ramakrishna, Founder- Metta muse, Pink Maharani

5. Celine Vogt, Michelangelo Foundation, Head of Education and Institutional Partnerships 

Moderator: Iris Delruby Ruprecht, Head of Community and Partnerships,The Craft Atlas; Designer, Entrepreneur, Lecturer 

Session 16- From Studio to Stardom: How Collaboration Empowers Crafts to Conquer the Global Stage 

1. Mr. Rajesh Kumar Jha, Director, NIFT-Bhubaneswar

2. Dr. Sanjay Panda, IAS (Retd), Ex-Secretary, MoT, Govt. of India & Adjunct Professor, NIFT Bhubaneswar

3. Dr. Binaya Bhusan Jena, Professor, Fashion Management Studies, Bhubaneswar

4. Dr. Goutam Saha, Associate Professor, Fashion Management Studies, Bhubaneswar 

5. Ms. Susmita Behera, Associate Professor, NIFT Bhubaneswar

Valedictory

1. Shri Pradeep Kumar Jena IAS, Chief Secretary, Government of Odisha

2. Boman Irani, Actor, Indian Film Industry

3. Adwaita Gadanayak, Director General, National Gallery of Modern Art, Ministry of Culture, Government of India 

Moderator: Saumya Kulshreshtha-Writer, Poet, Educator, Public Speaker & Communication specialist