1. Best Practices Workshop Agenda
July 4, 2011
HOUSING FOR ALL INDIA
CREATING A FRAMEWORK FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
BEST PRACTICES IN INDIA
Activity Speaker
09:00 -09:30 Welcome & coffee
09:30 -10:10 Introduction and Objectives Vishnu Swaminathan
The Best Practices Initiative: Why is it Sowmya Haran
needed? What have we learned so far? How Martina Wengle
do we create the Best Practices framework?
What is the long term vision?
10:10 - 10:40 Presentations (5 min each) Niraj Jani (Saath)
See affordable housing from the perspective Minni Sastry (TERI)
of various stakeholders (construction, Ajay Oak (Shubham)
community, energy/environment, finance) TBD
10:40 - 11:10 Discussion Moderated by Vishnu
Reactions to stakeholder presentations. This Swaminathan
discussion will help to identify barriers and
define the content of the breakout sessions.
11:10 - 11:30 Break
11:30 - 13:00 Breakout session I - Best practices verticals Moderated by
discussed among affordable housing stakeholder Chirayu Bhatt
groups. Identification of solutions. Harsh Banker
Mixed breakout groups discuss construction, Pratul Ahuja
energy/environment, community, or finance. Abhilash Nambudiri
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 14:45 Plenum Moderated by Martina Wengle
Present and discuss takeaways from morning
sessions
14:45 - 15:00 Brazil video
15:00 - 16:00 Breakout session II - Best Practices verticals Moderated by
discussed within areas of expertise. Identification Chirayu Bhatt
of solutions. Harsh Banker
Breakout sessions grouped by industry Pratul Ahuja
discuss their vertical (e.g., construction, Abhilash Nambudiri
finance, energy/environment, community)
16:00 - 16:15 Break
16:15 - 16:45 Plenum – Open discussion Moderated by
Presentation of results Vishnu Swaminathan
16:45 - 17:15 Review of the day, feedback and the way Martina Wengle
forward