1. Conference at Gauwahati –“Paradigm of Development in the Northeast with Special Reference to Assam: The India – ASEAN Free Trade Agreement.

• “Characterization of cross border trade practices between NEI and Bangladesh in the backdrop of country level trade” by Gautam Dutta
• “Industrialization and Employment: A Northeast Perspective with Special Reference to Assam” by Naushad Ali Azad
• “India – ASEAN Free Trade Agreement – Where Assam Stands?”by Alokesh Barua
• “Act East Policy and Beyond Implications for Assam” by Manoj Pant
• “Digitization and Development: A Northeast Perspective” by M. M. A. Beg

2. Conference “Mainstreaming the NER”, Feb. 12-13, 2016 in Kohima, Nagaland.

SESSION 1: Agriculture Food Processing and Handicrafts: Trends and prospects

• Agriculture and Processed Foods: Fruits, Vegetables and Floriculture: Production and Specialisation- Manoj Pant Prof. JNU &Secy. AEDR
• Bamboo Products constraint to Productivity and Marketing – Mr.Ajay Kumar, ADG, NECTAR, Department of Science and Technology, GOI.

SESSION II: Constraints to Food Processing and Trade

• Issues of Connectivity: Shri P K H Singh Adviser(Transport), NEC, DONER,GOI
• Issues of Marketing: Shri Imkonglemba, IAS, Agriculture Production Commissioner
• Role of GI: What does it mean for agricultural trade of the NER? - Prof. Chandni Raina, IES, CWTOS, Ministry of Commerce, GOI, Delhi

SESSION III: Infrastructure, Trade and Security

• Trade and Industrialization: The Act East policy and India’s neighbors- Prof. Naushad Ali Azad. Jamia Millia Islamia University and AEDR
• Security and Trade: Internal and External Dimensions- Lt. Gen. Arun Sahni (retd), Commander, South West Command
• Trade Corridors: The BCIM issue –Alokesh Barua, Prof JNU and AEDR
• “Infrastructure and SME promotion for regional development”- Prof. Naoyuki Yoshino, Dean, ADBI ,KEIO University Professor Emeritus
• Bamboo and Agriculture Products-Practical Difficulties in Operations and some Solutions– Mr. Sanjiv Nair( IAS), DG, NECTAR,  DST, GOI