All India Saraswat Sammelan - 2016 (Goa): Schedule

23rd January 2016
Registration and Breakfast (8:30 am to 10:00 am)
Session I (10:00 am to 1:00 pm)
Arrival of H.H. Swamijis
Welcome address - Dr. Ajit Gunjikar, President AISCO
Inaugural Address - Hon. Shri. Suresh Prabhu, Railway Minister
Padyapooja, Felicitation and Ashirwachan
- HH Shrimad Sadyojat Shankarashram Swamiji (Shree Chitrapur Math)
- HH Shrimad Shivanand Saraswati Swamiji (Shree Kavale Math)
Relevance of Vedas
- Ravindra Bhat
moderated by K G Mallya
History of Saraswats
- Jayaraj Salgaonkar
- R C Sheopuri
moderated by Girish Joshi
Lunch (1:00 pm to 2:15 pm)
Session II (2:15 am to 5:30 pm)
AISCO's Digital Initiative
- Maj. Paresh Joshi (Retd.), CIO, AISCO
Philanthropic aspects of Business
- Shriniwas Dempo
Saraswat's Search for Excellence in Education
- Dr. Bhaskar Nayak
- Pandurang Nadkarni
- Mrs. Lalita Joshi
moderated by Principal M S Kamat
Felicitations of Young Achievers
- Navmi Sharma, Western India Squash champion
- Prajwal Naik, Yoga performer
- Anand Joshi, Promising Start-up
moderated by Gaurish Dhond
Contributions by Saraswats in Banking & Industry
- Gautam Thakur
- Kishore Rangnekar
- Uday Gurkar
- Kishore Masurkar
moderated by Nagesh Pinge
Excellence of Saraswats in Art & Entertainment
- Ashok Saraf
- Sachin Pilgaonkar
- Ashok Patki
moderated by Nivedita Saraf
Tea Break (5:30 pm to 6:00 pm)
Entertainment Session (6:00 pm to 10:00 pm)
Cultural Entertainment
- Dance, folk dance, Natya sangeet
…and variety entertainment acts
moderated by Swapnil Pandit and Smita Gavankar
Dinner

24th January 2016
Breakfast (8:30 am to 9:30 am)
Session III (9:30 am to 1:00 pm)
Presentation by Saraswat Institutes across India
- Around 15 institutes would be participating
moderated by Ashutosh Nadkarni, Smita Gavankar, Sagar Agni
Lunch (1:00 pm to 2:15 am)
Session IV (2:15 pm to 6:00 pm)
Art of Voicing
- Chetan Sashital
moderated by Subhash Saraf
Saraswat Chamber of Commerce
- G G Shenoy
moderated by Girish Pikale
Excellence of Saraswtas in Art and Literature
- Mangesh Tendulkar
moderated by Smita Gavankar
ESP Show
- Deepak Rao
moderated by Kishore Masurkar
Global Opportunities for Saraswats
- Dr. Anil Kakodkar
- Gen G.D.Bakshi
- Praveen Kadle
- Vinod Yennemadi
- Advocate Atmaram Nadkarni
moderated by Siddharth Kak
followed by Q&A session
Vote of Thanks
- Dinesh Sinari
Tea break and Conclusion (6:00 pm onwards)