Regulation in India Conference, Bangalore, 2026
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Panels: Legal & Institutional Design and Functions of Regulators
Panels: Infrastructure and Finance I
Panels: Finance II and State & Concurrent List Subjects
Panels: Private Ordering
Panels: Improving Urban Environments and Reflectors
Conference Details
| Particulars | |
|---|---|
| Type | Conference |
| Date | 20-23 May 2026 |
| Time | 03:00 PM onwards |
| Venue | BASE-U, Bangalore |
Design
This conference departs from the traditional chapter-wise presentation and discussion format. Instead, chapters addressing related themes have been grouped into thematic panels. Each panel brings together multiple contributors to enable cross-cutting discussion and synthesis, followed by open floor comments. The programme is organised into 10 such panels over two days.
Schedule
Day 0 - 20 May 2026
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 15:00 - 19:30 | Arrive and check-in at the accommodation at your convenience. |
| 19:30 onwards | Welcome dinner for conference participants. |
Day 1 - 21 May 2026
| Time | Session | Participants |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Inauguration | Keynote Speaker: KP Krishnan Opening Remarks: Prof. Vishwanatha, VC, BASE University |
| 10:30 – 11:30 | Legal & Institutional Design: SRAs and the Constitution, Agency Architecture, Organisational Design | Panel: Pratik Datta, Ajay Shah and Susan Thomas Moderator: Sudhir Krishnaswamy |
| 11:30 – 11:50 | Break | — |
| 11:50 – 13:05 | Functions of Regulators: Legislative Process, Regulatory Impact Assessment, Executive Process, Judicial Process | Panel: Amol Kulkarni, Pavithra Manivannan, Bhavin Patel and Antaraa Vasudev Moderators: Vijay Singh Chauhan and Sidharth Chauhan |
| 13:05 – 14:30 | Lunch | — |
| 14:30 – 15:45 | Infrastructure: Oil and Gas, Airports, Telecom, Competition | Panel: Amol Kulkarni, Sudha Mahalingam, Smriti Parsheera and Sandeep Prakash Moderator: Rishikesha T. |
| 15:45 – 16:00 | Break | — |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | Finance I: Financial Resolution, Banking, Systemic Risk | Panel: Vikas Dimble, Prachi Mishra, Shashank Saksena and Bhargavi Zaveri-Shah Moderator: Duvvuri Subbarao |
| 17:00 – 19:00 | Unstructured | — |
| 19:00 – 20:30 | Pre-Dinner Talk 1 | Speaker: P. Ravikumar, Chairman, KERC Moderator: Renuka Sane |
| 20:30 onwards | Dinner | — |
Day 2 - 22 May 2026
| Time | Session | Participants |
|---|---|---|
| 09:30–10:30 | Finance II: Insurance, Pension, Securities Market | Panel: Pratik Datta, Shashank Saksena and Karthik Suresh Moderator: Joshua Felman |
| 10:30–11:30 | State & Concurrent List Subjects: Health, Education, Labour | Panel: Amrita Agarwal and Bhuvana Anand Moderators: Lant Pritchett |
| 11:30–12:00 | Break | |
| 12:00–13:00 | Private Ordering: Self-Regulation, Data Protection, Professions | Panel: Shravani Nag, Prashant Narang and Vivek S. Moderator: Siddharth Narrain |
| 13:00–14:30 | Lunch | |
| 14:30–15:45 | Improving Urban Environments: Urban Built Environment, Urban Real Estate | Panel: Anirudh Burman, Navreet Singh Kang, Venky Panchapagesan and Bimal Patel Moderator: Yamini Aiyar |
| 15:45–16:00 | Break | |
| 16:00–17:15 | Open-ended Session with Reflectors | Panel: Yamini Aiyar, Joshua Felman, Lant Pritchett and Duvvuri Subbarao Moderators: KP Krishnan and Ajay Shah |
| 17:15–17:30 | Closing Remarks | |
| 17:30–19:00 | Unstructured | |
| 19:00–20:30 | Pre-dinner Talk 2 | Speaker: Kailash Nadh, CTO, Zerodha Moderator: Ajay Shah |
| 20:30 onwards | Dinner |
Day 3 - 23 May 2026
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 08:00 - 12:00 | Breakfast and check-out at your convenience. |