Technical Sessions
09.00 am: Inauguration and Session I on “Biodiversity”
Shri. Ramu Damodaran, Chief, United Nations Academic Impact, Deputy Director for Partnerships and Public Engagement, Secretary, United Nations General Assembly on Information
09.30 am Session II on “Laudato Si’ – Envisioning an Integral Ecology”
Chev. (Dr.) Edward Edezhath, Former Syndicate Member, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady
10.30 am Session III on “The secretive cats of the mangroves”
Giridhar Malla, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun
11.30 am Session IV on “Marine Biodiversity and Conservation
Dr. S Bijoy Nandan, Professor& Head , Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology & Biochemistry, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science & Technology (CUSAT),
12.30 pm to 03.00 pm Lunch Break
03.00 pm Session V on “A dive into the world of turtles”
Ms. Sneha Dharwadkar, co-founder of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises of India (FTTI) & Wildlife Biologist from Gujarat
04.00 pm Session VI on “A rereading of Laudato Si in the Pandemic context” Fr. Rajesh Jose S J, Environmentalist
04.30 pm Session VIII on “Phytodiversity and Carbon Sequestration”
Dr. C C Harilal, Head, Department of Environmental Science, University of Calicut
Inaugural Ceremony
Welcome & Introduction
Prof. Shine Antony, Dean, Training and Development; Social Outreach (Addl. Charge), St. Albert’s College (Autonomous)
Presidential Address
Very Rev. Fr. Ebijin Arackal , Chancellor, Archdiocese of Verapoly
Inauguration
Shri. Ramu Damodaran, Chief, United Nations Academic Impact, Deputy Director for Partnerships and Public Engagement, Secretary, United Nations General Assembly on Information
Keynote Address
Rev. Fr. Jolly John Odathakkal, Vice Chairman, St. Albert’s College (Autonomous)
Environment Day Message
Fr. John Christopher Vadassery, Bursar & Vice Principal, St. Albert’s College (Autonomous)
Felicitation
Prof. K J Benny
Member, Governing Council, SACA & Head, Department of Zoology, St. Albert’s College (Autonomous)
Felicitation
Dr. J Jameson
Head, Department of Botany & Research Centre, St. Albert’s College (Autonomous)
Vote of Thanks
Dr. Bijoy V M, Social Outreach Team, St. Albert’s College (Autonomous)