Global Bihar Summit, the largest ever gathering of intellectuals in Bihar with the aim of Forging Partnership for Bihar Development is due to commence today . While the official inauguration is scheduled at 3 PM, the summit would start at 8 AM in morning.
It would consist of Registration and Pre-Event Sessions till 1 PM. There would be 3 parallel pre-event sessions at Hotel Maurya, Patna before official inauguration at S. K. Memorial Hall.
Pre-Event SessionsÂ
Sahitya Samvad
It would be an Interactive session wherein some well known authors poets and litterateurs from Bihar would exchange their ideas and experience. It would be moderated by Prof. Arun Kamal of Patna University
NGO Forum
It would be coordinated by Mr. Sujata Prasad Director, Institute of Government Accounts and Finance,  and would discuss the increasing  role of NGOs in the growth of Bihar. Figureheads and Representatives of about 25 NGOs would participate in this session
Presentation on Bihar Development
This Session would consists of view exchange and experts on Bihar Development. Several NRI doctors, entrepreneurs and Businessmen would attend this session. Â It would be chaired by Prof. N. K. Chaudhary of Patna University.
Inauguration
The Inauguration of the Summit would take place at 1500 hours by Nepal Prime Minister Dr. Â Baburam Bhattarai. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar , Dy. CM Sushil Modi, RBI Governor D. Subbarao, Planning Commission Vice-Chairman Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia and several other dignitaries would be present there.
Plenary Sessions
The Post- Inaugural session would commence at 4:30 PM with the theme of  strategies for mainstreaming less-developed regions in the inclusive growth process (with special reference to Bihar). It would be chaired by Mr. N . K. Singh, former Member Planning Commission and would  feature Prof. Lord Nicholas Stern  from London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom,  RBI Governor D. Subbarao  and Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman , Planning Commission as the speakers.
A small cultural program would also be organized which would showcase rich cultural heritage of Bihar.