3rd International Sikh Research Summit: September 28-29

 According to Voice Online “ THE International Sikh Research Summit is being held on September 28 and 29 by the Guru Nanak Institute of Global Studies at Dhaliwal Banquet Hall at #230 8166 128 Street in Surrey.

Day 1: September 28

7:30am          Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:30am            Opening Remarks
                        Summit Co-Chair: Dr. Baljit Singh, VP Research, University of Saskatchewan,                              Canada

                        Greetings
                        Prime Minister of Canada, Premier of British Columbia, &                          the Mayor of Surrey

9:00am            Keynote: Building an Excellent University from Scratch
                        Dr. Alastair Summerlee, Former President & Vice-Chancellor, University of                                   Guelph & Carleton University, Canada
Currently Adjunct Professor, Carleton University, Canada

10:00am          Break

10:30am          Panel: Internationalizing Higher Education: Challenges and Best Practices

• Victor Ramraj, Professor of Law & Chair, Asia-Pacific Legal Relations, University of Victoria, Canada
• Pooja Parmar, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Victoria, Canada
• Tricia Best, Director, International Centre for Students, University of Victoria, Canada
• Sharanjit Kaur Sandhra, Faculty, GNI Canada
• Jaskaran Singh Benipal, Co-Founder, “We Care Canada”, An International Student Organization

12:00pm          Lunch

1:00pm            Sikh Scientists’ Contribution to Global Wheat Production
Dr. Kulvinder Singh Gill, Washington State University, USA

                        Energy Sustainability in Built Environments: Path from Policies to                                         Implementation
Dr. Kuljeet Singh Grewal, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada

                        Food and Nutritional Security: Contributions by Sikh Researchers
Dr. Jaswinder Singh, McGill University, Canada

Panel: Sikh Institutions’ Contributions to Equitable Global Food Security

• Chanpreet Kaur, President & CEO, Sandhu Fruit Farm & Mangal Capital, Canada
• Maninder Singh Sandhu, Chief Operating Officer, Crown Nut Company Inc., USA
• Kulvinder Singh Gill, Washington State University, USA
• Kuljeet Singh Grewal, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada
• Jaswinder Singh, McGill University, Canada

3:15pm            Break

3:30pm            Canadian Political Landscape (Democracy, Polarization, Global/National/Local)

• Baljit Singh, VP Research, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
• Charlie Smith, Editor Pancouver Media, B.C, Canada
• The Hon. Wally Oppal K.C., former Justice of BC’s Court of Appeal, Attorney General & Minister of Multiculturalism of BC, Canada
• Rumneek Kaur Johal, Associate Editor, Press Progress, Canada
• Anupreet Sandhu Bhamra, UBC Faculty, Canada

4:45pm            Break

6:30pm            DINNER – Fireside Chat Guest: Harjit Singh Sajjan, President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada, Minister of EmergencyPreparedness of Canada, Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada
Moderated by Neesha Kaur Hothi, GNI Marketing & Communications

Day 2: September 29

7:30am          Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:30am            Opening Remarks
Summit Co-Chair: Dr. Satpal Singh, Professor Emeritus, State University of New                          York, Buffalo, USA

                        Greetings
BC Conservative Party Leader, Mayor of Langley

8:45am            Keynote: Decolonizing Education – Spaces of Inclusion, Innovation and                                Creative Thinking
Dr. Manjeet Kaur Ramgotra, Faculty Member, University of London, UK

9:30am            Reconstructing the Zafarnama with Contemporaneous Manuscript                                         Evidence
Dr. Harpreet Singh, Research Scholar, Harvard University, USA

10:00am          Break

10:15am          Virtual Convocation

10:45am          Overcoming Barriers: Struggles and Solutions for Bagri Sikhs in Pakistan
Dr. Sagarjeet Singh, Practicing Physician & Research Scholar, Pakistan

11:15am          Silent Struggles: Addressing the Rise of Mental Health Issues in the UK’s                             Sikh Community
Nimrita Kaur Bahia, Psychologist & Faculty Member, Coventry University, UK

11:45am          Lunch & Group Picture

12:45am          Panel: Family Mental Health: Everyone Matters

• Prabhleen Kaur Sandhu, D. Clin. Psy (UK) & Supervised Psychology Practitioner, Canada
• Gurvinder Singh Warrya, UBC Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Faculty, VCHA, Canada
• Lavleen Kaur Walia, UBC Student & Founder, Project Mind Foundation, Canada
• Tejinder Singh Gill, Youth Worker, Options Community Services, Canada
• Nimrita Kaur Bahia, Psychologist & Faculty Member, Coventry University, UK

2:15pm            Youth Voices (TED Talk format)

• Jasmine Kaur Sidhu, Student, University of British Columbia
• Harman Singh, Student, Kwantlen Polytechnic University
• Simar Kaur Shoker, Student, Simon Fraser University
• Mankanwar Singh, Student, University of British Columbia 

2:40pm            Break

3:00pm            Panel: Imagining Guru Nanak University in Canada

• Satvir Singh, Associate Professor, Angelo State University, Texas, USA
• Zora Singh, Chancellor, Desh Bhagat University, India
• Baljit Singh, VP Research, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
• Satwinder Kaur Bains, Director SASI & Senior Faculty Associate, University of Fraser Valley, Canada
• Gian Singh Sandhu, President & CEO, Guru Nanak Institute of Global Studies, Canada

4:30pm            Summit Closing Summary

4:45pm            End of Summit