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Regulation in India Conference, Bangalore, 2026

India’s growth journey depends on building a well-functioning market economy. The state's regulatory role is central to this. Regulation, when done right, enables competition, allows integration with global markets, and fosters high-productivity firms by correcting market failures. 


Over the past two decades, considerable expertise in regulation and how to do it right has developed in India. This conference is part of building a definitive volume on Regulation in India, which brings together the community of people who have shaped and observed the evolution of regulatory practice in India, including former and current regulators, civil servants, academics, and practitioners. 


The conference will explore how India can strengthen its regulatory institutions by improving their design, capacity, governance and accountability to pursue a more efficient and competitive economy. The program is organised into 10 thematic panels over two days. 

The discussions are expected to benefit both regulated entities and institutions engaged in regulatory governance.


This event is by invitation only. Please write to regulation.book@gmail.com if you'd like us to extend an invitation to you. 



Type
Conference
Date
20 - 23 May 2026
Time
03:00 PM
Where
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar School of Economics University, Bengaluru
Agenda
15:00 - 19:30

Arrive and check-in at the accommodation at your convenience.

19:30

Welcome dinner for conference participants.

09:00 - 09:30

Inauguration

Keynote Speaker: KP Krishnan

Opening remarks: Prof. Vishwanatha, VC, BASE University

09:30 -10:30

Legal & Institutional design: SRAs and the Constitution, Agency architecture, Organisational design

Panel: Pratik Datta, Ajay Shah and Susan Thomas

Moderator: Sudhir Krishnaswamy

10:30 - 11:45

Functions of regulators: Legislative process, Regulatory impact assessment, Executive process, Judicial process

Panel: Amol Kulkarni, Pavithra Manivannan, Bhavin Patel and Antaraa Vasudev

Moderator: Vijay Singh Chauhan and Sidharth Chauhan

11:45 - 12:00

Break

12:00 - 13:15

Evaluation of regulators: Review of regulatory orders, How judiciary views SRAs, Evaluation of regulatory performance

Panel: KP Krishnan, MS Sahoo

Moderator: Rahul Hemrajani

13:15 - 14:30

Lunch

14:30 - 15:45

Infrastructure: Oil and gas, Airports, Telecom, Competition, Electricity

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, Bankruptcy and resolution

Panel: Vikas Dimble, Shashank Saksena and Bhargavi Zaveri-Shah

Moderator: Duvuri Subbarao

17:00 - 19:00

Unstructured

19:00 - 20.30

Pre-dinner Talk 1

Speaker: P. Ravikumar, Chairman, KERC

Moderator: Renuka Sane

20:30

Dinner

09:30 - 10:30

Finance-II: Insurance, Pension, Securities market

Panel: Pratik Datta, Shashank Saksena and Karthik Suresh

Moderator: Josh Felman

10:30 - 11:30

State & concurrent list subjects: Health, Education,Labour

Panel: Amrita Agarwal and Bhuvana Anand

Moderator: Pankaj Chandra and 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 Aiyyar

15:45 - 16:00

Break

16:00 - 17:15

Open-ended session with Reflectors

Panel: Yamini Aiyyar, Pankaj Chandra, Joshua Felman, Rishikesha Krishnan, Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Lant Pritchett, and Duvuri Subbarao

Moderator: 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

Dinner

08:00 - 12:00

Breakfast and check-out at your convenience.