Rakesh Kochhar, Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C., USA (keynote address)

D. Narasimha Reddy, Institute for Human Development, New Delhi, India (valedictory address)

R. Balasubramaniam, Grassroots Research and Advocacy Movement, Mysore, India

Li Chunling, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China

Satish Deshpande, University of Delhi, Dehli, India

Darrick Hamilton, the New School, New York, USA

Surinder Singh Jodhka, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

N. Jayaram, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India

P.G. Jogdand, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India

G. Haragopal, National Law School of India University, Bangalore, India

Kris Marsh, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

Jessica Peña, University of Maryland, USA

Jessica S. Welburn, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA