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This video features the opening segment of the inaugural session of the 2026 WIDER Development Conference, held in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday, 18 March 2026. The session opens the conference with remarks from UNU-WIDER and ISID, followed by special remarks from senior United Nations officials and an inaugural address by Suman Bery, Honourable Vice Chairperson of NITI Aayog. Speakers Opening remarks Prof Kunal Sen | Director, UNU-WIDER Prof Nagesh Kumar | Director, Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID) Special remarks Stefan Priesner | United Nations Resident Coordinator in India Prof Tshilidzi Marwala | Rector, United Nations University and Under-Secretary-General, United Nations Inaugural address Suman Bery | Honourable Vice Chairperson, NITI Aayog The 2026 WIDER Development Conference, co-organized by UNU-WIDER and ISID, explores green industrialization and inclusive growth in a fractured world order. The conference convenes researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to examine how countries in the Global South can respond to new challenges in global economic governance, climate transitions, industrial policy, and inclusive development. Learn more: https://www.wider.unu.edu/plenary-session/inaugural-session-industrial-policy-global-transitions UNU-WIDER: https://www.wider.unu.edu