Sessions

Research presentations by social scientists


Leading experimental and behavioural economists, cognitive neuroscientists and social psychologists will discuss innovative breakthroughs in their fields.

Panel discussions with development sector veterans


Thought-leaders across the development sector will share their views on applied behavioural science in policy and advocacy initiatives in India.

Dialogues on research policy and development

CSBC Dialogues

  • Dr Vikrom Mathur
  • Dr Narges Hajimoladarvish
  • Dr Sujoy Chakrabarty
  • Dr Luis Artavia Mora
  • Dr Pavan Mamidi
  • Jocelyn Joseph
  • Dr Sneha Shashidhara
  • Dr Shagata Mukherjee

The Atlas of Behaviour Change for Development

  • Shekhar Menon
  • Nirat Bhatnagar
  • Tishara Rajagopala
  • Jocelyn Joseph

Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning

  • Nirat Bhatnagar
  • Dr Pavan Mamidi
  • Dr Sneha Shashidhara
  • Darshil Shah

Panellists

Dr Pavan Mamidi

Dr Pavan Mamidi

Director, Centre for Social and Behaviour Change

Dr Sharon Barnhardt

Dr Sharon Barnhardt

Director - Research, Centre for Social and Behaviour Change

Dr Shagata Mukherjee

Dr Shagata Mukherjee

Deputy Director and Lead, Behavioural Insights Unit of India at NITI Aayog, Centre for Social and Behaviour Change

Dr Sneha Shashidhara

Dr Sneha Shashidhara

Senior Research Specialist, Centre for Social and Behaviour Change

Shekhar Menon

Dr Shekhar Menon

Senior Program Officer - Behavioural Insights at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Sujoy Chakrabarty

Dr Sujoy Chakrabarty

Professor of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Nirat Bhatnagar

Nirat Bhatnagar

Partner, Dalberg Advisors

Tishara Rajagopala

Tishara Rajagopala

Associate, Dalberg

Jocelyn Joseph

Jocelyn Joseph

Consultant, Behavioural Design and Impact

Darshil Shah

Darshil Shah

Research Associate

Dr Narges Hajimoladarvish

Dr Narges Hajimoladarvish

Senior Research Fellow

Dr Vikrom Mathur

Dr Vikrom Mathur

Senior Research Fellow - Climate Change

Dr Luis Artavia Mora

Dr Luis Artavia Mora

Consultant in Behavioral Sciences and Economic Development

Highlights

Here are some key highlights from the CSBC Behaviour Science Dialogue 2023!

We began with research presentations by leading experimental and behavioural economists, cognitive neuroscientists, and social psychologists. Scroll through for some of their insights!

The next day began with a panel discussion on the Atlas of Behaviour Change for Development, co-created with Dalberg & BMGF India. Shekhar Menon, Nirat Bhatnagar, Tishara Rajagopal, and Jocelyn Joseph shared how this tech platform will support high-quality behaviour change programs at scale.

In the next panel, Pavan Mamidi, Nirat Bhatnagar, Darshil Shah, and Dr Sneha Shashidhara discussed how ML and AI might be the next frontier for doing social good, and the ethical considerations we should keep in mind while thinking about how to employ them.

We ended with a closing address given by Sharon Barnhardt, who talked about what we had accomplished over the four days of the Dialogue and where we would go from here.