List of invited speakers, discussants and participants:
01. Dr. Ellen Bal, Amsterdam, Netherlands
02. Prof. Sanjib Baruah, Bard College, New York, USA
03. Ms. Miriam Bishokarma, University of Zürich, Switzerland
04. Prof. Gunnel Cederloef, Uppsala Univ. Sweden
05. Dr. Sarit Kr. Chaudhuri, Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, India
06. Mr. Debojyoti Das, SOAS, London, UK
07 Mr. Kaustubh Deka, JNU, New Delhi, India
08 Mr. Martin Dietzel, University of Erfurt, Germany
09. Dr. Thomas Eimer, Free University, Berlin
10. Ms. Mibi Ete, University of Bonn, Germany
11. Dr. Marcus Franke, Frankfurt,Germany
12. Dr. Eva Gerharz, Ruhr University, Bochum
13. Ms. Kerstin Grothmann, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
14. Ms. Jasmin Guenther, Göttingen University, Germany
15. Prof. Sanjoy Hazarika, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
16. Dr. B.G. Karlsson, Univ. Stockholm, Sweden
17. Ms. Ranibala Khumukcham, Manipur Univ., India & Univ. of Tartu, Estonia
18. Mr. Andreas Küchle, Humboldt University, Berlin
19. Dr. Hans J. von Lengerke, Hannover, Germany
20. Ms. Charisma K. Lepcha, NEHU, Shillong, India
21. Dr. Abraham Lotha, St. Joseph's College, Jakhama, Nagaland, India
22. Ms. Margaret Lyngdoh, University of Tartu, Estonia
23. Dr. Erik de Maaker, Leiden University, Netherlands
24. Dr. Wolfgang Mey, Hamburg, Germany
25. Dr. Vibha Joshi, MPI, Germany /Oxford University, UK
26. Dr. Philippe Ramirez, CNRS, Paris, France
27. Dr. Jürgen Schöpf, Phonogrammarchiv, Vienna, Austria
28. Mr. Jan Seifert, Leipzig, Germany
29. Dr. Sucheta Sen Chaudhuri, Central University, Ranchi, India
39. Prof. Guido Sprenger, Univ. Heidelberg, Germany
31. Ms. Bianca Son Suantak, SOAS, London, UK
32. Ms. Rebekka Sutter, Zurich University, Switzerland
33. Dr. Bert Suykens, Univ. Ghent, Belgium
34. Prof. Barend Jan Terwiel, Academy of Sciences, Göttingen, Germany
35. Dr. P. Thirumal, Hyderabad University, India
36. Ms. Lianboi Vaiphei, Delhi University, India
37. Prof. Ülo Valk, Univ. Tartu, Estonia
38. Dr. Mélanie Vandenhelsken, Austrian Academy, Vienna, Austria
39. Dr. Meenaxi Barkataki-Ruscheweyh, Göttingen University, Germany