CONFERENCE AGENDA

  • 09:30 AM - 09:40 AM: Opening Remarks
    Mr. Kamal P. Nanavaty, Chairman, Conference & Exhibition Expert Committee, ICC
  • 09:40 AM - 09:50 AM: Welcome Address & Retrospective view of India's Chemical Industry
    Mr. Kartik Bharat Ram, President, Indian Chemical Council & Joint Managing Director, SRF Ltd.
  • 09:50 AM - 10:05 AM: Key Note Address I: Unlocking Value: Sustainability and Global Competitiveness for the future of the Indian Chemical Industry
    Dr. A. N. Sreeram, Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President - Research & Development, DOW, USA
  • 10:05 AM - 10:20 AM: Key Note Address II: Strategic Outlook: A Global Perspective on the Chemicals Industry
    Mr. Chris Musso, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company, Denver, Colorado, USA
  • 10:20 AM - 10:35 AM: Key Note Address III:
    Mr. Marco Mensink, Director General, European Chemical Industry Council – CEFIC, Brussels, Belgium
  • 10.35 AM – 10.50 AM: Key note Address IV:
    Dr. N. Yuvaraj, I.A.S., Secretary to Government, Industry & Commerce and Food Processing Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh
  • 10.50 AM – 11.20 AM: Special Address:
    Smt. Nivedita Shukla Verma, I.A.S., Secretary, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India

    Address by Guest of Honor
    Smt. Anupriya Patel*, Hon’ble Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India

    Address by Chief Guest Representing Ministry for Commerce & Industry, Government of India
    Shri Piyush Goyal*, Hon’ble Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Government of India
  • 11:20 AM - 11:25 AM: Concluding Remarks & Vote of Thanks
    Ms. Ramya Bharathram, Vice President, ICC & Managing Director & CFO, Thirumalai Chemicals Ltd.
  • 11:25 AM – 11.30 AM: Inauguration of the Exhibition By 'Chief Guest'
  • 11.30 AM - 12:00 NOON: TEA / COFFEE BREAK
  • SESSION 1: Staying Ahead: Strategies for Navigating Margin Cyclicality while ensuring value unlock
    Session Chairman: Mr. Yogesh M. Kothari, Chairman & Managing Director, Alkyl Amines Chemicals Ltd
  • 12:00 PM - 12:15 PM: Crafting Resilience: Building a Diversified Portfolio
    Mr. Jayant V. Dhobley, Business Head and CEO - Global Chemicals, Fashion Yarn, & Insulators, Aditya Birla Group
  • 12:15 PM - 12:30 PM: Securing Supply Chains: Gaining Localized Access for Stability and Efficiency
    Mr. Suyog Kotecha, CEO & Executive Director, Aarti Industries Ltd.
  • 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM: Elevating India’s Role: Imperatives for Indian players to capture value in the Global Chemicals industry
    Mr. Avinash Goyal, Sr. Partner, McKinsey & Company, Mumbai
  • 12:45 PM – 01:00 PM: Technology advantage: Role of Digitalization and AI in ensuring high margins
    Mr. Umesh Sathe, CEO – Process Automation Business, Siemens Ltd.
  • SESSION – 2: Exclusive Chat on Learnings from China's Journey in the Chemicals Sector
    01:00 PM - 01:30 PM: Between
    Mr. Deepak C. Mehta, Chairman & Managing Director, Deepak Group
    &
    Mr. Sheng Hong, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company, Shanghai, China
  • 01:30 PM - 02:20 PM: LUNCH BREAK
  • SESSION - 3 Panel Discussion: Growth Opportunities in India: Role of Chemical Industry to achieve Viksit Bharat 2047
    Moderator: Mr. Kartik Bharat Ram, President, Indian Chemical Council & Jt. Managing Director, SRF Ltd.
  • 02:20 PM - 03:15 PM:
    • Upcoming mega projects and big bold bets• Expanding beyond borders to global markets • Contribution to sustainability and net zero goals • Creating robust domestic capabilities • Building up the required capital
    Panelists: -
    Mr. Namitesh Roychoudhary, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Lanxess India Private Limited
    Mr. Vishal Sharma, Executive Director and CEO, Godrej Industries Ltd. (Chemicals)
    Mr. Radhesh Welling, CEO, Novopor Advanced Science Pvt. Ltd.
    Ms. Bhavna Bindra, Managing Director, India, Middle East and Africa, Lubrizol Advanced Material India Pvt. Ltd.

    Mr. Maulik Patel, Chairman & Managing Director, Epigral Limited.
    Mr. Virender Kumar, Vice President – Marketing, PIP (Arete Group)
    Mr. Vikram Sampat, Senior Vice President –  Strategy & Business Development - Petrochemicals, Reliance Industries Ltd.
  • SESSION - 4 New Frontiers of the Indian Chemical Industry
    Session Chairman: Mr. Divy Malik, Partner, McKinsey & Company, India
  • 03:15 PM - 03:30 PM: Evolution of New Frontiers I: Global Trends – Top 10 product trends shaping the global chemical industry today
    Mr. Dewey Johnson, SVP & Global Lead - Chemical Market Analytics, Houston, Texas, USA
  • 03:30 PM - 03:45 PM: Evolution of New Frontiers I: Semiconductor Grade Chemicals
    Mr. Avinash Avula, Country President, Applied Materials (India) Pvt Ltd.
  • 03:45 PM - 04:00 PM: Evolution of New Frontiers II: Battery Materials/ Chemicals
    Mr. Vikram Handa, Managing Director, Epsilon Carbon Pvt Ltd
  • 04:00 PM - 04:15 PM: Evolution of New Frontiers III: Semiconductor Grade Gases
    Mr. Steve Lovatt, Head of Technical Governance – GGC Electronics, Linde Group, Shanghai
  • 04:15 PM - 04:30 PM: Evolution of New Frontiers IV: Biochemicals
    Mr. Samir S. Somaiya, Chairman & Managing Director, Godavari Biorefineries Ltd.
  • 04:30 PM – 04:45 PM: TEA / COFFEE BREAK
  • SESSION - 5 Panel Discussion: Mastering the M&A game: Putting India on the global map through M&As
    Moderator: Ms. Nitika Nathani, Partner, McKinsey & Company, India
  • 04:45 PM - 05:30 PM:
    • Strategic Global Mergers • Strategic Target Selection: Best practices • Post-deal unlocks and identification of synergies • Perspectives on cross-border integrations
    Panelists: -
    Mr. Vikram Shroff, Vice-Chairman & Co-CEO, UPL Ltd.
    Mr. Rajen K. Mariwala, Managing Director, Eternis Fine Chemicals Ltd.
    Mr. Ravi Goenka, Executive Chairman, Laxmi Organic Industries Ltd.
    Mr. Vinod Paremal,President and Managing Director, Evonik India Pvt. Ltd.
    Mr. Malte Jantz, Managing Director and Partner and lead -M&A team, CFI Switzerland (Helbling Group)
    Mr. Sanjay Asher, Senior Partner, Crawford Bayley & Co.
  • SESSION - 6: Startup Bootcamp
    Moderator: Ms. Chahat Gupta, Engagement Manager, McKinsey & Co.
  • 05.30 PM - 06.15 PM: Disruption In The Space: Elevator Pitch by Start-Up Founders in Chemicals Industry
    Panelists: -
    Dr. Aman Desai, Director and Senior VP - Research, Manufacturing, Operations, Aether Industries Limited
    Dr Andrew Schwarz, Business Development Director, FluoRok, Oxford, England
    Mr. Atharva Patankar, Co-Founder, Tech. Operations & Business, Greyeast Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
    Mr. Harsh Bhatt, CEO & Cofounder, ESG Resin Pvt. Ltd.
    Dr. Edward Jones, Principal Engineer, Kelpi, Bristol, England
  • 07.00 PM onwards: NETWORKING DINNER FOR ALL DELEGATES
  • 09:00 AM - 09:05 AM: Opening Remarks
    Mr. Kamal P. Nanavaty, Chairman, Conference & Exhibition Expert Committee, ICC
  • 09:05 AM - 09:15 AM: Key Note Address
    Prof. Ravi Gudi, Dean ACR & Professor, IIT Bombay and AI & ML Chair Professor
  • 09:15 AM - 09:30 AM: Opening Remarks by Guests of Honour
    Shri Deepankar Aron, IRS*, Joint Secretary (Chemicals), Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India
    Shri Deepak Mishra, I.Fo.S*., Joint Secretary – Petrochemicals, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India
  • 09:30 AM - 09:45 AM: Chief Guest representing Global Chemical Industry
    Dr. Ilham Kadri, President, International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) & CEO, Syensqo, Belgium
  • 09:45 AM - 09:50 AM: Presentation of Responsible Care Logo Certificates
    By “Chief Guests”
  • 09:50 AM - 10:15 PM: TEA / COFFEE BREAK
  • SESSION - 1 Panel Discussion: Strategies for Long-term value capture within specialty chemicals
    Moderator: Mr. Bimal L. Goculdas, Managing Director & CEO, DMCC Specialty Chemicals Ltd
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM:
    • Elevating the portfolio to include high-value specialties • Diversifying the portfolio by identifying high value adjacencies • Foresight into consumer trends and preferences for unlock value in portfolio
    Panelists: -
    Mr. Vaijanath Kulkarni, COO & Executive Director, Galaxy Surfactants Ltd and Chairman, Galaxy Chemicals (Egypt) SAE
    Mr. Anurag Jain, President & CEO, Specialty Chemicals Business & Chemicals Technology Group, SRF Ltd
    Mr. Prakash Raman, Managing Director, Silox India Pvt. Ltd.
    Dr. Marcus Obkircher, Director, R&D and Global Head of Customer Solutions R&D for Life Science, Merck Life Science Pvt. Ltd.
    Mr. Kapil Malhotra, Global Business Unit Head-Fluoropolymers, Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd.
  • SESSION – 2: Unlocking India's Potential: Embracing Sustainability as a Strategic Opportunity for Growth
    Session Chairman : Mr. Ashwin C. Shroff, Chairman, Excel Industries Ltd
  • 11.00 AM – 11.15 AM: Unlocking opportunities: Enabling the green transition of the customers
    Mr. Alexander Gerding, Managing Director, BASF India Ltd.
  • 11.15 AM – 11.30 AM: Scaling Circularity Principles: Mitigating Risks and ensuring Business Continuity
    Ms. Meeta Narsinghani, Head Growth & Strategy – Sustainability, Reliance Industries Ltd.
  • 11.30 AM – 11.45 AM: Decarbonization Roadmap till 2070: Chemical Industry's Role in Achieving India's Targets while Tackling Global Regulations
    Mr. Raoul Meys, Managing Director, Carbon Minds GmbH
  • 11.45 AM – 12.00 NOON: Digitalization as a tool for Embracing Sustainability
    Mr. Dilip Sawhney, Managing Director, Rockwell India
  • 12.00 NOON – 12.15 PM: Starting with Sustainability: Embedding sustainability thinking at the innovation phase
    Ms. Elizabeth Grove, Chief Sustainability Officer, Vice President – Public Affairs – The Lubrizol Corporation & President – The Lubrizol Foundation, Ohio, USA
  • 12.15 PM – 12.30 PM: Energy 2040: Balancing Innovation, Economics and Climate Goals
    Prof. Deepak Divan, Professor, Georgia Tech, Member, US National Academy of Engineering, Marietta, Georgia, United States
  • SESSION - 3 Panel Discussion: Mastering process safety: Lessons and best practices from the Frontline
    Moderator: Mr. Suresh Ramachandran, Country Head & Managing Director, Arkema India
  • 12:30 PM - 01:15 PM:
    • Balancing Environmental Protection while Catalyzing Growth • Adherence and Advancement of Chemical Manufacturing Practices • Best in class practices for ensuring Process Safety in Chemical Industry
    Panelists: -
    Mr. Yatendra Lodha, Group Head- Safety & Operational Risk, Reliance Industries Limited
    Mr. V. S. Anand, Managing Director, NOCIL Ltd.
    Mr. Umesh Dhake, Associate Director, Asia, Middle East, Oceania & Africa Region, Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS)
    Mr. Hemant Sethi, Managing Director, British Safety Council (India) LLP
    Mr. Olaf Streit, Business Director, Asia, Aucotec AG, Germany
  • SESSION - 4 Developing the Ecosystem for the Future Indian Chemical Industry
    Session Chairman: Professor Aniruddha B. Pandit, Vice Chancellor, Institute Of Chemical Technology
  • 01:15 PM – 01:30 PM: Leveraging Technology: The Impact of Data and Analytics on Chemical Industry
    Mr. Deepak Jain, CEO & MD, Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd.
  • 01:30 PM - 01:45 PM: Growth Catalyst: The role of CDMOs in shaping the future of the chemicals industry
    Mr. Rajesh Kumar Srivastava, MD & CEO, Cohizon Life Sciences Ltd.
  • 01:45 PM – 02:00 PM: Compliance Blueprint: Global and Local Perspectives on Navigating Regulatory Pressures for Resilient Growth
    Mr. Shisher Kumra, Founder & Executive Director, Global Product Compliance
  • 02:00 PM – 02:30 PM: LUNCH BREAK
  • SESSION - 5 Panel Discussion: Building resilient supply chains in the Chemicals industry
    Moderator: Mr. B. Vivek Shetty, Chairman, Viswaat Chemicals Ltd.
  • 02:30 PM - 03:15 PM:
    • Forging deeper, long-term supplier relationships • Leveraging risk monitoring and assessment tools • Ensuring operational flexibility in times of headwinds • Increasing self-reliance/building domestic capabilities • Building forward looking supply chains with a focus on ESG adherence • Building robust supply chain infrastructure to facilitate trade
    Panelists: -
    Dr. Rajan Venkatesh, Managing Director & CEO, Laxmi Organic Industries Ltd.
    Mr. Uthayaraja Rajamani, Director (Manufacturing Business), Balmer Lawrie & Company Ltd.
    Mr. Sridhar Venkiteswaran, CEO, Avalon Consulting
    Mr. M Ponnuswami, Founder & MD, Pon Pure Chemicals Group
    Mr. Tim Doggett, Chief Executive, Chemical Business Association, UK
    Dr. Sanjay Mishra, CEO, LCS Services India Private Ltd
  • SESSION - 6: Enriching Talent: Attracting and Preserving Human Capital
    Panel Chair: Mr. Dinesh Mirchandani, Managing Partner, Boyden Global Executive Search
    Moderator: Ms. Nita Keswani, Partner, Boyden Global Executive Search
  • 03:15 PM - 04:00 PM: Perspectives on Future Workforce
    • Role of Human Capital in Next Gen Factories • Collaboration with Academia to Nuture Talents • Adapting and Upskilling Workforce to Rapid Advancements in Industry
    Panelists: -
    Mr. Natarajan Krishnan, Managing Director & CEO, Galaxy Surfactants Ltd.
    Mr. Janardhanan Ramanujalu, Vice President and Regional Head - ROA (Excl. GC), SABIC INDIA
    Mr. Sanjay Sinha, Chief Executive Officer, Thirumalai Chemicals Ltd.
    Mr. Stefan Barot, President – Chemicals, Balrampur Chini Mills
  • 04:00 PM - 04:15 PM: Summing up Session and Vote of Thanks
    Mr. D Sothi Selvam, Director General, Indian Chemical Council
  • 04:15 PM onwards NETWORKING OVER TEA/COFFEE

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