17^th Annual India Chemical Industry Outlook Conference & Exhibition

on 29th February 1st March 2024 at The Taj Lands End, Mumbai

The Rise of India’s Chemical Industry: From Mission to Reality

AGENDA – DAY 1 29th Feb 2024

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

REGISTRATION / WELCOME

SESSION – 1

Inaugural Session: Laying out the countours & growth roadmap

9:00 AM-9:05 AM

Opening Remarks

Mr. Kamal P. Nanavaty
Chairman, Conference & Exhibition Expert Committee, ICC & President – Strategy Development, Reliance Industries Ltd

9:05 AM-9:10 AM

Welcome Address & Perspective on Indian Chemical Industry

Mr. Rajen Mariwala
President, ICC and Managing Director, Eternis Fine Chemicals Ltd.

9:10 AM-9:25 AM

Key Note Address I:

Tailwinds shaping the global chemical industry: Why is this time different?

Mr. Liam Condon
CEO, Johnson Matthey

9:25 AM-9:35 AM

Key Note Address II:

UK-India Partnership Opportunities in the Chemical Downstream Industry

Mr. Harjinder Kang,

His Majesty s Trade Commissioner (HMTC) for South Asia, British Deputy High Commission

9.35 AM-9.50 AM

Key Note Address III:

UAE-India Partnership Opportunities in the Chemical Industry

His Excellency Mr. Abdulla Al Shamsi

Ministry of Industry & Advance Technology, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

9.50 AM-10.05 AM

Key Note Address IV:

Road Map for Japan India Partnership: Petrochemicals

Mr. Nob Tabata

Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chemicals

Division, Energy & Chemicals Company, Itochu

Corporation, Japan

Mr. Ken Fukui

General Manager, Chemicals Division, Energy & Chemicals

Company, Itochu Corporation, Japan

10:05 AM-10:20 AM

Key Note Address V:

Lens into the Future Business trends shaping Chemical industry over next decade

Dr. Ulrich Weihe

Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company, Frankfurt

10.20 AM-10.35 AM

Address By Chief Guest : GoI initiatives to enable systemic transition to circular economy & sustainable development & Whitepaper Launch

Ms. Nivedita Shukla Verma, I.A.S.
Secretary, Dept. of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ministry for Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India (Invited)

10.35 AM-11.05 AM

Panel Discussion: State Governments pitch: State Government enablers to fuel growth of Chemical industry

Panelists:

–      Mr. Hemant Sharma, IAS,

Principal Secretary, Department of Industries, Government of Odisha

–      Mr. N. Yuvraj, IAS,

Secretary, Department of Industries & Commerce, Government of Andhra Pradesh

–      Dr. Vipin Sharma, IAS,

Chief Executive Officer, MIDC

11.05 AM-11.10 AM

Concluding Remarks & Vote of Thanks

Mr. Kartik Bharat Ram
Vice President, ICC and Joint Managing Director, SRF Ltd

11.10 AM-11.15 AM

Inauguration of the Exhibition

By ‘Chief Guest’

11:15 AM-12:00 Noon

COFFEE / TEA BREAK / NETWORKING AT EXHIBITION BOOTHS

SESSION – 2

Indian Chemical Industry: Chartering roadmap towards next wave of growth

Session Chairman: Mr. Yogesh M. Kothari, Chairman & Managing Director, Alkyl Amines Chemicals Ltd

12:00 Noon-12:15 PM

Criticality of capital to fuel growth: Making India as magnet for foreign investments

Mr. Ramakrishnan Mukundan,

MD & CEO, Tata Chemicals

12:15 PM-12:30 PM

Navigating margin cyclicity: Securing competitiveness of Indian chemicals industry

Mr. Avinash Goyal,

Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company, India

12:30 PM-12:45 PM

Challenge of Profitable Growth: Capturing domestic opportunity in a globally surplus environment

Mr. Suyog Kotecha,

President, Strategy and New business, Petrochemicals, Reliance Industries Ltd.

12:45 PM-12:50 PM

Q&A Session

Led by Session Chair

SESSION 3

Panel Discussion: Unleashing India’s potential

Panel Chair/Moderator: – Mr. Namitesh Roychoudhary, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Lanxess India Pvt. Ltd.

12:50 PM-1:35 PM

Global manufacturing powerhouse for MNCs

Panelists:

–      Mr. Alexander Gerding,

Managing Director, BASF India Ltd.

–      Mr. Vinod Paremal,

President & Managing Director – India Region, Evonik India Pvt. Ltd

–      Mr. Umesh Sathe,

Vice President and India BU CEO of Process Automation, Siemens

–      Mr. Chandrakant Nayak,

Country President & CEO, Dow India

–      Mr. Janardhanan Ramanujalu,

Head Rest of Asia (Excl.GC), SABIC

–      Mr. Mukesh Malhotra,

Country Manager & Managing Director, Syensqo India

1:35 PM-1:40 PM

Q&A Session

Led by Panel Chair

1:40 PM-2:30 PM

LUNCH/ NETWORKING /INTERACTION WITH BOOTHS

SESSION 4

Risk & Uncertainties – The Must Win Battles

Session Chairman: Mr. Bimal Goculdas, Managing Director & CEO, DMCC Specialty Chemicals Ltd.

2:30 PM-2:45 PM

Sustainable Digital Transformation: To battle the Growing Risks and Uncertainties

Mr. Axel Lorenz,

Global BU CEO, Process Automation, Siemens

2:45 PM-3:00 PM

Europe’s warmest summers: How should Indian chemical industry respond?

Mr Ravi Kapoor,

Chairman & Managing Director, Heubach Colour Pvt. Ltd.

3:00 PM-3:15 PM

Sustainable transition: Biotech to circumvent environmental impact

Mr. Samir Somaiya,

Chairman & Managing Director, Godavari Biorefineries Ltd.

3:15 PM-3:20 PM

Q&A Session

Led by Session Chair

SESSION 5

Panel Discussion: Achieving true north-star

Panel Chair/Moderator: Ms. Nitika Nathani, Partner, McKinsey & Company, India

3:20 PM-4:05 PM

Strategic plays towards winning global market share?

Panelists:

–      Mr. Rajendra Gogri,

Chairman & Managing Director, Aarti Industries Ltd

–      Mr. Maulik Patel,

CMD, Epigral Ltd. (formerly Meghmani Finechem Ltd.)

–      Mr. Maulik Mehta,

CEO & Executive Director, Deepak Nitrite Ltd

–      Ms. Vinati Saraf Mutreja,

Managing Director & CEO, Vinati Organics Ltd

–      Mr. Virender Kumar,

Group Marketing Head Arete Group (PIP)

–      Mr. Sridhar Venkiteswaran,

CEO, Avalon Consulting

4:05 PM-4:10 PM

Q&A Session

Led by Panel Chair

4.10 PM-4:30 PM

COFFEE / TEA BREAK / INTERACTION WITH BOOTHS

SESSION 6

Critical enablers to unlock growth opportunity for India

Session Chairman: Mr. Jayant V. Dhobley, Business Head and CEO – Global Chemicals, Fashion Yarn, & Insulators, Aditya Birla Group

4:30 PM-4:45 PM

Countering cyclicity through specialty: Is there a set recipe for success?

Mr. Deepak Jain,

CEO and Managing Director, Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd.

4:45 PM-5:00 PM

M&A in Indian Chemicals space – Joining hands with global marketplace

Mr. Mahesh Singhi,

Founder & MD, Singhi Advisors Pvt. Ltd.

5:00 PM-5;15 PM

Chemicals & capital markets: Implications of regional nuance for India

Ms. Chantal Lorbeer,

Partner, McKinsey & Company, Munich

5:15 PM-5:30 PM

Global competitiveness through technology adoption

Mr. Scott Genereux,

Senior VP, Chief Revenue Officer, Rockwell Automation INC

5:30 PM-5:35 PM

Q&A Session

Led by Session Chair

SESSION 7

Startup Bootcamp

Panel Chair/ Moderator: Ms. Rupali Jain, Partner, McKinsey & Company, India

5.35 PM-6.05 PM

Disruption In the Space: Elevator Pitch By Start-Up Founders in Chemical & Biotechnology industry

Panelists:

–      Mr. Daniel Stewart,

CEO and Co-Founder, ViridiCO2

–      Ms. Puja Jain,

ElementRe

–      Mr. Aniket Malshe,

Founder, Nichem Solutions

6:05 PM-6:10 PM

Q&A Session

Led by Panel Chair

6.30 PM onwards

NETWORKING DINNER FOR ALL DELEGATES

AGENDA – DAY 2 1st March 2024

9:30 AM-9:45 AM

Opening Remarks by Guest of Honour: GoI initiatives to support ‘Make in India, Make for the World’ in Chemicals

Mr. Deepak Mishra, IFoS

Joint Secretary, Dept. of Petrochemicals, Ministry of

Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India

SESSION 1

Emerging Trends, Disruptions and Opportunities

Session Chairperson: Mrs. Ramya Bharathram, Managing Director & CFO, Thirumalai Chemicals Ltd.

9:45 AM-10:00 AM

Delivering on the GenAI promise: Use-cases across the value-chain

Mr. Yashaswi Gautam,
Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company, Boston

10:00 AM-10:15 AM

Green chemicals – The upcoming industrial revolution

Dr. Partha P. Maitra

President New Initiatives,

Reliance Industries Ltd.

10:15 AM-10:30 AM

Shortage of chemical clusters in Eastern India / Coast: Role of Auro Industrial city (Kakinada SEZ) in bridging the gap

Mr. Ram Reddy Ojili

Managing Director, Kakinada SEZ Limited

Mr. Muralidharan,

Director, Kakinada SEZ Limited

10:30 AM-10:35 AM

Q&A Session

Led by Session Chair

SESSION 2

Panel Discussion on Chemistry Beyond Borders: Leveraging Flanders (Belgium) to Tackle Europe

Panel Chair/ Moderator: Mr. Mukesh Malhotra, Country Manager & Managing Director, Syensqo India

10:35 AM-11:05 AM

Flanders/ Belgium in playing a pivotal role in optimising presence of Indian chemical Industry in Europe

Panelists:

–      Ms. Ann Wurman,

Director ESSENSCIA Flanders, Director IVP Coatings

–      Mr. Luc Arnouts,

Vice President & Director International Relations and Networks – Port of Antwerp-Bruges

–      Mr. Wouter Vanhees,

Trade & Investment Commissioner Flanders Investment & Trade

11:05 AM-11:10 AM

Q&A Session

Led by Session Chair

11:10 AM-11:45 AM

COFFEE / TEA BREAK / INTERACTION WITH BOOTHS

SESSION 3

Technological Future: Era of Digital Transformations

11:45 AM-12:00 Noon

Variability to "value": Virtual Go & See on digital transformations

Mr. Ranjit Kanbarkar

Head of Advanced Manufacturing,

CEAT Limited

SESSION 4

Deep dive into Functional Excellence

Session Chairman: Mr. Ramkumar Shankar, Managing Director, Chemplast Sanmar Ltd

12:00 Noon-12:15 PM

Product-led lens in chemicals: Accelerating development cycles

Dr. Klaus Baumgart
Head of Product Management (Organic Pigments) & New Businesses, Sudarshan Chemicals

12:15 PM-12:30 PM

Next gen procurement: Beyond the clean sheet

Mr. Raj Tiwari
CEO, Speciality Chemicals & Whole Time Director, UPL Limited

12:30 PM-12:45 PM

From lab to markets: Accelerated development cycle as a source of competitive advantage

Mr. Ross Baglin

Chief Executive Officer, Interface Polymers

12:45 PM-01:00 PM

India s role to enhance access to Biopharmaceuticals

Dr. Samir Kulkarni

Head of Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai.

01:00 PM-01:15 PM

Beating markets through strategy: Imperatives for winning in commodity chemicals

Mr. Ankur Singh

Vice President and Head Strategy, DCM Shriram Limited

01:15 PM-01:20 PM

Q&A Session

Led by Session Chair

SESSION 5

Panel discussion on Deriving scale through distribution

Panel Chair/ Moderator: Mr. Alok Sharman, Regional Director South Asia & Managing Director India, Brenntag Ingredients India Pvt Ltd.

01:20 PM-02:05 PM

Deriving scale through distribution:

Shaping the India landscape

Panelists:

–      Mr. M. P. Lakshmipathy

Executive Director, Pon Pure Chemicals India Pvt Ltd

–      Mr. Robert Stuyt,

Secretary General, ICTA

–      Mr. Kapil Malhotra,

Global Business Unit Head-Fluoropolymers, Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd

–      Mr. Mottie Kessler,

Chairman and CEO, 2M Holdings Ltd

–      Mr. Taketo Kimura,

General Manager, Basic Chemicals Division, Mitsui & Co India Pvt Ltd.

02:05 PM-02:10 PM

Q&A Session

Led by Panel Chair

02:10 PM-03:00 PM

LUNCH/ NETWORKING /INTERACTION WITH BOOTHS

SESSION 6

Building resilience in enablers for growth of the Indian chemical industry

Session Chairman: Mr. B Vivek Shetty, Chairman, Viswaat Chemicals Ltd.

03:00 PM-03:15 PM

Indian Chemical Management & Safety: Shaping policy for brighter future

Dr. Jayachandran Nair
CEO, Global Product Compliance

03:15 PM-03:30 PM

De-risking the industry: Protection against tariff wars and dumping

Mr. AK Gupta, TPM Consultants

03:30 PM-03:45 PM

Building resilience: How to manage your own waste/ water?

Mr. Willi Muenninghoff
Regional Director – APAC, Health Sciences, Ramboll

03:45 PM-03:50 PM

Q&A

Led by Session Chair

SESSION 7

Panel discussion on Promising Outlook

Panel Chair/ Moderator: Mr. Ashwin C Shroff, Chairman, Excel Industries Ltd

03:50 PM-04:35 PM

An opportunity to bet on Indian Chemicals

Panelists:

–      Mr. Suresh Ramachandran,

Country Head & Managing Director, Arkema India

–      Mr. V. S. Anand,

Managing Director, NOCIL Limited

–      Mr. Anurag Roy,

Chief Executive Officer, Astec Lifesciences Ltd.

–      Mr. Vikram Singhal,

President, Gulbrandsen Technologies, Inc.

–      Mr. Prakash Raman,

Managing Director, Silox India Private Limited

–      Mr. Ravi Raghavan,

Editor, Chemical Weekly

04:35 PM-04:40 PM

Q&A Session

Led by Panel Chair

SESSION 8

Panel discussion on War for Talent

Panel Chair/ Moderator: Mr. Dinesh Mirchandani, Managing Partner, Boyden Global Executive Search/

Ms. Nita Keswani, Partner, Boyden Global Executive Search

04:40 PM-05:10 PM

War for Talent

Panelists:

–      Mr. Vishal Sharma,

CEO, Godrej Chemicals

–      Mr. Rupark Sarswat,

CEO, India Glycols Ltd.

–      Mr. Alexander Gerding,

Managing Director, BASF India Ltd.

–      Mr. Harsh Goenka,

Executive Director, Laxmi Organic Ltd.

05:10 PM-05:15 PM

Q&A Session

Led by Panel Chair

05:15 PM-05:20 PM

Closing remarks & vote of thanks

Mr. D. Sothi Selvam
Director General, ICC

05:20 PM-05:30 PM

COFFEE / TEA BREAK / INTERACTION WITH BOOTHS