DAY 1 - 4th March 2025
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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. 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. Rajeev Nair *, Global Head - Chemistry Business, Millipore Sigma, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany -
10:35 AM - 10:50 AM: Key Note Address IV:
Mr. Anup Kothari*, Executive Board Member at BASF, NJ, USA; Ludwigshafen, Germany -
10:50 AM - 11:05 AM: Key Note Address V:
Mr. Marco Mensink, Director General, European Chemical Industry Council – CEFIC, Brussels, Belgium -
11.05 AM – 11.45 AM: Special Address:
Smt. Nivedita Shukla Verma, I.A.S.*, Secretary, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India
Guest of Honor
Smt. Anupriya Patel*, Hon’ble Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India
Chief Guest Representing Ministry for Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India
Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda*, Hon’ble Minister for Health & Family Welfare and, Hon’ble Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India
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 -
11:45 AM - 11:50 AM: Concluding Remarks & Vote of Thanks
Ms. Ramya Bharathram, Vice President, ICC & Managing Director & CFO, Thirumalai Chemicals Ltd. - 11:50 AM – 11.55 AM: Inauguration of the Exhibition By 'Chief Guest'
- 11.55 AM - 12:15 PM: TEA / COFFEE BREAK
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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 -
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM: Crafting Resilience: Building a Diversified Portfolio
Mr. Jayant V. Dhobley, Business Head and CEO - Global Chemicals, Fashion Yarn, & Insulators, Aditya Birla Group -
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM: Securing Supply Chains: Gaining Localized Access for Stability and Efficiency
Mr. Suyog Kotecha, CEO & Executive Director, Aarti Industries Ltd. -
12:45 PM - 01:00 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 -
01:00 PM – 01:15 PM: Technology advantage: Role of Digitalization and AI in ensuring high margins
Mr. Umesh Sathe, CEO – Process Automation Business, Siemens Ltd.
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SESSION – 2: Learnings from China's journey in the Chemicals Sector
Session Chairman : Mr. Deepak C. Mehta, Chairman & Managing Director, Deepak Group -
01:15 PM - 01:30 PM: Strategic Bridge: Insights and Strategies for Operating in the Chinese Market
Mr. Alexander Gerding*, Managing Director, BASF India Ltd. -
01:30 PM - 01:45 PM: Corporate Magnetism: Why are Companies Gravitating Towards China? Policy and other factors
Mr. Sheng Hong, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company, Shanghai, China - 01.45 PM - 02:45 PM: LUNCH BREAK
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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. -
02:45 PM - 03:30 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. Virender Kumar, Vice President – Marketing, PIP (Arete Group)
Mr. Nilesh Modi*, Senior Vice President, Reliance Industries Ltd.
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SESSION - 4 New Frontiers of the Indian Chemical Industry
Session Chairman: Mr. Divy Malik, Partner, McKinsey & Company, India -
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
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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.
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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
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09:00 AM - 09:15 AM: Key Note Address
Prof. Shireesh Kedare*, Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay -
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 Government of India
Ms. Sukriti Likhi I.A.S.*, Chairperson, National Authority Chemical Weapons Convention (NACWC), Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India -
09:45 AM - 10:00 AM: Chief Guest representing Global Chemical Industry
Dr. Ilham Kadri, President, International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) & CEO, Syensqo, Belgium - 10:00 AM - 10:30 PM: TEA / COFFEE BREAK
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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 -
10:30 AM - 11:15 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.
Dr. Krishna Kumar Rangachari*, Managing Director – Custom Manufacturing Chemicals Division (CMCD), Chemplast Sanmar Ltd.
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SESSION – 2: Unlocking India's Potential: Embracing Sustainability as a Strategic Opportunity for Growth
Session Chairman : Mr. Ashwin C. Shroff, Chairman, Excel Industries Ltd -
11.15 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
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SESSION - 3 Panel Discussion: Mastering process safety: Lessons and best practices from the Frontline
Moderator: Mr. Suresh Ramachandran, Country Head & Managing Director, Arkema India -
12:00 NOON - 12:45 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. Sabaleel Nandy, CEO, DCM Shriram Chemicals
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
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SESSION - 4 Developing the Ecosystem for the Future Indian Chemical Industry
Session Chairman: Mr. Ravi Kapoor, MD, Heubach Colour Pvt. Ltd. -
12.45 PM – 01:00 PM: Leveraging Technology: The Impact of Data and Analytics on Chemical Industry
Mr. Deepak Jain, CEO & MD, Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd. -
01:00 PM - 01:15 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. -
01:15 PM – 01:30 PM: Compliance Blueprint: Global and Local Perspectives on Navigating Regulatory Pressures for Resilient Growth
Mr. Shisher Kumra, Founder & Executive Director, Global Product Compliance - 01:30 PM – 02:30 PM: LUNCH BREAK
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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 of Manufacturing Business IT, 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
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SESSION - 6: Enriching Talent: Attracting and Preserving Human Capital
Moderator: TBC -
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. Gaurav Mathur*, Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer, Epsilon Carbon Private Limited (ECPL)
Mr. Hitesh Chugh*, Head of HR – Petchem, Reliance Industries Ltd.
Mr. Amlan Das*, Manging Director & Kam(E&I APAC) Speciality Polymers, SYENSQO India -
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