Rakesh Agenda – ICC 2024

DAY 1 - 29th February 2024

  • 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
  • 9.35 AM-9.50 AM: Key Note Address III: UAE-India Partnership Opportunities in the Chemical Industry
    Ministry of Industry & Advance Technology, United Arab Emirates
  • 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
  • 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: -
    Shri Hemant Sharma, IAS, Principal Secretary, Department of Industries, Government of Odisha
    Shri N. Yuvraj, IAS, Secretary, Department of Industries & Commerce, Government of Andhra Pradesh
    Dr. Vipin Sharma, IAS, Chief Executive Officer, MIDC (Invited)
    Shri. V Arun Roy, IAS., Secretary, Industries Department Secretariat, Government of Tamil Nadu (Invited)
  • 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'
  • 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
    Moderator: Mr. Deepak C. Mehta, Chairman & Managing Director, Deepak Nitrite 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. Namitesh Roychoudhary, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Lanxess India Pvt. Ltd.
    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. Ravi Goenka, Chairman & Managing Director, Laxmi Organic Industries 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
    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, Epigral Ltd. (formerly Meghmani Finechem 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
    Mr. Suresh Ramachandran, Country Head & Managing Director, Arkema India
  • 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. Bimal Goculdas, Managing Director & CEO, DMCC Specialty Chemicals Ltd.
  • 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: Tale of 2 super powers: How can India's chemical industry adapt to China's market movements? Or Supermajors versus Deglobalisation
    TBD
  • 5:30 PM-5:35 PM: Q&A Session
    Led by Session Chair
  • SESSION - 7: Startup Bootcamp
    Moderator: Ms. Rupali Jain, Partner, McKinsey & Company, India
  • 5.35 PM-6.20 PM: Disruption In The Space: Elevator Pitch By Start-Up Founders in Chemical & Biotechnology industry
    Panelists: -
    Evozyne / 21st Bio / Citrine / Econic Technologies / Absolute etc.
    Mr. Daniel Stewart, CEO and Co-Founder, ViridiCO2
    Ms. Puja Jain, ElementRe
    Mr. Aniket Malshe, Founder, Nichem Solutions
  • 6:20 PM-6:25 PM: Q&A Session
    Led by Panel Chair
  • 6.30 PM onwards: NETWORKING DINNER FOR ALL DELEGATES