*All sessions and times are subject to change.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
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9:00 am
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Registration/Breakfast/Exhibits Open
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| 10:00 am |
Welcome Remarks |
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Dipankar Dutta Gupta, President, Indian Chemical Council (ICC)
John Pearson, Divisional President, Chemical Week |
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| 10:05 am |
Opening Remarks by Chemical Week |
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Lyn Tattum, Publisher/Group VP, Chemical Week |
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| 10:10 am |
Inaugural Address |
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U. S. Jha, Chairman and Managing Director, Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.
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| 10:20 am |
India's Plans for Growth: New Investment Regions |
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K.C. Misra, joint secretary, Department of Chemical & Petrochemicals,
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers |
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| 10:50 am |
The Emerging Role of India in the Global Petrochemical Industry |
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Kamal Nanavaty, President/Cracker & Polymers Sector, Reliance Industries
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| 11:20 am |
Thank You Remarks |
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D.P. Misra, Director General, ICC |
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| 11:25 am |
Coffee Break/Exhibits |
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Hosted by: M/S Daga Global Chemicals Ltd. |
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| 11:45 am |
Entrance Strategies into India |
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George Corbin, President and CEO, Solvay Advanced Polymers |
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| 12:15 pm |
Fine Chemicals and Pharma Boosts Health in the Industry |
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Jai Hiremath, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Hikal |
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| 12:45 pm |
Luncheon |
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Hosted by: LyondellBasell Industries |
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| 2:20 pm |
An Outlook of the Petrochemical and Polymers Industry |
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Just Jansz, President, Technology Business, LyondellBasell Industries |
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| 2:50 pm |
Human Resources: Where is the Talent Coming From? |
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Ramamurthy Sankar, Executive Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers Pvt. Ltd. |
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| 3:20 pm |
India's Emerging M&A Scene: Catching Up With
the Global Marketplace |
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Alasdair Nisbet, Managing Director, Lazard |
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| 3:50 pm |
Coffee Break/Exhibits |
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Hosted by: M/S Daga Global Chemicals Ltd. |
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| 4:15 pm |
Challenges of Doing Business in India |
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G. Ramaseshan, Chief Executive & Head of South Asia/Care Chemicals, BASF India |
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| 4:45 pm |
Branching Out Globally |
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R Mukundan, EVP Chemicals Business, Tata Chemicals Ltd. |
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| 5:15 pm |
Panel Discussion
Addressing Infrastructure and Logistical Challenges |
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Moderator: Rajeev M. Pandia, Managing Director, SI Group-India Limited
Panel Members:
Venugopal Koka, President and CEO, SABIC Innovative Plastics, India
S. K. Hazra, Chairman, Safety, Health & Environment Expert Committee,
ICC and Managing Director, Aegis Logistics Ltd.
Julian Ho, Executive Director/Energy, Chemicals & Engineering Services,
Singapore Economic Development Board
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| 6:00 pm |
Cocktail Reception |
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Hosted by: Reliance Industries Limited |
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| 7:00 pm |
Dinner |
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
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| 8:30 am |
Breakfast/Exhibits |
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| 9:10 am |
Day Two Opening Remarks |
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| 9:15 am |
Turning Oil and Gas into Chemicals |
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K Govindarajan, Executive Director/Petrochemicals, Indian Oil Corp
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| 9:45 am |
Panel Discussion
Locating Licensing Opportunities in India |
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Moderator: D. P. Misra, Director General, ICC
Panel Members:
Rocky Vermani, Managing Director/Licensing, Nova Chemicals
Pooran C Tripathi, President, Stone & Webster Rolta Ltd.
Just Jansz, President/Technology Business, LyondellBasell Industries |
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| 10:30 am |
Coffee Break/Exhibits |
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Hosted by: M/S Daga Global Chemicals Ltd. |
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| 10:50 am |
India as a Destination for R&D |
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Sarah Martin, Director and Site Leader/Global R&D Centre, Dow India
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| 11:20 am |
Financing Issues in An Emerging Market |
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Anil Chandramani, Principal Investment Officer/Oil, Gas, Mining and Chemicals,
International Finance Corporation |
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| 11:50 am |
Panel Discussion
Impact of the International Regulatory Scenario on the
Indian Chemical Industry |
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Moderator: M. Sriram, Adjunct Professor, MUICD |
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Panel Members:
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S. Ganesan, Chairman, International Treaties Expert Committee, ICC |
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V. G. Bukkawar, Advisor, Safety Health and Environment and
Responsible Care, ICC |
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Dr. D. M. Wakankar, Vice President - Corporate Product Safety,
Clariant Chemicals (India) Limited
D. M. Wakankar, Vice President/Corporate Product Safety,
Clariant Chemicals (India) |
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| 12:30 pm |
Luncheon |
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Hosted by: Aceto Corporation |
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| 2:00 pm |
Prospects of the Engineering Plastics Market in India |
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Massimo Cattaneo, Director B.U. New Products, Radici Novacips SpA
Board Member, Radici Plastics Modi P. Ltd |
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| 2:30 pm |
Panel Discussion
Environmental Protection and Pollution Control |
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Moderator: S. K. Hazra, Chairman/Safety, Health & Environment (SHE)
and Infrastructure Expert Committee, ICC
Panel Members:
Sanjay Choudhary, Corporate Head-Technology, Safety, Health & Environment,
Tata Chemicals Limited, India
Prasad Tipinis, Chief/Corporate Group - Centre for HSE Excellence,
Reliance Industries
Yogen Parikh, Past President, Indian Environment Association |
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| 3:15 pm |
Coffee Break/Exhibits |
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Hosted by: M/S Daga Global Chemicals Ltd. |
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| 3:35 pm |
A Global Distributor’s Perspective on India |
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Leonard Schwartz, Chairman, President and CEO, Aceto Corporation |
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| 4:05 pm |
Panel Discussion
An Overview of the Five Investment Regions |
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Moderator: DP Misra, Director General, ICC |
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Panel Member:
K. V. V. Sathi Reddy, Chief Engineer,
Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd
Vishal Dev, Managing Director/Indian Administrative Services (IAS),
Orissa Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO)
Senior official, Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation
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| 5:05 pm |
Closing Remarks |
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Deepak C. Mehta, Managing Director, Deepak Nitrite |
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| 5:15 pm |
Conference Concludes |
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