Registration/Welcome Coffee and Tea/Exhibits Open

Welcome Remarks

Jai Hiremath, President, Indian Chemical Industry  (ICC)

Keynote Addresses:

Global Economy and Chemical Industry Outlook

Kamal P. Nanavaty, President - Cracker/Polymer & Chem Sector, Reliance Industries, Ltd.

Inaugural Address:

Opportunities in Indian Chemical Industry

Bijoy Chatterjee, Secretary/Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Government of India

Vote of Thanks
R. Parthasarathy, Vice President, ICC

Coffee Break/Exhibits

Fertilizer Sector Outlook

U.S. Jha, Chairman and Managing Director, Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd.

Developments in India's Feedstock and Petrochemical Sector

Arup Basu, COO, Chemical India, Tata Chemicals

Inorganic and Basic Chemicals Outlook

Phillip Logan, Vice President/South Asia, International Specialty Products

Chairman's Remarks and Q&A

Lunch Break

Chairman: R. Parthasarathy, Vice President, ICC

2:25 PM

REACH: Challenges for the Indian Chemical Industry

D.M. Wakankar, Vice President - Corporate Product Safety, Clariant Chemicals (India) Limited & Chairman REACH Committee, CHEMEXCIL

Diversification into Specialties: Strategic Derisking for Commodity Producers

Rajeev M. Pandia, Group Advisor & Director/Global Markets, SI Group - India Limited

S. Ishwar Subramanian, Managing Director, Akzo Nobel Coatings India

Chairman's Remarks and Q&A

Tea/Coffee Break

Chairman's Remarks and Q&A

Day One Concludes

Day Two Opening Remarks

Lyn Tattum, Group Vice President and Publisher, Chemical Week

Creating Sustainable Value in and from India

Roger Kearns, Region General Manager Asia Pacific, Solvay

The Chemical Industry's Approach to Sustainability

Ashwin C. Shrof, Chairman and Managing Director, Excel Industries Ltd.

Achieving Business Efficiencies in the Chemical Industry

Anoop Srivastava, Director - Chemicals, Oil & Gas, SAP India

Role of Educators and Academics in Driving Sustainability

G.D. Yadav, Director, Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT)

Chemical Weapons Convention Act and Proposed Amendments

S.C. Gupta, Jt. Chairman, DCPC, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India

Chairman's Remarks and Q&A

Tea/Coffee Break

Opportunities in Petrochemicals

Kishor Jhalaria, President/Olefins and Base Chemicals, Reliance Industries, Ltd.

12:25 PM

Opportunities and Challenges of Sustainable Growth in Agrochemicals

A Roadmap to Sustainability: Indian Industry Case Study

Chairman's Remarks and Q&A

Lunch Break

Business Section VI: Technology & Business

Controlling Your Destiny: Global Reach Local Thinking

Harish Badami, President and Managing Director, Dow India

Talent Issues and Outlook in the Chemical Industry

Madhav Sharan, Senior Client Partner, Korn/Ferry International

GHG to Chemical Resources - Methanol Production by the Chemical Fixation of CO2

Korehiro Odate, Deputy General Manager/New Business Development Div., Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

Copenhagen Convention and Green Chemistry

Chaitanya Kalia, Partner - Climate Change & Sustainability Services / Risk Advisory Services, Ernst & Young Pvt. Ltd.

Impact of R&D on the Indian Chemical Industry: Current Status and Future

DP Misra, Director, Tata Consulting Engineers Limited 

Concluding Remarks:
Lyn Tattum, Publisher and Group Vice President, Chemical Week

Conference Concludes