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2nd INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL DOWNSTREAM CONFERENCE 2015
29th – 30th January 2015, Hotel Grand Hyatt, Mumbai
(28 Jan 2015, 11:46 am)
Programme Schedule for Day-1
08:00 - 09:00
09.00 – 09:05
09:05 - 09:20
KEYNOTE SESSION I
Session Chairman
09:20 - 09:45
09:45 - 10:05
10:05 - 10:30
10:30 - 10:55
Registration
Conference Kick – Off
Roger Lee - Managing Director, Tecnon OrbiChem &
Kamal P. Nanavaty, President – Strategy Development, Reliance Industries
Opening Remarks
B Narayan - Group President, Procurement & Projects, Reliance Industries
Vipul Shah – Chief Operating Officer - Petchem, Reliance Industries
Keynote Address I : What India Must do in Downstream ?
Padma Vibhushan Prof. Man Mohan Sharma – Ex. Director, Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT/ UDCT/
UICT)
Keynote Address II : Evolving Trends in Petrochemical Industry
Heinz Haller - Executive Vice President and President, Dow Europe, Middle East, Africa and India
Keynote Address III : The Impact of Falling Crude Oil Prices on Chemical Building Blocks
Charles Fryer - Chairman, Tecnon OrbiChem
Keynote Address IV: Winning Strategies for Chemicals
Frank Lelek - President Region India, Evonik India
10:55 - 11:25
NETWORKING TEA BREAK
BUSINESS SESSION I : C2-C5 CHEMISTRY
11:25 - 11:30
Overview of the Trends in Chemical Industry
Professor Dr. G. D. Yadav - Vice Chancellor, Institute of Chemical Technology
Session Chairman
Ajay Shah - Sector Head Polymers, Reliance Industries
11:30 - 11:55
EO & Derivatives
Randhir Singh – Business Development Manager, Zamil ChemPlast
11:55 - 12:20
Oxo Alcohols
Atul Shah - Commercial Director, Johnson Matthey Davy Technologies Limited
12:20 - 12:30
Q & A Session
12:30 - 13:30
NETWORKING LUNCH
BUSINESS SESSION I : C2-C5 CHEMISTRY (Continued)
Session Chairman
Dr. S. Hariharan - Jt. Managing Director, Solaris Chemtech Industries Ltd. – Avantha Group
13:30 - 13:55
Investment Opportunities in the C3/C4 Industry Chain
Rajiv Banga – Managing Director & CEO, Mangalore SEZ
13:55 - 14:20
Maleic Anhydride Market Dynamics in a New Low-Cost Aromatics Environment
Philippa Davies - Business Manager – Maleic Anhydride, Acrylates, Urethanes, UPR & Bio-Material, Tecnon
OrbiChem
14:20 - 14:45
Growth and Opportunities for Isobutene, the branched C4-Olefin
Vinod Saraf - Managing Director, Vinati Organics
14:45 - 14:55
Q & A Session
14:55 - 15:25
NETWORKING TEA BREAK
FEATURE SESSION I : ACETIC ACID – VINYL ACETATE CHAIN
Session Chairman
Harish Davey - President, Strategy & Business Development, Reliance Industries
15:25 - 15:50
World Acetic Acid – Vinyl Acetate Monomer Overview
William Bann - Business Manager – Acetyls & Engineering Thermoplastics , Tecnon OrbiChem
15:50 - 16:15
Methanol
Pete Hanik - President R&D, Reliance Industries
16:15 - 16:40
Innovation in Acetyls Technology
Hector Miravete – Senior Business Development Manager, KBR Technology
16:40 - 17:05
Indian & Southeast Asian Acetyls Market
Rajesh Sethi - CEO, BloomchemAG
17:05 - 17:15
Q & A Session
EVENING SESSION : DINNER & AWARDS
17:15 - 17:45
Dinner Speech
Innovation led Accelerated growth
Padma Vibhushan Dr. R.A. Mashelkar - National Research Professor, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory
17:45 - 18:05
Life Time Achievement Awards
18:05 - 18:15
Lucky Dip
18:15 - 18:40
18:40 - 19:40
REFRESHMENTS & COCKTAILS
NETWORKING DINNER
Programme Schedule for Day-2
KEYNOTE SESSION II : FUTURE FEEDSTOCKS & TECHNOLOGIES
Session Chairman
S. Mitra- Executive Director (Petrochemicals), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
09:00 - 09:25
Keynote Address I : Coal & Other Alternative Petrochemical Feedstocks
Roger Lee - Managing Director, Tecnon OrbiChem
09:25 - 09:50
Keynote Address II : Biomaterials & Intermediates
Dr. Ajit Sapre - Group President R&T, Reliance Industries
09:50 - 10:15
Keynote Address III : Alternative Feedstock Options for a Sustainable Process Industry
Dr. Stan Higgins – CEO, NEPIC & John Brady - Senior Business Manager, NEPIC
10:15- 10:45
NETWORKING TEA BREAK
BUSINESS SESSION II : C6+ & AROMATICS CHEMISTRY
Session Chairman
Ashok M. Kadakia - Chairman & Managing Director, Ashok Chem-Pharma International
10:45 - 11:10
Polyester Chain
Anant Kishore - Executive Director & CEO, Indo Rama Synthetics (India)
11:10 - 11:35
Polyamide Future: Away from Standardization and into Differentiation and Performance
Abraham Varghese – Sr. General Manager - Monomers, BASF India
11:35 - 12:00
Styrene & Derivatives : Indian Scenario
Rekha Misra - Executive Director, Industrial Development Services
12:00 - 12:20
Opportunities in Phenol Acetone in India
Binay Agrawal - Project Leader – Chemicals industry, TATA Strategic Management Group
12:20 - 12:30
Q & A Session
12:30- 13:30
NETWORKING LUNCH
FEATURE SESSION II : POLYURETHANES CHAIN
Session Chairman
Steve Cason - Director, Technology Licensing, DuPont Intellectual Assets & Licensing, USA
13:30 - 13:55
Polyurethane Intermediate Technologies
Ian Woodcock – Regional Licensing Manager, INVISTA Performance Technologies
13:55 - 14:20
PU Applications
Dr. Ram Sai Yelamanchili - Head Technical Service & Development, Bayer Material Science
14:20 - 14:45
PU Chemicals (1,4-BDO / MDI/TDI etc.)
Harshad Naik, Country General Manager - Polyurethanes, Huntsman International
14:45 - 15:10
Innovation In Polyurethanes
Mukund Rao - General Manager – Asia, BioAmber Inc.
15:10 - 15:20
Q & A Session
15:20 - 15:50
NETWORKING TEA BREAK
BUSINESS SESSION III: END USER PERSPECTIVE
Session Chairman
Leja S. Hattiangadi – Advisor Business Development, Jacobs Engineering India Pvt. Ltd.
15:50 - 16:15
Trends in Home & Personal Care Industry
Shrikant Waghmode - General Manager - Consumer Care, Croda India
16:15 - 16:40
End User Perspective – Dyestuffs
Dr. GVG Rao - President - Colors Division, Atul Ltd.
16:40 - 16:50
Q & A Session
BUSINESS SESSION IV: TAXATION & LOGISTICS
Session Chairman
Hitesh Mehta – President, The Chemical & Alkali Merchants’ Association (CAMA)
16:50 - 17:15
Tax Implications for Chemical Industry Trade
Pritam Mahure - Senior Manager - SKP Business Consulting LLP
17:15 - 17:40
HSE Management in Efficient Supply Chain
Rajiv Chohan - President- Business Development, Aegis Logistics Limited
17:40 - 17:50
Q & A Session
17:50 - 18:00
Lucky Dip
18:00
Conference Ends