| 8.30
a.m. - 9.30 a.m. : |
R E G I S T R A T I O N & TEA / COFFEE |
| 9.30
a.m. - 10.45 a.m. |
INAUGURAL
SESSION |
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Welcome
Address : Mr. Venugopal
N. Dhoot, President, ASSOCHAM
Introduction : Mr. M.P. Pinto, Chairman,
Organizing Committee and Former Secretary, Ministry
of Shipping, Govt. of India
Guest of Honour - Keynote Address :
Mr. B.N. Puri, Principal Advisor – Planning Commission
Guest of Honour : Mr.A.P.V.N. Sarma,
Secretary – MoS / Mr. Gautam Adani
Address by Chief Guest : Mr. R. Velu – Minister
of States for Railways /
Mr. Jairam Ramesh – State Minister of Commerce
Vote of thanks : From : Exim India
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| 10.45
a.m.– 11.15 a.m. |
Tea
/ Coffee Break |
| 11.15
a.m. – 1.00 p.m |
FIRST
TECHNICAL SESSION :
Container Revolution : History and future Development
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Session
Chairman : Mr. S. Hajara, Chairman & MD –
SCI
Keynote
Address : Mr. S.N. Srikanth, Founder and Senior
Partner - Hauer Associates
Topic : Containerisation over the ages
- Prospects & Challenges for the future
Mr. Peter Tirschwell, Senior Advisor – The Journal
of Commerce
Topic : Challenges before Shipping
Industry
Mr. Jan Steffens, Managing Director – Rickmer’s
Line
Topic : Future of Combi / Multipurpose
vessels : Compatibility with Indian Ports
Mr.
Anil Devli, Executive Director – Shreyas Shipping
& Logistics Ltd.
Topic : Role of Feeder Operators /
NVOCCs/MTOs – implication to the users (Short
Sea Shipping)
Floor Participation |
| 1.00
p.m. – 2.00 p.m. |
Lunch
Break |
| 2.00
p.m. to 3.30 p.m. |
SECOND
TECHNICAL SESSION :
Indian Ports - Capacity Constraints & Requirement
for the future |
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Session Chairman : Mr. A.K. Mohapatra,
Former Secretary - MoS
Keynote Address : Mr. Rakesh Srivastava,
Jt.Secretary (Ports) - MoS
Topic : An overview of Port Development in India (Major
– Non major)
Mr. Ramnath Iyer, Director – PPP Practice (CRISIL)
Topic : Preferred Gateway Ports –
Why West Coast ?
Capt. Sriram Ravi Chander, COO, VCT
Topic : Emerging Alternative Gateway
for Container & other Traffic – East Coast
Mr. S.G. Shyam Sundar, Principal – IDFC PE
Topic : Investor’s Perspective
Mr. Gopal Sarma, Managing Director – Feedback
Ventures
Topic : India’s Achilles’
Heel - High cost of Logistics
Floor participation
|
| 3.30
p.m. to 4.00 p.m. |
Tea
/ Coffee Break |
| 4.00
p.m. to 5.45 p.m. |
THIRD
TECHNICAL SESSION : Indian Ports - Emergence & Development
of Non Major Ports
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Session
Chairman : Mr. D.T.Joseph, Former Secretary
- MoS
Keynote Address : Dr. Jose Paul, Former
Acting Chairman, JN Port, Mumbai, Former Chairman, Mormugao
Port Trust
Topic : Development of Non major Ports
Mr. Rajeeva Sinha, Director / Capt. Sandeep Mehta, CEO
- Mundra Port & SEZ Ltd.
Topic : Non Major Ports : The new investments
destinations & Developers Perspective
Mr. Santosh Mahapatra (CEO Dhamra Port)
Topic : Developing of Non Major Ports
: Issues & Challenges
Mr.Philip Littlejohn, M.D. – Gujarat Pipavav Port
Ltd.
Topic : A case study of a private developer
Mr. Sanjay K. Parida, AVP (Capital Market)– Axis
Bank
Topic : Financing Investment in Infrastructure
and Ports
Floor Participation |
| 7.30
p.m. onwards |
Networking
Cocktail reception followed by Dinner |
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|
Day
2 - Thursday, April 10th, 2008
|
| 9.30
a.m. – 11.00 a.m. |
FOURTH
TECHNICAL SESSION : Infrastructure & Connectivity |
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Session Chairman : Mr.S.S.Hussain,
Chairman - JNPT
Mr. H.D.Gujarati, Group G.M. (Intl. Mktg.) - CONCOR
Topic : Hinterland Connectivity – Issues and Challenges
Mr. Sanjiv Garg, Director – RVNL
Topic : Connecting Ports to the Hinterland:Recent
trends and future prospects (Focus–Dedicated
Freight Corridor)
Mr. Sachin Bhanushali , President – Gateway Rail
Freight Limited
Topic : Privatising Rail Operation
– Difficulties and Prospects for the future
Mr. Mahendar Puri, CEO – Hind Terminals Pvt. Ltd.
Topic : Experience so far and the road
ahead
Capt. Sanjeev Rishi, Advisor, Worlds Window Infrastructure
and Logistics Pvt. Ltd.
Topic : Alternative Rail Hubs in North
India
Floor Participation |
| 11.00
a.m. –11.30 a.m. |
Tea
/ Coffee break |
| 11.30
a.m. – 1.00 p.m. |
FIFTH
TECHNICAL SESSION : Extra Mileage from Seamless Logistics |
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Session Chairman :
Mr.
R. Gopalan, Additional Secretary – Dept. of Commerce
Keynote Address : Mr. Krishna Kotak, M.D. (J.M. Baxi
Group)
Topic : Trade / Industry expectations
Mr.
S. S. Rangnekar, Group CEO & MD - SICAL
Topic : Building an Integrated System
: Infrastructure for the new era
Mr. Yogendra Sharma, CEO - Adani Logistics Ltd
Topic : Progress on ICDs & CFSs
Mr. Shankar Chatterjee, M.D. India & South Asia
– Bertling Logistics India Pvt. Ltd.
Topic : Short fall in service level
– Forwarders’ perspective
Mr. J.K. Batra , Member Custom
Topic : Role of Customs as Facilitating
Agency
Floor Participation |
| 1.00
p.m. – 2.00 p.m. |
Lunch
Break |
| 2.00
p.m. – 3.30 p.m. |
SIXTH
TECHNICAL SESSION : Expectation of different Stakeholders |
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Session Chairman : Capt.R.Ramachandran,
President - NISAA
Capt. D. K. Tewari, CEO – MSC Agency (I) Pvt.
Ltd.
Topic : Expectations from Ports &
other authorities
Mr. Sankalp Shukla, Executive Director, Innovative B2B
Logistics Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Topic : Expectations from Indian Railways
Mr. R. Radhakrishnan, Chairman – FFFAI
Topic : Expectations of Service Providers
Mr.
Tushar Jani, President – AMTOI
Topic : Does Logistics needs Legislation
?
Capt J.S. Gill, Member, Expert Committee ASSOCHAM
Topic – Expectations from Shippers
Floor participation |
| 3.30
p.m. – 4.30 p.m |
Summing
up by Ms.Amanita Singh, Deputy Manager (Feedback Ventures) |
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Panel Discussion
1) Mr. M.P. Pinto
2) Dr.Jose Paul
3) Mr. S.S.Hussain
4) Mr. Rakesh Srivastava
5) Mr. S. S. Rangnekar (SICAL)
6) Mr. K. Sathianathan (ETA Freight Star)
7) Mr. Tushar Jani
8) Mr. Sushant Mishra
|
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Vote
of Thanks Mr. Nikhil Modi (Exim India) |
*
Subject to last minute changes |
| **
Speakers are invited confirmation awaited
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