Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers, New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, Bhagwanth Khuba has agreed to be the ‘Chief Guest’ at the inaugural ceremony of the maiden edition of the ‘NextGen Chemicals & Petrochemicals Summit 2021’ on October 7, 2021.  

The inaugural session will start from 10:00 AM onwards on October 7, 2021 and the theme of the Summit is "Moving In The Big League". The NextGen Summit is an initiative of Indian Chemical News (ICN) to contribute to the vision of the government to make India ‘Aatmanirbhar’ in the field of Chemical, Petrochemical, and Pharmaceutical sectors.  

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Sharing the inaugural session with the Minister will be Vartika Shukla, CMD, Engineers India; Samir Somaiya, CMD, Godavari Biorefineries; Vikram Shroff, Director, UPL; Maulik Mehta, CEO & Executive Director, Deepak Nitrite; Maulik Patel, CMD, Meghmani Finechem; Rahul Tikoo, Managing Director – South Asia, Huntsman; Deepak Shah, Chairman, Crop Care Federation of India & Chairman, Sulphur Mills; Kapil Malhotra, President, Alkali Manufacturers Association of India & GBU Head, GFL; and Pravin Prashant, Editor, Indian Chemical News. 

 The inaugural session will see eminent panelists speaking on industry outlook, the need for a comprehensive policy, PLI schemes and benefits, strengthening infrastructure, bridging exports and imports gap, and developing chemical clusters.  

Bhagwanth Khuba will be speaking on the latest initiatives taken by the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India to make India ‘Aatmanirbhar’ in the Chemical, Petrochemical, and Pharmaceutical sectors. 

The two-day event will see the presence of 75+ speakers, 3,000+ delegates (top and middle level executives) from 34 countries and 700+ companies, senior government officials, academia and a cross section of the chemical, petrochemical, and pharmaceutical industry. Moreover, a galaxy of thought leaders from chemical, petrochemical and pharmaceutical industry will be sharing their views/opinions and also outline the roadmap for future growth. 

The Summit will witness eleven panel discussions - Policy Changes To Make Indian Chemical Industry Globally Attractive; Digitalization and Industry 4.0: Accelerating Its Pace; Indian CMSR Technical Session; Petrochemicals: Driving Sustainable Growth; Leveraging R&D for Achieving Higher Growth; Specialty Chemicals: Expanding Its Horizon; Sustainability: Earlier The Better; Pharmaceutical: Strengthening Correlation Between Chemical And Pharmaceutical; Agrochemicals: Doubling India's Exports/Farmers Income; NextGen Leaders: Agents Of Change For Achieving Future Growth; and Hydrogen: The Next Clean Energy.

Here's the online registration link to secure your seat at the two-day virtual summit.