Indian Chemical News, an online news media covering chemical, petrochemical and pharmaceutical sectors, is organizing an E-conference on “India's Chemical Industry Outlook 2021” on 10^th March 2021 from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM.

The speakers at the E-conference include Harendra Pandya, Joint President, Aarti Industries; Partha Sur, GM – Technology, Haldia Petrochemicals; Sanath Kumar, Executive President and Whole Time Director, Gujarat Fluorochemicals; Sunil Patil, Director – APJ Solution Consulting, AspenTech; and Pravin Prashant, Editor, Indian Chemical News.

The key discussion points in the e-Conference are: the shift to remote working to reduce Covid-19 transmission among employees; How prepared is your organizer for Autonomous Operations and the challenges faced implementing them; Use of Digital Scheduling Tools to ensure social distancing in production areas and future applications; How Digital Technologies can help build resilience into your business and how better prepared are you for future disruptions; and Success stories on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), and how it’s enabling new capabilities in operations.

For most of us, digital technologies have enabled critical capabilities during this turbulent time. The day starts with smartphone screens we are all using each day but most of us are also using digital capabilities to run projects, operate plants and continue product development.

This was highlighted in a World Economic Forum event this spring where they stated, “Unsurprisingly, the organizations that were furthest down the digital transformation journey before COVID-19 struck are tending to adapt to the crisis better than their peers.” The focus is on digital transformation activity, what we have learned in recent months and where we are headed as we eventually move towards recovery.

As chemical companies show signs of recovery from the global pandemic it’s clear that digital technologies have helped pave the way. From equipping remote workers with online tools to maintain plant operations to empowering development teams with real-time data to collaborate on new products, companies that were ahead in their digitalization strategies had a distinct advantage.

Throwing light on the objective behind the E-Conference, Pravin Prashant, Editor, Indian Chemical News said, mentions," Companies are using digital technology to optimize their performance. New digital technologies like blockchain and predictive analytics can be readily integrated with existing Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure to enable track-and-trace capabilities. This e-Conference aims to create awareness amongst the stakeholders about the benefits of the adoption of new age technology such as AI, ML, blockchain and others.”

The e-Conference is supported by AspenTech.  

Here's the link to pre-register for attending the live session on 10th March 2021 from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM IST.