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Green hydrogen as enabler to achieve the net zero goal
Mukul Gupta - Chief Manager (SD & Environment), Petrochemical Division, GAIL (India) Limited

Green hydrogen as enabler to achieve the net zero goal

India has the potential to become a low-cost, zero-carbon manufacturing hub by implementing appropriate policies, encouraging industry action, generating and promoting markets, and increasing investor interest

Leveraging India's opportunities in chemical sector:  Aditya Shriram, Executive Director, DCM Shriram Limited
Aditya Shriram - Executive Director, DCM Shriram Limited

Leveraging India's opportunities in chemical sector: Aditya Shriram, Executive Director, DCM Shriram Limited

Rising demand, increasing end use applications, demand for more value centric products on account of increasing income, geopolitical changes, and supply chain disruptions will further drive chemical manufacturing into India

India Megatrends: Defining the country’s chemical industry: Shobhit Aggarwal, Chief Strategy Officer, Global Chemicals, Fashion Yarn & Insulators, Aditya Birla Group
Shobhit Aggarwal - Chief Strategy Officer - Global Chemicals, Fashion Yarn & Insulators, Aditya Birla Group

India Megatrends: Defining the country’s chemical industry: Shobhit Aggarwal, Chief Strategy Officer, Global Chemicals, Fashion Yarn & Insulators, Aditya Birla Group

Chronicle of how India’s megatrends and economic surge shape the growth and transformation of the Indian Chemical Industry as we look back & look ahead on India@75

Industry Decarbonisation: Options and Challenges for India
Shiva Sankar Acharya - MD, South Asia, Mott MacDonald

Industry Decarbonisation: Options and Challenges for India

Industry decarbonisation is feasible but reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in these sectors is relatively difficult

Extended Producers Responsibility under Plastics Waste Management Rules
Rajnish Singh - Advisory-Legal, Public Policy, Dhvaen Law Practice

Extended Producers Responsibility under Plastics Waste Management Rules

Producers of plastic packaging are required to take responsibility for the post-consumer plastic packaging waste under EPR

Part III: Digital transformation approach for chemical companies
Vishal Kelkar & Chetan Badhe - Thought Leader, Industry 4.0

Part III: Digital transformation approach for chemical companies

Different CxO offices need to interact and collaborate to execute the plan while Program Management Office orchestrates the whole operation and reports progress to top management

Resource efficiency for chemical producers in the next decade
Anahita Khanlari, Ph.D., Industry Marketing Director, Chemicals, and Lawrence Ng, Vice President, APJ - ., Aspen Technology

Resource efficiency for chemical producers in the next decade

Digital solutions are essential to improve resource efficiency and minimize the carbon footprint of the industry’s operations.

Part II: Digital transformation approach for chemical companies
Vishal Kelkar & Chetan Badhe - Thought Leader, Industry 4.0

Part II: Digital transformation approach for chemical companies

Digital transformation is not just the responsibility of leadership; it is a journey that requires input from every level of an organization.

Part I: Digital transformation approach for chemical companies
Chetan Badhe - I G Petrochemicals Limited , Senior Manager - Digital Transformation

Part I: Digital transformation approach for chemical companies

Given the enormity and complexity of the task at hand, few key questions need to be answered?

Chemicals Management: Need in India and Benefits
Varun Singh Poonia - Deputy Industrial Adviser, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

Chemicals Management: Need in India and Benefits

The development and establishment of an adequate institutional and regulatory framework is important for sound management of chemicals.

Plastics: Wonder or harmful material? Varun Singh Poonia, Deputy Industrial Adviser, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Varun Singh Poonia - Deputy Industrial Adviser, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

Plastics: Wonder or harmful material? Varun Singh Poonia, Deputy Industrial Adviser, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

More than 250 samples of bottled drinking water from nine different nations were tested in 2018, and it was discovered that 90% of the samples were contaminated with plastic, notably polypropylene (54%), nylon (16%), and polyethylene or PET (6 percent)

Accelerating energy transition through bioeconomy: Shishir Joshipura, CEO & MD, Praj Industries
Shishir Joshipura - CEO & MD, Praj Industries

Accelerating energy transition through bioeconomy: Shishir Joshipura, CEO & MD, Praj Industries

The global energy landscape continues to be dominated by fossil fuels. Over 73% of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions are attributable to energy consumption.

Changing matrix of Indian gas sector: Prashant Vasisht, VP & Co-Group Head – Corporate Ratings, ICRA
Prashant Vasisht - VP & Co-Group Head – Corporate Ratings, ICRA

Changing matrix of Indian gas sector: Prashant Vasisht, VP & Co-Group Head – Corporate Ratings, ICRA

Domestic gas prices have been notified at US $6.1/mmbtu for H1 FY2023 and have more than doubled from the gas price of US $2.9/mmbtu for H2 FY2022.

India - A Promising opportunity to become hydrogen hub: P. D. Samudra, Former CEO & MD, Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions (India)
P. D. Samudra - Former CEO & MD, Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions (India)

India - A Promising opportunity to become hydrogen hub: P. D. Samudra, Former CEO & MD, Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions (India)

The” Green Hydrogen” is expected to revolutionise energy and feedstock sources for several applications including oil refining processes, production of fertilizers, Ammonia and Methanol as fuel, steel plants, transportation sector, injections in natural gas pipelines grid, synthetic fuels, buildings, etc.

Impact of AI and ML on logistics & supply chain: Sanket Seth, MD & Founder, Elixia Tech Solutions
Sanket Sheth - MD & Founder, Elixia Tech Solutions

Impact of AI and ML on logistics & supply chain: Sanket Seth, MD & Founder, Elixia Tech Solutions

Technology should be targeted and implemented across people, places, and processes over the entire chemical supply chain in order to bring in logistics efficiency

Achieving sustainability with CCUS: Ron Beck, Senior Director, Industry Marketing and Lawrence Ng, Vice President, APJ, Aspen Technology
Ron Beck - Senior Director Industry Marketing and Lawrence Ng, Vice President of Sales, Asia Pacific, and Japan, Aspen Technology

Achieving sustainability with CCUS: Ron Beck, Senior Director, Industry Marketing and Lawrence Ng, Vice President, APJ, Aspen Technology

Carbon capture is necessary to achieve commitments while the world transitions to carbon-free energy sources.

Hybrid LNG & ammonia infrastructure: Key to India’s green economy
Rajiv Menon - Country Manager & MD – India, Black & Veatch

Hybrid LNG & ammonia infrastructure: Key to India’s green economy

Interest in ammonia will only grow as the world races towards decarbonisation. Backed by advances in emerging technologies, ammonia offers new opportunity to help accelerate the world’s transition to a carbon-free society

Shift towards digital twin
Partha Sur - General Manager – Technology, Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd

Shift towards digital twin

The capability supports three of the most powerful knowledge tools in human toolkit and these tools are basically for conceptualization, comparisons, and collaboration

Immersive learning provides training catalyst the chemicals workforce needs
Stephen Reynolds - Industry Principal – Chemicals, AVEVA

Immersive learning provides training catalyst the chemicals workforce needs

Upskilling a new generation of workers within the constraints of the new normal depends on cutting-edge solutions such as immersive training. Its benefits include plant-specific learning, reduced risks and costs, and faster training times

Carbon dioxide refineries of future and net zero goal: Prof. Ganpati D. Yadav, Emeritus Professor of Eminence and Former Vice Chancellor, ICT Mumbai
Prof. Ganpati D. Yadav - Emeritus Professor of Eminence and Former Vice Chancellor, Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai, ONGC Energy Centre

Carbon dioxide refineries of future and net zero goal: Prof. Ganpati D. Yadav, Emeritus Professor of Eminence and Former Vice Chancellor, ICT Mumbai

The utilization of CO2 as a feedstock for producing chemicals not only contributes to alleviating global climate changes caused by the increasing CO2 emissions but also provides a grand challenge in exploring new concepts and opportunities for catalytic and industrial development

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