Networking and Refreshments
WORLD BIOGAS ASSOCIATION INDIA CONGRESS 2023
Programme
Time
08:00-09:00 Hrs
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Registration
Session Theme
Time
09:00-10:30 Hrs
Session Details
Inaugural Session
Session Theme
A Resilient, Sustainable INDIA Leading the Global Bioenergy Revolution
Inaugural Address By -
Shri Hardeep Singh Puri
Hon'ble Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas & Housing and Urban Affairs Government of IndiaKeynote Address By -
Shri Tarun Kapoor
Advisor to the Prime Minister Government of IndiaKeynote Address By -
Dr. Paolo Frankl
Head, Renewable Energy Division International Energy Agency (IEA)Welcome Address By -
Ms. Charlotte Morton, OBE
Chief Executive World Biogas AssociationTheme Address By -
Ms. Nivruti Rai
Managing Director & CEO Invest IndiaVote of Thanks By -
Dr. Pradeep Monga
Senior Advisor & Policy Director WBATime
10:30-11:00 Hrs
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Networking & Matchmaking over Tea
Time
11:00-12:00 Hrs
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Opening Plenary
Session Theme
Potential, Ambition and Delivery | Market Overview
Panelist -
Pankaj Jain
Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Govt. of IndiaPanelist -
Shrikant Madhav Vaidya
Chairman Indian Oil Corporation LimitedPanelist -
Dinesh Dayanand Jagdale
Joint Secretary Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of IndiaPanelist -
Suresh P Manglani
Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer Adani Total Gas Limited (ATGL)Panelist -
Shishir Joshipura
CEO & Managing Director Praj Industries LimitedPanelist -
Sandeep Behal
Vice President Invest IndiaModerator -
Anish De
Global Head for Energy Natural Resources & Chemicals (ENRC) KPMGTime
12:00-13:00 Hrs
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Leadership Panel I
Session Theme
Developer Pathways | Finance
Panelist -
K. S. Popli
Director, Clime Finance & Former CMD IREDAPanelist -
Shantanu Gupta
Executive Director (AE&SD) Indian Oil Corporation LimitedPanelist -
Sachin Vermani
SVP Project Advisory & Structured Finance of SBI Capital Markets LtdPanelist -
Umesh Akki
Chief Operating Officer Ag-Grid Energy LLCModerator -
Gurpreet Chugh
Managing Director, India ICF Consulting India Private LimitedTime
13:00-14:00 Hrs
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Networking & Matchmaking over Lunch
Time
14:00-15:00 Hrs
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Leadership Panel II
Session Theme
Feedstock Aggregation: Opportunities & Challenges | Transition Pathway
Moderator -
Dr. Pradeep Monga
Senior Advisor & Policy Director WBAPanelist -
Lt Col Monish Ahuja (Retd.)
Managing Director Punjab Renewable Energy Systems Private Limited (PRESPL)Panelist -
Anil Dhussa
Senior Advisor Gruner Renewable EnergyPanelist -
Sanjay Khatal
Director General Cogeneration Association of IndiaPanelist -
Flavio Ascenco
Technical Support Manager World Biogas AssociationTime
15:00-15:30 Hrs
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Networking & Matchmaking over Tea
Time
15:30-16:00 Hrs
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Keynote Session
Panelist -
Suresh P Manglani
Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer Adani Total Gas Limited (ATGL)Panelist -
Johann Thevenard
Biogas senior origination and New Ventures Central Europe and Asia TotalEnergiesTime
16:00-17:00 Hrs
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Leadership Panel III
Session Theme
Natural Fertiliser (digestate) & Organic Farming | Transition Pathway II
Moderator -
Atul Bagai
Country Head, India United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)Panelist -
Nick Elger
Program Manager US Environmental Protection AgencyPanelist -
Alexander Maddan
Chief Executive Officer AgrivertPanelist -
Dr. Sanjukta Subudhi
Senior Fellow and Area Convener, Head, Microbial Biofuels and Biochemical Area Coordinator, Tata Chemicals Ltd.-TERI Center of Excellence The Energy and Resources InstitutePanelist -
K. R. Raghunath
Founder & CEO KIS Group, & Chairman Asian Biofuels Association - BioEnergy of AsiaTime
18:00-21:00 Hrs
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Networking & Matchmaking Over Dinner
Time
09:30-11:00 Hrs
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Leadership Panel IV
Session Theme
Transformational Biogas Projects: Success Stories and Case Studies
Moderator -
Nikhil Moge
Partner KPMG in IndiaPanelist -
Eske Bo Knudsen Rosenberg
Consul General Trade Council of Denmark, IndiaPanelist -
Kunal Shah
Chief Growth Officer & MD – Sales, Asia AnaergiaPanelist -
Marcello Barbato
Founder and CEO GREEN Renewable Energy ConsultingPanelist -
Atul Kharate
Chief Operating Officer Indian Oil Adani VenturesPanelist -
Pier Cella Mazzariol
CEO Entsorga Italia SpaPanelist -
Vasudeo Joshi
Vice President and Business Unit Head for Advance Biofuels Praj Industries LimitedTime
11:00-11:30 Hrs
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Networking & Matchmaking over Tea
Time
11:30-13:00 Hrs
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Leadership Panel - V
Session Theme
Innovations and Breakthrough Technologies - Sugar, Rice and Food Processing Feedstocks
Moderator -
Rajnath Ram
Adviser (Energy) NITI AayogPanelist -
Mark Clayton
Chief Technology Officer QUBE Renewables LtdPanelist -
Dr. A. Gangagni Rao
Chief Scientist CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT)Panelist -
Umish Srivastva
Executive Director (AE & IOTDDC) IndianOil R&D Centre FaridabadPanelist -
Subhash Kumar
Advisor Indian Sugar Mills AssociationPanelist -
Dr. Vanita Prasad
Founder & Director, CTO Revy Environmental SolutionsPanelist -
Colonel Rohit Dev
Managing Director Reveille Energy LLPTime
13:00-14:00 Hrs
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Networking & Matchmaking over Lunch
Time
14:00-15:00 Hrs
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Leadership Panel - VI
Session Theme
CBG Offtake Pathways | Market Potential
Moderator -
Bijay Kumar
Consultant CBG Projects Indian Oil Corporation LimitedPanelist -
Dr. R. K. Malhotra
President Hydrogen Association of IndiaPanelist -
Ashu Shinghal
Managing Director Mahanagar Gas LimitedPanelist -
Ashish Kumar
Vice Chairperson, IFGE - CBG Producers ForumTime
15:00-15:30 Hrs
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Networking & Matchmaking over Tea
Time
15:30-17:00 Hrs
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Leadership Panel - VII
Session Theme
Biogas Pathways to 2030 - Outlook and Opportunities #makingbiogashappen
Moderator -
Dr. Pradeep Monga
Senior Advisor & Policy Director WBAPanelist -
Sukla Mistry
Director Refineries Indian Oil Corporation LimitedPanelist -
Y. B. Ramakrishna
Member - Working group on Biofuels Ministry of Petroleum and Natural GasPanelist -
Dr. N. P. SIngh
Senior Technical Advisor UNIDOPanelist -
Nandita Bakshi
CEO Bisnouli Sarvodaya Gramodyog Sewa SansthanPanelist -
Dr. Ilkka Hannula
Senior Analyst, Renewable Energy Division IEAPanelist -
Abhijeet Mukherjee
Project Head Indian Biogas AssociationTime
17:00-18:00 Hrs
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Closing Remarks
Session Theme
Biogas Pathways to 2030 #makingbiogashappen
Closing Remark -
Ms. Charlotte Morton, OBE
Chief Executive World Biogas AssociationVote of Thanks -
Dr. Pradeep Monga
Senior Advisor & Policy Director WBATime
18:00-20:00 Hrs
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Networking & Matchmaking Over Dinner
Time
08:00-09:30 Hrs
Session Details
Registration
Session Theme
Networking and Refreshments
Time
09.30-11.00 Hrs
Session Details
Leadership Panel - IV
Session Theme
Transformational Biogas Projects: Success Stories and Case Studies
Time
11.00-11.30 Hrs
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Networking and Refreshments
Time
11.30-13.00 Hrs
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Leadership Panel - V
Session Theme
Innovations and Breakthrough Technologies - Sugar, Rice and Food Processing Feedstocks
Time
13.00-14.00 Hrs
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Networking Lunch
Time
14.00-15.00 Hrs
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Leadership Panel - VI
Session Theme
CBG Offtake Pathways | Market Potential
Time
15.00-15.30 Hrs
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Networking and Refreshments
Time
15.30-17.00 Hrs
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Leadership Panel - VII
Session Theme
Biogas Pathways to 2030 - Outlook and Opportunities #makingbiogashappen
Time
17.00 Hrs
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