Agenda
The 1st Edition of ‘The India Sugar & Bio-Energy Conference, 2023’ is scheduled to take place on the 21st and 22nd of September, 2023 at JW Marriott, Aerocity, New Delhi. This milestone event will bring together experts, thought leaders, and stakeholders from the Sugar Industry, the Bio-fuels Industry, and all allied industries under one roof. Over the two days, the conference will witness the participation of eminent and world-renowned International and Indian thought leaders who will share their expert knowledge on the dynamics of the global sugar economy, trade flows, and the latest technologies for further growth in the bio-fuels sector. This convergence of expertise will facilitate knowledge sharing, idea exchange, and the design of a path for the future of the sugar and bio-energy industry.
Day 1, Thursday 21st September 2023
Venue - Grand Crystal Ballroom, JW Marriott, Aerocity
- 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Registration Desk Opens
- 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
- Networking & Lunch
- 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Inauguration Ceremony
Inaugural Address & Introduction to the Conference
Aditya Jhunjhunwala
President - ISMA
Speech by Chief Guests
H.E. Kenneth Felix Haczynski da Nobrega
Brazilian Ambassador to India
Shri Sanjeev Chopra
Secretary - Ministry of Food & Public Distribution
Shri Hardeep Singh Puri
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs
Shri Nitin Gadkari
Minister of Road Transport & Highways & Shipping
Thankyou Address
Jose Orive
Executive Director – ISO
- 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Session 1: Global Sugar Supply & Demand.
Moderator/Speaker
Dr. Patricia Luís-Manso
Agribusiness Research & Sustainability Director - S&P Global Commodity
Panellists
Kona Haque
Group Head of Research - ED&F Man
Stephen Geldart
Head of Analysis - Czarnikow Group Ltd (CZ)
Luca Meierhofer
Global Head of Sugar Cash Trading - Louis Dreyfus Company
Karim Salamon
Head of Analysis - Wilmar Sugar Ltd.
Dimitri Varsano
Senior Sugar Trader - Sucden
- 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
- Refreshment break
- Refreshment break
- 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
- Session 2: The Future of Mobility.
Moderator
Dr. Plinio Nastari
Founder and President - DATAGRO Consulting
Distinguished Speaker
Shri Kamran Rizvi
Secretary - Ministry of Heavy Industries
Speakers
Rahul Bharti
ED – Corporate Affairs, Maruti Suzuki
Eishin Chihana*
Chairman – Yamaha Motor India
Gautam Goel
Managing Director - Dhampur Bio Organics Limited
Prashant K Banerjee
Executive Director - SIAM
- 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- Session 3: India Balancing Domestic Sugar Consumption, Ethanol & Exports.
Moderator
Niraj Shirgaokar
Managing Director - The Ugar Sugar Works Ltd.
Speakers
Vivek Saraogi
Chairman & Managing Director - Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.
Prakash P Naiknavare
Managing Director - NFCSF
Panellists
Atul Chaturvedi
Executive Chairman - Shree Renuka Sugars Limited
Vivek M. Pittie
Director - Harinagar Sugar Mills
- 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM
- Cultural Evening Performance by Indian Ocean, Cocktails & Dinner
Indian Ocean is an Indian rock band formed in New Delhi in 1990, who are widely recognized as the pioneers of the fusion rock genre in India. Enjoy the performance over drinks and dinner.
Day 2, Friday 22nd September 2023
Venue - Grand Crystal Ballroom, JW Marriott, Aerocity
Time
Sessions
Panel Details
- 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
- Registration Desk Reopens
- Hall of fame ftyhfghghdtvhjvjvjhvvhjvh
- 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
- Session 4: Changing Trends - Outlook in Brazil and Thailand.
Moderator/Speaker
Dr. Plinio Nastari
Founder and President - DATAGRO Consulting
Distinguished Speaker
Evandro Gussi
Chief Executive Officer - UNICA
Speakers
Kannika Vongkusolkit
Vice President, Trading Business and Risk Management – Mitr Phol Sugar Corp. Ltd.
Jeremy Austin
General Director - Sucden
Panellists
Bruno Trombelli
Commercial Director - Raízen
Mauro Virgino
Head of Trading Intelligence - Alvean
- 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM
- Session 5: Sustainable Sugarcane for a Net-Zero Future.
Moderator
Sankalp Suman
COP 28 International Youth Delegate, Sr. Manager - Sustainability & Climate Change - ISMA
Distinguished Speaker
Shri Sangeet Singla
(S&VO, SP, SDF & SPF), Department of Food & PD, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Speakers
Danielle Morley
CEO - Bonsucro
Rohit Kumar
Secy General Carbon Markets Association of India, VP - EKIE
Abhay Bakre
Director General - Bureau of Energy Efficiency
Panellists
Vedang Pittie
Executive – Harinagar Sugar Mills
- 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM
- Refreshment Break
- Room B
- 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM
- Session 6: Bioenergy Policies and Regulatory Framework.
Moderator
Subhash Kumar
Ex CMD - ONGC, Advisor ISMA
Distinguished Speaker
Shri Pankaj Jain
Secretary – Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Speakers
Aditya Jhunjhunwala
President - ISMA
Vikram Gulati
Country Head & EVP (Corporate Affairs & Governance) - Toyota Kirloskar Motor
Dr. Reji Mathai
Director - ARAI
Amit Sachdev
Regional Consultant - U.S. Grains Council
- 12:45 PM – 1:30 PM
- Session 7: Indispensable: Maintaining Soil Health & Cane Yields.
Moderator
Samir Somaiya
Chairman and Managing Director - The Godavari Biorefineries Limited
Distinguished Speaker
Shri Manoj Ahuja
Secretary - Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Speakers
Dr. Larry P. Walker
Professor - Somaiya University
Dr. Prakash Lakshmanan
Professor Director - Sugarcane Research Institute, GXAAS
Panellist
Ankita Patil Thackeray
Chairman - Ashti Sugar Mills Ltd.
Dr. Sushil Solomon
Advisor - ISMA , Ex-Director at Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow
- 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
- Lunch
- Pavilion Room
- 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- Session 8: CBG, Green Methanol and SAF - Creating a sustainable market through mandates.
Moderator/Speaker
Sanjay Ganjoo
Director – Indian Federation of Green Energy
Speakers
Ajay Singh
Chairman - Spicejet
Dr. Preeti Jain
Global Director - Policy, Chemicals & Carbon Solution - LanzaTech
Atul Mulay
President- Bioenergy Praj Industries
Panellists
Ravi Gupta
Executive Director - Shree Renuka Sugars Limited
Akhilesh K Goyal
Managing Director – Shrijee Sugar & Power Pvt. Ltd (MP)
- 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM
- Session 9: Sugar in a New Light: The Sweet Perspective.
Moderator
Jose Orive
Executive Director - ISO
Speakers
Annie Denny
Director General - World Sugar Research Organization
Marie Christine Ribera
Director General - CEFS
Panellist
Avantika Saraogi
Promoter & Business Lead - New Initiatives, Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.
- 4:15 PM – 5:00 PM
- Refreshment Break
- Hall of fame
- 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Closing Ceremony
Welcome Speech
Aditya Jhunjhunwala
President - ISMA
Summary of the Conference
Jose Orive
Executive Director ISO
Special Address by Chief Guest
Shri Piyush Goyal
Hon’ble Minister, Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food & Public Distribution and Textiles
Vote of Thanks
M Prabhakar Rao
Vice President ISMA
- 7:00 PM onwards
- Cocktails & Dinner
Relax and network as the conference comes to an end.