Tentative Agenda

Day -1: September 2, 2024

09.00 AM Onwards Registration & Networking Tea
09:30 AM – 10:30 AM CEOs Round Table- Hon’ble Minister, Secretaries and CEOs of different companies
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Inaugural Session
Venue: Amaltas
Opening Address & Welcome Address by Mr. Y. B. Ramakrishna, Chairman IFGE CBG PF & Former Chairman- Working Group on Biofuel MoPNG. (Confirmed)
Presidential Address by Dr. Pramod Chaudhari, President IFGE & Executive Chairman, Praj Industries. (Confirmed)
Awards Felicitation by Biodiesel Association of India
Address by Guest of Honour: Shri Hardeep Singh Puri , Hon’ble Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India (Confirmed)
Address by Chief Guest: Shri Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Government of India (Confirmed)
Vote of Thanks by IFGE
Moderator: Representative of IFGE
12:00 PM-1:30 PM Plenary Session 1: Evolving Policy Ecosystem in India: Global Biofuel Alliance Towards Globalization
Venue: Amaltas (Session Coordinator: Shri Rohit Jain, Deputy Director, IFGE)
Chairperson of the Session: Mr. Pankaj Jain,, Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India (Invited)
Mr. Shishir Joshipura, CEO & MD, Praj Industries
Ms. Jennifer Holmgren, CEO, LanzaTech
Dr. Pradeep Monga, Senior Advisor and Policy Director, World Biogas Association
Mr. Ashish Kumar, Vice Chairman, IFGE CBG Producer Forum & Managing Director, VERBIO India Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Ashish Chaturvedi, Head Action for Climate & Environment, UNDP, India (Invited)
Moderator: Mr. Atul Kharate, Chief Operating Officer, IndianOil Adani Ventures Limited
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Networking Lunch
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Day 1- Session 2
Plenary Session 2: Government Support, Incentives and State Policies in Bioenergy Sector (Presentation)
Venue: Amaltas (Session Coordinator: Ms. Anamika Ghosh, Manager, IFGE)
Chairperson of the Session Dr. Sangita M. Kasture, Scientist G, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, GoI (Invited)
Mr. P.S. Ravi, Director (Downstream), Federation of Indian Petroleum, Industry (FIPI) (Invited)
Mr. Rajesh Agarwal Executive Director (Act. I/c), Center for High Technology Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Representative from DDWS (Invited)
Mr. Anupam Shukla Special Secretary Energy & Director, UPNEDA, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Mr. Atul Mulay, Chairman, Bioenergy Committee of IFGE, President Bioenergy, Praj Industries
Moderator: Shri Subodh Kumar, Chairperson, IFGE: BGAF, ED, ValPro, Former ED, IOCL
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM Tea Break
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Plenary Session 3: Carbon Credits in Bioenergy Sector (Presentation)
Venue: Amaltas (Session Coordinator: Ms. Rakhi Sharma, Manager, IFGE)
Chairperson of the Session:
Mr. Srikant Nagulapalli, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power & Director General, Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)
Mr. Satyendra Kumar , Director, Hazardous Substances Management (HSM), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India (Invited)
Mr. Rajesh K Mediratta, , MD & CEO, Indian Gas Exchange Limited
Mr. Rohit Kumar, Secretary General, Carbon Market Association of India
Representative , from CERC ((Invited)
Mr. Vipan Chand Waila, Vice President, Kosher Climate India Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Amol Nisal, AVP, Bioenergy, Praj Industries
Moderator: Representative from IFGE
2:30 PM – 6:00 PM Concurrent Session on Biodiesel
(Organized by Biodiesel Association of India)
Venue: Parijat (2nd Floor, 201)
Mr. SK Mondal , President, BDAI & Director Emami Agrotech Ltd
Mr. Siddartha Mittra , CGM, IOCL- National Coordinator for Biodiesel Program
Representative from DV Process Technologist, Pune
Dr. S.D. Singh, EX IFS, Government of NCR Delhi
Mr. P.S. Ojha, EX Advisor, FPO Cell, Agriculture Department, Government of UP
Dr. Anjan Ray, Ex Director IIP-CSIR, Government of India
Views of expert medical professional
Vote of thanks by BDAI