Detailed ConferenceProgramme
INAUGURATION FUNCTIONDAY 1: ThursdayApril 23rd, 2015
10:30 am - 12:00 noon
Inauguration by Sri Siddaramaiah Hon'ble Chief Minister of Karnataka
Release of Industry Research Report by Sri D.K. Shivakumar Hon'ble Minister for Energy Government of Karnataka
Release of Exhibitor Directory by Sri K.J. George Hon'ble Minister for Home Government of Karnataka
Chief Guests Sri R.V. Deshpande Hon'ble Minister for Higher Education & Tourism Government of Karnataka
Sri B. Ramanath Rai Hon'ble Minister for Forest, Ecology & Environment Government of Karnataka
Sri Ramalinga Reddy Hon'ble Minister for Transport Government of Karnataka
Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa Hon'ble Minister for Public Works Government of Karnataka
Dr. M.B. Patil Hon'ble Minister for Major & Medium Irrigation Government of Karnataka Sri Satish Laxmanrao Jarkiholi Hon'ble Minister for Small Scale Industries Government of Karnataka
Sri Krishna Byre Gowda Hon'ble Minister for Agriculture Government of Karnataka
Sri Shashikumar Chairman Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd. (KREDL)
INAUGURATION FUNCTIONDAY 1: ThursdayApril 23rd, 2015
10:30 am - 12:00 noon
Keynote Address by Smt. K. Ratna Prabha, IAS Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Industries & Commerce Government of Karnataka
Guests of Honour Sri P. Ravikumar, IAS Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Energy Government of Karnataka
Sri Tushar Giri Nath, IAS Secretary, Department of Commerce & Industries Government of Karnataka
Sri M. Maheshwar Rao, IAS Managing Director Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL)
Sri G. Kumar Naik, IAS Managing Director Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL)
Sri Pankaj Kumar Pandey, IAS Managing Director Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM)
Sri Gaurav Gupta, IAS Commissioner for Industrial Development & Director of Industries & Commerce, Government of Karnataka
Dr. Ramegowda, IAS Commissioner, Transport & Road Safety Government of Karnataka
Sri G.V. Balaram Managing Director Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd. (KREDL)
H.E. Jörn Rohde Consul General, Federal Republic of Germany
H.E. Ernest Rwamucyo Rwanda High Commissioner to India Sri Balaji Thirumalai Head - Distributed Generation & Emerging Market in India SunEdison
INAUGURATION FUNCTIONDAY 1: ThursdayApril 23rd, 2015
10:30 am - 12:00 noon
Hosts Sri S. Sampathraman President Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FKCCI)
Sri Tallam R. Dwarakanath Sr. Vice President Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FKCCI)
Sri M.C. Dinesh Vice President Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FKCCI)
Sri R. Shivakumar Imm. Past President Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FKCCI)
Sri Ramesh Shivanna Chairman, Energy Committee Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FKCCI)
KEYNOTE ADDRESSDAY 1: ThursdayApril 23rd, 2015
12:00 noon - 01:00 pm
Keynote Speaker Smt. K. Ratna Prabha, IAS Additional Chief Secretary Department of Industries & Commerce Government of Karnataka
01:00 pm - 02:00 pmLunch
Session 1 (Panel Discussion) Focus on Renewable Energy to Combat Electricity Shortages : Make in India Campaign
DAY 1: ThursdayApril 23rd, 2015
02:30 pm - 04:30 pm
Moderator Mr. Vishal Pandya Director RE Connect Energy
Lead Panelist Mr. P. Ravikumar, IAS* Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Energy Government of Karnataka
Panelists Mr. Mahesh Merchant Managing Director M.K. Aromatics
Mr. Pankaj Patel President & Member of the Board Abellon CleanEnergy Limited
Mr. Gaurav Gupta, IAS* Commissioner for Industrial Development & Director of Industries & Commerce Government of Karnataka
Mr. Tahir Ajaz Deputy Secretary, Department of Power Development Government of Jammu & Kashmir
Session 2 Secretaries Conclave - Panel Discussion
DAY 1: ThursdayApril 23rd, 2015
06:30 pm - 07:15 pm
Theme: Enabling Frameworks to bring RE into a mainstream of Energy MarketVenue: The Ritz-Carlton, Bengaluru
Moderator Mr. Sanjay Chakrabarti Partner & India Cleantech Leader Ernst & Young
Panelists Mr. M.R. Sreenivasa Murthy, IAS (Retd.) Chairman Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC)
Mr. Pankaj Kumar Pandey, IAS Managing Director Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM)
Mr. Tushar Giri Nath, IAS* Secretary, Mines, SSI and Textiles Department of Industries & Commerce, Government of Karnataka
Mr. M. Madana Gopal, IAS* Additional Chief Secretary Department of Forest, Environment & Ecology Government of Karnataka Mr. Balajee Rangarajan Director - Business Development SunEdison
Mr. Madhusudan Khemka* Chairman, Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA) Managing Director, Regen PowerTech
CEO Conclave - Panel DiscussionDAY 1: ThursdayApril 23rd, 2015
07:45 pm - 08:30 pm
Theme: Bottlenecks to RE Growth: Industry thought leadership or enabling frameworks?Venue: The Ritz-Carlton, Bengaluru
Moderator Bloomberg Panelists Mr. Balaji Thirumalai Head - Distributed Generation & Emerging Market in India SunEdison Mr. Vidyasagar Halingali Sales - Head SARC BOSCH Limited
Mr. Ashish Khanna Executive Director & CEO Tata Power Solar
Mr. Rajesh Bhat Managing Director juwi India Renewable Energies Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Vishwanathan (Vish) Iyer General Manager (Solar Business) West & South India Sterling & Wilson Private Limited, Shapoorji Pallonji Group
Mr. D.V. Giri Secretary General Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA)
Smt. K. Ratna Prabha, IAS* Additional Chief Secretary Department of Industries & Commerce Government of Karnataka
Session 3A (Panel Discussion)New Game Changer: Solar Revolution
DAY 2: FridayApril 24th, 2015
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Moderator Mr. Ramesh Shivanna Chairman - Energy Committee, FKCCI Chairman, Powertronix Systems Ltd.
Panelists Mr. Mario Grzinic Managing Director, Ecosustainable Living Technology Pvt. Ltd., India Ecosustainable Group Ltd., Hong Kong; London
Mr. Stanley Gomes Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner (South India) Consulate General of Canada, Government of Canada
Mr. Ajit Pandit Director Idam Infrastructure Advisory Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Harinarayan K.R. CEO & Founder U-Solar Clean Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Session 3B (Technical Session) Wind Turbine Technology - Challenges & Opportunities within and related fields
DAY 2: FridayApril 24th, 2015
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Chair Mr. M.P. Ramesh President Wind World India Limited
Speakers Dr. Chakradhar Byreddy Head - Asia Pacific DNV GL
Mr. Arvinder Pal Singh Senior Territory Sales Manager, APAC Region Renewable NRG Systems
Mr. Tejus A.V. Sr. Vice President - Projects Atria Power Corporation Ltd.
11:00 am - 11:30 amTea / Coffee Break
Session 4A (Panel Discussion) Brightness & light from Solar Power to build a better India : Innovative Trends and New Prospects
DAY 2: FridayApril 24th, 2015
11:30 am - 01:00 pm
Moderator Mr. K. Subramanya Former CEO Tata Power Solar
Panelists Mr. Jaideep N. Malaviya Chief Executive Officer Solar Thermal Federation of India (STFI)
Mr. Tapas Chakrabarty Vice President - Sales & Marketing Enerparc Energy Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Srikanth N. Seelin Chairman, SAII; International Industrial Consultant; Advisor, Universal Semiconductor InC.
Session 4B (Technical Session) India's changing Windscape : Challenges & Opportunities - Innovative Trends & New Prospects
DAY 2: FridayApril 24th, 2015
11:30 am - 01:00 pm
Chair Mr. D.V. Giri Secretary General Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA)
Speakers Mr. U.B. Reddy Managing Director Enerfra Projects (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Anupam Srivastava Partner The Chambers of Law
Mr. Narasimhachari Kannan Executive Director - Projects SBU ReGen Powertech Private Limited Mr. Samuel Rajkumar General Manager - Wind & Insight Business Romax Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
01:00 pm - 02:00 pmLunch
Session 5B (Panel Discussion)Electricity Act & Tariff in RE
DAY 2: FridayApril 24th, 2015
02:00 pm - 03:30 pm
Moderator Mr. V. Subramanian, IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, MNRE Chairman & CEO, Indian Wind Energy Association (INWEA)
Panelists Mr. M.G. Prabhakar Advisor Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FKCCI)
Mr. K. Jairaj, IAS Former Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Energy Government of Karnataka
Mr. Vishal Gupta Advocate Power Sector
Mr. Mahesh Vipradas Sr. GM & Head, Regulatory Affairs Suzlon Energy
Session 5A (Technical Session)Grid Planning & Integration of RE Projects
DAY 2: FridayApril 24th, 2015
02:00 pm - 03:30 pm
Chair Dr. R. Nagaraja Managing Director Power Research & Development Consultants Pvt. Ltd. (PRDC)
Lead Speaker Mr. V. Balaji DGM, Market Operations (SRLDC) Power System Operation Corporation Ltd. (POSOCO)
Speakers Mr. Balaram Mehta Sr. Vice President - Techno Commercial ReNew Power Ventures Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. C.R. Srinivas Director & CTO Enerfra Projects (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Naresh Panchal Head & Sr. General Manager - Power Evacuation (Grid Inter Connection) Suzlon Power Infrastructure Limited
Session 6 (Panel Discussion)Funding Challenges in RE
DAY 2: FridayApril 24th, 2015
04:00 pm - 05:30 pm
Moderator Mr. Avinash Bapat CFO IL&FS Energy
Lead Panelist Mr. Rajesh Bhat Managing Director juwi India Renewable Energies Pvt. Ltd.
Panelists Dr. David W. Cash Fellow, JFK School of Government, Center for Business and Government Harvard University, USA; Former Commissioner, Department of Environmental Protection, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, USA
Mr. Pranesh B.N. Regional Head - Corporate Banking Portfolio, Karnataka & Kerala Export - Import Bank of India
Mr. P. Pradeep Kumar* Managing Director State Bank of India
Dr. Anshu Bharadwaj* Executive Director CSTEP
Mr. Rupesh Agarwal* Vice-President, Advisory Lead-Cleantech Ernst & Young Mr. Rawat* Executive Director Canara Bank
Session 7A & 8A (Start-Up Presentations)Grand Challenge - I & II
DAY 3: SaturdayApril 25th, 2015
10:00 am - 01:00 pm
Presenters Mr. Abhijeet Gupta Technical Director & Founder Karabi Softwares Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Arvind Sivdas Co-Founder Zandig Knowledge Management Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Mughilan Thiru Ramasamy Co-Founder Skylark Drones
Mr. Murali Tirupati Founder Dhii Systems
Ms. Ritika Dhyawala Software Head Basil Systems Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Shuvashish Chatterjee Chief Executive Officer Clytics Technologies Mr. Vernie Sannoo Managing Director Barefoot Power India
Mr. Vinay Agarwal Chief Technology Officer Machine Talk Technologies
11:30 am - 12:00 noonTea / Coffee Break
Session 9B2B and B2G Meetings - I; II & III
DAY 3: SaturdayApril 25th, 2015
10:00 am - 03:30 pm