ICC's Second Edition of ICC Sustainability Conclave: Sustainability makes Economic Sense held virtually on 20th -21st January 2021

SESSION 1

WEDNESDAY, 20TH JANUARY 2021
INAUGURAL SESSION

0940 - 0950

Opening Remarks

Mr. Ravi Kapoor
Chairman, Sustainability Committee, ICC & MD, Heubach Colour India

0950 - 1000

Vision for Sustainability

Mr. Ravi Goenka
President, ICC & CMD, Laxmi Organic Industries Ltd.

1000 - 1010

Special Address

Ms. Ligia Noronha
Director-Economy Division, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

1010 - 1020

Address by Guest of Honour

Prof. K. VijayRaghavan
Principal Scientific Advisor to the Govt. of India

1020 - 1035

Address by Chief Guest

Shri Prakash Javadekar
Hon’ble Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change & Information & Broadcasting, Govt. of India

1035 - 1050

Chairman’s Address

Shri D. V. Sadananda Gowda*
Hon’ble Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers, Govt. of India

1050 -1100

Concluding remarks and Vote of thanks

Mr. Bimal Goculdas
Vice President, ICC and MD & CEO, Dharamsi Morarji Chemical Company Ltd.

1100 - 1115

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1115 - 1135

Thematic Presentation

Ms. Neena Singh, Managing Partner, ERM India

SESSION 2

CEO Speaks - Indian Perspective
Chair: Shri Ravi Goenka, President, ICC & CMD, Laxmi Organic Industries Ltd
Co-chair: Mr. Ravi Kapoor, Chairman - Sustainability Committee, ICC & MD, Heubach Colour India

1135 - 1145

Introduction of the Session Theme by Chair

1145 - 1215

PANEL DISCUSSION:

  • Mr. Jai Hiremath, Chairman & MD, Hikal Ltd
  • Mr. R. Mukundan, MD & CEO, Tata Chemicals Ltd
  • Mr. Suresh Ramachandran, Country Head & MD, Arkema India

1215 - 1225

Q&A

1225 - 1235

Concluding Remarks by Co-chair

SESSION 3

CEO Speaks - Global Perspective
Chair: Mr. Chris Jahn, President & CEO, American Chemistry Council (ACC)

1235 - 1245

Introduction of the Session Theme by Chair

1245 - 1315

  • Mr. Jim Fitterling, Chairman & CEO, Dow
  • Mr. Mark Vergnano, Chairman, Board of Directors, ACC and President & CEO, Chemours

1315 - 1325

Q&A

1325 - 1335

Concluding Remarks

1335 - 1420

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SESSION 4

Minimizing Environmental & Societal Impact -A Sustainable Approach
Chair: Ms Sandra Shroff, UPL Ltd
Co-chair:  Mr. Bimal Goculdas, Vice President, ICC and MD & CEO, Dharamsi Morarji Chemical Company Ltd.

1420 - 1430

Introduction of the Session Theme by Chair

1430 - 1450

Sustainable Business Models aligning with the People & Planet

Mr. Santanu Gupta
Chief General Manager I/C (Alternate Energy & Sustainable Development), Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.

1450 - 1510

Building a sustainable future - Sustainability @ GHCL

Ms Priyakanchani Gupta
Manager EHS, GHCL

1510 - 1530

Improving the Business Value of Environmental Strategy

Mr. Manish Panchal
Head of Business Development, Dupont Sustainable Solutions

1530 - 1550

Innovation and Collaboration for Sustainable Solutions

Mr. Bhaskar Venkatraman
VP Polypropylene, Vistamaxx, & Adhesions Business, ExxonMobil

1550 - 1600

Q&A by Co-chair

1600 - 1610

Concluding Remarks by Co-chair

SESSION 5

CEO Speaks - Global Perspective
Chair: Mr. Vijay Sankar, Immediate Past President, ICC & Deputy Chairman, The Sanmar Group
Co-Chair: Mr. Ravi Kapoor, Chairman, Sustainability Committee, ICC & MD, Heubach Colour India

1610 -1620

Introduction of the Session by Chair

1620 - 1700

  • Mr. Krishanmohan Narayan, MD, BASF India Ltd
  • Mr Adnan Ahmad, Regional Head -India, Clariant Chemicals (India) Ltd.

1700 - 1710

Q&A

1710 - 1720

Concluding Remarks by Co-chair

1720 - 1730

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SESSION 6

Sustainable Practices across the World
Chair: Mr. Marco Mensink, DG, European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC)

1730 - 1740

Introduction of the Session by Chair

 

1740 - 1840

  • Ms. Deidré Penfold, Executive Director, Chemical & Allied Industries’ Association (CAIA)
  • Dr. Mritunjay Chaubey, Global Vice President- Environment & Sustainability, UPL Ltd
  • Mr. Lasse Beny, Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG

1840 - 1850

Q&A

1850 - 1900

Concluding Remarks by Chair

 

 

THURSDAY, 21ST JANUARY, 2020

SESSION 1

Sustainable Chemicals Management- Evolving Regulatory Frameworks
Chair:  Dr Raman Ramachandran, MD & CEO, PI Industries

0950 - 1000

Introduction of Session by Chair

1000 - 1020

Rapidly Evolving legal instruments for chemicals management in India - draft CMS Rules, 20xx

Dr. Vishal Choudhary
Dy. Industrial Advisor, Dept. of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Govt. of India

1020 - 1040

Decoding Regulatory framework for Industrial Groundwater utilization

Mr. N. K. Jain
AVP-Environment Excellence, Jubilant Life Science

1040 - 1100

Outcome of Chemical Sector Roadmap and what Indian companies should be looking at

Mr. Joe Phelan
Country Director, WBCSD

1100 - 1110

Q&A

1110  - 1120

Concluding Remarks by Chair

SESSION 2

Innovation Drives Sustainability
Chair: Prof. Aniruddha B Pandit, Vice Chancellor, Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai
Co-chair: Mr Rupark Sarswat, CEO, India Glycols Ltd

1120 - 1130

Introduction of the Session by Chair

1130 -  1150

Low Temperature Evaporator (From Waste to Clean Technology)

Mr. Lalit Handa
CEO, Spray Engineering Devices Ltd

1150 - 1210

Innovative pathways to sustainable chemicals from wastes and residues

Dr. Laurel Harmon
VP (Govt. Relation) LanzaTech & Vice-Chair RSB Board of Directors

1210 - 1230

Solid-Liquid Separation Technology to sustain or improve environment

Mr. Kishor H Makvana
MD, Rotofilt Engineers Limited

1230 - 1250

Emerging Green Technologies for Sustainability

Mr. Mukesh Malhotra
Country Manager, Solvay India

1250 - 1300

Q&A Session

1300 - 1310

Concluding Remarks by Co-chair

1310 - 1400

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SESSION 3

Promoting Resources Efficiency and Circularity
Chair:  Shri Shiv Das Meena, Chairman, CPCB, Govt. of India
Co-chair - Mr. Neelanjan Banerjee, Vice Chairman & MD, LANXESS INDIA PVT. LTD

1400 - 1410

Introduction of the Session by Chair

1410-1430

Presentation

Mr. K K Sharma
Whole Time Director - EHS, DCM Shriram Ltd

1430-1450

Plastics & Sustainability

Mr. Swapan Kumar Ray
Sr VP, Reliance Industries Ltd., & Hon. Secretary, Indian Centre for Plastics in Environment (ICPE)  

1450-1510

Presentation on water management

Mr. Anirudh Deshmukh
General Manager, Asian Paints Ltd.

1510-1520

Q&A

1520-1530

Concluding Remarks by Co-chair

1530 - 1600

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SESSION 4

Towards a Pollution free Planet: Role of multi-stakeholder Partnership
Moderator: Ms. Monika MacDevette, Chief, Chemicals and Health Branch, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

1600 -1700

Panelists:

  • Mr. Naresh Pal Gangwar*, Jt. Secretary, HSMD, MoEFCC, Govt. of India
  • Dr. Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary to the Basel, Rotterdam & Stockholm Conventions        
  • Mr. S Ganesan, Chairman, International Treaties Committee, ICC
  • Mr. Ravi Agarwal, Director, Toxics Link
  • Dr. Rakesh Kumar, Director, CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur

1700 - 1710

Q&A

1710 - 1720

Concluding Remarks

SESSION 5

Issues in Management - Air, Soil, Water
Chair:  Mr. Suresh Ramachandran, Country Head & MD, Arkema India
Co-chair: Mr B V Shetty, Chairman, Viswaat Chemicals Ltd

1720 - 1800

Panelists:

Mr. Kartik Bharat Ram - Chairman, ICC-NR & Dy. MD, SRF Ltd.
Mr. V. T. Moorthy - Chairman, ICC-SR & Director, Tanfac Industries Ltd.
Mr. Chandan Sengupta - Chairman, ICC-ER & Sr. VP- CBT Mktg., Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd.

1800 - 1810

Q&A Session

CONCLUDING SESSION

1810 - 1820

Looking ahead

Mr. Vijay Sankar
Immediate Past President, ICC &
Deputy Chairman, The Sanmar Group

1820 - 1830

Vote of thanks

Mr. H. S. Karangle
Director General, ICC