Invitation: National Conference on Accelerating Industrial Growth on 30 September 2015 at PHD House, New Delhi

NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON

ACCELERATING INDUSTRIAL GROWTH

• Science • Technology • Innovation

30 September 2015, PHD House, New Delhi

 

PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry is organizing National Conference on "Accelerating Industrial Growth" on September 30, 2015 at the PHD House, New Delhi. 

 

Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science and Technology is the conference co-partner. The knowledge partner for the event is National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board, Ministry of Science and Technology.

 

The main objective of the conference is to create effective platform for knowledge sharing & knowledge transfer through Industry experts, policy makers and renowned academicians. Science, Technology and Innovation is always been considered as the most vital cogs in the wheel of development and the mechanization and automation in Industrial revolution is a testament to that.

 

The previous Science, Technology and Innovation Summits have been extremely successful in providing useful insights by bringing together corporate professionals, eminent academicians and policymakers to debate on topics currently relevant.  In the context of national campaigns - Digital India, Make in India, Skilling India and Startup India and as our country prepares for creation of manufacturing sector hub and at the same time developing the service sector, this year's Conference theme has been chosen to reflect the current priorities of "Science, Technology and Innovation" for accelerating industrial growth. The discussions in this year's Conference will deliberate on disruptive innovations in following sectors:

 

• Solar & other Renewable

• Online & Bricks and Mortars

• Retailing sector

• Infrastructure & Smart Cities

• Automotive Sector

• Education and Skill Development

 

Confirmed Speakers:

1.      Dr. Abdul Khan, COO EDTRIN, Former VC of IGNOU, Former ADG of UNESCO

2.      Mr. Ajay Mathur, Director General, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Government of India

3.      Mr. Ashank Desai, Founder Mastek, Founder Member & Former Chairman NASSCOM

4.      Mr. Ashish Ambasta, Organisation Surveys and Insights Practice Leader, Tower Watson India

5.      Mr. B. M. Baveja, Scientist G & Group Coordinator, R&D in Convergence, Communication & Broadband Technologies Group, Ministry of Communications & IT

6.      Mr. Chitranjan Dar, CEO, Foods Division, ITC

7.      Mr. Devin Fidler, Research Director, Institute for the Future, USA

8.      Dr. Harish Ahuja, President, Strategy & Corporate affairs, Hindustan Power Projects

9.      Ms. Harjinder Kaur, Founder MD and CEO, ComVision

10.  Mr. Jaikant Singh, Head- Partnership Development & State Alliance, NSDC

11.  Mr. Jon Whitmore, CEO ACT, USA

12.  Dr. Jyoti S. A. Bhat, Scientist G, DSIR, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India

13.  Mr. K. S. Popli - Chairman & Managing Director, IREDA

14.  Dr. Omkar Rai, Director General, Software Technology Parks of India

15.  Mr. Paramjit Singh Sahai, Managing Director, EPA Infrastructure Pvt Ltd

16.  Mr. Pradeep Gupta, Chairman & Managing Director, CyberMedia

17.  Mr. Pradeep Kapse, Former CEO of Eicher Engineering Components

18.  Mr. Pradeep Khanna, CEO, Global Mindset 

19.  Ambassador Pradeep Kapur, Visiting Prof, University of Maryland & Former Ambassador & Secretary, Govt. of India

20.  Mr. Rajendra Nimje - Managing Director, Karvy Solar Power Ltd

21.  Mr. Ranjit Sabikhi, Ranjit Sabikhi Architects

22.  Mr. Ravinder Pal Singh, Consulting Director, Cisco

23.  Mr. Rohit Koshi, Partner, LearnBiz Solutions

24.  Mr. Sanjit Dang, Investment Director, Intel Capital, USA

25.  Mr. Sunil K Chaturvedi, CEO, Automotive Skills Development Council

26.  Prof. Timothy A Gonsalves, Director, IIT Mandi

27.  Mr. Venke Char, CEO, 3THIRDEYE Inc USA

28.  Mr. Vikas Kuthiala, Founder & Managing Director, First India Assistance

29.  Mr. Vivek Gaur - Founder & CEO, Yepme

30.  Mr. Yadav Chandna, Director, Sai Products

 

Given the importance of the subject and your interest in it, I sincerely hope that you would be able to participate in the conference and enrich the deliberations. The conference program is appended in the mail.

 

You can nominate 2-3 members from your organization to attend the Conference. There is no participation fee, but prior registration is must. Seats are limited. For registration, please send e-mail to kamla@phdcci.in latest by 25^th September 2015.

 

Following is the format for registration:

1. Name(s):

2. Designation:

3. Organization:

4. Tel / Mobile:

5. E-mail:

 

For conference details, please click on the following link:

National Conference On Accelerating Industrial Growth - Brochure

 

Looking forward to a positive response and thanking you.

 

With best regards,

 

Dr. Jatinder Singh

Sr. Secretary- CSR, Innovation, Education & Skill Development

PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry

PHD House, 4/2, Siri Institutional area

August Kranti Marg, New Delhi-110 016

T:  91 11 26863801-04, 49545454  (EXT 293)

F:  91 11 26855450, 26863135

E:  jatinder@phdcci.in   W: www.phdcci.in

 

 

PROGRAM

 

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM                   REGISTRATION AND TEA
Session 1 10:00 AM- 10:45 AM	INAUGURAL SESSION ·      Welcome Address by Mr. Alok B. Shriram, President, PHDCCI ·      Mr. S K Sarkar, Chairman, Committee on Innovation, PHD Chamber ·      Mr. Pradeep Khanna, CEO, Global Mindset ·      Dr. Jyoti S. A. Bhat, Scientist G, Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India ·      Ambassador Pradeep Kapur, Visiting Prof, University of Maryland & Former Ambassador & Secretary, Govt. of India ·      Vote of Thanks by Mr. Saurabh Sanyal, Secretary General, PHDCCI
Session 2 – Plenary 10:45 AM- 11:45 AM	DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION Session Moderator – Mr. Pradeep Khanna, CEO, Global Mindset  ·      Mr. Pradeep Gupta, Chairman & Managing Director, CyberMedia ·      Mr. Devin Fiddler, Research Director, Institute for the Future, USA ·      Mr. Ashish Ambasta, Organisation Surveys and Insights Practice Leader, Tower Watson India ·      Mr. Yadav Chandna, Director, Sai Products
11:45 AM – 12 NOON	Networking Tea
Breakout - Session 3A 12 NOON – 1:00 PM	INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES Session Moderator - Mr. Pradeep Khanna, CEO, Global Mindset  ·      Mr. Ashank Desai, Founder Mastek, Founder Member & former Chairman NASSCOM ·      Mr. B. M. Baveja, Scientist G & Group Coordinator, R&D in Convergence, Communication & Broadband Technologies Group, Ministry of Communications and IT ·      Dr. Omkar Rai, Director General, Software Technology Parks of India ·      Mr. Venke Char, CEO, 3THIRDEYE Inc USA
Breakout - Session 3B      12 NOON – 1:00 PM	EDUCATION AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT Session Moderator – Dr. Jatinder Singh, Sr. Secretary, PHD Chamber ·      Dr. Abdul Khan, COO EDTRIN, Former VC of IGNOU, Former ADG of UNESCO ·      Mr. Jon Whitmore, CEO ACT, USA ·      Mr. Jaikant Singh, Head- Partnership Development & State Alliance, NSDC ·      Prof. Timothy A. Gonsalves, Director IIT Mandi ·      Mr. Rohit Koshi, Partner, LearnBiz Solutions
1.00 PM – 2 PM	Lunch
Breakout - Session 4A 2:00 PM -3:00 PM	SOLAR & OTHER RENEWABLES Session Moderator - Dr. Harish Ahuja, President, Strategy & Corporate affairs, Hindustan Power Projects ·      Mr. Ajay Mathur, Director General, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Govt. of India ·      Mr. K S Popli - Chairman & Managing Director, IREDA ·      Mr. Rajendra Nimje - Managing Director, Karvy Solar Power Ltd
Breakout - Session 4B 2:00 PM -3:00 PM	ONLINE & BRICKS AND MORTARS RETAILING Session Moderator - Mr. Pradeep Khanna, CEO, Global Mindset  ·      Mr. Chitranjan Dar, CEO, Foods Division, ITC ·      Mr. Vivek Gaur, Founder & CEO, Yepme ·      Mr. Ravi Mathur, CEO, GS1 India ·      Mr. Sanjit Dang, Investment Director, Intel Capital, USA
3:00 PM -3:15 PM	Networking Tea Break
Breakout - Session 5A 3:15 PM -4:15 PM	INFRASTRUCTURE & SMART CITIES Session Moderator - Mr. Paramjit Singh Sahai, Managing Director, EPA Infrastructure Pvt Ltd ·      Mr. Ranjit Sabikhi, Ranjit Sabikhi Architects ·      Ms. Harjinder Kaur, Founder MD and CEO: ComVision ·      Mr. Ravinder Pal Singh, Consulting Director, Cisco ·      Mr. Vikas Kuthiala, Founder & Managing Director, First India Assistance
Breakout - Session 5B 3:15 PM -4:15 PM	AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR Session Moderator - ·      Mr. Sunil K Chaturvedi, CEO, Automotive Skills Development Council ·      Mr. Pradeep Kapse, Former CEO of Eicher Engineering Components ·      TBA ·      TBA

Registration | India's National Competitiveness Forum | Porter Prize | September 25, 2015 | New Delhi

Dear Colleagues, Sharing the details of the India's National Competitiveness Forum & Porter Prize 2015 scheduled on September 25 at The Leela Gurgaon. The event is being co-designed by Vivekananda International Foundation, US Council on Competitiveness, Mint, India Council on Competitiveness & Institute for Competitiveness. We have speakers like Shri Suresh Prabhu, Hon'ble Minister of Railways, Govt. of India; Michael E. Porter, Professor, Harvard Business School; Rajiv Bajaj, Managing Director, Bajaj Auto; Shri Kailash Chander Vijayvargiya, National General Secretary, BJP; Prasad Kaipa, CEO Coach & Advisor; Pawan Maini, Managing Director, Ramboll; Michael Enright, Former Professor, Harvard Business School; Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals; General N C Vij, Former Chief of Army Staff & Director Vivekananda International Foundation; Sajjan Jindal, Chairman & MD, JSW et al. The confirmed speakers could be looked at http://compete.org.in/speakers-2015/ To attend the event, you could register yourself at http://www.porterprize.in/register/. In case, you have already registered kindly ignore this mail. Once we receive your registration, we would be sending you a line of confirmation for the same. We look forward to your participation at the event. Regards Dr. Amit Kapoor Honorary Chairman Institute for Competitiveness Institute for Competitiveness U - 24 / 8, DLF Phase - 3, Gurgaon - 122 002, Haryana, India

Nine new sites added to Global Geoparks Network

UNESCO Press Release No.2015-97

 

Nine new sites added to Global Geoparks Network

 

Paris, 21 September—Nine new sites were added to the UNESCO-supported Global Geoparks Network during the 4^th Asia-Pacific Geoparks Network Symposium that took place in the San’in Kaigan Geopark, Japan, from 15 to 20 September.

 

Global Geoparks are territories, which promote their geo-diversity through community-led initiatives to enhance regional sustainable development. They promote awareness of geological hazards and many help local communities prepare disaster mitigation strategies. They celebrate the 4.6-billion-year history of our Planet and the geo-diversity that has shaped every aspect of our lives societies.

 

The Global Network now numbers 120 Geoparks in 33 countries. The sites newly inscribed are:

 

Dunhuang (China)

Located east of the Tarim plate, in the westernmost part of China, Dunhuang Global Geopark is rich in geoheritage of great scientific value that is of interest for both education and tourism. The site features yardangs, rock protuberance shaped by wind erosion, typical of this extremely arid part of China. The Geopark also encompasses the Mogao Caves, a World Heritage site, which were excavated in the Quaternary strata (2.6 to 1.5 million years ago).The caves are of combined geological and cultural value as they house statues and wall paintings, which span 1,000 years of Buddhist art.

 

Zhijindong Cave (China)

Zhijindong Cave Global Geopark is located in the west of the Guizhou Plateau in southern China. It is composed of three geological land formations: Zhijindong Cave Scenic Area, Qijiehe River and Dongfenghu Lake. The Global Geopark features many beautiful and precious karst landforms of various shapes and types, among them caves, gorges, natural bridges and sinkholes.

 

Troodos (Cyprus)

The mountainous Troodos Global Geopark is located in the central part of Cyprus. It has the highest peak of the Island, the 1,952 metre-high Mount Olympos. Troodos is known amongst geoscientists for its stratigraphic completeness and well-preserved and well-exposed plutonic, intrusive, volcanic rocks and chemical sediments. Formed 92 million years ago in the Neotethys Ocean by the spread of the seafloor above a subduction zone, it was uplifted and placed in a dome structure by the collision between the Eurasian and African plates. The asbestos mine, chromite mining galleries, ancient copper slag heaps and graben (depressed blocks of land bordered by faults) account for the site’s important geodiversity, which has contributed significantly to the development of current theories of plate tectonics and ocean spreading.

 

Sitia (Greece)

Sitia Global Geopark is on the easternmost edge of Crete, in the Municipality of Sitia. It has abundant mammal fossils of the Pleistocene epoch (2,588,000 to 11,700 years ago, last part of the Quaternary Period). The discovery of three fossils of the elephant-like Deinotherium giganteum at the site, its extensive cave systems and the palaeo-shorelines around Zakros are unique to Crete. Abundant karstic structures on the limestone environment of the site constitute its most salient characteristic. More than 170 caves and many gorges have been found in the area.

 

Reykjanes (Iceland)

The Global Geopark is located in southwest Iceland, near the capital Reykjavík. The Reykjanes Ridge is part of the volcanic Mid-Atlantic Ridge separating the Eurasian and North American plates. The site is characterized by numerous lava flows, lava shields, crater rows, geothermal fields, faults and fissures. Krýsuvík is renowned for its explosion craters, caused by the interaction of geothermal steam and magma. Some of the lava flows have become new land. The five towns and settlements scattered across the area bear witness to a millennium-long history of human habitation and activity at the site.

 

Gunung Sewu (Indonesia)

Gunung Sewu is an enormous mountainous limestone zone, marked by conic karst hills spanning Yogyakarta, central and east Java. The karst landforms grew through dissolution, when the limestone was uplifted from the seabed about 1.8 million years ago. The uplift notably led to the formation of coastal and river terraces as well as sandstone outcrops. The earliest signs of human presence date back 180,000 years, with evidence of settlements along the riverbanks and in limestone rock-shelters and caves. The stone-terraces that surround almost every hill bear witness to local-knowledge passed from generation to generation to preserve a relatively thin soil for agriculture.

 

Pollino (Italy)

Pollino Global Geopark is located in Southern Italy. The area of the Pollino chain has always been of great geological interest as a key to scientists’ understanding of the structural relation between the Peloritano-Calabrian Arch and Southern Apennines. The area consists of several massif mountains between the Ionian and Tyrrhenian seas. They rise up to the higher elevations of the Southern Apennines: the Pollino Massif, the Orsomarso mountains and Mount Alpi. The Pollino massif consists of five summits all over 2,000m. The 2,267m high Serra Dolcedorme is the only Italian massif from where it is possible to get a glimpse of three seas: the Ionian, Tyrrhenian and Adriatic seas.

 

Mount Apoi (Japan)

Mount Apoi is located in Hokkaido, the northernmost island of the Japanese Archipelago. It is 810 metres high and its name derives from the language of the indigenous Ainu people of Hokkaido. The most distinctive feature of Mt Apoi Global Geopark is its peridotites from the Earth's mantle. The pure peridotites on and around the mountain contain valuable information about the Earth's mantle, which is of great scientific interest. Mt Apoi provides geological information on plate collision, masses of solidified magma, and rocks from the distant southern seas.

 

Lanzarote and Chinijo Islands (Spain)

Lanzarote and Chinijo Islands Global Geopark encompasses the entire island of Lanzarote, the islets La Graciosa, Montaña Clara, Roque del Este, Roque del Oeste y Alegranza, known collectively as the Chinijo Island. The abrasion platform around these islands is also part of the Geopark, whose surface area is over 2.500 km², including 866 km² of land. Lanzarote and Chinijo Islands are almost entirely formed of basaltic materials. During the Timanfaya volcanic eruption of 1730 to 1736, the association of numerous volcanic structures along an extremely long fissure led to the appearance of one of the largest historic lava fields in the world.

 

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