2012 Preliminary Program
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2012
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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration
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9:00 AM
Start of Conference
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9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
Welcoming Remarks
RISI Seminar Chair: Mark Rushton, Editor, Pulp & Paper International (PPI) Magazine and RISI website
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9:05 AM - 9:30 AM
Keynote Address: India Engaged
~ Yogesh Agarwal, Managing Director and CEO, Ballarpur Industries Limited
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9:30 AM - 9:35 AM
Keynote Questions & Answers
SESSION I
Session Chair: Mark Rushton, Editor, Pulp & Paper International (PPI) Magazine and RISI website
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9:35 AM - 10:00 AM
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10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
Sustainability Issues for Pulp & Paper Industry
~ Sanjay Singh, CEO, ITC - Paperboards and Specialty Papers Division
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10:25 AM - 10:45 AM
Coffee & Tea Break
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10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Paper and Packaging Innovation in India
~ Usman Shaik, Senior Research Analyst, Paper Packaging, Beroe Consulting
~ Divya Kumar, Senior Research Analyst, Paper Packaging, Beroe Consulting -
11:15 AM - 11:40 AM
Paper Industry and Climate Change
~ N Gopala Ratnam, Chairman and Managing Director, Seshasayee Paper and Boards
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11:40 AM - 12:05 PM
Demand and Profitability Outlook for Indian Paper Industry
~ Ajay Srinivasan, Director, CRISIL Research
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12:05 PM - 12:20 PM
Questions & Answers
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12:20 PM - 1:30 PM
Buffet Networking Lunch
SESSION II
Session Chair: Mark Rushton, Editor, Pulp & Paper International (PPI) Magazine and RISI website
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1:30 PM - 1:55 PM
Forest Certification in India: Opportunities and Challenges for Paper and Pulp Industry
~ TR Manoharan, FSC International Representative, India
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1:55 PM - 2:20 PM
China's Increasing Dependence on Imported Woodchips
~ Bob Flynn, Director, International Timber, RISI
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2:20 PM - 2:45 PM
Role of Agro Forestry in Sustainable supply of Raw materials to Wood based Industries in India
~ CN Pandey, Director, IPIRTI
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2:45 PM - 3:10 PM
Packaging Innovations - Growth Drivers for Paper and Paper Board
~ AVPS Chakravarthi, Managing Director, Ecobliss & Chairman, Indian Institute of Packaging Hyderabad
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3:10 PM - 3:35 PM
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3:35 PM - 3:45 PM
Questions & Answers
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3:45 PM - 4:10 PM
Coffee & Tea Break
SESSION III: Executive Panel Discussion
Session Chair: Mark Rushton, Editor, Pulp & Paper International (PPI) Magazine and RISI website
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4:10 PM - 5:30 PM
A Dialogue with the Leading Executives in the Indian Industry.
A Roundtable Discussion with India's Leading Executives.
Moderator: Madhukar Mishra, Managing Director, Star Papers Limited & President, Indian Paper Manufacturers Association (IPMA)
Panelists:
~ Yogesh Agarwal, Managing Director and CEO, Ballarpur Industries Limited
~ Pradeep Dhobale, Executive Director, ITC
~ Sunil Sood, Director, APRIL
~ N Gopala Ratnam, Chairman and Managing Director, Seshasayee Paper and Boards
~ AVPS Chakravarthi, Managing Director, Ecobliss & Chairman, Indian Institute of Packaging Hyderabad -
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Networking Cocktail Reception
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2012
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9:00 AM - 9:25 AM
Challenges of Paper Industries and Non Conventional Sources of Raw Materials
~ Rajeev Gupta, CEO, Blue Apple Tradelinks
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9:25 AM – 9:50 AM
Coming back to Reality: DRUPA: 2012 a Retrospective
~ Dr. Rajendrakumar Anayath, Head, Heidelberg Print Media Academy
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9:50 AM – 10:15 AM
Closed-loop Control of Inking on a Newspaper Press
~ K Balaji, Director, Kasturi & Sons Ltd., publishers of The Hindu
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10:15 AM – 10:35 AM
Coffee & Tea Break
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10:35 AM – 11:00 AM
Environment Scenario in India with respect to Pulp & Paper Industry
~ SV Subrahmanyam, Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Paper Limited
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11:00 AM – 11:55 AM
Panel Discussion - The Challenges of Raw Materials and the Indian Paper Industry
Moderator: Mark Rushton, Editor, Pulp & Paper International (PPI) Magazine and RISI website
Panelists:
~ K Balaji, Director, Kasturi & Sons Ltd., publishers of The Hindu
~ Jogarao Bhamidipati, Divisional Head Commercial, ITC - Paperboards and Specialty Papers Division
~ Rajeev Gupta, CEO, Blue Apple Tradelinks
~ CN Pandey, Director, IPIRTI
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11:55 AM – 12:00 PM
Questions & Answers
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12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Networking Lunch
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1:00 PM
Conference Ends
