December 3, 2009 | New Delhi, India
| THURSDAY DECEMBER 3, 2009 |
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| 8:00 – 9:00 AM |
Registration | |
| 9:00 AM |
Start of Conference | |
| 9:00 – 9:10 AM | Welcoming remarks Conference Chair: Mark Rushton, Editor, Pulp & Paper International (PPI), RISI |
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| 9:10 – 9:45 AM | KEYNOTE ADDRESS The Increasing Importance of India in the Global Pulp & Paper Sector: An Overview of the Challenges and Opportunities Gautam Thapar, Chairman & CEO, Avantha Group |
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| 9:45 – 9:55 AM |
Keynote Questions & Answers | |
| SESSION I RAW MATERIALS & INFRASTRUCTURE: WHAT ARE THE BOTTLENECKS FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA? |
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| 9:55 – 10:20 AM |
The Challenge of Finding Raw Material Supplies: Recovered Paper, Wood, Non-Wood and Plantations Restrictions Anil Kumar, Executive Director & CEO, Shreyans Group |
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| 10:20 – 10:45 AM | "WOW - Wealth out of Waste" Initiative: How to Increase Recovery Levels and Make India Paper Mills Self-sustainable in Recovered Paper Needs
Jogarao Bhamidipati, Vice President, ITC Limited |
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| 10:45 – 11:00 AM | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00 – 11:25 AM | RISI’s View on India and the Pacific Rim Log and Woodchip Trade |
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| 11:25 – 11:50 PM | Cost Structures at Indian Mills: How do Mills Compare on a Global Scale? Surya P. Raina, Vice President, Mill Intelligence, RISI |
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| 11:50 AM – 12:50 PM | Special Presentation by Hewlett-Packard: Digital Revolution- the Impact on Printing and Paper John Stoffel, Director of Research and Development, Hewlett-Packard |
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| 12:50 PM – 1:00 PM | Questions & Answers | |
| 1:00 – 2:00 PM | Lunch | |
| SESSION II FOCUS ON KEY SECTORS IN THE INDIAN MARKET: FUTURE GROWTH AREAS AND CHALLENGES |
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| 2:00 – 2:25 PM | RISI’s Outlook on the Asian Graphic Paper Sector Sandy Lu, Graphic Paper Economist, RISI |
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| 2:25 – 2:50 PM | The Future of the Indian Publishing Industry Ajay Shukla, Managing Director, Tata McGraw-Hill Education |
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| 2:50 – 3:15 PM | Printing & Writing Papers: The Growth Prospects Sridhar Chandrashekar, Head, CRISIL Research |
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| 3:15 – 3:30 PM | Coffee Break | |
| 3:30 – 3:55 PM | The Indian Newsprint Industry: Current Status and Emerging Challenges Raji Philip, Chairman and Managing Director, Hindustan Newsprint Limited |
3:55 – 4:20 PM | The Indian Paperboard Market: Challenges and Opportunities K I Viswanathan , Vice President (Marketing), Paperboards & Specialty Papers Division, ITC Limited |
| 4:20 – 4:45 PM | Indian Packaging Sector: Principles and Opportunities in Consumer Products Deepak Khedkar, Joint Director, Indian Institute of Packaging Delhi |
4:45 – 4:50 PM | Questions & Answers |
| 4:50 PM | Close of Conference | |
| *All titles reflect possible topics and will depend on speaker availability and topics they choose. Order of talks also subject to change. | ||
