27 August 2021 | 0930 Hrs – 1615 Hrs | Webex Cisco

Draft Programme Schedule

0930 Hrs - 1030 Hrs Inaugural Session

0930 Hrs Welcome & Theme Address Mr Suresh D

Conference Chairman
CEO – Spark Minda Technical Centre &
Group CTO – Minda Corporation Limited

0940 Hrs Special Address Mr Shitalkumar Joshi

Technical Director, Electrical and
Electronics - India
Ansys

0955 Hrs Special Address Dr Rashmi Urdhwareshe

President
SAE INDIA

1005 Hrs Keynote Address Mr Balasundaram Radhakrishnan

Director – India Manufacturing Operations
Ford India (P) Limited

1020 Hrs Vote of Thanks Mr Suresh D

1025 Hrs Session Changeover

1030 Hrs – 1155 Hrs: Session 1: Electric Vehicles

1030 Hrs Opening Remarks by Mr Manikandan P

Session Chairman Chief Technology Officer
Hero Lectro

1040 Hrs Advances in EV Virtualization Mr Tushar Sambharam

through Rapid Prototyping and Principal Electrification Solution Specialist
Virtual Validation Ansys

1055 Hrs Batteries for EV Dr Kalaiselvi

Director
CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute

1110 Hrs Strategies for Making India Dr Amitabh Saran

a Hub for EVs CEO
Altigreen Propulsion Labs Pvt Ltd

1125 Hrs Different Energy Management Mr S A Sundaresan

Strategies for Electric Vehicles Vice-President – EV & eMobility Solutions
Ashok Leyland

1140 Hrs Discussion (Q&A)

1155 Hrs Session Changeover

1200 Hrs – 1300 Hrs: Session 2: Powertrain & Body Electronics

1200 Hrs Opening Remarks by Mr Girish Ramaswamy

Session Chairman Head of Engineering – India
Vitesco Technologies India Pvt. Ltd.

1215 Hrs Address by Dr Ravi M Bhatkal

Managing Director, India
MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions &
MacDermid Enthone Industrial Solutions

1230 Hrs Address by Mr Sivakumar

Head - Advanced Electronics & Infotronics
Mahindra & Mahindra Limited

1245 Hrs Discussion (Q&A)

1300 Hrs Session Changeover

1300 Hrs – 1400 Hrs : Lunch Break

1400 Hrs – 1500 Hrs: Panel Discussion on The challenge and the opportunities for Auto &
Electronics - New Technologies, Market & Business

1400 Hrs Context setting by Mr B C Datta

Panel Moderator Vice president, Ola Electric

1410 Hrs – 1445 Hrs Address by Panelists Mr Guruprasad Mudlapur

Managing Director - Bosch Automotive
Electronics India Pvt. Ltd

Mr Shripad Kanni
Local Product Line Manager & Technical Expert
Vector Informatik

Mr Brijesh Gubbi Suresh

AVP & Group Head - New Business Strategy
Hyundai Motors India Limited

1445 Hrs Discussion (Q&A)

1455 Hrs Session Changeover

1500 Hrs – 1615 Hrs: Session 3: Infotainment & Telematics and Intelligence in a
connected world

1500 Hrs Opening Remarks by Dr Naveen Gautam

Session Chairman Managing Director
Hella India Automotive Pvt. Ltd

1520 Hrs Address by Mr Krishnamurthy Vaidyanathan

Director
Minda Corporation Limited

1535 Hrs Vehicle Connectivity, Infotainment Ms Rohini M Nagare

and Telematics Application Development Associate Manager
Accenture Solutions Pvt. Ltd

1550 Hrs Address by Mr Suresh Mariappan

Director
Spark Minda Technical Center
1605 Hrs Discussion (Q&A)

1615 Hrs Conference Wrap-up CII Secretariat

1620 Hrs Conference Conclude