CONFERENCE ON

SMART LOGISTICS:
FUTURE-PROOFING INDIAN SUPPLY CHAIN

6th October 2023,

THE PARK,New Delhi

***Tentative Programme***
(All Speaker names are subject to confirmation)
6th Oct 2023 Opening Ceremony & Keynote Addresses

09:30am - 10:00am: Registration and Networking

10:00am - 10:05am: Welcome Address by ICC

Mr. Kanishka Sethia: CEO,Western Carriers (I) Ltd,& Chairman Logistics National Committee ICC

10:05am – 10:15am: Keynote Address - "The Current State and Future Prospects of India's Smart Logistics Future
Proofing Indian Supply Chain"

Speaker: Mr. Vaishnav Shetty : CDO, Allcargo Logistics& Co- Chair Logistic National Committee ICC

10:15am – 10:25am: Keynote Address–“National Rail Plan 2030 – Future Ready”

Speaker: Mr.Vikash Lohia Director, Jupiter Wagon & Chairman Railway National Committee , ICC

10:25am – 10:35am: Address by “Special Guest” on “National Logistics Policy on PM Gati Shakti & ULIP

Speaker: Prof. Manoj Choudhary, Vice Chancellor, Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University under the Ministry of
Railway)

10:35am – 10:45am: Address by “Special Guest”.

Speaker: Shri Sudhendu Jyoti Sinha : Adviser , Infrastructure – Connectivity , NITI Aayog , Government of India

10:45am – 10:55am: Address by “Special Guest” on “Land Ports & Role of Automation and Digitalization in
reforming Logistics processes.

Speaker: Shri Vivek Verma IRS, Secretary, Land Ports Authority of India

10:55am - 11:05am: Speech by “Guest of Honour”,

Speaker: Shri Chhatrasal Singh, IRTS, CMILT, Additional Member Traffic, Railway Board, Ministry of Railway,
Government of India.

Session Moderator: Mr. Kanishka Sethia: CEO,Western Carriers (I) Ltd,& Chairman Logistics National Committee
ICC

11:05 am - 11:10 am: TEA BREAK

 Session 1 – Smart Technological Innovations ( AI, IOT, ML , Automation) in Supply Chain

11:10 am - 11:20 am:" AI & Automation Applications in Smart Supply Chain: Connected Solutions for Data-Driven
Decisions"
Speaker: Mr Bikas Jha : Co-Founder , Filtron AI , Board of Director , RealNetwork India Pvt Ltd
Speaker: Prof. (Dr) Kalyana C Chejarla : Assistant Professor , IMT Hyderabad , Alumni IIM- Ahmedabad

11:20 am - 11:40 am:"AI & Automation Logistics Innovation: Application for Industries like OEM, Pharma,
Agriculture &Textile, and Beverages etc"
Speaker: Mr Umesh Madhyan : Vice President – Logistics , Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd

Speaker Mr. Ashish Agarwal : CEO, ABC India Ltd & Co- Chair Logistic National Committee ICC

11:40 am - 11:55 am:" Smart Technology: Start up, Global Best Practices, Opportunity, and Challenges & Financial
Implication"
Speaker: Mr. Kartik Shah : Regional Manager APAC , Sennheiser
Speaker: Mr . Digvijay Singh : Head – Startup Innovation , AllCargo Logistics

11:55 am - 12:05 pm: Q&A Session

Session Moderator: Mr Bikas Jha : Co-Founder , Filtron AI , Board of Director , RealNetwork India Pvt Ltd
 Session 2 – Smart Integrating System in Multimodal & Cost effective Transport

12:05 pm - 12:25 pm: "Application of advance Technology in Multimodal cost effective Transport"
Speaker: Mr. Kanishka Sethia : CEO, Western Carriers (I) Ltd , & Chairman Logistic National
Committee ICC
Speaker: Mr. Ghanshyam Singh : Advisior Logistics , Jindal Steel & Power Ltd

12:25 pm - 12:35 pm:“Smart Rail Technology gap analysis Demand & Supply“
Speaker: Mr. Nitin Kulshrestha : COO, GATX India Pvt Ltd

Speaker: Mr Anil Kumar Khandelwal , Principal Executive Director- Gatishakti , Ministry of

Railways Government of India

12:35pm - 12:50 pm: "Industry Global Best Practices, Trends, Opportunities to enhance Multimodal by digitalizing
PM
Gati Shakti & ULIP model”

Speaker: Mr. Varun Gupta : Director – Supply Chain, South Asia Region , Nestle

Speaker: Mr Raj S Rajhans : Traffic Manager , Syama Prasad Mookherjee Port,Kolkata

Ministry of Ports,Shipping and Waterways,Govt of India

12:50 am - 01:00 pm: Q&A Session

Session Moderator: Mr. Nitin Kulshrestha : COO, GATX India Pvt Ltd
 Session 3 – Smart Modern Warehousing & Material Handling

1:00 pm - 01:15 pm: “Smart Warehouse & Material Handling - Infrastructure Support

Speaker : Mr. T K Manoj Kumar IAS : Chairman, Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority,
Department of Food and Public Distribution, Government of India

Speaker: Mr. Manu Raj Bhalla: Director & Global Head Contract Logistics & Supply Chain , Freight
Systems and President, Warehouse Association of India

01:15 pm- 01:30 pm: "Modern Warehousing: Practices deployed, emerging needs & Innovative

Solutions” Speaker: Mr Chetan Kumria : Founder & MD , Xcell Supply Chain Solutions

Mr. Shampayan Ghosh: Head of Supply Chain Management, Mother Dairy

Fruits & Vegetable Pvt Ltd

01:30 pm - 01:45 pm: “Application of Material handling in Supply Chain"

Speaker: Ms Anamika Jain : CEO , AAJ Enterprise

01:45 pm - 01:55 pm: Q&A Session

Session Moderator: Mr. Ashish Agarwal : CEO, ABC India Ltd & Co- Chair Logistic National Committee ICC

01:55 pm - 02:00 pm:

Vote of Thanks: Mr Debmalya Banerjee, REGIONAL DIRECTOR (JOINT DIRECTOR) – DELHI, ICC

02:00 pm Onwards: Lunch Break & Networking

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