Conference Programme
21 August 2008

1000 – 1040 hrs Opening Ceremony

Welcome Address
1000-1005: Mr. Prem Behl, Chairman, Exhibitions India Group

1005-1010: Lamp Lighting & Saraswati Vandana

Theme Presentation by Knowledge Partner
1010-1020: Mr. Kuljit Singh, Partner, Ernst and Young

Address by Guest of Honour
1020-1025: Shri Deepak Gupta, Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), Govt. of India

Address by the Chief Guest
1025-1035: Shri Vilas Muttemwar, Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), Govt. of India

Vote of Thanks
1035-1040: Mr. Billy Shrikent, CEO, Exhibitions India Group

Inauguration of Exhibition by Chief Guest & Guest of Honour

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1130-1330 hrs Inaugural Session: “Wind power technology & trends”

Chairperson
1130-1140: Shri K. P Sukumaran, Adviser, MNRE

Keynote Address
1140-1155: Dr. Anil Kane, Chairman, World Wind Energy Association (WWEA)

Speakers

1155-1210:
Mr. Rajindra Valsalan, Executive Director, WinWind India
“Wind power: technology & trends in India“

1210 –1225: Mr. Lassi Noponen, Chairman, WinWinD Oy, Finland
“Global technology & trends“

1225-1240: Mr. R. Sen, Director, U D Energy Systems
“Wind for off-grid application“

1240-1300: Interactive Session

1300-1400 hrs Lunch

1400-1545 hrs Session II: “Wind power policy, regulation & finance”

Keynote Speaker
1400-1415: Mr. Craig O'Connor, Director, Ex-Im Bank, USA

Speakers

1415-1430:
Mr. Satish Aggarwal, Partner, Ernst & Young Pvt. Ltd.
“Tax & Regulatory Environment”

1430-1445: Mr. Suchit Punnose, Commercial Director, Armaec UK Ltd.
"Policy frame work for wind power"

1445-1500: Mr. Mahesh Vipradas, Head, Regulatory Affairs, Synergy Global Ltd.
“Regulatory framework and emerging issues”

1500-1515: Mr. Ranjit Shastri, Executive Director, Indian Venture Capitalist Association

1515-1530: Interactive Session

1530-1600: Tea/Coffee break

1600-1730 hrs Session III: Panel Discussion

Topic: “Prospects for Wind Power Energy”

Chairperson
Smt. Gauri Singh, Joint Secretary, MNRE, Govt. of India

Panelists

Mr. Harish Mehta, Director, Suzlon Group of Companies

Mr. Madhusudan Khemka, Director & CEO, ReGen Powertech Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Shrenik Ghodawat, Managing Director, Ghodawat Industries

Mr. Jurgen Jesenko, Director of Business Development, AMSC Windtec GmbH, USA

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22 August 2008

Keynote Address
1000-1015: Mr. Deepak Puri, Chairman & Managing Director, Moser Baer India Ltd.

Speakers
1015-1030: Mr. K Subramanya, CEO, Tata BP Solar India Ltd.

1030-1045: Mr. Gunter Ziegenbalg, Managing Director, Signet Solar GmbH, USA

1045-1100: Mr. Matthias Hermes, Sales Manager India, SMA Solar Technology AG

1100-1115: Mr. Simone M P Arizzi, Global Technical Leader, DuPont Photovoltaic Solution, USA
“New Materials for the Photovoltaic Industry – Challenges and Opportunities”

1115-1130: Mr. Julian Lopez, Country Manager - South Asia Pacific, Abengoa Solar S.A., Spain
“CSP technology”

1130-1145: Mr. N. Venkataraman, Executive V. P, ACME Tele Power Ltd.

1145-1150: Interactive Session

1150-1200: Tea/Coffee break

1200 - 1330 Hrs: Session V: Theme: "Solar thermal applications - commercial viability”

Chairperson
1200-1210: Dr. B. Bandyopadhyay, Adviser, MNRE, Govt. of India

Keynote Address
1210-1225: Mr. Gerhard Stryi-Hipp, Managing Director, German Solar Industry Association

Speakers
1225-1240: Mr. Ravi Shankar, Sr. General Manger SBU Head, Tata BP Solar
1240-1255: Mr. Florian Hoecht, Key A/C Manager, Schott Solar, Germany
1255-1310: Mr. Ludger Lorych, VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH, Berlin, Germany
“Perspectives of Concentrating Solar Power”
1310-1325: Mr. K. Srinivas Kumar, CEO, Kotak Urja Pvt. Ltd.
“Newer Applications on Solar Energy”

1325-1330: Interactive Session

1330 - 1415 Hrs: Lunch

1415 - 1600 Hrs: Session VI: Panel Discussion

Topic: "Issues concerning certification & testing, grid connectivity & regulatory matters”

Moderator
Mr. Ravi Khanna, CEO, Moser Baer Photo Voltaic Ltd.

Panelist
Mr. Matthias Gerhardt, Head of Business Development Europe, Signet Solar GmbH
Mr. Narender Surana, MD, Surana Telecom Ltd.
Mr. Rabindra Satpathy, President (Solar Energy), Reliance Industries Ltd.
Mr. Rajinder Kumar, CMD, Bergen Associates.
Mr. Sankar Chodagam, CEO, Titan Energy Systems Ltd.

1600 - 1615 Hrs: Tea/Coffee Break

1615 - 1745 Hrs: Session VI: Panel Discussion

Topic: "Technology & market challenges"

Panelists
Mr. Anjan Ghosh, Sr. General Manager, Tata BP Solar
Mr. Andreas Rene Schoeni , Sales Director PV Equipments, Swiss Solar Systems AG - Switzerland
Mr. Gautam Mohanka, Director, Gautam Polymers
Mr. Rajesh Bhatt, Director and Country Manager, Sun Technics Energy Systems
Dr. Rajeewa Arya, Sr. VP & CTO, Thin Films, Moser Baer Photo Voltaic Ltd
Mr. Sanjay Khar, Managing Director, OTB Near East
Mr. Thomas Hengst, Vice President, Roth and Rau Oberflachentechnik AG, Germany

1735 - 1745 Hrs: Interactive Session

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Day: Three (23 August 2008)

1000 - 1130 Hrs Session VIII: Theme: “Small hydro power: Business proposition, industry challenges and policy framework”

Chairperson
1000 - 1010 Hrs: Dr. Praveen Saxena, Director, MNRE, Govt. of India

Keynote Address
1010 - 1030 Hrs:
Mr Yogendra Prasad, Ex CMD, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd.
“Sustainable Development with Hydropower”

1020 - 1030 Hrs: Mr. Arun Kumar, Head AHEC, IIT Roorkee

Speakers
1030 - 1045 Hrs:
Dr. B. R. Neupane, Regional Programme Specialist (Water Sciences), UNESCO

1045 - 1100 Hrs: Mr. K C Ashok, Chief Operating Officer, Boving Fouress Ltd.

1100 - 1115 Hrs: Mr. Gyan Bhadra Kumar, Vice President, Lanco group

1115 - 1130 Hrs: Shri Tarun Kapoor, MD, HP Power Corporation

1130 - 1145 Hrs: Tea / Coffee

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1145-1330 hrs Session IX: Green power for prosperity: Challenges & opportunities

Chairperson
1145 - 1200 Hrs:
Shri K P Sukumaran, Adviser, MNRE, Govt. of India

Keynote Address
1200 - 1215 Hrs:
Dr. Debashish Majumdar, Chairman and Managing Director, IREDA

1215 - 1230 Hrs: Mr. Sandeep Chaturvedi, President, Bio Diesel Association of India
“Global technology trends in biofuels”

Speakers
1220-1235: Mr. Bernhard Schulz, Managing Director, Entec biogas GmbH, Austria

1235-1250: Dr. Zakwan Ahmed, Director, DARL, DRDO

1250-1305: Mr. Dipankar Ghosh, Partner, Ernst & Young
“Carbon Strategy and Footprint”

1305-1320: Mr. Anil Misra, Technical Specialist National Resource Management Programme, German Technical Cooperation

1320-1330: Interactive Session



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Date: 23rd August 2008

Time: 3:00pm – 5:00pm

Venue: Conference Room, Hall 12A, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
(Concurrent to Renewable Energy India Expo 2008)

Eminent speakers:

  • Dr. Praveen Saxena, Director, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, GoI
  • Ms. Alexis Ringwald, Former Fulbright Scholar, Yale University
  • Mr. Ankur Chaudhary, Co-ordinator, Delta Climate, IIT Delhi
  • Mr. Kartikeya Singh, Executive Director, Indian Youth Climate Network
  • Mr. Rajinder Kumar, CMD, Bergen Associates
  • Mr. Naveen Munjal, Managing Director, Hero Electric

There is no registration charge for attending Renewable Energy Youth Summit 2008.

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