Program Details
Day 1 15 th October 1998
08:30
Registration
08:50 – 09:00

Opening Remarks
Mr. Nikhil Meswani
Executive Director
Reliance Industries Ltd.

09:00 – 10:00

Indian Economy – Where is it heading?
Mr. Sunil Bhandare
Economic Advisor
Tata Services Ltd.

10:00 – 11:15

FDI in India – a route map for a newcomer
Mr. Suneet Maheshwari
DGM
ICICI

11:15 – 11:45
Coffee Break
11:45 – 13:00

Global standing of the Indian petrochemical markets
Mr. Michael Fell
Managing Director & Executive Vice President
CMAI, London

13:00 – 14:30
Lunch Break
14:30 – 15:30

Feedstock scenario in India
Mr. G. R. Bellare
Sr. VP (Refinery)
Essar Oil Ltd.

15:30 – 16:00
Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:00

Funding Large Projects in India
Mr. S. Mukherjee
Sr. General Manager
ICICI

17:00 – 20:00

Trade policies in India – an Insight.
Mr. K. Vishwanathan
Ex- Member, Central Board of Customs & Excise
Govt. Of India

20:00

Networking Cocktails & Dinner

Day 2 29 th October 1998
SESSION A – Aromatics & Derivatives
09:00 – 10:15

Indian Polyester and Downstream markets
Mr. V. K. Singhal
President
Indorama Synthetics

10:15 – 11:15

Cotton Scenario in India
Mr. K. R. Krishna Iyer
Director Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology (CIRCOT)

11:15 – 11:45
Coffee Break
11:45 – 13:00

Polyester Intermediates market in India
Mr. C. S. Gokhale
Sr. Exec. VP
Reliance Industries

13:00 – 14:30
Lunch Break
14:30 – 15:30

Downstream Xylenes – OX & PAN markets in India
Mr. Sanjoy Bhattacharya
Asst. Vice President
Reliance Industries

15:30 – 16:00
Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:00

Benzene and Derivatives markets
Mr. K. L. Thussu
Chief Divisional Manager
BPCL

17:00
Panel Discussion
18:00
Closing Remarks
SESSION B – Olefins & Derivatives
09:00 – 10:00

Chlorine and PVC Markets – What lies ahead
Mr. S. Subramanian
Executive Director
Chemplast Sanmar Ltd.

10:00 – 11:15

Polyolefins markets in India
Mr. Lalit Jalan
Sr. Exec. VP
Reliance Industries

11:15 – 11:45
Coffee Break
11:45 – 13:00

Plastics downstream opportunities in India
Mr. A. K. Khera
Sr. Manager-Marketing Development
IPCL

13:00 – 14:30
Lunch Break
14:30 – 15:30

Glycols and EO & Derivatives markets in India
Mr. Deepak Kanegoankar
Director (Mktg.)
Vishuddha Rasayan

15:30 – 16:00
Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:00

Cracker builds into the next decade
Mr. Kishore Jhalaria
VP (cracker)
Reliance Industries

17:00 – 18:00

Polyols and Propylene Glycols
Mr. G. Ramachandran
Exec. Director
Manali Petro

18:00
Panel Discussion
19:00
Closing Remarks