Program Details
Day 1 19th November 2007
08:00
Registration & Coffee
09:00 – 09:40

Key Note Address – I
Mr. Carlos A. Cabrera
President & CEO
UOP LLC, USA

09:40 – 10:20

Key Note Address – II
Technology and the future of petrochemicals and plastics
Mr. Chris Pappas
Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
NOVA Chemicals, USA

10:20 – 11:00

Key Note Address – III
Indian Petrochemical Industry – Challenges & Oppurtunities
Mr. A. K. Purwaha
Director (Business Development)
GAIL (India)

11:00 – 11:30
Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:15

Global oil markets and its impact on petrochemicals feedstock
Mr. Steve Terry
Vitol, UK

12:15 – 13:00

Petrochemicals feedstock – Options & outlook
Mr. N. Ravivenkatesh
Associate Consultant
Purvin & Gertz, Singapore

13:00 – 13:45

Petrochem: Reliance Example
Dr. Partha P. Maitra
President, Petroleum Business
Reliance Industries

13:45 – 15:00
Lunch Break
SESSION I
15:00 – 15:30

Evolution of clarified polypropylene for Retail
Dr. Raj Batlaw
Regional Technical Director – Asia Pacific
Milliken Asia, Singapore

15:30 – 16:00

Business competitiveness – India on the global scene
Mr. S. Krishnaswami
Vice President, Chemicals
HSB Solomon Associates, USA

16:00 – 16:30

Advanced UNIPOLTM polyethylene products
Dr. F. Gregory Stakem
Vice President, R&D
Univation Technologies, USA

16:30 – 17:00
Coffee Break
SESSION II
17:00 – 17:30

ONGC’s Petrochemical projects in Dahej
Mr. A. K. Deb
General Manager – BD & JV
ONGC

17:30 – 18:00

Record high crude prices & the effects on Asian Pertochemicals
Mr. Thomas Giaever – Enger
Managing Editor, Asia Petrochemicals
Platts, Singapore

18:00 – 18:30

The global Olefins chain
Prof. Dr. Paolo Galli
Research & Technical Chief
FasTech, Italy

18:30 – 19:00

Future developments in "Additivation" for the polyolefin industry
Dr. Stefan Barot
Global Head, Solution Services (CSB & AS)
Ciba Specialty Chemicals Inc, Switzerland

19:00

Networking Cocktails & Dinner
Dinner Speech
Prof. Dipak C. Jain Dean
Kellogg School of Management, USA

Day 2 20th November 2007
SESSION III
09:00 – 09:30

Novolen technologies for the Indian market
Mr. Harald Schliepe
Business Development Manager, Sales & Business Development
ABB Novolen Technology GmbH, Germany

09:30 – 10:00

Global xylenes & polyester intermediates
Mr. Andy Nicholson
Vice President, European Aromatics & Derivatives
Dewitt & Co., France

10:00 – 10:30

Global polyester markets & outlook
Mr. Man Mohan
COO Polyester Sector
Reliance Industries

10:30 – 11:00
Coffee Break
SESSION IV
11:00 – 11:30

Global benzene & derivatives
Mr. Andy Nicholson
Vice President, European Aromatics & Derivatives
Dewitt & Co., France

11:30 – 12:00

Olefins & styrene – Is there a case to develop?
Mr. John Bonarius
Managing Director
CMAI Europe, UK

12:00 – 12:30

Global polyolefins : Trials & tribulations
Mr. Lee Fagg
Manager, Asia
Nexant Chem Systems, Thailand

12:30 – 12:55

Spherilene – Advanced gas phase process platform for LLDPE/MDPE/HDPE 
Dr. R. Balaji
Senior Technology Manager, Spherilene
Basell Polyolefine GmbH, Germany

12:55 – 13:20

Avant catalysts – Adding value to PP products 
Mr. Mehernosh Dordi
Sales Manager – Africa, ME, Indian sub continent
Basell Polyolefins

Mr. Franco Sartori
Catalyst Application/Technical Support Manager – Europe & India
Basell Polyolefins

13:20 – 14:45
Coffee Break
SESSION V
14:45 – 15:15

PVC – From Surplus to Shortage – What is the way forward?
Mr. F. Limboowalla
Vice President – Marketing
Finolex Industries

15:15 – 15:45

Indian Plastics markets – A business case for speciality end use  development
Mr. S. B. Dutta
General Manager, Marketing
Haldia Petrochemicals

15:45 – 16:15
Coffee Break
SESSION VI
16:15 – 16:45

ExxonMobil Chemical technology licensing high pressure PE technology
Mr. J. De Cock
Licensing Manager
ExxonMobil Chemicals, USA

16:45 – 17:30

A cool future for Coal? A peep at China coal strategy
Mr. S. S. Naik
Country Head China
Reliance Industries, China

17:30
Closing Remarks