Knowledge Sessions at Bharat Tex 2024
Session Agenda Overview
Time: 1400-1530 hrs | MR – 19 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)
Ministry/Department:
- Chair: Shri. Piyush Goyal, Hon’ble Minister of Textiles, Commerce and Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
- Co-Chair: Smt. Darshana Jardosh, Hon’ble Minister of State for Textiles and Railways
- Sh. Suman Bery, Vice Chairman Niti Aayog
- Ms. Rachna Shah, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles
- Sh. Rohit Kansal, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Textiles
- Ms. Shubhra, Trade Advisor, Ministry of Textiles
- Ms. Prajakta L Verma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles
- Sh. Rajeev Saxena, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles
- Ms. Nivruti Rai, CEO, Invest India
Moderator:
Sh. Mohit Bhasin, Partner & Global Co-Lead, Economic Growth Network, KPMG India
Panelist/Speakers:
- Sh. Todd Kahn, CEO and Brand President, Coach
- Sh. Arjun Puri, CEO, Anko Global
- Sh. Stephan Sielaff, CEO, LenzingFibers
- Sh. Paresh Shah, EVP Sourcing, Tommy Hilfiger
- Ms. Brenda K Walker, Global Head of Government, KPMG International
- Sh. Rajiv Malik, EVP Global Sourcing, Production & Product Services, Kohls
- Sh. Kenji Yamamoto, Managing Director, Teijin Frontier India Pvt. Ltd.,
- Sh. AjaiSinghSirohi, Chief Development Officer – South Asia, TORAY
- Ms. Alison Ward, CEO, CottonConnect
- Sh. Ashroff Omar, CEO, Brandix
- Sh. Eric Dorchies, CEO, CIEL Textile
- Sh. Ranjan Mahtani, Founder and Executive Chairman, Epic Group
- Sh. CemAltan, President, International Apparel Federation (IAF)
- Dr. Ernst Wolfgang, Head of Sales, Oerlikon
- Sh. Omang Rai Narang, Country Manager, H&M India Production
- Sh. SeshuAnne, Senior Vice President, Sourcing & Quality, Target
- Sh. ManiwanenMarimutu, Chairman, BusanaGroup
- Sh. Jaime Pedroza Hernandez, Director General, CANAIVE
- Sh. David Michell, Chairman, Wool Industries Australia
- Sh. Nigel Burnett, Chairman, Cotton Australia
- Sh. Adam Kay, CEO, Cotton Australia
- Sh. AvedisSeferian, President and CEO, WRAP
- Ms. Jo Hall, CEO, Wool Producers Australia
- Ms. Emma Gittoes Bunting Global Sustainability Manager, The WoolMark Company
Time: 1400-1500 hrs | MR – 7 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)
Supported by NIFT
Ministry/Department
Chair: Ms. Tanu Kashyap, Director General, NIFT
Moderator:
Ms. Shefalee Vasudev, Editor in Chief, The Voice of Fashion, RISE WORLDWIDE LIMITED
Panelist/Speakers:
- Ms. Bess Neilsen, Khadi & Co, Paris
- Sh. V Sunil, Co-Founder, Motherland Joint Ventures
- Ms. Priyanka Modi, Fashion Designer, Label AMPM
- Sh. Hemang Agarwal, Designer & Creative Director, The Surekha Group
Time: 1400-1445 hrs | Hall 1 | BHARAT MANDAPAM EXHIBITION HALL (BMEH)
Supported by TEXPROCIL
Panelist/Speakers:
- Sh. Sunil Patwari, Chairman, TEXPROCIL
- Dr. Siddhartha Rajagopal, Executive Director, TEXPROCIL
- Dr. Binoy Choudhury, Chairman, Control Union Certifications (India) Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
- Sh. PueshAjmani, President & Global Chief Digital Officer, Welspun Living
- Ms. Carla Buzasi, President & CEO, WGSN
Time: 1600-1730 hrs | Summit Room | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)
Ministry/Department:
- Chair: Shri. Piyush Goyal, Hon’ble Minister of Textiles, Commerce and Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
- Co-Chair: Smt. Darshana Jardosh, Hon’ble Minister of State for Textiles and Railways
- Ms. Rachna Shah, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles
- Sh. Rohit Kansal, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Textiles
- Sh. Ajay Sood, Principal Scientific Advisor, Government of India
- Ms. Shubhra, Trade Advisor, Ministry of Textiles
- Ms. Prajakta L Verma, Joint Secretar, Ministry of Textilesy
- Sh. Rajeev Saxena, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles
- Ms. Nivruti Rai, CEO, Invest India
- Sh. Rajeev Saxena, Joint Secretary
Moderator:
Sh. Mohit Bhasin, Partner & Global Co-Lead, Economic Growth Network, KPMG India
Panelist/Speakers:
- Sh. Ashish Dixit, Managing Director, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited
- Sh. Rajinder Gupta, Chairman, Trident
- Sh. Kamal Oswal, MD, Nahar Industries
- Ms. Suchita Jain, Vice Chairman & Joint MD, Vardhman
- Sh. Reisuke Aratani, Director, YKK
- Sh. Rajendra V Agarwal, CEO & MD, Donear
- Sh. Ravinder Verma, MD, Ganga Acrowools Ltd.
- Mr. M SANKAR, Director, Operations, LMW Group
- Sh. Rakesh Mehra, Chairman, BanswaraSyntex
- Sh. Harish Ahuja, Managing Director, Shahi Export
- Ms. Dipali Goenka, Managing Director, Welspun Living Limited
- Sh. Shreyaskar Choudhury, Managing Director Pratibha Syntex
- Sh. Naren Goenka, Chairman Texport & Chairman Bharat Tex
- Sh. Bhadresh Dodhia, Head International Sales & Finance, Dodhia Group & Co-Chairman Bharat Tex
- Sh. Narendra Dalmia, Director, Strata Geosystems
- Sh. Sugam Asani, CBO, Bestseller
- Sh. Amol Biniwale, MD, Perennials
- Sh. Sivaramakrishnan Ganapathi, Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, Gokaldas Exports
- Sh. Debabrata Ghosh, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Oerlikon
- Sh. Amit Kavrie, Managing Director, Supreme Group
- Sh. Vishal Lohia, Whole-time MD, Indo Rama Synthetics Ltd
- Sh. Mohit Jain, Executive Vice Chairman, Indo Count
- Sh. Mohan Kavrie, Managing Director, Supreme Nonwovens
- Sh. Narendra M Dalmia, Director / CEO, Strata Geosystems (India) Pvt. Ltd.
- Sh. R D Udeshi, President- Polyester Business, Reliance Industries Limited
- Sh. Reisuke Aratani, Managing Director, YKK India
- Sh. S K Pathak, Secretary General, FICCI
- Sh. Amit Agarwal, Past Chairman, ITTA
- Sh. Anil Rajvanshi, Board Member, Alok Industries Limited
- Sh. Anjani Prasad, Managing Director, Archroma Chemicals
- Sh. Amit Khator, Managing Director, Khator Technical Textiles
- Sh. Bhadresh M Dodhia, Chairman, Synthetic & Rayon Textile Export Promotion Council
- Sh. Kamal Kumar Johari, Managing Director, Nobel Hygiene Limited
- Sh. Manish Kumar, Vice Chairman, Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Sh. Pramod Khosla, Chairman & Managing Director, Khosla Profil Pvt Ltd
- Sh. Avinash Misar, Chairman, Indian Technical Textile Association
- Sh. Gurudas Aras, Independent Director, ITA Textile Germany & Advisor Yamuna Maniche work and Rabatex Industries
- Sh. Mahesh Kudav, Managing Director, Venus Safety and Health Pvt. Ltd
- Sh. Mayur Malpani, CEO, Clothing Innovations LLP
- Sh. Mohit Raina, Managing Director, Raina Industries Pvt Ltd
- Sh. Rajiv Ranka, Managing Director, Alpha Foam Ltd.
- Sh. Ravish B. Kamath, CEO, Big Bags International Pvt. Ltd.
- Sh. Sanjay Bhayani, Director India Operations, AVGOL India
- Sh. Sumit Mall, Managing Director, Times Fibrefill Pvt. Ltd.
- Sh. Sunil JhunJhunWala, Managing Director, Techno Sportswear Pvt Ltd
- Sh. Surender Choudhary, Convenor, All India Flat Tape Manufacturing Association
- Sh. Sushil Kumar, Director, Shreeji Poly Fab
- Sh. Jitendra Sharma, Managing Director and CEO, Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone
- Sh. Ajai Singh Sirohi, Chief Development Officer- South Asia, Toray Industries India Pvt. Ltd.
- Dr. Behnam Pourdeyhmi, Professor of NC State University and Executive Director, The Nonwovens Institute
- Sh. Padmaja Reddy, President, All India Flat Tape Manufactures Association
- Sh. Suresh Sodani, Managing Director & CEO, Century Enka Ltd
- Sh. Sharad Kumar Saraf, Technocraft Industries India
Time: 1600-1700 hrs | MR – 7 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)
Supported by Fashion for Good
Ministry/Department:
- Chair: Sh. Chandra Bhushan – Founder & CEO, iFOREST
- Co-Chair: Ms. Prajakta L Verma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles
Moderator:
Ms. Khushbu Maheshwari, Innovation Associate, Fashion For Good
Panelist/Speakers:
- Sh. Ranjit Sasi, Director, Reverse Resources
- Sh. Hans Hon Sang Chan, Co-founder & CTO, Matoha
- Ms. Tricia Carey, Chief Commercial Officer, Renewcell
- Sh. Vasco Sousa, Sales, PICVISA
- Ms. Kathleen Rademan, VP Corporate Development, Circ
Time: 1600-1645 hrs | Hall 1 | BHARAT MANDAPAM EXHIBITION HALL (BMEH)
Panelist/Speakers:
- Sh. Prashant Kapoor, Partner, KPMG
Time: 1030 – 1200 hrs | MR – 7 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)
Supported by ITTA
Moderator:
- Chair: Manmohan Singh, Co- Chairman, FICCI Committee on Textiles and Technical Textiles & Group Executive President & CMO Grasim Industries Ltd
- Co-Chair: Mr. Rajeev Saxena, Joint
Secretary, Ministry of Textile, Government of India - Smt. Darshana Vikram Jardosh, Hon’ble Minister
of State for Textiles & Railways Government of India - Sh. Rajeev Saxena, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles
- Sh. Moloy Chandan Chakrabortty, IDAS
Ministry/Department:
- Smt. Darshana Vikram Jardosh, Hon’ble Minister
of State for Textiles & Railways Government of India - Shri. Vivek Bansal, DDG, CPWD, Government of India
- Shri R K Dhiman VSM, ADG, Border Roads, Government of India
- Shri V.L Kantha Rao, Secretary, Ministry of Mines, Government of India
- Shri Vulunmang Vualnam, Secretary, Ministry of Civil
Aviation, Government of India
Panelist/Speakers:
- Mr. Victor Pimentel, MSc. – BRAZIL, CEO, Geo Soluções- Strata Brazil – Geotechnical and Environmental Engineering (São Paulo-Brazil
- Mr. Vikaramjiet Roy, MD, Maccaferri, India
- Shri. Vijay Kumar Saraswat, Member, NITI Aayog
Time: 1015-1145 hrs | MR – 6 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)
Supported by CITI / ITMF
Ministry/Department:
- Chair: Sh. Rakesh Mehra, Chairman, Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) & Chairman, BanswaraSyntex Ltd
- Co-Chair: Sh. Ajay Gupta, Joint Secretary
Moderator:
Dr. Christian Schinder, Director General, ITMF, Switzerland
Panelist/Speakers:
- Dr. K. V. Srinivasan, President, ITMF and MD, Premier Mills, India
- Sh. Joachim Hensch, Consulting & Partner, Gherzi
- Sh. Max Easton, Director of Global Innovation, Smartex, Portugal
- Sh. Christian Dreszig, Regional Sales Director Asia, Benninger Group, Switzerland
- Sh. Ram Sareen, Chairman-Founder, Tukatech
- Sh. Jochen Adler, Head of R&D, Oerlikon
Time: 1030-1200 hrs | MR – 17 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)
Supported by Gherzi Textil Organisation
Ministry/Department:
- Chair: Sh. Rohit Kansal, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Textiles
Moderator:
Sh. Giuseppe Gherzi, Managing Partner, Gherzi Textil Organisation
Panelist/Speakers:
- Sh. H K Agarwal, Managing Director, Grasim Industries
- Ms. Carla Buzasi, President & CEO, WGSN
- Sh. Sanjay Jayavarthanavelu, Chairman & Managing Director, Lakshmi Machine Works
- Ms. Regina BRÜCKNER, Owner and Managing Partner, BRÜCKNER Trockentechnik GmbH & Co.
- Mr. Rahul Dhand, Vice President, Li & Fung
- Ms. Marci ZAROFF, Founder and CEO, Ecofashion Corporation
- Sh. Carlo CENTONZE, Group CEO HeiQ Materials AG
- Ms. Tricia CAREY, Chief Commercial Officer, ReNewCell
- Sh. James Phillips, Partner, Gherzi ASEAN
- Ms. Alison Ward, CEO, CottonConnect
- Ms. La Rhea PEPPER, Managing Director, Textile Exchange
Time: 1030-1200 hrs | MR – 16 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)
Supported by IDH & Better Cotton Initiative
Ministry/Department:
- Chair: Ms. Gauri Singh, DDG, IRENA
- Co-Chair: Ms. Prajakta L Verma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles
Moderator:
Ms. Jasmer Dhingra, Director – Programs (India), IDH
Panelist/Speakers:
- Sh. Hardeep Desai, Global Head – Farm Programmes, CottonConnect
- Sh. Sumit Roy, Head Agriculture Production Initiative, WWF
- Sh. Bhadresh Dodhia, Head International Sales & Finance, Dodhia Group
- Sh. Anurag Gupta, Managing Director, Usha Yarns
- Sh. Pramit Chanda, Global Director Textiles and Manufacturing, IDH
- Ms. Eva Benavidez Clayton, Senior Director of Membership and Supply Chain, BCI
- Sh. Chandrakant Kumbhani, COO – Community Development, Ambuja Cement
- Ms. Marie Emmanuelle Belzung, General Delegate, Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp
- Sh. Abhishek Bansal, Head of Sustainability, Arvind
- Sh. Tejas Sampat, Senior Director, Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability, PVH
- Sh. Sundar M Senthilnathan, Head of Public Affairs, H&M India
- Sh. Alok Mishra, Senior Vice President & Group Head of Sustainability, Welspun
- Sh. Varun Chawla, Business Development Manager – Supply Area South Asia, IKEA
Time: 1030 – 1130 hrs | MR – 9 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)
- Ms. Patricia Jurewicz, Founder and CEO, Responsible Sourcing Network
- Ms. Anjali Krishnan, Program Manager – Alternate Materials, IDH
Time: 1100 -1145 hrs| Hall 1 | BHARAT MANDAPAM EXHIBITION HALL (BMEH)
Moderator:
Dr. Christian Schinder, Director General, ITMF, Switzerland
Panelist/Speakers:
- Sh. Anand Kulkarni, Technical Director, ESG-Management, KPMG
Time: 1200-1300 hrs | MR – 6 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)
Supported by ITME
Moderator:
Mr. AvinashMayekar, Managing Director, Suvin Expo LLP
Ministry/Department:
- Chair: Sh. Asit Gopal, AS & FA, Ministry of Textiles
Panelist/Speakers:
- Sh. Surjit Singh Mahajan, Managing Director, Stäubli India Pvt. Ltd.
- Sh. M S Dadu, Chairman, ColorJet India Limited.
- Sh. Hisahiro Koketsu, Managing Director, Kirloskar Toyota Textile Machinery Pvt Ltd.
- Dr. Franco Bonello, Managing Director, Vandewiele – Savio India Pvt. Ltd.
- h. M Shankar, Director (Operations), Lakshmi Machine Works Ltd.
Time: 1200-1300 hrs | MR-9 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)
Time: 1200-1300 hrs | MR – 8 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)
Supported by NIFT & CMAI
Ministry/Department::
- Chair: Ms. Tanu Kashyap, Director General, NIFT
Moderator:
- Prof (Dr.) Manoj Tiwari, (Moderator) NIFT member of Project Implementing Team, INDIAsize, National Institute of Fashion Technology
Panelist/Speakers:
- Prof. (Dr.) Noopur Anand, Principal Investigator INDIAsize, National Institute of Fashion Technology
- Sh. Ashish Dikshit – Managing Director, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail
- Sh. Akhilesh Prasad – Chief Executive Officer, Reliance Retail Ltd (Reliance Trends)
- Sh. Shailesh Chaturvedi – Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Arvind Fashions Ltd.
Time: 1215-1300 hrs | Hall 3 | BHARAT MANDAPAM EXHIBITION HALL (BMEH)
Supported by NIFT
Panelist/Speakers:
- Dr. Shalini Sood Sehgal, Professor NIFT and Principal Investigator & Creative Director, VisioNxt
- Dr. KaustavSenGupta, Associate Professor & Ex-Link Chairperson – F&LA and Director Insights, VisioNxt
Time: 1215-1300 hrs | Hall 1 | BHARAT MANDAPAM EXHIBITION HALL (BMEH)
Supported by Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)
Panelist/Speakers:
- Ashish Mullick, Category Head, Health Wellness & Automobile, ONDC
- Chair: Ms. Rachna Shah, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles
- Co-chair: Ms. Shubhra, Trade Advisor, Ministry of Textiles
- Sh. Vipin Tiwari, Senior Managing Director, Target Sourcing Services
- Sh. Nitin Prasad, Managing Director- India, PVH Corp
- Sh. Yatin Kirori Global, Chief Representative, Bestseller
- Sh. Asker Laubjerg, COO, KAS Group Asia
- Sh. Kapil Agrawal, Business Head, Textiles, Aditya Birla Group
- Sh. Kinner Lakhani, COO, CottonConnect
- Sh. Rajesh Kumar, CEO, Laguna Clothing
- Sh. Salman Nishtar, Group CFO of Teejay Lanka PLC
- Sh. Darpan Shukla, Group Head of Supply Chain, Brandix Apparel Limited
- Sh. Sivaramakrishnan Ganapathi, Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, Gokaldas Exports
- Sh. Faruque Hassan, President, BGMEA
- Sh. Mohammed Hatem, Executive President, BKMEA
Time: 1400-1530 hrs | Auditorium 1 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)
Supported by FICCI
Ministry/Department:
- Chair: Shri. Piyush Goyal, Hon’ble Minister of Textiles, Commerce and Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
- Co-chair: Smt. Darshana Jardosh, Hon’ble Minister of State for Textiles and Railways
- Ms. Rachna Shah, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles
- Sh. Ajay Sood, Principal Scientific Advisor, Government of India
- Sh. Rajeev Saxena, Joint Secretary
Moderator:
- Sh. Himanshu Rattan, Partner, KPMG
Panelist/Speakers:
- Sh. Vipin Tiwari, Senior Managing Director, Target Sourcing Services
- Sh. Mohan Kavrie, Managing Director, Supreme Nonwovens
- Sh. Narendra M Dalmia, Director / CEO, Strata Geosystems (India) Pvt. Ltd.
- Sh. R D Udeshi, President- Polyester Business, Reliance Industries Limited
- Sh. Reisuke Aratani, Managing Director, YKK India
- Sh. S K Pathak, Secretary General, FICCI
- Sh. Amit Agarwal, Past Chairman, ITTA
- Sh. Anil Rajvanshi, Board Member, Alok Industries Limited
- Sh. Anjani Prasad, Managing Director, Archroma Chemicals
- Sh. Amit Khator, Managing Director, Khator Technical Textiles
- Sh. Bhadresh M Dodhia, Chairman, Synthetic & Rayon Textile Export Promotion Council
- Sh. Kamal Kumar Johari, Managing Director, Nobel Hygiene Limited
- Sh. Manish Kumar, Vice Chairman, Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Sh. Pramod Khosla, Chairman & Managing Director, Khosla Profil Pvt Ltd
- Sh. Avinash Misar, Chairman, Indian Technical Textile Association
- Sh. Gurudas Aras, Independent Director, ITA Textile Germany & Advisor Yamuna Maniche work and Rabatex Industries
- Sh. Mahesh Kudav, Managing Director, Venus Safety and Health Pvt. Ltd
- Sh. Mayur Malpani, CEO, Clothing Innovations LLP
- Sh. Mohit Raina, Managing Director, Raina Industries Pvt Ltd
- Sh. Rajiv Ranka, Managing Director, Alpha Foam Ltd.
- Sh. Ravish B. Kamath, CEO, Big Bags International Pvt. Ltd.
- Sh. Sanjay Bhayani, Director India Operations, AVGOL India
- Sh. Sumit Mall, Managing Director, Times Fibrefill Pvt. Ltd.
- Sh. Sunil JhunJhunWala, Managing Director, Techno Sportswear Pvt Ltd
- Sh. Surender Choudhary, Convenor, All India Flat Tape Manufacturing Association
- Sh. Sushil Kumar, Director, Shreeji Poly Fab
- Sh. Jitendra Sharma, Managing Director and CEO, Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone
- Sh. Ajai Singh Sirohi, Chief Development Officer- South Asia, Toray Industries India Pvt. Ltd.
- Dr. Behnam Pourdeyhmi, Professor of NC State University and Executive Director, The Nonwovens Institute
- Sh. Padmaja Reddy, President, All India Flat Tape Manufactures Association
- Sh. Suresh Sodani, Managing Director & CEO, Century Enka Ltd
- Sh. Sharad Kumar Saraf, Technocraft Industries India
- Chair: Ms. Shubhra, Trade Advisor, Ministry of Textiles
- Sh. Maniwanen Marimutu, Chairman, Busana Group
- Sh. Manmohan Singh, Chief Marketing Officer, Birla Cellulose, Aditya Birla Group
- Ms. Ru Yi Ong, MD, Primax Corp
- Sh. Manu Veer Tyagi, President & CEO, MV Group New York
- Sh. Mithileshwar Thakur, Secretary General, AEPC
- Sh. Pratik Gadia, Founder & CEO, The Yarn Bazaar
Time: 1400-1500 hrs | MR – 7 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)
Supported by NITI Aayog
Ministry/Department:
- Chair: Sh. BVR Subrahmanyam, CEO, NITI Aayog
- Co-Chair: Ms. Rachna Shah, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles
Moderator:
- Sh. Mohit Bhasin, Partner & Global Co-Lead, Economic Growth Network, KPMG India
Panelist/Speakers:
- Sh. Harish Ahuja, Managing Director, Shahi Export
- Sh. Narendra Kumar Goenka, Chairman, Bharat Tex
- Ms. DipaliGoenka, Managing Director, Welspun Living Limited
- Sh. Gautam Nair, Managing Director, Matrix Clothing
- Sh. Paresh Shah, EVP Sourcing, Tommy Hilfiger
- Sh. Sivaramakrishnan Ganapathi, Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, Gokaldas Exports
- Sh. Ashroff Omar, CEO, Brandix
Time: 1400-1500 hrs | MR-6 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)
Time: 1400-1500 hrs | MR-9 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)
Time: 1400-1445 hrs | Hall 1 | BMEH
Supported by Water Footprint Implementation (WFI)
Panelist/Speakers:
- Sh. Vijay Mathur, DG & CEO, ATDC
- Ms. Ioana Dobrescu, Managing Director, Water Footprint Implementation
Time: 1400-1445 hrs | Hall 3 | BMEH
Supported by IDH
Panelist/Speakers:
- Sh. Marius Golden, COO and co-founder of Reverse Resources
- Ms. Khushbu Maheshwari, Innovation Associate, Fashion for Good
Time: 1515-1615 hrs | MR – 6 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)
Supported by CITI
Ministry/Department:
- Chair: Sh. Atul Tiwari, Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship
Moderator:
Sh. Ajay Gupta, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles
Panelist/Speakers:
- Sh. Vijay Mathur, DG & CEO, ATDC
- Sh. Rishikesh Patankar, Industry and Academia Collaboration, NSDC
- Ms. Kalpana Singh, Zonal Manager, IT Infrastructure(North), Aditya Birla
- Sh. Anurag Badal, CEO, Arvind Mills
- Ms. Annabel Meurs, Associate Director, Fair Wear Foundation
Time: 1515-1600 hrs | Hall 1 | BHARAT MANDAPAM EXHIBITION HALL (BMEH)
Supported by SASMIRA
Panelist/Speakers:
- Sh. Ravi Singh, Assistant Director, Synthetic & Art Silk Mills’ Research Association (SASMIRA)
Time: 1530-1630 hrs | MR – 7 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)
Supported by NIFT
Ministry/Department:
- Chair: Dr. Beena, DC Handloom
- Co-Chair: Ms. Sudha Dhingra, Dean, NIFT
Moderator:
- Dr. Sibichan K Mathew, Professor, Fashion Management Studies and Head of Research Unit, NIFT
Panelist/Speakers:
- Sh. Pratik Tiwari, Founder of Groyyo
- Ms. Udita Bansal, Founder, trueBrowns
- Ms. Swati Nathani, Founder, Team Pumpkin
- Ms. MausmiAmbastha, Founder, ZapScale
Time: 1600-1730 hrs | MR – 16 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)
Supported by WAZIR Advisors
Ministry/Department:
- Chair: Sh. Amit Mohan, ACS of MSME, Textiles and Khadi & Village Industries Departments, Government of Uttar Pradesh
- Co-Chair: Sh. Virendra Singh, Principal Secretary – Textiles, Government of Maharashtra
- Sh. Akhilesh Kumar, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Textiles
Moderator:
Sh. Prashant Agarwal, Co-Founder & JMD, Wazir Advisors
Panelist/Speakers:
- Sh. Sivakumar Narayanan, Executive VP Marketing and Business Development, Uster
- Sh. Gianluca Tanzi, Chairman & CEO, Chargeurs PCC
- Sh. Reisuke Aratani, Managing Director, YKK
- Sh. Benny Pua, Managing Director, United Texmac
- Sh. Stefano Loro, President BCF Global – Executive Director, Aquafil
- Sh. Satyaki Ghosh, CEO- Domestic Textiles Business, Aditya Birla Group
- Sh. Sanjay Gupta, President and CFO, Welspun Living Limited
- Sh. Robert Aantoshak, Partner, Gherzi USA
- Sh. S K Pathak, Secretary General, FICCI
Time: 1600-1730 hrs | MR – 17 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)
Supported by The Clothing Manufacturers Association of India & Retailers Association of India (CMAI)
Ministry/Department:
- Chair: Sh. Rohit Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs
- Co-chair: Sh. Rohit Kansal, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Textiles
Moderator:
- Sh. HarminderSahni, Wazir Advisors
- Sh. Rahul Mehta, Chief Mentor, CMAI
Panelist/Speakers:
- Sh. Rajesh Masand, President, CMAI
- Sh. B.S. Nagesh, Chairman, Shoppers Stop
- Sh. Ashish Dixit, Managing Director, ABFRL
- Sh. Darshan Mehta, President and Chief Executive Officer, Reliance
- Sh. Sunil Kataria, Chief Executive Officer – Lifestyle, Raymond
- Sh. Manish Kapoor, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Pepe
- Sh. Amitabh Suri, Chief Executive Officer, Arvind
- Sh. Vineet Gautam, Chief Executive Officer and Country Head, Bestsellers
- Sh. Sanjay Vakharia, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Spykar
- Sh. Siddharth Bindra, Managing Director, Biba
- Sh. Lalit Agarwal, Managing Director, V Mart
- Sh. Anant Daga, Managing Director, TCNS Clothing
- Sh. Nikhil Mohan, Co-founder and Director, Blackberry Menswear
- Sh. Mayank Mohan, Chief Executive Officer, Mohanlal & Sons
- Ms. ManjariUpadhyae, President and Head, Welspun Global Brands
Time: 1630 – 1715 hrs | Hall 1 | BHARAT MANDAPAM EXHIBITION HALL (BMEH)
Supported by Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)
Panelist/Speakers:
- Utkarsh Goswami, Vice President, ONDC
Time: 1700-1800 hrs | MR-9 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)
Time: 1700-1800 hrs | MR-8 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)
Time: 1000-1800 hrs | MR-18 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)
Time: 1000-1200 hrs | MR – 7 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)
Supported by FICCI
Ministry/Department::
- Chair: Mr. H K Aggarwal, Member, National Executive Committee, FICCI, and Managing Director, Grasim Industries Limited
- Co-Chair: Mr. Rajeev Saxena, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textile, Government of India
- Shri. Deepak Mishra, Joint Secretary, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Government of India
- Shri. Arun Kumar Saksena, Advisor to Hon’ble Minister of Railways, Ministry of Railways, Government of India
- Smt. Rachna Shah, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India
Panelist/Speakers:
- Shri. Arindam Basu, Director General- NITRA
- Lt. Gen Amardeep Singh Aujla, Master General Sustenance, Indian Army
- Dr. K.S. Sundararaman, Executive Director, Shiva Texyarn, Deputy Chairman, SIMA and Member of Council of Administration, SITRA
Time: 1030-1200 hrs | MR – 17 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)
Supported by FICCI
Ministry/Department:
- Chair: Sh. S.J. Haider, Additional Chief Secretary, Industries & Mines Department, Government of Gujarat
- Shri Amit Mohan Prasad IAS , Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Handloom & Textiles, Government of Uttar Pradesh
- Co-chair: Sh. Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary, Industries, Government of Telangana
- Sh. D. P Yadav, Principal Secretary – Textiles, GoTN
- Dr. AlaguVarsini V S, Director of Handlooms and Textiles and Apparel Export Parks, Govt of Telangana
- Sh. Raghvendra Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Investment Promotion, GoMP
Moderator:
Ms. Bhavna Rathee, Invest India
Panelist/Speakers:
- Sh. Rajinder Gupta, Chairman- FICCI Committee on Textiles and Technical Textiles & Chairman, Abhishek Industries Ltd (Trident Group)
- Sh. Neeraj Jain, Joint Managing Director, Vardhman Textiles Ltd
- Sh. Manmohan Singh, Co- Chairman- FICCI Committee on Textiles and Technical Textiles & Chief Manufacturer Officer, Grasim Industries Ltd
- Sh. Rakesh Mehra, Chairman, The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI)
- Sh. Rudra Chatterjee, Chairman & Managing Director, TWE OBT Private Limited (Formerly known as Obeetee Textiles Private Limited).
- Sh. Sudhir Sekhri , Chairman, AEPC
- Sh. Sunil Patwari, Chairman, TEXPROCIL
- Dr. Siddhartha Rajagopal, Executive Director, TEXPROCIL
- Sh. Tushar Gurg, Director, Raymonds Limited
- Sh. Chintan Thaker, Group President Corporate Affairs, Welspun India Limited
- Sh. D. Suresh Ananda Kumar, Deputy Secretary General, Southern India Mills Association
- Sh. SC Kapur, Director General, Association Of Synthetic Fibre Industry
- Sh. Girish Luthra, Managing Director, Gujarat Enviro Protection & Infrastructure Limited
- Sh. Prashant Sood, Vice President, Gujarat Enviro Protection & Infrastructure Limited
- Sh. Anil Jain, Managing Director, Jain Cord Industries Pvt. Ltd.
- Sh. Ajay Sardana, President & Head- Strategy & Business Development-Polyester, Reliance Industries Limited
Time: 1100-1145hrs | Hall 1 | BHARAT MANDAPAM EXHIBITION HALL (BMEH)
Supported by e-Dye
Panelist/Speakers:
Sh. George Yang, CEO & Founder, e-Dye
Time: 1100 – 1145 hrs | Hall 3 | BHARAT MANDAPAM EXHIBITION HALL (BMEH)
Supported by GIZ
Panelist/Speakers:
Sh. Raghu Babu Nukala, Program Director, GIZ
Time: 1200 – 1300 hrs | MR – 8 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)
Supported by Bureau of Indian Standards
Ministry/Department:
- Chair: Sh. Rohit Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs
- Co-Chair: Ms. RoopRashi, Textile Commissioner
Moderator:
Ms. Bhavna Rathee, Invest India
Panelist/Speakers:
- Sh. J.K. Gupta, Head (Textiles), BIS
- Sh. Pinaki Gupta, Head (CMD-II), BIS
- Sh. Rajeev Sharma, Scientist G & DDG (Standardization-I), BIS
- Sh. Ajay Sardana, President & Head – Strategy & Business Development – Polyester Business, Reliance Industries
- Sh. AvinashMisar, Chairman, Indian Technical Textile Association, Director & CEO, Advanced Material Division, Texport Syndicate India Ltd.
Time: 1200 – 1300 hrs | MR – 8 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)
Supported by Bureau of Indian Standards
Ministry/Department:
- Chair: Sh. Rohit Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs
- Co-Chair: Ms. RoopRashi, Textile Commissioner
Moderator:
KPMG
Panelist/Speakers:
- Sh. J.K. Gupta, Head (Textiles), BIS
- Sh. Pinaki Gupta, Head (CMD-II), BIS
- Sh. Rajeev Sharma, Scientist G & DDG (Standardization-I), BIS
- Sh. Ajay Sardana, President & Head – Strategy & Business Development – Polyester Business, Reliance Industries
- Sh. AvinashMisar, Chairman, Indian Technical Textile Association, Director & CEO, Advanced Material Division, Texport Syndicate India Ltd.
Time: 1215-1300 hrs | Hall 1 | BHARAT MANDAPAM EXHIBITION HALL (BMEH)
Supported by ATIRA
Panelist/Speakers:
Prof. Abhijit Majumdar, Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering, IIT Delhi
Time: 1215-1300 hrs | Hall 3 | BHARAT MANDAPAM EXHIBITION HALL (BMEH)
Supported by Technopak
Panelist/Speakers:
- Sh. Amit Gugnani, Senior Partner, Technopak Advisor
Time: 1400-1500 hrs | MR – 8 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)
Supported by UNEP
Ministry/Department:
- Chair: Sh. Rohit Kansal, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Textiles
- Co-Chair: Sh. Atul Bagai, Head UNEP India country Office
- Ms. Prajakta Verma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles
- Ms. Shalini Agrawal, IAS, Municipal Commissioner, Surat Municipal Corporation
Moderator:
Ms. DivyaDatt, Programme Management Officer, UNEP
Panelist/Speakers:
- Ms. Claudia Giacovelli, Programme Management Officer, UNEP
- Dr. Naresh Tyagi, Chief Sustainability Officer, Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail Limited
- Sh. Kartikeya Sarabhai, Centre for Environment Education
Time: 1400-1500 hrs | MR – 7 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)
Ministry/Department:
- Chair: Sh. Rajeev Saxena, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles
Moderator:
Mr. Anjani Kumar Prasad, Vice President, South Asia, Archroma
Panelist/Speakers:
- Sh. Anil Rajvanshi, President, Reliance Industries
- Sh. K. K. Lalpuria, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Indocount Industries
- Sh. Manmohan Singh, Group Executive President, Grasim Industries- Aditya Birla Group
- Dr. Naresh Tyagi, Chief Sustainability Officer, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail
- Sh. Janak Mehta, President, Dyetex Corporation
- Sh. Ulhas Nimkar, Founder and Director, Nimkartek
Time: 1400-1445 hrs | Hall 1 | BHARAT MANDAPAM EXHIBITION HALL (BMEH)
Supported by PSG College + ITTA
Panelist/Speakers:
- Sh. AnupRakshit, Executive Director, Indian Technical Textile Association (ITTA)
- Ms. AnupreetBhui, Content Expert, WGSN, London
Time: 1500-1600 hrs | MR – 9 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)
Supported by DPIIT
Moderator:
DPIIT
Panelist/Speakers:
- Sh. E. Srinivas, Joint Secretary, DPIIT (Logistics Division)
- Sh. D.K. Ozha, Deputy Director General (E & S), Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MOPNG)
- Sh. Kamlesh Gosai, Executive Director, GatiShakti- Traffic Ministry of Railway (MOR)
- Sh. Kishore Chandwani , CE, North- II & GatiShakti, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MORTH)
- Sh. Dilip Nigam, Scientist – G, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
- Sh. H. N. Aswath, Development Advisor (P), Ministry of Port, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW)
Time: 1515-1600 hrs | Hall 1 | BHARAT MANDAPAM EXHIBITION HALL (BMEH)
Supported by NTTM
Panelist/Speakers:
- Sh. T V Sreekumar, Director, Bombay Textile Research Association (BTRA)
- Chair: Ms. Gauri Singh, Deputy Director General, IRENA
- Co-Chair: Sh. Rohit Kansal, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Textiles
- Ms. Prajakta L Verma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles
- Sh. Bob Assenberg, Fund Director, Good Fashion Fund
- Ms. Neha Bhatnagar, Vice President of Partnerships at India Impact Investors Council
- Ms. Arshiya Lal, Director of Corporate Development, Circ
- Sh. Amit Garg, Associate partner, KOIS
- Ms. JanaviPapriwal, Associate Partner, Circulate Capital
Time: 1600-1700 hrs | MR – 7 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)
Ministry/Department:
- Chair: Sh. Manoj Ahuja, Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
- Co-Chair: Ms. RoopRashi, Textile Commissioner
Moderator:
Sh. Karan Kumar, Programme Manager – Laudes India
Panelist/Speakers:
- Sh. K D Sharma, Director Growth, Descatuk
- Sh. Jey John, Director, True Light Brands
- Sh. Vinod Viswanathan, Assistant Vice President, Innovation Cell, Welspun Living Limited
- Ms. Marie Emmanuelle Belzung, General Delegate, Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp
- Sh. Mohammad Hatem, Managing Director & ED, MB Knit Fashion Ltd.& NR Group
- Ms. Gauri Sharma, AGM, Communications and Sustainability Innovation, Shahi Exports
Time: 1630-1715 hrs | Hall 1 | BHARAT MANDAPAM EXHIBITION HALL (BMEH)
Supported by Good Business Lab
Panelist/Speakers:
- Ms. Lavanya Garg, Director, Strategy, Partnerships and People Operations, Good Business Lab
- Sh. Renukaprasad B, Senior Manager, Ventures, Good Business Lab
- Sh. Deepak Rautela, Associate Vice President – Training & Organizational Development, Shahi Exports Pvt. Ltd