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Second CAB meeting of SMP 2012 discusses event proceedings

The Second Central Advisory Board (CAB) meeting for the SMP World Expo 2012 was held on 9th August, 2011 at SCI. The members of the

committee discussed the multiple topics regarding the proceedings of the expo.

The CAB members agreed upon forming d i f ferent committees , wh ich wi l l independently focus on exhibition functions and chief guests’ invitations. Mr. S Hajara suggested that realising the responsibility, all members should work in unison towards making the Expo a grand success.

OceanTEX 2012 technical committee meetings convened in Delhi

Mr. N M Borah, CMD, Oil India, chaired the technical meeting for OceanTEX World Expo 2012 in Delhi, which

was attended by heads of companies from the hydrocarbon and allied sectors. At the

Mr. S Hajara, Chairman & Managing Director, The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. and Mr. Jasu Shah, Chairman,

CHEMTECH Foundation.

Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas supports OceanTEX 2012

Government of India

A delegation from Japan Marine Equipment Association (JSMEA), which is participating in the forthcoming Expo, also attended the meeting. Mr. Shoichi Kitamura, Executive Managing Director, JSMEA, said that they were very pleased to be associated with Chemtech Foundation and were looking forward to visit India again for the SMP World Expo.

Mr. N M Borah, CMD, Oil India Ltd., chairs the technical committee meeting for OceanTEX 2012 in Delhi.

outset, Mr. Hemant Shetty, CEO, Chemtech Foundation and Jasubhai Media, gave a brief insight into the OceanTEX series of exhibitions and informed the advisory board members about the enormous support received from the hydrocarbon industry throughout the years. The board members agreed with Mr. Borah’s suggestion of infusing a holistic approach by organising the conference with broad-based character. After much deliberation, the members decided on the theme as ‘Synergies in Development of Hydrocarbon Industry in India’. Mr. Borah also recommended Mr. S Roy Chaudhary, Director Operations, ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL), as head of the team, to chalk out the relevant topics and globally acclaimed speakers for the conference from

the cross section of the oil and gas industry from India and overseas. Speakers from the service-providing industry will also be invited during the two-day international conference for technical sessions, to talk about prevailing technology trends.

Dr. R K Malhotra, Director (R&D) IOCL convened the first meeting of experts from downstream industry to outline the conference program for Oil Refining Conference 2012 which will be held concurrently during OceanTEX World Expo 2012. Mr. R.K. Ghosh, Executive Director, I/C IOCL, Mr. S. Rajagopal, Executive Director ( RT), IOCL, Mr. H.P.S. Arora, Director, Allport International Pvt Ltd and Mr. Shekhar Balvalli, VP –Sales & Marketing, Technip KT India Ltd met for the first time for the preliminary round of discussions at the Indian Oil Corporation office in New Delhi early this month.

Mr. N M Borah, CMD, Oil India chairs the meet for OceanTEX conference

Dr. R K Malhotra, Director (R&D), Operations, IOCL, chairs refinery committee meeting

up to put an even greater show than last time. Ministry of Power has extended its support to EnerTECH 2012 and Mr. K C Venugopal Minister of State for Power, Government of India is patron for the forthcoming event. The conference will be organized concurrently with the oil and gas and maritime industry events in Mumbai.

UIWE 2012 will be organised from 19th to 21st March 2012 at the

Bombay Exhibition Centre, NSE Grounds, Goregaon (E), Mumbai

Mr. Abhijit Rajan, Chairman and Managing Director, Gammon India, chaired two Central Advisory Board (CAB) meetings for the Urban Infra

World Expo within a span of three weeks in Mumbai, to form a roadmap for the forthcoming international conference. The panel, comprising of 15 eminent industry leaders, met at Gammon India’s office to discuss the topical issues that should be covered in the two-day international congress that will be organised concurrently with the Urban Infra World Expo in Mumbai. Mr. Rajan said that the conference should aim to highlight the topical issues that the industry is dealing with, and thereby bring them to the notice of authorities like the Planning Commission to ensure much-needed change. The 12th Plan envisages investment of USD 1 trillion in

Mr. Abhijit Rajan, CMD Gammon India Ltd. & Chairman UIWE , Mr. V N Heggde, V P Projects & CDO Bridges, Gammon India Ltd. and Mr. Maulik Jasubhai, Group CEO, Jasubhai Group.

the infrastructure space, which would offer enormous opportunities for Indian as well as international players. However, it is imperative for the industry, as well as the regulatory authorities, to jointly address the issues which continue to challenge the growth of this industry.

The board members unanimously agreed that inviting representatives from the Indian Government during the conference would add immense value to the conference programme. In response to this, Mr. Hemant Shetty, CEO, Chemtech Foundation and Jasubhai Media, said that during one of his recent meetings with Mr. Saugata Roy, Minister of State for Urban Development and Planning, who is already a patron of 2011, Roy had urged to see the plan of action for the conference to ask for delegates from various departments of the Ministry. The panel further discussed the possibility of inviting heads of some of the municipal corporations from other countries where existing infrastructure has been revamped to match contemporary requirements, and consider if, and how, these models can be translated in the Indian context.

The panel also brainstormed over sustainable development of the country’s infrastructure and the dire need to address various issues such as project approvals, cost and time overruns, bidding process and permission from the statutory authorities. Documentation, planning and low-cost

UIWE CAB recommends and charts an expansive and ambitious plan for UIWE; reschedules it to March 2012 to reach challenging heights

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housing etc. were some of the other topics that emerged during the discussions. Similarly, the members discussed issues such as the rapid increase in development of urban areas, environmental threats, optimum utilisation of energy and water resources, space constraints, and waste and wastewater treatment etc. in detail.

CAB members formed five committees and unanimously selected the heads for each of these to move ahead in a focused manner. The panel selected Mr. Ram Babu Cheruvu, Managing Director, Esquire CMAC Pvt. Ltd., as the Head of the Construction Equipment and Materials Committee and Dr. Narendra D Patel, Chairman, Indian Association of Structural Engineers, to head the Structural / Builders Committee. The board suggested the names of Ar. Premnath, Chief Executive Officer, Prem Nath & Associates, to Head the Architectural Committee and Mr. K K Taparia, Deputy MD, Universal Construction Machinery, to head the Construction Machinery Committee.

Mr. Ramesh Agarwal, Group Chairman, Agarwal Packers & Movers, will Head the Logistics and Transport Committee. The board decided to organise a meet in the city of Hyderabad and invitations to be extended to players from major associations, infrastructure companies and allied sectors from the Southern part of the country. The meeting is scheduled to be on the 24th September 2011 and the same is being intimated to the board.

Mr. V M Kaul, Director Personnel , Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd and Vice Chairman EnerTECH World Expo 2012 has called

for the first EnerTECH Advisory Board meeting to draw the conference program for the forthcoming EnerTECH World

Expo 2012, the international conference for the power industry. The 1st edition of EnerTECH garnered strong response from the Indian as well as international fraternity and with the new set of policies and investments in the pipeline to support the growth of the power sector in the country, the Chemtech team is gearing

Think tank from power industry to chalk out program for EnerTECH World Expo 2012

Jasubhai Media launched the UIWE roadshow, the pre-event promotional activity for its infrastructure event Urban Infra World

Expo (UIWE), with a bang. It started from Mumbai, with three meets happening within a short span, in association with Fire Safety and Security Association (FSAI), Electrical

Contractors’ Association of Maharashtra (ECAM) and Indian Society of Lighting Engineers - Mumbai Chapter (ISLE).

As a part of the UIWE promotional activities, roadshows have been scheduled in association with the prominent industry-related associations at different cities such as Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru, Pune, New Delhi and Ahmedabad. The first one of the series was scheduled on 17th June 2011 at the MIG Club, Bandra, Mumbai,

in association with FSAI, followed by the second on 28th June at Hotel Atithi, Vile Parle, in association with ECAM and the finally, the third on 5th July 2011 at the MIG Club, Bandra, in association with ISLE - Mumbai Chapter.

The networking meet at FSAI had about 60 of the top companies from the Fire Safety

and Security sector present. A presentation on Bio-metrics – A New Line of Defence was made by Ingersoll Rand. Mr. Pramoud Rao, Managing Director, Zicom Electronic Security Systems Ltd., was felicitated for his dynamic leadership and contribution to FSAI. FSAI-Mumbai also celebrated the 200-members milestone. There was representation from companies like Tyco Thermal Controls, Innovative Ideals and Services, Micro Technologies, Elmark Engineers, Startech Engineers and many others.

• Roadshow plans for major cities underway• Networking sessions in Mumbai yield great response• FSAI, ECAM, ISLE endorse UIWE amongst the members

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UIWE pre-event promotional activity kicks off in Mumbai

60 of the major electrical contractors with significant presence in the infrastructure industry attended the meet in Mumbai, organised in association with ECAM. Mr. Satish Kazi, Director, ECAM, urged all the members to support and participate in the forthcoming Urban Infra World Expo, and encouraged them to spread the word amongst their business associates.

The meet with ISLE drew a crowd of around 85 professionals from various infrastructure and allied sectors. Representatives from Uhde India, Godrej Properties, Aker Solutions, Bajaj Electrical Ltd, Crompton Greaves Ltd, Reliance Infrastructure, International Copper Promotion Council (India) and many other organisations attended the networking meet. Mr. K. Naveen, General Manager, Bajaj Electricals, presented a paper on the pros and cons of LED lighting, which was followed by a paper on effective and artistic usage of lights to create the desired mood by Mr. Abhijit Salunke, Lighting Designer, Bueno Lighting Design. Dr. Prakash Barjatia, Chairman, ISLE, extended the invitation to the ISLE members to actively participate in the UIWE.

During all the meets, presentations were made on UIWE to enlighten the guests about the forthcoming industry meet, the Central Advisory Board and the group’s AEC World Expo. Mr. Hemant Shetty, CEO, Jasubhai Media and Chemtech Foundation, elucidated on the benefits of participating in the event which would offer immense opportunities to network with professionals from the field of infrastructure and allied sectors. The expo to be held at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon, Mumbai, aims to get the infrastructure fraternity together to showcase the industry’s capability and to explore newer avenues for further growth to reach greater heights.

Jasubhai Media has stepped up the pre-event promotion activity of Urban Infra World Expo. After successfully concluding back-to-back

roadshows in Mumbai, Jasubhai Media organised networking sessions in the cities of Hyderabad and Pune, which have undergone complete transformation as a result of urbanisation.

the guests. Mr. Narsimham Vadlamani, a renowned landscape architect and urban ecological planner, moderated the panel discussion. Mr. D.T. Vinod Kumar, Chairman IIA, A.P Chapter, Mr. Uday Shankar, Chief Architect, Shankar Consultants, and Mr. Ram Mahidhar, Architect, Designedge, shared their views during the panel discussion. The event received good press coverage in local print and visual media. Guests in Hyderabad

underlined the association’s major role in supporting the infrastructure sector and mentioned that the Urban Infra World Expo would provide an ideal platform for the sector to participate and would facilitate a business networking opportunity for buyers and sellers, thereby reaching out to the right target audience.

Last but not the least, at all the meets, presentations were made on Urban Infra World Expo to enlighten the guests about Jasubhai Media, the infrastructure expo’s focus, benefits of participating, the highlights of the event, the sectors focused on, the

Hyderabad and Pune Roadshows Draw Large Industry Gathering

(L to R) Mr. Vijay Kumar Gupta, CMD, Kwality Photonics and isle Representative; Mr. Prashant Koshti, General Manager - Marketing, Jasubhai Media Pvt. Ltd; Mr. A. R. Murthy, Coordinator, SEEM; Shri V. S. Raju, President, FAPCCI; Mr. Sravan Kumar, FSAI Representative.

Audience at the Hyderabad Roadshow

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The networking session in Hyderabad was organised in conjunction with the FSAI, SEEM and isle on 19th July at the Celebrity Club, Begumpet. Sh. V. S. Raju, President, FAPCCI, presided over the event as the Chief Guest. Mr. Sravan Kumar, FSAI core committee member, Mr. A R Murthy, Coordinator, SEEM, Mr. Vijay Kumar Gupta, CMD, Kwality Photonics and ISLE representative, extended their support to organise the show in Hyderabad, which saw the presence of over 100 experts including architects, urban planners, structural engineers and various other professionals from allied fields. Prominent architects took the centre stage to participate in the panel discussion, ‘The Necessity of Urban Planning in Growing Cities’, which was the highlight of the evening and applauded by

have shown keen interest in participating in the forthcoming show and enquiries have already started flowing in.

The networking meet at Pune, keeping with its core value of offering not just conferences and expo update, featured the presentation on ‘Aspects of Recreational Lighting – A Case Study – Malhar Machi Resort’. The Chief Guest for the evening was Er. K. K. Taparia, Deputy Managing Director, Universal Construction Machinery & Equipment Ltd., whilst the Guest of Honour was Dr. Avinash Kulkarni, President, Indian Society of Lighting Engineers, ISLE. The other guests included Dr. Prakash Barjatia, Chairman, ISLE (Mumbai Chapter) and Mr. Diwakar Neemkar, Past President, Architects, Engineers and Surveyors Association (AESA)

participants, the pavilions at the expo, the advisory board members, glimpses of the earlier AEC event and to extend invitations to the present professionals for the event. The expo to be held at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon, Mumbai, aims to get the infrastructure fraternity together to showcase the industry’s capability and to explore newer avenues for further growth to reach greater heights.

ISLE Mumbai State Centre is organising a Lighting Pavilion to showcase the latest lighting products and technologies during UIWE.

Chairman, UIWE CAB during the 2nd CAB meeting at Mumbai, a South Committee was formed.

Dr. Ravindra accepted to be the Chairman of the South Committee and mentioned that he would name the Vice Chairman soon. Dr.

Vishwanath accepted our invitation to Head the Function Committee-South and invitation was given to Mr. Suresh Heblikar, Film Maker, Actor & Environmentalist, Chairman, Eco-Watch and Ar. Jaisim to accept to Head the Exhibition & Sponsorship Committees. All the guests present unanimously agreed to support the event.

Dr. A Ravindra, Advisor to Chief Minisiter of Karnataka (Urban Affairs) was the Special Guest of Honour for the event organised by

Jasubhai Media in Bengaluru as a part of pre event promotional activity for UIWE 2012.

He, along with Prof. Dr. Ing. H. R. Viswanath, President of IFHS, Ar. K. Jaisim, Principal Architect Jaisim Fountainhead presided over the evening.

Jasubhai team representative did a presentation on the Urban Infra World Expo wherein as suggested by Mr. Abhijit Rajan,

Over 100 professionals from infra and allied sectors attend the roadshow in Bengaluru

A panel discussion on ‘Necessity of Urban Planning in growing cities’ was organised during the roadshow with Ar. K. Jaisim as the moderator. The panel comprised Ar. Hariharan, Architect and Developer, Biodiversity Conservation India Limited, Dr. Srinivasa Murthy, Professor of Psychiatry (Retd.),The Association for the Mentally Challenged, Ms. Sujaya Rathi, AICP, Principal Research Scientist, Center for Study of Science, Technology & Policy, Mr. Suresh Heblikar, Film Maker, Actor & Environmentalist, Chairman, Eco-Watch,

Ar. Vidhyadhar Wodeyar, Architect & Town Planner, Chairman, Indian Institute of Architects, who put forward their views on this topic.

Over 100 professionals consisting of builders, structure engineers, architects, lighting consultants, urban planners, vastu architects, experts from allied industries associated with the field of infrastructure and representatives from renowned industry associations like India Institute of Architects, Builders’ Association of India, Indian Society of Lighting Engineers, Society of Energy Engineers and Managers, International Federation for High Rise Structures, Fire & Security Association of India, Indian Small Scale Paints Association, Indian Paint Association, Indian Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers were present at the roadshow.

Panelist (L & R): Ar. Vidyadhar Wodeyar, Architect & Town Planner,Chairman, Indian Institute of Architects;Mr. Suresh Heblikar,Film Maker,Actor & Environmentalist,Chairman,Eco-Watch;Ar.Hariharan,Architect & Developer,Biodiversity Conservation India Limited;Ar. K Jaisim,Principal Architect,Jaisim Fountainhead;Ms. Sujaya Rathi,AICP, Principal Research Scientist,Center for Study of Science, Technology & Policy;Dr. Srinivasa Murthy,Professor of Psychiatry(Retd),The Association for the Mentally Challenged.

Dr. A Ravindra, Advisor to Chief Minisiter of Karnataka (Urban Affairs)

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Audience at the Bengaluru Roadshow

In less than four decades, Chemtech has turned into a global phenomenon and has continued to attract the global industrial fraternity to the Indian market, which offers ample business opportunities to international players in the rapidly industrialising country. Chemtech started its events in 1975, keeping in purview the growth of the Indian chemical industry, which is the backbone of any strong economy. Prominent Indian and overseas industry associations have been a part of Chemtech’s memorable journey, whose events have always provided an excellent networking platform for the global industrial fraternity to connect with the Indian industry across all its served verticals and explore ample opportunities for holistic industrial growth. Many great Indian leaders and dignitaries of the stature of the President, Federal Ministers, Industry Secretaries and policy makers of India have graced the Chemtech

CHEMTECH has a Larger Global Footprint

platform and patronised chemtech’s events across the verticals of chemical process and allied industries, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Hydrocarbon, Maritime, Industrial Automation, Water, Energy and Architecture and now, Urban Infrastructure.

The Chemtech series of international exhibitions and conferences created the much-needed avenue to connect the Indian industry with the global industry on a large scale to accelerate the development of indigenous industries. Since the first event, Chemtech continues to garner strong support from top-notch industrial entities globally, and shares a long relationship with many reputed industry bodies. Year-on-year significant increase in the participation of the international industry is a testimony of the same.

Over the four decades, Chemtech has

• Associates and partners in over 16 countries• Easy access to the Indian market from any part of the globe

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developed a strong network of partners in more than 16 countries across Europe, South America, Middle East, in addition to selected regions in Africa and Asia. India’s rapid growth and wide scope of opportunities have always been the centre of attention for the international industry and Chemtech provides an opportunity to the global industry to venture into the Indian market through its worldwide network of partners and associates.

In addition to its representatives in Iran, Egypt, Turkey, Spain, Poland, Netherlands, France and Germany, Chemtech has recently appointed agents across the major countries in Southeast Asia to facilitate their participation in the forthcoming events. Organisations from China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Singapore can now directly get in touch with the agents in their respective countries to participate in the Urban Infra World Expo 2012, OceanTEX World Expo 2012, Enertech World Expo 2012 and SMP World Expo 2012.

Supporting Associations of OceanTEX World Expo 2012 + Shipping, Marine & Ports World Expo 2012 & EnerTECH World Expo 2012

Supporting Associations of Urban Infra World Expo 2012

National Solid Waste Association of India

Cogeneration Association of India

The Bombay Custom House Agents’ Association

Forward Seamens Union of India

International Marine Contractors Association

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