| TENTATIVE
PROGRAMME |
| Thursday,
8th February 2007 |
| 9.00
- 9.30 a.m. |
REGISTRATION |
| 9.30
- 10.30 a.m. |
INAUGURAL
SESSION |
| |
Lighting
of Lamp |
| |
Welcome
Address : Mr Nayan
Patel, President, IMC |
| |
Introductory
Remarks : Mr. M P Pinto,
former Secretary, Ministry of Shipping, GoI |
| |
Keynote
Address : Mr. Anwar ul Hoda, Member, Planning Commission |
| |
Inaugural
Address : Mr. Vilasrao Deshmukh*,
Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra |
| |
Vote
of Thanks |
| 10.30
- 11.00 a.m. |
TEA
BREAK |
| 11.00a.m.-1.00
p.m. |
FIRST
TECHNICAL SESSION: PORT CONNECTIVITY - ISSUES IN CARGO MOVEMENT |
| |
Chairman:
Mr. Anwar ul Hoda*, Member, Planning Commission |
| |
An Overview
of Logistics Policy
Mr Gopal Sarma, M.D., Feedback Ventures Pvt. Ltd. |
| |
Road
Connectivity for Ports and Beyond
Mr Deepak Dasgupta Former Chairman, National Highways Authority
of India |
| |
Moving
Exim Cargo: the New Age Solution
Mr. Ashok Gupta*, Addl. Member (Traffic), Railway Board |
| |
The Evacuation
of Cargo: the Role of Coastal Shipping and Inland Water Transport
Mr. S.N. Srikanth*, Sr. Partner, Hauer Associates, Chennai
|
| 1.00
- 2.00 p.m. |
LUNCH |
| 2.00
– 3.45 p.m. |
SECOND
TECHNICAL SESSION:
FOCUS ON AIRLINES & AIRPORTS |
| |
Chairman:
Mr. Cyrus Guzder, Chairman & Managing Director,
AFL Pvt. Ltd. |
| |
Keynote
Address: Civil Aviation Policy - Catering
to Double-Digit Growth
Mr Ajay Prasad, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation |
| |
Airport
Development – Experience of Private Sector:
Mr. A Ramakrishna*, former Dy. Managing Director, L &
T |
| |
Open
Skies: the Airlines’ Story
Mr. Ram Menen, Divisional Sr Vice President, Emirates Sky
Cargo, Dubai |
| 3.45–
4.00 p.m. |
TEA
BREAK |
| 4.00-
5.45 p.m. |
THIRD
TECHNICAL SESSION: SEZ- The New Catalyst of Economic Growth |
| |
Chairman:
Mr. Nasser Munjee, Chairman, Development Credit Bank
Ltd. |
| |
Keynote
Address: Aspects of Govt. Policy on SEZ: Mr. G K
Pillai, Secretary, Ministry of Commerce |
| |
Development
of Port-based SEZ: the Overseas Experience
Mr. Walid Hareb Al Falahi, CEO, Dubai International Humanitarian
City |
| |
Development
of Port-based SEZ: the Indian Experience
Mr. Sandeep Mehta, CEO, Mundra Port & SEZ Ltd.,
Gujarat Adani Port Ltd. |
| |
Cargo
Villages: the Way Forward
Mr. Michael Proffitt, CEO, Dubai Logistics City |
| |
CONCLUSION |
| Friday,
9th February 2007 |
| 9.30
– 11.30 a.m. |
FIRST
TECHNICAL SESSION:
FOCUS ON MARITIME INDUSTRY |
| |
Chairman:
Mr. M P Pinto, former Secretary, Ministry of Shipping,
GoI |
| |
Keynote
Address: Maritime Policy for a Dynamic Economy Mr.
Ashok Kumar Mohapatra, Secretary, Ministry of Shipping |
| |
Mergers
and Acquisitions in world liner shipping: implications for
Indian industry:
Mr. Tim Power, Director - Head of Consulting Drewry Shipping
Consultants, London |
| |
Mergers
and Acquisitions in Port Terminals: implications for Indian
industry:
Mr. Mohammed Sharaf, CEO, DP World, Dubai |
| |
Roadmap
for Indian Ports: Prospects for the Next Decade
Mrs. Rani Jadhav*, Chairperson, Mumbai Port Trust and Chairperson,
Indian Ports’ Association |
| 11.30-11.45
a.m. |
TEA
BREAK |
| 11.45
a.m.-1.15 p.m. |
SECOND
TECHNICAL SESSION: FOCUS ON MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORT OPERATORS
& NVOCCS, INSURANCE AND ITS DOCUMENTATION |
| |
Chairman:
Mr Praveen Agarwal, Chairman, Mormugao Port Trust
|
| |
Multi-modalism:
Benchmarking Indian Performance to International Standards |
| |
Mr.
Arvind Parikh*, Chairman, Lemuir Group |
| |
Liability
and Multi-modalism: Legal Aspects
Mr. S Venkateshwaran, Sr. Advocate |
| |
Exim Cargo:
Insurance as a Risk Mitigator
Mr. P Ghosh, Executive Director, Insurance Assist India (P)
Ltd |
| 1.15
- 2.15 p.m. |
LUNCH
|
| 2.15
– 3.45 p.m. |
THIRD
TECHNICAL SESSION: Focus on Role of CFS & ICD |
| |
Chairman:
Mr. Gopinath Pillai, Chairman, GDL, Singapore |
| |
Keynote
Address: Movement of Containers : Meeting Industry Expectations
Mr. Rakesh Mehrotra*, Managing Director, Concor |
| |
The
CFS & Integrated Logistics Chain:
Mr. Shashi Kiran Shetty, Chairman & Managing Director,
Allcargo Global Logistics Ltd. |
| |
Entering
Rail Operations – Private Sector Experience
Mr. Krishna Kotak* , Managing Director,
J M Baxi & Co. |
| 3.45
– 4.00 p.m. |
TEA
BREAK |
| 4.00
p.m. |
Summing
Up : Mr. M P Pinto, former Secretary, Ministry of
Shipping, GoI |
| |
Valedictory
Address :
Mr. Praful Patel*, Hon’ble Minister for Civil Aviation
|
| |
Vote
of Thanks |
| *
Confirmation awaited
Date: 15.01.2007 |
| |
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