| DATE : 17 JULY, 2009 (DAY - 1 SCHEDULE) |
| REGISTRATION AND FELLOWSHIP |
| 09:00 to 09:30 |
Registration & Fellowship |
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| INAUGURAL SESSION |
| 09:30 to 11:00 |
- Welcome Address : Mr. D.L. Pandya, Conference Convener, Saket Projects Ltd.
- Inaugural Address : Mr. A.K. Joti, IAS, Chairman, Gujarat Maritime Board and Addl. Chief Secretary, GAD, Government of Gujarat, Gandhinagar
- Vote of Thanks : Mr. V.P. Shah, Senior Consultant (Ports), Ahmedabad
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| 11:00 to 11.30 | Tea Break |
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SESSION I
EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES AND OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES IN PORT SECTOR |
| 11:30 to 13:00 |
- Chairman : Mr. V.P. Shah, Senior Consultant (Ports), Ahmedabad
- Business Prospects and Market Projections
Mr. Ramesh Singhal, Director, I-maritime Consultancy Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
- Port Development in India : Private Port Perspective
Capt. Unmesh Abhyankar, Chief Operating Officer, Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone Limited.
- Corporate Film : Gujarat Maritime Board
- Port of Pipavav : Gujarat’s Logistic Partner
Mr. Manish Sharma, General Manager (Northwest India), Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd., Mumbai
- Corporate Film : Gujarat Pipavav Ltd.
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| 13:00 to 14.00 | Lunch |
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SESSION II
TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION FOR TOMORROWS PORTS |
| 14:00 to 15:30 |
- Chairman : Mr. Atanu Chakraborty, IAS, Vice Chairman & CEO, Gujarat Maritime Board, Gandhinagar
- Data Collection and Mathematical Modelling
Dr. Z.S. Tarapore, Former Director of C.W.P.R.S., Pune
- Hydraulic Studies to Support Port and Terminal Design in India
Mr. Tim Chesher, HR Wallingford Ltd., UK
- Presentation : Kandla Port Trust Ltd.
Mr. Mukesh Balani, Addl. Traffic Manager, Kandla Port Trust, Gandhidham
- Corporate Film : ABG Shipyard Ltd.
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| 15:30 to 16.00 | Tea |
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SESSION III
PRIVATE DEVELOPER AND PLANNING : IMPORTANCE IN PORT SECTOR |
| 16:00 to 17:30 |
- Chairman : Dr. Z.S. Tarapore, Former Director of C.W.P.R.S., Pune
- Opportunities in Port Sector in Gujarat
Mr. Atanu Chakraborty, IAS, Vice Chairman & CEO, Gujarat Maritime Board, Gandhinagar
- Role of Captive Jetties in Gujarat Port Development
Mr. Hemant Desai, President–Comm. & Corp. Affairs, Reliance Industries Ltd., Surat
- Setup of a PPP Port
Mr. Suren Vakil, Managing Director, BMT Consultants (India) Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad
- Presentation : Bharati Shipyard Ltd.
Capt. Gopal Jha, President – Shipping, Logistics and Infrastructure, Bharati Shipyard Ltd., Mumbai
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| DATE : 18 JULY, 2009 (DAY - 2 SCHEDULE) |
| FELLOWSHIP |
| 09:00 to 09:30 |
Fellowship |
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SESSION IV
MOVING FORWARD - TRENDS AND CHALLENGES IN PORT AND SHIPPING INDUSTRY |
| 09:30 to11:30 |
- Chairman : Capt. S.C. Mathur, Master Mariner & Chief Nautical Officer, Gujarat Maritime Board, Gandhinagar
- Moving Forward - Trends and Challenges in Port and Shipping Industry
Mr. Anurag Garg, Asst. Vice President, Mundra Port & Special Economic Zone Limited, Ahmedabad
- Technological Challenges / Advances in the Port and Shipping Sector
Commodore M.K. Banger, VSM, Consultant (Marine), Maharashtra Maritime Board, Mumbai
- Environmental Issues in Port Sector
Dr. V. Sanil Kumar, Scientist-Ocean Engineering and Head-Business Development, National Institute of Oceanography, Goa
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| 11:30 to 12:00 | Tea |
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SESSION V
CONCERNS AND ISSUES OF PORT SECTOR |
| 12:00 to 13:30 |
- Chairman : Mr. Tim Chesher, HR Wallingford Ltd., UK
- IT in Port Sector
Mr. Rahul Rishi, Ernst & Young Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai.
- Human Capital Challenges and Opportunities in the Ports Industry
Mr. Gopal Nagpal, Principal-Human Capital Practice, Mercer, Mumbai
- Credit Issues in Rating of Port Projects
Mr. Anjan Deb Ghosh,, Sr. Vice President & Head-Corp. Sector Ratings, ICRA Ltd., Mumbai
- The Economics of Security
Capt. D.C. Sekhar, Managing Director, Lavender Cruises & Tours Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
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| 13:30 to 14.30 | Lunch |
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SESSION VI
ROLE OF GOVERNMENT AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVES IN PORT DEVELOPMENT |
| 14:30 to 16:00 |
- Chairman : Commodore M.K. Banger, VSM, Consultant (Marine), Maharashtra Maritime Board, Mumbai
- Legal Services for the Port Sector
Ms. Nishita Bakshi, Advocate, Economic Law Practice, Ahmedabad
- Role of Human Resource Development in the Port Management
Mr. Rajesh Doshi, Co-ordinator-Port Management Programme, B.K. School of Management, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
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| VALEDICTORY ADDRESS |
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- Mr. H.K.Dash, IAS, Principal Secretary (Ports & Transport Department), Government of Gujarat, Gandhinagar
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| 16:00 to 16:30 | Tea |