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CII INSTITUTE OF LOGISTICS

CENTRUM 2007

Containerization -Building Global Trade Compeririveness-CEO's Conclave 28 August, 2007, Hotel The grand, Newdelhi

0945 Hrs: Registration

INAUGURAL SESSION
1015 hrs:
Welcome Address Mr R V S Ramakrishna
Event Chairman & Member
CII National Committee on Logistics Services
1025 hrs Theme Paper
Prof. G Raghuram
Professor - Public Systems Group,
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
1045 hrs Special Address
Mr. B N Puri
Senior Adviser (Transport)
Planning Commission
Government of India
1055 hrs Inaugural Address Mr G K Pillai
Honb’le Secretary, Ministry of Commerce
Government of India
1115 hrs Vote of Thanks Mr B.Sridhar
Member, Core Group
CII Institute of Logistics
1120 Hrs – 1135 Hrs Tea / Coffee

1135 Hrs – 1245 Hrs SESSION I Building Global Trade Competitiveness – Capacity Challenges
Session Chairman & Moderator: Shri Rakesh Srivastava (Joint Secretary Ports, Department of Shipping, Government of India)
Session Co-Chairman: Lt.Gen D V Kalra, Vice Chairman (Logistics- National Council, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, India)
5 mins- to set the context & flag 5 issues relevant to the topic
PANELISTS: Mr Rakesh Mehrotra (Managing Director, Concor)
Mr Rajinder Khazanchi (Managing Director, Haskoning India Pvt Ltd)
Mr. Niraj Ambani (Sr. Vice President, Reliance Logistics Ltd)
Mr. R C Dubey (Managing Director, Pipavav Railway Corporation Limited)
Capt.J.S.Gill (vice Chairman, CILT, Formerly Directorate General of Shipping, Fellow Institute of Railway Transport).

PANEL DEBATE:

  • Decision making frame-work for Global buyers from a Supply chain perspective
  • Review 80/20 cost components from Source to Ship – An Indian logistics perspective.
  • Containerization – A Cost or Value creator?
  • Cost Vs Service Level expectations to current Delivery gaps
  • Customer feedback survey – key observations for review
  • Impacts of in-direct cost components – building buffers for current supply chain inefficiencies, product
    Arrivals & safety, etc
1245 Hrs – 1330 Hrs Lunch Break

1330 Hrs – 1445 Hrs SESSION II Building Global Trade Competitiveness – Connectivity to Ports
Moderator: Shri V N Mathur (Member Traffic – Railways, Government of India)
5 mins- to set the context & flag 5 issues relevant to the topic
PANELISTS: Mr Volkmar Mueller (Managing Director, Kuehne Nagel)
Capt. C S Verma (CEO, Gateway Distriparks Limited)
Mr. Vineet Agarwal (Executive Director, TCI)
Capt. Rajeev Sinha (Vice President, Reliance Industries Ltd)
Mr Arvind Mahajan (Executive Director, KPMG Advisory Services Pvt Ltd)

PANEL DEBATE:

  • Building a customer responsive supply chain
  • Container turnaround cycle time reviews –Source to Ship: Indian Logistics perspective
  • Customer responsive supply chain – challenges & Opportunities
  • Changing dynamics of Hinterland Connectivity & opportunity for improved connectivity
  • Role of New Container rail freight operators and building a networked approach
  • Timely flow of goods between sea, port gateway and final origin / destination
  • EXIM Containers for Domestic movements – Close loop logistics opportunities
  • Role of coastal shipping and Inland Water Transport
  • Supply chain visibility concerns & opportunities
  • SEZ – The new catalyst for economic growth.

1445 Hrs – 16.00 Hrs SESSION III Building Global Trade competitiveness – Cost Implications
Moderator: Capt.J.S.Gill (vice Chairman, CILT, Formerly Directorate General of Shipping, Fellow Institute of Railway Transport)
5 mins- to set the context & flag 5 issues relevant to the topic
PANELISTS: Mr. S Hajara (CMD, SCI) Limited)
Mr. Poul Jensen (Managing Director, Transcare Logistics India Pvt Ltd)
Mr. Anil Gupta (Concor) Mr. Rahul S Dogar (Ikea Trading India Pvt Ltd)
Mr. K Sathianathan (ETA Engineering Pvt Ltd)

PANEL DEBATE:

  • Container turnarounds from Source to Ship – Bottleneck reviews at current & future scales
  • De-bottlenecking & Building capabilities on the existing infrastructure
  • Future Capacity and Investment Requirements
  • Demand and Supply balances in shaping container terminal planning
  • Handling equipment drive systems
  • Terminal development – main drivers, major constraints
  • Port operations and infrastructure: risks and liabilities to customer
1600 Hrs – 1615 Hrs Tea Break

1615 Hrs – 1730 Hrs SESSION IV Global Trade competitiveness – Enabling Framework
Moderator: Mr Mr. B.N.Puri Senior Adviser (Transport) Planning Commission Government of India
5 mins- to set the context & flag 5 issues relevant to the topic
PANELISTS: Prof. N.Viswanadham (Executive Director, Indian School of Business)
Mr.Ajay Khera (Executive Director-Commercial, Central Warehousing Corporation)
Mr. Gibson Vedamani (CEO, RAI)
Mr. Sankalp Shukla (Executive Director, In Logistics)
Mr. Sarvesh K. Shahi (CMD, SKS Logistics)

PANEL DEBATE:

  • An integrated Multi-modal logistics framework for Containerization linking both EXIM & Domestic
    Movements
  • Synchronization of supply chain infrastructure projects in terms of schedules& Capacity by various
    ministries like Commerce, Planning commission, Rail, Shipping, Surface transport and Finance/Customs
  • Legislation in haulage of cargo by road
  • Coastal feedering restrictions
  • Building Global trade competitiveness - Centrum as a continuous working forum for creating value to the End Customers, integrating all the key stakeholders

Day - II
29 August, 2007, HOTEL THE GRAND, NEW DELHI

Session I
CONTAINERIZED LOGISTICS : AN INTEGRATED INTERMODAL APPROACH
[1000 hrs – 1115 hrs]

1000 hrs Opening Remarks by
by session Chairman
Mr Vineet Agarwal
Executive Director
Transport Corporation of India
1010 hrs An Integrated View on Container Logistics
-Key Concerns & Challenges

Mr Arun Unni
Manager – Business Advisory Services
KPMG Advisory Services Pvt Ltd
1030 hrs Containerized Intermodal Logistics
-An SEZ Perspective
Mr Deepak Jakate
Head – Logistics Parks, Business
Planning & Strategy
Reliance Logistics Pvt Ltd
1050 hrs An Intermodal supply chain strategy for India Mr Poul V Jensen
Managing Director
Transcare Logistics India Pvt Ltd
1110 hrs Concluding Remarks Mr Vineet Agarwal
1115 hrs Tea Break
Session II
CONTAINERIZATION - BUILDING LOGISTICS CAPABILITIES [1130 hrs – 1230 hrs]
1130 hrs Opening Remarks by
Session Chairman
Mr Niraj Ambani
Sr. Vice President
Reliance Logistics Ltd

1135 hrs Building on supply Chain capabilities

Mr Atul Kulkarni
Sr. Manager - Consulting
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India Pvt
Ltd.

1155 hrs Container stuffing & Lashing practices
for safe arrivals Containerized Intermodal
Logistics
Mr N L N Raju
General Manager
ITW India Limited
1215 hrs Container visibility across the supply chain
Tracking technologies
Mr Manohar Duvvuri
Solution Manager - RFID
SAP Labs
1235 hrs Interactive Session with
Govt official & open Discussion
Dr Ashish Kumar Tewary
Principal, Infosys Technologies Ltd
1255 hrs Concluding Remarks Mr Niraj Ambani
1300 – 1345 Lunch  
 
Session III
CONTAINERIZATION - BUILDING LOGISTICS CAPABILITIES (Contnd) [1345 – 1530 HRS]
1345 hrs Opening Remarks
by session chairman
Mr R V S Ramakrishna
Event Chairman & Member
National Committee on Logistics
Services
1350 hrs Building Capabilities -Railway Initiatives Mr M S Rao
Executive Director (Planning)
Ministry of Railway
Government of India
1410 hrs Rail Connectivity Projects to Ports Mr Sanjeev Garg
ED -Projects, RVNL
Govt of India
1430 hrs White Paper
- Centrum 2007
Prof G. Raghuram
Professor - Public Systems Group,
Indian Institute of Management,
Ahmedabad
1450 hrs Concluding Remarks Mr R V S Ramakrishna
1455 hrs Coffee/Tea & Close