The conference on 'Enhancing India’s Electronics Supply Chain' will take place on February 18-19, 2025, at the Chennai Trade Centre, featuring key sessions on India's position in the global value chain, supporting policies for electronics manufacturing, and the components ecosystem. Notable speakers include industry leaders and government officials discussing opportunities for collaboration and innovation in the electronics sector. Networking sessions and buyer-seller meetings are also scheduled to foster connections among participants.
The conference on 'Enhancing India’s Electronics Supply Chain' will take place on February 18-19, 2025, at the Chennai Trade Centre, featuring key sessions on India's position in the global value chain, supporting policies for electronics manufacturing, and the components ecosystem. Notable speakers include industry leaders and government officials discussing opportunities for collaboration and innovation in the electronics sector. Networking sessions and buyer-seller meetings are also scheduled to foster connections among participants.
The conference on 'Enhancing India’s Electronics Supply Chain' will take place on February 18-19, 2025, at the Chennai Trade Centre, featuring key sessions on India's position in the global value chain, supporting policies for electronics manufacturing, and the components ecosystem. Notable speakers include industry leaders and government officials discussing opportunities for collaboration and innovation in the electronics sector. Networking sessions and buyer-seller meetings are also scheduled to foster connections among participants.
The conference on 'Enhancing India’s Electronics Supply Chain' will take place on February 18-19, 2025, at the Chennai Trade Centre, featuring key sessions on India's position in the global value chain, supporting policies for electronics manufacturing, and the components ecosystem. Notable speakers include industry leaders and government officials discussing opportunities for collaboration and innovation in the electronics sector. Networking sessions and buyer-seller meetings are also scheduled to foster connections among participants.
CONFERENCE PROGRAM Convention Hall A, Chennai Trade Centre Day One – 18th February, 2025 09:30- 10:00 hrs Arrival & Registration 1000 – 1130 hrs - Inaugural Session – Stimulating a wider India Supply Chain Welcome Address: Dr. Sasikumar Gendham, President, ELCINA Industry Address: Mr. Atul Lall, Past President, ELCINA & MD & VC, Dixon Technologies India Special Address: Lt Gen Karanbir Singh Brar, AVSM, GOC, Dakshin Bharat Area – Make in India & Self-Reliance in Defence Electronics Address by Guest of Honour: Mr. Arun Roy, IAS, Secretary, Industries, Govt. of Tamilnadu Address by Guest of Honour: Mr. S Krishnan, IAS, Secretary, MeitY* Address by Chief Guest: Dr. TRB Rajaa, Hon’ble Industry Minister, Govt. of Tamilnadu Vote of Thanks: Mr Richard Puthota, Sr. Vice President, ELCINA 1130 hrs – 1200 hrs - Networking Tea 1200 hrs – 1315 hrs - Session I – India’s present position in Global Value Chain of Key Sectors Session Chair: Mr N Ramachandran, Past President ELCINA & CMD, MEL Systems & Services Pvt Ltd. Automotive: Mr. Nagendra Hebbar, GM, Purchasing Project Mgmt., Bosch Automotive Electronics India Pvt Ltd Security Products: Mr. M A Johar, President – Strategic Business, ADITYA Infotech (CP Plus) Industrial Electronics : Mr. N Sundar, Director, Operations, Kone India Telecom Equipment: Mr. Kartikeyan P, Head Materials Management, Nokia Solutions & Networks Productivity in EMS - Mr. Ashwin Udayashankar, National Sales Manager, SCHUNK Intec
1315 hrs – 1400 hrs – Networking Lunch
1415 hrs – 1515 hrs - Session II – Supporting Policies & Eco- 1415 hrs – 1515 hrs (Hall 3) System for Electronics Manufacturing Vendor Development Special Address : Shri Vishal Kumar Dev, IAS, Principal Session Secretary, E&IT Dept, Govt of Odisha – Opportunities & Eco- Mr Kapil Maini, Chief System in Odisha for ESDM Industry Procurement Officer, Syrma Mr. Vineet Sekhsaria, Head-India, Prologis – Infrastructure for SGS Efficient Manufacturing Mr. L N Suresh, Vice President, Consulting Technology Solution, QodeNext – Supply Chain Visibility in the EMS Industry Mr. Vaibhav Gupta, Director & Region Head, Business Banking, HSBC
Buyer-Seller Meeting: 14:15 hrs to 18:00 hrs in the Buyer-Seller Zone (Hall No. 3) Day Two – 19th February, 2025
09:30- 10:00 hrs Arrival & Registration
1000 – 1115 hrs - Session I – Components Eco-System: Segment wise Status, Potential and Challenges Session Chairman: Mr. Josh Foulger, President, Zetwerk Mr. Nirmod Kumar, Director, Electronics, MeitY – Special Address Electromechanical : Mr. Amit Gupta, Sancraft Industries Pvt. Ltd. Raw Materials: Mr Richard Puthota, Sr. Director, MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions Active Components: Mr. Prithvideep Singh, Director, CDIL* PCB – Mr. Pradeep Menon, CEO, Micropack Pvt. Ltd. 1115 – 1130 hrs – Partner Country Address Mr. Ivan Pokrovsky: Executive Director, EDMA, Russia – Collaboration Opportunities for Russian and Indian Electronics manufacturers 1130 hrs – 1150 hrs - Networking Tea
1150-1210 Hrs : Special Address:
Guest of Honour : Dr Palanivel Thiagarajan, Hon’ble Minister of Information Technology & Digital Services, Tamilnadu 1210 hrs – 1330 hrs - Session II – Semiconductors & Special Materials – Potential and Challenges Session Chairman: Dr. Ravi Bhatkal, MD, MacDermid Alpha Mr. Raghu Panicker, CEO, Kaynes Semicon Mr. Vikas Dabeer, Sr. Director, Business Operations, Applied Materials Mr. Varun Manwani, Managing Director, Sahasra Semiconductors Pvt Ltd. Mr. Ashok Mehta, Managing Director, Suchi Semicon 1330 hrs – 1415 hrs – Networking Lunch
1415 – 1515 - Session III - Start Ups – Driving Innovation in the ESDM Domain Guest of Honour : Mr. Darshan V, IAS, MD, KITS – Special Address Dr. Ravi Bhatkal, MD, MacDermid Alpha Mr. Paneerselvam Madanagopal, CEO, MeitY Start-Up Hub Mr. Mahadesha V, Director, STPI Mr N Ramachandran, Director, Awesense Five & CMD Mel Systems 1515-1600 Start Ups Session Launch of MSH – ELCINA Design & Manufacturing Start Up Challenge Presentation of Problem Statements by Sponsoring Corporates & Selected Start Ups 1530 hrs – 1630 hrs : Vendor Development Session (Hall 3) Delta Electronics - Mr. Anant Jain, Sr. Director Buyer-Seller Meetings: 11:00 hrs to 15:00 hrs in the Buyer-Seller Zone (Hall No. 3)
