Friday; January 21, 2011

The Oberoi, Dr. Zakir Hussain Marg, New Delhi

PROGRAM
09.30 AM onwards- Registration/ Tea

10.15 AM Welcome of the Chief Guest and other dignitaries

by the representative of ICICI

Lighting of the Lamp by the Chief Guest and other

dignitaries

10.30- 12.00 AM Inaugural Session- Plenary Session 1

Welcome Address by Shri R C Agarwal, Chairman, Dainik Bhaskar Group

Introductory Remarks by Mr Yatish Rajawat, Managing Editor, Dainik

Bhaskar Group

Address by the Guest of Honor- Hon’ble Union Minister of Rural

Development & Additional Charge for Panchayati Raj - Shri Vilasrao
Deshmukh

Special Address by Shri Pramod Deo, Chairman, CERC

Inaugural Address by the Chief Guest- Hon’ble Former President of India

H.E. Bharat Ratna Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
12.00- 12.15 PM- Tea Break
12.15- 1.15 PM- Plenary Session 2

The State Perspective on Power Development- Focus on Chhattisgarh

Presentation by Energy Department, Government of Chhattisgarh

Address by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Chattisgarh- Dr Raman

Singh

Q&A & Interaction

Plenary Session 2 …contd

The State Perspective on Power Development- Focus on Rajasthan

Presentation by Energy Department, Government of Rajasthan

Address by the Hon’ble Cabinet Minister of Energy, Non Conventional

Energy Resources, Government of Rajasthan- Dr Jitendra Singh

Q&A & Interaction

1.15- 2.15 PM- Lunch

2.15- 3.45 PM- Technical Session 1- Panel Discussion

Bridging the Gap

 Ambitious Planning- The Case of Indian Power Sector

 Policy & Regulatory Issues
 Capacity Constraints to Capacity Building
 Increasing Role of Private Power Producers
 Constraints in Coal & Fuel Supply
 Managing Shortages in BTG & BOP Equipments
 Efficient Equipments & Machinery for Better Results
 Manpower Constraints & HR Issues
 Land Availability, Acquisition and R&R Issues
 Environmental Issues

Session Chairman: Shri J M Mauskar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of

Environment and Forests- Opening Remarks & Introduction

Session Moderated by Shri R N Bhaskar, Consulting Editor, DNA

Confirmed Panelist/ Speaker

Shri Alok Perti, Addl Secretary, Ministry of Coal

Shri H K Sharma, CMD, SJVNL
 Shri Sushil K. Maroo, Deputy Managing Director, Jindal Power Limited
Dr Ajay Dua, Chairman, Areva T&D & Former Secretary, DIPP
Shri Sunand Sharma, Country President, Alstom India
Shri Sachin Kukade, VP- Asia, Aquatech Systems, USA

Interaction and Q&As

3.45- 4.00 PM- Tea Break

4.00- 5.00 PM- Technical Session 2- Panel Discussion

Optimizing Transmission & Distribution to Improve Power Availability

 Policy, Strategy & Action Plan for Transmission and Distribution System
Development
 Distribution Reforms & Restructuring, RAPDRP, RGGVY
 Smart Grid- a Giant Leap Towards Green and Efficient Power Distribution
 Key drivers towards Smart Transmission & Distribution Network
 Competitive Electricity Markets & Power Trading
 Challenges in making Open Access a Reality

Session Chairman: Dr R P Singh, Executive Vice Chairman, Jindal Power

Limited- Opening Remarks & Introduction

Session Moderated by Shri N. Murugesan, Director General, Central Power

Research Institute

Confirmed Panelist/ Speaker

Shri Kapil Mohan, Dy Director General, Bureau of Energy Efficiency

Shri N. Murugesan, Director General, Central Power Research Institute
Shri Gopal Saxena, Chief Executive Officer, BSES Rajdhani Power Limited
Shri I S Jha, Director (Projects), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd
Shri Amulya Charan, Managing Director, Tata Power Trading

Interaction and Q&As

Session Changeover without Break

5.00- 6.00 PM- Technical Session 3- Panel Discussion

What is the Right Valuation – An Investors Perspective

 Project Financing
 Debt Funding, Equity and Special Funds
 PPA Bankability vs Merchant Power
 The Venture Capitalist's/ Private Equity Investors’ Perspective
 Merchant Tariff- Which Way Will it Swing
 Key levers to containing costs

Confirmed Panelist/ Speaker

Shri M K Sinha, President & CEO, IDFC Project Equity

Shri Pradeep Kumar, CEO, India Infrastructure Finance Company
Limited
Shri Indraneil Borkakoty, Head- Equity Capital Market, Nomura
Financial Advisory
Shri Karthikeyan Ranganathan, Partner & Head- Investments-
Infrastructure, Baring India

Interaction and Q&As

6.00- 6.40 PM- Valedictory Session

Conference Summarization by Shri I C P Keshari, Joint Secretary, Ministry

of Power & Chairman- Advisory Committee, Power Vision Conclave

Private Developers Perspective by Shri Navin Jindal, Executive Vice

Chairman & Managing Director, Jindal Steel & Power

Special Address by Shri. Bharatsinh Solanki, Hon’ble Minister of

State, Ministry of Railways

Valedictory Address by Hon’ble Union Minister of Power- Shri Sushil

Kumar Shinde

Vote of Thanks by Mr Jaideep Dhagat, National Head- National

Government Vertical, Dainik Bhaskar Group

6.30 PM onwards- Business Interaction, Networking, Cocktails & Snacks

Note
Program schedule/ content/ speakers are subject to change at the discretion of the organizers.