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Agenda

9:00A.M.– 9:30A.M.                                  REGISTRATION
9:55 A.M.-10:05 A.M.         WELCOME REMARKS
  • Welcome remarks by India Infrastructure Forum
10:05 A.M.-10:45 A.M.                      FLOOR DISCUSSION
Discussion about issues, challenges,opportunities and way forward for infrastructure development Delegates will have opportunity to make 2-minute statements on issues they consider important
10.45A.M. - 11:15A.M.                    TEA & NETWORKING

11:15 A.M.-12:15P.M.

ASSET MONE TISATION EXPERIENCE AND PLANS

Questions/Topics:

  • What has been the experience with respect to National Monetisation Pipeline so far? Which sectors/segments have seen the most progress?
  • What has been the level of interest from investors? Which investment modes (ToT, InvITs, etc.) have been the most attractive?
  • What are the key lessons we can learn from the experience?
  • What can we expect from in the next 1-2 years? 

Panel discussion among (in alphabetical order):

  • Jatin Aneja, Partner, National Practice Head, ShardulAmarch and Mangaldas
  • Deep Gupta, Managing Director, Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (joined virtually)
  • Alpna Jain, Senior Specialist (PPP), NITI Aayog
  • Pushkar Kulkarni, Managing Director Infrastructure & Sustainable Energies, CPP Investments
  • Akhil Mehrotra, Managing Director & CEO, Pipeline Infrastructure Limited
12:15 P.M.-13:15 P.M. CURRENT FINANCING SCENARIO AND WAY FORWARD

Questions/Topics:

  • What are the recent trends in financing for infrastructure?
  • What are the most promising sources for greenfield project financing? What role can commercial banks still play?
  • What can we expect from InvITs and IDFs?
  • How can we get more investment from overseas investors (private equity, SWFs and pension funds)?

Panel discussion among (in alphabetical order):

  • P.R. Jaishankar, Managing Director, India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited
  • Mukul Modi, Executive Vice President, SBI Capital Markets Limited
  • Baldeo Purushartha, Joint Secretary (ISD), DEA, Ministry of Finance
  • Dr Pawan Singh, MD & CEO, PTC India Financial Services Limited
13:15 P.M. - 14:05P.M.      LUNCH BREAK
14:05 P.M. - 15:05P.M.                          CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

Questions/Topics:

  • What are the key challenges in contract management and administration?
  • What are the changes needed to improve contract design, structure and management?
  • What are the expectations from the implementing authorities?
  • What can we learn from global practices?

Panel discussion among (in alphabetical order):

  • Sharad Anand, Senior Consultant, Link Legal
  • Sanjoy Mukherjee, Executive Director (Projects), Engineers India Limited
  • Sujjain Talwar, Co-Founding Partner, Economic LawsPractice (ELP)

15:05 P.M. - 17:05 P.M.        

 CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

Questions/Topics:

  • What are the next big challenges and opportunities in energy transition?
  • What will be the new trends defining energy transition?
  • What are the key constraints for energy-intensive industries in making the transition?
  • What must be the key priorities for government, investors and corporates in speeding up the transition?

Interaction with:

  • Alok Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Power (joined virtually)

Panel discussion among (in alphabetical order):

  • Pallavi Bedi, Partner, L&L Partners
  • Mohit Bhargava, ED (Renewable Energy), NTPC Ltd. & CEO NVVN / NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd
  • Dr Daniel Bradley, TeamLeader – Energy and Low Carbon Growth, British High Commission
  • Himanshu Chaturvedi, Chief Strategy Officer, Tata Projects Ltd
  • Anish De, Partner, Global Sector Head, Power & Utilities, KPMG
17:05 P.M.                                          DAY ONE WRAP UP AND CLOSING REMARKS


AGENDA/SCHEDULE (DAY TWO)

8:30 A.M.– 09:15 A.M.          TEA & NETWORKING

9:15 A.M.– 09:25 A.M.

RECAP
09.25 A.M –10:00 A.M. URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE – FOCUS ON WATER AND WASTE MANAGEMENT

Questions/Topics:

  • What have we achieved so far from key government programmes?
  • What have been the noteworthy successes and failures?
  • What can we learn from these programmes? What are the key areas of improvement going forward?

Interaction with D Thara, Additional Secretary (A, L&E), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

India Infrastruture Forum representatives

  • Chandrashekhar Iyer, Executive Director, Fitchner India
10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.    SECTOR UPDATE
  • Expert Presentation on Metro – HK Somalraju, Managing Director, SYSTRA India
  • Expert Presentation on Railways – Abhishek Gupta, AVP, ICRA Limited
  • Expert Presentation on Airports – Presentation by India Infrastructure
11.00 A.M. – 11.30 A.M. TEA & NETWORKING
11:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. IMPROVING HAM & BOT: CURRENT CHALLENGES AND FUTURE POTENTIAL

Questions/Topics:

  • Does the HAM model need any improvement?
  • Can it be extended to other sectors, given its success in roads?
  • What role can BOTs play in future, particularly for the roads sector?
  • How can we get more interest and response from BOT?

Panel discussion among (in alphabetical order):

  • Abhishek Agarwal, Senior Specialist (Infra Connectivity), NITI Aayog
  • K Jayakishan, CEO, Infrastructure Development Corporation (Karnataka) Limited
  • Ajay Kumar Mishra, President, DilipBuildcon Limited
  • Sibanarayan Nayak, President Corporate Affairs & Development, GR Infraprojects Limited
  • Vishnu Sudarsan, Partner, JSA Legal
12.30 P.M. – 13:15 P.M. KEYNOTE ADDRESS
  • Keynote Address by Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog

13:15 P.M. – 14.15 P.M.   

LUNCH BREAK
14:15 P.M. - 15:15 P.M. STRATEGIES FOR FASTER DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Questions/Topics:

  • What has been the experience with regard to dispute resolution?
  • Have the various legislative acts and policy measures improved dispute resolution and arbitration?
  • What else needs to be done from a regulatory or legislative viewpoint?

Panel discussion among (in alphabetical order):

  • Ankit Khushu, Partner, Kachwaha & Partners
  • Abhishek Kumar, Partner, Singhania & Partners
  • Dinesh Pardasani, Partner, DSK Legal
  • Ashish Prasad, Partner, Economic Laws Practice (ELP)
15:15 P.M. - 17:15 P.M. FACILITATING GATI SHAKTI: MOVING TOWARDS INTEGRATED AND MULTI-MODAL CONNECTIVITY

Questions/Topics:

  • What are the priorities and targets of the government under the Gati Shakti Program?
  • What are the key factors hindering multimodal transport development?
  • What are the measures needed under Gati Shakti to support the same?
  • What are the expectations of the industry from Gati Shakti?

Interaction with:

  • Dr Surendra Ahirwar, Joint Secretary, DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  • Sudhendu J Sinha, Adviser (Infrastructure Connectivity - Transport and Electric Mobility), NITI Aayog

Panel discussion among (in alphabetical order):

  • Rajiv Agarwal, Operating Partner, Infrastructure – Essar and Managing Director, Essar Ports Ltd.
  • Abhaya Krishna Agarwal, Partner - Government Infrastructure, Strategy and Transaction, EY LLP
  • Tejinder Gupta, Executive Director - Public Sector Consulting, Grant Thornton Bharat LLP
  • Krishna Kotak, Chairman, JM Baxi Group (joined virtually)
 

       
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