Agenda

Registration and Welcome with Tea and Coffee

  • Apr 30, 2026 0830-0930

Inaugural Session

  • Apr 30, 2026 0930-1100

Welcome Address: Mr Rexy Ravindran – Founder & Secretary General, Bitumen Forum India & Chairman, Rex Group

  • Apr 30, 2026 0930-0940

Context Setting: Mr R K Pandey – Ex Member (Projects) at National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)

  • Apr 30, 2026 0940-0950

Context Setting: Mr Akhilesh Srivastava – President, Bitumen Forum India, President, International Road Federation, India Chapter, Ex CGM NHAI

  • Apr 30, 2026 0950-1000

Keynote Address: Mr K John Prasad- Country Head (Institutional Business) Indian Oil Corporation of India (IOCL)

  • Apr 30, 2026 1000-1020

Keynote Address: Mr Sanjay Mathur- Executive Director- Industrial & Consumer (I&C), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (TBC)

  • Apr 30, 2026 1020-1040

Keynote Address: Mr Manoj Menon- Business Head, Industrial & Commercial Business, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (TBC)

  • Apr 30, 2026 1040-1100

Guest of Honor: Dr Chalumuri Ravi Sekhar- Director, CSIR - Central Road Research Institute (CRRI)

  • Apr 30, 2026 1100-1130

Networking Tea & Coffee Break

  • Apr 30, 2026 1130-1200

Session 1: Challenges facing India's Hydrocarbon Sector- Mr Akhilesh Srivastava - President, International Road Federation, India Chapter (Chair)

  • Apr 30, 2026 1200-1300

Session 1: Effects of International Sanctions and Trade Measures on Sourcing of Petroleum Products- Mr Himanshu Ranjan- Former Executive Director, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)

  • Apr 30, 2026 1200-1220

Session 1: Managing Risks in Energy Transition - Hedging strategies and other risk mitigation options- Mr Kevin Benny- Product Management – Energy Derivatives | Electricity Futures, Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. (MCX India) (TBC)

  • Apr 30, 2026 1220-1240

Session 1: Middle East-Asia Price Trends and Arbitrage- Mr Sathya Narayanan- Associate Editor, Oil Products (Bitumen), Argus Media

  • Apr 30, 2026 1240-1300

Networking Lunch

  • Apr 30, 2026 1300-1400

Session 2: India's Ambition to Become A Gas Based Economy- Mr Maqsood Shaikh- Managing Director and CEO, Ultra Gas and Energy Ltd, Essar Group (Chair)

  • Apr 30, 2026 1400-1530

Session 2: LNG in Long-Haul Transport: Cleaner Routes for Heavy Mobility- Mr Maqsood Shaikh- Managing Director and CEO, Ultra Gas and Energy Ltd, Essar Group

  • Apr 30, 2026 1400-1415

Session 2: The Future of LNG & Other Bio Gases- Mr Rahul Tandon- Business Head (Gas), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) (TBC)

  • Apr 30, 2026 1415-1430

Session 2: From Coal / Wood to LPG: Process Efficiency and Market Potential- Mr Sanjit Mondal- Head of Bulk LPG Sales, Aegis Logistics Ltd

  • Apr 30, 2026 1430-1445

Session2: The Future of PNG & CNG- Mr Mukesh Panhotra, Assistant Vice President – Marketing Mahanagar Gas Limited (TBC)

  • Apr 30, 2026 1445-1500

Session 2: The Future of LNG & LPG: Trends, Demand, and Market Dynamics- Mr Debashis Chakraverty - CEO & Director, HINCOL

  • Apr 30, 2026 1500-1515

Networking Tea & Coffee Break

  • Apr 30, 2026 1515-1600

Special Address by the Guest of Honor: Infra Development Growth Planned for the State of Maharashtra- Anil Kumar Gaikwad- Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC)

  • Apr 30, 2026 1600-1615

Session 3: Bitumen & Modified Bitumen- Mr D. O. Tawade- Ex NHAI, MoRTH (Chair)

  • Apr 30, 2026 1615-1715

Session 3: Reducing Import Dependency: The Road to Bitumen Self-Sufficiency- Mr Sudhakara Rao- Ex ED HPCL & Non-Executive ED of Enso Group

  • Apr 30, 2026 1615-1630

Session 3: Reducing Import Dependency: The Road to Bitumen Self-Sufficiency- Mr Sudhakara Rao- Ex ED HPCL & Non-Executive ED of Enso Group

  • Apr 30, 2026 1615-1630

Session 3: From Farm Residue to Road: Bio-Bitumen via Pyrolysis- Dr Ambika Behl- Senior Principal Scientist, Flexible Pavement Dept, CSIR - Central Road Research Institute (CRRI)

  • Apr 30, 2026 1630-1645

Session 3: Polymer Modified Bitumen: The Next Solution to India’s Road Challenges- Dr Pankaj Kumar Jain- Sr. VP-Marketing & Technical, IndianOil Total Pvt Ltd. (ITPL)

  • Apr 30, 2026 1645-1700

Session 3: Lignin Bio Bitumen - Decarbonizing the Construction Industry/ Bio Fuels- Dr Siddhartha Pal- Principal Scientist, Praj Industries Limited

  • Apr 30, 2026 1700-1715

Networking Tea & Coffee Break

  • Apr 30, 2026 1715-1745

Session 4: Innovative Technologies & Practices- Mr Phani Prasad Mandalaparthy - Practice Leader Consulting - Transport, Logistics & Mobility, CRISIL (Chair)

  • Apr 30, 2026 1745-1915

Session 4: The Future of Performance Grade Bitumen- Mr Gulfam Khan- Associate Director, Moglix

  • Apr 30, 2026 1745-1800

Session 4: Pavement Construction: Practices & Quality Control- Dr Dharamveer Singh- Professor Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay)

  • Apr 30, 2026 1800-1815

Session 4: Innovative, Economic Solutions in the Field of Road Surfaces- Mr Vladimir- PhD Scientist of Russia Specialising in Bitumen Asphalt Innovative Technologies

  • Apr 30, 2026 1815-1830

Session 4: Challenges Facing Road Builders- Mr Sandeep Chandra-General Secretary, National Highways Builders Federation (NHBF)

  • Apr 30, 2026 1830-1845

Session 4: Smart Bitumen Monitoring: Real-Time Quality Control and Quantity Tracking with AI Dashboards- Mr Kamlesh Gupta- Assistant Vice President-Pavements, Cube Highways Technologies Pvt Ltd

  • Apr 30, 2026 1830-1900

Session 4: Advancement in Pavement Technologies & Sustainable Utilization of Industrial By-products- Mr Satish Pandey - Head – Flexible Pavement Division, CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CRRI)

  • Apr 30, 2026 1900-1915

Valedictory Session, Closing Session & Group Photo: Mr R K Pandey – Ex Member (Projects) at National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)

  • Apr 30, 2026 1915- 1930

Valedictory Session, Closing Session & Group Photo: Mr Akhilesh Srivastava - President, International Road Federation, India Chapter

  • Apr 30, 2026 1915- 1930

Valedictory Session, Closing Session & Group Photo: Mr D. O. Tawade- Ex NHAI, MoRTH

  • Apr 30, 2026 1915- 1930

Valedictory Session, Closing Session & Group Photo: Dr Dharamveer Singh- Professor Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay)

  • Apr 30, 2026 1915- 1930

Valedictory Session, Closing Session & Group Photo: Mr Sudhir Malik- Director Energy India / Fuels of the Future (Ex General Manager, BPCL)

  • Apr 30, 2026 1915- 1930

Valedictory Session, Closing Session & Group Photo: Mr Rexy Ravindran – Founder & Secretary General, Bitumen Forum India & Chairman, Rex Group

  • Apr 30, 2026 1915- 1930
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