15th Annual Business Outlook Conference

Enhancing Competitiveness & Identifying Opportunities Date: April 8-9, 2014 Venue: The Westin Garden City Goregaon (E), Mumbai

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In association with: India’s leading news magazine for the home & personal care industries

Preceding: 2014

Enhancing competitiveness & identifying opportunities The Indian chemical industry has had a challenging year, with the slowdown of the local and the global economies limiting growth in many sectors. But early signs of a recovery are evident across most sectors of the economy and this will provide an impetus for the Industry in 2014. Despite these perturbations, the long-term growth story seems intact. Demand for most chemicals is expected to grow significantly and investments should follow as confidence returns. In these times, companies are looking internally at their processes and practices to improve efficiencies and enhance competitiveness. They are adopting best practices - sometimes even borrowed from other industries – and also learning from the experiences of others in their line of business. The landscape of the Indian fine and speciality chemicals industry is particularly promising – Both in terms of the local market opportunity as well as international business.

The Conference The ‘15th Annual Chemical Weekly Business Outlook Conference,’ addressed by senior executives from the industry in India and abroad, will look global trends in the industry and the mega-trends that will shape the chemical Industry in India. The conference will have a strong emphasis on the home & personal care industries, which have shown ‘above average’ growth, driven essentially by the domestic market opportunity. The attendees Attendees at the conference will include senior management from across the chemical industry, chief executives & entrepreneurs. About 200 delegates are expected to attend.

Day 1: April 8, 2014 [Tuesday] Financial, Sustainability & Cost Management The Indian chemical industry: Evaluating performance and competitiveness B. V. Rajesh, Head-Corporate Advisory, ICRA Management Consulting Services Ltd.

Financing models for green / brown field chemical projects Aditya Gupta, Managing Director, Helios Capital Advisors Pvt. Ltd.

Enabling Indian chemical industry with capabilities in sustainable management Hemant Patel, Mentor and Coach, Competitive Capabilities International (CCI), USA

Managing future regulatory challenges: Developing a roadmap for the Indian chemical industry Dr. Dileep M. Wakankar, Head Product Stewardship, India, Archroma India P. Ltd.

Strategic cost management: Scope and challenges for the Indian chemical Industry Biswanath Bhattacharya, Partner, Management Consulting - Strategy & Operations Services, KPMG Advisory Services Ltd.

Bio Products Bio based products: Lab to market strategies Mahesh Lakshminarayanan, COO / President, Praj Ltd.

Developing capabilities in bioproducts and biorefining: Present and future Indian scenario Samir Somaiya, Chairman & Managing Director, Godavari Biorefineries Ltd.

Speciality Chemicals Emerging trends in India & opportunities for speciality products C Prasanna Ganesh, General Manager – Regional Business Services, Clariant Chemicals (India) Ltd.

Indian food ingredients scenario: emerging trends Dinu Poonacha, Head New Business Development, DSM India Pvt. Ltd.

High performance additives for latex/architectural paints: Indian market dynamics and competitiveness Anil Yadav, General Manager Sales, India Sub-Continent, Performance Additives, Functional Chemicals, AkzoNobel India Ltd.

Day 2: April 9, 2014 [Wednesday] Supply Chain Management New SCM models for enhancing competitiveness of the Indian chemical industry Siddharth Paradkar, Principal, TATA Strategic Management Group

European market entry: Supply chain strategies for Indian chemical companies Mathijs Benink, Senior Manager, Supply Chain Solutions, Holland International Distribution Council

Innovative supply chain strategies in the life science chemicals business Manoj Soni, President-Supply Chain, Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd.

Mangalore SEZ Opportunity - Enhancing competitiveness of the chemical industry through cluster approach Rajiv Banga, Managing Director & CEO, Mangalore SEZ Limited

Home & Personal Care Business Indian organized retail markets and impact on home and personal care industry Naimish Dave, Executive Director, Avalon Consulting

Indian skin and hair care ingredients scenario Nelson Corda, Regional Sales Director, Asia Pacific for Consumer Specialties (Pharma, Personal Care, Home Care, Food, Beverage & Agro), Ashland Speciality Ingredients

Sustainability trends in the care chemicals industry and implications for the Indian markets Ruchi Mittal, Head of Development & Technology Lab, BASF India Ltd.

Maximizing performance of detergents through multi enzyme blends Sachin Pathak, Regional Business Manager, Household care, Novozymes South Asia Pvt. Ltd.

New generation packaging for personal and home care products Dr. R. Rangaprasad, Director, SIES School of Packaging & Packaging Technology Center

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