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Knowledge Sessions at Bharat Tex 2024

Experience the pulse of innovation at Bharat Tex 2024 – your gateway to dynamic exchanges, interactive panels, and thought-provoking roundtables. Dive into engaging deliberations that foster collaboration among governments, key decision-makers, and industry experts, all working together to redefine the future of the textile industry.

Session Agenda Overview

01 Roundtable | CXO Roundtable – International

Time: 1400-1530 hrs I MR – 19 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

Ministry/Department:

Chair:

Shri. Piyush Goyal,

Hon’ble Minister of Textiles, Commerce and Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

Co-Chair

Smt. Darshana Jardosh,

Hon’ble Minister of State for Textiles and Railways

Sh. Suman Bery,

Vice Chairman Niti Aayog

Ms. Rachna Shah,

Secretary, Ministry of Textiles

Sh. Rohit Kansal,

Additional Secretary, Ministry of Textiles

Ms. Shubhra,

Trade Advisor, Ministry of Textiles

Ms. Prajakta L Verma,

Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles

Sh. Rajeev Saxena,

Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles

Ms. Nivruti Rai,

CEO, Invest India

Moderator:

Sh. Mohit Bhasin,

Partner & Global Co-Lead, Economic Growth Network, KPMG India

Panelist/Speakers:

Sh. Todd Kahn,

CEO and Brand President, Coach

Sh. Arjun Puri,

CEO, Anko Global

Sh. Stephan Sielaff,

CEO, LenzingFibers

Sh. Paresh Shah,

EVP Sourcing, Tommy Hilfiger

Ms. Brenda K Walker,

Global Head of Government, KPMG International

Sh. Rajiv Malik,

EVP Global Sourcing, Production & Product Services, Kohls

Time: 1400-1500 hrs | MR – 7 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

Supported by NIFT

Ministry/Department

Chair: Ms. Tanu Kashyap, Director General, NIFT

Moderator:

Ms. Shefalee Vasudev, Editor in Chief, The Voice of Fashion, RISE WORLDWIDE LIMITED

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Ms. Bess Neilsen, Khadi & Co, Paris
  2. Sh. V Sunil, Co-Founder, Motherland Joint Ventures
  3. Ms. Priyanka Modi, Fashion Designer, Label AMPM
  4. Sh. Hemang Agarwal, Designer & Creative Director, The Surekha Group

Time: 1400-1445 hrs | Hall 1 | BHARAT MANDAPAM EXHIBITION HALL (BMEH)

Supported by TEXPROCIL

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Sh. Sunil Patwari, Chairman, TEXPROCIL
  2. Dr. Siddhartha Rajagopal, Executive Director, TEXPROCIL
  3. Dr. Binoy Choudhury, Chairman, Control Union Certifications (India) Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
  4. Sh. PueshAjmani, President & Global Chief Digital Officer, Welspun Living

Time: 1400-1500 hrs | MR-9 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

Time: 1500-1545 hrs | Hall 3 | BHARAT MANDAPAM EXHIBITION HALL (BMEH)

Supported by WGSN Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Ms. Carla Buzasi, President & CEO, WGSN

Time: 1600-1730 hrs | Summit Room | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

Ministry/Department:

  1. Chair: Shri. Piyush Goyal, Hon’ble Minister of Textiles, Commerce and Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
  2. Co-Chair: Smt. Darshana Jardosh, Hon’ble Minister of State for Textiles and Railways
  3. Ms. Rachna Shah, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles
  4. Sh. Rohit Kansal, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Textiles
  5. Sh. Ajay Sood, Principal Scientific Advisor, Government of India
  6. Ms. Shubhra, Trade Advisor, Ministry of Textiles
  7. Ms. Prajakta L Verma, Joint Secretar, Ministry of Textilesy
  8. Sh. Rajeev Saxena, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles
  9. Ms. Nivruti Rai, CEO, Invest India
  10. Sh. Rajeev Saxena, Joint Secretary

Moderator:

Sh. Mohit Bhasin, Partner & Global Co-Lead, Economic Growth Network, KPMG India

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Sh. Ashish Dixit, Managing Director, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited
  2. Sh. Rajinder Gupta, Chairman, Trident
  3. Sh. Kamal Oswal, MD, Nahar Industries
  4. Ms. Suchita Jain, Vice Chairman & Joint MD, Vardhman
  5. Sh. Reisuke Aratani, Director, YKK
  6. Sh. Rajendra V Agarwal, CEO & MD, Donear
  7. Sh. Ravinder Verma, MD, Ganga Acrowools Ltd.
  8. Mr. M SANKAR, Director, Operations, LMW Group
  9. Sh. Rakesh Mehra, Chairman, BanswaraSyntex
  10. Sh. Harish Ahuja, Managing Director, Shahi Export
  11. Ms. Dipali Goenka, Managing Director, Welspun Living Limited
  12. Sh. Shreyaskar Choudhury, Managing Director Pratibha Syntex
  13. Sh. Naren Goenka, Chairman Texport & Chairman Bharat Tex
  14. Sh. Bhadresh Dodhia, Head International Sales & Finance, Dodhia Group & Co-Chairman Bharat Tex
  15. Sh. Narendra Dalmia, Director, Strata Geosystems
  16. Sh. Sugam Asani, CBO, Bestseller
  17. Sh. Amol Biniwale, MD, Perennials
  18. Sh. Sivaramakrishnan Ganapathi, Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, Gokaldas Exports
  19. Sh. Debabrata Ghosh, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Oerlikon
  20. Sh. Amit Kavrie, Managing Director, Supreme Group
  21. Sh. Vishal Lohia, Whole-time MD, Indo Rama Synthetics Ltd
  22. Sh. Mohit Jain, Executive Vice Chairman, Indo Count
  23. Sh. Mohan Kavrie, Managing Director, Supreme Nonwovens
  24. Sh. Narendra M Dalmia, Director / CEO, Strata Geosystems (India) Pvt. Ltd.
  25. Sh. R D Udeshi, President- Polyester Business, Reliance Industries Limited
  26. Sh. Reisuke Aratani, Managing Director, YKK India
  27. Sh. S K Pathak, Secretary General, FICCI
  28. Sh. Amit Agarwal, Past Chairman, ITTA
  29. Sh. Anil Rajvanshi, Board Member, Alok Industries Limited
  30. Sh. Anjani Prasad, Managing Director, Archroma Chemicals
  31. Sh. Amit Khator, Managing Director, Khator Technical Textiles
  32. Sh. Bhadresh M Dodhia, Chairman, Synthetic & Rayon Textile Export Promotion Council
  33. Sh. Kamal Kumar Johari, Managing Director, Nobel Hygiene Limited
  34. Sh. Manish Kumar, Vice Chairman, Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  35. Sh. Pramod Khosla, Chairman & Managing Director, Khosla Profil Pvt Ltd
  36. Sh. Avinash Misar, Chairman, Indian Technical Textile Association
  37. Sh. Gurudas Aras, Independent Director, ITA Textile Germany & Advisor Yamuna Maniche work and Rabatex Industries
  38. Sh. Mahesh Kudav, Managing Director, Venus Safety and Health Pvt. Ltd
  39. Sh. Mayur Malpani, CEO, Clothing Innovations LLP
  40. Sh. Mohit Raina, Managing Director, Raina Industries Pvt Ltd
  41. Sh. Rajiv Ranka, Managing Director, Alpha Foam Ltd.
  42. Sh. Ravish B. Kamath, CEO, Big Bags International Pvt. Ltd.
  43. Sh. Sanjay Bhayani, Director India Operations, AVGOL India
  44. Sh. Sumit Mall, Managing Director, Times Fibrefill Pvt. Ltd.
  45. Sh. Sunil JhunJhunWala, Managing Director, Techno Sportswear Pvt Ltd
  46. Sh. Surender Choudhary, Convenor, All India Flat Tape Manufacturing Association
  47. Sh. Sushil Kumar, Director, Shreeji Poly Fab
  48. Sh. Jitendra Sharma, Managing Director and CEO, Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone
  49. Sh. Ajai Singh Sirohi, Chief Development Officer- South Asia, Toray Industries India Pvt. Ltd.
  50. Dr. Behnam Pourdeyhmi, Professor of NC State University and Executive Director, The Nonwovens Institute
  51. Sh. Padmaja Reddy, President, All India Flat Tape Manufactures Association
  52. Sh. Suresh Sodani, Managing Director & CEO, Century Enka Ltd
  53. Sh. Sharad Kumar Saraf, Technocraft Industries India

Time: 1600-1700 hrs | MR – 7 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

Supported by Fashion for Good

Ministry/Department:

  1. Chair: Sh. Chandra Bhushan – Founder & CEO, iFOREST
  2. Co-Chair: Ms. Prajakta L Verma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles

Moderator:

Ms. Khushbu Maheshwari, Innovation Associate, Fashion For Good

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Sh. Ranjit Sasi, Director, Reverse Resources
  2. Sh. Hans Hon Sang Chan, Co-founder & CTO, Matoha
  3. Ms. Tricia Carey, Chief Commercial Officer, Renewcell
  4. Sh. Vasco Sousa, Sales, PICVISA
  5. Ms. Kathleen Rademan, VP Corporate Development, Circ

Time: 1600-1645 hrs | Hall 1 | BHARAT MANDAPAM EXHIBITION HALL (BMEH)

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Sh. Prashant Kapoor, Partner, KPMG

Time: 1700-1800 hrs | MR-9 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

Time: 1700-1800 hrs | MR-8 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

01 Panel Discussion | Geotechnical Textiles – Advancements and Sustainability

Time: 1030 – 1200 hrs | MR – 7 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

Supported by ITTA

Moderator:

  1. Chair: Manmohan Singh, Co- Chairman, FICCI Committee on Textiles and Technical Textiles & Group Executive President & CMO Grasim Industries Ltd
  2. Co-Chair: Mr. Rajeev Saxena, Joint
    Secretary, Ministry of Textile, Government of India
  3. Smt. Darshana Vikram Jardosh, Hon’ble Minister
    of State for Textiles & Railways Government of India
  4. Sh. Rajeev Saxena, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles
  5. Sh. Moloy Chandan Chakrabortty, IDAS

Ministry/Department:

Time: 1015-1145 hrs | MR – 6 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

Supported by CITI / ITMF

Ministry/Department:

  1. Chair: Sh. Rakesh Mehra, Chairman, Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) & Chairman, BanswaraSyntex Ltd
  2. Co-Chair: Sh. Ajay Gupta, Joint Secretary

Moderator:

Dr. Christian Schinder, Director General, ITMF, Switzerland

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Dr. K. V. Srinivasan, President, ITMF and MD, Premier Mills, India
  2. Sh. Joachim Hensch, Consulting & Partner, Gherzi
  3. Sh. Max Easton, Director of Global Innovation, Smartex, Portugal
  4. Sh. Christian Dreszig, Regional Sales Director Asia, Benninger Group, Switzerland
  5. Sh. Ram Sareen, Chairman-Founder, Tukatech
  6. Sh. Jochen Adler, Head of R&D, Oerlikon

Time: 1030-1200 hrs | MR – 17 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

  1. Supported by Gherzi Textil Organisation

Ministry/Department:

  1. Chair: Sh. Rohit Kansal, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Textiles

Moderator:

Moderator:

Sh. Giuseppe Gherzi, Managing Partner, Gherzi Textil Organisation

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Sh. H K Agarwal, Managing Director, Grasim Industries
  2. Ms. Carla Buzasi, President & CEO, WGSN
  3. Sh. Sanjay Jayavarthanavelu, Chairman & Managing Director, Lakshmi Machine Works
  4. Ms. Regina BRÜCKNER, Owner and Managing Partner, BRÜCKNER Trockentechnik GmbH & Co.
  5. Mr. Rahul Dhand, Vice President, Li & Fung
  6. Ms. Marci ZAROFF, Founder and CEO, Ecofashion Corporation
  7. Sh. Carlo CENTONZE, Group CEO HeiQ Materials AG
  8. Ms. Tricia CAREY, Chief Commercial Officer, ReNewCell
  9. Sh. James Phillips, Partner, Gherzi ASEAN
  10. Ms. Alison Ward, CEO, CottonConnect
  11. Ms. La Rhea PEPPER, Managing Director, Textile Exchange

Time: 1030-1200 hrs | MR – 16 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

Supported by IDH & Better Cotton Initiative

Ministry/Department:

  1. Chair: Ms. Gauri Singh, DDG, IRENA
  2. Co-Chair: Ms. Prajakta L Verma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles

Moderator:

Ms. Jasmer Dhingra, Director – Programs (India), IDH

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Sh. Hardeep Desai, Global Head – Farm Programmes, CottonConnect
  2. Sh. Sumit Roy, Head Agriculture Production Initiative, WWF
  3. Sh. Bhadresh Dodhia, Head International Sales & Finance, Dodhia Group
  4. Sh. Anurag Gupta, Managing Director, Usha Yarns
  5. Sh. Pramit Chanda, Global Director Textiles and Manufacturing, IDH
  6. Ms. Eva Benavidez Clayton, Senior Director of Membership and Supply Chain, BCI
  7. Sh. Chandrakant Kumbhani, COO – Community Development, Ambuja Cement
  8. Ms. Marie Emmanuelle Belzung, General Delegate, Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp
  9. Sh. Abhishek Bansal, Head of Sustainability, Arvind
  10. Sh. Tejas Sampat, Senior Director, Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability, PVH
  11. Sh. Sundar M Senthilnathan, Head of Public Affairs, H&M India
  12. Sh. Alok Mishra, Senior Vice President & Group Head of Sustainability, Welspun
  13. Sh. Varun Chawla, Business Development Manager – Supply Area South Asia, IKEA

Time: 1030 – 1130 hrs | MR – 9 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

Time: 1100-1145 hrs | Hall 3 | BHARAT MANDAPAM EXHIBITION HALL (BMEH) Supported by Responsible Sourcing Network Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Ms. Patricia Jurewicz, Founder and CEO, Responsible Sourcing Network
  2. Ms. Anjali Krishnan, Program Manager – Alternate Materials, IDH

Time: 1100 -1145 hrs| Hall 1 | BHARAT MANDAPAM EXHIBITION HALL (BMEH)

Moderator:

Dr. Christian Schinder, Director General, ITMF, Switzerland

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Sh. Anand Kulkarni, Technical Director, ESG-Management, KPMG

Time: 1200-1300 hrs | MR – 6 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

Supported by ITME

Moderator:

Mr. AvinashMayekar, Managing Director, Suvin Expo LLP

Ministry/Department:

  1. Chair: Sh. Asit Gopal, AS & FA, Ministry of Textiles

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Sh. Surjit Singh Mahajan, Managing Director, Stäubli India Pvt. Ltd.
  2. Sh. M S Dadu, Chairman, ColorJet India Limited.
  3. Sh. Hisahiro Koketsu, Managing Director, Kirloskar Toyota Textile Machinery Pvt Ltd.
  4. Dr. Franco Bonello, Managing Director, Vandewiele – Savio India Pvt. Ltd.
  5. h. M Shankar, Director (Operations), Lakshmi Machine Works Ltd.

Time: 1200-1300 hrs | MR-9 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

Time: 1200-1300 hrs | MR – 8 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

Supported by NIFT & CMAI

Ministry/Department:

  1. Chair: Ms. Tanu Kashyap, Director General, NIFT

Moderator:

  1. Prof (Dr.) Manoj Tiwari, (Moderator) NIFT member of Project Implementing Team, INDIAsize, National Institute of Fashion Technology

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Prof. (Dr.) Noopur Anand, Principal Investigator INDIAsize, National Institute of Fashion Technology
  2. Sh. Ashish Dikshit – Managing Director, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail
  3. Sh. Akhilesh Prasad – Chief Executive Officer, Reliance Retail Ltd (Reliance Trends)
  4. Sh. Shailesh Chaturvedi – Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Arvind Fashions Ltd.

Time: 1215-1300 hrs | Hall 3 | BHARAT MANDAPAM EXHIBITION HALL (BMEH)

Supported by NIFT

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Dr. Shalini Sood Sehgal, Professor NIFT and Principal Investigator & Creative Director, VisioNxt
  2. Dr. KaustavSenGupta, Associate Professor & Ex-Link Chairperson – F&LA and Director Insights, VisioNxt

Time: 1215-1300 hrs | Hall 1 | BHARAT MANDAPAM EXHIBITION HALL (BMEH)

Supported by Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)

Panelist/Speakers:

    1. Ashish Mullick, Category Head, Health Wellness & Automobile, ONDC

Time: 1400-1530 hrs | MR – 14 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC) Ministry/Department:

  1. Chair: Ms. Rachna Shah, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles
  2. Co-chair: Ms. Shubhra, Trade Advisor, Ministry of Textiles

Moderator: Sh. Girish Menon, Managing Director, Stride Partners Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Sh. Vipin Tiwari, Senior Managing Director, Target Sourcing Services
  2. Sh. Nitin Prasad, Managing Director- India, PVH Corp
  3. Sh. Yatin Kirori Global, Chief Representative, Bestseller
  4. Sh. Asker Laubjerg, COO, KAS Group Asia
  5. Sh. Kapil Agrawal, Business Head, Textiles, Aditya Birla Group
  6. Sh. Kinner Lakhani, COO, CottonConnect
  7. Sh. Rajesh Kumar, CEO, Laguna Clothing
  8. Sh. Salman Nishtar, Group CFO of Teejay Lanka PLC
  9. Sh. Darpan Shukla, Group Head of Supply Chain, Brandix Apparel Limited
  10. Sh. Sivaramakrishnan Ganapathi, Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, Gokaldas Exports
  11. Sh. Faruque Hassan, President, BGMEA
  12. Sh. Mohammed Hatem, Executive President, BKMEA

Time: 1400-1530 hrs | Auditorium 1 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

  1. Supported by FICCI

Ministry/Department:

  1. Chair: Shri. Piyush Goyal, Hon’ble Minister of Textiles, Commerce and Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
  2. Co-chair: Smt. Darshana Jardosh, Hon’ble Minister of State for Textiles and Railways
  3. Ms. Rachna Shah, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles
  4. Sh. Ajay Sood, Principal Scientific Advisor, Government of India
  5. Sh. Rajeev Saxena, Joint Secretary

Moderator:

  1. Sh. Himanshu Rattan, Partner, KPMG

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Sh. Vipin Tiwari, Senior Managing Director, Target Sourcing Services
  2. Sh. Mohan Kavrie, Managing Director, Supreme Nonwovens
  3. Sh. Narendra M Dalmia, Director / CEO, Strata Geosystems (India) Pvt. Ltd.
  4. Sh. R D Udeshi, President- Polyester Business, Reliance Industries Limited
  5. Sh. Reisuke Aratani, Managing Director, YKK India
  6. Sh. S K Pathak, Secretary General, FICCI
  7. Sh. Amit Agarwal, Past Chairman, ITTA
  8. Sh. Anil Rajvanshi, Board Member, Alok Industries Limited
  9. Sh. Anjani Prasad, Managing Director, Archroma Chemicals
  10. Sh. Amit Khator, Managing Director, Khator Technical Textiles
  11. Sh. Bhadresh M Dodhia, Chairman, Synthetic & Rayon Textile Export Promotion Council
  12. Sh. Kamal Kumar Johari, Managing Director, Nobel Hygiene Limited
  13. Sh. Manish Kumar, Vice Chairman, Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  14. Sh. Pramod Khosla, Chairman & Managing Director, Khosla Profil Pvt Ltd
  15. Sh. Avinash Misar, Chairman, Indian Technical Textile Association
  16. Sh. Gurudas Aras, Independent Director, ITA Textile Germany & Advisor Yamuna Maniche work and Rabatex Industries
  17. Sh. Mahesh Kudav, Managing Director, Venus Safety and Health Pvt. Ltd
  18. Sh. Mayur Malpani, CEO, Clothing Innovations LLP
  19. Sh. Mohit Raina, Managing Director, Raina Industries Pvt Ltd
  20. Sh. Rajiv Ranka, Managing Director, Alpha Foam Ltd.
  21. Sh. Ravish B. Kamath, CEO, Big Bags International Pvt. Ltd.
  22. Sh. Sanjay Bhayani, Director India Operations, AVGOL India
  23. Sh. Sumit Mall, Managing Director, Times Fibrefill Pvt. Ltd.
  24. Sh. Sunil JhunJhunWala, Managing Director, Techno Sportswear Pvt Ltd
  25. Sh. Surender Choudhary, Convenor, All India Flat Tape Manufacturing Association
  26. Sh. Sushil Kumar, Director, Shreeji Poly Fab
  27. Sh. Jitendra Sharma, Managing Director and CEO, Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone
  28. Sh. Ajai Singh Sirohi, Chief Development Officer- South Asia, Toray Industries India Pvt. Ltd.
  29. Dr. Behnam Pourdeyhmi, Professor of NC State University and Executive Director, The Nonwovens Institute
  30. Sh. Padmaja Reddy, President, All India Flat Tape Manufactures Association
  31. Sh. Suresh Sodani, Managing Director & CEO, Century Enka Ltd
  32. Sh. Sharad Kumar Saraf, Technocraft Industries India

Time: 1400-1500 hrs | MR – 8 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC) Supported by Wazir Advisors Ministry/Department:

  1. Chair: Ms. Shubhra, Trade Advisor, Ministry of Textiles

Moderator: Sh. Prashant Agarwal, Co-Founder and JMD, Wazir Advisors Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Sh. Maniwanen Marimutu, Chairman, Busana Group
  2. Sh. Manmohan Singh, Chief Marketing Officer, Birla Cellulose, Aditya Birla Group
  3. Ms. Ru Yi Ong, MD, Primax Corp
  4. Sh. Manu Veer Tyagi, President & CEO, MV Group New York
  5. Sh. Mithileshwar Thakur, Secretary General, AEPC
  6. Sh. Pratik Gadia, Founder & CEO, The Yarn Bazaar

Time: 1400-1500 hrs | MR – 7 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

Supported by NITI Aayog

Ministry/Department:

  1. Chair: Sh. BVR Subrahmanyam, CEO, NITI Aayog
  2. Co-Chair: Ms. Rachna Shah, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles

Moderator:

  1. Sh. Mohit Bhasin, Partner & Global Co-Lead, Economic Growth Network, KPMG India

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Sh. Harish Ahuja, Managing Director, Shahi Export
  2. Sh. Narendra Kumar Goenka, Chairman, Bharat Tex
  3. Ms. DipaliGoenka, Managing Director, Welspun Living Limited
  4. Sh. Gautam Nair, Managing Director, Matrix Clothing
  5. Sh. Paresh Shah, EVP Sourcing, Tommy Hilfiger
  6. Sh. Sivaramakrishnan Ganapathi, Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, Gokaldas Exports
  7. Sh. Ashroff Omar, CEO, Brandix

Time: 1400-1500 hrs | MR-6 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

Time: 1400-1500 hrs | MR-9 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

Time: 1400-1445 hrs | Hall 1 | BMEH

Supported by Water Footprint Implementation (WFI)

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Sh. Vijay Mathur, DG & CEO, ATDC
  2. Ms. Ioana Dobrescu, Managing Director, Water Footprint Implementation

Time: 1515-1615 hrs | MR – 6 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

Supported by CITI

Ministry/Department:

  1. Chair: Sh. Atul Tiwari, Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship

Moderator:

Sh. Ajay Gupta, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Sh. Vijay Mathur, DG & CEO, ATDC
  2. Sh. Rishikesh Patankar, Industry and Academia Collaboration, NSDC
  3. Ms. Kalpana Singh, Zonal Manager, IT Infrastructure(North), Aditya Birla
  4. Sh. Anurag Badal, CEO, Arvind Mills
  5. Ms. Annabel Meurs, Associate Director, Fair Wear Foundation

Time: 1515-1600 hrs | Hall 1 | BHARAT MANDAPAM EXHIBITION HALL (BMEH)

Supported by SASMIRA

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Sh. Ravi Singh, Assistant Director, Synthetic & Art Silk Mills’ Research Association (SASMIRA)

Time: 1530-1630 hrs | MR – 7 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

Supported by NIFT

Ministry/Department:

  1. Chair: Dr. Beena, DC Handloom
  2. Co-Chair: Ms. Sudha Dhingra, Dean, NIFT

Moderator:

  1. Dr. Sibichan K Mathew, Professor, Fashion Management Studies and Head of Research Unit, NIFT

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Sh. Pratik Tiwari, Founder of Groyyo
  2. Ms. Udita Bansal, Founder, trueBrowns
  3. Ms. Swati Nathani, Founder, Team Pumpkin
  4. Ms. MausmiAmbastha, Founder, ZapScale

Time: 1600-1730 hrs | MR – 16 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

Supported by WAZIR Advisors

Ministry/Department:

  1. Chair: Sh. Amit Mohan, ACS of MSME, Textiles and Khadi & Village Industries Departments, Government of Uttar Pradesh
  2. Co-Chair: Sh. Virendra Singh, Principal Secretary – Textiles, Government of Maharashtra
  3. Sh. Akhilesh Kumar, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Textiles

Moderator:

Sh. Prashant Agarwal, Co-Founder & JMD, Wazir Advisors

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Sh. Sivakumar Narayanan, Executive VP Marketing and Business Development, Uster
  2. Sh. Gianluca Tanzi, Chairman & CEO, Chargeurs PCC
  3. Sh. Reisuke Aratani, Managing Director, YKK
  4. Sh. Benny Pua, Managing Director, United Texmac
  5. Sh. Stefano Loro, President BCF Global – Executive Director, Aquafil
  6. Sh. Satyaki Ghosh, CEO- Domestic Textiles Business, Aditya Birla Group
  7. Sh. Sanjay Gupta, President and CFO, Welspun Living Limited
  8. Sh. Robert Aantoshak, Partner, Gherzi USA
  9. Sh. S K Pathak, Secretary General, FICCI

Time: 1600-1730 hrs | MR – 17 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

Supported by The Clothing Manufacturers Association of India & Retailers Association of India (CMAI)

Ministry/Department:

  1. Chair: Sh. Rohit Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs
  2. Co-chair: Sh. Rohit Kansal, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Textiles

Moderator:

  1. Sh. HarminderSahni, Wazir Advisors
  2. Sh. Rahul Mehta, Chief Mentor, CMAI

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Sh. Rajesh Masand, President, CMAI
  2. Sh. B.S. Nagesh, Chairman, Shoppers Stop
  3. Sh. Ashish Dixit, Managing Director, ABFRL
  4. Sh. Darshan Mehta, President and Chief Executive Officer, Reliance
  5. Sh. Sunil Kataria, Chief Executive Officer – Lifestyle, Raymond
  6. Sh. Manish Kapoor, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Pepe
  7. Sh. Amitabh Suri, Chief Executive Officer, Arvind
  8. Sh. Vineet Gautam, Chief Executive Officer and Country Head, Bestsellers
  9. Sh. Sanjay Vakharia, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Spykar
  10. Sh. Siddharth Bindra, Managing Director, Biba
  11. Sh. Lalit Agarwal, Managing Director, V Mart
  12. Sh. Anant Daga, Managing Director, TCNS Clothing
  13. Sh. Nikhil Mohan, Co-founder and Director, Blackberry Menswear
  14. Sh. Mayank Mohan, Chief Executive Officer, Mohanlal & Sons
  15. Ms. ManjariUpadhyae, President and Head, Welspun Global Brands

Time: 1630 – 1715 hrs | Hall 1 | BHARAT MANDAPAM EXHIBITION HALL (BMEH)

Supported by Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Utkarsh Goswami, Vice President, ONDC

Time: 1700-1800 hrs | MR-9 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

Time: 1700-1800 hrs | MR-8 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

01 Special Session | Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of Central Silk Board | MR-18 | Full Day Event

Time: 1000-1800 hrs | MR-18 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

Supported by NIFT

Ministry/Department

Chair: Ms. Tanu Kashyap, Director General, NIFT

Moderator:

Ms. Shefalee Vasudev, Editor in Chief, The Voice of Fashion, RISE WORLDWIDE LIMITED

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Ms. Bess Neilsen, Khadi & Co, Paris
  2. Sh. V Sunil, Co-Founder, Motherland Joint Ventures
  3. Ms. Priyanka Modi, Fashion Designer, Label AMPM
  4. Sh. Hemang Agarwal, Designer & Creative Director, The Surekha Group

Time: 1000-1200 hrs | MR – 7 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

Supported by FICCI

Ministry/Department::

  1. Chair: Mr. H K Aggarwal, Member, National Executive Committee, FICCI, and Managing Director, Grasim Industries Limited
  2. Co-Chair: Mr. Rajeev Saxena, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textile, Government of India
  3. Shri. Deepak Mishra, Joint Secretary, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Government of India
  4. Shri. Arun Kumar Saksena, Advisor to Hon’ble Minister of Railways, Ministry of Railways, Government of India
  5. Smt. Rachna Shah, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Shri. Arindam Basu, Director General- NITRA
  2. Lt. Gen Amardeep Singh Aujla, Master General Sustenance, Indian Army
  3. Dr. K.S. Sundararaman, Executive Director, Shiva Texyarn, Deputy Chairman, SIMA and Member of Council of Administration, SITRA

Time: 1030-1200 hrs | MR – 17 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

Supported by FICCI

Ministry/Department:

  1. Chair: Sh. S.J. Haider, Additional Chief Secretary, Industries & Mines Department, Government of Gujarat
  2. Shri Amit Mohan Prasad IAS , Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Handloom & Textiles, Government of Uttar Pradesh
  3. Co-chair: Sh. Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary, Industries, Government of Telangana
  4. Sh. D. P Yadav, Principal Secretary – Textiles, GoTN
  5. Dr. AlaguVarsini V S, Director of Handlooms and Textiles and Apparel Export Parks, Govt of Telangana
  6. Sh. Raghvendra Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Investment Promotion, GoMP

Moderator:

Ms. Bhavna Rathee, Invest India

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Sh. Rajinder Gupta, Chairman- FICCI Committee on Textiles and Technical Textiles & Chairman, Abhishek Industries Ltd (Trident Group)
  2. Sh. Neeraj Jain, Joint Managing Director, Vardhman Textiles Ltd
  3. Sh. Manmohan Singh, Co- Chairman- FICCI Committee on Textiles and Technical Textiles & Chief Manufacturer Officer, Grasim Industries Ltd
  4. Sh. Rakesh Mehra, Chairman, The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI)
  5. Sh. Rudra Chatterjee, Chairman & Managing Director, TWE OBT Private Limited (Formerly known as Obeetee Textiles Private Limited).
  6. Sh. Sudhir Sekhri , Chairman, AEPC
  7. Sh. Sunil Patwari, Chairman, TEXPROCIL
  8. Dr. Siddhartha Rajagopal, Executive Director, TEXPROCIL
  9. Sh. Tushar Gurg, Director, Raymonds Limited
  10. Sh. Chintan Thaker, Group President Corporate Affairs, Welspun India Limited
  11. Sh. D. Suresh Ananda Kumar, Deputy Secretary General, Southern India Mills Association
  12. Sh. SC Kapur, Director General, Association Of Synthetic Fibre Industry
  13. Sh. Girish Luthra, Managing Director, Gujarat Enviro Protection & Infrastructure Limited
  14. Sh. Prashant Sood, Vice President, Gujarat Enviro Protection & Infrastructure Limited
  15. Sh. Anil Jain, Managing Director, Jain Cord Industries Pvt. Ltd.
  16. Sh. Ajay Sardana, President & Head- Strategy & Business Development-Polyester, Reliance Industries Limited

Time: 1030-1130 hrs | MR-8 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

Time: 1030-1130 hrs | MR-9 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

Time: 1100-1145hrs | Hall 1 | BHARAT MANDAPAM EXHIBITION HALL (BMEH)

Supported by e-Dye

Panelist/Speakers:

Sh. George Yang, CEO & Founder, e-Dye

Time: 1100 – 1145 hrs | Hall 3 | BHARAT MANDAPAM EXHIBITION HALL (BMEH)

Supported by GIZ

Panelist/Speakers:

Sh. Raghu Babu Nukala, Program Director, GIZ

Time: 1200 – 1300 hrs | MR – 8 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

Supported by Bureau of Indian Standards

Ministry/Department:

  1. Chair: Sh. Rohit Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs
  2. Co-Chair: Ms. RoopRashi, Textile Commissioner

Moderator:

Ms. Bhavna Rathee, Invest India

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Sh. J.K. Gupta, Head (Textiles), BIS
  2. Sh. Pinaki Gupta, Head (CMD-II), BIS
  3. Sh. Rajeev Sharma, Scientist G & DDG (Standardization-I), BIS
  4. Sh. Ajay Sardana, President & Head – Strategy & Business Development – Polyester Business, Reliance Industries
  5. Sh. AvinashMisar, Chairman, Indian Technical Textile Association, Director & CEO, Advanced Material Division, Texport Syndicate India Ltd.

Time: 1200-1300hrs | MR-9 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

Time: 1200 – 1300 hrs | MR – 8 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

Supported by Bureau of Indian Standards

Ministry/Department:

  1. Chair: Sh. Rohit Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs
  2. Co-Chair: Ms. RoopRashi, Textile Commissioner

Moderator:

KPMG

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Sh. J.K. Gupta, Head (Textiles), BIS
  2. Sh. Pinaki Gupta, Head (CMD-II), BIS
  3. Sh. Rajeev Sharma, Scientist G & DDG (Standardization-I), BIS
  4. Sh. Ajay Sardana, President & Head – Strategy & Business Development – Polyester Business, Reliance Industries
  5. Sh. AvinashMisar, Chairman, Indian Technical Textile Association, Director & CEO, Advanced Material Division, Texport Syndicate India Ltd.

Time: 1215-1300 hrs | Hall 1 | BHARAT MANDAPAM EXHIBITION HALL (BMEH)

Supported by ATIRA

Panelist/Speakers:

Prof. Abhijit Majumdar, Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering, IIT Delhi

Time: 1215-1300 hrs | Hall 3 | BHARAT MANDAPAM EXHIBITION HALL (BMEH)

Supported by Technopak

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Sh. Amit Gugnani, Senior Partner, Technopak Advisor

Time: 1400-1500 hrs | MR – 8 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

Supported by UNEP

Ministry/Department:

  1. Chair: Sh. Rohit Kansal, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Textiles
  2. Co-Chair: Sh. Atul Bagai, Head UNEP India country Office
  3. Ms. Prajakta Verma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles
  4. Ms. Shalini Agrawal, IAS, Municipal Commissioner, Surat Municipal Corporation

Moderator:

Ms. DivyaDatt, Programme Management Officer, UNEP

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Ms. Claudia Giacovelli, Programme Management Officer, UNEP
  2. Dr. Naresh Tyagi, Chief Sustainability Officer, Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail Limited
  3. Sh. Kartikeya Sarabhai, Centre for Environment Education

Time: 1400-1500 hrs | MR – 7 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

Ministry/Department:

  1. Chair: Sh. Rajeev Saxena, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles

Moderator:

Mr. Anjani Kumar Prasad, Vice President, South Asia, Archroma

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Sh. Anil Rajvanshi, President, Reliance Industries
  2. Sh. K. K. Lalpuria, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Indocount Industries
  3. Sh. Manmohan Singh, Group Executive President, Grasim Industries- Aditya Birla Group
  4. Dr. Naresh Tyagi, Chief Sustainability Officer, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail
  5. Sh. Janak Mehta, President, Dyetex Corporation
  6. Sh. Ulhas Nimkar, Founder and Director, Nimkartek

Time: 1400-1445 hrs | Hall 1 | BHARAT MANDAPAM EXHIBITION HALL (BMEH)

Supported by PSG College + ITTA

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Sh. AnupRakshit, Executive Director, Indian Technical Textile Association (ITTA)

Time: 1400-1445 hrs | Hall 3| BHARAT MANDAPAM EXHIBITION HALL (BMEH) Supported by WGSN Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Ms. AnupreetBhui, Content Expert, WGSN, London

Time: 1500-1600 hrs | MR – 9 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

Supported by DPIIT

Moderator:

DPIIT

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Sh. E. Srinivas, Joint Secretary, DPIIT (Logistics Division)
  2. Sh. D.K. Ozha, Deputy Director General (E & S), Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MOPNG)
  3. Sh. Kamlesh Gosai, Executive Director, GatiShakti- Traffic Ministry of Railway (MOR)
  4. Sh. Kishore Chandwani , CE, North- II & GatiShakti, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MORTH)
  5. Sh. Dilip Nigam, Scientist – G, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
  6. Sh. H. N. Aswath, Development Advisor (P), Ministry of Port, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW)

Time: 1515-1600 hrs | Hall 1 | BHARAT MANDAPAM EXHIBITION HALL (BMEH)

Supported by NTTM

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Sh. T V Sreekumar, Director, Bombay Textile Research Association (BTRA)

Time: 1600-1700 hrs | MR – 6 | BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC) Supported by Laudes Foundation Ministry/Department:

  1. Chair: Ms. Gauri Singh, Deputy Director General, IRENA
  2. Co-Chair: Sh. Rohit Kansal, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Textiles
  3. Ms. Prajakta L Verma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles

Moderator: Sh. Karan Kumar, Programme Manager – Laudes India Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Sh. Bob Assenberg, Fund Director, Good Fashion Fund
  2. Ms. Neha Bhatnagar, Vice President of Partnerships at India Impact Investors Council
  3. Ms. Arshiya Lal, Director of Corporate Development, Circ
  4. Sh. Amit Garg, Associate partner, KOIS
  5. Ms. JanaviPapriwal, Associate Partner, Circulate Capital

Time: 1600-1700 hrs | MR – 7 |BHARAT MANDAPAM CONVENTION CENTER (BMCC)

Ministry/Department:

  1. Chair: Sh. Manoj Ahuja, Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
  2. Co-Chair: Ms. RoopRashi, Textile Commissioner

Moderator:

Sh. Karan Kumar, Programme Manager – Laudes India

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Sh. K D Sharma, Director Growth, Descatuk
  2. Sh. Jey John, Director, True Light Brands
  3. Sh. Vinod Viswanathan, Assistant Vice President, Innovation Cell, Welspun Living Limited
  4. Ms. Marie Emmanuelle Belzung, General Delegate, Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp
  5. Sh. Mohammad Hatem, Managing Director & ED, MB Knit Fashion Ltd.& NR Group
  6. Ms. Gauri Sharma, AGM, Communications and Sustainability Innovation, Shahi Exports

Time: 1630-1715 hrs | Hall 1 | BHARAT MANDAPAM EXHIBITION HALL (BMEH)

Supported by Good Business Lab

Panelist/Speakers:

  1. Ms. Lavanya Garg, Director, Strategy, Partnerships and People Operations, Good Business Lab
  2. Sh. Renukaprasad B, Senior Manager, Ventures, Good Business Lab
  3. Sh. Deepak Rautela, Associate Vice President – Training & Organizational Development, Shahi Exports Pvt. Ltd