Session 01 | Global Perspective: What are the strategic choices before India amid global economic & geopolitical challenges?
Amid emerging geopolitical clout, how can India guard against global supply chain disruptions and growing trade protectionism?
Inflation, trade wars, supply chain bottlenecks & the outlook on global commodity markets. India's GDP growth rate dropped marginally in CY'24. What is the outlook for CY'25?
Common Hall 11:00-12:00 IST
Session 03 | Global Supply Dynamics: Key Insights from China and the Rest of the World
Evaluating China’s production trends, export policies, and their impact on global steel supply.
Chinese domestic economic headwinds, deflation & outlook on global commodities demand.
Session 02 | Indian Steel Demand Dynamics and Industry Outlook: Bright spot on global map
Budgetary infra push, Make in India, PMAY, urbanization, growing renewable energy infrastructure, and demand from key sectors like construction, housing, auto, engineering and packaging, Railways and Defence
Challenges & outlook: Ensuring raw material security and sustainable supply chains, diversification of export opportunities.
Estemeed Speakers:
Mr. Santimoy Chattopadhyay, VP - Procurement, GR Infra
Mr. Sachin Shetty, Managing Partner, Quesrow Consulting
Networking Lunch 13:00-14:00 IST
Refreshment | Networking Lunch
Common Hall 14:00-15:00 IST
Session 04 | Meeting India’s 2030 Vision: The Future of Steel Supply
Capacity Expansion: Route-wise expansion in steelmaking capacities, investments by major players
Impact on supply chains: How will India build logisitcs capacity to sustain 300 mnt steel production? NLP, focus on multi-modal logistics, cost optimization, & sustainability
Market Implications: Evaluating the ripple effects of capacity growth on regional supply, exports, and competitive dynamics
Common Hall 15:00-16:00 IST
Session 05 | Revolutionising Logistics: Advanced Solutions for Supply Chain Operations, Inventory, and Service Centres
Optimising Logistics & Inventory: Streamlining operations and enhancing stock control for cost reduction and efficiency
Tech-Driven Service Centres: Integrating technology to improve stockist and service centre performance
Blockchain and IoT for real-time tracking and seamless logistics planning
Refreshment 16:00-16:15 IST
Networking Tea
Common Hall 16:15-17:00 IST
Session 06 | Transforming India’s Supply Chain: Leveraging the potentital of E-commerce
Prospects for further penetration of e-commerce and blockchain technologies in India
How to integrate generative AI, predictive analytics in source-to-pay (S2P) platforms for procurement professionals?
Advanced generative AI solutions for supply chain
Common Hall 10:00-11:00 IST
Session 07 | Innovative Construction Solutions: New-age steel structures
Steel prebrication solutions amid surge in demand from infra segments like metro railways, ports, air terminals, power plants, etc.
Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP): Benefits and growing use for reinforcement in high-performance structures.
Role of stainless steel rebars in fighting corrosion in saline environments; lifecycle analysis & cost estimates.
Speaker: Mr. Prasad Sawant, Head - Engineering, JSW Severfield Structures Ltd
