Schedule

Decarbonization: Paving the Path to a Sustainable Future

This session will focus on exploring innovative strategies and technologies to achieve decarbonization in the steel industry.

• Ms. Aruna Sharma, Former Secretary Steel, Government of India, India (Session Chair)
• Mr. GS Rathore, COO, JSW, India (Panelist)
• Dr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, Sr. Director - Consulting Business Development & Service, India & South East Asia, Sphera, India (Panelist)
• Mr. Gunmeet Singh, Head of Ferrous Origination, Vale, Singapore (Speaker)
• Ms. Daleen Lopez-Ruiz, Director Business Development and Membership, FutureCoal, United Kingdom (Key Speaker)
• Mr. Nirmalya Deb, Executive Editor, BigMint, India (Moderator)

Regulatory Framework and Policy Implications in the Indian Iron Ore Industry

This session will delve into mining regulations and government Policies on mineral exploration, status of NMI & creation of iron ore exchange.

• Hon'ble Sanjay Lohiya, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Mines, India (Speaker)
• Mr. Kapil Mantri, EVP - Corporate Stategy and M&A, JSPL, India (Panelist)
• Mr. Manish Mishra, Chief Corporate Affairs, Tata Steel, India (Panelist)
• Mr. R.P. Gupta, Chairman, Shivom Minerals Ltd, India (Panelist)
• Mr. Anand Varma, AOR & Counsel, Supreme Court of India and Delhi High Court, APT Legal, India
• Mr. Rajib Maitra, Partner, Deloitte, India (Moderator)

Exploring the Viability and Future Path of Metallurgical Coke in India

This session delve into addressing supply concerns, price viability issues and prospect of rising met coke imports.

• Mr. DP Deshpande, , Individual India (Moderator) - TBA

Price Outlook: Pricing Trends of Raw Material & Steel

This session will delve on the dynamic factors and market forces shaping the pricing trends of raw materials and steel.

• Mr. Zain Nathani, Managing Director, Nathani Group of Companies, India (Panelist)
• Mr. Mohit Ratolikar, VP (Commercial) OPEX, JSW, India (Panelist)
• Mr. Abhijit Sur Roy Chowdhury, General Manager, India & Sub Continent Region, C&D Steel Intl, India (Panelist)
• Mr. Dhruv Goel, CEO, BigMint, India (Moderator)

Technology - Workshop

How AI Can Revolutionise Raw Material Sales & Procurement?
• Franz Dornbach, Head of Sales, Metalshub, Dusseldorf (Panelist)
Introducing Circulating Fluidised bed Coal Gasification
• Varun Jindal, CEO, Dev Energy, India (Panelist)
• Mr. Nirmalya Deb, Executive Editor, BigMint, India (Moderator)

Networking Lunch

Trends and Challenges in Bulk Vessel Freight Markets

This session will have discussions on examination of current trends, impact of geopolitical factors and future projections for bulk vessel freight markets.

• Mr. Sanjiv Bhargava, CEO, Bulk Marine, Hong Kong (Panelist)
• Mr. Manish Gulati, Director Commercial, Interocean Shipping, India (Panelist)
• Mr. Rahul Sharan, Dy Director- Bulk Research, Drewry Shipping Consultants India, uk(Moderator)

Technology - Workshop

Iron Ore Beneficition for DRI & Pelletisation, Dry Benefication of Coal for DRI & power Plant Techno-Commercial advantages of Iron Ore Benefication and Dry Benefication of Coal.

• Mr. Chiranjib Banerjee, Head Business Development, Hazemag allmineral India Pvt Limited (Panelist)

Indian DRI Capacity Expansion and Potential Exports

Indian DRI capacity is expected to expand in the coming years, driven by increasing demand for steel in the country.This session will focus on the opportunities and challenges in this sector,as well as the strategies for Indian DRI producers to capitalize on the growing market demand.

• Mr. Abhishek Tulsian, Director, Ashok Steel Industries, Nepal (Panelist)
• Mr. Mridul Agarwal, Executive Director, Shakhambari Group/Shyam SEL (Gadodia), India (Panelist)
• Mr. Madhur Gupta, Director, Lloyds Metals & Energy, India (Panelist)
• Mr. Swapnil Patil, Head - Iron ore & Sponge Iron, Tata International, India (Panelist)
• Prateek Srivastava, General Manager, Steel, BigMint

Will the government be successful in cutting thermal coal imports in the mid - term ? Prospects & Challenges

This session will focus on India's efforts towards reducing its reliance on thermal coal imports by improving domestic coal production.

• Mr. Rajat Handa, Vice President - International Trade, Agarwal Coal, Singapore (Panelist)
• Mr. Akhilesh Kumar, Senior Divisional Head Strategic Procurement and DRI Sales, Tata Steel Long Products Ltd, India (Panelist)
• Mr. Sabyasachi Mishra, Business Head, JSW International Tradecorp Pte Ltd , Singapore (Panelist)
• Mr. Tushar Chakraborty, Director, Deloitte, India (Panelist)
• Mr. Nirmalya Deb, Executive Editor, BigMint, India (Panelist)

Changing Dynamics of Global Scrap Market and Import Opportunities for Indian Mills

This session will focus on the constantly evolving global scrap market driven by factors such as geo - political conditions, trade policies and environmental regulations.This presents new opportunities for Indian mills to import scrap from various sources around the world.

• Mr. Yashraj Peety, Executive Director, SRJ Steel Pvt Ltd, India (Panelist)
• Mr. Rahul Gupta, Chief Steel Recycling Business, Tata SRB, India (Panelist)
• Mr. Amit Goel, VP & Head - RM Procurement, Jindal Stainless Ltd, India (Panelist)
• Mr. Anshuman Swain, Research Analyst, BigMint, India (Panelist)

Networking Dinner