Programme Schedule

Join us as we bring together the most forward thinking and prominent members of the Smart Energy Ecosystem.

Sessions of Intelect 2021 

Session

Timing

Theme

Speakers/Panelists

Day-1 , 16th February 2021, Joint Inauguration with DistribuELEC

Session-1

12:00 Hrs to 13:30 Hrs

Utility Business- The New Way Forward

  • Mr. Ghanshyam Prasad, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power, Government of India
  • Mr. G. Raghuma Reddy, CMD – TSSPDCL*
  • Ms. Anjuli Chandra, Member PSERC
  • Mr. Navin Arora, MD, JVVNL*
  • Mr. Anil Sardana, MD & CEO Adani Power
  • Mr. A.K Mishra, Director, NSGM-PMU, Ministry of Power, Government of India
  • Mr. Bikash Dewan, MD, DPDC, Bangladesh
  • Mr. Hitendra Dev Shakya, Acting Managing Director, NEA Member Secretary*

Moderator

Mr. Vikram Gandotra Member IEEMA NEC and General Manager, Siemens

Lunch Break

Session-2

14:30 Hrs to 16:00 Hrs

Going Green – Make it Happen

  • Dr. N.Tejo Prakash ,Professor, School of Energy & Environment ,Associate Faculty, School of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology
  • Dr. Satish Kumar, President – AEEE (Alliance for Energy Efficiency)
  • Dr. Sapan Thapar, Associate Professor, Department of Energy and Environment, Teri School of Advance Studies

Moderator

Mr. Venkat Garimella Member IEEMA NEC
Vice President, Schneider Electric

30 Minutes Break

Session-3

16:30 Hrs to 18:00 Hrs

Future Technology and Trends

  • Keynote Address by Mr. Gary Lawrence, Segment President Power and Grid at Schneider Electric on “Grid Of The Future”
  • Special Address by Mr. John D. McDonald, P.E, Smart Grid Business Development Leader at GE Grid  Solutions on ““Distribution Optimization: Technological Advancements Beyond Smart Grid””
  • Special Address by Dr, Michael Weinhold, CTO, Siemens Ltd on “Electrification and digitalization, key for sustainable infrastructures”

Moderator

Mr. Mustafa Wajid, Member IEEMA NEC and CEO Meher Group

Day-2, 17th February 2021

Special Session

10:00 Hrs to 11:30 Hrs

Transforming the Power Distribution Business

Special Address by Mr.Praveer Sinha, CEO & MD ,Tata Power

Session-4

10:00 Hrs to 11:30 Hrs

E-Mobility & Charging Infra - Business Opportunities with Real Estate Sector, A joint Session with BuildELEC

  • Mr. N Sathyanarayanan – MD, CPS India
  • Mr. Ravindra Mohan – Director – ChargeZone  
  • Mr. TV Sesha Sai – MD – Savills India
  • Mr. Anurag Patil – ED – MaasTech Controls
  • Ms. Zohra Khan – ED – IPEC India

Moderator

Mr. Mustafa Wajid
Member NEC and CEO Meher Group

Lunch Break

Session-5

14:00 Hrs to 15:30 Hrs

Cyber Security- The Evolving landscape

  • Mr. Vishal Kapoor – Director, Ministry of Power, Government of India
  • Mr. MAKP Singh, CE CEA and CISO MoP
  • Mr. Tathagata Datta, Director, NCIIPC
  • Mr. A P Singh – SE IT, UPPCL
  • Mr. Santadyuti Samanta, Head IT, TPDDL

Moderator

Mr. Deepak Pandey Chairman IEEMA Smart Grid Division, Director - Business Operations, GE-Digital

30 Minutes Break

Session-6

16:00 Hrs to 17:30 Hrs

Utility leaders Conclave

  • Mr. Sanjay Malhotra, IAS, CMD REC Ltd.
  • Mr. Debasish Banerjee, MD (Distribution), CESC
  • Mr. H. Harinatha Rao, CMD, APSPDCL
  • Dr. Murhari Sopanrao Kele, Managing Director, TSECL
  • Mr. P. R Kumar, CEO – BSES Yamuna Power Limited Delhi*
  • Mr. Ravinder Kumar Sharma, MD, HPSEBL*

Moderator

Mr. Vikram Gandotra Member IEEMA NEC and General Manager, Siemens

Day-3, 18th February 2021 BuildELEC Sessions

Session-1

11:00 Hrs to 13:00 Hrs

Intelligent Buildings -The New Reality

Key Note Speaker 
  • Mr. Andy Mcmillan, President & MD, BACnet International
Speakers 
  • Mr. Amit Bhardwaj – Head – Building Products Smart Infrastructure, Siemens Ltd
  • Mr. G. S. Balaji – Sr. Vice President, Head Projects Real Estate, Reliance Industries Ltd.
  • Ms. Sakhee Chandrayan – President, Integrated Building Automation Community (INBAC)
  • Mr. Bhagavan Srinivasan – Mentor, Chairman and Advisory board member, Eneffen Technologies Pvt Ltd
  • Mr. Erik Jaspers – Director of Global Product Strategy & Innovation, Planon Software

Moderator

Mr. Deepak Patni, Head- Sales & Marketing Digital Buildings, Schneider Electric

Session-2

14:30 Hrs to 16:30 Hrs

Disruptive Innovations in Electrical Fire Safety

Key Note Speaker
  • Mr. D. K. Shami, Fire Adviser, Fire Services, Civil Defense & Home Guards, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
Speakers
  • Mr. Shreegopal Kabra, MD & Group President, R.R. Kabel
  • Mr. Pankaj Dharkar – President, Pankaj Dharkar & Associates and MEP Consultant
  • Mr. Harold D’souza – Director, BASEC India
  • Mr. Ravindra Gupta – Chief Electrical Inspectorate, GOI
  • Mr. Ripunjay Parikh – Director Sales, Eaton Power Quality Private Limited

Moderator

Mr. Suryanarayana Rao K
Mentor, Kasa Anlagen India Pvt. Ltd