Commercial Vehicle Forum 2024

Commercial Vehicle Forum 2024

Commercial Vehicle Forum 2024

The 8th edition of CVF was held on 4th June 2024 at JW Marriott, Pune. The event received an overwhelming response with a packed house that translated into a gathering of over 500 delegates, 60+ industry leaders as speakers and over 50 partners. 

 

The crowdsourced agenda covered a wide array of topics including Panels on the Market Outlook for Commercial Vehicle & Road Transport Industries, Off Highway Vehicles Market Trends, Digital Transformation, EV & Alternative Fuel Trends, Regulations, Women Shaping the Future of Logistics, CV & Off Highway Industry. Alongside CVF, we also held the CV Tech Synergy initiative powered by Daimler Truck Innovation Centre India (DTICI).

 

We were honoured to have Mr. Satyakam Arya, MD & CEO, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles as the Chairman and Dr. T. Surya Kiran, Executive Director, ASRTU as the Chief Guest at the 8th Edition of CVF 2024.

 

Some of the speakers who joined us included Mr. Lalit Kumar Arora – India Head Connected Automotive Solutions, Tata Communications, Mr. Malind Kapur Executive VP & Business Head – Spare Parts, Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd, Ms. Reema Jogani Director, Reema Transport Pvt Ltd, Mr. V Ramanathan – VP Head OE Business, ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems, Mr. Zoeb Karampurwala – Chief Product officer, EKA Mobility, Mr. G S Grewal – Managing Director, Kubota Agricultural Machinery India Private Limited, Mr. Prasanna Patwardhan – Chairperson & Managing Director, Prasanna Purple Mobility Solutions Mr. Sukumar Kameswaran – CEO, TVS Supply Chain Solutions India and many more.

Agenda – CVF 2024

4th June 2024 | JW Marriott, Pune

 

 

8:45 AM – 9:30 AM

Registration and Networking Tea/Coffee

9:30 AM – 9:40 AM

Research Presentation on Insights on Indian Commercial Vehicle Industry by Mr. Jinal Shah, Founder and CEO, Expandus Consulting Pvt Ltd

9:40 AM – 9:55 AM

Chairman Address by Mr. Satyakam Arya, MD & CEO, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles

9:55 AM – 10:05 AM

Chief Guest Address by Dr. T. Surya Kiran, Executive Director, ASRTU

10:05 AM – 10:15 AM

Keynote Address by Dr. Reji Mathai, Director, Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI)

10:15 AM – 10:25 AM

Case Study Presentation on Next-gen Connected Vehicle Platform – Tata Communications MOVETM by Mr. Lalit Kumar Arora, India Head – Client Relationships, Connected Automotive Solutions at Tata Communications

10:25 AM – 11:25 AM

Future of Commercial Vehicle & Road Transport: Emerging Trends and Market Dynamics

Mr. Jinal Shah, Founder and CEO, Expandus Consulting Pvt Ltd (Moderator)

Mr. Prasanna Patwardhan , Chairperson & Managing Director, Prasanna Purple Mobility Solutions

Mr. Zoeb Karampurwala, Chief Product Officer, EKA Mobility

Mr. Malind Kapur, Executive Vice President & Business Head – Spare Parts, Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd

Mr. Surya Khurana, Managing Director, FlixBus India

Mr. Sukumar Kameswaran, CEO, TVS Supply Chain Solutions India

Ms. Reema Kothari, Director, Reema Transport Pvt Ltd

Mr. V Ramanathan, Vice President- Head-OE Business, ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India

11:25 AM– 11:50 PM Coffee & Networking Break

11:50 AM – 12:00 PM

Case Study Presentation on Mining for Safety: Leveraging Video Telematics in Off-Road Operations by Mr. Krishna AG, Co-Founder, Lightmetrics

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Revolutionizing Off-Highway Vehicles: Market Trends, Advancements and Sustainable Innovations in Tractors, Agriculture, Construction and Mining Equipment

Ms. Kinjal Shah, Vice President, and Co-Group Head, ICRA Limited (Moderator)

Mr. Sharwan Agnihotri, Head- Mining & International Business, Hyundai Construction Equipment India Pvt Ltd

Mr. G S Grewal, Managing Director, Kubota Agricultural Machinery India Private Limited

Mr. Kaustubh Dhonde, Founder and CEO, AutoNxt Automation Pvt. Ltd

Dr. Lokesh Agrawal, CTO, NBC Bearings

Mr. L Rama, Head Off Highway Systems, ZF Group India

Mr. Puneet Kumar Vidyarthi, Head Marketing & Business Development at Case New Holland Construction Equipment

Mr. Vishnu Dhas, Co-Founder & Executive Director, KhetiGaadi

1:00 PM – 1:10 PM

Case Study Presentation on Enabling lower CO2 footprint & lower cost of ownership with fuel efficient lubricants by Mr. Kapil Telang, Associate Director- Product Management Group, Lubrizol India Private Limited

1:10 PM – 2:10 PM

We present the CV TECH SYNERGY initiative powered by DTICI. In this initiative, we extend an open invitation to the CV community to propose as to how we can make ECU Software Architecture for SDVs flexible, scalable, and affordable.

Confirmed Judges:

Mr. Prahalada Rao, President, Tata Technologies

Mr. Jaikishan Agnihotri, Vice-President – Vehicle Technology, Volvo Group Trucks Technology

Mr. Dayakar Devaraiah, VP Head of Connectivity and Innovation, Daimler Truck Innovation Center India

Ms. Ujjwala Karle, Deputy Director Technology Group, ARAI

Mr. Pranshu Gupta, Founder & CEO Trak N Tell

2:10 PM– 3:10 PM Lunch Break

Room 1

Room 2

3:10 PM – 3:20 PM

Case Study Presentation on Navigating Logistics Challenges: The Role of Managed Control Tower by Mr. Kanishka Tongya, Chief Business Officer, Axestrack Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd

 

3:20 PM – 4:20 PM

Digital Transformation in Commercial Vehicles & Off Highway Equipment: Connectivity, IOT, Video Telematics, and ADAS

Mr. Harshvardhan Sharma, Head – Auto Retail Consulting Practice, NRI (Nomura Research Institute) (Moderator)

Mr. Anurag Naidu, Group Manager – Vehicle Technology, Volvo Group Trucks Technology

Mr. Tansher Singh, Managing Director, ABC Express

Mr. Bhuteshwar Dubey, National Sales Manager, Streamax Technology Co. Ltd

Mr. Neil Unadkat, Co-founder and CTO, Intangles

Mr. Rahul Yadav, CEO, Axestrack Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd

3:20 PM – 4:20 PM

Sustainability for Mobility: EV & Alternative Fuel Trends in Commercial Vehicles and Off-Highway Equipment

Mr. Hemal Thakkar, Senior Practice Leader & Director, CRISIL Limited (Moderator)

Mr. Aniruddha Kulkarni, Vice President and Head of Engineering, Tata Motors

Mr Amit Sagar, Executive Vice President – CV Domestic Business & Retail Finance, Piaggio Vehicles Private Limited.

Mr. Makrand Lad, Assistant General Manager, Powertrain Engineering, Volvo Group India Private Limited

Mr. Uday Narang, Chairman, Omega Seiki mobility

Mr. Yuvraj Sarda, Head – E Mob Solutions, Volvo Construction Equipment.

Mr. Akshat Modi, Business Lead, Exponent Energy

Mr. Anurag Dubey, Sr VP & COO, IPLTECH Electric Private Limited

4:20 PM – 4:45 PM Coffee & Networking Break

4:45 PM  – 4:55 PM

Case Study Presentation Enhancing Mobility Safety and Productivity in India: The Role of TAP-Re (Tyre Air Pressure Monitoring and Regulator) in Commercial Vehicles by Mr. Kunal Sharma, Director – Marketing, Business Development, and Technology at Tilive International LLP

4:45 PM  – 4:55 PM

Case Study Presentation on Truck with Maximum Safety Features by Mr. Ramratan Singhi, Founder & CEO, Sure Group

4:55 PM – 5:55 PM

Regulatory Compliance and Government Policy Updates for Commercial Vehicles and Off Highway

Mr. Harshvardhan Sharma, Head – Auto Retail Consulting Practice, NRI (Nomura Research Institute) (Moderator)

Mr. Neelkanth Marathe, Executive Director, ECMA India

Mr. Bal Malkit Singh – Past President & Chairman Core Committee, AIMTC

Mr. Abhijeet Sinha – National Program Director – Ease Of Doing Business | Project Director – NHEV | President – CPOs

Mr. Maxson Lewis, Founder & Managing Director, Magenta Mobility

Mr. Jaikishan Agnihotri, Vice-President- Vehicle Technology, Volvo Group Trucks Technology

Mr. Gautam Pal, Head of Domestic Business, Gensol EV

4:55 PM – 5:55 PM

Women Shaping the Future of Logistics, Commercial Vehicle & Off Highway Industry

Mr. Girish Mirchandani, Founder & Editor, Trans India and TRANSTOPICS (Moderator)

Ms. Harinder Pal Kaur – Logistics Head, Northern Cargo Service

Ms. Yogita Raghuvanshi, Owner of Rajhans Transport Company & Female Truck Driver

Ms. Vandana Laddha, Director, Shivani Carriers Pvt. Ltd.

Dr. Mamta Singh, Director HR, Instant Transport Solution Pvt Ltd

Ms. Minal Mehta, Partner, Miletrade

Ms. Ishani Pandit, Manager, John Deere India Pvt. Ltd.

Ms. Anuradha Nijhawan, Director,  Anand Trans logistics Pvt Ltd 

5:55 PM Onwards…… Closing Note followed by Evening Snacks, Drinks & Networking Break

 

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