CVF 2017 – Agenda

18 May, 2017

9:45 – 10:00  

 CVF Chairman’s Address

·         Mr. Nalin Mehta, MD & CEO, Mahindra Truck & Bus

  10:00 – 11:10 

 Keynote Panel: Medium-term view on commercial vehicle industry landscape and evolving business models

PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED:

·         Mr. Erich Nesselhauf – MD & CEO, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd.

·         Mr. Shyam Maller – Sr Vice President – Sales & Marketing, VE Commercial Vehicles

·         Mr. Shankar R – CEO, TVS Logistics

·         Mr. Keshab Chandra Sen – CEO & President, MLR Auto

·         Ms. Kausalya Nandakumar – CEO, SmartShift

·         Mr. Prasanna Patwardhan – MD & Chairperson, Prasanna Purple Mobility Solutions

      ·         Moderator: Mr. Kaushik Madhavan – Director (Mobility), Frost & Sullivan

 11:10 – 11:25 

 Disrupting the Manufacturing Process with Additive manufacturing by Mr. Shishir Garg – Regional Manager (South & Sri Lanka), Stratasys India

11:25 – 12:15 

 IoT in entirety and Telematics in part. In a nutshell “Technology” – changing positioning of CV from product to solution 

PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED:

·         Mr. Sirish Batchu – Head Infotronics & Advance Electronics, Mahindra & Mahindra

·         Mr. Chandan Sawhney – Head Electronics (ERC CVBU), Tata Motors

·         Mr. Siddharth Kirtane – Head Sales & Marketing, VE Commercial Vehicle Ltd.

·         Ms. Farhana Haque – Head – Internet of Things (IoT), Vodafone (India)

·         Mr. Vishwanath V. Patil – Technical Specialist (Embedded Systems), John Deere

      ·         Moderator: Mr. Sunny Manjani – Program Manager (Mobility), Frost & Sullivan

 12:15 – 12:40 

 Networking Coffee Break

 12:40 – 12:55  

 Hoses to resist extended-life organic-acid based coolants, at High “under-the-hood” temperatures by Mr. Kishore Keswani – Managing Director, Shore Auto Rubber Exports

12:55 – 1:45 

Fleet Management and Future of Mobility: Tremors of regulatory changes (GST, Emission Norms) and market challenges (integrated service provider, aftermarket) are being felt across the industry. This coupled with future of mobility – “pay per use”, “fleet aggregation” etc. are making the environment complex for both OEMs and end customers (Logistics Service Providers)

PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED:

·         Mr. Shankar R – CEO, TVS Logistics Services Ltd.

·         Mr. Prasanna Patwardhan – MD & Chairperson, Prasanna Purple Mobility Solutions

·         Mr. R. Mohan – Head (Strategy, Process & Channel Development), Mahindra

·         Ms. Kausalya Nandakumar – CEO, SmartShift

·         Mr. Bhaskar Kode – Founder & CEO, Bonfleet Solutions

·         Mr. Varghese Abhraham – VP (Business Development), Total Shipping & Logistics

·         Mr. Rahul Sonawane – Head (Sales & Services), Kamaz Motors

·         Moderator: Mr. Sanjay Bansal – Founder & Managing Partner, Aurum Equity Partners

1:45 – 2:45  

 Networking Lunch

  2:45 – 3:35  

Sourcing and cost management are key focus areas for OEMs, particularly with increasing product extensions, introduction of safety and comfort features. Introducing all     aspects keeping in mind that majority of the end consumers are price conscious, is challenging

PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED:

       ·        Mr. Manikandan K – Head – Sourcing Development, Ashok Leyland

           ·        Mr. Rohit Bhatia – VP (CDMM & SCM), Truck & Bus Division, Mahindra

          ·         Mr. Badrish Sinha – Head (Strategic Sourcing), VE Commercial Vehicles

           ·      Mr. Mandar Vaidya – Vice President – Material, SKF India and Global                   

            Category Manager – Group Purchase SKF

           ·   Moderator: Mr. Abdul Majeed – Partner & Auto Sector Lead, PwC

 3:35 – 4:00 

Networking Coffee Break

4:00 – 4:15  

Arresting Alarming Road Deaths involving commercial Vehicles – Is there a business case for safety in India by Mr. Ramashankar Pandey – CEO & Managing Director, Hella India Lighting Ltd.

4:15 – 5:15     

Advanced automotive manufacturing technologies and emergence of India as a CV production and export hub. Leveraging automation and smart factories to remain cost competitive and delivering quality product to customers  

PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED:

·         Mr. Lokesh Payik – Chief of Business (Industry 4.0), Robert Bosch

·         Mr. Shyam Ozarkar – GM Manufacturing Operations M&HCV, Mahindra

·         Mr. Keshab Chandra Sen – CEO & President, MLR Auto

·         Mr. Shishir Garg – Regional Manager (South & Sri Lanka), Stratasys India

·         Moderator: Mr. Partho Roy – AVP Customer Support, Cargo Motors

5:15 – 5:30

Closing Remarks

6:00 Onwards 

Networking Cocktails & Hors D’Oeuvres  

CHAIRMAN – CVF 2017

  Mr. Nalin Mehta, CEO & MD

Mahindra Trucks & Buses

         THE ADVISORY BOARD – CVF 2017         

      Mr. Ramakrishnan R                      Mr. Somasundaram S                       Mr. R Mohan

        Sr Vice President,                              Vice President                        Head – Strategy, Process & 

       CV Business Unit                             Sales & Marketing                      Channel Development

       Tata Motors Ltd.                              Man Trucks India                        Mahindra & Mahindra                          

                                    Mr. Partho Roy                               Mr. Rahul Sonawane

                           AVP – Customer Support                       Head- Sales & Services

                                     Cargo Motors                                     Kamaz Motors

2017 Partners

Association Partner     Knowledge Partner 
                           

Outreach Partner