Commercial Vehicle Forum 2021

Commercial Vehicle Forum 2021

Commercial Vehicle Forum 2021

The 5th edition of Commercial Vehicle Forum was held Virtually on 21-22 Oct 2021. The event received an overwhelming response with a packed house that translated into a gathering of over 2000+ delegates, 60+ industry leaders as speakers and over 45+ partners.

 

CVF 2021 (virtual) comprised of panel discussions, presentations, and masterclass wherein delegates had a chance to listen, ask questions and engage with prominent industry leaders and experts.

 

Several prominent CV industry leaders participated at the Forum, including Mr. Tom Flack –President & Chief Purchasing Officer, TATA Motors, Mr. Diego Graffi – CEO and MD Piaggio Vehicles Private Ltd., Mr. R Shankar – CEO, India operations, TVS Supply Chain Solutions, Mr. Aniruddha Kulkarni – Vice President and Head CV engineering at Tata Motors Ltd., Mr. P Kaniappan – Managing Director at WABCO India Limited, etc.

Indian CV Industry: Now, Next and Beyond!

FIRESIDE CHATS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, PRESENTATIONS and MORE from CVF” Day 1: 21st October 2021

10:00 10:05

OPENING OF CVF VIRTUAL

Brief introduction to the event: Mr. Rohit Dewan – Event Director, CVF

10:05 10:20

RESEARCH PRESENTATION

CV Industry in numbers and future projections in a post COVID world Presentation by: Mr. Ankush Katailiha – Principal Consultant & Program lead Commercial Mobility Consulting, DNACONSULT Advisory Private Limited

10:20 10:40

CASE STUDY PRESENTATION

Presentation on Maximizing end to end supply chain visibility by Ms. Sulaizah Saptoe is the Senior Product Marketing Lead for Transport & Logistics at HERE Technologies

10:40 11:50

KEYNOTE PANEL

Keynote Panel on “The Indian CV & Road Transport industry

Participants include:
Mr. Diego Graffi
Chairman & Managing Director, Piaggio Vehicles
Pvt Limited
Mr. Mukesh Haritash – Jt Managing Director, Chetak Group of Companies Mr. P Kaniappan
Managing Director, Wabco India Limited
Mr. Shankar R – CEO, TVS Supply Chain Solutions
Mr. Mohit Mehrotra
MD, Omnicomm India
Ms. Hetal Gandhi
Director, CRISIL Research (Moderator)

11:50 12:10

CASE STUDY PRESENTATION

Presentation on Innovative Solutions for Fuel Storage by Mr. Govind Raju CEO, BAPL Rototech

12:10 13:20

PANEL DISCUSSION

Panel Discussion on Alternative Fuels

Participants include:
Dr. Lokesh Agrawal – Vice President (R&D), NBC Bearings
Dr. SS Thipse – Senior Deputy Director Powertrain Engineering, ARAI Mr. Aniruddha Kulkarni – Vice President and Head Commercial Vehicle Engineering, ERC, Tata Motors Limited
Mr. Sachin Agarwal – Senior Vice President R&D and Technology, VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd
Mr. Animesh Sahay – Head of Customers SAARC, HERE Technologies Mr. Shailesh Zinge – Marketing and Growth Initiatives Leader, Cummins India
Mr. Shyam Maller
Executive Director, Differential Asia (Moderator)

Indian CV Industry: Now, Next and Beyond!

FIRESIDE CHATS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, PRESENTATIONS and MORE from CVF”

13:20-13:35

Presentation by ESI Group on Covid Risk Assessment in Public Transport by Mr. Ravi K Ajjampudi Technical Director, ESI India

13:35 14:30

NETWORKING LUNCH

Lunch Break

14:30 15:30

MASTERCLASS

Session on lessons learnt from navigating supply chain and sourcing disruptions due to the pandemic

Participants include:
Mr. M S Ravikumar – Country Leader- Integrated Supply Chain, Wabco India Ltd Mr. Tom Flack
President & Chief Purchasing Officer, Tata Motors
Mr. Hemal N Thakkar – Director, CRISIL Limited (Moderator)

15:30 18:00

EXHIBITOR BOOTH VISIT & DELEGATE NETWORKING

Exhibition Visit and Delegate Networking

Indian CV Industry: Now, Next and Beyond!

FIRESIDE CHATS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, PRESENTATIONS and MORE from CVF” Day 2: 22nd October 2021

10:00 10:05

OPENING OF CVF VIRTUAL

(Day 2)

Brief intro & share agenda for the day: Rohit Dewan – Event Director, CVF

10:05 10:20

RESEARCH PRESENTATION

Bus Industry in numbers and future projections in a post COVID world: Presentation by Mr. Shamsher Dewan Group Head & Vice President- Corporate Ratings, ICRA

10:20 10:40

CASE STUDY PRESENTATION

Presentation on “Future of Indian CV Industry: Road to ACE” by Mr V Ramanathan, Vice President OE Sales and Marketing, WABCO India Limited

10:40 11:50

PANEL DISCUSSION

Keynote Panel on “The Indian Bus & Passenger Transport Industry

Mr. Nishant Arya – Vice Chairman & MD, JBM Auto
Mr. Amit Gupta – Co Founder, gogoBus
Mr. Prasanna Patwardhan
Chairman and Managing Director, The Prasanna Group
Dr. Ramamurthy Krishnamurthy – Chief Engineer,Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation
Mr. Sumit Mittal – Chief Financial Officer, GreenCell Mobility
Mr. Shamsher Dewan
Vice President & Group Head Corporate Ratings, ICRA (Moderator)

11:50 12:05

CASE STUDY PRESENTATION

Presentation on Wheel Nut Solutions for Commercial Vehicles by Atlas Copco: Home of Industrial Ideas by Mr. K. Arunagiri – Business Head, Atlas Copco India Limited (Motor Vehicle Industry Division)

12:05 13:15

PANEL DISCUSSION

Panel Discussion on Telematics & The Indian CV Ecosystem:

Participants include:
Mr. Debraj Chaki – Deputy Senior Vice President, SBI General
Mr. Ajay Sharma – Chief Platform Head HCV, Mahindra & Mahindra Truck & Bus Division
Mr. Krishna Govindrao
Co-Founder & Head of Product, LightMetrics
Mr. Santosh Datta – Lead Engineering, Product Area Connectivity, Robert Bosch Engineering & Business Solutions Ltd
Mr. Lakshminarasimhan Jagannathan – Head Connected Technologies, Ashok Leyland Ltd
Mr. Rahul Jain
Director Software Engineering, Business Unit Connectivity, HARMAN
Mr. Ashim Sharma – Partner & Group Head Business Performance Improvement Consulting, Nomura Research Institute (NRI) Consulting & Solutions India (Moderator)

 

Indian CV Industry: Now, Next and Beyond!

FIRESIDE CHATS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, PRESENTATIONS and MORE from CVF”

13:15 14:30

NETWORKING LUNCH

Lunch Break

14:30 18:00

EXHIBITOR BOOTH VISIT & DELEGATE NETWORKING

Exhibition Visit and Delegate Networking

Platinum Partner

Gold Partners

Exhibiting & Other Partners

Association & Media Partners