The 7th edition of CVF was held on 25th May 2023 at JW Marrio , 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.
We were honoured to have Shri. Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways, GOI as the Chief Guest at the 7th edition of Commercial Vehicle Forum 2023. Mr. Rajendra Petkar, President & CTO, TATA Motors, served as the Chairman, bringing his extensive expertise and leadership to the forum.
Several prominent CV & Road Transport industry leaders participated at the Forum, including Dr. Sudhir Mehta, Founder & Chairman, EKA Mobility and Chairman & Managing Director, Pinnacle Industries, Ms. Reema Jogani, Director, Reema Transport Pvt. Ltd, Mr. R. Shankar, Executive Director- Special Projects, TVS Supply Chain Solutions, Mr. Siddharth Kirtane, Head of Marketing and HQ Operations, DICV, Mr. Kaushik Narayan, CEO, Leaptrucks, Ms. Ujjwala Karle, Deputy Director, ARAI, Mr. Gopi Sankar M, VP – Advanced Engineering, Ashok Leyland.
25th May 2023 | JW Marriott, Pune
8:45 AM – 9:30 AM Registration and Networking Tea/Coffee |
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9:30 AM – 9:45 AM Chairman Address: Mr. Rajendra Petkar, President & CTO, Tata Motors Ltd. |
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9:45 AM – 10:00 AM Research Presentation on Indian CV & Road Transport Industry by Mr. Jinal Shah, Founder & CEO, Expandus Consulting Pvt. Ltd. |
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10:00 AM – 10:10 AM Presentation on From Tyrant to Leader – Case Study of MB Pneumatics by Ms. MaĆgorzata Bieniaszewska, Founder/Sales Director, MB Pneumatics India |
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10:10 AM – 11:20 AM CXO Panel- Evolution of the CV & Road Transport Industry: Trends Shaping 2023 & Beyond Mr. Gurjit Singh Randhawa, Managing Director, Randhawa Motors Dr. Sudhir Mehta, Founder & Chairman, EKA Mobility and Chairman & Managing Director, Pinnacle Industries Ms. Reema Jogani- Director, Reema Transport Pvt Ltd. Mr. Shankar R, CEO, TVS Supply Chain Solutions Limited India Mr. Kaushik Narayan, CEO, Leaptrucks Mr. Siddharth Kirtane, Head Marketing & HQ Ops, DICV Mr. Jinal Shah, Founder & CEO, Expandus Consulting Pvt. Ltd. (Moderator) |
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11:20 AM– 12:10 PM Networking Coffee/Tea Break |
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Room 1- Disruptive Innovations |
Room 2- Sustainable Mobility |
12:10 PM – 12:20 PM Presentation on Uno Minda : PACE – Driving the new for Commercial Vehicles by Mr. Yakama Kumar, Head Marketing – Commercial Vehicle & Off Road Segment, Uno Minda Limited |
12:10 AM – 12:20 PM Presentation on Sustainable Solutions from Schaeffler by Mr. Anirban Mukherji, Head- Key Account Management, Automotive, Schaeffler India Limited |
12:20 PM – 12:30 PM Context Setting Presentation on Monetizing connected trucks with video telematics by Mr. Krishna A.G, Co-Founder, Lightmetrics 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM Connected and Digital Disruption of the Indian CV & Road Transport industry Ms. Ujjwala Karle, Deputy Director, ARAI- awaiting written approval Mr. Krishna A.G, Co-Founder, LightMerics Mr. Dayakar Devaraiah, Vice president, Connectivity Solutions, Daimler Truck Innovation Center India (DTICI) Mr. Sankalp Rajpurkar, Head of Account Management, Intangles Mr. Tansher Singh, Managing Director, ABC Express Mr. Rahul Sonawane, Head- Sales & Services Kamaz Motors Mr. Pushan Sharma, Director, CRISIL Limited (Moderator) |
12:20 PM – 1:20 PM Electrification of CV’s & Push Towards De-carbonisation: Clean & Sustainable Mobility Mr. Anurag Dubey, Sr VP & COO, IPL Tech Electric Mr. Gopi Sankar M, Vice President, Advanced Engineering, Ashok Leyland Mr. Karthik Anantha, Head, Research and Development Division Omega Seiki Mobility Mr. Ayush Lohia, CEO, Lohia Auto Mr. Ravi Balusu, Unit Head, Automotive Engineering, India & SEA SKF Mr. Himanshu Patel, CEO & Founder Triton Electric Vehicle, LLC Mr. Venugopal Rao, Vice President Sales and Marketing (eBuses & e-Trucks) Olectra Greentech Mr. Srikumar Krishnamurthy, Vice President and Co-Group Head, ICRA Ltd. (Moderator) |
1:25 PM – 2:25 PM Networking Lunch |
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2:30 PM – 2:45 PM Presentation on Anti-counterfeiting Technology Solutions for the Automobile Industry by Mr. Inder Sharma, President, Sales & Marketing, Holostik India Ltd |
2:30 PM – 2:40 PM Presentation on Driving Intelligent and clean growth by Mr. Ravi Balusu Unit Head, Automotive Engineering, India & SEA, SKF India |
2:45 PM – 3:40 PM Impact of Regulatory Trends: Gear Up to Comply with Stricter Norms Mr. Bal Malkit Singh, Past President & Chairman Core Committee, AIMTC Mr. Abhishek Gupta, General Secretary, All India Transporters Welfare Association (AITWA) Mr. Jasveer Singh, CEO, Instant Transport Solution Pvt. Ltd. Mr. C S Vigneshwar, Vice President, FADA Mr. S.N Dhole, Head Safety & Homologation/Certification CIRT Ms. Harinder Pal Kaur, Head of Logistics in Northern Cargo Service, JIS Group Mr. Girish Mirchandani, Owner, TRANSTOPICS (Moderator) |
2:40 PM – 3:40 PM Mission 2030: Accelerating Zero-Emissions in Last Mile Delivery Ms. Sulajja Firodia Motwani, Founder & CEO, Kinetic Green Mr. Amitabh Saran, Founder & CEO, Altigreen Propulsion Labs Mr. Phaneesh S Prakash, Business Head – Porter for Enterprise, Porter Mr. Himanshu Patel, CEO & Founder, Triton Electric Vehicle, LLC Mr. Uday Narang, Chairman, Anglian Omega Group and Omega Seiki Mobility Mr. Harshvardhan Sharma, Head – Auto Retail Consulting Practice NRI (Moderator) |
3:40 PM – 4:15 PM Networking Coffee/Tea Break |
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4:15 PM – 4:25 PM Presentation on Sterling Group: Gearing up for future by Mr. Siva Chandran K, Head Product Design & Development, Sterling Gtake E-Mobility Limited |
4:15 PM – 4:30 PM Presentation on Why do commercial compressed gas engines need a dedicated gas engine oil? A TCO-led approach by Mr. Sreehari Kumar, Product Manager, Commercial Engine Oils (India & Middle East), Lubrizol |
4:25 PM – 5:15 PM Trailer Trends 2023 & Beyond: Safer, Smarter & Efficient 10 mins presentation on ACE Trends in the Commercial Vehicle Industry- The ZF Story by V Ramanathan, Vice President- Head-OE Business, ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd followed by fireside chat Mr. Rajeev Batra, CEO, Tata DLT Mr. V Ramanathan, Vice President- Head-OE Business, ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd Mr. Jinal Shah, Founder & CEO, Expandus Consulting Pvt. Ltd. (Moderator)
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4:30 PM – 5:15 PM Beyond Electric: Next Generation Powertrains and Low Carbon Fuels Dr. Prasanna Bhat, Deputy Director, ARAI Mr. A Ramasubramanian, CTO, Blue Energy Motors Limited Mr. P. Mahesh, Vice-President (Engine Development), Ashok Leyland Dr. S. S. Gupta, Advisor (Technical), Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India Mr. Dinakar B, Executive Vice President, Volvo Trucks India, VECV Mr. Shailesh Zinge, Director- Marketing, and Growth Initiatives, Cummins India Mr. Prashant K Banerjee, Executive Director, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) Mr. Kaushik Madhavan, Mobility Consultant & Advisor (Moderator) |
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Chief Guest Address Shri. Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways, GOI |
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6:30 PM Onwards…… Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres |