7th International Exhibition & Conference on
Pulp, Paper & Allied Industries
05-07 December, 2024
Chennai Trade Centre, Nandambakkam Chennai, India

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7th International Exhibition and Conference on Pulp, Paper and Allied Industry
5-7 December 2024
Chennai Trade Centre
Chennai, India
CONFERENCE THEME: "Paper and Packaging Industry - Realities and New Opportunities"

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME (TENTATIVE)
DAY ONE - 05 DECEMBER 2024, THURSDAY 
Time  
09:00-10:00AM; REGISTRATION
10:00-11:45AM; INAUGURAL FUNCTION
Refreshment: 11.45 am -12.00 noon
Time THEME: Print Evolution: Forging Future Pathways!
12:00-12:45 PM  KEYNOTE ADDRESS
“Green Practices and futuristic approach for sustainability”
Mr. Ganesh Bhadti, Director (Operation), Seshasayee Paper and Boards Ltd, Erode, Tamil Nadu
   
12:45-01:30 PM SPECIAL SESSION
“Recycled Fibers – The Depleting International Supply Sources and Future Challenges”
Mr. Dhananjay Kumar, CEO and Managing Director , Eupraxia Consulting, India
   
Lunch break: 1.30 pm - 2.30 pm
02:30-03:30 PM PANEL DISCUSSION
Theme: "Future prospects of Paper Packaging: Issues and Challenges”
   
TECHNICAL SESSION–I
Theme: Recent Trends in Paper and Packaging Industry
(3.30 pm to 5.30 pm)
1
"Enhancing Quality of Waste Paper Collection Under CSR” Mr.S. Umakanth, Dy. General Manager,
ITC Paperboards and Specialty Papers Division, ITC, Hyderabad, India.
   
2
“Food and HORECA segment: Changing priorities of Customers in Paper, Packaging & Tissue” Mr. Saikat Basu, Head – Marketing & Sales, Orient Paper & Industries Ltd.
   
3
“A comprehensive solution for recycled paper industries” Mr. Md  Izhar Alam, Scientist,
Manish Petker, R&D Head, Proklean Technologies, Chennai-600113, India.
   
4
“Valorization of waste Pine needle biomass into cushioning material for protective packaging applications: A sustainable alternative to expanded polystyrene” Mr. Kirtiraj K Gaikwad,
Ram K Deshmukh, Rabbi Hasan,
IIT Roorkee (Saharanpur Campus).
   
Refreshment - 5.30 pm onward
   
DAY TWO - 06 DECEMBER 2024, FRIDAY 
TECHNICAL SESSION–II
Theme: Environmental Management in Pulp & Paper Industry
(10.00 am to 11.30 am)
5
“UNIDO’s Approach to Facilitating Uptake of Membrane Filtration Technology and Opportunities for Waste Water Treatment in Indian paper industry” Dr. R.K. Jain,
Technical Expert,
 UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organisation), India
   
6
“Charter 3.0 Need, Challenges, implications & Opportunities for Indian paper Industry” Dr Nitin Endlay,
Senior Scientist, Central Pulp and Paper Research Institute (CPPRI), India
   
7
“Achievements of NEERI in Environmental Management and Future Perspectives of the Pulp & Paper Industry” Dr. S.K. Goyal,
Senior Scientist,
NEERI, New Delhi 
   
8
"Economic opportunities of white water systems in paper mills” Mr. Tony Björkenius, Senior Manager, Refiners, Disc Filters, Valmet AB, Sweden
   
Refreshment break - 11.30 am to 12.00 pm
   
TECHNICAL SESSION–III
Theme: Innovative Technologies and Product Development
in Paper & Packaging Industry
(12.00 pm to 1.30 pm)
9
“Leveraging appropriate technologies for Recovery boilers and their components in the pulp and paper sectors from Artificial intelligence (AI) perspectives” Shanthababu Pandian, Principal Consultant (Data Analytics and ML Engineering), Design & Engineering Consultant. Chennai, Tamil Nadu and London, England, United Kingdom.
   
10
Energy Efficiency in Pulp & Paper Mills - Right approach to pump Selection Praveen Singh, Business Head - Pumps, ANDRITZ Separation and Pump Technologies, India
   
11
Latest Coating Technology Development and solutions for Coated Paper Board Simon Vuez - Product Manager Coating, BTG
   
12
"Globally latest trends of Tableware Industry” Madhure Desarda, Director: Operations, Parason Global, India.
   
Lunch break - 1.30 pm to 2.30 pm
   
TECHNICAL SESSION–IV
Theme: Best Technologies and Operation Practices for Profitability and Sustainability
(2.30 pm to 5.00 pm)
13
“UNIDO’s experience in implementing the IoT solution in Industries” K V Kiran Kumar, Technical Expert, Low Carbon Technology Deployment Project, UNIDO, New Delhi ([email protected]) (to be confirmed)
   
14
Strategies to eradicate limekiln ring formation in integrated pulp and paper mill Dr.K Sudarshan, Manager (R&D),Tamilnadu Newsprint & Papers Ltd
   
15
“Decarbonization Techniques for pulp and paper industry” Dr.Sundraraman, Consultant 
   
16
“Conditional Diagnostic Techniques-A new approach for Enhanced Profitability of Paper Industry” Dr Sanjay Tyagi, Senior Scientist, CPPRI, Saharanpur (U.P.)
   
17
“Application of Ozone Bleaching Technology- Indian Pulp & Paper Industry Perspective” Dr. Preeti S Lal, Senior Scientist, CPPRI, Saharanpur (U.P.)
   
Refreshment break - 5.00 pm onwards
   
DAY THREE - 07 DECEMBER 2024, SATURDAY
SPECIAL SESSION
Theme: Paper and Packaging Industry: Government Policies on Product
 Quality and Export Marketing
(10.00 am to 11.30 am)
INDUSTRY MEET : 11.30 am to 1.30 pm
Lunch break - 1.30 pm onwards