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Toggle navigation Home About Speakers View All Speakers Partners Agenda GALLERY Photos Videos Contact 7th INDIA CONSTRUCTION FESTIVAL 2021 22 October 2021 Presented by Registration Register Now and you will receive a link to watch the event 7th INDIA CONSTRUCTION FESTIVAL 2021 The 7th India Construction Festival organised by infrastructure think-tank, FIRST Construction Council, is scheduled for October 22, 2021. Finance is the lifeline for the construction business and recent developments have indicated that those companies which have access to capital markets have better sustenance than those funded by expensive loans with short tenures.India Roads Conference 22nd OctoberEquipment India Awards 22nd October19th Construction World Global Awards 22nd October Learn More ICF Videos Speakers 2021 Coming Soon! Past Speakers ANUP WADHAWAN × Secretary Ministry of Commerce, Government of India Dr. Anup Wadhawan is India’s present Commerce Secretary. Previously, he was also the joint secretary and additional secretary in the department of financial services under the Ministry of Finance. For six years between 2001 and 2006 he was a director in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). He thus worked in both Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s and Dr. Manmohan Singh’s PMO. Wadhawan is an MA and Ph.D. in Economics. Close ANUP WADHAWAN Ministry of Commerce, Govern... NAGENDRA NATH × Chairman National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) Shri Nagendra Nath Sinha, IAS (JH-1987) took charge as Chairman, National Highways Authority of India w.e.f. 05.03.2019 (AN) with additional charge of the post of Managing Director, National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd., New Delhi. Mr. Sinha held the charge of Managing Director, National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. since August, 2017. Shri Sinha holds M.Sc. Degree in Health Sciences (Johns Hopkins University, USA) and B.Tech Degree (IIT Kanpur) in Electrical Engineering.He has served in the State of Jharkhand in major departments including PWD, Mines, Industry, IT among others. He has to his credit several landmark projects in Jharkhand including Mega Sports Complex & Games Village at Ranchi, Ranchi Ring Road, State Data Center. He has also been instrumental in development of several policies and documents viz. PWD Code 2012, public private partnership policy etc. In his last assignment of State, before he took over as MD, NHIDCL, as Additional Chief Secretary, Rural Development, Govt. of Jharkhand, he played pivotal role in organizing rural poor, creating sustainable livelihood & employment opportunities & NRM based development.As MD NHIDCL, he has been instrumental in making the execution of the projects smoother by focus on removal of bottlenecks, open dialogue with stakeholders, streamlining procedures and regular monitoring. He has been able to revive many stuck projects. Under his leadership, the NHIDCL has been able to complete development and take steps for implementation of mega projects viz. Zojila tunnel, Dhubri-Phulbari bridge.His major interests are in the fields of sustainable development, IT, Infrastructure, Health and Institution Building. Close NAGENDRA NATH National Highways Authority ... STEVE JONES × Senior Director Industry Insights Research Dodge Data & Analytics At Dodge Data & Analytics, Steve Jones focuses on how emerging economic, practice and technology trends are transforming the global design and construction industry. In addition to hundreds of speaking engagements around the world and numerous articles in industry publications, he produces Dodge Data & Analytics’ SmartMarket Reports on key industry trends, which are read by millions worldwide and frequently cited as authoritative references.Steve holds a MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and a BA from The Johns Hopkins University. He has a track record of active leadership in many industry initiatives and serves as a judge for numerous industry awards.Before joining Dodge, Steve was Vice President of Primavera Systems (now part of Oracle), the global leader in project management software. Prior to that, Steve spent 19 years in creative and management roles with top architectural/engineering firms, most recently as a Principal and Board of Directors member with Burt Hill, one of thelargest A/E firms in the US (now merged with Stantec). Close STEVE JONES Industry Insights Research D... Raj Kumar Sharma × Founder President & CEO Indo Latin American Chamber of Commerce Mr. Sharma is the Founder President & CEO of “Indo Latin American Chamber ofCommerce" an affiliated organization with Govt. of India.He was holding Honorary Diplomatic status from Latin American Region/DiplomaticConsular Corps and extended due courtesies and privileges under the international law of the Vienna Convention.He is Visionary and Enthusiastic Professional to promote Trade & Investment, Social &Cultural Activities between India-Latin American & Caribbean Countries.He is the Managing Director of “Vaibhav Group of Companies” having business interest in the field of International Trading/Chartering/Shipping & Freight forwarding Close Raj Kumar Sharma Indo Latin American Chamber ... Elias George × Partner, National Head- Infrastructure, Government and Healthcare Cochin Smart Mission Limited Mr. George joins us after a distinguished career in public service as a member of the Indian Administrative Service. Over his 32 years in the IAS, he served with distinction in senior leadership positions in urban development, transportation, shipping, energy, water resources, urban transit, industry and labour. Most recently he concurrently managed three significant projects - Kochi Metro Rail Limited, Kochi Metropolitan Transport Authority and the Cochin Smart Mission Limited – of a combined size of INR110 billion. His other responsibilities included serving as Government Director on the Board of Cochin Shipyard Limited.Professional and Industry Experience Close Elias George Cochin Smart Mission Limited Anil Swarup × Former Secretary Ministry of Coal During his career spanning 38 years, Anil Swarup attempted to 'make it happen'. Born in Allahabad, Utter Pradesh, he earned his Master's Degree in Political Science from Allahabad University in 1978 where he was also awarded the chancellor's Gold Medal for begin the Best All-Rounder Student.Before joining the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 1981, he served the Indian Police Service for a year. He won Director's Gold Medal for the best Officer Trainee at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration amongst the officers of his batch. As a civil servant, he held various assignments within both the State (Utter Pradesh) and Central Government. During the final years of his career, he served as Secretary to Government of India in the Ministry of Coal where he handled the aftermath of the coal scam. Thereafter, he served as Secretary, School Education, and Literacy where he attempted to foster public-private partnership to improve quality of school education.As a strategic thinker and an innovative leader, he won several other awards and nominations, the prominent ones being: Nominated as one of the Policy Changes Agent bu The Economics Times during the years 2010, 2012, 2015 & 2016. He was selected as one of the 35 Action Heroes in India Today's 35th Annual Edition. Close Anil Swarup Ministry of Coal Sandeep Upadhyay × Managing director Centrum Capital Limited Mr. Sandeep Upadhyay joined Centrum Capital Limited in June 2008 and is currently serving as MD of Centrum Capital Ltd (Infrastructure), since July 2015. In his current role, he is responsible for sourcing and executing fundraising and corporate finance advisory deals across Transportation, Logistics, Conventional and Renewable energy sectorHe has around sixteen years of extensive experience in Investment Banking & Corporate Finance Advisory focused on Infrastructure, Energy & Logistics Sector, with exposure to leading Private Equity, M&A, PIPE, IPO, Project Finance, NCDs, Structured Debt & Financial Restructuring, SDR, Insolvency & Bankruptcy processPrior to Centrum, he worked with SBI Capital Markets and IL&FS Transportation Networks Limited (part of IL&FS Group), in financial advisory and fundraising for marquee Infrastructure Projects in India Close Sandeep Upadhyay Centrum Capital Limited Hardik Agrawal × Director Dineshchandra R Agrawal Infracon Pvt. Ltd. Hardik Agrawal is a Director at Dineshchandra R Agrawal Infracon Pvt. Ltd., primarily handling the company’s business development and investment activities. Spearheading a successful set of Public-Private Partnership projects in roads and transport infrastructure, he has made a mark in the Indian infrastructure industry with the timely and quality execution of projects. Representing the company at all global scales, Hardik has instrumented a network of international collaboration with businesses and governments across the world. He serves as the Chairman for FICCI’s infrastructure committee for the Gujarat State Council and is also a member of the National Executive Committee of FICCI. He is also an active participant in the Rail Division at CII. Hardik holds a B.S. in Construction Management combined with Law, Business Studies and Architecture and Urban Policy from the prestigious New York University. A keen entrepreneur, he mentors’ startups in his time off and runs an education non-profit. Close Hardik Agrawal Dineshchandra R Agrawal Infr... Ramesh Palagiri × Managing Director & CEO Wirtgen India Ramesh Palagiri, age 55 years, is a Graduate in Mechanical engineering with over 30 years of experience in the field of Construction & Mining machinery industry.He is currently the Managing Director & CEO of Wirtgen Group in India – A John Deere Company and comes with a total work experience of around 30 years.The WIRTGEN GROUP are world leaders in the manufacturing of machines for Roadbuilding & Road rehabilitation, as well as Mineral Technologies.During his term of 12 years at Wirtgen India, the company invested and set up a manufacturing plant in Pune; to produce machines for the domestic market as well as global export. The company turnover during his tenure has increased tenfold over the past 12 years. Prior to this, he was the Chief Operating Officer at Schwing Stetter India and also was one of its Co-promoters. During his stint of 8 years at Schwing, the company had achieved phenomenal average growth rates of 50 %.He had started his career in Chennai at Greaves Cotton & Co Ltd as a Sales engineer trainee and later moved to Mumbai, the HO of Greaves where he was the all India Head, Construction & Mining Department. Close Ramesh Palagiri Wirtgen India Dikshu C Kukreja × Managing Principal C.P. Kukreja Architects (CPKA) Mr. Dikshu C. Kukreja is the Managing Principal of C.P. Kukreja Architects (CPKA), a premier architectural and engineering organisation based in New Delhi. CPKA is ranked amongst the top 100 architecture firms in the world and top 5 in Asia. It has achieved the unique distinction of being the first design firm in India to have acquired a US-based design practice, specializing in Sustainability. Close Dikshu C Kukreja C.P. Kukreja Architects (CPKA) Partners 2021 Apollo Tyres × Apollo Tyres Ltd. came into inception in 1972 and since then has been a trusted name in manufacturing and sales of tyres. With its corporate headquarters in Gurgaon, India, Apollo caters to over 100 countries across the globe. The company markets its products under two global brands - Apollo and Vredestein. These products are distributed across the globe through a vast network of branded, exclusive and multi-product outlets. Apollo Tyres has multiple manufacturing units in India, the Netherlands, and Hungary. At the end of the financial year 2018, the company achieved a turnover of US$ 2.28 billion, backed by a global workforce of approximately 16,000 employees. Close Apco infratech × APCO is one of the fastest growing Indian mid-sized infrastructure conglomerate in its domain, whichputs in more than 03 decades of phenomenal growth and a successful track record. It offersunmatched service in the field of Highways, Power generation, Tunnels, Irrigation/Canal, Metro Rail,Urban infrastructure and industrial development by carrying out utmost complex projects. APCO has astrong team of over 7800 trained employees with over 1500 professionals. In its life span spreadingover 03 decades it has proudly and successfully completed over 50+ large scale projects till date. Ithumbly carries an external credit rating of A1 (Short-Term) and A (Long-Term) from CRISIL. APCO hasdemonstrated its project execution capabilities with an impeccable credit history with the lenders.APCO has a net worth of more than 1,451 Crore and an annual turnover of Rs. 5,454 Crore.It has a proud portfolio of 11 DBFOT Projects (Ownership in 08 Projects being 100%, 50% in 02 Projectsand 35% in 01 project). APCO currently manages a large number of highways projects in the states ofUttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand and Delhi/NCRapart from its presence in Nepal. APCO is currently executing 10 Expressway projects in India includingthe country’s first ever 14-Lane Expressway (Delhi-Meerut Expressway) apart from executing theprestigious Z Morh Tunnel Project in J&K, Cable Stay Bridge in Mumbai, and Elevated Viaduct MetroProject in Delhi/NCR among other prominent ones. Its order value in hand exceeds Rs. 16K crore withan average execution period of 30 months.APCO has aligned its vision with that of the Government of India to put the country on the global map. APCO is also one of the protagonists of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of India becoming a $5 Trillion economy. APCO is also the first company in India which has been awarded the very first Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM) Project in India being the Meerut- Bulandshahr in the year2016. Close Timken in India × Timken started its India operations in 1989. In keeping with global standards, the first state-of- the-art manufacturing facility was set up in Jamshedpur in 1992. To cater to the growing market, Timken subsequently set up a manufacturing facility in Chennai in 2008. Further expanding its business in India, Timken acquired ABC Bearings in 2018, making it the third plant in India.Timken also has a Technology Centre which is one of the four Timken innovation and development centers around the world, providing our customers a unique opportunity to access global pool of engineering expertise and the latest technological advancements.Timken businesses in India are headquartered in Bangalore.Our ProductsTimken offers a growing portfolio of engineered bearings, mechanical power transmission products and industrial services to keep industries moving efficiently and reliably.Timken engineered bearings feature precision tolerances, proprietary internal geometries and quality materials. Our tapered, spherical, cylindrical, thrust, ball, plain, miniature, precision and housed unit bearings deliver strong performance, consistently and reliably.Timken offers a growing mechanical power transmission product portfolio designed to improvethe reliability and efficiency of industrial equipment and machinery. Philadelphia Gear® drives, Carlisle® belts, Drives® chain and augers, R+L Hydraulics® and Interlube™ lubrication systems, Groeneveld ® provide customers a variety of solutions that keep industry in motion.The Timken industrial services portfolio offers bearing and power system rebuild and repair services that can return components or entire systems to like-new specifications. We overhaul products throughout our customers’ drive train, including switch gears, electric motors and generators, gear drives, bearings, couplings and central panels, as well as provide uptower wind turbine and crane repair.MarketsTimken collaborates with customers from diversified markets that span across the globe.Agriculture, Automotive, Commercial Vehicles, Construction, Defense, Energy, IndustrialEquipment & Machinery, Metals, Food & Beverage, Mining, Rail and Wind are some of theMarkets that we delve into.Global CitizenshipTimken plays an active role in shaping the world around us. By combining forces and resources, we strive to enrich the quality of life, protect the environment, and promote opportunities andgrowth for all.Our philosophy entails:Promoting lifelong learning through education;Working collaboratively to deliver health and human services; andFostering innovative way to build a strong community Close Welspun Group × Welspun Enterprises Ltd. (WEL), part of the globally reputed Welspun Group, is among India’s fastest growing infrastructure development companies. WEL specializes in road and water projects under the Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) and via large-value Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts. It also selectively undertakes Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) projects.In the highway sector alone, the company has successfully completed six BOT (Toll) Road projects with a total length of over 500 km. WEL’s road portfolio stands at approximately INR 12,000 crores as on 31st March 2021, which includes India’s first 14-lane sustainable green expressway. It also has investments in Oil & Gas Exploration.Welspun Enterprises aims to drive sustained profitability, which is achieved through a differentiated asset light model, turnaround strategy and prudent risk management. It remains sharply geared towards complex infrastructure projects that will lead to efficient transport and increased productivity. 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