ARC Industry Forum Asia 2023 India Event Presentations

Wednesday, July 12

9:35 AMInauguration - Eco-friendly watering a plant along with Group Photo with all sponsors
 Keynote Presentations
9:45 AM“Digital Transformation Growing Pains”   
Ganapathiraman, VP & GM, ARC Advisory Group
10:00 AM

“Realizing Value through Open Process Automation”   
Mohan Kalyanaraman, Technology Acquisition Advisor, Strategic Planning, ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering

“OPA Testbed - Inroad to Capability Building”   
Sharul Rashid, Group Technical Authority, Instrument & Control, Petronas

10:30 AM“Digital Transformation Is Helping in Meeting ESG Goals”   
Vivek Gupta, Joint Vice President and Head of Instrument & Digital, DCM Shriram Limited
10:45 AMPanel Discussion and Q&A
 Digital Transformation and Sustainability Initiatives (Part 1)
11:30 AM“AI@Edge”   
Vikas Manoria, Head, Regional Product Management, Factory Automation, Digital Industries, Siemens Limited
11:50 AM“Integrated Instrumentation System for Sustainable and Innovative Mobility Solutions”   
Aniket Pratap, Senior Manager Fuel Cell Systems, Reliance Industries   
Mihir Shah, Business Development Manager, Emerson will be part of panel.
12:10 PM“Digital Transformation Consulting for Industries”   
Nitin Soni, Certified Smart Industry Assessor, DX Solutions Consultant   
Sumit Srivastava, Vice President & Head of Digital Solutions, Yokogawa will be part of panel.
12:30 PMPanel Discussion and Q&A   
Moderators with Speakers/Panelists
 Digital Transformation and Sustainability Initiatives (Part 2)
2:00 PM“Reducing Environmental Impact with ABB's Advanced Digital Solutions”   
Krishna Kumar, Sales Director for AMEA region, Digital Business, ABB Process Industries
2:20 PM“Repurpose and Revitalize Your Digital Landscape: A Path to Transformation and Decarbonization”   
Satyendra Dubey, Principal Consultant, Value Chain Optimization, APAC, AVEVA
2:40 PM“Improving gH2 Business Value Chain”   
Kirankumar Vyas, Head of Business Development, Process Automation India and Pulak Upadhyay, General Manager, Digital Consulting, Process Automation India, Schneider Electric
3:00 PMPanel Discussion and Q&A   
Moderators with Speakers/Panelists
 Advances in Automation: Architectures, Networks, Standards
4:00 PM“Advanced Physical Layer (APL) Deployment Make Connection Easier”   
Jainendrasinh Shivgulam Thakur, Deputy General Manager Instrumentation, RAMKY Group   
Jack Li, CEO of SUPCON Singapore will be part of the panel.
4:20 PM“Achieving RRR through Interoperable Standards & Architectures”   
Divyang Shah, Group Lead, Reliance Industries Ltd.   
Dinesh Thukaram, Senior Vice President Industrial Solutions, Utthunga   
Praveen Kumar Singh, Chief OPC Solutions Architect, Utthunga
4:40 PM“Digitalization - Transformation Using OPC UA”   
Samrat Bhattacharjee, Head of Research, Sustainable Automation Research India and Rajkiran Patil, Director Measurement Intelligence, Siemens. Site Leader – OPC Hub India
5:00 PMPanel Discussion and Q&A   
Moderators with Speakers/Panelists

Thursday, July 13

 Industrial AI and Analytics
9:30 AM“Integration of Circular Economy Principles into Procurement Decisions and Logistics Processes”   
Anup Dubey, Senior Analytics Practice Lead, Group Data & Analytics, Aditya Birla Management Corporation Ltd.
9:50 AM“Driving Business Outcomes with Industrial AI at Scale”   
Rajesh Ramachandran, Global Chief Digital Officer & Managing Director, ABB 
10:10 AM“How Analytics & AI Powered Digital Transformation Has Helped Them to Achieve Sustainability & Profitability in Manufacturing”   
Rajesh Lande, Senior General Manager, Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Group   
Ganesh H Iyer, Chief Technology Officer, Knowledge Lens: A Rockwell Automation Company will be part of the panel.
10:30 AMPanel Discussion and Q&A   
Moderators with Speakers/Panelists
 Advanced Automation Enhancing Operational Excellence
11:30 AM“Automatic Manifold System for Base Oil Transfer”   
S.N. Vijayakumar, Chief General Manager (Lube Complex), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., Chennai   
Sachin Bhogale, Senior Manager Sales, Emerson will be part of panel
11:50 AM“OT Cybersecurity - Circumvent the Challenges of OT Cybersecurity in Legacy Systems”   
Vivek Roy, Head Digital Connectivity & Power, Process Automation, Digital industries, Siemens Limited
12:10 PM“Wireless Sensors for Industrial IoT Solutions”   
Mr. Ajoy Kumar, General Manager Product Sales & Marketing, Yokogawa
12:30 PMPanel Discussion and Q&A   
Moderators with Speakers/Panelists
 OPA Ecosystem Development
2:00 PM“Future of Process Automation”   
Sunita Devi, Group Lead, Open Process Automation, Reliance Industries Ltd.
2:15 PM

OPA Ecosystems Partners Presentations:

“Implementing Secure by Design in an OPA System”   
Mark Hammer, OPA Product Management, Yokogawa

“O-PAS Architecture in Harsh & Hazardous Areas”   
Ravindra Jagasia, Global Business Development (Automation), R Stahl

“PLC NEXT - OPAS Open Process Automation System (OPAS)”   
Vishal Kumar Manager, BU Automation System, Industry Management and Automation, Phoenix Contact India Pvt Ltd

“Creating OPA Aligned Products at Scale for the Industry”   
Arvind Raju, Solutions Architect on Industrial IOT Systems at Intel with Intel’s Network and Edge Group (NEX)   

"OPA for Industrial Controls"   
Abhilasha Choudhri, Product Line Manager, VMware

2:45 PMPanel Discussion and Q&A   
Moderators with Speakers/Panelists
 Plant Asset Management Advances / Enabling the Energy Transition
3:00 PM"Automation and Remote Monitoring Trends in Solar PV Power Plants”   
Ms. DS Latha, Discipline Head, Power Business Unit - Instrumentation and Controls, Tata Consulting Engineers Limited
3:20 PM“Digital Transformation from a Utility Perspective”   
Soumyajit Mukherjee, AGM NTPC
3:40 PM“Digital Disruption and Application of Emerging Technologies in the Power Industry”   
Sanjeev Kumar Mishra, Senior Manager E&I Maintenance, JSW Energy Ltd
4:00 PMPanel Discussion and Q&A   
Moderators with Speakers