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6th Annual Conference on City Gas Distribution in India
Progress, Experience, Issues and the Way Forward
March 15-16, 2011, The Imperial, New Delhi


KEY TRENDS AND MARKET OUTLOOK
Questions/Topics:
• What are the market drivers for the sector?
• What have been the major developments in the past one year?
• What are the key trends in terms of pricing, demand and supply? What is the long-term market outlook?

• Presentation by Gurpreet Chugh, Head, Infrastructure Advisory, CRISIL Risk and Infrastructure Solutions
• plus Q&A

KEYNOTE SESSION: OPERATOR/INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE
Questions/Topics:
• What are the plans and perspectives of the major CGD operators?
• What strategies are operators adopting to increase demand penetration?
• What are the key issues and challenges? What is the way forward?
• Keynote address by Prabhat Singh, Director, Marketing, GAIL

Panel discussion chaired by Prabhat Singh, Director, Marketing, GAIL. Panelists: (in alphabetic order)
• M. Ravindran, CEO, GAIL Gas
• Rajeev Sharma, Chief Executive Officer, Adani Energy (via video link)
• Rajesh Vedvyas, Managing Director, Indraprastha Gas

SPECIAL INTERACTIVE SESSION WITH PNGRB CHAIRMAN
Questions/Topics:
• What has been the regulatory experience in CGD so far?
• What is the road map for CGD licensing in future? What is the progress of the new licensees?
• What are the key regulatory issues and concerns going forward?

• Special address/presentation by Labayendu Mansingh, Chairman, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board plus extended interaction with delegates

PROGRESS IN PIPELINE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
Questions/Topics:
• What is the status of the current trunkline infrastructure in the country?
• What is the update on the pipeline infrastructure being developed?
• What are the key issues and challenges in the expansion of pipeline infrastructure? What is being done to address these?

• Presentation by Rajeev Mathur, Executive Director, Marketing, GAIL
• plus Q&A

PROJECT SHOWCASE - I
Questions/Topics:
• What are the network expansion/ upgaradation/ moderisation plans of IGL?
• What are the recent projects/initiatives undertaken?
• What are the key challenges and issues?
• Presentation by Praveen Kumar Pandey, Chief General Manager, Operations, Indraprastha Gas
• plus Q&A

GAS SUPPLY FOR CGD
Questions/Topics:
• What is the current status of gas supply from various sources?
• What strategies are companies using to ensure gas supply?
• What are the challenges in securing natural gas supplies for CGD?

• Presentation by Vikas Guliani, Team Leader, CRISIL Risk and Infrastructure Solutions
• plus Q&A

PROJECT FINANCING
Questions/Topics:
• What has been the financing experience of the new CGD licensees so far?
• What are the investment/financing requirements for CGD projects? What are the expected returns?
• What are the underlying risks and challenges in financing these projects? What can be done to mitigate these risks?

• Presentation by Partha Guha, Associate Director, Transaction Advisory Services, E&Y
• plus Q&A

CGD ECONOMICS AND PRICING
Questions/Topics:
• What is the cost economics of city gas vis-à-vis other fuels?
• What business models and pricing strategies are likely to emerge?

• Presentation by Sanjay Sah, Associate Director, KPMG
• plus Q&A

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE
Questions/Topics:
• What are the most promising new offerings from technology/solution providers for this segment?
• What are some of the successful case studies where these have been deployed?

Presentations by: (in alphabetic order)
• Atul Agrawal, Vice President, Strategy & Operations, Ferranti Computer Systems on “Streamlining Contracts and Settlement Process for Business Customers”
• Pankaj Gupta, Head, MGIS and TUFS, Trimble on “Incident Management Solution for City Gas Distribution”
• Ajay Satao, Sales Manager-Oil and Gas, Honeywell on “Benefits of Centralised Monitoring & Control System”
• Anoop Srivastava, Industry Director, Oil & Gas and Chemicals, SAP on “ SAP enabling efficient CGD Business Processes”
• plus Q&A

INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE
Questions/Topics:
• What are the plans and perspectives of the major CGD operators?
• What strategies are operators adopting to increase demand penetration?
• What are the key issues and challenges? What is the way forward?

• Remarks/presentation by P.P.G. Sarma, CEO, GSPC Gas
• plus Q&A

PROJECT SHOWCASE - II
Questions/Topics:
• What are the new projects and expansion plans of the existing operators?
• What are the key learnings of the new entrants in the sector?
• What are the challenges being faced by the new entrants in developing CGD networks?

Presentations by:
• A.K. Dutta, Director, Commercial, Central U.P. Gas
• K.K. Jha, President, Projects, Haryana City Gas Distribution
• Devendra Katiyar, Director, HSSE, Gujarat Gas Company on “Safety in City Gas Distribution business”
• S.K. Kudaisya, Managing Director, Sabarmati Gas
• Arun Kumar Srivastava, Chief Operating Officer, Saumya DSM Infratech
• Naveen Gupta, Deputy General Manager, Asset Integrity, Mahanagar Gas
• plus Q&A


 
         
 
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