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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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