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KEY TRENDS AND OUTLOOK
Questions/Topics:
• What are the key trends in gas distribution in India?
• What have been the major developments in the past
one year?
• What are the major market drivers and how do these
impact the outlook for the sector?
• Presentation by Shrikant Kulkarni, Director, Operations
and Thought Leadership, CRISIL Infrastructure Advisory
• plus Q&A
KEYNOTE SESSION: INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE
Questions/Topics:
• What is the perspective of the key players with regard
to regulations, investments, risks, etc.?
• What are the strategies that the industry intends
to pursue?
• What is the outlook for the sector? What is the likely
road map?
Panel discussion and interaction amongst (in alphabetic
order):
• P.P.G. Sarma, Chief Executive Officer, GSPC Gas
• Rajeev Sharma, Chief Executive Officer, Adani Gas
• plus Q&A
SPECIAL INTERACTIVE SESSION WITH PNGRB CHAIRMAN
Questions/Topics:
• What are the new developments in CGD regulations?
What has been the regulatory experience so far?
• What is the roadmap and timeline for the 300 cities
where CGD is expected to come up?
• What more regulatory developments are expected in
the coming months?
• Presentation/ Address by L. Mansingh, Chairman,
PNGRB followed by an extended interaction with delegates
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT NEEDS IN THE GAS SECTOR
Questions/Topics:
• What are the training and development needs in the
CGD segment?
• What resources are available currently to meet these
needs?
• What more is required to be done?
• Presentation by D.V. Shastry, DGM, Training, GAIL
Training Institute followed by an extended interaction with
delegates
NETWORK MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY - I
• Presentation by Anoop Srivastava, Director, Chemicals,
Oil and Gas, SAP India on “City Gas Distribution Issues
And Challenges- An IT Perspective”
• plus Q&A
CGD PROJECT STRUCTURING AND FINANCING
Questions/Topics:
• What are the risks and challenges in structuring
and financing CGD projects?
• What are the investment requirements? What strategies
are being deployed to meet those?
• How are the new projects being financed?
• Presentation by Vamsi Maddimsetti, Associate Director,
Transaction Advisory Services, Ernst & Young
• plus Q&A
POLICY AND REGULATION
Questions/Topics:
• What have been the key issues in terms of policy
and regulation?
• What are the other models of policy and regulation
in city gas distribution that India can explore further?
Panel discussion amongst (in alphabetic order):
• Prabir Sengupta, Distinguished Fellow, TERI (Chair)
• Vijay Duggal, DGM, Commercial (CGD), Bharat Petroleum
Corporation
• K. Ravichandran, Vice President & Co-Head, Corporate
Ratings, ICRA
• Dr Ashok Sreenivas, Research Fellow, Prayas Energy
Group
• plus Q&A
SUPPLY OUTLOOK
Questions/Topics:
• What are the latest projections related to gas supply
and availability?
• What is the status of production of new discoveries?
• What is the likely impact of these on the existing
and upcoming CGD projects?
• Presentation by R.K. Sinha, Adviser, Production,
Directorate General of Hydrocarbons
• plus Q&A
GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVE
Questions/Topics:
• What are the major initiatives taken by the government
to accelerate the growth of CGD in the country?
• What are the key issues and challenges?
• Address by Manu Srivastava, Director, Gas Pipelines,
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
• plus Q&A
NETWORK MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY - II
Questions/Topics:
• What are the best practices by technology solution
providers in CGD network management?
• What strategies and solutions are available for efficient
management of gas distribution network?
• What technologies are available for enhanced safety
and efficient operations of CGD networks?
Presentations by (in alphabetic order):
• Praveen Aswani, General Manager, Gas, Itron India
• Andreas Dowe, Market Development Manager, Evonik
Degussa
• John Scrivener, Business Development Manager, Network
Solutions, and Andy Cummings, Senior Consultant, T&D
Services, GL Noble Denton
• Karl Stappert, Business Development Manager, Natural
Gas, Emerson Process Management
• plus Q&A
UPDATE ON PIPELINE INFRASTRUCTURE
Questions/Topics:
• What is the status of transmission pipeline projects?
What is the update on LNG infrastructure projects?
• What are the other infrastructure development needs
and plans?
• Presentation by Rajeev Mathur, General Manager,
Marketing, GAIL
• plus Q&A
FUTURE PLANS OF GAIL GAS
Questions/Topics:
• What is the status of current CGD projects under
implementation?
• What are future plans of GAIL Gas?
• Presentation by R.C. Arora, General Manager, City
Gas Marketing, GAIL Gas
• plus Q&A
NETWORK MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY: OPERATOR PERSPECTIVE
Questions/Topics:
• What are the best practices by operators in CGD network
management?
• What is the current experience in gas distribution
network implementation and management?
• What are operators doing to prevent 3rd party damages
to gas distribution system in CGD business?
Presentations by:
• William Allan Perrin, Director, Technical, Mahanagar
Gas
• Abhirup Bhattacharya, General Manager, LDZ Operations,
Gujarat Gas Company
• plus Q&A
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