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PROJECT MANAGEMENT BASICS
Questions/Topics:
• What are the basics of project management (scope,
structure, project life-cycle, etc.)?
• What are the specific needs of infrastructure projects?
• What are the best practices that infrastructure project
managers should follow?
• Presentation by Dr Pawan Maini, Senior Industry
Specialist, Infrastructure Advisory, IFC
• plus Q&A
KEYNOTE SESSION: GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVE
Questions/Topics:
• What are the key project trends and how does the
government monitor project implementation?
• What are the key factors that delay project implementation?
• What are the dos and don'ts that infrastructure project
developers should follow in obtaining clearances?
• Remarks by and interaction with Pankaj Jain, Additional
Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
• plus Q&A
KEYNOTE SESSION: DEVELOPER PERSPECTIVE
Questions/Topics:
• What are the key issues and challenges in managing
infrastructure projects in India?
• What are the strategies that infrastructure project
developers should adopt to overcome these issues?
• What are the key dos and don'ts?
Remarks by and panel discussion amongst: (in alphabetic
order)
• D.P. Goyal, Managing Director, Jaypee Karcham Hydro
Corporation
• Dr Ashutosh Karnatak, Executive Director, Projects,
GAIL
• Kumar Keshav, Director, Projects, DMRC
• Plus Q&A
TAXATION ISSUES
• What are the taxation issues and challenges in infrastructure
projects?
• What are the key dos and don'ts?
• Presentation by R. Muralidharan, Executive Director,
Indirect Tax, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• plus Q&A
LEGAL ISSUES
• What are the legal issues and challenges in infrastructure
projects?
• What are the key dos and don'ts?
• Presentation by K.A. Sivaram, Partner, and Head,
Infrastructure Practice, Chitale and Chitale
• plus Q&A
HR CHALLENGES: RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING
Questions/Topics:
• What are the key HR challenges in infrastructure
project management (recruitment, training, retention, etc.)?
• What strategies should developers follow to address
these challenges?
Panel discussion amongst: (in alphabetic order)
• Arvind Agarwal, Director, Project Management Associates,
India
• Himanshu Dube, Director, IDCG
• A.K. Rudra, Executive Director, Law and HR, GAIL
• Sidharath Tuli, Group President, HR, Punj Lloyd
• Plus Q&A
ROLE OF IT IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Questions/Topics:
• What role can IT play in better project management?
• What are the strategies/solutions available in this
regard?
• Presentation by Ashish Gupta, Principal Consultant,
Wipro
• plus Q&A
MANAGING CONSTRUCTION
Questions/Topics:
• What are the key challenges in managing the construction
of infrastructure projects?
• How can these be overcome? What are the best strategies?
• What are the particular issues/challenges in managing
contractors/ sub-contractors and vendors in the Indian scenario?
• Presentation by K.N. Chatterjee, Vice-President
and Head, Contracts, Gammon India
• plus Q&A
INVESTOR PERSPECTIVE: RISK ANALYSIS, ALLOCATION AND
MITIGATION
Questions/Topics:
• What are the key project risks in the infrastructure
sectors in India?
• What are the most relevant strategies for project
risk allocation, monitoring and mitigation?
• What is the investors' perspective on effective risk
management by project developers?
• Presentation by Athar Shahab, Deputy Managing Director,
IDFC Projects
• plus Q&A
STAYING ON SCHEDULE AND BUDGET
Questions/Topics:
• How can project developers ensure that the project
stays on schedule?
• How can project developers ensure that there are
no cost overruns?
• Presentation by Amit Bansal, Director, KPMG
• plus Q&A
PROJECT SHOWCASE
Questions/Topics:
• Which are some of the more noteworthy infrastructure
projects in India?
• What were the key issues and challenges? How were
these addressed? What were the key lessons learnt?
Presentations by:
• M.M. Madan, Chief Executive Officer, LNJ Bhilwara
• Harish Mathur, Chief Executive, IL&FS Transportation
Networks
• S.K. Patnaik, General Manager, NTPC
• Elvis Dcruz, Commercial Manager, DP World, Cochin
• Plus Q&A
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