17th March, 2023
Novotel, PuneSilver Partner
OVERVIEW
The growth of commercial vehicle (CV) industry is regarded as the backbone of a country’s economic progress. For India, which is amongst the fastest growing automotive market, there are healthy macroeconomic signs of achieving robust growth in the coming years. This means, the commercial vehicle segment is expected to continue sustained growth.
The Indian CV industry had attained a peak of over a million units in FY2018-19, but went into a degrowth mode after that. But with the industry usually seeing a pickup cycle of three years, barring the Covid-19 pandemic year, the CV sales have started picking-up.
But on the other hand, the megatrends of ACES (Autonomous, Connected, Electric and Shared) are also impacting the CV industry in various degrees. The bus segment thanks to the push by the government and procurement by CESL for STUs is enabling faster movement towards electrification. This is followed by the SCV and LCV segments seeing demand for electrified solutions by private players, while the M&HCV trucks will be the last to see affordable electrification solution.
Then there is the push towards telematics and ADAS technology which is making inroads in the bus and truck segment to ensure higher uptime.
ABOUT THE EVENT
The Financial Express Commercial Vehicle Conclave 2023 is a platform to bring together industry stakeholders from OEMs, suppliers, policy makers to fleet customers, to discuss, debate, and understand the future roadmap.
The day-long event will bring forth discussions on how is the Indian CV industry gearing up for the future. It is but obvious that India with its own set of challenges and opportunities can not just rely on copy-paste solutions from Europe or America but at the same time, can contribute towards solving their challenges through locally-developed solutions.
In fact, the Indian component and software industry are amongst the fastest growing and significant suppliers to the global CV industry. While these solutions are first deployed in the developed markets, it is no secret that they will find their way to the domestic market soon.
Discussion Points
Reducing tailpipe emissions: Looking beyond BS VI Phase 2
Telematics and connected tech
Alternate Energy Mix for CV industry
Autonomous tech / Truck platooning in India
Future of trucking in India
Aftermarket
Start-ups in the CV space
Financing and new business models
Speakers
Abhinav Srivastava
CIO & Head of IT Services
Daimler Trucks India
Dr. Ajit Shinde
Regional Transport Officer
Pune
Alok Verma
Head Corporate Strategy & ESG
Ashok Leyland
Amit Kumar
Senior Director
Marketing
Netradyne Technology
Anil Baliga
President
Eka Mobility
Aniruddha Kulkarni
Vice President and Head
CV engineering
Tata Motors
Ashish Bhagra
COO
Mahindra MSTC Recycling Pvt Ltd (Cero)
Bal Malkit Singh
Past President & Chairman Core Committee
AIMTC
Devndra Chawla
CEO
Greencell Mobility
Dheeraj Hinduja
Executive Chairman
Ashok Leyland
Farrokh N Cooper
Chairman & MD
Cooper Corporation
Kunal Aggarwal
Co-Founder
Kool-Ex / Bhoruka Logistics
Manish Raj Singhania
President
FADA
Manvi Jain
Director,
PMI Electro Mobility
Nitin Chamaria
CFO
Blue Energy Motors
Prasanna Patwardhan
President
BOCI
Ramesh Palagiri
MD
Wirtgen India
Sulajja Firodia Motwani
Founder & CEO
Kinetic Green Energy & Power Solutions
Dr. S. S. Thipse
Senior Deputy Director
ARAI
Uday Narang
Founder & Chairman
Omega Seiki Mobility
V Ramanathan
Head – OE Business – CV Solutions Division
ZF Group
Agenda
Registration
Welcome Note
- Sumana Sarkar, Assistant Editor Desk Lead -,Mobility, Infra & Defence, FinancialExpress.com
Panel Discussion: Energy Mix for the Future
- Aniruddha Kulkarni, VP and Head, CV engineering, Tata Motors
- Alok Verma, Head Corporate Strategy & ESG, Ashok Leyland
- V Ramanathan, Head – OE Business – CV Solutions Division, ZF Group
- Nitin Chamaria, CFO, Blue Energy
- Roshun Povaiah, Editor, FinancialExpress.com (Moderator)
Partner Presentation: Steering Towards Safer Transportation with AI-powered Technologies
- Amit Kumar, Senior Director, Marketing, Netradyne
Panel Discussion: Making India - Global Manufacturing Hub
- Sulajja Firodia Motwani, Founder & CEO, Kinetic Green
- Dr. S.S. Thipse, Senior Deputy Director, ARAI
- Anil Baliga, President, Eka Mobility
- Ramesh Palagiri, MD, Wirtgen India
- Sumana Sarkar, Assistant Editor Desk Lead- Mobility, Infra & Defence, FinancialExpress.com (Moderator)
Special Address
- Dr. Ajit Shinde, Regional Transport Officer, Pune
Fireside Chat: Make in India for the World
- Farrokh N Cooper, Chairman & MD, Cooper Corporation
- Roshun Povaiah, Editor, FinancialExpress.com (Moderator)
Panel Discussion: Electrification and Connectivity in CV segment
- Abhinav Srivastava, CIO & Head of IT Services, DICV
- Manvi Jain, Director, PMI Electro Mobility
- Uday Narang, Founder & Chairman, OSM
- Devndra Chawla, CEO, Greencell Mobility
- Nilesh Wadhwa, Principal Correspondent, FinancialExpress.com (Moderator)
Lunch
Panel Discussion: Special Address
- Dheeraj Hinduja, Executive Chairman, Ashok Leyland
Panel Discussion: Replacement Demand and CV Sales
- Manish Raj Singhania, President, FADA
- Ashish Bhagra, COO, Mahindra CERO
- Kunal Aggarwal, Co-Founder, Kool-Ex
- Bal Malkit Singh, Past President & Chairman Core Committee, AITC
- Prasanna Patwardhan, President, BOCI
- Nilesh Wadhwa, Principal Correspondent, FinancialExpress.com (Moderator)
Vote of Thanks
- Roshun Povaiah, Editor, FinancialExpress.com
Tea / Networking
Who Should Attend
OEMS
OE COMPONENT SUPPLIERS
AFTERMARKET PLAYERS
FLEET OWNERS
PSUS
FINANCE COMPANIES
TELEMATICS COMPANIES
VEHICLE AGGREGATORS
WHY ATTEND?
- Gain practical and actionable insights
- Discuss and debate strategies with your peers and industry experts
- Network face-to-face with India’s top executive and rapidly build a network of new business relationships
- Attend cutting-edge conference sessions, obtain access to unique expertise and take away new solutions to your business
Venue
Novotel
Viman Nagar, Pune
