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THE ECONOMIC TIMES POWER FOCUS SUMMIT 2018
The Economic Times understands that development in the power sector will be fundamental to our economic growth & with our Asian allies partnering with us, the Asian Continent is sure to grow manifold in Energy collaboration. The last 4 successful editions of this initiative spoke about the criticality of collaboration amongst the Govt & Industry thus creating a meaningful dialogue. This year, we delve into the Asian Power fraternity with whom we benchmark our strategies & come to a consensus as to where does India stand amongst its Asian peers & what is it doing right along with the learnings from other nations. With this in purview we, at The Economic Times, bring you the 5th Annual “Economic Times Power Focus Summit” to ponder, deliberate and overcome the challenges & opportunities of Asian power sector. It is our endeavour to organize a platform which enables sharing of knowledge, expertise and experience of the entire value chain of stakeholders in the Asian subcontinent along with our domestic preferences.
GAIN ADVANTAGE
Benefit from the expertise and global insights of industry – elite speakers involved in power
Gain insight into infrastructure development from key government, utility and private sector
Opportunities within the power manufacturing sector
Learn the intricacies of investing in the Indian power sector
Acquire perspective on the state of the industry as well as emerging trends and opportunities
Update yourself on policies and regulations driving the Indian utility sector
Hear how India along with its Asian peers will address the full spectrum of generation, transmission and distribution
Challenge and opportunities and the role of green & renewal energy
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
5th Annual Edition of The Economic Times Power Focus Summit | 2018 | New Delhi
09:30 - 10:00
Registration & Networking
10:00 - 10:05
Opening Remarks by ET Edge
10:05 - 10:15
Welcome Address
10:15 - 10:30
Opening Keynote
10:45 - 11:30
Inaugural Panel: Power Distribution Capacity Dynamics – Need for new processes?
- Transmission System Operators role in challenging times today
- Power distribution capacity trends & learnings
- Evaluating future power demand in India
- Regulatory, policy challenges & reforms in the process
- Power Distribution tariffs - industry outlook & resolution
11:30 - 11:45
Networking Tea/Coffee Break
11.45 - 12.00
Fireside Chat
12:00 - 13.00
Panel: Boost in India's Renewable Energy - New Concepts & Policy updates
- Initiatives of Govt for reformative policies in renewables
- State of Solar industry progress in Asia
- Industry needs & Govt's response
- PPA’s still a major hurdle?
- New energy concepts global & domestic
- Understanding the significance of utility scale - rooftop, off grid and BIPV models for the deployment of solar power
- Role & potential of manufacturing techniques and alternative materials to increase reliability
- Can solar energy power India replacing the old convectional method?
- Government subsidy in solar power
13.00 - 14.00
Networking Lunch
14.00 - 15.00
Spotlight Segment: Calling upon experts to present their views on one of the foll pointers & speaking on the podium for 7-8 minutes
Future Ready India – Enabling India’s Energy Revolution Through Emerging Technologies
- Internet of Energy: Dynamic, responsive and interconnected energy infrastructure - Big 4's / World Bank
- Energy Transactions Using Blockchain - PWC / EY
- Artificial intelligence: Enhancing consumers engagement with energy suppliers & energy services - Accenture
- Internet of Things: Big business opportunities in the energy sector - SAP/Bosch
- Next-generation solar conversion - Jinko Solar
- Self healing grid: With grid edge technologies, power distribution networks can be equipped to enable self-healing - ABB India - Sanjeev Sharma
- Fuel cells & Hydrogen infrastructure and storage - National Hydrogen Energy Board / IIT Delhi - Prof L M Das
- 3D printing - Dassault Systems
18.30 - 19.00
Registration & Networking
19.00 - 19.05
Opening Remarks by ET Edge
19.05 - 19.15
Welcome Address
19.15 - 19.45
Chief Guest Address
19.45 - 20.00
Felicitation Ceremony
20.00 onwards
Cocktails & Dinner
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Policy makers
Electricity boards / power utilities
National development organization
Renewal and non-renewal state power bodies
Independent power products (IPPs) - renewal and non-renewal
Energy managers
EPC contractors
Venture capitalists
Coal & gas operators
Operations & maintenance mangers
Original equipment manufacturer (OEM)
Entrepreneurs, technocrats and engineers from major industrial users of electricity
