9.00 – 9.

30 am Registration and Networking / Tea is going on

Delegates slowly arrive, take their delegate kits and take their seats in the lecture hall.

Chief Guest arrives.

Ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm round of applause for our Chief Guest, Mr. Hemant
Jain, who has just arrived. Mr. Jain is the Vice Chairman of KLJ Organics WLL, Managing
Director of KLJ Resources Limited, and President of the PHD Chamber of Commerce and
Industry. Sir, we are deeply honoured by your gracious presence at this seminar.
Chief Guest is escorted by Mr. XXX XXX to the front row of seats. In addition, XX
hands him over his delegate kit and badge.

May I request Chairman IIChE-NRC to kindly escort honourable chief guest to the
dais. May I also request the Vice Chairman and Honorary Secretary IIChE NRC to
please join.
Time 9.30 am: Chief Guest is escorted to the dais by Chairman. Vice Chairman and
Hony Secretary also take their seats on the dais.

May I request the Chairman IIChE-NRC to please present the bouquet and shawl to
the chief guest.
Adhya/Soma brings the bouquet and shawl to the dais.

Bouquet and shawl are presented to the Chief Guest

"नवीनम् नवीनं शास्त्रं ज्ञे यम् तत्त्वं ववजृ म्भते।

जनो जनः साधुते कमम ववज्ञानं प्रवधमते॥"
Through new insights and scientific pursuit, wisdom flourishes, and with each new generation,
actions guided by knowledge lead to progress.
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen ! Very warm greetings to each and every one of you.
Welcome to the Seminar on “Technology Developments & Growth Scenario in Chlor- Alkali
Industry (Global and Indian Perspective)” organised by Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers,
Northern Regional Centre (IIChE-NRC).
IIChE-NRC is one of the most active regional centers of IIChE, committed to creating synergy
between industry and academia. With six student chapters in its jurisdiction, IIChE-NRC
promotes chemical engineering mainly through funding research projects, scholarships and
awards, lecture series and seminars as well as industrial visits.
My name is XXX XXX and I along with my colleague XXX XXX will be your hosts for the event.

On behalf of the organising committee, we deeply appreciate your presence here.

To begin our proceedings, we will have the traditional lamp lighting ceremony. We have an
esteemed gathering amongst us. May I invite the dignitaries on the dais and members of the
organising committee to join us for this ceremonial gesture.
The lamp is light by the Chief Guest and members on the dais.
A huge round of applause ladies and gentlemen to the dignitaries for the lighting of the
lamp.
I now welcome the Secretary of the Organising Committee, Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee
to deliver his welcome speech.

Secretary of the Organising Committee delivers his welcome speech

Thank you Dr. Mukherjee, for your welcome speech.

I now request the Chairman IIChE NRC, Prof Anil Verma to deliver his address

Chairman IIChE NRC delivers his address

Thank you very much Prof Verma for your inaugural address.
We are also deeply honoured to have with us our Chief Guest – Mr Hemant Jain, who
has been so kind to take time out of his busy schedule to grace the occasion. We
request our Chief Guest to deliver his inaugural address.

Chief Guest delivers his address

We sincerely thank you, Sir, for your enlightening address. We deeply appreciate your
valuable insights and are truly privileged to have had you as our Chief Guest today.
And now I request the Vice chairman IIChE NRC, Mr. C P Srivastava to propose a Vote of
Thanks

Adhya/ Somya brings the memento.

Now I request Chairman IIChE NRC Prof. Anil Verma to felicitate our esteemed Chief
Guest Mr. Hemant Jain
Chief Guest is felicitated
Thank you very much Sir.
And now I request the Vice chairman IIChE NRC, Mr. C P Srivastava to propose a
Vote of Thanks
Vote of thanks by Vice Chairman
Thank you very much Sir for proposing the Vote of Thanks.
Ladies and Gentlemen, with that we come to the end of the Inaugural Function.
We convey our sincere thanks to the Chief Guest and dignitaries on the dais for
gracing the inaugural session.
I request all the dignitaries and members of the Organising Committee to come to the
dais for a group photograph
Group photograph is taken

Time: 10.00 am: Dignitaries leave the dais

Mr @@ @@ takes the bouquet and the memento from the dais and arranges to hand
over the same and the delegate kit to the Chief Guest at the time of his departure
Ladies and Gentlemen, we will now break for high tea. Please feel free to interact with
your colleagues and friends. Take this opportunity to make new friends and contacts
in the industry. But please do join us in 15 minutes. Time is of essence. Please don’t
forget to leave your visiting cards in the bowl at the reception.

High Tea and Networking 10.00 – 10.15 hrs

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen. I hope you enjoyed the break and had a chance
to connect over some refreshments. We’re all set to dive into the first technical session
of our seminar, titled “Market Scenario and Technology Developments”

This session will be chaired by the esteemed Dr R.P.S. Chauhan. We are honoured
to have him lead us through this discussion. May I kindly request Dr Chauhan to
please take the dais.

I would also like to invite Mr. Vinod Trivedi to join us on stage and introduce Dr
Chauhan to the audience.

Dr Chauhan comes to the dais and is introduced by Mr. Trivedi

Dr Chauhan currently serves as Senior Vice President and Unit Head at Shriram Alkali
& Chemicals, Bharuch which is India’s largest single location Chlor-Alkali plant

 He brings over 42 years of extensive experience in chemical manufacturing,

specifically in Chlor-Alkali Industries.
 He holds a doctorate degree from Agra University.
 Since joining DCM Shriram Ltd. in 1996, Dr. Chauhan has held pivotal roles in
their Kota and Bharuch plants.
 Dr. Chauhan’s expertise spans site management, technical services, maintenance
engineering, project management, production and business development.
 Under his leadership, DCM Shriram Ltd. has received numerous honors, including
state and national awards for safety, environmental initiatives, energy
conservation, and sustainability.
I now invite Dr. Chauhan to take the stage and lead us through the technical session
“Market Scenario and Technology Developments”.
Dr Chauhan conducts the Technical Session – 1

Mr. Ankur Singh makes his presentation

Thank you very much Mr. Singh for the enlightening presentation. I would now like to
request Mr. Chairman to kindly present a token of appreciation to Mr. Ankur Singh.
Mr. Chairman hands over the token of appreciation to Mr. Ankur Singh.

Mr. Taisuke Nakamura makes his presentation

Thank you very much Mr. Nakamura for a great presentation. I request Mr. Chairman
to kindly present a token of appreciation to Mr. Nakamura.
Mr. Chairman hands over the token of appreciation to Mr. Nakamura.

Mr. N. Ranga Rao makes his presentation

Thank you very much Mr. Ranga Rao for the insightful presentation. I request Mr.
Chairman to kindly hand over a token of appreciation to Mr. Ranga Rao.
Mr. Chairman hands over the token of appreciation to Mr. Ranga Rao.

Chairman gives his concluding remarks.

Thank you Mr. Chairman Sir, for your thoughtful and valuable concluding remark. And
now I request Mr. Vinod Trivedi (Director Technical, KLJ Group, - Plasticizer Division)
to please present a token of appreciation to Dr. Chauhan.
Mr. Trivedi hands over token of appreciation to Dr. Chauhan
May I request Mr. Chairman and speakers of the session to assemble for a group
photograph.
Group photograph is taken

Time: 11.45 am: Chairman and speakers leave the dais

Ladies and gentlemen, we’ll now take a short tea break. Please enjoy some
refreshments, and we kindly ask that you rejoin us in 15 minutes for the next session.
Tea Break 11.45 – 12.00 hrs

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen. We move on to the 2nd technical session of the
seminar “Technology Developments – Efficiency and Purification”

The session will be chaired by Mr Vivek Bhide. May I request Mr. Bhide to please come
to the dais. I also request Dr. S. Nand (former Chairman IIChE NRC, and former
Additional Director General, Fertilizer Association of India, to come to the dais and
introduce Dr Chauhan.
Mr. Bhide comes to the dais and is introduced by Dr. Nand
Mr. Bhide has nearly four decades of experience in the chemical industry and has a
versatile experience in Chlor-Alkali, Agrochemicals and Specialty Chemicals in
Operations, Projects and P&L role.

 He was part of the commissioning team for the first membrane technology plant
up in September 1994.
 He was part of the successful completion of two phases of green field projects of
UPL plant in Gujarat. He headed the Pesticide plant at UPL Ankleshwar, and later
as Unit head and then the projects lead.
 Mr. Bhide commissioned two brownfield projects for Kanoria Chemicals Renukoot,
Uttar Pradesh. He headed the Formaldehyde and Hexamine projects for Kanoria
Chemicals at Vizag
 He headed the Grasim Vilayat greenfield project as project Manager.
 He headed the chlor-alkali plant, 60 MW power plant, and chlorine derivative
plants at Grasim, Jharkhand Unit, and capacity expansion of 250 TPD brownfield
plant
 Mr Bhide headed the largest complex of Grasim Chlor-alkali division at Vilayat,
Gujarat.
 Currently heading the Technology and Central Technical services for all 8 plants
under Grasim Chemical Division, based out of Mumbai.
I request Mr. Bhide to please take over and conduct the technical session “Technology
Developments – Efficiency and Purification”.
Mr Bhide conducts the Technical Session – 2

Mr. Devkrishna Godhania makes his presentation

Thank you very much Mr. Godhania for the enlightening presentation. I request Mr.
Chairman to kindly hand over a token of appreciation to Mr. Godhania.
Mr. Chairman hands over the token of appreciation to Mr. Godhania.

Prof. Lalit Vashishta makes his presentation

Thank you very much Prof. Vashishta for a great presentation. I request Mr. Chairman
to kindly hand over a token of appreciation to Prof. Vashishta.
Mr. Chairman hands over the token of appreciation to Prof. Vashishta.

Mr. Bhavesh Shah makes his presentation

Thank you very much Mr. Shah for the insightful presentation. I request Mr. Chairman
to kindly hand over a token of appreciation to Mr. Shah
Mr. Chairman hands over the token of appreciation to Mr. Shah.

Thank you Mr. Chairman Sir. And now I request Dr. Nand to please hand over a token
of appreciation to Mr. Bhide.
Dr. Nand hands over token of appreciation to Mr. Bhide
May I request Mr. Chairman and speakers of the session to assemble for a group
photograph.
Group photograph is taken

Time: 13.30 hrs: Chairman and speakers leave the dais

That brings us to the end of the 2nd technical session. We now break for lunch. Please
reassemble in 40 minutes time for another stimulating technical session.
Lunch 13.30 – 14.10 hrs

Ladies and gentlemen, a very good afternoon, and welcome back! We hope you
enjoyed the delightful lunch, featuring a blend of Indian and Oriental flavors—just the
right fuel to energize us for the final part of today’s program.

As sage Yajnavalkya highlights universal well-being in his shloka:

"सर्वे भर्वन्तु सुखिनः , सर्वे सन्तु ननरामयाः ।

सर्वे भद्रानि पश्यन्तु, मा कनिद् दु ः िभाग् भर्वेत्॥"

Sarve bhavantu sukhinah, sarve santu niraamayaah;

Sarve bhadraani pashyantu, maa kashchit dukha bhaag bhavet.

Meaning:
"May all beings be happy, may all be healthy and free from illness. May everyone
experience prosperity, and may no one suffer in any way."

This shloka beautifully reflects the values of compassion and inclusivity that are at the
heart of India's philosophy. As a country rooted in the ideology of selfless service
(paropkar), India has long upheld the belief that knowledge and progress should
benefit all.

Keeping this in mind. We now move on to the last and highly anticipated technical
session of the seminar, titled 'Innovations, AI Applications, and Sustainability.' This
session will be chaired by Mr. Sridhara Narasimha Sastry, a highly respected figure in
the industry.

May I kindly invite Mr. Sastry to take the dais. Additionally, I would like to request Mr.
Subhash Tandon, Executive Member of IIChE NCR and former Executive Vice
President of DCW, to join us and introduce Dr. Chauhan.
Mr. Sastri comes to the dais and is introduced by Mr.Tandon
Mr. Sastri is the President & Unit Head – Grasim Industries Limited (Chemical Division)
Balabhadrapuram, Andhra Pradesh.

 Mr. Sastry is a postgraduate in Psychology, Science, and Business Management.

He has Done a course in Global Strategy from Harward Business School

 Mr Sastry has over 37 years of industrial experience, and has led an integrated
Chemical complex of Chlor-Alkali products in the Aditya Birla Group,
demonstrating a deep understanding of the industry.

 He has held leadership roles and provided coaching in ESG and manufacturing,
QMS/QA, Projects, and Technical Services, inspiring and guiding teams towards
excellence.
 Mr. Sastry has extensive experience in Integrated Management systems
consisting of Quality, environmental, Safety, Energy, Information Security, Social
accountability and Asset Management
 Mr. Sastry has visited the USA, Japan, Germany, Thailand, and Indonesia for
various technical and leadership conferences, gaining a global perspective and
fostering international connections.
I request Mr. Sastry to please take over and conduct the technical session
“Innovations, AI Applications and Sustainability”

Mr Sastry conducts the Technical Session – 3

Mr. B. K. Rai makes his presentation

Thank you very much Mr. Rai for the enlightening presentation. I request Mr. Chairman
to kindly hand over a token of appreciation to Mr. Rai.
Mr. Chairman hands over the token of appreciation to Mr. Rai.

Mr. Ram Dahin Sao makes his presentation

Thank you very much Mr. Ram Dahin Sao for the insightful presentation. I request Mr.
Chairman to kindly hand over a token of appreciation to Mr. Ram Dahin Sao.
Mr. Chairman hands over the token of appreciation to Mr. Ram Dahin Sao.

Mr. Manish Srivastava makes his presentation

Thank you very much Mr. Srivastava for the wonderful presentation. I request Mr.
Chairman to kindly hand over a token of appreciation to Mr. Srivastava.
Mr. Chairman hands over the token of appreciation to Mr. Srivastava.

Mr. Alokmoy Bose makes his presentation

Thank you very much Mr. Bose for the enlightening presentation. I request Mr.
Chairman to kindly hand over a token of appreciation to Mr. Bose.
Mr. Chairman hands over the token of appreciation to Mr. Bose.

Thank you Mr. Chairman Sir. And now I request Mr. Tandon to please hand over a
token of appreciation to Mr. Sastry
Mr. Tandon hands over token of appreciation to Mr. Sastry
May I request Mr. Chairman and speakers of the session to assemble for a group
photograph.
Group photograph is taken

Time: 16.10 hrs: Chairman and speakers leave the dais

The sun has begun its journey towards the western horizon. As we celebrate the
insights, discussions, and the meaningful exchanges we’ve had today, it is now time
to bid farewell.

I now request the Honorary Secretary of IIChE-NRC to kindly offer the Vote of Thanks
as we bring this memorable day to a close. Thank you all for your presence and
participation, and we hope to see you again at our future events.