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WORLD RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CONGRESS-2011
(International Conference-cum-Exhibition)
Theme
Promoting Renewable Energy :
Global Technology Cooperation, Innovation and Investment
21st – 23rd April 2011, LeMeridien, New Delhi, India |
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| PROGRAMME |
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| REGISTRATION |
| Wednesday 20th April 2011 |
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| 16h00 – 19h00 |
Registration in LeMeridien New Delhi |
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| 19h00 |
Indo-Canadian Reception Dinner (by Invitation) |
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| FIRST DAY |
| Thursday 21st April 2011 |
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| 08h00 – 09h30 |
Registration & Assembly |
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| 09h30 – 10h30 |
INAUGURATION OF CONFERENCE in Sovereign Hall |
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| 10h30 – 10h45 |
INAUGURATION OF EXHIBITION in Desire Hall |
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| 10h45 – 11h30 |
— Networking Tea / Coffee — |
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| 11h30 – 13h00 |
THEME SESSION in Sovereign Hall
- MR. B. K. CHATURVEDI
Member, Planning Commission, Government of India
- DR. GUSTAV R. GROB
President International Clean Energy Consortium ICEC, Switzerland
- MS. OLIVIA J. FUSSELL
President, Carbon Credit Capital, USA
- DR. LAWRENCE L. KAZMERSKI
Executive Director, Science and Technology Partnerships,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA
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| 13h00 – 14h00 |
— Power Connect Lunch — |
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| 14h00 – 15h30 |
PLENARY SESSION-I in Sovereign Hall
Chairperson : SHRI S. K. MANGLIK, Former CMD, ONGC
- PROFESSOR ALI SAYIGH
Chairman of WREC & Director General WREN, U.K.
- MR. S. K. CHATURVEDI
CMD, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd., India
- MR. CRAIG O'CONNOR
Director, Office of Renewable Energy & Environmental Exports,
Export-Import Bank of the United States, Washington, USA
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| 15h30 – 16h00 |
— Networking Tea / Coffee — |
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| 16h00 – 17h30 |
PLENARY SESSION-II in Sovereign Hall
Chairperson : SHRI B. C. BORA, Former CMD, ONGC / OIL
- DR. PRAMOD DEO
Chairman, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, India
- DR. OSMAN BENCHIKH
Head, Renewable Energy Programme, UNESCO, France
- SHRI V. SUBRAMANIAN
CEO & Secretary General, Indian Wind Energy Association, India
- MR. PETER BALLINGER
Director, Business Development,
Overseas Private Investment Corporation, USA
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| 19h00 - onward |
Welcome Gala Dinner & Cultural Programme |
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| SECOND DAY |
| Friday 22nd April 2011 |
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| 09h30 - 11h00 |
| Sovereign Hall-I |
Sovereign Hall-II |
Inspire Hall-III |
SESSION- III
Solar Photovoltaics
Technology and Manufacturing |
SESSION- IV
Wind Power Technology (Grid Integration) |
SESSION- V
YOUth Forum (Country Papers) |
Chair :
Dr. B. Bhargava
Director
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Govt. of India
- Topic: Solar Photovoltaics
Technology
DR. ARUN RAMAKRISHNAN
Manager Market & Technology Research
Centrotherm photovoltaics
Germany
- Topic: Waiting…………
Dr. Rajeewa (Rajiv) Arya
CEO,
Moserbaer PhotoVoltaic
India
- Topic: PV Manufacturing in India:
Opportunities and Challenges
Dr. Satyendra Kumar
Chief Technology Officer
Lanco Solar Pt. Ltd.,
India
- Topic: Third-Generation Solar Cells to Enhance
the efficiency
of the existing solar cells
DR. V. K. JAIN
Director,
Amity Institute of Renewable
and Alternative Energy
Amity University
India
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Chair :
Shri Shashi Shekhar
Joint Secretary to the Govt. of India
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
- Topic: The road towards a fossil fuel free
Sweden and EU
Professor Erik Dahlquist
Research Director
School of Sustainable Development of
Society
and Technology
Malardalen University
Sweden
- Topic: Waiting…………
Mr. Chintan Shah
VP & Head- SBD
Suzlon Energy Ltd.
India
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- Topic: mCHP technoloiges for distributed level
applications
: FBK-REET innovations and technologies
Mr. Luigi Dott. Crema
Researcher at REET
Fondazione Bruno Kessler
Italy
- Topic: Prospects and perspectives of
Algal Bio-diesel for Energy security
Dr. M. Arumugam
Scientist
Defence Institute of Bio-Energy Research
DRDO, Ministry of Defence
Pithoragarh,
India
- Topic: Biodiesel Development from Waste:
A Canadian Startup Business Experience
Mr. Victor Das
Business Development
Enventech Inc.,
Canada
- Topic: Experimental Study and Transient
Simulation of Developing
a Combined
Solar
Thermal Power Plant
Mr. Iman Niknia
Shiraz University
Iran
- Topic: Factors influencing the operation of
Biomass Gasifier Power Plants
Mr. M. Mohamed Iqbal
Assistant Professor (EEE)
Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Technology
Coimbatore,
India
- Topic: Intensification of Biogas Production by ultrasonic Treatment of Agro waste
Dr. D. Panda
Head, Chemical Engg. Department
C.V. Raman College of Engineering
Bhubaneswar, India
- Topic: Investigation of heavy metals
in effluents
Mr. Armaghan Attar
M.S student
Shiraz University
Iran
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| 11h00 – 11h30 |
— Networking Tea / Coffee — |
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| 11h30 - 13h00 |
| Sovereign Hall-I |
Sovereign Hall-II |
Inspire Hall-III |
SESSION- VI
Thin Film PV Innovative Prospects |
SESSION- VII
Bio-Energy, Fuel Cells and
Intelligent Energy Systems |
SESSION- VIII
RE-Woman Empowerment,
RE-Rural Electrification |
Chair :
Dr. Ahmar Raza
Director
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Govt. of India
- Topic :Role of Thin Film Technology in Achieving Grid Parity
Mr. Seshagiri Meka
Head – Sales & Business Development
Oerlikon Solar
India
- Topic: Bringing Newton’s Apple to India
Mr. Akash
CEO
INDIS LLC
USA
- Topic: Solar Power Tree - a new Concept of Harnessing Solar Energy in a Smaller Space
Dr. S. N. Maity
Scientist – G & Head
Technology Innovation Centre,
CMERI
Durgapur, India
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Chair :
Dr. R. K. Malhotra
Director (R&D),
Indian Oil Corporation Limited,
Faridabad,
India
- Giant King Grass:
Versatile Feedstock for
Cellulosic Ethanol and Bioenergy
Dr. Carl Kukkonen
Chief Executive Officer
VIASPACE Inc.
USA
- Topic: Maximizing Methane Gas extraction
for grid scale power production
Mr. Vimal Kumar
Country Head
Landfill Gas & Power Pty Ltd.
India
- Topic: Bioenergy Strategy in Canada
Dr. Ajay K. Dalai
Associate Dean
Research and Partnerships
College of Engineering
University of Saskatchewan
Canada
- Topic: Challengers Faced by
Jatropha Planters in India
Mr. N. Sinnasuwaami
Chief Operating Officer
Mission Biofuels India Pvt. Ltd.
Orissa,
India
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Chair :
Mr. R. S. Butola
Chairman
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.,
India
- Topic: Concept of Self Managed Microgrid
for Remote Communities
Dr. Parag Diwan
Vice Chancellor
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies
Dehradun,
India
- Women’s Empowerment in Rural India
through Sustainable Energy
Use
Dr. (Mrs) Gouri Datta
Associated Professor
Physics Department
Deshbandhu College
University of Delhi
India
- Topic: Renewable Energy for providing energy access for the poor
Mr. Rajinder Kumar Kaura
CMD
Bergen Associates Pvt. Ltd.
India
- Topic: Novel Integrated Solar Devices
for Rural areas
Dr. P. C. Pande
Principal Scientist
Central Arid Zone Research Institute
India
- Topic: Mini-grids porting renewable energy are the preferred solution for
sustainable growth in
developing countries
Mr. Rahul Singh
Vice President
A2Z Powercom Private Ltd.
Gurgaon,
India
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SIG - I
Round table (By Invitation)
Theme : Renewable Energies : Technology and Innovation for a Sustainable Energy Future
between 11:30 - 13:00 at Hall Allure |
Chair :
- Shri S. C. Tripathi,
Former Secretary,
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas,
Govt. of India
Key Resource Person
- Professor Ali Sayigh,
Chairman of WREC & Director General WREN, Editor-in-chief RE
- Dr. Osman Benchikh,
Head, Renewable Energy Programme, UNESCO, France
- Mr. Jens Burgtorf,
Director, Indo-German Energy Programme (IGEN), GIZ, India
- Mr. Peter Ballinger,
Director, Business Development, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, USA
- Dr. Lawrence L. Kazmerski,
Executive Director, Science and Technology Partnerships,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA
- Mr. Pankaj Saran,
CEO, Gujarat Vittal Innovation City ltd,
Vice President, EMPI Group of Institutions, New Delhi, India
- Mr. Craig O'connor,
Director, Office of Renewable Energy & Environmental Exports,
Export-Import Bank of the United States, USA
- Mr. Robin Sinha, Executive Director,
Carleton Sustainable Energy Research Centre (CSERC)
- Mr. Amit Kumar,
Director, Energy-Environment Technology Development Division, TERI , India
- Prof. Cynthia Cruickshank, Assistant Professor
Carleton University, Canada
- Dr. Shardul Agrawala,
Acting Head, Climate Change, Biodiversity and Development Division,
OECD Environment Directorate, France
- Mr. Jag Mohan,
Dean, Centennial College, Canada
- Mr. Luigi Dott. Crema,
Researcher at REET, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Italy
- Mr. Rakesh Jha,
Sr. General Manager, Feedback Ventures Private Limited, Gurgaon, India
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| 13h00 – 14h00 |
— Networking Tea / Coffee — |
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| 14h00 - 15h30 |
| Sovereign Hall-I |
Sovereign Hall-II |
Inspire Hall-III |
SESSION- IX
Solar Thermal Technology and Applications |
SESSION- X
Small Hydro and Innovations in
Renewable Energy |
SESSION- XI
Biofuel / Biomass Waste-to-Energy:
Upscaling,
challenges and opportunities |
Chair :
Dr. B. Bandyopadyay
Scientist-G/Advisor
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Govt. of India
- Topic: Experiences of Solar –
Thermal Power Projects in India
Mr. Siddhartha Mathur
Director,
Business Development & Strategy
Solar ACME
Gurogan, India
- Topic: Urban Energy – Integrated Approach
to Decentralized Renewable
Professor Deo Prasad
University of New South Wales
Sydney,
Australia
- Topic: Concentrated Thermal Solar
Power Technology
Mr. Shiv Shukla
President,
Abengoa Solar India
President & CEO,
Abener Engineering
Mumbai,
India
- Topic: HDKR Method for Optimum
Radiation Availability in India
Mr. Laxmi Narain
Center for Energy Studies
Indian Institute of Technology
Delhi,
India
- Topic: Photovoltaic – Thermal (PV/T) Technology : Best option for solar energy
Prof. Dato' Dr. Mohd Yusof HJ
Director
Institute of Islam Hadhari
Universiti Kebangsaan
Malaysia
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Chair :
Shri N. P. Singh
Scientist-G/Advisor
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Govt. of India
- Topic: Wating……………
Mr. Tarun Kapoor
IAS, Managing Director
Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd.
India
- Topic: Wating……………
Mr. K. S. Popli
Director (Technical)
IREDA,
India
- Topic: Wating……………
Dr. Arun Kumar
Head, Alternate Hydro Energy Centre
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
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Chair :
Dr. A. R. Shukla
Scientist-G/Advisor
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Govt. of India
- Topic: Importance and Economics of Energy Crop
Cultivation for
Growth of Biomass Power
Mr. Mark L.M. Quinn
CEO,
Clenergen Corporation
London,
UK
- Topic: Bioenergy and Biofuels -
Challenges and Opportunities
Mr. Jai Uppal
Sr. Consultant & General Secretary
Samyak Vikas Sanstha
New Delhi,
India
- Topic: Biofuel / Biomass and Applications Technologies Waste-to-Energy:
Upscaling, challenges and opportunities
Mr. Anil Misra
Sr. Technical Expert
Indo–German Energy Programme,
GIZ
New Delhi,
India
- Topic: Generation of Bio Energy through Decentralized Waste treatment
Mr. A. Saji Das
Managing Director
Biotech Renewable Energy Pvt.Ltd
Trivandrum,
India
- Topic: Waste to Energy : Self Sustainable
Small Villages Solutions
Mr. Ashok Hansraj
Renewable Energy Technological
Innovation - R&D,
Global Green (E.U.)
Portugal,
S.A.
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| 15h30 – 16h00 |
— Networking Tea / Coffee — |
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| 16h00 - 17h30 |
| Sovereign Hall-I |
Sovereign Hall-II |
Inspire Hall-III |
SESSION- XII
Solar Heating and cooling Technologies,
Solar Materials |
SESSION- XIII
Sustainable Solutions: Carbon Credit,
Energy Efficiency and
Low Energy Architecture |
SESSION- XIV
Capacity Building, RE Education / R&D |
Chair :
Dr. Sant Ram
Director,Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Govt. of India
- Topic: PV Technology, Solar Materials
Dr.Swati Ray
Senior Professor
Energy Research Unit
Indian Association for the
Cultivation of Science,
Jadavpur
Kolkata,
India
- Topic: Solar cells based on nanomaterials
Dr. Sunita Mishra
Scientist
CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation
Chandigarh,
India
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Chair :
Dr. Ajay Mathur
Director General
Bureau of Energy Efficiency
India
- Topic: Wating……………
Dr. A.K. Tripathi
Director
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Govt. of India
- Topic: Integrating Renewable Energy &
Climate Change Business Opportunities:
Lessons from the Montreal Protocol
Dr. Stephen O. Andersen
Co-Chair
Montreal Protocol Technical
and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP)
USA
- Topic: Sustainable Solutions for Energy Supply
Mr. Fabian Riveros
Director
Aplicaciones de Energías Sustitutivas (ADES)
Spain
- Topic: Green Architecture
Mr. Surinder Bahga
Chairman
Indian Institute of Architects
Chandigarh,
India
- Topic: Sustainable Cities
Mr Jit Gupta
Director
College of Architecture IET
Bhaddal, Ropar, Punjab
India
- Topic: Nanotechnology in Architecture
for Sustainable Development
Ms Archana Chaudhary
Architect-Planner
Chandigarh,
India
- Topic: Creating Zero Emission Buildings
Dr. Suresh C. Bajpai
Registrar
Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany
Lucknow,
India
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Chair :
Dr. Praveen Saxena
Director
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Govt. of India
- Topic: Capacity building and RE education
Prof. Dr. Atmanand
Dean, School of Energy Management
Management Development Institute (MDI)
Gurgaon,
India
- Topic: Solar Energy Training and Capacity Building
Mr. Pankaj Som Chaturvedi
CEO. TRA International Ltd.
- Topic: Renewable Energy Mantra
Mr. Joy Ganjoo
Lotus Technologies
J&K,
India
- Topic: Human Resource Development in
Renewable Energy
Dr. Usha Bajpai
Associate Professor and Coordinator
Renewable Energy Programme
University of Lucknow
India
- Topic: Innovations and R&D in RE
Dr. Tarlochan Kaur
Assoc. Professor
Faculty of Electrical Engineering
PEC University of Technology
Chandigarh,
India
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SIG - II
Round Table (By Invitation)
INDO - CANADIAN FORUM
Theme : Indo – Canada Cooperation in RE, Education and Capacity Buildings
between 16:00 - 17:30 at Hall Allure |
- Mr. Robin Sinha,
Executive Director,
Carleton Sustainable Energy Research Centre (CSERC)
- Prof. Cynthia Cruickshank,
Carleton University,
Canada
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Mr. Jag Mohan,
Dean, Centennial College,
Canada
- Dr. Ajay K. Dalai, Associate Dean,
Research and Partnerships,
College of Engineering,
University of Saskatchewan, Canada
- Mr. Sean McTavish, Distinguished PhD Candidate,
Carleton University, Canada
- Mr. Randy Zadra, Director, Carleton International Carleton University, Canada
- Dr. Parag Diwan, Vice Chancellor,
University of Petroleum & Energy Studies,
Dehradun, India
- Mr. Kuldeep Chandra,
Former ED (R&D), ONGC, India
- Mr. Subir Ranjan,
Professor, Head,
International Affairs,
University of Petroleum & Energy Studies,
Dehradun, India
- Mr. Vijay Pahwa,
Director Industry Relations,
University of Petroleum & Energy Studies,
Dehradun,
India
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| THIRD DAY |
| Saturday 23rd April 2011 |
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| 09h30 – 11h00 |
PANEL DISCUSSION SESSION – I
“Green Economy and the Role of Renewables in providing energy access for the poor” |
CHAIR & MODERATOR
- Mr. Anil Razdan,
IAS, Former Secretary to the Govt. of India, ,
Ministry of Power
PANELIST
- Dr. Gustav R. Grob,
President,
International Clean Energy Consortium ICEC, Switzerland
- Mr. Sudhir Mohan,
Scientist-G/Advisor,
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy,
Government of India
- Mr. Gurjit Singh,
Joint Secretary (E&SA),
Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
- Dr. Lawrence L. Kazmerski,
Executive Director,
Science and Technology Partnerships,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
USA
- Mr. Robin Sinha,
Executive Director,
Carleton Sustainable Energy Research Centre (CSERC), Canada
- Mr. Ajay Prakash Shrivastava,
MD, Maharishi Solar Technology (P) Ltd. India
- Professor Erik Dahlquist,
Research Director,
School of Sustainable Development of Society
and Technology,
Malardalen University,
Sweden
- Mr. Fabian Riveros,
Director,
Aplicaciones de Energías Sustitutivas (ADES),
Spain
- Dr Akanksha Chaurey, Director, Decentralized Electricity Systems, Teri, India
- Mr. Pradeep Chaturvedi, Vice President, World Environment Foundation, India
- Mr. Rajendra Prasad Sharma, Director, General Carbon, India
- Dr. Shardul Agrawala, Acting Head, Climate Change, Biodiversity and Development Division,
OECD Environment Directorate, France
- Mr. Rahul Garg, Manager-Climate Change & Sustainability Services, Advisory Services,
Ernst & Young Pvt. Ltd.
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— Networking Tea / Coffee — |
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| 11h30 – 13h00 |
PANEL DISCUSSION SESSION – II
“Initiatives to catalyse & scale up Investment for Renewable Energy Projects -
Future Market Directions
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CHAIR & MODERATOR
- Mr. Narendra Taneja, Energy Affairs Expert and Commentator, India
PANELIST
- Mr. Debashish Majumdar,
CMD,
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd., India
- Professor Ali Sayigh,
Chairman of WREC & Director General WREN,
U.K.
- Dr. Osman Benchikh,
Head, Renewable Energy Programme,
UNESCO,
France
- Dr. V. K. Garg,
Chairman,
Joint Electricity Regulatory,
Commission for Goa and Union Territories,
India
- Dr. A. K. Balyan,
Managing Director & CEO,
Petronet LNG Limited,
India
- Mr. N. M. Borah,
CMD,
Oil India Limited,
India
- Mr. D. K. Sarraf,
Director (Finance),
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.,
India
- Dr. Stephen O. Andersen,
Co-Chair,
Montreal Protocol Technical and,
Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP),
USA
- Mr. Pankaj Sehgal,
Managing Director,
Sun Group, Gurgaon,
India
- Mr. Peter Ballinger,
Director,
Business Development,
Overseas Private Investment Corporation,
USA
- Dr. K. Usha Rao,
Project Manager-South Asia,
KfW Carbon Fund,
India
- Mr. Luigi Dott. Crema,
Researcher at REET,
Fondazione Bruno Kessler,
Italy
- Mr. Ashish Sethia,
Head of Research,
Bloomberg New Energy Finance, India
- Mr. Craig O'connor,
Director,
Office of Renewable Energy & Environmental Exports,
Export-Import Bank of the United States,
Washington DC,
USA
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— Power Connect Lunch — |
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| 14h30 – 16h00 |
VALEDICTORY SESSION in Sovereign Hall
CHIEF GUEST
- Hon’ble Mr. K. C. Venugopal
Minister of State,
Ministry of Power,
Government of India
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— Closing Tea / Coffee — |
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