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COLD CHAIN INVESTMENT FORUM 2010 "Building Tomorrow's Distribution Infrastructure "
Overview:
The cold chain industry is estimated to be as large as Rs 10,000-15,000 crore, growing at 20-25 per cent and is expected to touch Rs 40,000 crore by 2015.
In current scenario all manufacturers are facing growing demand for safer consumer products to meet international safety standards. As a result Cold Chain Management (CCM) of temperature sensitive products is getting more complex. The cold chain management is the toughest hurdle in temperature sensitive food and pharma products value chain with intermediaries taking upto 30% of the final price of product. The products get destroyed or get perished because of lack of cold chain facilities thus posing a bigger challenge to the industry.
Objective of the Conference:
Food & Pharma sectors are the fastest growing sectors today. Considering present day's requirement this forum will give platform for discussion on regulatory methods for cold chain management for food & pharma sector. It's now seen that specifically international market being strict about the implementation of rules and regulations.
Since, in India, CCM market is still not very organized, cost efficiency is not looked as primary focus.
Cold Chain Investment Forum 2010 will highlight this critical issue and other top issues and developments along with the best networking opportunity.
This conference will:
Upgrade you with latest trends & technologies in CCM followed globally
Help you understand how to best utilize Government support in deployment/expansion of CCM
Give you an insight on how to implement best practices for better efficiency, learnt via Case studies from industry leaders
How to raise the funds or investments for the growing chain from private equity and venture capital
Discuss how to have competitive advantage by overcoming CCM challenges in new territories & being cost effective
Why is an integrated cold chain management so important for India?
Are you one of them who are caught in this demanding cycle?
If yes, then Cold Chain Investment Forum 2010 is where you must be…
This conference will provide a timely platform for industry sharing on cold chain management, developments and technology from leading companies involved in different aspects of cold chain.
Target Market:
VP's, Director, General Manager, Business Development Head and Managers of Supply
Chain/Operations/Logistics/Modern Trade/Warehousing Department of:
Packaging Service Providers
Specialized Equipment Providers
Non-Veg food packagers
Refrigeration Solution Providers
Food Chains
Retails Chains
Logistics Service Providers
Milk and Milk food manufacturers
Ready to eat food manufacturers
Pharmaceutical companies
Laboratories/ Healthcare centres
Hospitals
Programme Schedule:
Time
Session
Topic
09:00 AM
Opening Remarks from Knowledge Partners & Organizers
09:30 AM
Session 1
A Bird's Eye View on the Cold Chain Infrastructure and Distribution Development in India:
10:30 AM
Tea and Coffee Break
11:00 AM
Session 2
Sustainability and the Cold Chain
12:00 PM
Session 3
Warehousing- Cost Reduction Strategies
01:00 PM
Lunch
02:00 PM
Session 4
Supply Chain Logistics & Distribution
03:00 PM
Session 5
Product Integrity and Verification
04:00 PM
Tea and Coffee Break
04:30 PM
Session 6
Financial Structuring for Cold Chain Sector
05:00 PM
Session 7
Investments and the Cold Chain
06:15 PM
Closing
Partial List of Confirmed & Invited Speakers:
Atul Khanna, GCCA**
Sanjay Sethi, Arshiya International**
Vivek Savla, Savla Foods**
Anuj Thapliyal,
Cargo Service Centre India**
Raj Kiran, Transport Corporation of India**
J. K. Saha,
XITIX**
Jayesh Kariya,
KPMG**
T S Rangarajan,
TCS**
Ramesh Nair,
JLL Meghraj**
Satish Mandhana,
IDFC PE**
Ved Prakash Arya, Milestone Capital**
** - Confimed
* - Awaiting Confirmation
*Disclaimer: Any changes in speakers or modifications of the programme shall not constitute reasons for a refund or cancellation. The faculties from our Knowledge Partners may vary from city to city.
