09:30 am
Registration for Delegates

10:30 am
Welcome and Introduction:
Manoj Ladwa, Founder and CEO, India Inc.

10:30 am
Inaugural Address: “Defining the Road Map for Solid Waste Management in India”
Guest of Honour:
Shri Prakash Javadekar, Hon’ble Union Minister, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change

Thematic Address (via Video): Commissioner Karmenu Vella, Commissioner for Environment, Maritime & Fisheries, European Commission

Hon’ble Union Minister, Shri Prakash Javadekar in conversation with Manoj Ladwa – Interaction with the Audience

Moderated by: Siddharth Zarabi – Editor, Bloomberg TV India

12:30 pm

How to intelligently manage Municipal Solid Waste in our Smart Cities?
Session to explore:

• How can effective waste management contribute towards success of smart cities?
• Sponsored Case Study: “What can India learn from the experiences of others in delivering waste management & smart cities?”
• How do we create awareness, harness civic engagement and improve upon the lives of citizens as well as scavenger hunters?
• Where and how can the private sector bring in its expertise and experience to help India deliver effective waste management and circular economy in smart cities?
• Discuss Intelligent waste management system: a key M2M component for Smart Cities.

Moderated by: Nitin Mantri, CEO, Avian Media

Panel Discussion:

• Shyamala Mani, Professor, National Institute of Urban Affairs
• Priya Naik, Founder & Joint Managing Director, Samhita Social Ventures
• Umar Khan, Director, Ernst & Young LLP 
• Ravi Ranjan Kumar Guru, Consultant-Advisor, All India Institute of Local Self-Government
• R M Agarwal, DDG (NT),DoT HQ, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

02:45 pm
Managing Municipal Solid Waste and Sewage Dumping ensuring Clean Ganga
Session to explore:

• Why is MSW and Sewage dumping management important to Ganga Cleaning?
• How does integrated MSW & Ganga cleaning deliver economic benefits & improve quality of life? (Aquatic life equally important)
• Where do we stand at controlling the sewage effluents being released into the Ganges? What does the future look like?
• Sponsored Case Study: “What lessons can India learn from other success stories from around the world?”

Keynote Speech:
Dr Vinod Tare, Coordinator, Consortium of 7 IIT’s on Preparation of Ganga River Basin Management Plan

Keynote Speech & Case Study:
Poul V Jensen, Director, European Business & Technology Centre (EBTC)
& Henriette Færgemann, First Counsellor, Environment, Energy, Climate Change, EU Delegation to India

Moderated by: Ashok Malik, Renowned Columnist

Panel Discussion:

• Ram Gopal Mohaley, Mayor, Varanasi
• M.P. Singh, Chief Engineer, Central Water Commission, Ministry of Water Resources
• Suresh Kumar Rohilla, Programme Director, Urban Water Management, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
• Dr Vinod Tare, Coordinator, Consortium of 7 IIT’s on Preparation of Ganga River Basin Management Plan
• Dr Evert Holleman, Director, Royal Haskoning DHV India

03:45 pm
So where are the opportunities for the private sector & international partners
Session to explore:

• Where the opportunities for the private sector and international partners lie in the field of Waste Management in India.
• What are the factors that push private sector & international partners participation towards either failure or sustainability? How can we derive guidelines that increase the chances of efficient and effective partnerships between private sector & international partners?
• What are the steps that must be taken and the questions that must be answered when developing a strategy for involving the private sector and & international partners?
• Why is it so important to work closely with the general public as recipients of these services and meanwhile also invest in the skill development exercise?

Moderated by: Nikhil Khanna, Founder & MD, Avian Media

Panel Discussion:

• Ashok Malik, Renowned Columnist
• Nutan Zarapkar, Director, Ernst & Young LLP 
• Manoj Ladwa, Founder & CEO, India Inc.
• Anurag Somvanshi, Head Business Development, Royal Haskoning DHV India
• Vagish Sharma, Strategic Projects, National Skill Development Corporation
• Sanjiv Kumar IAS, Chairperson, Delhi Pollution Control Committee

04:45 pm
Comfort Break

05:00 pm
In Conversation with:

Shri Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Union Transport Minister in conversation with Manoj Ladwa, Founder & CEO India Inc.

Interaction with Audience:

Moderated by: Siddharth Zarabi- Editor, Bloomberg TV India

05:30 pm
Vote of Thanks & Concluding Remarks

Manoj Ladwa, Founder & CEO India Inc.

05:40 pm
High Tea & Networking Opportunity