As petrol and diesel prices inch closer to the Rs 100-per-litre mark, the chatter about greater use of EVs is increasing. Autocar Professional is organising the ‘EV Forum' - a two-day virtual conference on the emerging EV industry on February 22 and 23. The overall theme is: 'Building a Sustainable EV Industry'.
Industry leaders representing OEMs, suppliers, charging infrastructure companies, start-ups, and government representatives will come together to discuss key developments, and share ideas on building a sustainable EV industry in India.
On both days the EV Forum kicks off at 10 am with an Introduction and welcome address followed by a Keynote Address and series of panel discussions. This Forum also includes CXO discussions and techno-commercial presentations.
EV FORUM AGENDA
February 22
10:00 to 10:05: Welcome address
10:05 to 10:20: Keynote address by Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog
10:20 to 11:30am: Session 1
Status Check and Market Outlook – How can industry scale up from here?
- Diego Graffi, CMD, Piaggio Vehicles
- Mahesh Babu, MD & CEO, Mahindra Electric and Chairman, Electric Mobility Group, SIAM
- Naveen Munjal, MD, Hero Eco Group and President, SMEV
- Nishant Arya, ED, JBM Group and Co-chairman, Sustainable Technology Development Committee, ACMA.
11:30am to 12:15pm: Session 2:
Techno-commercial presentation
12:15pm to 1:25pm: Session 3:
Indigenisation journey and the technology development roadmap
- Anand Kulkarni, Product line director – Electric Vehicles and ALFA architecture, PVBU, Tata Motors
- Arjun Jain, President and head – Electrical & Electronics, Varroc
- Bala Pachyappa, CEO, Sodion Energy
- Franck Euvard, Executive Vice-President, Global Engineering, Research and Development , Tata Technologies
February 23
10:00 to 10:20am: Keynote address by Dr. Seshu Bhagavathula, Director, Volta Trucks and Strategic advisor, Jebsen Capital
10:20 to 11:30am: Session 1:
The role of governments in the transition to clean mobility
- Anil Srivastava, Mission Director, NITI Aayog
- Dr. Neeraj Mittal, MD & CEO · Tamil Nadu Industrial Guidance and Export Promotion Bureau
- Sohinder Gill, Director General, SMEV and CEO, Hero Electric
11:30 to 12:15pm: Session 2
Techno-commercial presentation
12:15 to 1:25pm: Session 3:
Solving the ‘infrastructure’ challenge
- Chetan Maini, co-founder & vice-chairman, Sun Mobility
- Sandeep Bangia, Head – Electric Vehicles and Home Automation, Tata Power
- Maxson Lewis, MD, Magenta Power
- Nilay Chandra, Director – Charging infrastructure, Ather Energy
Don't miss this must-attend Virtual Conference which opens next week. Register your attendance today