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4th World Petroleum Technology Congress | Date: 15-16 April 2025 in New Delhi, India
FIRST DAY — Tuesday
15thApril 2025
09h00 – 09h40
Registrations at “NDMC-Convention Centre”
10h00 – 11h00
Inaugural Session
[Plenary Hall]

Welcome Address
Dr. V. K. Garg, Former Chairman JERC, Goa & UTs, Former CMD, Power Finance Corporation Ltd.

Industry Address by
Mr. Narendra Taneja, Chairman, Independent Energy Policy Institute, Distinguished Research Fellow, OIES, Oxford

Ms. Sushma Rawat, Director Exploration, Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC)
Award Presentation
Energy And Environment Foundation Global Excellence Award 2025 in Petroleum / Oil Spill / Objective Journalism Sectors

Inaugural Address by
Mr. Anil Razdan, Former Secretary Power, Govt. of India
Chairman, Energy And Environment Foundation
Vote of Thanks by
Dr. Anil K Garg, President, World Petroleum Technology Congress 2025
11h00 – 11h30
Networking & Tea / Coffee
11h30 – 12h30
INAUGURAL INDUSTRY SESSION
[Auditorium]

Chairperson
Mr. Anil Razdan, Chairman, Energy And Environment Foundation
Former Secretary Power, Government of India
Key Speaker
Mr. Padam Singh, Managing Director, Sun Petrochemicals Private Limited
Mr. M. Prasanna Kumar, CMD, Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Limited
Mr. Debasish Nanda, Director Business Development, Coal India Limited
12h30 – 13h30
Plenary Session-I
“Coal Gasification: Energy Transition Outlook”
[Auditorium]

Chairperson
Dr. A. K. Balyan, Former MD & CEO, Petronet LNG
Secretary General, Coal Gasifiers, Association of India
Key Speaker
Mr. Varun Kumar, Managing Director, Dev Energy
Mr. Tim Peterson, CEO, Fuel Economy Solution (Global) Limited, UK
Dr. Alok Saxena, Proprietor & CEO, AA Consultants
13h30 – 14h30
Power Connect Lunch
14h00 – 15h30
Plenary Session-II
“Driving Digital Transformation for Clean Energy Transition”
[Auditorium]

Chair
Dr. V. K. Garg, Former Chairman JERC, Goa & Uts
Former CMD, PFC Limited
Key Speaker
Mr. B.S. Negi, Former Member, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB)
Mr. Neeraj Sethi, Country Director, Baker Hughes India
Mr. Sushant Rabra, Partner, KPMG in India
Dr. Sanjay Rana, Owner, Parsons
Ms. Shuva Raha, Fellow & Lead International Corporation, CEEW
16h00 – 16h30
Networking & Tea / Coffee
16h30 – 17h30
Plenary Session-III
“Green Hydrogen”
[Auditorium]

Chair
Ms. Vartika Shukla, Chairman & Managing Director, Engineers India Limited
Key Speaker
Mr. Ohira Eiji, Strategy Architect (Hydrogen), Kawasaki Heavy Industries Japan
Ms. Marirosa Baroni, President, Founder & CEO, NGV Italy
Mr. Baroruchi Mishra, Partner and Group CEO, NETE Enterprise Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Shailesh Mehta, General Manager (Marketing), Hind Rectifiers Ltd.
Prof. John Sheffield, Professor, Purdue University, Purdue, PA, USA
SECOND DAY — Wednesday
16th April 2025
10h00 – 11h30
Keynote Session-IV
Energy Transition De-carbonization: Digital Transformation in Exploration of Oil & Gas
[Auditorium]

Chair
Dr. C Laxma Reddy, Former Executive Director Exploration, ONGC
Key Speaker
Mr. D. K. Trivedi, Group General Manager (Production), ONGC Uran Plant
Prof. Alok Kr. Rai, Vice Chancellor, University of Lucknow
Prof. Mahesh Chandra Govil, Director, National Institute of Technology, Sikkim
Dr. Vikas Prakash, Program Director PGPM (Energy), Great Lakes Institute of Management
Mr. Iqrar Hussain, CEO, Qippo Oil & Gas Infrastructure Limited
Keynote Session-V
Hydrogen Towards Net Zero Pathways
[Hall A-B (First Floor)]

Chair
Mr. Ashok Verma, Former Director (Onshore), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
Key Speaker
Mr. Eiji Ohira, Hydrogen Strategy Division, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Japan
Mr. Hemant Mallya, Fellow & Lead Industrial Sustainability, CEEW
Dr. R. K. Vij, Director, School of Petroleum Technology, Professor, PDEU
11h30 – 12h00
Networking & Tea / Coffee
11h30 – 13h00
Keynote Session-VI
BIOENERGY: Bio Fuels-Sustainable Aviation Fuels For a Green Economy
[Auditorium]

Chair
Mr. Y. B. Ramakrishna, Sr. Vice President, IFGE
Key Speaker
Col. Rohit Dev, MD & Founder, Reviellie Energy
Mr. Baroruchi Mishra, Partner & Group CEO, NET Enterprise Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Shashank Adlakha, Chief Operating Officer, REnergy Dynamics
Mr. Vijay Nirani, Managing Director, TruAlt Bioenergy Limited
Ms. Prakriti Sethi, Chief India Representative, Methanol Institute
Mr. Sachin Lokhande, Business Director, LanzaJet Inc.
Keynote Session-VII
Coal Gasification towards Net Zero Pathways
[Hall A-B (First Floor)]

Chair
Mr. Alok Perti, Former Secretary of Coal, Govt. of India
Key Speaker
Mr. Satish Jha, CMD, Eastern Coal Fields Ltd.
Dr. Peeyush Kumar, GM, Coal India Limited
Mr. N. N. Gautam, Advisor, ACB India Limited
Mr. S. Pokhriyal, Professor, Himalaya University
Special Address on “Jalam Jeevitham”
Speaker
Mr. Suraj Shaji, IAS, Mission Director
13h30 – 14h30
Power Connect Lunch
14h30 – 16h00
Keynote Session-VIII
“Special Keynote Session: Smart Green Mobility”
[Auditorium]

Chairperson
Prof. K. K. Pant, Director, IIT Roorkee
Key Speaker
Dr. R. K. Vij, Director, School of Petroleum Technology
Col Rohit Dev, Managing Director, Reveille Energy
Mr. Tim Patterson, CEO, Fuel Economy Solution (Global) Ltd., UK
Mr. Rakesh Singh, Director Global Marketing, KBR Inc.
Dr. Basudev Mohanty, Former Member, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB)
Dr. Annapurna Boruah, Sr. Associate Professor, UPES Dehradun
16h00 – 17h00
Valedictory Session & Global Award-2024 Presentation
Welcome Address by
Dr. V. K. Garg, Former Chairman JERC, Goa & UTs
Former CMD, PFC Limited
Address by
Mr. Tim Patterson, CEO, Fuel Economy Solution (Global) Limited, UK
Mr. K. S. Popli, Former CMD, IREDA
Secretary General, India Energy Forum
Mr. Alok Perti, Former Secretary Coal, Govt. of India
Presentation of Global Awards and Poster Paper Awards
Valedictory Address by
Mr. Anil Razdan, Chairman, Energy And Environment Foundation
Former Secretary Power, Government of India
Vote of thanks by
Dr. Anil K Garg, President, World Petroleum Technology Congress
17h00 onwards Closing Hi-Tea / Coffee

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