Sankalp Suman
Deputy Head, Energy & Environment, ISMA
About SEIC
Sugar – Ethanol & Bioenergy India Conference (SEIC) produced, conceptualised and organised by ChiniMandi has gained an iconic stature in the Sugar and Ethanol multiverse. As India’s premier Conference dedicated exclusively to Sugar, Ethanol and Bioenergy Industries, SEIC has claimed the top spot of ‘Business Networking’, forming an invaluable link in the echelons of power and policy corridors, sugar industry inc., OMCs, suppliers, consumers, traders, brokers, farmers etc.
SEIC serves as a cauldron of leaders, thought provocateurs, disrupters and visionaries, who gather under one roof to discuss, brainstorm and envisage the next big ‘Agenda & Idea’.
SEIC started in 2022, with the first Conference in Mumbai. In 2023, the second conference was held in New Delhi. Ever since then, it has grown in strength, size and acceptability.
The 3rd Edition of SEIC was organised in New Delhi on 1st and 2nd February 2024 at Hotel Andaz by Hyatt at Aerocity New Delhi.
When
30-31 January 2025
Where
Andaz by Hyatt, New Delhi
About
Sugar, Ethanol & Bioenergy
why
join us
Generate Sales Leads
The SEIC conference will help you generate sales and revenue.
Enhance Positioning of your Company
The summit is an excellent opportunity to position your brand among the best.
Unveil New Services
SEIC provides platform to market your products and services.
Penetrate New Markets
The SEIC will help you expand to new regions.
Enhance Customer Loyalty
Your participation at the conference will send a positive message to your customers.
Foster New Business Partnerships
SEIC is great place to start new business associations and expand your ventures.
Speakers
Colonel Rohit Dev
Founder & MD, Reveille Energy
Virendra Jhamb
Founder and Managing Director of CEES India Pvt. Ltd.
Manish Gupta
Sucden
Madhavrao Ghatge
Chairman & Managing Director, Gurudatt Sugars Ltd.
Harshvardhan Patil
President, National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories Ltd.
Tushar Patil
AVP Bioenergy and Corporate Strategy, Praj Industries
Felipe Ferraz
Golden Agri-Resources, Brazil
SEIC 2025
Tentative agenda
SEIC 2025 Day 1
January 30, 2025
Registrations open
Inaugural Ceremony, Welcome Address, Chief Guest Address & Keynote Speech
Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister, Minister of Road Transport & Highways Government of India
Ashwini Srivastava
Joint Secretary, DFPD, Govt. of India
Sangeet Singla
Joint Secretary, DFPD, Govt. of India
Seema Paroha
Director, NSI
Harshvardhan Patil
President, National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories Ltd.
Murugesh Nirani
Founder Chairman MRN Group
Atul Chaturvedi
Executive Chairman, Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd.
Vijendra Singh
Executive Director & Dy. CEO, Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd.
Pankaj Rastogi
Executive Director, Dalmia Bharat Sugar and Industries Limited
Atul Mulay
President - Bioenergy, Praj Industries Ltd.
Jitu Shah
Founder Chairman JK Group
Uppal Shah
Co-founder & Managing Director, JK Sugars & Commodities Pvt. Ltd.
Husain Gangardiwala
Director, NTC
Prasad Ghawate
CEO, Rajganga Biorefineries Pvt. Ltd.
Hemant Shah
Co-founder & Executive Director, JK Sugars & Commodities Pvt. Ltd.
Lightening Talk: Sugar & Allied Market Scenario
Deepak Ballani
Director General - Indian Sugar and Bio-Energy Manufacturers Association
Session I - Policy Advocacy to Accelerate Growth
Harish Damodaran
National Rural Affairs and Agriculture Editor, The Indian Express
Ashwini Srivastava
Joint Secretary, DFPD, Govt. of India
Atul Chaturvedi
Executive Chairman, Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd.
Prakash Naiknavare
M.D., National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories Ltd, India
Roshan Lal Tamak
CEO, DCM Shriram
Pankaj Rastogi
Executive Director, Dalmia Bharat Sugar and Industries Limited
Tushar Patil
AVP Bioenergy and Corporate Strategy, Praj Industries
Moderator: Harish Damodaran
Panelists:
Ashwini Srivastava
Atul Chaturvedi
Prakash Naiknavare
Roshan Lal Tamak
Pankaj Rastogi
Tushar Patil
Topic of discussion: Overview of existing policies affecting sugar industry
Aligning Sugar MSP with costs incurred by sugar mills
Government schemes for modernisation and expansion of sugar mills.
Reforming policies to balance domestic needs and export competitiveness.
Price push for ethanol procured from molasses and grain-based sources
Strategies to adopt higher ethanol blending
Lunch Break
Opening Remark: Presentation on Global Sugar S&D
Claudiu Covrig
Sr. Market Analyst, CovrigAnalytics, Switzerland
Lightening Talk: Production & Trade Dynamics
Robin Shaw
Head of Sugar Analysis, Marex Spectron
Session II - Sugar Rush: Global Sugar S&D
Kiran Wadhwana
Owner, COMDEX India Ltd.
Michael McDougall
CEO, McDougall Global View
Deepinder Singh Basra
Commodity Analyst, Green Pool Commodity Specialists
Claudiu Covrig
Sr. Market Analyst, CovrigAnalytics, Switzerland
Vamsi Nanduri
Senior Sugar Trader - Louis Dreyfus Company, Singapore
Felipe Ferraz
Golden Agri-Resources, Brazil
Moderator: Kiran Wadhawana
Panelists:
Michael McDougall
Deepinder Singh Basra
Claudiu Covrig
Vamsi Nanduri
Felipe Ferraz
Topic of discussion: Sugar Rush: Global Sugar S&D
Global Sugar: Supply and Demand scenario (Current and Way Forward)
Factors influencing sugar prices (e.g., weather, geopolitical events, global demand).
Impact of weather patterns and climate change on sugar production.
Influence of currency fluctuations on sugar exports and imports.
Fluctuations in futures markets and their impact on sugar prices.
Impact of geopolitical conflicts on sugar supply chains.
Predictions for sugar demand and supply by 2025-26.
Lightning Talk: From Farm to Fuel by Praj
Atul Mulay
President - Bioenergy, Praj Industries Ltd.
Presentation by CEES
Virendra Jhamb
Founder and Managing Director of CEES India Pvt. Ltd.
Session III - Ethanol & BioFuel: From Farm to Fuel
Vivek Rahi
Partner at KPMG India
Sangeet Singla
Joint Secretary, DFPD, Govt. of India
Robert Piggot
Global Technical Director, Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits
Vijendra Singh
Executive Director & Dy. CEO, Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd.
Vijay Nirani
Managing Director - TruAlt Bioenergy
Arushi Jain
Jt. Secretary, GEMA
Atul Mulay
President - Bioenergy, Praj Industries Ltd.
Moderator: Vivek Rahi
Panelists:
Sangeet Singla
Robert Piggot
Vijendra Singh
Vijay Nirani
Arushi Jain
Atul Mulay
Topic of discussion: Ethanol & BioFuel: From Farm to Fuel
How ethanol transformed India
Challenges towards achieving 20% ethanol blending by 2025-26.
Role of Govt. policies for encouraging Investments
Policy impetus for Flex Fuel adoption
Balancing food security- Benefits of using surplus Grains, Sugarcane and Crop residues for ethanol production
Emergence of new energy vistas- BioCNG, Hydrogen etc.
La Nina Prediction and Impact on Agriculture
AVM G P Sharma
President (Meteorology & Climate Change), Skymet Weather
Session IV - Climate Change Impact
Sanjeeb Mukherjee
Agriculture Editor, Business Standard
AVM G P Sharma
President (Meteorology & Climate Change), Skymet Weather
Sudhir Panwar
Former member of UP Planning Commission
Ankita Patil Thackeray
Promoter, Indreshwar Sugar Mill
Tushar Patil
Managing Director, Planeteye Farm-Ai ltd
Sankalp Suman
Deputy Head, Energy & Environment, ISMA
Moderator: Sanjeeb Mukherjee
Panelists:
AVM G P Sharma
Sudhir Panwar
Ankita Patil Thackery
Tushar Patil
Sankalp Suman
Topic of discussion: Climate Change Impact
Effects of climate change on sugarcane yields and quality.
Innovations to enhance climate adaptability of sugarcane farming.
Satellite Mapping: A lost opportunity
Improving Sugarcane Productivity
Adopting best practices to mitigate climate change at the farm level
High Tea & Networking
SEIA Awards, Cocktail & Dinner
SEIC 2025 Day 2
January 31, 2025
Presentation on Indian Sugar Balance Sheet
Rahil Shaikh
MD, MEIR Commodities
Session V - Snake & Ladders - The Game of Indian Sugar
Mrityunjay Jha
Anchor & Commodity Editor, Zee Business
Manohar Joshi
Managing Director at Jawahar Shetkari Sahakari Sakhar Karakhana
Kapil Nema
Asst. Executive Director, Dalmia Bharat Sugar
Vishal Nirani
Co-Founder & ED, TruAlt Bioenergy
Rahil Shaikh
MD, MEIR Commodities
Moderator: Mrityunjay Jha
Panelists:
Manohar Joshi
Rahil Shaikh
Vishal Nirani
Kapil Nema
Topic of discussion: Snake & Ladders - The Game of Indian Sugar
Overview of India's position as the leading sugar producer.
Challenges like overproduction and low profitability
Indian Sugar Balance Sheet, Sugar cane diversion, other products
2025-26 SS: Expected sugar production, internal offtake, ethanol diversion
Sugar price dynamics: key factors impacting price
Opening Remarks from NSI
Seema Paroha
Director, NSI
Session VI - The AI Revolution in Chini & BioEnergy Industry
Colonel Rohit Dev
Founder & MD, Reveille Energy
Yashodhan Mankame
Executive Vice-President, Business Development, Praj Industries Ltd.
Sanjay Ganjoo
Director General, Indian Federation of Green Energy
Seema Paroha
Director, NSI
R.K. Gangwar
Managing Director, Mawana Sugars Ltd
Prasad Ghawate
CEO, Rajganga Biorefineries Pvt. Ltd.
Narendra Mohan
Ex Director, National Sugar Institute (India)
Moderator: Narendra Mohan
Panelists:
Seema Paroha
Sanjay Ganjoo
R K Gangwar
Prasad Ghawate
Yashodhan Mankame
Col. Rohit Dev
Topic of discussion: AI Revolution in Chini & BioEnergy Industry
Using AI and IoT to improve cane cultivation
Role of technology in reducing BioFuel production costs & supply chain management
Advances in second-generation and third-generation biofuels.
Using AI & IoT for monitoring soil health, irrigation, and pest control
Success stories of AI-driven transformation in leading sugar and bioenergy companies
Lunch
Session VII - The Bull & Bear Show of Domestic Sugar
Anshul Sharma
Head - Sugar Desk, Reliance Retail Limited
SP Tewani
Ex AVP, Mawana Sugars
Mohan Narang
Director, KS Commodities
Yatin Wadhwana
Director, Gradient Commercial
Hemant Shah
Co-founder & Executive Director, JK Sugars & Commodities Pvt. Ltd.
Rahil Shaikh
MD, MEIR Commodities
Moderator: Yatin Wadhwana
Panelists:
Rahil Shaikh
Anshul Sharma
Hemant Shah
Mohan Narang
S.P. Tewani
Topic of discussion: The Bull & Bear Show of Domestic Sugar
Sugar balance-sheet
Demand and supply
Pricing trends
2025-26: Crop estimate
Session VIII -Sweet But Fierce- Indian Sugar a Roaring Tigress in Global Market
Manish Gupta
Sucden
Madhavrao Ghatge
Chairman & Managing Director, Gurudatt Sugars Ltd.
B.B. Thombare
President, WISMA
Aatish Narang
Director, KS Commodities Pvt. Ltd
Manisha Gupta
Group Commodities Editor, CNBC-TV18
Ravi Gupta
Director, Shree Renuka Sugars
M Prabhakar Rao
President, ISMA
Moderator: Manisha Gupta
Panelists:
Prabhakar Rao
Ravi Gupta
B. B.Thombare
Madhavrao Ghatge
Manish Gupta
Aatish Narang
Topic of discussion: Sweet But Fierce- Indian Sugar a Roaring Tigress in Global Market
Sugar exports: Possibility in 2025
Challenges in competing in the global sugar market (e.g., subsidies and pricing).
Opportunities in emerging markets and export diversification including Indian Consumption
Strategies to develop new markets for export
Overcoming International law hurdles
Sponsors Felicitation
Presentation on Shifting sugar consumer behaviour
Sreeraman Thiagarajan
Director, JK Sugars & Commodities Pvt Ltd
Valedictory Session
Yatin Wadhwana
Director, Gradient Commercial
High Tea
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