This document provides an agenda for a two-day conference on Industry 4.0. It lists the event details, over 30 guest speakers from automotive and manufacturing companies, and a detailed schedule of 10 sessions over the two days covering topics such as demystifying Industry 4.0, enabling technologies, challenges and opportunities, and the impacts on supply chain management and human resources. The event aims to discuss India's transition to Industry 4.0 and is organized by the CII Institute of Quality.

1. Mr. Aditya K Shrivastava
Sr. VP & Head of Operations
VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd
Mr. Rajendra Abhange
President & CEO (D)
Auto Ignition Ltd
Dr. Rick Guptill
Head Robotics Software Dev.
Applied Computing and
Engineering - USA
Mr. Atul Swaroop
DMD
Tokai Rika Minda India Ltd
Bangalore
Mr. Ajay Gopalswamy - CEO
DiFACTO Robotics &
Automation Pvt Ltd
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E M I N E N T S P E A K E R S
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Mr. Ajoy Behari Lall
Vice President Operations
Tata Motors Ltd (CVBU)
Mr. Michael Rada
Industry 5.0 Founder and Leader
IBCSD LAB s.r.o. - President
Czech Republic
Mr. P Verma
Vice PresidentSupply Chain
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd
Mr. P Soni
CEO & ED
SKH Metals Ltd
Mr. Sanjay Thakar
Sr. Advisor QA VU
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd
26 -27 August 2021 : INDIA (Cisco WebEx Platform)
Time Zone IST : 9:45 to 17:30 hrs
Mr. Nachiket Kodkani
Sr. Vice President Farm Div.
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
Mr. Ravi Agarwal
Managing Director
Pepperl + Fuchs Factory
Automation Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. C K Vishwakarma
CEO
AllThingsConnected
Singapore
Dr. M. Kleinkes
Managing Director VMT
Pepperl + Fuchs Group,
Germany
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Mr. Milan Kumar
Chief Information Officer
ZF WABCO
Switzerland
Mr. Manuel Otto
Head of Sales – Automation Div.
Sturm Maschinen and
Anlagenbau, GmbH, Germany
Mr. Adir Oren
CEO
Trunovate, Israel
Mr. Parna Ghosh
VP & CIO
Minda Industries Ltd
Uno Minda Group
Prafulla Gade
Chief GM Supplier Quality
Skoda Auto Volkswagen India
Ms Marcia R. Gadbois
President & GM
ADISRA, LLC, USA
Mr. Sivanesan Ramachandran
Ex. President Quality, Service & Parts
Ashok Leyland Ltd
Mr. Sivanesan Ramachandran
Ex. President Quality, Service & Parts
Ashok Leyland Ltd
CHIEF GUEST
CHIEF GUEST
Mr. Sid Verma
GM – Mfg / IIoT Division
Hitachi Vantara, CA, USA
Virender Singh
Senior Counsellor- QMS
CII Institute of Quality
Vipin Sahni
Executive Director
CII Institute of Quality
Abdul Wadood
Head TPM & QMS
CII Institute of Quality
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PROGRAMME AGENDA
DAY – 1
THURSDAY, 26 AUGUST 2021
Time Zone - IST – 10:00 to 13:00 Hrs and 14:15 Hrs to 17:20 Hrs
10:00 – 10:55 Hrs INAGURAL SESSION
10:00 – 10:07 Opening Remarks Mr. Virender Singh – Sr. Counsellor
CII – Institute of Quality
10:07 – 10:15 Welcome Remarks Mr. Vipin Sahni – Executive Director
CII – Institute of Quality
10:15 – 10:27 Special Address Mr. P Soni – CEO & ED
SKH Metals Limited
Chairman – “CII Core Committee on
LCA & DRA – Industry 4.0”
10:27 – 10:45 Inaugural Address
by Chief Guest
Mr. Sivanesan Ramachandran
Ex. President, Quality, Service & Parts
Ashok Leyland Limited
10:45 – 10:55 Vote of Thanks Mr. Abdul Wadood - Head TPM & QMS
CII Institute of Quality
11:00 – 11:50 SESSION – 1
DEMYSTIFYING INDUSTRY 4.0
• Mr. Rajendra Abhange – President & CEO (D)
Auto Ignition Ltd
Member – “CII Core Committee on LCA & DRA –
Industry 4.0”
• Mr. Aditya K Shrivastava – Sr. VP & Operations Head
VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd
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Mr. Milan Kumar – Chief Information Officer (CIO)
ZF WABCO – Switzerland
Mr. Atul Swaroop – DMD – Tokai Rika Minda India Ltd
Member – CII Core Committee on LCA & DRA –
Industry 4.0
11:50 – 13:00 SESSION – 2
INDUSTRY 4.0 (DRA) -
FROM STRATEGIZIG TO REALISING BENEFITS
• Mr. Ajoy Behari Lall – Vice President Operations
Tata motors Ltd (CVBU)
• Dr. Michael Kleinkes
MD -VMT - Pepperl+Fuchs Group, Germany
• Mr. P Soni – CEO & ED – SKH Metals Ltd
Chairman – CII Core Committee on LCA & DRA – Industry
4.0
• Mr. Nachiket Kodkani - Sr. V P Farm Division
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
13:00 – 14:15 LUNCH BREAK

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Programme Agenda Day-1: Thursday, 26 August 2021 (Cont…………….)
14:30 – 16:00 SESSION – 3
ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES – INDUSTRY 4.0
O Mr. Ravi Agarwal – MD
Pepperl+Fuchs Factory Automation Pvt Ltd
O Mr. Ajay Gopalswamy – CEO
DiFacto Robotics and Automation Pvt Ltd
O Ms Marcia R. Gadbois – President and GM
ADISRA, LLC, USA
ROBOTICS, IOT, ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, BIGDATA
ANALYTICS, CLOUD COMPUTING, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)
16:00 – 17:15 SESSION – 4
ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES – INDUSTRY 4.0
O Mr. Atul Swaroop – DMD – Tokai Rika Minda India Ltd
Member – CII Core Committee on LCA & DRA –
Industry 4.0
O Mr. Adir Oren – CEO – Trunovate, Israel
O Mr. C K Vishwakarma – CEO
All Things Connected, Singapore
O Mr. Sid Verma – GM - Manufacturing & IIoT Division
Hitachi Vantara, USA
SIMULATION / DIGITAL TWIN, AUGMENTED REALITY, CYBER
SECURITY, ENTERPRISE EXTENDED REALITY (xR) TECHNOLOGY IN
THE CONTEXT OF SMART FACTORY
17:15 – 17:20 CALL FOR THE DAY
PROGRAMME AGENDA
DAY - 2
FRIDAY, 27 AUGUST 2021
Time Zone - IST – 10:00 to 13:15 Hrs and 14:30 Hrs to 17:20 Hrs
10:00 – 10:15 Hrs CONTEXT SETTING
10:00 – 10:15 Context Setting Mr. Virender Singh – Sr. Counsellor
CII – Institute of Quality
10:15 – 11:30 SESSION – 5
INDUSTRY 4.0 : CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES & WAY
FORWARD
o Mr. Sanjay Thakar – Sr. Advisor, QA Vendor Upgradation
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd
Vice-Chairman – CII Core Committee on LCA & DRA –
Industry 4.0
o Dr. Rick Guptill – Head Robotics Software Development
Applied Computing and Engineering – USA
o Mr. Manuel Otto – Head of Sales -Automation Division
Sturm Maschinen and Anlagenbau, GmbH, Germany
11:30 – 12:15 SESSION - 6
DIGITAL WORK FORCE – ROBOTIC PROCESS
AUTOMATION (RPA) / BOTs INTELLIGENT NETWORK /
MACHINE LEARNING (ML) / DEEP LEARNING (DL)
o Mr. Parna Ghosh
Vice President & CTO - Minda Industries Ltd
Uno Minda Group
o Mr. Krishan Atri - Managing Director & CEO - Valiant-TMS
Systems - Asia Pacific & South Africa Region
o Dr. Sunil Jha – Director - IITD-AIA Foundation for Smart
Manufacturing, IIT Delhi

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12:15 – 13:15 SESSION – 7
IMPACT OF INDUSTRY 4.0 IN SUPPLY CHAIN
MANAGEMENT & LOGISTICS
o Mr. Prashant Verma – Vice President Supply Chain
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd
o Mr. Prafulla Gade - Chief GM Supplier Quality Skoda
Auto Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd
Member – CII Core Committee on LCA & DRA –
Industry 4.0
o Mr. Suman Dey - Vice President Marketing
Uno Minda Group
VALUE CHAIN & INDUSTRY 4.0; USE OF INTEGRATED AGVs
(AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLES) IN MATERIAL MOVEMENT
13:15 – 14:30 L U N C H B R E A K
14:30 – 15:15 SESSION – 8
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 4.0
IMPORTANCE OF QUALITY 4.0
O Mr. Parag Auty – GM
Tata Motors Ltd
O Mr. Milan Kumar – Chief Information Officer (CIO)
ZF WABCO - Switzerland
15:15 – 16:00 SESSION – 9
UNCOVERING THE BLIND SPOTS IN
IMPLEMENTING INDUSTRY 4.0
O Mr. Rajendra Abhange – President & CEO (D)
Auto Ignition Ltd,
Member – “CII Core Committee on LCA & DRA
– Industry 4.0”
16:00 – 17:00 SESSION – 10
INDUSTRY 5.0
FROM VIRTUAL TO PHYSICAL, POST –
PANDEMIC
INSIGHTS ON INDUSTRY 5.0
O Mr. Michael Rada - Founder Industry 5.0 - IBCSD LAB
s.r.o. – President and Project Father
Czech Republic
o Mr. Shiv Rao Challa – Founder & CEO
3R ZeroWaste Pvt. Ltd
17:00 – 17:20 CONCLUDING REMARKS