The BCIC Manufacturing Conclave, held on December 8, 2023, in Bangalore, focused on technology-driven manufacturing for economic growth in Karnataka. Key themes included affordable digitization, home-grown technology, sustainability, and innovation, featuring prominent speakers from various industries. The event aimed to explore challenges and opportunities in manufacturing while promoting collaboration between government and businesses.

1. BCIC
MANUFACTURING
CONCLAVE
TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN MANUFACTURING
for the GROWTH and PROSPERITY
th
Date : 08 Dec 2023, Friday
Time: 8.30 am - 5.00 pm
Venue : Ball Room , Hotel Chancery Pavilion, Bangalore
Scope & Opportunities for growth in Karnataka
A ordable Digitization and Automation
Home Grown Technology
Sustainability
Innovation & Emerging Manufacturing Technologies
Namma Karnataka - Gateway to Future India
Event Sponsers

2. Welcome
Mr. G Prakash
Chairman, Manufacturing Expert Committee, BCIC
Chief Operating O cer - Ace Designers Ltd
Lighting of the Lamp & Inauguration
Mr. L Krishnan – Chief Guest
Managing Director,
Taegutec India
Mr. Sandeep Kumar Maini
– Guest of Honour
Chairman, Maini Group
Smt. Gunjan Krishna, IAS
Commissioner for Industrial,
Development & Director Industries & Commerce,
Government of Karnataka
Welcome Note & Setting the Context
President Address
Dr. S Devarajan
President – Bangalore Chamber of
Industry and Commerce
Sr. Vice President – TVS Motor
Prof. Yashaswini Murthy
Master of Ceremony
Ramaiah Institute of Technology
Session Theme 01 : Scope & Opportunities for Economic growth
through Manufacturing in Karnataka
Session Theme 01 : Scope & Opportunities for Economic growth
through Manufacturing in Karnataka
Session Theme 01 : Scope & Opportunities for Economic growth
through Manufacturing in Karnataka
Mr. Sandeep Kumar Maini
–Guest of Honour
Chairman, Maini Group
Mr. L Krishnan – Chief Guest
Managing Director,
Taegutec India
Smt. Gunjan Krishna*, IAS
Commissioner for Industrial,
Development & Director Industries
& Commerce, Government of Karnataka
Mr. T.K Ramesh
Managing Director
Ace Designers Ltd.
Tea Break - 11:10 - 11:30 am
Mr. T.K Ramesh
Managing Director
Ace Designers Ltd.

3. Session Theme 02 : A ordable Digitization and Automation in Manufacturing
Session Theme 03 : Home Grown Technology - Challenges, Opportunities & Enablers
Session Theme 03 : Home Grown Technology - Challenges, Opportunities & Enablers
Session Moderator:
Mr. V Karthikeyan
Co-Chairman, Manufacturing Expert Committee,
BCIC & Chief Technology O cer - EDS Technologies
Realizing Business Gains for MSME through
Automation and Digitalization
Mr. Chandrashekar Bharati
Managing Director
AMiT
Building Global Supply chain resilience In the
changing political and economic
environment- Insights & Way forward
Ms. Divya Seethapathy
Director, Global Procurement
Resilience Program -
Global Supply Chain, Schneider Electric
Future of digitization & Automation
in E-commerce Supply Chain
Mr. V Mahesh Kumar
VP Automation and Engg at Supply chain,
Flip Kart .
Digitization and automation in SME and
Aerospace Component manufacturing
Mr. Rakesh S B
CEO
Vice-President
Sansera Engineering Limited.
Aerospace Division
India Centric a ordable automation
and digitisation solutions
Mr. G Sundararaman
CEO
Wipro Pari Private Limited
“Approach for E ortless Digitalization, especially for
MSME business in India”
Mr. Himanshu Jadhav
CEO
Jendamark India Pvt Ltd
A ordable Factory Automation
in Manufacturing
Session Theme 02 : A ordable Digitization and Automation in Manufacturing
Mr. V Sivaganesh
GM - FA Business Support,
FANUC India
Lunch Break - 01:15 - 02:00 pm
Session Moderator:
Mr. Chandrashekar
Head of Manufacturing & Logistics
Buhler India

4. Session Theme 04: Sustainability: Trends, challenges and best practices
Session Theme 04: Sustainability: Trends, challenges and best practices
Moderator:
Ms. Ira Gilani
Co-Chairman,
Manufacturing Expert Committee, BCIC &
Director-Goldratt Bharat
Special
Address
Mr. Ravikiran Pothukuchi
Director
Manufacturing & Logistics,
Dassault Systemes
Panellist
Mr. V.C Mohan
EHS Regional Co-ordination India,
Australia & Support ASEAN, Bosch
Mr. Rajesh Kumar Jha
Country Environment &
Sustainability Manager,
ABB India Limited
Mr. Akshai Sarin
Founder
BlessedBuy
Mr. Shridhar
Rajappanavar
Founder and CEO,
Key Sustainability
Solutions
Tea Break - 03:00 pm - 03:15 pm
Special Address
Building manufacturing
excellence - Toyota way
Mr. T R Parasuraman
Executive Advisor Toyota Group and
Past President - BCIC
Dr. Manish Rajan Walvekar
Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) & Centre Coordinator,
Amrita Darshanam International Centre for Spiritual Studies,
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Bengaluru
Digitization and Automation in SME
Mr. Keyur Bhalavat
Founder & CEO
Plutomen
Cost and Sustainable Innovation
Mr. V Lokesh
CEO & Managing Director,
Innomantra Consulting Private Limited
New Technologies Developed
in Manufacturing
Mr. Prakash Vinod
Joint Director
CMTI, Bangalore
Ancient Indian (Vedic) Wisdom of science
and technology - Insights and Applicability
in the current context
Session Theme 05 : Innovation & Emerging Manufacturing Technology
Session Theme 05 : Innovation & Emerging Manufacturing Technology
Ms. Rajashree Iyer
Deputy Secretary
BCIC
Vote of Thanks