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The Regulators & Policymakers Retreat 2012

Thursday - Sunday

August 23-26, 2012

Hotel Grand Hyatt, Bambolim, Goa, India
     
    • Overview

    The Regulators and Policy Makers Retreat (RPR) is a unique platform where senior decision makers from the government, regulatory authorities, industry, academia, media and organizations that serve the social good converge to discuss, debate and possibly reconcile differing perspectives and world views.

    The Retreat receives participation from eminent thinkers, opinion leaders and policy makers from India and abroad. The objective of the Retreat is to enhance the understanding of the way ahead for a better, safer and sustainable tomorrow.

    RPR provides a platform to not only to exchange experiences of cross-sectoral stakeholders but also to listen into cerebral debates on the emerging challenges and complexities in the growth path of India as it moves from command to market economy, empowering the consumer by giving in choice.



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    • Agenda

    • Day-1- 23rd August,2012

      • 19:00 – 19:45 Welcome Address

        Mr. Harry Dhaul, Director General, Independent Power Producers Association of India
        19:45 – 20:15 Turning the Power Sector Around: The Role of Government, Regulators and the Private Sector

        Dr. Pramod Deo, Chairman, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission

    • Day-2-24th August,2012

      • Looking at the pressing issues in the Energy sector in India and the development and progress in this sector, from RPR 2010, IPPAI has been holding subject-centered master classes. The purpose of the master class is to enable a focus on issues in this particular sector. These master classes will be conducted by practitioners of this sector; thus providing a rich blend of experience and expertise
          Master Class on Energy
        Session 1
        9:00 – 10:30 Implications of the recent letter from the Ministry of Power on Operationalisation of Open Access dated 30 Nov 2011
        • 1MW+ Consumer – Beyond Regulatory Control: beyond USO?
        • Will all Industrial & Commercial consumers be affected?
        • Discoms – Uncertainty of Demand and Revenue, Consumer Flip Flop
        • State Government – Additional Subsidy burden due to revenue loss to Discoms?
        • Do we need to separate wires & suppliers?

        Session Chairman: Dr. Pramod Deo, Chairman, CERC
        Panelist: Mr. VP Raja,, Chairman, Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission;
        Mr. P.K. Mishra, Chairman, Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission
        Mr. Ajoy Mehta, MD, MSEDCL
        Mr. Ashok Sethi, Vice President, Tata Power
        Mr. Gopal Saxena,         Chief Executive, BRPL
        Mr. Harry Dhaul, Director General, IPPAI
        Mr. Jayant Deo, MD & CEO, IEX
        Session 2
        10:30 – 11:30 Uncertainty and Volatility of Coal & Gas Prices: Impact on the Power Sector
        • Volatility in the Prices of Primary Fuels - coal, natural gas and diesel
        • Impact of Different Primary Fuels on the Availability and Price of Power in India
        • The need for a coal regulator
        • Sanctity of Contract

        Mr. Prashanto Banerjee, Fmr CMD, GAIL
        Mr. Darshan Hiranandani, MD, Hiranandani Group
        Moderator: Mr. Shantanu Guha Ray, Dy. Editor, India Today
        Session 3
        11:30 – 13:00 Issues in Renewable Energy:
        • Will forecasting work?
        • How do you do inter-state trade of wind with or without scheduling?
        • Accuracy of Forecasting and the amount of money available to fund forecasting in the nascent stage
        • Force Majeure & settlement in case of telecom breakdown & lack of Data
        • Open Access in Wind: Reduction in Contract Demand and related issues
        • Decentralized Biomass Power Generation for 2mw & below
        • Special incentive of Pilot schemes in the North East
        • Renewable Energy financing

        Session Chairman: Mr. V. Subramanian, Fmr. Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy
        Panelist: Mr. Chintan Shah, GM & Head, Suzlon Energy
        Mr. Sumant Sinha, Chairman & CEO, ReNew Power Ventures Pvt. Ltd.
        Mr. Tejpreet Singh Chopra, President & CEO, Bharat Light & Power Ltd.
        Mr. PP Gupta, MD, Techno Electric & Engineering Company
        Mr. Pashupathy Gopalan, MD,& SunEdison South East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa
        Mr. Balawant Joshi, Founder – Director, ABPS Infrastructure Advisory
        13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
        Session 4
        14:00 – 14:30 Challenges of an inward looking world

        Mr. TCA Srinivasa Raghavan, Associate Editor, Business Line
        Session 5
        14:30 – 15:00 Can we actually integrate the two Indias?

        Mr. Dinesh Trivedi, Fmr. Railway Minister, Govt. of India
        Amb. Meera Shankar, Fmr. Ambassador of India to USA
        Prof. SL Rao, Fmr. Chairman, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
        Session 6
        15:00 – 15:30 Is Activism in India a boon or a curse?

        Ms. Karuna Nundy, Advocate, Supreme Court of India
        Mr. Shantanu Guha Ray, Dy. Editor, India Today
        Session 7
        16:00 – 17:00 Is Democracy a convenient crutch for regression?

        Mr. Swapan Dasgupta, Political Analyst
        Mr. SY Quraishi, Fmr Chief Election Commissioner of India
        Mr. Suhel Seth, Managing Partner, Counselage India
        Keynote 1
        17:00 – 17:20 In this inter-dependent world, are we creating a uniform world order for people to live in and behave?

        Ms. Kamini Banga, Author & Columnist
        Keynote 2
        17:20 – 17:45 No full stops in being Indian

        Prof. Purushottam Agarwal, Author & Academician
        Session 8
        17:45 – 18:05
        Do we have the imagination and perseverance to innovate?
         
        Mr. Dilip Chenoy, MD & CEO, National Skills Development Corporation
        20:00 – 20:10 Overview on IPPAI Power Awards by Prof SL Rao, Fmr. Chairman, CERC
        IPPAI Power Awards
        20:10 – 21:00 Dr. Pramod Deo, Chairman, CERC

        IPPAI has instituted a non-partisan awards program to recognize the contribution of organizations, Indian States and State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERCs) who have significantly contributed to the development of the power sector in India
        Eminent Jury Members

        Prof SL Rao, Fmr. Chairman, CERC
        Mr. Anil Razdan, Fmr. Secretary, Ministry of Power
        Mr. V Subramanian, Fmr. Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy
        Mr. Ajay Shankar, Fmr. Secretary – DIPP, Ministry of Commerce & Industry
        Mr. Ashok Khurana, Director General, Association of Power Producers

    • Day-3-25th August,2012


      • Session 9
        09:00 – 10:00 Competitive bidding in the Power Sector: Is it working or not?

        Session Chairman: Mr. VP Raja, Chairman, Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission
        Panelist: Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Fmr Union Minister for Power
        Mr. RR Mehta, Head Business, Reliance Infrastructure Limited;
        Mr. Shubhranshu Patanaik, Sr, Director, Deloitte & Touche India
        Session 10
        10:00 – 10:45 How to attract fresh investments in the Power Sector: Perceptions Vs. Reality

        Mr. VK Singh, Principal Secretary (Energy), Govt of Jharkhand;
        Mr. Ramesh Narayanan, Chief Executive, BSES Yamuna Power Ltd.
        Moderator: Mr.Shantanu Guha Ray, Dy. Editor, India Today
        Session 11
        10:45 – 11:30 Transnational Trade of Electricity

        Md. Abul Kalam Azad, Secretary, Power Division, Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
        Mr. Samdrup K Thinley, CEO, Bhutan Electricity Authority, Bhutan
        Mr. Shah Jahan Mirza, Director Finance & Policy, Private Power & Infrastructure Board, Islamabad
        Mr. Harry Dhaul, DG, IPPAI
        Keynote 3
        11:30 – 12:00 Renewable Energy Opportunities in North East

        Dr. Mukul Sangma, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Meghalaya
          Master Class on Ethical Business Practices for Policymakers, Regulators & Stakeholders
        Session 12
        12:00 – 13:00 Challenges of Doing Business in India – Corruption, Efficiency and the way forward for the Private Sector

        Mr. Joginder Singh, Fmr. Director, CBI
        Mr. Ajay Shankar, Fmr. Secretary DIPP, Ministry of Commerce & Industry
        Mr. Dhanendra Kumar, Fmr. Chairman, Competition Commission of India
        13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
        Session 13
        14:00 – 15:00 Elephant in the Market place (Economic Development leads to corruption & imperfect markets)

        Mr. Dinesh Trivedi, Fmr. Railway Minister, Govt. of India
        Mr. Suhel Seth,Managing Partner, Counselage India;
        Mr. Harry Dhaul, Director General, IPPAI
        Moderator: Ms. Ira Duggal, Resident Editor, NDTV Profit Mumbai
        Keynote 4
        15:00 – 15:20 In an inter-dependent world, are we going to have a single currency?

        Mr. MK Venu, Managing Editor, Financial Express
        Keynote 5
        15:20 – 15:40 Does the Media have a pernicious influence in India

        Mr. Suhel Seth, Managing Partner, Counselage India
        Keynote 6
        15:40 – 16:00 Have we relegated Parliament to disruption rather than discourse?

        Mr. Kingshuk Nag, Resident Editor, Times of India, Hyderabad
        Session 14
        16:00 – 16:30 The Role of Education in promoting Sustainable Development

        Ms. Laxmi Dhaul, CEO, Prithvi Media
        Ms. Mita Nangia Goswamy, Director Environment Education, WWF India
        Ms. Ahahmreen Farah, Educationist, Pakistankistan
        Session 15
        16:30 – 17:00 The Craft of Consumerism

        Ms. Jaya Jaitley, Social Activist
        Session 16
        17:00 – 17:30 Are we politicizing our Natural Resources?

        Mr. Kalikesh Singh Deo, MP (Lok Sabha)
        Mr. Partha Sengupta, Vice President (Raw Materials) Tata Steel
        Session 17
        17:30 – 18:00
        Art & Aesthetics as an integral part of life and inspiration
        Have we reduced our dependency on Art as a form of Influence?

        Mr. Jatin Das, Artist
        Mr. Ashoke Viswanathan, Film-maker

    • Day-4-26th August,2012

      • Session 18
        09:00 – 09:30 Challenges in the Hydro sector

        Mr. Jayant Kawale, MD, Hydro & Renewable, Jindal Power Ltd
        Session 19
        09:30 – 10:00 Feeder Separation Project - Mr. Mohammad Suleman, Secretary (Energy), Govt. of Madhya Pradesh
        Can IT revolutionize electricity distribution? Do smarter grids need more regulatory and policy support?
        Dr. Shailendra Fuloria, Manager - Smart Grids & Cyber Security, ABB Limited
        Session 20
        10:00 – 10:40 Geopolitics of Energy in India and its neighborhood

        Amb. G. Parthasarathy, Former Indian Ambassador
        Mr. Harry Dhaul, Director General, IPPAI
        Moderator: Mr. Vishnu Som, Editor, Special Programmes/Documentaries and Senior Anchor, NDTV 24x7
        Keynote 7
        10:40 – 11:00 Why the West sees India as Chaos? Is it really?

        Mr. Devdutt Pattanaik, Chief Belief Officer, Future Group
          Master Class on Security
        Session 21
        11:00 – 11:45 Overview on India’s threats and options

        Mr. GK Pillai, Fmr. Home Secretary of India
        Mr. Maroof Raza, Strategic Affairs Expert & Mentor, Security Watch India
        Session 22
        11:45–12:15 Increasing risk to Indian Infrastructure

        Mr. VP Agrawal, Chairman, Airports Authority of India
        Lt. Cdr. Jasbir Singh Solanki, Head-Critical Infrastructure Group, Mahindra SSG
        Session 23
        12:30 – 13:15 Need for Training for Emergency Response

        Dr. Muzaffer Ahmed, Member, NDMA
        Mr. AN Roy, Fmr DGP Maharashtra
        Session 24
        13:15 – 14:00 Tackling Urban Terrorism in India: Are Ghettos becoming breeding grounds for terrorists?

        Mr. JK Dutt,Fmr. DG, NSG
        Mr. SR Mehra, Former Secretary Security, Government of India

        Cyber Attacks on Grids
        Mr. Subimal Bhattacharjee, Country Head, General Dynamics Corporation India Private Limited
        14:00 – 14:20 Summing up & Valedictory Address
        Mr. Harry Dhaul, Director General, IPPAI
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