Conference on Civil Aviation Industry in India- Vision 2020
INTRODUCTION
The civil aviation industry of India is witnessing phenomenal growth since last decade. It is currently 9th largest Civil Aviation Market with 85 international airlines connecting over 40 countries. Government of India with a vigorous growth strategy plans to invest $1.3 billion on non-metro projects by 2017 focussing on modernisation and upgradation. Government aims to take up the industry to the next level by 2020 with expected remarkable achievements like:
- India to turn into the 3rd largest aviation market
- The number of aircrafts to reach 800
- The overall passenger traffic to increase to 450 million
- 300 business jets, 300 small aircraft and 250 helicopters to be added the current fleet
- Around 250 airports to be made operational where the impetus will be given on North Eastern region.
Speakers
Dr. Mahesh Sharma
Minister of State- Ministry of Civil Aviation
Dr Sharma is an M.B.B.S from University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi University & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi. He holds very important as Minister of State ( Independent charge) in the ministries like Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Tourism & Minister of State Civil aviation.
Dr Sharma held the position of Chairman in the Indian Medical Association, IMA Building Committee, Sanatan Dharam Mandir Trust, Bhaurao Devras Vidya Mandir, Bhaurao Devras Seva Nyas – member, IMA Standing Committee “Aao Gaon Chalen, IMA Standing Committee for Public Relation. He also served as Secretary to Indian Medical Association 1987-89. & Kailash Charitable Trust.
He has also visited to several places like USA, Russia, Japan, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Srilanka, Thailand, Australia, Canada, Belgium, UK, Italy, Spain, South Africa, Switzerland Dubai.
Mr.Pulak Sen
FOUNDER SECRETARY GENERAL OF MRO ASSOCIATION
He has been in the profession of aviation journalism for the last 37 years covering civil, military, industry, tourism. Have also edited Hospitality trade journal of the Hotel & Restaurant Association of India (Western Region) for one year.
He is the Organizer of MRO India and Founder Secretary General of MRO Association of India.
He has sound knowledge and expertise in marketing and organising industry events -- conferences, roundtables, exhibitions, road shows, etc. Also he has been working closely with the officials of the Ministry of Civil Aviation in my role as the Founder Secretary General of MRO Association of India. Also working closely with the aviation industry for several years.
Mr.Sidharath Kapur
President and CFO-Airports Of GMR Group
Mr. Sidharath Kapur is the President and Chief Financial Officer of Airports Sector of the GMR Group with over 25 years of financial management in financial services and corporate finance with various sectors including financial services, oil and gas and infrastructure.
He has expertise in evaluation & assessment of projects, developing financial models and project execution, management of the entire Investment Banking operations including public issues- Equity, debt finance project finance and loan syndication. He has been working as CFO for the past 16 years.
With GMR group Sidharath Kapur is responsible for the financial oversight over Delhi and Hyderabad Airports. His key responsibilities include regulatory in India, raising funds and maintaining investor relations, joint ventures, business development and strategic financial planning.
Mr. Sidharath Kapur is a member of the ACI world Economics Committee Meeting which he joined in June 2010 and is currently the Asia Pacific Regional representative on the committee.
Mr. Sidharath Kapur is a honors graduate from Shri Ram College of Commerce and a rank holder Chartered Accountant and a Company Secretary. He has undergone the Global Advanced Management Programme - Indian School of Business & Kellogg School of Management.
Mr.Pran Sathiadasan
Mr.Pran Sathiadasan
Commercial Manager India, Nepal, Sri Lanka & Afghanistan Adjunct Professor- Head Of Fly Dubai
Pran S. Dasan is Country Head, India, Nepal & Sri Lanka for flydubai – the hybrid airline owned by the Government of Dubai. He is an aviation industry professional with over 25 years of experience during which he has held senior management positions with several airlines such as Kuwait Airways and Lufthansa German Airlines and has also consulted for various interest groups, airlines and other business entities on Aviation related subjects.
An academic and a keen student of Aviation, he holds a Master of Science degree in Air Transport Management from City University, London where he secured a distinction in his project on the problems facing low cost airlines in India. He is also an IATA certified Instructor and has completed over 15 training seminars from Lufthansa, IATA and Cessna including Airline Business Management, Airline Sales & Marketing, Air Accident Investigations, Total Quality Management (TQM) and Training in the management of Flight Schools. He is a member of the Aeronautical Society of India. Dasan is also a regular columnist in leading travel industry publications on a host of Aviation industry issues. He is presently compiling a book on development of jet aircraft through the years.
Prof(Dr) K.C.Gandhi
Prof(Dr) K.C.Gandhi
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR- HEAD CENTRE FOR AVIATION STUDIES OF UPES
He is a professional from Aviation Industry having 36 years’ wrok experience in the Indian Airlines and 12 years of teaching experience in the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies. Currently, Head of Centre for Aviation Studies of University of Petroleum & energy Studies and is responsible for the Aviation Management undergraduate and post graduate courses.
He graduated from Delhi University, Dip in Management from IGNOU,MBA from Jayoti Vidya Peeth Jaipur, and doctorate from an American University.
He is a Member of the Aeronautical Society of India, Foundation of Aviation and Sustainable Tourism and former member of Energy Institute of UK. While working in Indian Airlines have worked in various capacities of the commercial department and headed Cargo, Airport and Country Manager in Oman.
In UPES: The founding Programme Director for MBA (Aviation Management).Developed BBA (Aviation operations) and also executing the Double Degree MBA(Aviation Management) in association with University of Applied Science, Frankfurt , a EU funded project.
MR AMBER DUBEY
PARTNER & HEAD- AEROSPACE& DEFENCE OF KPMG
Mr Amber Dubey is Partner and Head – Aerospace and Defense at KPMG India. He has a professional experience of over 23 years. He and his team have carried out several engagements with Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA), Airports Authority of India (AAI), GMR, GVK, Cochin Airport, Reliance Airports, Zurich Airport etc. KPMG is also working with airlines like IndiGo, Jet, Air India, SpiceJet and GoAir in different capacities.
Amber’s team has assisted MoCA in drafting the 12th Five Year Plan for civil aviation. He is Co-Chairman of the Aviation Committee at the American Chambers of Commerce (AMCHAM). He works closely with industry associations connected to MRO, air-cargo, helicopters, ATC and business jets. Amber is currently assisting Governments of Maharashtra, Goa and UP in financial modeling, PPP structuring and bidding process for the greenfield airports at Navi Mumbai, Goa and Agra respectively. Amber’s team is supporting Government of Andhra Pradesh in operationalizing multiple greenfield airports within the state. He is assisting MoCA and AAI in several key engagements like the hive-off of AAI’s Air Navigation Services (ANS); business plan for the proposed National Aviation University (NAU) and re-development of Juhu Airport at Mumbai.
Amber was honored for ‘Valuable contribution to Indian aviation’ by Mr Ajit Singh, Hon’ble Minister of Civil Aviation in December 2012. Amber is an alumnus of IIT Bombay and IIM Ahmedabad.
MR VINAY GARG
MR VINAY GARG
REGIONAL DIRECTOR, INDIAN SUBCONTINENT OF UAS INTL TRIP SUPPORT
Captain Vinay Garg has served in the Aviation Branch of the Indian Navy for more than 25 years commencing in 1983. He has been a Flight Commander of ship borne helicopter flights, Operations Officer of Navy’s premier air station, Head of an Aviation Training Institute and Joint Director in policy making at Navy Headquarters, Ministry of Defence at New Delhi.
A complete digression from being a naval aviator, he did a challenging stint of five years as Spokesperson for the Indian Navy and Media Advisor to the Navy Chief.
After a successful career of 28 years in the Navy, Vinay decided to exchange his flying overalls for management of corporate aviation. He was heading the all India operations for Universal Weather & Aviation, a leading international service provider for general aviation, with head office in New Delhi. Joined UAS International Trip Support Pvt Ltd in 2012 as Business Development Manager and is currently heading the UAS team as Regional Director for the Indian Subcontinent.
MR SAURABH KANCHAN
DIRECTOR OF BMR & ASSOCIATES LLP
MR. SUDHIR RAJESHIRKE
BUSINESS HEAD - AVIATION AT EGIS INDIA
Mr. Sudhir S. Rajeshirke has more than 12 years of experience in the aviation sector across airports and OEM companies. Currently he serves as head of aviation of Egis in India, where he is responsible for airports consulting and operations business. Prior to Egis, he worked at Aviance Corporation where was responsible for delivering services that had a strategic and financial impact on the firm's clients.
He started his career with The Boeing Company where he spent seven years in field services and has worked in offices in Atlanta, Dubai, Mumbai and New Delhi. During his time at The Boeing Company, he managed customer support operations for 737 and 777 model airplanes for various airlines in USA, UAE and India. Mr. Rajeshirke graduated with an MBA from INSEAD (France) and has a degree in aeronautical engineering.
MR. DEEPAK CHAWLA
MR. DEEPAK CHAWLA
GENERAL MANAGER PROJECTS & CONSULTING OF PC SOLUTIONS
Mr Deepak Chawla is a Senior Technology Expert and a Business Unit Head at PC Solutions Pvt. Ltd with 16+ years of experience in developing and implementing strategic IT management plans across organizations of all sizes. He currently heads up the Applications Business Unit taking care of technology solutions such as Cloud, Business Intelligence, Mobility, Identity Management, Portal & Collaboration and customized solutions
Before working with PC Solutions Mr Chawla served WebNet Inc for approximately 5 years as a team lead.
MR. DEWAKAR GOEL
GENERAL MANAGER (TRAINING) OF AAI
Prof. (Dr.) Dewakar Goel is a Science & Law Graduate with Masters in Business Administration. He did his Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management & Industrial Relations and also in Training & Development from ISTD. A Ph.D. in Management he acquire INDIA -ICAO Fellowship in the year 2010. In the beginning of the career, he practiced as Advocate at Delhi High Court. Dr. Goel has authored 11 books which includes books on Management and Law published by reputed publishers.
He served 7 yrs to the private sector.as a hard core HR Professional dealing with Personnel & Administration. He topped in the merit list for selection at E-2 level in erstwhile International Airports Authority of India (IAAI) and stepped up in ladder of hierarchy while serving at Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai International Airports and also at CHQ and NIAMAR. Since last seven years he is at the level of General Manager (HR) presently posted at CHQ, prior to it, he was General Manager (P&A) for Southern Region and Chennai Airport for over two years.
Adding feathers to his cap, he is HR Consultant with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Montreal, Canada and Human Performance Technologist of International Air Transport Association (IATA) Geneva, Switzerland. He is a Visiting Faculty and Advisor of prestigious Management Institutes in India and abroad. He has addressed large number of National & International Conferences as Chairperson and Key Note Speaker.
As multi-faceted personality, he has been profiled by print & media in newspapers and TV channels for his poems, stories, articles and research papers are published in national & international journals
MR DR. ARJUN SINGH
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SAKTHI AVIATION
He is MD of Sakthi Aviation Consulting Services. He was a Program Director for US-India Aviation Cooperation Program (ACP) in Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC), PHD House, New Delhi.
He has enriched experience in Project Monitoring & Implementation, Communication, Navigation and Surveillance /Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) Planning, Installation, Testing, Commissioning and Maintenance of CNS system for the last 25 years. He aalso held the position of Secretary to Ajay Prasad’s Committee on “Futuristic Air Navigation System Master Plan” and completed the task in Feb-2008.
He has worked as Joint General Manager (Communication), in Directorate of Communication, Navigation and Surveillance-Planning in AAI and played key lead role in implementation of Indian Space Based Augmentation System (SBAS) i.e. GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) – GNSS which is the next generation technology. He was also responsible for planning and implementation of Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS) at Delhi and Mumbai airports. Both the technologies are still under implementation.
GP. CAPT R.K BALI
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF BAOA
MS SHWETA AGGARWAL
DIRECTOR OF BMR & ASSOCIATES LLP
REGISTRATION
AGENDA
Inaugural Session: 1000-1130 Hrs |
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High Tea/Coffee: 1130 hrs to 1150 hrs |
Session 1:Airport Economics 1150-1250 hrs |
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Session 2:Debottlenecking the Indian MRO Industry 1250-1320 hrs |
Luncheon Network 1320-1410 hrs |
Session 3: Emerging Technologies 1410-1510 hrs |
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High Tea/Coffee: 1510-1530 hrs |
Session 4: Issues & Challenges 1530-1630 hrs |
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Session : 5 Learning's from Competition : Innovation for Growth 1640-1720 hrs |
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Brochure
Media Partner
India Strategic is about Reach, Respect and Authority.
India Strategic is an authoritative monthly magazine on Defence, Space, Nuclear Energy, Civil and Military Aviation as well as international strategic affairs.
Our Editorial Board has highly distinguished personalities including former Foreign Secretaries and top diplomats as well as top military officers including former Chiefs of Staff and Generals. The Editorial Director, Mr Gulshan R Luthra, is a distinguished defence analyst. He has been a Member of the governing board of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), a think tank set up in 1965 by the Indian Ministry of Defence on the lines of US Rand Corporation, and is on the international think tanks circuit. He began his career by breaking news on India first nuclear test in 1974, set up India first foreign news network, reported on Gulf Wars and so on. The Managing Editor, Air Marshal VK Jimmy Bhatia (Retd) is former Commander in Chief of the Indian Air Force sword arm, the Western Air Command, and a distinguished gallantry award winner twice over. The India Strategic team takes pride in the authority of our reports and analyses.
Business Aircraft Operator Association
A not for profit organization, BAOA, is a unified voice of General & Business Aviation (GA & BA) sector in India. It aims to create a congenial environment for the sector growth, by ensuring better coordination amongst industry stakeholders, regulatory authorities and the Government.
BAOA works closely with the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and International Business Aviation Council (IBAC), having permanent observer status with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
The Association has a membership base of 84 members comprising all major non-scheduled operators, aircraft manufacturers and ancillary service providers operating in India. Visit http://www.baoa.in/ to read more on BAOA activities.
Academic Partners
Centre for Aviation Studies
Centre for Aviation Studies (CAS) at the University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun offers itself a centre of excellence for accessing quality education in Aviation through distance learning mode.The centre welcomes all those who are eager to advance education, enhance the skills and deploy the thus
enhanced skills to execute challenging professional tasks.
In 2007, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES) created Centre for Aviation studies (CAS) as a centre of excellence to interface with the aviation industry.CAS-UPES programs are first of their kinds in India designed with active participation of the industry. The programs seek to equip the students with academic inputs and application skills.CAS runs a mix of management and technical programs for the aviation industry at an entry level and for working executives.CAS-UPES signed an MOU with Institute of Air and Space Law,McGill University Montreal, the premier Institute of Aviation Law in the world to promote studies in legal and regulatory aspects.CAS has evolved into an acclaimed institution creating aviation professionals to excel in their chosen field.
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Inaugural –lamp lighting by MOS
Networking Speech By MOS
Session 1
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Luncheon Networking
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