Agenda and Presentations
of the Final SAHYOG Conference and Brokerage Event on Bio-economy in New Delhi, India, on 3-4 February 2014
3 February 2014
Inaugural and Introductory Session
Welcome address
Dr Alok Adholeya, Director, TERI
Welcome address
Prof. Lidia Szpyrkowicz, Embassy of Italy, New Delhi
Views from European Commission
Dr Philippe de Taxis du Poet, European Commission, Belgium
Setting the theme
Dr Shailja Gupta, Director, International Cooperation, Department of Biotechnology, GOI
SAHYOG: Overview, Objectives and Achievements
Dr Neeta Sharma, Coordinator, SAHYOG, ENEA, Italy
Special Address
Dr Renu Swarup, MD, BIRAC, Advisor, Department of Biotechnology, GOI
Vote of thanks
Dr Priyangshu M Sarma, Project Coordinator from India
Bio-economy: Importance of the transition
Chairperson: Dr Renu Swarup, Advisor, Bioenergy, Department of Biotechnology, GOI
Bioeconomy in the EU Horizon 2020
Dr Philippe de Taxis du Poet, European Commission, Belgium
Perspective from Indian Context
Prof Ashok Pandey, NIST, Trivandrum
Overview on Bio-economy from Indian Industry
Mr. K. Krishnan, Confederation of Indian Industry, India
Integration of bio based economy in European Industry
Ir. Kees Kwant, N L Agency, The Netherlands
Comments from the chairperson and open discussion
Rapporteurs: Dr Divya Srivastava, JNU and Ms Harshita Negi, GBPUAT, India
SAHYOG’s Strategic Research Agenda on Bio-based economy
Chairperson: Dr. Indraneel Ghose, Advisor for Education, Research and Innovation
Introduction to the concept
Dr Priyangshu M Sarma , TERI, New Delhi
Presentation of Strategic Research Agenda
Prof Ludo Diels, VITO, Belgium
Presentation of Strategic Research Agenda
Prof Reeta Goel, GBPUAT, Pantnagar
Open discussion
Rapporteurs: Ms Ruprekha Saikia and Ms Neon Bordoloi, Tezpur University, India
Presentations from Industries: Vision, Opportunities, Initiatives and Challenges on Bio-based Economy
Chairperson: Dr D K Tuli, Executive Director, DBT-IOC Bioenergy Research Center, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Faridabad
Presentation from the Industry
Mr Pasi Rousu, President, Chempolis, Finland
Presentation from the Industry
Mr Marakand Phadke, Senior Vice President, Innovations, Reliance Industries Limited
Presentation from the Industry
Mr Rajiv Agarwal, Manager R&D, DSM
Presentation from the Industry
Mr Peet Dr Bruijn, Director, De Bruijn Advies & Realisatie, The Nertherlands
Presentation from the Industry
Mr Pramod Kumbhar, Chief Technology Officer, Praj Matrix
Presentation from the Indistry
Mr. V. R. Palansamy Raju, CEO, Greening Globe
Presentation from the Industry
Ms. Sangeeta Srivastava, GM, Corporate R&D, Godavari, India
Comments from the chairperson and open discussion
Rapporteurs: Dr Piyush Joshi, TERI and Dr. Divya Srivastava, JNU
Panel discussion: Bio-economy: Myth to reality
Moderated by:
Kees Kwant, N L Agency, The Netherlands
Dominik Rutz, WIP Renewable Energies, Germany
Participants in the panel:
Dr R Sonde, Executive VP, Thermax, India
Dr Srinivas Rao, ICRISAT, India
Dr Peet de Bruijn Advice & Practice, The Netherlands
Dr Ludo Diels, VITO, Belgium
Mr. Ajay Singh Tyagi, New Delhi
Rapporteurs: Mr. G.K. Kedari, ARTI and Ms. Harshita Negi, GBPUAT
Wrap up and summarization of the day
Dr Robert Bakker, WUR, The Netherlands
Prof Neera Sarin, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
4 February 2014
Stakeholders in the Bio based economy
Chairperson: Prof Indu Sekhar Thakur, Jawarharlal Nehru Univeristy, New Delhi
Biomass potential and feedstock availability in EU and India
Dr. Neeta Sharma, ENEA, Italy
Routes towards optimised plant biomass production for Bioeconomy
Dr. Heike Schneider, Institiute foe Bio- and Geosciences, Germany
Bio-refinery: a concept to reality
Dr Robert Baker, WUR, The Netherlands
Supply chain management of an Indian case study
Monish Ahuja, Bermaco Energy Limited, Maharashtra
Bio-economy: Perspective from Farmers’ context
Mr. Ajay Singh Tyagi, Secretary, CIFA India
Comments from the chairperson and open discussion
Rapporteurs: Ms Sofia Papadaki, NUTA, Greece and Ms Neon Bordoloi, Tezpur University, India
Bio-based economy: Funding, Financing and Policy perspectives
Chairperson: Prof. Lidia Szpyrkowicz, Embassy of Italy, New Delhi
Introduction to the concept and Views from European Commission
Dr Vivek Dham, Advisor – Research & Innovation, Delegation of the European Union to India
Initiatives from Indian funding agencies
Dr Sangita Kasture, Dept of Biotechnology, GOI
Policy interventions on bio based Economy: EU Perspective
Kees Kwant, Netherlands Enterprise Agency, The Netherlands
Comments from the chairperson followed by open discussion
Rapporteurs: Dr R Deshmukh, ARTI, Pune and Ms Ruprekha Saikia, Teszpur University, India
Emerging themes for bio-based economy
Chairperson: Prof. Vito Pignatelli, ITABIA and ENEA, Italy
Molecular interventions towards bio energy
Dr Shams Yazdani, DBT ICGEB center on Bioenergy, New Delhi
Future for crops, Food and Fibre
Dr Efi Alexopoulou, CRES, Greece
Forestry: a potential to enhance bio-based economy
Dr Sanjeev Chauhan, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
Advances in Anaerobic digestion for waste valorization
Dr Jorge Rodriguez, University of Santiago de Compestella, Spain and Masdar Institute of Science and Technology Abu Dhabi.
Utilization of Contaminated Substrates for Boosting Bioeconomy, A Cascading Approach
Prof M N V Prasad, University of Hyderabad, AP.
Comments from the chairperson and open discussion
Rapporteurs: Dr Piyush Joshi. TERI, and Dr Divya Srivastava JNU, New Delhi
Wrap up and Valedictory session
Prof. Rajendra Prasad, JNU, New Delhi
Prof. Ashok Pandey, NIIST, Trivandrum
Dr Philippe de Taxis du Poet, European Commission
Dr Shailja Gupta, DBT
Summary of the event
Dr Priyangshu M Sarma, TERI
