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Seminar on
“Gujarat: Preferred Hub for Defence Production”
January 11, 2015
Topic and Speaker
Session Time
Event Registration
02.30 pm onwards
Inaugural Session & Technical Session
03.00 – 03.45 pm
03.00 – 03.05
pm
03.05 – 03.10
pm
03.10 – 03.30
pm
Welcome Address by Hon’ble Minister, Govt. of Gujarat
03.30 – 03.40
pm
Special Address by Smt. Anandiben Patel, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat
Welcoming the dignitaries
Inaugural and Keynote Address: Shri Manohar Parrikar, Hon’ble Defence Minister
( Response Awaited )
Technical Session
Chair: Shri Ashok Kumar Gupta, IAS
Special Secretary, Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India (Confirmed)
03.45 – 03.55
pm
(Presentation /
Speech )
03.55 – 04.05
pm
(Presentation /
Speech )
04.05 – 04.15
pm
(Presentation/
Speech)
04.15 – 04.25
pm
(Presentation
/Speech)
04.25 – 04.35
pm
(Presentation
/Speech)
04.35 - 04.40
pm
“Defence Procurement
Procedures: Catalyst for
Indigenization”/ “Offset Policy
: Spurring Growth”
Indian Defence Industry :
Opportunities Unbound

Shri Sanjay Garg, IAS, Joint Secretary (Dept. of
Industrial Policy) Ministry of Defence (Confirmed)

Shri Somendra Yamdagni, Member/ PER, Ordnance
Factory Board (Confirmed)
Transfer of
Technology: 
Developing
Indigenous
Manufacturing Capabilities
Dr. Sudershan Kumar, Distinguished Scientist & Chief
Controller, R& D (PC & SI), DRDO ( Confirmed)
FDI : Fostering Development
of Internationally
competitive defence
enterprises in India
Mr. Lars Olof Lindgren, Chairman- Saab India
(Confirmed)

Building a Global Aerospace 
Ecosystem
in
India
:
Opportunities
and
Challenges
Closing Remarks

Mr. Pratyush
(Confirmed)
Session Chair
Kumar,
President,
Boeing
India
Seminar on
“Gujarat: Preferred Hub for Defence Production”
January 11, 2015
Panel Discussion
04.45 pm – 05.35 pm
Session Theme : Gujarat: Preferred Hub for Defence Production
Session Moderator : Mr. Ken Drover, Global Head, Defense Center of Excellence, KPMG
04.45 – 04.50
pm
04.50 – 05.00
pm
Welcoming the dignitaries
05.00 – 05.30
pm
Panelists
Opening Remarks by
moderator
“Creating more effective and efficient defence
organizations”

“Synergies for growth in defence sector in Gujarat”
Mr. M V Kotwal, Whole-time Director & President ,
(Heavy Engineering) , Larsen & Toubro

“Defence Industrialization Strategy”
Mr. Baba Kalyani, CMD, Bharat Forge

“Dispute Resolution Framework in the Indian Defence
& Aerospace sector”
Ms. Pallavi Shroff, Senior Partner, Amarchand &
Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Company

“Collaborative Approach: Partnering to achieve
innovation”
Mr. Kishore Jayaraman, President, Rolls-Royce India and
South Asia

05.30 – 05.35
pm
“Make in India : Role of States & Private Sector in the
Indian Aerospace & Defence Industry”
Mr. S.P. Shukla, President – Group Strategy, Defense
Sector, and Chief Brand Officer, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
Vote of Thanks
Shri R.J. Shah, Seminar Coordinator