Program



The Govt.of Kerala is keenly looking forward to the active participation of all stakeholders in the EV & associated domains to create a launchpad to fast-track EV adoption. GoK is expecting a large-scale participation of all sectors of EVs, i.e., OEMs, Dealers, Buyers including Bus and Auto owner’s associations, Banks & Funding agencies across the state and the citizens. In-order to streamline the engagement, GoK is inviting stakeholders/Participants to be part of the following working groups. The engagement is expected to continue for a period of 3 years which would entail the opportunity to provide a comprehensive support to GoK in ideation & formulation of policies, framework and implementation plans for EV rollout in Kerala.


1. E-Bus Promotion
2. E-Cars, E-Autos & E-Motor Cycles Promotion
3. Energy Infrastructure (Charging, Storage, Swapping, Solar PV & OHE)
4. Funding of E-Mobility
5. EV Manufacturing & Components Manufacturing in Kerala
6. EV Retrofitment
7. Building Public Awareness for faster adoption of EVs
8. Building Networks of OEMs, Dealers and Buyers
9. Institutional framework for Amendment of Relevant laws
10. Formulation of a High-Powered Committee.

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Program Venue Time
29-06-2019
Registration Lobby 09:00 To 10:00
Presentations by Event Sponsors Hall 10:00 To 11:00
High-Tea with Hon’ble Chief Minister/ Minister for Transport (CEOs of Participating Companies, Funding Agencies, Govt. Secretaries) Nattika 10:15 To 11:00
Inaugural Session

• Welcome Address – Shri Tom Jose IAS, Chief Secretary, GoK
• Presidential Address – Shri. AK Saseendran, Hon’ble          Minister of Transport, Kerala
• Keynote Address - Shri. Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI AAYOG,Govt.Of India
Inauguration by Ho’ble CM
• Inaugural Address – Shri. Pinarayi Vijayan, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Kerala
- Exchange of MoUs
- Launch of EV Center of Excellence at TrEST Park,Thiruvananthapuram
- Virtual Launch of Electric Charging Station of IOCL
• Special Address - Shri. EP Jayarajan, Hon’ble Minister for
Industries, Kerala
• Felicitation – Shri. Hibi Eden, Member of Parliament
• Felicitation - Shri. S Sarma, Member of Legislative Assembly
• Vote of Thanks – KR Jyothilal, IAS, Principal Secretary Transport, GoK

Liwa 11:00 To 11:45
Plenary Session Liwa 11:45 To 12:00
Roadmap for Electric Mobility in Kerala

Presentation: Shri. OP Agarwal, CEO, WRI India
Speakers:
• Shri. SD Shibulal, Co-Founder, Infosys
• Shri. Tony Thomas, CIO, Nissan Motor Corp
• Shri. Elias George, IAS (Rtd), Chairman – IGH, KPMG
• Shri. Kavan Mukhtyar. Partner and Leader - Automotive, PwC India.
• Shri. Shailesh Chandra, President- Electric Mobility Business & Corporate Strategy, Tata Motors
• Shri. Karthick Athmanathan, BU Head, EV's and eMobility, Ashok Leyland
• Shri. Venkatesh Dwivedi, Director, EESL
• Shri. Mahesh Babu, CEO, Mahindra EV
• Shri. Chetan Maini, Vice Chairman, Sun Mobility
• Smt. Sulajja Firodia Motwani, Founder & CEO, Kinetic Green
• Shri. Kavan Mukhtyar. Partner and Leader - Automotive, PwC India.
• Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala, IIT-M
 Compilation: Shri. KR Jyothilal IAS, Principal Secretary -   Transport, GoK

Hall 1 12:00 To 13:15
LUNCH Lobby 13:15 To 14:15
Creating an Eco System for Public Transport Focussing on E-Buses

Background Presentation: Shri. Amit Bhatt, Director, WRI India
Speakers:
• Shri. Abhay Damle, IAS, Joint Secretary, MoRTH,Gol
• Shri. Pravin Aggarwal, IAS, Joint Secretary, DHI,Gol
• Ms. M Janaki, IAS, Dy. Secretary, MoHUA, GoI
• Dr. Sharmila Mary Joseph IAS, MD, KSIDC
• Dr. Christoph Kessler, Director, KfW
• Shri. Sushant Naik, National Head for Govt. and Public     Affairs, Tata Motors
• Shri. Vivek Ogra, Partner, PwC
• Shri. Alex Naef, CEO, HESS AG
• Shri. Naga Satyam N, ED, Olectra (BYD)
• Shri. Nakul Kakur, CEO, Cell Propulsion
Compilation: Shri. Mohammed Hanish, IAS, Secretary (Industries) & MD- Kochi Metro Rail Ltd.

Hall 1 14:15 To 15:45
Tea Break Lobby 15:45 To 16:00
Charging Last Mile Connectivity with EV’s

Background Presentation: WRI
Speakers:
• Shri. Hari Kishore IAS, ED,Kudumbasree,GoK
• Ms. T Mithra IAS, Secretary –Urban Affairs,GoK
• Smt. Sulajja Firodia Motwani,Founder & CEO, Kinetic Green
• Shri. Padmanabhan Balakrishan,
   COO, Vogo
• Ms. Aayushi Jain, Director of Policy & Govt. Partnerships,
   Bounce
• Shri. Shajahan A, MD, Kerala Automobiles Ltd.
• Shri. HR Vivekananda, Co-Founder, Bounce
• Shri. Jeetender Sharma,Founder and MD, Okinawa
• Shri. Abhijit Saxena, Altigreen
• Shri. Pradeep Puranam, Head -Kerala Operations, Uber
Compilation: Shri. Mohammed
Hanish IAS, MD, KMRL

Liwa Hall 1 16:00 To 17:30
Manufacturing of EVs – A shift to clean energy

Background Presentation: PwC
Speakers:
• Dr. K. Ellangovan IAS, Principal Secretary –Industries, GoK
• Shri. Sudesh Kumar, IPS-ADGP &     Transport Commissioner, GoK
• Shri. Jayasankar Prasad-MD, KSITIL
• Shri. V Chandrasekhar- Asst.Director, CDAC
• Mr. Alex Naef- CEO, HESS AG
• Shri. Makhan Singh- BCU, UK
• Shri. Rahul Tom-Kondody Autocraft,Representative from TATA
• Elxsi-Representative from ICAT, Manesar
Compilation: Dr. K. Ellangovan IAS, Principal Secretary – Industries,GoK

Liwa Hall 2 16:00 To 17:30
CEO’s Dinner with Minister for Transport, Govt of Kerala (By invitation only) Hall 19:30 To 22:30
30-06-2019
Institutional Framework and Funding for E-Mobility

Background Presentation: PwC
Speakers:
• Shri. VS Senthil, IAS (Rtd.),Principal Secretary to CM
• Shri. Manoj Joshi IAS, ACS –Finance, GoK
• Ms. M Janaki IAS, Dy. Urban Secretary, MoHUA,GoI
• Shri. MP Dinesh, IPS(Rtd.),CMD, KSRTC
 Representative from World Bank
• Dr. Christoph Kessler, Director, KfW
• Shri. Shreyas Shibulal, Venture Capitalist
 Representative of the Banking Sector
 Compilation: Dr. KM Abraham, IAS (Rtd.) Chairman, K-DISC

Grand Ball Room -1 10:00 To 11:00
Charging Infrastructure- Key to Driving Adoption

Background Presentation: Dr. Parveen Kumar, Sr. Manager, WRI India
Speakers:
• Dr. B Asok IAS, Secretary -Power, GoK
• Shri. N.S. Pillai IA&AS, CMD,KSEB
• Shri. Chetan Maini, Sun Mobility
• Shri. Sajid Mubashir, Scientist-G, DST
• Shri. Sreeram Ananthasayanan, Partner, PwC
• Ms. Swati Khanna, Sr. Sector Specialist, KfW
• Shri. Kuldeep Singh Rana, CPRI
• Shri. Anil Kaushik, CGM, NTPC
• Shri. Reji Pillai, President, India
Smart Grid Forum & Consultant-
World Bank
•Dr. Ganesh Das,Head –
Corporate Strategy, TATA Power
Delhi Distribution Ltd.
• Shri. Krishna Sharma, Director, Delta
• Representative from MoPower, GoI
• Representative from BHEL/NTPC/IOC/BPCL/BHEL
Compilation: Shri. N.S. Pillai IA&AS,CMD,KSEB

Grand Ball Room-2 10:00 To 11:00
Tea Break & Networking Session Lobby 11:00 To 11:30
Future of Technology – Hybrid vs BEV vs Fuel Cell

Background Presentation: PwC/WRI
Speakers:
• Shri. Vikram Gulati, Country Head & VP, Toyota Kirloskar
• Shri. Reji Pillai, President, India
  Smart Grid Forum & Consultant-
  World Bank
• Shri. Anand Vasudevan,Founder, Spotimyze Energy,USA
• Shri. Jenny Harding, BCU, UK
• Shri. Narender Kukreti - DGM Marketing - Toyota Kirloskar
Motor
• Shri. Reji Pillai, President, ISGF
• Representative from ICAT,
Manesar
• Representative from Toyota
• Representative from GoK
Compilation: Shri. Sajid Mubashir, Scientist-G, DST

Grand Ball Room -1 11:30 To 13:00
Greening Freight Movement

Background Presentation: PwC/WRI
Speakers:
• Shri. Sudesh Kumar IPS,ADGP &Transport Commissioner, GoK
• Ms. M Janaki IAS, Dy. Sec,
 MoHUA, GoI
• Shri. Ravi Raman, Member,
State Planning Board, GoK
• Shri. Miron Thoms, VP & Head, Volvo Penta India
• Shri. Visakh Sasikumar, CEO,Pi Beam Labs
• Parthaa Bosu, Lead India Advisor,
Environmental Defence Fund
• Shri. Ritesh Mantri, Co- Founder & Executive Director,Kinetic Green
• Representative of ICLEI
• Representative from Zomato
• Representative from KCC
• Representative from Funding Agency
Compilation: Shri. Ravi Raman,
Member, State Planning Board, GoK

Grand Ball Room-2 11:30 To 01:00
LUNCH Lobby 13:00 To 14:00
Sustainable Water Transport Through Clean Energy

Background Presentation: PwC/WRI
Speakers:
• Shri. Madhu S Nair, CMD,Cochin Shipyard
• Shri. Prasanth Nair, IAS, MD,KSINC
• Shri. KJ Sohan, Ex. Mayor,Kochi
• Ms. Swati Khanna, Sr. SectorSpecialist, KfW
• Shri. Shaji V Nair, Director,KSWTD
• Shri. Sandith Thandasherry -CEO - NavAlt Solar & Electric
Boats Pvt Ltd.
• Shri. Shaji Janardhanan, GM-Water Metro,KMRL
• Representative from Volvo Penta
• Representative from DHI
Compilation: Shri. Prasanth Nair, IAS, MD, KSINC

Grand Ball Room -1 14:00 To 15:30
Social Entrepreneurship and Circular Economy

Background Presentation: PwC/ WRI
Speakers:
• Shri. Sudesh Kumar IPS, Transport Commissioner, GoK
• Shri. Bernad Curren, BUC, UK
• Shri. Reji Pillai, President, India
   Smart Grid Forum &Consultant –World Bank
• Shri. Sathya, CEO, E-Trio
• Representative from Sun Mobility
• Shri. Sibi Mathai, Vinsca EV
• Representative from ICAT,Manesar
• Representative from Funding Agency
• Representatives from NTPC/BHEL/IOC/BPCL/BHEL
• Representative from Cell
Propulsion.
Compilation: Shri. Sudesh Kumar
IPS, Transport Commissioner, GoK

Grand Ball Room-2 14:00 To 15:30
Valedictory Function

Presided by Honourable Minister for Transport

Hall 1 15:30 To 16:00
High Tea Lobby 16:00 To 16:30
* This program is tentative and subject to change

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