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25 September 2015Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre

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Office of the Textile Commissioner,Ministry of Textiles, Government of India

The World of Technical Textiles Special Focus on Recent Developments & Emerging Oportunities

25 September 2015

Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre, Mumbai

With editions held worldwide at Frankfurt, Moscow, Dubai, Mumbai and Shanghai and Atlanta, Techtextil has the distinction of being the prime industry event globally for Technical Textiles. The Indian edition too is well-regarded as the key business forum for the fast growing Indian Technical Textiles industry.

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PROGRAM

25 September, 2015

09:30 – 10:30 Delegate Registration and Tea

Session I Inauguration

10:30 – 10:35 Welcome Note Mr. Michael Jänecke, Director Brand Management Technical Textiles & Textile Processing, Messe Frankfurt GmbH

10:35 – 10:45 Keynote Address by Hon. Chief Guest : Indian Technical Textiles Industry – Government Policy Initiatives Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India *

10:45 – 10:50 Vote of Thanks by Messe Frankfurt

Session II Technical Textile Industry: Continues to Grow

10:50 – 10:55 Session Introduction

10:55 – 11:15 Technical Textiles - Global Market Scenario and Trends Mr. Hendrik H. van Delden, Managing Partner, Gherzi van Delden GmbH

11:15 – 11:35 Indian Technical Textiles & Nonwoven Industry – Current Scenario and Future Potential Mr. Vijaya K, Lead Consultant Corporate Advisory, ICRA Management Consulting Services Ltd.

11:35 – 11:55 Industrial Applications of Woven Textiles Mr. Umasankar Mahapatra, Head - Technical Marketing & Product Innovation, Arvind Ltd.

11:55 – 12:05 Q & A

Session III Innovations in Manufacturing Sector

12:05 – 12:10 Session Introduction

12:10 – 12:30 Nonwoven Lines - Manufacturing Knowhow Mr. Hjalmar Schwab, Area Sales Manager, DILO Group

12:30 – 12:50 Weaving Technologies for TechTex Applications Mr. Gerard Hunziker, Head of Technical Marketing, Itema (Switzerland) Ltd.

12:50 – 13:10 Coating & Lamination for Performance Improvisation Mr. Peter Menzel, CEO, Karl Menzel Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co.

13:10 – 13:20 Q & A

13:20 – 14:20 Networking Lunch

Session IV Raw Materials: Application Developments

14:20 – 14:25 Session Introduction

14:25 – 14:45 Chemicals: What they can bring to the overall functionality of Technical Textiles Mr. Andreas Troscheit, Manager Technical Service Finishing, CHT R. Beitlich GmbH

14:45 – 15:05 Overview on Usage of Jute GeoTextiles in Civil Engineering Applications Mr. Saurabh Ganguly, Marketing Head - JGT, Indian Jute Mills Association

15:05 – 15:25 Advances in Technical Textiles – Protecting People Mr. Manoj Jhaver, Technical Marketing Manager – Industrial Personal Protection, E.I. DuPont India Pvt. Ltd.

15:25 – 15:45 Meta Aramid Man- Made Fibre Application in Fire Retardant Fabrics Mr. John Baek, Sales Manager, Specialty Fiber at Toray Chemical Korea Inc.

15:45 – 15:55 Q & A

Session V Nonwoven Industry – Market Outlook

15:55 – 16:00 Session Introduction

16:00 – 16:20 Recent Developments in Nonwoven Applications: Indian Technical Textile Industry Mr. Milind Karkhanis, Business Head, Freudenberg Nonwovens

16:20 – 16:40 Challenges & Opportunities to Enter into Nonwoven Business

Mr. Mallyah Marimuthu, Vice President – BD, Global Nonwovens *

16:40 – 17:00 Market Perspective of Nonwovens in Specialty Techtex Applications Mr. Dhiren Shah, Managing Director, Aim Filtertech Pvt. Ltd.

17:00 – 17:10 Q & A

17:10 – 17:15 Closing Remarks & Vote of Thanks

17:15 Networking Tea/Coffee; Visit to Techtextil Exhibition

* Invited

PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON: Dr. Anup Rakshit, Executive Director, Indian Technical Textile Association (ITTA) MEMBERS: • Mr. D. Pulikeshi, Associate Vice President, SRF Ltd. • Mr. G. V. Aras, Director, A. T. E. Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. • Mr. Nitin Bavkar, Director, Dornier Machinery India Pvt. Ltd. • Mr. Milind Hardikar, Executive Director - Advanced Textiles, Welspun India • Mr. Mohan Kavrie, Chairman, Supreme Nonwovens • Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar, Professor, Nonwovens & Advanced Materials Laboratory, Texas Tech University • Mr. Hendrik H. van Delden, Managing Partner, Gherzi van Delden GmbH, Germany