Date /Time

Programme

23th January 2008
11.00 AM
(Wednesday) BM Das Hall
PRESS MEET
28th January 2008
(Monday) Triple Helix Auditorium
09.00 to 09.30 AM Registration
09.30 to 10.30  AM

BM Das Oration

Dr. Dennis C Shelly
Director
Texas Tech University’s Leather Research Institute

Chairman
Dr.G Thyagarajan 

10.30 to 11.30 Inauguration

Welcome Address  
Dr. AB Mandal, Director, CLRI

Presidential Address & Presentation of Mecca Haji Abdul Majid Sahib Endowment Awards(Instituted by Farida group of comapnies)
Dr.KV Raghavan
Chairman, Research Council

Key note Address
Shri Mukhtarul Amin
Chairman, Council of Leather Exports

Guest of Honour
Mr. Roland Hermann
Consule General
Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany

Felicitation
Mr. M Rafeeq Ahmed, Chairman, AISHTMA
Mr. MM Hashim, Chairman, MA KH Group of companies

Release of LERIG Souvenir & Inaugural Address
Dr. M.S.Swaminathan
Chairman
MS Swaminathan Research Foundation(MSSRF)

Presentation of Modeurop and Design Awards

Tea 11.30 to 11.45 AM
11.450 to 1.00 PM Theme Lectures

XI plan priorities : Technology perspectives
Dr.KV Raghavan
Chairman, Research Council

XI plan priorities : India trade perspectives
Dr. K Elangovan, IAS
Executive Director, Council for Leather Exports

Chairman : Mr.M.Rafeeque Ahmed Chairman, AISHTMA

Lunch 1.00 to 2.00 PM
2.00 to 3.30 PM

Technical session I
Trends in Leather processig

Demand & supply of leather in India
Mr. A Sahasranaman

Global Raw material sourcing
Mr. D Chandra Mouli

Upholstery Leathers; Opportunity & Technology

Modernisation concepts for Pollution reduction and cost effectiveness
Mr.Falioni
Italprogetti engineering S.p.A.

Chairman : Dr. Zackria Sait Chairman, IFLMEA

Tea 3.30 to 3.45 PM
3.45 to 5.00 PM

Business session
6.00 to 7.00 PM Cultural programme 

29th January 2008
(Tuesday) Triple Helix Auditorium
10.00 to 11.00  AM

Business Session II
Tea 11.00 to 11.15 AM
   
11.15 to 1.00 PM

Technical session II
Emerging trends in Leather products

1. Global and domestic Markets for life style products


2. Brand building - prospect & problem:


3. Cluster development for footwear sector – International      experience

4. Role of components in product sector:
    BD Bhiya
    President , IFOCMA and Chairman , M/s ChemCrown

    Mr Vipin Seth,
    Managing Director, Versatile Enterprises P.Ltd

Lunch 1.00 to 2.00 PM
2.00 to 3.30 PM

Technical session III
Human Resource Development

Leather education in global scenario


Fashion and design education


Reaching the unreached- Strategy for integration of micro enterprises
Tea 3.30 to 3.45 PM
3.45 to 5.00 PM
Tannery Building

Poster Session

Chairman: Dr. S.Sadulla

Co-Chairman:Dr.J. Raghava Ra

30th January 2008
(Wednesday) Triple Helix Auditorium
10.00 to 11.30  AM

Technical session IV
Management of environmental issues for tanning industry

Dr. Wolfram Scholz, London, UK
Membrane Technology for Recovery of Water from Tannery Wastewater

Mr. N. K. Verma, UPL Environmental Engineers Ltd
Operation and Maintenance of Hazardous Waste Landfills

Swaminathan Krishnamurthy, Ernst & Young Pvt. Ltd, Chennai
CDM opportunities in Leather Sector

Dr P K Sehgal, CLRI, Chennai
Value Added Products from Tannery Wastes- New Directions

Mr. P Saravanan, CLRI, Chennai
Zero Waste discharge-In-house Concepts

Chairman : Dr. G. V. Subrahmaniam
Advisor, MoEF, GoI, NewDelhi
Tea 11.30 to 11.45 AM
11.45 to 1.00 PM

Panel Discussion XI plan priorities

Issues

11th Plan priorities & way forward
Capacity building
Water Management
Marketing strategies
Human Resource Development

Water Management

Dr R. G. Bhirud, R & D Chief, TIL, Dewas, MP
Holistic Approach on Water and Wastewater Management in Tanneries

Chairman:
Mr. A Sahasranaman

Lunch 1.00 to 2.00 PM
15.30-17.00
CLRI Main Building Lawn

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