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Coaltrans India will bring you face to face with India's coal buyers and end users, with those focused on met coal and those focused on coking coal. It's the place to see and be seen, and more importantly it's where business is being done.
Register before December 6 and save up to £450
Group discounts and domestic rates available
Industry leading voices
Naveen Ahlawat
Head – Power to X, Green Hydrogen, Green Steel & CCUS
Jindal Steel & Power
Naveen currently leads the Power to X vertical at Jindal Steel, overseeing key initiatives such as Green Steel, Green Hydrogen, and CCSU across the group. With over 13 years of experience in various sectors, including manufacturing of specialty chemicals, coal gasification projects, co-products marketing, and integrated steel plants (both brown and greenfield), Naveen has built a distinguished career in the industry. Beginning as a process engineer at Jubilant Organosys Limited, he went on to serve as Manager of Operations in the Petrochemical division at Reliance Industries Limited. Notably, Naveen was part of the executive team that played a pivotal role in establishing the world's first coal gasification-based DRI plant in Angul, Odisha. Naveen also holds key positions in global energy and sustainability initiatives, serving as a member of the UN Council of Engineers for Energy Transition (CEET), an advisory board member of ET Now's Supply Chain Management Council, and as a representative on the technical committee for Oman Climate Week and the CHEMTECH Nuclear Energy Advisory Council. Naveen holds a degree in Chemical Engineering with honors from the Government Engineering College, Thrissur, Kerala, and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.
Derek Langston
Global Head of Dry Research
Braemar
Derek Langston was appointed Global Head of Dry Research at Braemar in April 2023, one of the world’s largest shipbroking companies. Previously, Derek was Head of Research at shipbroker SSY from 2019 to 2023 as part of a 19-year career at the company, working in London and Singapore. Derek has been engaged in shipping research and consultancy work by a diverse client base, including shipowners, operators, trading houses, utilities, mining companies, agricultural producers, government departments, banks and investment funds. He has spoken at a wide variety of conferences and industry events around the world.
Venkateswara Rao
Chief Logistics Officer
Jindal Stainless
Thomas Cherian
Managing Director
Essel Mining
Thomas Cherian, Managing Director of EMIL, has over three decades of experience in the mining sector across geographies. With expertise in mining value chain, supply chain systems and project management, his competencies include strategic planning, new business development, mergers and acquisitions, and stakeholder and community engagement. Prior to joining the Aditya Birla Group, Thomas was the Managing Director of Tata Steel Mining Ltd. Thomas is a mining engineer from Osmania University with management education from XLRI Jamshedpur in addition to executive development programme from CEDEP, France.
Simon Nicholas
Lead Analyst, Global Steel
IEEFA
Simon Nicholas is IEEFA’s Lead Analyst for the global steel sector. Simon’s focus is on the long-term outlook for steel production, as well as on the implications for the global iron ore and metallurgical coal markets. Before joining IEEFA in 2016, Simon had 16 years’ experience in the finance industry at ABN Amro, Macquarie Group and Commonwealth Bank of Australia in Sydney and London. Simon is a fellow (FCA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, has a BSc in Zoology and a Master’s in Environmental Management, for which he was awarded the Orica Ronnie Harding Prize by the University of New South Wales.
Sambit Basu
Head (Policy Research & Data Analytics)
Power Foundation of India
• Sambit, Head (Policy Research & Data Analytics) of Power Foundation of India (an autonomous Society under the aegis of Ministry of Power), has more than 30 years of experience as an Energy Policy & Regulatory Economist. • In his professional journey he has engaged with Regulators, Government, Private Sector, Development Banks (ADB, World Bank, DfID) and Communities, in India and abroad, to undertake economic analysis and research for energy sector projects, demand analysis, supply planning, power environment modelling, regulatory economics, governance, advocacy and programs in the energy and sustainable infrastructure space. • Sambit for several years has also led, designed & managed rural development initiatives involving Public-Private-Community Partnership to improve infrastructure access & sustainable livelihood of the beneficiaries. • He has worked for organizations like Fichtner Engineers Consulting, IDFC, IDFC Foundation, Rio Tinto, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Crisil Advisory Services, ICRA, Administrative Staff College of India. As an Independent International Consultant, he has also engaged with ADB, Authority for Public Services Regulation (APSR), etc., and is also an empaneled advisor/expert to several entities like Adam Smith International, Arup, India PPP Capacity Building Trust. • He has experience in India (various States), Oman, Bangladesh, Australia, Singapore, and worked for Ghana, UAE (Dubai), ECOWAS, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka • Sambit also held a Professorial position in NTPC School of Business, (where he is still a visiting faculty), offering courses in Energy Economics and Energy in Transition. • Sambit as a nominee Director also served on the Boards of iDeck, UDeck, DIMTS, Ayushraj Enterprises. • Sambit after graduating in Economics from Presidency College (Kolkata), completed his post-graduation with an MPhil & PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University (New Delhi). His specialization was in Economics of Power System Modeling taking into consideration Environmental Issues. • Sambit loves reading, listening to music of all genre, watch movies of all hues and shades, experience all kinds of food.
Kirit Chhaganlal Gandhi
President (Energy)
Shree Cement
Indian coal demand is set to jump to 1.4bn tonnes by 2030. Meet 800+ key voices from across the Indian coal supply chain.
Enjoy pre-event online networking, three days of connecting and deal-making, dedicated meeting zones and networking receptions. You’ll meet organisations who can shape your business strategy for years to come.
Hear from the experts on how to capitalize on opportunities coming out from an evolving energy market, and discover long-term forecasts for Indian coal demand. Get ahead of the curve and ensure future success in this booming region.
Platinum Sponsor
Mohit Minerals Limited is one of the leading Indian Group predominantly trading in imported coal and domestic coal. The Group has an excellent presence across all the Indian ports and has emerged as one of the largest supplier of coal to power plants and stock and sale markets with a customer base of more than 700. It has long-term contracts and enjoy strong relationship with miners/traders in Indonesia/South Africa/Australia/US which makes it one-stop solution for supplying coal from various origin on end to end basis from mine to plant. The Group is poised for further growth and diversified into other businesses such as iron ore trading, metcoke production, ferro alloy production, commercial mining of Indian coal blocks, coal washeries etc to name a few. It has earned its reputation and various accolades from leading power plants and various industrial groups due to the unmatched dedication and service across various sectors, with the motto of giving the best service and keeping customer-centric approach, the Group is relentlessly working to improve the supply chain logistics and ensure that best quality coal is supplied with utmost reliability and in most cost effective manner.
Bronze Sponsors
Aditya Birla Global Trading ( formerly Swiss Singapore ), is a part of the $ 60 Billion Aditya Birla Group and a commodities trading house moving industrial raw materials and food products to over 10,000 clients across 80+ countries worldwide for more than 43 years . Incorporated in Singapore in 1978, we have grown to achieve an annual turnover of over US $7 billion and physical trading volume in excess of 35 million tons per year. Powered by a strong professional team of 350+ employees spread across 23geographies, we have the reach and scale to service our clients across the globe. Aditya Birla Global Trading sources and supplies Coal, Sulphur, Fertilizer, Pulses, Grains, Rice, Iron Ore, Steel, Petroleum products and Tea globally and provide international logistics. For more details , please visit our website : www.abgtrading.com
Century Commodities Solution Pte. Ltd. was established in 2011 and owned by CCS Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd which listed on Shanghai Stock Exchange (Stock code: 600180). Century Commodities Solution Pte. Ltd. (CCS International) focuses on global commodity supply chain services, providing one-stop procurement, sales and logistic services for our clients. Our commodity includes but not limited on coal, oil, agricultural products, new energy products. We always conduct the business in a professional and responsible manner, 3 GTP licenses by International Enterprise (IE) Singapore and BUMN award by Indonesia Minister of State-Owned Enterprises are the proof that we are trusted company and will always growth to support our clients.
Oza Holdings (www.ozaholdings.com) invests in mining and manufacturing assets. Its flagship, Ikwezi Mining serves metallurgical and thermal coal customers located in over twenty-five countries, across Africa, Asia and Europe. With a resource base exceeding 400 million tons and annual sales volume of about 3 million tons, operations in South Africa’s Kwa-Zulu Natal province include three open-cast and two underground mines, wash plants across three locations, rail load-out facilities and a calcination plant to produce calcined anthracite products. Ports of Richards Bay and Durban are used for export of coal products. Oza owns Cemza, cement industry leader in Eastern Cape province of South Africa, offering its customers high-quality cement products.