4 Days – 4 Sectors! The Future Growth Engines in the Indian ...

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MUMBAI, India--( BUSINESS WIRE )--The Chemicals, Materials & Foods practice of Frost &Sullivan, a global growth consulting company, is for the firsttime, organizing a four day Executive MindXchange titled, “ Accelerating Growth in Chemicals, Materials & Foods, ” which will focus on four emerging markets such as FunctionalFoods, Flexible Packaging, Performance/Specialty Chemicals andCarbon Credits. This premium conference is scheduled to be held from June 23-26,2008 at the Leela, Mumbai from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. Each dayendeavors to be power-packed with the industry ’ s best gathering under one roof, for in-depth discussions anddebates on key issues governing each sector.
Today, while the changing business models, outsourcingopportunities and the pressure of REACH is foremost on the chemical manufacturer's mind, the Food & Beverage industry is competingto gain the first mover's advantage in the rapidly evolvingfunctional foods segment. On the other hand, with the packaging ofproducts becoming significant with consumers ’ prioritization of appearance; flexible packaging is now thefastest growing type in the world. And, the industry at large andthe renewable energy sector in particular across South andSoutheast Asia are looking to capitalize on the financialinstrument, ‘ Carbon Credits. ’
These developments present tremendous opportunity and growthpotential for Indian industry participants. Frost & Sullivan,as a global growth consulting company, is looking towards providingsolutions to these "business redefining" issues at this summit.This conclave will witness senior level participation from CxOs,VPs, Directors, Business Heads, covering key functional areas suchas business strategy and alliance management, businessdevelopments, R&D, product development, product management andsupply chain management.
According to Mamta Wadhwa - Sr. Director, Chemicals, Materials andFoods Practice, Frost & Sullivan, South Asia and Middle East: “ India today is no longer isolated from the world. Growth inindustries such as foods, performance chemicals, packaging ishappening due to rise in domestic demand as well as increasedopportunity due to globalization. Performance Chemicals industryconstitutes only 20 percent of the total chemical industry inIndia, but the market is growing at more than 15 percent y-o-y ascompared to the growth of the chemical industry, which is pegged at10 to 11 percent. Similarly, the Rs.10,000 Crore flexible packagingindustry is growing at 17 percent y-o-y. Flexible packagingindustry is also driven by the high growth of the Foods andBeverages sector, which in turn is driven by increased consumerism,urbanization and exposure to international product formats due tothe retail boom. These industries today are dynamic and rapidlyevolving, and the Summit aims to capture and share knowledge aboutthe key challenges that are affecting market participants. ”
Monday, the 23rd of June, will focus on Functional Foods. It willsee industry players such as Pepsico, Danisco, Marico, GSKConsumer, amongst others, take center stage to address, ‘ Opportunities and Future Trends in Health Snacks, Digestive HealthProducts and Kids Nutrition, ’ ‘ Novel Ingredients that are expected to Revolutionize the IndianIndustry, ’ ‘ R&D and Innovation Driven Business Dynamics – Key Success Factors and Case Studies, ’ ‘ Marketing Functional Foods: Product Differentiation by Packaging, ’ ‘ Functional Foods: Regulatory concerns in Claims, Labeling andManufacturing, ’ to name a few.
Day II, 24 th June, 2008, will focus solely on the Flexible Packaging sector.Besides touching upon the current and future scenario of FlexiblePackaging in India, its role in market promotion, this MindXchangewill also take into account ‘ Consumers Perspective – Impact of Flexible Packaging on Demand, Rationale and Trends ’ and cover ‘ Emerging Trends in Plastic Film Manufacturing, ’ ‘ Emerging Technologies and Technological Requirements, ’ ‘ Innovative Polymers for Emerging Demand in Flexible Packaging, ’ amongst other issues. These would be addressed by key industryplayers like Britannia, Reliance Industries, Windmoller andHolscher (India), Nichrome India, The Paper Products Ltd. andMarico Ltd.
The highlight for day III, 25 th June, 2008, which will focus on Specialty/Performance Chemicals,will be the CEO Round Table. This will see high-profiled industryluminaries from Jubilant, Dow, Danisco, Arkema, Dorf Ketal, Crodacome together to discuss ‘ Global Growth Opportunities and Challenges for the Indian ChemicalsIndustry. ’ Tata Chemicals Ltd. will also be present and will cover ‘ Nanotechnology and its Implications for Specialty/PerformanceChemicals. ’ Besides this, companies such as Asian Paints, Procter & Gambleand others will also make their presence felt by speaking on usagetrends of specialty chemicals in key end-use industries, includingemerging opportunities.
Day IV marks the end of this summit, but not before focusing on oneof the most important components that has been implemented tomitigate global warming, that is, Carbon Credits. Players such asGTZ CDM - India, Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX), The AsiaCarbon Group amongst others will speak on topics such as ‘ Introduction to Carbon Credits: Global Scenario and Potential forIndia, ’ ‘ Project Eligibility and Initialization, How to start a CleanDevelopment Mechanism (CDM) Project and what to consider, ’ ‘ Processes, Formalities, Challenges and Risk Mitigation inImplementation of a CDM Project, ’ ‘ Role of Futures Trading to Mitigate Carbon Market Risks, ’ ‘ Investor ’ s Perspective: CDM Financing Options. ’ This conference will serve as a conclave of thought leaders andserve as an ideal platform for networking and initiation ofbusiness partnerships.
Partners: AllanaSons India is the Gold Partner for the four day summit.Beverage & Food World, Modern Food Processing, Processed FoodIndustry and Times Food Processing Journal are the official mediapartners for the Functional Foods stream on Day I. For the Flexible Packaging stream on Day II, official mediapartners include, ET Polymers, Indian Printer and Publisher, ModernPackaging & Design, Packaging Plus, Packaging South Asia andScreen Print India. Chemical Industry Digest, Chemical Weekly, Chemical World, GlobalSMT & Packaging and Modern Plastics & Polymers are theofficial partners for Day III focusing on Specialty/PerformanceChemicals sector. Lastly, Argus Media, Chemical Engineering World, Chemical IndustryDigest, Carbon News, Chemical World, carbonyatra.com and EthanolIndia are the media partners and Growdiesel is the supportingpartner for Day IV focusing on Carbon Credits and Value Chain.
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