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INDEX
Table of Contents Background ................................................................................................................................................... 4
The event ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
Day 1 – 11th January, 2014 ........................................................................................................................... 5
List of Dignitaries ...................................................................................................................................... 5
Prof. Kaushal Kishore: Organizing Secretory, ICEI-2014 .......................................................................... 6
Shri. D.J. Pandian, IAS: Additional Chief Secretary, Energy and Petrochemicals Department,
Government of Gujarat ............................................................................................................................. 6
Prof. Timothy C. Coburn: Director, Master of Energy Business, Professor of Energy Operations
Management, Collins College of Business, University of Tulsa................................................................. 6
Dr. Kirit S Parikh: Chairman, IRADe & Chairman, Expert Group for Low Carbon Strategy for inclusive
Growth, Planning Commission of India..................................................................................................... 7
Book Release ............................................................................................................................................. 7
Plenary Session 1: Addressing Issues and Challenges of Energy and Infrastructure Sector in India and the
Role of Energy Institutes in India .................................................................................................................. 8
List of Panel Members: ............................................................................................................................. 8
Technical Session 1: Business & Techno - Managerial Issues and Prospects in Emerging Economies ....... 12
Technical Session 2: Regulatory and Policy Issues and Prospects in Emerging Economies ........................ 13
Technical Session 3: Marketing Issues and Prospects in Emerging Economies .......................................... 13
Day 2 – 12th January, 2014 ......................................................................................................................... 14
Technical Session 4: Operations Management Issues and Prospects in Emerging Economies .................. 14
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Plenary Session 2: Addressing Issues and Challenges of Energy and Infrastructure Sector in India and the
Role of Alternative Energy .......................................................................................................................... 15
List of Panel Members: ........................................................................................................................... 15
Valedictory Function ................................................................................................................................... 19
Prof. Kaushal Kishore, Organizing Secretory, ICEI-2014 ......................................................................... 19
Dr. Hemant Trivedi: Director, School of Petroleum Management, PDPU .............................................. 19
Way Forward: .............................................................................................................................................. 20
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Background Energy and Infrastructure sector is one of the key sector for economic growth of any region. One of the
key determinants of economic, social and developmental sustainability is the evolution of energy sector
and related infrastructure (both physical and social infrastructure). At the same time, both sectors have
been severely affected during boom-bust period of an economy nationally and internationally, thereby
making them highly susceptible to the domestic and global business environment.
The event Robust infrastructure and sufficient energy are fundamental imperatives for development of any
economy around the globe.
Energy & Infrastructure are the backbone for economic, social and developmental sustainability.
Therefore, there is an acute need for addressing the deliberations and discussions leading to policy
making and implementationregarding Energy & Infrastructure (E&I) sector
School of Petroleum Management (SPM), PanditDeendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar
organized“International Conference on Energy and Infrastructure 2014 (ICEI-2014)” in its 4th edition
with the objective & scope to deliberate, discuss and document key contemporary issues relevant to
managing the Energy & Infrastructure sector with reference to the emerging economies. The conference
also focused on identifying new opportunities, challenges, best practices and strategies for the
sustainable growth of these sectors.
This year’s conference theme “Energy and Infrastructure Management: Prospects and Challenges in
Emerging Economies” aimed at discussing the often complicated energy and infrastructure landscape.
The sub-themes arising out of the main theme were categorized into six sections, viz.
1. Business & Techno-Managerial Issues and Prospects in Emerging Economies
2. Regulatory and Policy Issues and Prospects in Emerging Economies
3. Marketing Issues and Prospects in Emerging Economies
4. Operations Management Issues and Prospects in Emerging Economies
5. Financial & Accounting Issues and Prospects in Emerging Economies
6. Social & Human Resource Management Issues and Prospects in Emerging Economies
The event served as a platform for professionals, practitioners, academicians, researchers working in
Energy & Infrastructure Sector to share their views on issues and challenges in managing different
aspects of the sectors. The two day event comprised of and inaugural ceremony followed by several
panel discussions and technical paper presentation sessions.
A total of 47 Research Papers were presented covering a vast spectrum of energy & infrastructure
related topics such as Business & Techno-Managerial, Regulatory and Policy etc. Issues and Prospects in
the event from students of various institutes of India like PDPU-Gandhinagar, UPES-Dehradun, MIT-Pune
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Day 1 – 11th January, 2014
Inaugural Session The event was inaugurated with the lighting of the lamp by various dignitaries followed by a welcome
and key note addresses.
List of Dignitaries
Name Organization
Shri. D.J. Pandian,IAS Additional Chief Secretary, Energy and
Petrochemicals Department, Government of
Gujarat
Prof.P.K.Banik Director General, PDPU
Dr.Hemant Trivedi Director, School of Petroleum Management,
PDPU
Prof.LathaRamchand Dean, and Professor, Finance, C.T.Bauer
College of Business, University of Houston
Prof. Timothy C. Coburn Director, Master of Energy Business, Professor
of Energy Operations Management, Collins
College of Business, The University of Tulsa
Dr.Kirit S. Parikh Chairman, IRADe& Chairman, Expert Group for