HIGHLIGHTS OF TWF 2019
The 2nd edition of Two Wheeler Forum (TWF) was held on20th Aug 2019 at The Leela – Gurgaon. TWF was successful in bringing together 400+ delegates, 60 industry leaders as speakers and over 30 partners.
Some of the key topics of discussion at the forum included Current State of the Indian 2W Industry & The Way Forward, Electrification, BS VI, Customer Trends &Connected Two Wheelers.
Several prominent 2W industry leaders participated at the Forum, including Shri Anil Srivastava – Principal Consultant and Mission Director, NITI Aayog, Mr. Harbhajan Singh – Director – Genera & Corporate Affairs – Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Sohinder Gill – Chief Executive Officer – Global Business for HERO ECO -Director – Corporate Affairs, SMEV, Mr. Abhinandan Gopalsetty – Sales & Marketing, BMW Motorrad and many more.
TWF 2019 – Agenda
20th August 2018
9:00 – 9:45 Registration and Networking Tea/Coffee | |
9:45 – 10:00 TWF Keynote Address by Shri Anil Srivastava, Principal Consultant and Mission Director NITI Aayog | |
10:00 – 10:15 Presentation by Mr. Pranav Kumar – OEM Business, TVS SRICHAKRA LTD. | |
10:15 – 11:20 Keynote: Emerging trends and predicting the future: Analyzing the 2W industry and the opportunities and challenges present for the next 2 years. The 2W industry is undergoing structural changes from meeting the BSVI challenge, implementing Electric Mobility, Changing Consumer Preferences, Safety and meeting the regulatory requirements. How will industry fare in coming 2 years? Mr. Sohinder Gill – Chief Executive Officer – Global Business for HERO ECO – Director – Corporate Affairs of the Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV) Mr. Jeetender Sharma – Founder & Managing Director – Okinawa Scooter Mr. Nikunj Sanghi – President ASDC, Director FADA and Founder, JS Fourwheel Motors Mr. Ayush Lohia – CEO – Lohia Auto Industries Mr. Harbhajan Singh – Director – General & Corporate Affairs – Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Kaushik Madhavan – Vice President – Mobility, South Asia – Frost & Sullivan (Moderator) | |
11:20 – 12:10 Networking Coffee/Tea Break (After Networking Break, delegates can choose from the track they want to attend depending upon interest) | |
Room 1 – Market Development | Room 2 – New Opportunities |
12:10 – 12:30 Metal Testing for OEMs and Vendors: Mr. C R Seshadri – President Global Sales & Marketing Metal Power Analytical |
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12:30 – 13:20 BSVI Mr. Sudipto Basu – Executive Director, ECMA Mr. Alok Trigunayat – Executive Director, Ecocat India Mr. Vinkesh Gulati – Vice President, FADA Mr. Balraj Bhanot – Former Director ARAI Mr. Hemal N Thakkar – Associate Director – CRISIL Ltd. (Moderator)
| 12:10 – 13:10 Electric Mobility . Mr. Gautam Pal – Head Institutional Sales, Mahindra Electric Mr. Rushi Shenghani – Co-Founder CEO, Earth Energy Mr. Anant Misra – Business Unit Head, Greenfuel Energy Solutions Mr. Atulya Mittal – Founder, Avan Motors Mr. Priyank Agarwal – Vice President, Strategy & Business Development, Exicom Mr. Amit Gupta – Co Founder & CEO, Yulu Bike Mr. Manuj Khurana – CEO, NewMo (Moderator) |
13:30 – 14:30 Networking Lunch | |
Room 1 – Market Development | Room 2 – New Opportunities |
14:30 – 14:40 Heat Resistance Technology Mr. Prashant M. Kelkar – Director, Orbit Coatings | 14:30 – 14:40 Connected Two Wheelers – A Technology Perspective Mr. Shripad Kanni – Product Line Manager, Vector Informatik India Pvt Ltd |
14:40 – 15:40 Consumer Behaviour and Outliers Mr. Roy Kurian – Head Of Sales Marketing, Tork Motors Mr. Atul Bansal – Head-Disruptive Innovation Cell & advanced mobility at Twenty Two Motors Mr. Abhinandan Gopalsetty – Sales & Marketing, BMW Motorrad Mr. Karan Dua – Team Manager Marketing, International Business & Lead CRM, Royal Enfield Mr. Vikas Jhabakh – Managing Director, Benelli India Mr. Aswin Kumar – Associate Director, Frost & Sullivan (Moderator) | 14:40 – 15:40 Connected Two Wheelers Ms. Aayushi Jain – Director Of Policy and Government Partnerships, Bounce Mr. Pranshu Gupta – Founder & CEO, Trak N Tell Mr. Sirish Batchu – Vice President Digital technology, Ather Energy Mr. Akash Gupta – Co-Founder & CEO, Mobycy Mr. Omkar Panse – Associate Vice President, KPIT Technologies Digital Connected Solution Mr. Saurav Patro – Strategy | Product Micro Mobility (EV), Zomato Mr. Vinay Piparsania – Consulting Director Automotive, CounterPoint Research (Moderator) |
15:40 – 16:05 Networking Coffee/Tea Break | |
Room 1 – Market Development | Room 2 – New Opportunities |
16:05 – 16:15 The Golden Influence Engaging Customers from Intent to Purchase Mr. Abhishek Mishra – VP – Banking & NBFC at CAMS Online | 16:05 – 16:15 Two Wheeler Forum: Complete Solutions from a Single Source Mr. Michael Berger – Managing Director, Durr India Pvt Ltd |
16:15 – 17:15 ICE V/s Electric V/s Alternate Fuels Mr. K. K. Gandhi – Founder, Centre for Auto Policy & Research Mr. Saurabh Mohan Saxena – Founder Director, AHODS Technologies Mr. Rishabh Gupta – Director, Business Development & Strategy, Emflux Motors Mr. Ravindra Vasisht – Director, Agility India Pvt Ltd Mr. Rahul Gonsalves – CEO, DARWYN Mr. Jinal Shah – Regional Director – South Asia Operations – Power Systems Research (Moderator)
| 16:15 – 17:15 Technological Disruption in 2W Mr. R R Dasgupta – Chief Digital Advisor, Microsoft Digital Advisory Services Mr. Padmanabhan Balakrishnan – Co-founder and COO, Vogo Automotive Mr. Ankit Kumar – Director & Chief of Strategy, URDA Mr. Amrit Singh Chaudhry – Co-Founder & MD, LytPort Mr. Ramashankar Pandey – Managing Director, Hella India Lighting Ltd. Mr. Anubhav Sharma – Founder, Elec Torq Mr. Kunal Khattar – General Partner, advantEdge Partners (Moderator)
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17:15 – 17:30 Closing Remarks and Networking Break |