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PROGRAMME
 
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DAY 1
  THURSDAY    16th April 2026  
08h30 - 09h45 Registrations at NDMC-Convention Centre
10h00 - 11h30 INAUGURAL SESSION    
Auditorium
 
 

Welcome Address by

Mr. Kushaagra Nandan

Chairman, Nandan Group
CMD & Co-Founder, REnergy Dynamics Pvt. Ltd.
V K GARG

Address by

Dr. A. K. Balyan

Former MD, Petronet LNG
Chairman & Director, Carmine Energy Pte
V K GARG

Theme Address by

Mr. Anil Razdan

Former Secretary of Power, Govt. of India
Chairman, Energy And Environment Foundation
V K GARG
global excellence award

Award Presentations by the Chief Guest

"Energy And Environment Foundation Global Excellence Awards 2026"

in Petroleum | Gas | Coal | Bioenergy | Hydrogen Sectors

Award Presentation of Energy And Environment Foundation

"Col. S. P. Wahi Memorial Life Time Achievement Award 2026"

Award Presentation of Energy And Environment Foundation

"S. K. Manglik Memorial Life Time Achievement Award 2026"

Award Presentation of Energy And Environment Foundation

"Subir Raha Memorial Award 2026"

Inaugural Address by the Chief Guest

Shri G. Kishan Reddy

Hon’ble Union Cabinet Minister of Coal & Mines
Govt. of India
 

Vote of Thanks by

Dr Anil K Garg

President
16th World PetroCoal Congress 2026
Dr Anil Garg  
11h30 - 12h00 NETWORKING TEA / COFFEE  
12h00 - 13h30 PLENARY SESSION - I
"The Contemporary Strategic Environmental and
Sustainable Energy Imperatives"
in Auditorium
 

Address by

Mr. Rajiv Agrawal

Director (Technical)
Engineers India Limited
ALEJANDRO BARBAJOSA    

Address by

Prof. John Sheffield

Professor
Purdue University, Purdue, PA, USA
SANJEEV S KATTI    

Mr. Nobuo Tanaka

CEO, Tanaka Global, Inc
Former Executive Director, International Energy Agency (IEA), Japan
SANJEEV S KATTI    

Welcome Address By

Dr. A. K. Balyan

Former MD, Petronet LNG
Chairman & Director, Carmine Energy Pte
SANJEEV S KATTI    

Theme Address By

Mr. Anil Razdan

Former Secretary Power, Govt. of India and
Chairman, Energy And Environment Foundation
SANJEEV S KATTI    

Presentation of

16th Annual EEF Global Awards 2026 by the Chief Guest

     

Vote of Thanks by

Dr. Anil K Garg

Founder & CEO
Energy and Environment Foundation
SANJEEV S KATTI    
13h30 - 14h30 Power Connect Lunch  
14h30 - 16h00 PLENARY SESSION - II (World Petroleum Technology Congress)
"AI Driving Digital Transformation for Oil & Gas Sector"
in Auditorium
 
Chairperson
Mr. Anil Razdan

Mr. Anil Razdan

Former Secretary Power, Govt. of India
Chairman, Energy And Environment Foundation
 
Key Speakers

Dr. Sanjay Rana

MD & CEO
Parsons
ALEJANDRO BARBAJOSA    

Mr. Ashish Sharma

Digital Product Advisor
Baker Hughes
ALEJANDRO BARBAJOSA    

Ms. Shuva Raha

Fellow and Lead - International Cooperation
CEEW
ALEJANDRO BARBAJOSA    

Mr. Sunil Rastogi

VP-Head Production
Sun Petrochemicals Pvt. Ltd.
ALEJANDRO BARBAJOSA    

Prof. Uday Bhan

Professor
UPES Dehradun
ALEJANDRO BARBAJOSA    
14h30 - 16h00 PLENARY SESSION - III (World Hydrogen Energy Summit)
"Green Hydrogen: Pioneering the Global Energy Transition"
Hall A-B (First Floor)
 
Chair
S. K. Srivastava

Dr. B. S. Negi

Former Member, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board
Chairman, Resonance Energy
 
Key Speakers

Mr. Parivesh Chugh

ED (SD & Renewables)
Gail (India) Ltd.
   

Mr. Hisham Mundol

Chief Advisor, India
Environmental Defense Fund
   

Mr. Neeraj Prajapati

Business Head (India)
HGTECH, China
   

Mr. Tanuj Sharma

Senior Assistant Vice President - Oil & Gas
Invest India
   

Mr. Vivek Bhatia

Managing Director & CEO
TKIL Industries
   

Dr. Sudip Maity

Chief Scientist
Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (Digwadih)
   

Mr. Rajan Varshney

Deputy General Manager
NTPC
   

Dr. Annapurna Boruah

Sr. Associate Professor
UPES Dehradun
   

Ms. Ananya Mandal

Research Scholar
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
   

Mr. Sravan Kumar

Process Specialist
Fluor
   
16h00 - 16h30 Networking Tea/Coffee Break
16h30 - 18h00 PLENARY SESSION - IV (World Future Fuel Summit)
"Bioenergy – Biofuels,
Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) for Green Economy"
in Auditorium
 
Chair
S. K. Srivastava

Mr. Kushaagra Nandan

Chairman, Nandan Group
CMD, REnergy Dynamics
 
Key Speakers

Mr. Kapil Bansal

Partner, Energy Transition and Decarbonization
EY-Parthenon India
   

Colonel Rohit Dev

Managing Director and Founder
Reveille Energy
   

Mr. Gaurav Kedia

Chairman
Indian Biogass Association
   

Mr. Amrit Khater

Director
Hi Tech Agro
   

Mr. Varun Jindal

Managing Director
Dev Energy
   

Dr. Jayasankar Elassery Variyar

Pro Vice Chancellor
UPES Dehradun
   
16h00 - 16h30 Networking Tea/Coffee Break
16h30 - 18h00 Plenary Session- V
"Next Generation Electrolysers & Technologies for
Green Hydrogen Production"
Hall A-B (First Floor)
 
Chair
S. K. Srivastava

Dr. A. K. Balyan

Former MD, Petronet LNG
Chairman & Director, Carmine Energy Pte
 
Key Speakers

Dr. R. Vijay

Director
ARCI
   

Mr. Vijay Shekhawat

Vice President (Public Affairs)
Thyssenkrupp Nucera
   

Mr. Ajinkya Shinde

Senior Analyst
Rystad Energy
   

Dr. Sneha Malhotra

Program Associate Director – Energy Innovation and Tech
WRI, India
   
 
* Confirmation Awaited
   
DAY 2
  FRIDAY    17th April 2026  
10h00 - 11h30 Keynote Session- VI (World Petroleum Technology Congress)
"Solutions for LNG, PNG City Gas Distribution in
present Critical Situation"
Hall A-B First Floor
 
Chair
DR AVINASH CHANDRA

Dr. Anand Gupta

Former Executive Director, Production, ONGC
Former ADG, DGH Govt. of India
   
Key Speakers

Prof. Kumar Biswas

Former Jt. Director, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Govt. of India
   

Mr. Manas Majumdar

Partner and Sector Leader, Oil & Gas
PwC
   

Mr. Manan Shah

Chief Executive Officer
Ambetronics
Dr Anil Garg  

Mr. Raj Shekhar

CEO
EnergyStrat Consulting
   

Mr. Hari Vamsi Duggirala

Senior Process Simulation Engineer
Three Ten Initiative Technologies LLP
Dr Anil Garg  
10h00 - 11h30 Keynote Session-VII (World PetroCoal Congress)
"CBM Coal to Chemicals – Clean Coal Technologies"
Hall A-B (First Floor)
 
Chair
DR AVINASH CHANDRA

Mr. R. K. Nigam

Former GGM, ONGC Videsh
   
Key Speakers

Mr. Gaurav Gulati

Partner
Kearney
   

Mr. Atul Choudhari

Chief Technology Officer
Tata Consulting Engineers Limited
   

Dr. (Mrs) Amita Dev

Vice Chancellor
Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University
   

Prof. Harish Hirani

Director
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology
   

Prof. Asheesh Kumar

Asst. Professor
UPES Dehradun
   

Mr. Brahmaiah Binginapalli

Sr. Engineer (Production)
ONGC
   
11h30 - 12h00 Networking & Tea/Coffee
12h00 - 13h30 Keynote Session-VIII (World Future Fuel Summit)
"CBG Potential, Supply Chain & Infrastructure"
in Auditorium
 

Chair

Dr. Anil K Garg

Founder & CEO
Energy And Environment Foundation
   

Key Speaker

Ms. Padma Jaiswal IAS

Secretary to the Government of NCT of Delhi
   

Dr. Vanita Prasad

Chief Technology Officer
REVY Environmental Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
   

Mr. Amitabh Tandon

Managing Director
Transtech Green Power (P) Ltd.
   

Dr. Prashant Dhakephalkar

Director
Agharkar Research Institute
   

Mr. Shashi Hegde

Director
Hycons Bioenergy
   
12h00 - 13h30 Keynote Session- IX
"Bio Fuels: Ethanol, Biodiesel driving a greener tomorrow"
in Hall A-B (First Floor)
 

Chair

Mr. Indrajit Ghosh

Chairman
MSME Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India
   

Key Speakers

Mr. Dilip Patil

Co-Chairperson
IFGE's SBF
   

Mr. Samyak Pandey

Editor, Global Biofuels and Agriculture Markets
S&P Global
   

Dr. Supriya Sharma

Executive Director
BrainGlow Business Services Pvt Ltd
   

Dr. Sanjukta Subudhi

Associate Director & Senior Fellow, Microbial Biofuels & Bio-chemicals Area
TERI
   

Mr. Harmeet Singh

Manager, Operations Department
HPCL
   
13h30 - 14h30 Power Connect Lunch
14h30 - 16h00 Keynote Session- X
"Coal Gasification:
Energy Transition Towards Net Zero Pathways"
in Auditorium
 
Chair
R S SHARMA

Dr. A. K. Balyan

Chairman & Director
Carmine Energy Pte
   
Key Speakers

Mr. Rakesh Singh

Director Global Marketing
KBR Inc.
   

Dr. Rajat Srivastava

President
World Leaders Consortium
   

Dr. P. B. Rastogi

Former Advisor to the Govt. of India, MOEFCC
   

Dr. Sunil Rai

Vice Chancellor
UPES Dehradu
   
16h00 - 17h00 Valedictory Session & Global Awards 2026 Presentation
in Auditorium
 
Welcome Address by
ALOK PERTI

Mr. Kushaagra Nandan

CMD & Co-Founder
REnergy Dynamics Pvt. Ltd.
 
Address by
ALOK PERTI

Mr. A. K. Balyan

Chairman & Director
Carmine Energy Pte
   
Special Address by
ALOK PERTI

Mr. Anil Razdan

Chairman, Energy And Environment Foundation
Former Secretary Power, Government of India
   
Presentation of Global Awards 2026 and Poster Paper Awards  
Valedictory Address by the Chief Guest
ALOK PERTI

Mr. Shripad Yesso Naik

Hon'ble Union Minister of State
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Govt. of India
   
Vote of thanks by
ALOK PERTI

Dr. Anil K Garg

Founder and CEO
Energy And Environment Foundation
   
17h00 onwards High Tea & Farewell Networking
 
* Confirmation Awaited