2010 Speakers included:
 | Umesh Bhanot
Vice President
Adani Logistics |
Receiving his MBA from Delhi University in 1989, Umesh began his career with the Indian Railway Traffic Service, working with CONCOR (Container Corporation of India) for five years before joining Adani Logistics in 2005. He also holds a BE in Mechanical Engineering from Delhi College of Engineering.
Mainly working in the field of container transportation, terminals and CBU transportation, Umesh is now the Vice President at Adani Logistics.
 | Thomas Blank
Director of Sales and Marketing Asia Pacific
Geodis Wilson |
Thomas, Director of Sales and Marketing for Geodis Wilson in the APAC Region, is a seasoned logistics executive with over 30 years experience. He has held country management, regional and global positions with companies such as Circle International (today CEVA through the EGL acquisition), Panalpina and lately UTi.
Thomas is based in Hong Kong and lives with his family in Singapore.
 | Amlan Bose
General Manager of Materials, Planning and Logistics
Ford Asia Pacific and Africa |
Engaged with the Automotive Industry for 16 years, Amlan has worked primarily in Materials Planning and Supply Chain Management, Production Planning and Scheduling (Order to Delivery), Logistics and Material Flow and Packaging Engineering.
Working across Ford facilities in the Asia Pacific and Europe over the past 10 years, he established Materials Management functions in Green Field sites in India, China and Thailand.
 | Andreas Ginkel
Director of Logistics
General Motors International Operations and Asia Logistics |
Andreas was appointed as Director of Logistics at General Motors International Operations and Asia in June 2010 and takes responsibility for material inbound and vehicle outbound logistics, including packaging. He also heads up the intercontinental material and vehicle flows for GM globally.
Andreas holds a degree in Economics from the Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-University of Frankfurt. Prior to joining Logistics as a Quality and Operations Manager in 2005, Andreas was appointed Materials and Systems Manager for the GM-Fiat Purchasing Joint Venture.
 | Paul Donaldson
Managing Director
Trans Rak International |
With over 25 years experience in the automotive industry, Paul has held senior positions at companies including Ford and Vauxhall/General Motors.
He is currently the Managing Director of Trans Rak International, a design and manufacturing company developing container solutions for the intermodal movement of products for the automotive, oil and gas sectors. The new concern for Trans-Rak will be the containerisation of vehicles for door-to-door intermodal transportation.
 | Robert Bommers
Managing Director
BLG Logistics |
Following studies in business administration at the German Foreign Trade and Transport Academy in 1995, Robert has worked in the logistics industry, predominantly within contract logistics for automotive and industrial companies.
As Managing Director of BLG Automotive Logistics he is responsible for the automotive division. Within the Asia Pacific division he successfully sourced sites for the company in Malaysia and India.
Prior to this he served 7 years with Lexzau Scharbau in Bremen, in which he spent 5 years in Thailand setting up their subsidiary, Leschaco Thailand.
 | Sudir Gupta
Executive Vice President SCM
Tata Autocomp Systemss |
Sudhir started his career with Tata Motors in Jamshedpur as a graduate engineer. The supply chain management group focuses on managing the complete sourcing and supply chain activities for global OEM/tier 1 automotive customers from an Indian manufacturing base.
He previously worked with Maruti Udyog, as-well as holding leadership posts with General Motors India, as Director and Head of Purchasing.
 | R.S. Kalsi
Executive Officer (SPD, SND and Logistics)
Maruti Suziki India |
A graduate of Delhi College of Engineering, Mr. Kalsi has worked with Maruti Suzuki since inception, across quality assurance, vehicle inspection, sales and new business strategy and development.
He was actively involved in component localization and instrumental in forging alliances with finance and insurance companies, namely the launch of Maruti Insurance, Maruti Finance and Maruti Driving Training Schools.
 | S.K. Krishnan
Vice President - Demand Chain Management
Mahindra & Mahindra, Auto Sector |
Mr. Krishnan has over 28 years experience in Supply Chain and Logistics functions at organizations including FIAT / Premier Automobiles, Black and Decker and Ford. He devises the SCM strategy for the sector: implementing it across six manufacturing plants.
A member of the SIAM Sub-Committee for Logistics, he is a keynote speaker at many supply chain and logistics forums.
 | Ramesh Kumar
Consulting Editor
Logistics Times India |
Ramesh is the senior most member of Logistics Times bringing over 30 years experience of international media exposure.
He will be joining our conference to update us on an action packed road trip from Chennai to Gurgaon accompanying Maruti vehicles for delivery in the cabin of Mercurio Pallia carriers.
 | Nil Madhab
Deputy General Manager of Supply
Chrysler India |
Nil began his career as a Customs Officer in Chennai, responsible for legal adjudication, intelligence, exports oriented units and customs warehouses.
Also working as an International Trade Manager for Toyota Tsusho, he contributed to the growth of an integrated logistics and supply chain management facility: in line with the Japan model. With 18 years of experience working in Indian Government, and Japanese and American multi-national companies, Nil is currently the Deputy General Manager of Supply at Chrysler India.
 | Albert Leitermeier
Director of Sales and Marketing Asia Pacific
Schoeller Arca Systems |
Schoeller Arca Systems operate a joint venture in India with Time Technoplast: Schoeller Arca Time Materials Handling Solutions.
| | Arun Modgil
President
Ckdpack |
Arun holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration. He founded Ckdpack in 1999 to focus on supplying returnable and disposable packaging to automotive CKD and parts exporting OEMs and Tier Ones.
He developed an innovative returnable, collapsible and environmentally friendly packaging container for international shipping and outdoor storage of automotive CKDs and components.
 | Kalpesh Pathak
Assistant Vice President - Corporate Supply Chain
Fiat India Automobiles |
Kalpesh is responsible for the supply chain management of Fiat/Tata Cars and Fiat Powertrain. Before joining Fiat, he was the head of Supply Chain Management at General Motors India. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Birla Vishwakarma Mahavidhyalaya and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan.
 | Giovanni Ragnes
Commercial Director
Mercurio Group |
Giovanni has been in the automotive business for 30 years, serving British Leyland, Honda, Hertz Rac, Budget Rac and Fiat Group. A chartered accountant, he has worked in the UK, USA, France and Italy across finance, planning and logistics, and sales and management.
After some time working in healthcare, Giovanni moved back to the Automotive industry as Commercial Director of the Mercurio Group: a leading Italian vehicle transport and logistics company serving Europe, Argentina, Chile, Singapore and India, operating there as Mercurio-Pallia.
 | Kenny RockerBhanot
Assistant Vice President
Union Pacific Railroad |
Assistant Vice President at Union Pacific Railroad, Kenny holds a leadership position in the Automotive Group of Marketing and Sales, working with customers and manufacturers to improve their supply chain competitiveness worldwide. He manages a revenue base of over $500 million in annual sales globally.
Kenny has held positions of increasing responsibility since he joined UP in 1994, including Senior Business Director and Director of the Market Development and Sales Center.
 | VG Ramakrishnan
Senior Director, Transportation and Logistics Practice
Frost and Sullivan
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V.G. Ramakrishnan is responsible for advising logistics companies on market entry and growth strategies for the South Asia and Middle East regions. He has authored several strategic market reports covering the transportation and 3PL markets across industry segments such as Automotive, Auto components, FMCG, Consumer Durables, Retail and IT. In addition to the Indian market, Ramakrishnan has worked on assignments in the U.S., Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Mexico and LATAM markets.
With 14 years of consulting experience, Ramakrishnan brings a strong understanding of business dynamics to the logistics industry.
 | Pirojshaw Sarkari
Chief Executive Officer
Union Pacific Railroad |
Pirojshaw (Phil) holds a bachelor of commerce from Mumbai University and has over 18 years of rich experience in logistics and aviation. Before joining Mahindra Logistics, he was the Managing Director and Country Head for UPS India. Prior to UPS, he worked with Jet Air as GM Corporate Planning and is also a Chartered Accountant.
 | Jasjit Sethi
Chief Executive Officer
TCIs |
Jasjit has an MBA in Finance from Amity Business School and a Bachelor of Science degree from Punjab University, Chandigarh. In his career spanning 20 years, he has worked in sales, first as a logistics user and now as a logistics provider with TCI Supply Chain Solutions. He is the past President of the India Roundtable of CSCMP (Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals) and is a current member of CII National Logistics Council.
 | Dr Rakesh Singh
Director of DSIMS and Chairman of Institute of Supply Chain Management
Durgadevi Saraf institute of Management Studies |
Dr. Singh is the Director of DSIMS and Chairman of Institute of Supply Chain Management, Mumbai. Prior to joining DSIMS, he was Dean, NMIMS University, Mumbai, and Director, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai. He has a Ph.D. in Supply Chain Management and is an expert in the area of Business Forecasting and Demand Planning.
 | Professor Janat Shah
Professor of Production and Operations Management
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore |
After graduating as a mechanical engineer from the Professor Shah worked within the industry for about five years before starting a long career attaining numerous teaching awards and being voted best teacher by his MBA class of 1999.
As well as consulting with many organisations, he has also been responsible for management education programs for Tata Motors and Mahindra and Mahindra among others. He was also a visiting scholar at the Sloan School of Management, MIT and is currently President of the Society of Operations Management India.
 | Hitesh Thakkar
India Logistics Manager and Asia Pacific Process Manager
Delphi |
Hitesh joined Delphi in 2004, and has held multiple regional leadership roles in various divisions and at corporate level within logistics. In his current assignment in China, Hitesh is responsible for Delphis Asia Pacific logistics processes and Indian Operations.
Prior to joining Delphi, he earned his MBA at Binghamton University and is also a "Rule 9" certified Custom House Agent.
 | Roger Corns
Director of Automotive Sales
CHEP India |
Roger Corns is Director of Automotive Sales for CHEP India: managing the sales and programs teams delivering supply chain managed packaging solutions for the automotive industry. Roger has a wealth of experience modernising supply chains while delivering productivity improvements and cost reductions in the Indian logistics industry. He has previously headed up the teams that managed the Ford and GM/Holden accounts for CHEP Australia and held various positions in the IT and Packaging industries while living and working in Canada, Australia, China and India.
 | Anand Venkateswaran
General Manager (Sales Logistics)
Hyundai Motor India |
Mr. Anand holds an Honors degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Madras and a post Graduate Diploma in Management from Delhi University. He joined Tata in 1982 as a GET and was involved in the Direct Marketing and Sales of Earthmoving and Construction equipments. After working for over 16 years with Tata he joined Hyundai Motors in 1998, as their Southern Regional Sales Manager.
He currently heads the logistics team for both domestic and exports and is responsible for finished vehicle logistics as General Manager.
 | Prem Verma
Chief Executive Officer
TLM Distribution Company |
Prior to his current assignment as Chief Executive Officer at TML Distribution Company - subsidiary of Tata Motors, Prem spent near 25 years in sales and marketing, managing different product lines ranging from lighting products, consumer electronics with Philips and commercial vehicles with Tata, as his most recent former position. A graduate of the University of Delhi, Prem is also co-chairman of SIAM (Society of Indian Automobiles Manufacturers) logistics committee.
 | Bill Villalon
Vice President and Head of Global Logistics
APL Logistics |
As a seasoned executive with more than 30 years of experience in the global transportation and logistics industry, Bill joined APL in 1984. Based in Arizona, he is responsible for the strategic development, growth, and automotive logistics business profitability worldwide. Prior to his current assignment, Bill spent 12 years with a major US rail carrier and holds an MBA in Finance from the University of California and a BA in Political Science from Washington University.