The Chairman of Session is Sudhir Rangnekar, CEO, Indian National Shipowners Association, India.

The keynote presentation and briefing on the subject Building Competitive Integrated Infrastructure are Vishal Kalantri, Director, Dighi Port Ltd., India and Prakash Tulsiani, Managing Director, Gujarat Pipavav Ports Ltd., India

S.K. Shahi, Panel Member, is the Chairman & Managing Director of SKS Logistics Ltd., India and Sandeep Mehta (Capt.), CEO – Container Terminal & Logistics Business, Mundra Port & Special Economic Zone, India will elaborate on the topic Private Ports Perspective.

The discussion is chaired by N.C. Singhal, Chairman – SCI Forbes Ltd. & Former Chairman, SCICI Ltd., India. Tobias Koenig, Managing Partner, Koenig & Cie, Germany delivers the keynote presentation.

A seminar paper on The Economic and Financial Crisis – Its Impact on Shipping Finance Markets is presented by Dr. Juergen Monzel, International Transport Finance Consultant, Germany

Raymond J. Ellis, Vice President, EXIM Bank, USA puts forward the aspects of Maritime India and the Path Ahead. The panel speaker Vishal Sharma, Managing Director & CEO, Tuscan Ventures Pvt. Ltd., India shares his knowledge on attempts to make India a global maritime industry.