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“DP World - Enabling India's Plastic Sector to Go Global” on 30 September 2020

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Partners

DP World - Enabling India's RAVEEN GULIANI VIKRAM BHADAURIA
Head of Business Development, Managing Director
Plastic Sector to Go Global DP World UAE Region Alok Masterbatches MODERATOR
Bridging the gap from 'Make in India' to 'Make for the World’

4:00 - 6:00
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30 September, 2020 PM PM
Wednesday EBTESAM AHMAD ALKAABI AVINASH KUMAR MAYUR D. SHAH
Head of Sales, Jafza Business Head, Flex Middle East Vice President - Finance
AIPMA

The All India Plastics Manufacturers' Association, DP Managing Directoc – Alok Masterbatches Pvt. Ltd. He
World, UAE Region & Jafza come together for India's spoke extempore about the issues and challenges being
Plastic Sector to go Global. faced by the Plastics Manufacturers & Exporters from
The All India Plastics Manufacturers' Association (AIPMA) India. He discussed the challenges that Alok
collaborated with DP World, UAE Region and Jafza for Masterbatches was facing in India and abroad. Mr Raveen
Guliani, Head of Business Development, DP World UAE
the webinar “Enabling India's Plastic Sector to Go
Region shed light on facilitating access to international
Global”. Held virtually, the conference explored the
developments in the international trade of plastics and markets through the company's pioneering initiative The
exchanged ideas on tackling the major roadblocks. India-UAE Bridge. Whereas Ms Ebtesam Al Kaabi, Head
of Sales, Jafza discussed the significance of Jafza in
Leading plastics producers, manufacturers and
convertors from around the globe shared knowledge aiding trade and promoting the regional supply of
about the best practices and latest technologies used in materials, while also enabling plastic manufacturing.
Our success story was Mr Avinash Kumar, Business Head –
the industry and emphasized on the India-UAE
connection in the sector. Flex Middle East spoke about How Indian Plastics should
go Global and how the industry need a quick turnaround
The program was started with an introduction given by
time and how we should be sustainable with regards to
our Director General, Mr Deepak Ballani of AIPMA & our the environment, economic, social & cost aspects. He
President. A quick speech from our President Mr
has been operating from Dubai (Jafza) for more than
Chandrakant Turakhia who said “I believe that the "India-
17years.
UAE Bridge" project is the need of the hour, which
The Moderator for the day was Mr Mayur D Shah, VP
requires immense attention and will work as a trade and
development opportunity for the plastic sector. Finance – AIPMA. After introducing all the panelists, he
Leveraging DP World's vast portfolio of ports, inland shared his insights on each of the presentations and
followed up with the
logistics and industrial zones in both UAE & India and
globally, this endeavour will help the plastic sector Q & A session, wherein questions were answered by the
access new opportunities and markets, and provide panelists under his guidance, thereafter he gave a few
seamless supply chain solutions. Most importantly, concluding remarks and handed the floor to Mr Kishore
complement India's vision of “Make in India to Make for Sampat our Senior VP – AIPMA, who then proceeded to
the World” and facilitate profitable investments for give the Vote of Thanks.
Indian businesses.” Our very own Mr Arvind Mehta, In conclusion, the webinar was well attended by over 300
Chairman Governing Council – AIPMA spoke about the
attendees and highly appreciated by all. While the world
Overview of plastic industry in India and across the is still fighting through the COVID Pandemic, our industry
globe. is struggling to stand back on its own feet, programs like
Our first speaker of the day, was Mr Vikram Bhadaurai, these help them to seek the guidance where required.

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