Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India
Centre For High Technology, Government of India
HPCL - Hindustan Petroleum Corporation LimitedFIPI - Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry

29th ETM 2026 · Programme

Conference Agenda

27–29 October 2026 · Advanced Training Institute (ATI), ONGC, Goa, India. The programme is updated as speakers are confirmed.

Day 1 · Tuesday, 27 October 2026

Prithvi (M1 + M2)

  1. 10:00 – 11:45

    Inaugural Session

    Assembling @ Prithvi Hall 9:30 AM – Registration / Networking Tea starts @ 7:45 AM

  2. 11:45 – 12:00
    Networking Tea
  3. 12:00 – 13:00

    PLENARY – IPanel Discussion

    Energy Transition / Decarbonization in Refining & Petrochemical Sector

    Knowledge Partner: S&P Global (Premasish Das, ED, S&P Global, Singapore)

    Chairperson:
    Additional Secretary, MoPNG
    Panelists
    • Rajnath Ram, Advisor Energy, NITI Aayog
    • Prabh Das, MD, HMEL
    • Srinivas Tuttagunta, RIL
    • Chacko Jose, Dir (R) – Designate, BPCL
  4. 13:00 – 14:00

    PLENARY – IIPanel Discussion

    Role of CBG, Bio-refining and Green Hydrogen in Energy Mix

    Knowledge Partner: PwC

    Chairperson:
    Joint Secretary (GP), MoPNG
    Panelists
    • Satyan Kumar, Dir (Strategy), ONGC
    • Dr. R Srinivasan, RIL
    • Dr. M O Garg
    • Dr. Alok Sharma
  5. 14:00 – 14:45
    Networking Lunch
  6. 14:45 – 15:45

    Fire Side Chat

    Fire Side Chat with Secretary, MoPNG – “Creation of Start-up environment in India” & Awards to Start-Ups

    Knowledge Partner: BCG

  7. 15:45 – 16:15
    Networking Tea
  8. 16:15 – 17:15

    PLENARY – IIIPanel Discussion

    Securing Future Refinery Business

    Knowledge Partner: McKinsey

    Chairperson:
    Chairman & Managing Directors – OMCs
    Panelists
    • A S Sahney, Chairman, IndianOil
    • Vikas Kaushal, CMD, HPCL
    • Sanjay Khanna, Chairman, BPCL
    • Atul Gupta, CMD, EIL
  9. 17:15 – 18:15

    PLENARY – IVPanel Discussion

    Samudra Manthan Mission – Strategy, Policy and Enabling Framework

    Knowledge Partner: KPMG (Anish De)

    Chairperson:
    DG, DGH
    Panelists
    • Arun Kumar Singh, Chairman, ONGC
    • Vinod Seshan, JS (E), MoPNG
    • P M S Prasad, RIL
    • Lalit Aggarwal, MD, SLB
  10. 19:00 onwards
    Gala Dinner & Cultural Program

* Confirmation awaited. Names marked with an asterisk are subject to confirmation.