About CEW Conclave 2024

Inaugural Session: Step towards Viksit Bharat: Vision 2047 for the Road Ahead

Speakers:

Dr. Sandip Chatterjee, Sr. Director, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Govt of India

Shri S.K. Marwaha, Group Coordinator / Scientist G - Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Ravi Shankar Chaudhary, Executive Director (Secretary General) - CEAMA

Rajesh Sharma, Executive Director & Principal Advisor - ICEA

Opening KeyNote from Ms. Himani Gulati, Director - MEX Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd.

1. Overview of General Electronics Market & Drivers
2. Government’s ecosystem push in electronics to evaluate the consumer electronics industry’s potential role, focusing on economic growth, job creation, and innovation.
3. Priorities of the Government & Industry in the sector moving forward

Panel Discussion: Localising Consumer Electronics Value Chains in India: Challenges & Opportunities

Speakers:

Mimoh Jain, Vice President - SHARP

Ritu Ghosh, Associate Director, Corp. Affairs & Sustainability - Panasonic Life Solutions

Vikas Jain, Head Corporate Commercial - Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Business - Blue Star

Amarjit Singh Daswal, CEO - Intec Digital

Gaurav Dwivedi, Sr. Manager Sourcing - boAt

Ajay Sikka, Director-Supply Chain - Carrier

Moderator:

Neelashi Shukla, AVP & Head, Consumer Electronics - Invest India

1. Global Positioning of India in the Value Chain: Footprint strategies for companies looking to offshore, nearshore and friend shore.
2. The synergistic path to profitability: Leveraging Government Initiatives to improve returns.
3. India Post-PLI: Segments of Growth and focus on value-addition going forward
4. Supply Chain Resilience Vs Cost Deficiencies: Priorities of Global brands in choosing the next destination, addressing current challenges & exploring strategies for effective supply chain management
5. Challenges to innovation and scale: Setting R&D, IP, cost and quality benchmarks
6. Making in India & Making for the World: Making India the next export hub

Panel Discussion: Shaping the Future of Consumer Electronics: Enhancing India’s Competitiveness

Speakers:

Dr. Rakesh Desai, CTO and Chairman - BSH Appliances

Raminder Singh Soin, Managing Director - Radiant Appliances and Electronics

Anil Kumar Rai, Regional Head - Kaynes Technology India Limited

Josh Foulger, President-Electronics - Zetwerk

Srinivasu Moturi, Sr General Manager (R&D) - Voltas

Ravi Saxena, Managing Director - Wonderchef

Moderator:

Shri S.K. Marwaha, Group Coordinator / Scientist G - Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

1. Focus Segments and Product opportunities for EMS and OEMs.
2. Diving Deeper: Local value addition and component ecosystem & focus areas.
3. Role of high-quality Electronic Components in Powering the Next Generation of Smart Appliances and Potential Impact on Viksit Bharat.
4. Sourcing/ B2B Manufacturing for new categories and lower MOQ.
5. JVs and strategic alliance for technology upgradation in India.
6. Priorities going forward: Encouraging partnerships between government, industry stakeholders, and academia to develop a collaborative ecosystem.
7. Building export resilience and competitiveness.

Panel Discussion: Seeding India’s Growing Consumer Electronics Opportunity: The Venture Capital Perspective

Speakers:

Anurag Srivastava, Associate Vice President - Matrix Partners

Ishan Sukul, Founder - Kreo

Nakul Khanna, AVP, Strategy & Investments - Stride Ventures

Yash Dholakia, Partner - Sauce.vc

Vaibhav Chowdhury, AVP - Elevation Capital

Moderator:

Neelashi Shukla, AVP & Head, Consumer Electronics - Invest India

Akshat Gautam, Manager - Invest India

1. The evolving funding landscape for consumer electronics in the VC space.
2. Key drivers for growth and what a VC/Funds look for where is the whitespace? Optimal mix between growth, profitability, and scale in innovative categories.
3. What kind of capital needs are the most urgent to be addressed – working capital v/s growth capital.
4. hat is the strategy for reducing companies' import dependence in categories where the Indian manufacturing ecosystem is still evolving?
5. How different channels Last delivery and the innovations in distribution mechanisms (Reliance, Blinkit, ONDC, etc.)
6. Innovation in advancing consumer credit for discretionary spending- startups, financial instruments, way ahead.
7. Disruptive technologies, innovation and smart technologies enable new product development and category creation.
8. Scaling Up: Channels for Growth, Localisation, Export Opportunities and Challenges

Panel Discussion: AI in SI (Artificial Intelligence in Smart Home Interiors) – Integrating Smart Spaces

Speakers:

Priyanka Singh, Founder - Chalk Studio ( Speaker & Panelist)

Mayank Khemka, Founder - Design Acrolect (Speaker & Panelist)

Amit Gulati, Co-founder Partner - Design 21 (Speaker & Panelist)

Rakesh Chauhan, Director HVAC - HISENSE India (Panelist)

Moderator:

M B Ravikumar, Partner - Mandaville Design Inc

1. Use of AI in home automation – seamless symbiosis.
2. Smart technology and energy efficiency.
3. Ai-driven Security systems – Do they provide an added layer of protection?
4. Privacy concerns with smart technology – Cyber security & ethical AI Development.
5. Future trends – Health monitoring and Assisted living.