Panels
Panel on Global Engineering Education
6:00 – 7:45 pm, August 16 – Zoom Room 1
Panel Chair
Dr. Bhaskar Bhandarkar
Director General
Institution for Innovation Industrial Engineering and Entrepreneurship India and
Former Chairman Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering
Dr. Bhaskar Bhandarkar is Director General of Institution for Innovation & Industrial Engineering and Entrepreneurship. He received is BSc from Nagpur University, BTech from JNU New Delhi, MTech from Pune University, MBA (Operation & Marketing) and PhD: BIT, Mesra ,Gold Medalist from NCDC, GOI, Ministry of Home affairs. Dr. Bhandarkar has 37 years’ experience in Operations/Refits/Quality Assurance/Manufacturing and Training; Consultant to NITIE Govt. of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development; Chairman, Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering for record eight years; Director General Indian Institution of industrial Engineering Mumbai, Managing Editor of Industrial Engineering Journal; Member of the Technical Committee Indian Register of Shipping. He served in many international committees including Board Member of Asia Pacific IE and Management Systems Society (APIEMS) , and Program Head: Indo US Science & Technology Forum (workshop). His research interests are servant leadership, safety management, quality management, futuristic SCM and logistic and lean six sigma. He is a Fellow of Institution of Engineers (India)(FIE), Institution of Marine Engineers (FMarE), and Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering (FIIE). Dr. Bhandarkar received various awards including Lilian-Gilbert Award, Ramaswami Award, Coal-India Productivity Award, Shiksha-Bharati Award, Best-Educationalist Award, Distinguished Engineer Awards, Distinguished IIIE Service Award. International recognitions include Production and Operation Management Society (POMS): Recognition on 08th May 2016 at Orlando USA Conference, IEOM at Rabata, Morocco Conference, Advisor IEM, MOST Govt of Taiwan. He served as an Associate Editor of International Journal of Production Research (IJPR) Taylor and Francis. Award Constituted in the Honor of Dr Bhandarkar include Dr. Bhandarkar Award for First Merit Student, VJTI, Mumbai University and Nagpur University and Cdr Bhandarkar Visionary Leadership Award ( For CEOs with outstanding leadership and Visionary Institution Building.
Panel Speaker I
Dr. Balbir Singh
Associate Professor
Ex-IAF, India
- Dr. Balbir Singh, [ Ex-Dean Students Welfare, HoD (4 times), University Coordinator, Universal Human Values Cell], is working as an Associate Professor in School of Mechanical Engineering at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Kakryal, Jammu, India since 2007. He has 21 years of teaching experience. He has served 16 years (1984-2000) in Indian Air Force as an Airman.
- Dr. Balbir Singh is having Bachelor in Arts, Master in Arts (Political Science) from Jammu University, India and Diploma in Business Management from Pune University, India. Dr. Singh is technically graduate in Mechanical Engineering from IE(I) (1996) and M. Tech. in Mechanical Production from Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India (2002). He was awarded Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from NIT Kurukshetra, Haryan, India (2016).
- Professionally qualified for Six Sigma Green Belt, ZED Certification Master Trainer. Internal Auditor for QMS, EMS, OHSMS.
- His area of research is Non-conventional Machining method, Maintenance, and Quality control, Industrial Automation and Industry 4.0 .
- He has published around 50 papers in national/international journals and conferences. He has guided 12 M. Tech. students and guiding 03 Ph.D. students.
- Dr. Singh has attended 40 STC/workshop/training programs, organized 20 conference/conclave/workshop/STCs and delivered 20 lectures for student and faculty members of own and other colleges across nation.
- He is a life member of Indian Institution of Engineers, Indian Society of Technical Education and Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering.
Panel Speaker II
Prof Harwinder Singh
Professor in ME & PE Dept
Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College
Ludhiana, India
He is currently working as Professor in ME & PE Dept. at Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana. He has a vast experience of 23 years in teaching and research. He has published more than 225 research papers in various reputed national and international journals and conferences. He has coordinated eight research projects of worth Rs. One crore. He has been in Editorial Board Member of various International Journals: International Journal of Data Science (InderScience Publishers) from 2014 onwards, International Journal of Semantic and Infrastructure Services from 2018 onwards. He has guided more than 55 students in their M.Tech Theses, 11 PhD successfully defended and has published 7 books and monograms related to Mechanical Engg. Three copy rights and one design Patent have been awarded by Ministry of Commerce &Industry, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, New Delhi. Presently, he is looking after the additional duties of Co-ordinator TEQIP-III, O/Ic NCC and Dean (P&D) also. He has been conferred with many awards: Best Engineering College Teacher Award of Punjab State in year 2013 by ISTE, New Delhi; Dr. R L Aggarwal Award from Punjab Academy of Sciences in year 2017; UGC Research Award for the Year 2014-16, AICTE VBTA 2021 and many more.
Panel Speaker III
Dr. RamaKrishna K
Dean (Quality)
KL University
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Dr. Ramakrishna obtained his doctoral degree from Andhra University in Mechanical Engineering with Heat transfer specialization. Later he did his Post Doc from New Mexico state University USA, in Heat and Mass transfer. He is a fellow of Institution of Engineers and Life member of many technical bodies/associations. He has vast teaching and research experience of 32 years along with 3 years of Industrial experience. He has produced 6 doctoral degrees and another 4 scholars are at present working under him in the areas of Nano Fluid, Scroll expander and energy generation. He has published more than 70 articles in Scopus and Web of science. His present h-index is 11 and has more than 600 citations. He is also a good teacher and has won many times Best teacher award. He is known for his expertise in teaching Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer. He has authored two books on these subjects. He has won the prestigious “PRESIDENT of INDIA Gold medal” through Institution of Engineers India. He served in various positions in K L University and at present he is working as Dean (Quality). Under his leadership the University has got NAAC A++ and QS Diamond Rating. He is an authorised NAAC assessor, NBA program evaluator and acted as a member in many state Govt committees.
Panel Speaker IV
Panel on Women in Industry and Academia (WIIA)
6:00 – 7:45 pm, August 16 – Zoom Rooms 2
Panel Chair
Prof. Shashikala Gula Brao Wanjari
Former Vice Chancellor and Honorary Colonel
Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women’s University
SNDTW’s University
Mumbai, India
Panel Speaker I
Dr Nidhi MB,Fellow IIIE
Consultant @ KDISC, on deputation from Associate
Professor, MED, MBCET,
National Executive Council Member ISTE, New
Delhi, Jt. Secretary IIIE Tvm Chapter
Approved research guide at KTU
Panel Speaker II
Dr. Neelam Srivastava
Professor & HOD Electronics & Comm. Engg.
Ex- Founding Director (REC)
IET Institute of Engineering & Technology Lucknow Constituent College of A K T U Lucknow
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Panel Speaker III
Panel Speaker IV
Panel on Global Business Management
6:00 – 7:30 pm, August 17 – Zoom Room 1
Panel Chair
Dr. Devinder Banwet
Vice Chancellor Founding
University of Engineering & Management
Kolkata India
Professor Emeritus, IIT Delhi
India
Prof. Devinder Kumar Banwet is Vice Chancellor at University of Engineering & Management Kolkata India. He is an Emeritus Professor of DMS IIT Delhi in the area of Operations & Supply Chain Management and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India). He is a Graduate Mechanical Engineer, with Master of Industrial Engineering and PhD from IIT Delhi. Previously he served as a Vice Chancellor of the University of Engineering and Management at Kolkata. He has made significant contributions in publications related to Operations Management. His areas of research interest include Operations Management, Supply Chain and Logistics Management, Project Management, IT-enabled DSS, Industrial Systems Engineering, Total Quality Management, Manufacturing Strategy, Technology Management, Materials Management, Facilities Planning, Operations Research Modelling, Telecom Systems and Entrepreneurship Management.
Panel Speaker I
Panel Speaker II
Panel Speaker III
Panel Speaker IV
Panel on Industry Solutions and Industry 4.0
4:00 – 5:30 pm, August 17
Panel Chair
Panel Speaker I
Apoorw Kunwa R
Manager
HCL, India
A seasoned professional with more than two decade’s experience working in the Information Technology sector spanning various roles in telecom and manufacturing industry. Alumina of NIT Warangal (Formerly RECW) 1995-1999 batch and having Strong leadership experience with esteemed organizations like BEL, Sasken Technologies, Ericsson and HCL in a cross-functional and global setting. Experience of leading large teams, based across locations, delivering across IT solutions space for Telecom and manufacturing domain, lifecycle management and customer satisfaction. Work area spans across design and development, Validation and Operational support. Experience of setting up teams from scratch and converting those into an Analytical Centre of Excellence by demonstrating Strong combination of people leadership, operational execution, and strategic thinking skills. Embraces strong client and people management skills and been acknowledged as Subject Matter Expert for complex problem solving/data-strategy roles. Specialties: Risk Management, Manufacturing and Production Centric Analytics, Service delivery, Business intelligence, Project Management, People leadership Team, building and development.
Panel Speaker II
Dr. Pramod K. Mishra
Assistant Professor in the area of Operations Management & Quantitative Techniques
School of Management Studies
University of Hyderabad
India
Dr. Pramod K. Mishra, an alumnus of NIT Rourkela and University of Hyderabad, has been working as an Assistant Professor in the area of Operations Management & Quantitative Techniques in the School of Management Studies, University of Hyderabad. Prior to his appointment at University of Hyderabad, he has worked as faculty at GITAM School of International Business, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam. Dr. Mishra has worked as Post Doctoral Research Fellow at IIM Bangalore for about three years. He has published about 20 research papers in various national and international journals; presented research papers in national and international conferences in India and abroad. Dr. Mishra has conducted several training programmes in machine learning, optimization techniques, research methodology, supply chain management, total quality management & business excellence etc. for faculty, research scholars and industry professionals. As part of his outreach activities, he has taught at NIFT Hyderabad, NIRD Hyderabad, IIFT Kolkata, to name a few, as Guest Faculty and delivered talks in various workshops and training programmes all over the country.
Panel Speaker III
Prof. I Ahmed Khan
Project Manager
Tata Technologies
Pune, India
Panel Speaker IV
Dr. N Kishore Nath
Scientist G, Project Director
ASL DRDO
Hyderabad, India
Panel on Global Supply Chain and Logistics
4:00 – 5:30 pm, August 18 Zoom Room 1
Panel Chair
Jitesh J. Thakkar, PhD
Professor and Director (MBA & BBA)
National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI)
(Established by Ministry of Railways and funded by GoI)
National Academy of Indian Railways (NAIR) Campus
Lalbaug, Vadodara – 390 004, Gujarat, India
Dr. Jitesh J. Thakkar is a Professor and Director of MBA & BBA programs at National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI), Vadodara – India’s first University dedicated in the field of Rail and Transportation education. He has served as a faculty at Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, IIT Kharagpur for 10 years. He has professional experience of more than 22 years. He holds a Ph.D in Supply Chain Management from IIT Delhi, M.Tech. in Industrial Engineering from IIT Delhi and Bachelors of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering conferred with Gold Medal from one of the oldest Government Engineering College – Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya Engineering College, Sardar Patel University. His areas of interests include Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Transportation Management, Project Management, Service Operations Management, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Optimization, Statistical Modeling and System Dynamics. He has supervised 13 Ph.D and 80 B.Tech. / M.Tech. projects at IIT Kharagpur. He is a productive researcher with Hindex 33 and 75 research papers published in SCI/SCOPUS listed journals. The research papers are published in high impact factor, A* & A grade journals of ABDC (Australian Business Deans Council) such as International Journal of Production Economics, Transportation Research (Part-E), International Journal of Production Research, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Computers and Industrial Engineering, Production Planning and Control, Expert Systems with Applications, Journal of Cleaner Production. He has published three books – Structural Equation Modeling, Multi-Criteria Decision Making and Project Management with Springer. He is contributing as Associate Editor of the journals – i) International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Emerald and ii) OPSEARCH, Springer. He has executed number of large scale research and consultancy projects sponsored by DST, DRDO, NLC, ICSSR, and MHRD. He has extended training/consulting to various organizations such as L&T, DRDO, Food Corporation of India, Neyveli Lignite Corporation, Tata Steel, Tata Hitachi, Essar Steel, Ordnance Factory, Lakshmi Machine Works Ltd., Godrej, Qatar Chemical. His online course on “Six Sigma” offered by NPTEL has been attended by more than 30,000 University students and Industry professionals in last five years. He has delivered more than 100 invited sessions at various reputed platforms. He has been invited as a faculty expert by IIT Kanpur, IIT Madras, IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur, IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Indore, NITIE Mumbai, NIT Surat, NIT Trichy, IRMA, AMA, BCCI Kolkata, L&T-IPM.
Panel Speaker I
Dr. G.V.R.K. Acharyulu
Professor – Operations & Supply Chain
Program Advisor – MBA (Healthcare & Hospital Management)
Coordinator – MBA(General)
School of Management Studies
University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad-500046, Telangana State
Dr.Acharyulu is a Professor in Operations & Supply Chain Management, Program Advisor- MBA (Healthcare & Hospital Management), Program Coordinator- MBA(General) at the School of Management Studies, University of Hyderabad, Central University, Hyderabad-500046, India.
He did his Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from Andhra University, Maters from REC-Warangal. He holds his MBA degree (Marketing &Finance) from Osmania University and Ph.D in Supply Chain Management from the same University.
He has 22 years of experience in TEACHING in management subjects like Operations and Quantitatives, Supply Chain Management, Research Methodology, Information Systems, Hospital Management and 10 years of INDUSTRY experience in Operations and Materials divisions at Sponge Iron India Limited, A Government of India Enterprise.
He has published 23 research papers in National and 25 in International Journals in the area of Operations, Supply Chain and Healthcare Management. He has presented various research papers at International Conferences held in USA, Australia, Singapore, Thailand and Dubai.
He was visiting faculty at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand for teaching Logistics Management during January – April 2014 under MHRD, Government of India deputation.
Panel Speaker II
Dr. S Venkataramanaiah
Professor of Operations Management
IIM Lucknow
India
Dr. S Venkataramanaiah (S Venkat) is a Professor of Operations Management at IIM Lucknow and has 30 years of experience in teaching and research. He was a Postdoctoral Research fellow at Singapore MIT Alliance (SMA) Program, Nanyang Business School Singapore, worked at Honeywell Singapore as a SCM Lead Engineer. He worked at IIT Madras and IIM Indore and IIM Kozhikode before joining IIM Lucknow in May 2013. He has published more than 100 research papers in peer reviewed international journals and international conferences.
He was a Best teacher award winner, Fulbright Scholar to USA and undergone training on global participant centered learning at Harvard Business School, USA. He is a certified professional in Lean Healthcare. He is a recipient of Nelson Mandela Leadership award and Jagatik Ayurvigyan Samman Award for his seminal work in the area of healthcare management. He has trained more than 400 MBA students on healthcare management during last three years from four premier management schools in India. He has carried out number of consultancy projects and offered executive development programmes for reputed organisations. He was also a jury member of Young Innovators award selection team. He is also a mentor for Startups in healthcare and supply chain management.
He has won eight awards over last 25 years. He is also a marathon runner.
Panel Speaker III
Panel Speaker IV
Diversity & Inclusion Panel sponsored by Ford Motor Company
6:00 – 7:30 pm, August 18 – Zoom Room 1
Panel Chair
Professor Donald M. Reimer
President, The Small Business Strategy Group, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Adjunct Faculty – A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical Engineering
Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA
Donald M. Reimer is an adjunct faculty at the A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical Engineering in College of Engineering at Lawrence Tech in Southfield, Michigan. He coordinates the Certificate of Entrepreneurial Engineering Skills. Mr. Reimer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management from Lawrence Technological University and a Master of Arts degree in Political Science from University of Detroit/Mercy. He is a Certified Management Consultant with over 35 years of experience in working with closely-held businesses. He has taught courses in entrepreneurship, strategic management, corporate entrepreneurship and innovation for engineers. Mr. Reimer is a member of the Lawrence Tech Kern Campus Committee, Coordinator of the Lawrence Tech Innovation Encounter. He is faculty Advisor of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Mr. Reimer serves as a Kern Fellow of The Kern Family Foundation, Co-Direct of the Coleman Fellows Program, member of the National Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization Faculty Advisory Council and is a member of the American Society of Engineering Education.
He has operated his own consulting company – The Small Business Strategy Group for 23 years. He published numerous articles on small business, entrepreneurship and strategic thinking. He has received several awards and recognition by local, state and federal agencies for his work in entrepreneurship and minority business development. Mr. Reimer served as member of the Minority Economic Development Committee of New Detroit. Mr. Reimer is member of the Small Business Advisory Council of the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Reimer is a member of Advisory Board of the Milwaukee Junction Small Business Assistance Center. He is also a member of the Applied Innovation Alliance. Mr. Reimer serves as a KEEN Fellow for The Kern Family Foundation and is a member of United States Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Panel Speakers
Dr. George Sleeba
BSc.Engg ( Mech.); M.Tech (Ind.Engg) IIT Madras; PGDM ( AIMA); Cert.(T&D) UK; Ph.D ( CUSAT), Fellow (AIMA); Fellow (IIIE); Fellow (NIPM)
Former Chairman and Managing Director
Fertilisers & Chemicals Travancore Ltd (FACT)
Kerala, India
Dr. George Sleeba is the Former Chairman and Managing Director of Fertilisers & Chemicals Travancore Ltd ( FACT), the biggest Central Public Sector Undertaking in the State of Kerala. He has served as Joint Managing Director of VGuard Industries Ltd and as Chairman of GUTS Electromech Ltd, a subsidiary of V-Guard. He was the Director of Albertian Institute of Management, Kochi and Hon. Dean of Albertian Institute of Science &Technology (AISAT), Kalamassery. He is currently the Executive Director of K Chittilappilly Foundation, a Not-for-profit organization working for the welfare of the poor and the needy. He also serves as the Chairman of Kerala State Productivity Council, an autonomous Institution set up by the Govt of Kerala, affiliated to the National Productivity Council, and as consultant to Public & Private sector Organizations in Kerala.
Dr. Sleeba has more than four decades of industrial experience in leading public and private sector undertakings in the country including Travancore Rayons Ltd, Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation (KELTRON), V-Guard Industries Ltd and FACT Ltd. He was the MD of two Public Sector Enterprises in Kerala – The Travancore Cements Ltd and the Travancore sugars & Chemicals Ltd. He has also served as a Consultant to the Govt of Kerala for revival of sick units in the Public Sector and as a Member of the Industrial Relations Board of the Kerala State.
He is a Graduate in Mechanical Engineering with First Class Honors from Kerala University, M Tech in Industrial Engineering from IIT, Madras, Post Graduate Diploma in Management from All India Management Association (AIMA) and Doctorate in Social Sciences from the Cochin University of Science & technology (CUSAT). He was selected as a British Council Scholar for a Senior Management Program in UK in 1990 and holds a Certificate in Training & Development from the Institute of Training & Development, UK.
Dr Sleeba has received many awards and recognitions at National level for professional excellence and is a Fellow of three reputed professional bodies in the country — the All India Management Association (AIMA), the National Institute of Personnel Management (NIPM), and the Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering (IIIE). He is presently the President of the Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering (Kerala Chapter) and a National Council member of IIIE.
Prof. Vitor Mendes Caldana
Federal Institute of Sao Paulo (IFSP) – Sorocaba Campus
Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Began the academic career with a technician course in Electronics from Liceu de Artes e Ofícios (1999) followed by an undergraduate degree in Electronic Engineering from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie in 2004. In 2016, finished the Masters course in Industrial Engineering with the Quality of Engineering Education and its Relation to Regional Development as his area of research. As a technical profession, from 1999 until 2016, started in Caltronic Automação Industrial, a service-based company in Brazil that represents American and European automation equipment for the printing industry, and finished as Service and Projects Manager, serving not only Brazil but the whole of South America with services performed also in USA and China. During the professional career took several courses in USA and Europe to Automation and dedicated equipment maintenance. In 2016 left the company for full-time dedication to IFSP. In 2014 began his teaching career in FIEB as a substitute teacher for the Technical Course of Electronics. In 2016 moved to IFSP to start the electronics Technical Course in the city of Sorocaba and has been engaged with this project since. In this 4,5 years taught a variety of courses in electronics. In 2018 began his Research Group in Industry 4.0 and is currently working with colleagues in this research area as well as the project for the PhD.
Panel Speaker II
Professor Eldon G. Caldwell Marin, Ph.D., Sc.D, Dr.Ed. – IEOM President-Elect
Professor, Industrial Engineering Department
Engineering School
University of Costa Rica
San Jose, Costa Rica
Eldon Caldwell is full professor/Cathedraticus of the University of Costa Rica, Central America; member of the IEOM Society Academy of Fellows and member of the IEOM Society Global Council. Also, he has been recognized by the IEOM Society with the “Outstanding Service Award” for his career of over 30 years as an educator, researcher and promoter of development of industrial engineering and as “Distinguished Professor” by IEEE Computer Society, USA.
Dr. Caldwell earned his B.Sc. and Master degree in Industrial Engineering at University of Costa Rica and he earned a Master degree in Service Marketing, as well in Financial Analysis at Interamerican University of Puerto Rico; M.Sc. Health Management Systems at UNED, Costa Rica and a M.Sc. Operations Management at ITESM, México. Finally, he earned three doctoral degrees: 1-Ph.D. in C.Sc. / Industrial Engineering, Autonomous University of Central America; 2- Ph.D. (Sc.D.) in Robotics and Automation, University of Alicante, Spain; and 3-Ph.D. (Dr. Ed.) in Education at the University of Costa Rica, developing the “Theory of Socio-educational Exergy-Anergy and Entropy”.
He is author of many scientific articles and two books: “Marketing of Social Products & Services”, UCR Publications; and “Lean Manufacturing: Fundamentals and techniques for cycle time reduction”, Kaikaku Ins. Press, USA.
Dr. Caldwell served as Director of Industrial Engineering Department at Engineering School of University of Costa Rica, Operations Manager at MASECA, CA; Lean Manufacturing Project Manager at Eaton Corp. Costa Rica, General Manager at Quirós & Cía-Bandag Inc. and General Manager at Lean Systems Intl., USA. He has more than 30 years of experience as advisor and consultant in Operations Management, Lean Manufacturing and Lean Logistics at Interamerican Bank for Development, WHO, UN, World Wide Bank, Coca-Cola, Ministry of Health, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panamá, Costa Rican Institute for Electricity, RTC- Perú, Young Electrical Signs, Nevada, USA, AirCare Inc., Reno, Nevada, Plan International-Honduras, Bournes Co., DOLE Co. and many others. In addition, Dr. Caldwell currently serves as Director of the Central America Robotics and Industry 4.0 Challenge Contest (ROBOTIFEST) and General Manager at Kaikaku Institute Latin America.