AGENDA

10:00 Am - 10.30 Am

Welcome Address

10:30 Am - 10.45 Am

Keynote Speaker Address

10:45 Am - 11.00 Am

Chief Guest Address

11:00 Am - 12.00 Pm

SESSION I- Corridor Highway Infrastructure Development

11:00 Am - 11.10 Am

Session Keynote

11:10 Am - 11.50 Am

PANEL DISCUSSION

Session Synopsis: MoRTH's budgetary allocation in the Union Budget was raised by three percent to around Rs 2.78 lakh crore for 2024-25 from 2.7 lakh crore a year back. Of this, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has been allocated around Rs 1.68 lakh crore as part of MoRTH’s capital expenditure plan for 2024-25 The session will highlight this ambitious vision set by the government.

Focus of Discussion:

• Corridor highway infrastructure development project - 50,000 km High-Speed Highway Corridors
• Expressways / Four lane access-controlled road projects
• Policy & Regulatory Framework

11:50 Am - 12.00 Pm

Session Question & Answer

12:00 Pm - 01.00 Pm

SESSION II- Project Management [PM Gati Shakti]

12:00 Pm - 12.10 Pm

Session Keynote

12:00 Pm - 12.10 Pm

Session Keynote

12:10 Pm - 12.50 Pm

Session Topics:

• Risk Management Challenges in Projects – Processes, Practices, Review
• Land acquisition, Site investigation
• PM Gati Shakti & DPR

12:50 Pm - 01.00 Pm

Session Question & Answer

01:00 Pm - 02.00 Pm

NETWORKING LUNCH

02:00 Pm - 03.00 Pm

SESSION III- Material Sustainability

02:00 Pm - 02.10 Pm

Session Keynote

02:10 Pm - 02.50 Pm

PANEL DISCUSSION

Session Synopsis: Innovation & Sustainability in the construction industry is both duty and opportunity, discovering ways to reduce construction phase emissions and embodied carbon from construction materials, and analysing how construction management firms, suppliers and contractors can work collaboratively in order to minimise the environmental impact of the construction process.

Focus of Discussion:

• Use of waste plastic materials for road construction
• Construction Going Green with Bio-bitumen mix
• Green Technology- Use of emulsion-based cold mix instead of hot bitumen mixes

02:50 Pm - 03.00 Pm

Session Question & Answer

03:00 Pm - 04.00 Pm

SESSION IV- Bidding Models and its Success

03:00 Pm - 03.10 Pm

Session Keynote

03:00 Pm - 03.10 Pm

PANEL DISCUSSION

Session Synopsis: MoRTH and NHAI have missed their national highway construction targets in six of the past 10 years and are likely to miss them in FY24 as well. NHAI’s debt stood at Rs 3.35 lakh crore at the end of March 2024, as against Rs 24,188 crore in 2014-15, a 14-fold rise in less than seven years. The government is now looking to reduce its debt to Rs 1 lakh crore by 2024-25.

Focus of Discussion:

• Success parameters of BOT, EPC and HAM
• Existing challenges in project execution, approvals and raising funds
• Financing Road Projects

03:50 Pm - 04.00 Pm

Session Question & Answer

22nd CONSTRUCTION WORLD GLOBAL AWARDS ENR TOP 100 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN FIRMS AND CONTRACTORS RECOGNITION CEREMONY

04:00 Pm - 05.00 Pm

REGISTRATION & NETWORKING BREAK

05:00 Pm - 07.30 Pm

Inaugural Speech & Award Presentations

05:00 Pm - 05.10 Pm

Welcome Address

05:10 Pm - 05.20 Pm

Jury Felicitation

05:20 Pm - 05.30 Pm

Guest of Honour Address

05:30 Pm - 05.45 Pm

Top Challengers Awards

05:45 Pm - 06.15 Pm

Indian Largest Construction Company Award

06:15 Pm - 07.00 Pm

ENR Top 100 International Design Firms and Top International Contractors Recognition Ceremony

07:00 Pm - 07.10 Pm

Man of the Year 2024 Award

07:10 Pm - 07.20 Pm

Chief Guest Address

07:20 Pm - 07.30 Pm

Vote of Thanks

07:30 Pm Onwards

Networking Cocktail and Dinner