Schedule

DAY 1: 4th March 2024
10.00 am – 12.00 noon

Hall - 2 Main Hall

Shri. Anumula Revanth Reddy, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Telangana

12.00 noon – 12.15 pm

Tea Break

12.15 - 1.30 pm:

Memorial Lectures

Chairman : Dr.Dheer Singh, Director and Vice-Chancellor, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal

Cochairman : : Dr.N.K.S.Gowda, Acting Director, ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru

Rapporteur : Dr.S.N.Rajakumar, Dean, Veghese Kurien Institute of Dairy and Food Technology, KVASU, Thrissur

Convener : Dr.Dorothy Pushparani, Assistant Professor, Loyola College, Chennai

Dr.Verghese Kurien Memorial Lecture

Reducing Emissions and Sequestering Carbon in India’s Dairy Farms Prof. Rattan Lal, Director, CFAES Rattan Lal Center for Carbon Management and Sequestration, Columbus, USA

Prof.M.R.Srinivasan Memorial Lecture

Innovations in Processing and Marketing of Milk and Milk Products Dr.R.P.Aneja, Professor Emeritus, Sri Sathya Sai University, Puttaparthi

1.30 – 1.40

Inauguration of Poster Session (TFO Building 3rd Floor 4.1)

Shri.Piercristiano Brazzale, President, International Dairy Federation, Brussels

1.30 – 2.15 pm Lunch
2.30 – 3.30 pm

Hall – 2 Main Hall

Farmers’ Session - 1

Chairman : Shri.Ch.Rajeshwara Rao, Chairman, Karimnagar Milk Producer Company Ltd, Karimnagar

Cochairman : : Dr.K.R.Rao, Former Chief General Manager, NABARD, Hyderabad

Convener : Dr.A.Sarat Chandra, Associate Dean, College of Dairy Technology, PVNRTVU, Kamareddy

Speakers

  • Smt.Lily Mathew, Progressive Dairy Farmer, Waynad
  • Smt.Shanthalakshmi, Progressive Dairy Farmer, Chennai
  • Shri.Gurbhej Singh Tibbi, Chairman, Ferozpur Milk Union, Ferozpur
3.30 – 4.30 pm

Farmers’ Session - 2

Chairman : Dr.G.S.Rajorhia, Former President, Indian Dairy Association, New Delhi

Cochairman : Dr.Geeta Patel, CEC Member, Indian Dairy Association, New Delhi

Convener : Dr.Ganesh Kumar, Principal Scientist, ICAR-National academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad

Speakers

  • Shri.Kirit Mehta, Managing Director, Bharat Dairy, Kolhapur
  • Dr.B.P.Suresh, Director, Karnataka Milk Federation, Bengaluru
  • Smt.Shalini Gopinath, Joint Director, Dairy Development Department, Govt. of Kerala, Thiruvananthatpuram
2.30 – 4.30 pm:

TFO Building 2nd Floor 3.1

Industrial Session (30 min x 4)

Chairman : Shri.B.V.K.Reddy, CEO, Dodla Dairy Limited, Hyderabad

Cochairman : Shri.Jayatheertha Chary, Deputy Managing Director, Mother Dairy Fruits & Vegetables Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi

Rapporteur : Shri.Amardeep Singh Chadha, CEC Member, Indian Dairy Association, New Delhi

Convener : Smt.Richie Agarwal, Founder & Principal Consultant, RA Consulting, Asar Initiatives, Pune

Presentations

  • Farm to Fork Concept Shri.Abir Mukherjee, Chief Technical Officer, Alpha Milk Foods Private Limited, New Delhi
  • Revolutionizing Dairy Supply Chain using Vasista's Cloud Solutions Smt.Chandrabala Vasireddy, Delivery Head, Vasista Enterprise Solutions Private Limited, Hyderabad
  • Transforming Dairy Logistics – Tech Powered Efficiency for Cost Savings and Visibility Shri.Ranganath Seetharamu, Cofounder and Chief Customer Officer, Mojro, Bengaluru
  • Digital Twin Technology: Creating Dairy of the Future Shri.Tanmay Deokule, Business Development Team Lead for Food & Beverages Solutions, Siemens Ltd, India

(Farmers’ Sessions and Industrial Session are parallel)

4.30 – 6.00 pm

Hall – 2 Main Hall

CEO Session – Panel Discussion

Moderator : Shri.C.P.Charles, Director, M/s ABT Foods, Coimbatore

Panel

  • Shri.Jayen S Mehta, Managing Director, GCMMF, Anand
  • Shri.M.K.Jagadish, Managing Director, KMF, Bengaluru
  • Shri.Dodla Sunil Reddy, Managing Director, Dodla Dairy Pvt. Ltd, Hyderabad
  • Shri.Srideep Kesavan, Heritage Foods Ltd., Hyderabad
  • Shri.Bhupendra Suri, Godrej Jersey Dairy, Hyderabad
  • Dr.Sudhindra Tatti, CEO, Prompt Innovation, Ahmedabad
7.00 – 8.00 pm

Cultural Programme (Hall – 2 Main Hall)

8.00 – 9.00 pm

Dinner

DAY 2: 5th March 2024
9.30 - 11.00 am:

Hall – 2 Main Hall

3 Parallel Technical Sessions

Technical Session 1: Processing Technology for Diversification

(20 min x 4 = 80 min)

Chairman : Dr.R.R.B.Singh, Vice-Chancellor, Dau Shri Vasudev Chandrakar Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya, Durg, Chhattisgarh State

Cochairman : Dr.B.V.Venkateshaiah, Former Dean, Dairy Science College, KVAFSU, Bengaluru

Rapporteur : Dr.B.V.Venkateshaiah, Former Dean, Dairy Science College, KVAFSU, Bengaluru

Convener : Dr.M.H.Satish Kumar, Senior Scientist, Dairy Technology, SRS, ICAR- National Dairy Research Institute, Bengaluru

Presentations

  • Innovations in Indigenous Dairy Product Development Dr. AK Singh, Joint Director (Academic), ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal
  • Innovations in Product Development using Proteins from Milk Dr. Anand Rao, Vice President, Innovation, US Operations, USA
  • Membrane Fractionation Technology in Dairy: An ART from the past, a SKILL for the future Dr.Shyam Suwal, Head of Fractionation and Fermentation Technologies, Technology Department, Arla Innovation Center, Arla Foods, Denmark
  • Lactic acid and its usage in Dairy (Commercial Presentation) Shri.Edwin Bontenba, Sr.Business Development Director, Corbion Asia Pvt Ltd., Singapore

Hall - 1 Technical Session 2: Cattle Health and Productivity Management

(20 min x 4 = 80 min)

Chairman : Dr.K.T.Sampath, Former Director, ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru

Cochairman : : Dr.Arindam Dhali, Head, SRS, ICAR- National Dairy Research Institute, Bengaluru

Rapporteur : Dr.K.S.Roy, Principal Scientist, ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru

Convener : Dr.Aparna Sudhakaran, Assistant Professor, Veghese Kurien Institute of Dairy and Food Technology, KVASU, Thrissur

Presentations

  • Innovations in Animal Health Care through Ethno-veterinary Practices Shri.K.C.James, Managing Director, Malabar Regional Coop Milk Producers Union, Kozhikode
  • Infrared Thermography and Application of Artificial Intelligence in Thermal Image Processing for the Diagnosis of Mastitis in Dairy Animals Dr.S.Jeyakumar, Principal Scientist, ICAR- National Dairy Research Institute, Bengaluru
  • Optimizing Cattle Health and Productivity: Implementation of Innovative Strategies under Field Conditions Shri.Amit M Vyas, Managing Director, Kaira District Co-operative Milk Producers' Union Ltd (Amul Dairy), Anand
  • Disease Forecasting for the Management of Cattle Health Dr. Baldev Raj Gulati, Director, ICAR-National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics, Bengaluru

TFO Building 2nd Floor 3.1 Technical Session 3: Invited Young Professionals Presentations

(15 min x 5 = 75 min)

Chairman : Shri.Arun Patil, Vice President, Indian Dairy Association, New Delhi

Cochairman : Shri.Sudhir Kumar Singh, Managing Director, Jharkand Milk Federation, Ranchi

Rapporteur : Dr.SK.Rana, World Bank Consultant, Former Head, Animal Health and R & D, Anand

Convener : Dr.Rahila MP, Assistant Professor, Dairy Chemistry, College of Dairy Science & Technology, KVASU, Pookode

Presentations

  • Production of Galactooligosaccharides from Paneer Whey as a Functional Ingredient for Food Applications Dr.Priyanka Singh Rao, Scientist Senior Scale, SRS, ICAR- National Dairy Research Institute, Bengaluru
  • Nano-enhanced Energy Storing Pail for Milk Chilling from Farmer's Door-Steps Dr.Ravi Prakash, Scientist, ICAR- Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering & Technology, Ludhiana
  • Animal Cloning and Gene Editing Technologies for Sustainable and Improved Dairy Animal Production Dr.Naresh Selokar, Senior Scientist, Division of Animal Biotechnology, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal
  • Block Chain like Traceability to improve Milk Quality Shri.Sayantan Paul, Domain Consultant (Food & Agri), Tata Consultancy Services, Think Campus, Electronic City, Bengaluru
  • Role of Subjective Norms in the Consumption Behavior of Dairy based Functional Beverages Dr.GR Jayadevan, Assistant Professor and Head, Department of Dairy Business Management, College of Dairy Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
11.00 am - 12.30 pm

Hall – 2 Main Hall

Lead Talks

(25 min x 3 = 75 min)

Chairman : Dr.R.S. Sodhi, President, Indian Dairy Association, New Delhi

Cochairman : Dr.R.Rajendra Kumar, Former Dean, Faculty of Dairy Technology, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Thiruvananthapuram

Rapporteur : Dr.K.Nageswara Rao, Professor and Head, Department of Dairy Microbiology, College of Dairy Technology, SVVU, Tirupathi

Convener : Dr.G.Swarnalatha, Assistant Professor, Dairy Chemistry, College of Dairy Technology, PVNRTVU, Kamareddy

Presentations

  • Doubling of Farmers’ Income through Animal Husbandry and Dairying Dr.Ashok Dalwai, IAS, Chairman, Inter-Ministerial Committee on Doubling Farmers’ Income (DFI), New Delhi
  • Regulatory Challenges for Innovative Dairy Products Shri.Ganji Kamala V. Rao, IAS, CEO, FSSAI, New Delhi
  • Polices to Auger Dairy Development in India Smt.Varsha Joshi, IAS, Additional Secretary, Department of Cattle and Dairy Development, Government of India, New Delhi
12.30 – 1.30 pm

Hall – 2 Main Hal

Technical Session 4: Dairying: Economics - Global Perspective

(20 min x 3 = 60 min)

Chairman : Shri.Rahul Kumar, Chief Operating Officer, Parag Milk Foods Ltd., Chennai

Cochairman : Dr.P.Sudheer Babu, Registrar, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Pookode

Rapporteur : Dr.S.Subash, Senior Scientist, Dairy Extension SRS, ICAR- National Dairy Research Institute, Bengaluru

Convener : Dr.B.M.Manjunath, Assistant Professor, Dairy Engineering, College of Dairy Technology, SVVU, Tirupathi

Presentations

  • Economics of Dairying in India – Latest Trends Shri.Harish Damodaran, Rural Affairs and Agriculture Editor, The Indian Express, Noida
  • Economics of Dairying – Global Situation Smt.Caroline Emond, Director General, IDF, Brussels
  • Innovative Practices in Marketing of Milk & Dairy Products Shri.Manoranjan Pani, Chief General Manager, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, Anand
2.30 – 4.30 pm

Hall – 2 Main Hall

2 Parallel Technical Sessions

Technical Session 5: Innovation and Entrepreneurship

(20 min x 4 = 80 min)

Chairman : Shri.Ajay Kumar Khosla, Vice President, Indian Dairy Association, New Delhi

Cochairman : Dr.J.B.Prajapathi, Chairman, Indian Dairy Association (WZ), Anand

Rapporteur : Dr.Sathian Thomas, Former Professor, Dairy Science, College of Dairy Science and Technology, Thrissur

Convener : Dr.B.G.Shilpashree, Associate Professor, Dairy Chemistry, Dairy Science College, Bengaluru

Presentations

  • Atmospheric Water Generators: A Sustainable Water Solution for the Dairy Industry Shri.M. Ramakrishna, Managing Director, Maithri Aquatech, Hyderabad
  • Peer-to-peer Cattle Trading Platform – Application for the Benefit of Dairy Farmers Ms.Neetu Yadav, CEO & Co-Founder, Animall, Gurugram
  • Innovative Technology in the Dairy Sector Dr. Mukesh Sonawane, Head of Applications, IndiFOSS Analytical Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad.
  • Challenges in Commercializing Innovations Dr.S.K.Bhalla, Advisor, CP Milk & Food Products Pvt. Ltd., Noida

Hall - 1

Technical Session 6: Welfare Schemes for the Milk Producers: Novel Approaches

(20 min x 4 = 80 min)

Chairman : Dr.N.V. Belavadi, Former Executive Director, NDDB, Anand

Cochairman : Shri.Ajit Patel, CEC Member, Indian Dairy Association, New Delhi

Rapporteur : Dr.B.Dhanalakshmi, Professor and Head (Retd), Dept. of Dairy Science, Former Dean, CFDT, TANUVAS, Chenna

Convener : Shri.K.Balakrishna Reddy, Head, Projects, Dodla Dairy Limited, Hyderabad

Presentations

  • Welfare Schemes for Milk Producers – A Novel Approach Dr.K.S.Basavaraja, Director, Department of Animal Husbandry, Karnataka Milk Federation, Bengaluru
  • Welfare Fund Scheme for Milk Producers – A Novel Approach Shri.R.Ram Gopal, CEO, Kerala Dairy Farmers Welfare Fund Board C/o KLDB, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram
  • Welfare Measures for Dairy Farmers: An Innovative Path Shri.J.Samba Murthy, COO, Heritage Foods Ltd, Hyderabad
  • Subsidy and Government Support Initiatives: A Golden Opportunity to Augment Viability of Dairy Projects Shri.Gokul S, Grant Consulting Expert, Chennai
4.00 – 5.30 pm

Hall - 1

Technical Session 7: Sustainability in Dairy Farming

(20 min x 4 = 80 min)

Chairman : Dr.C.P.Devanand, Managing Director, National Dairy Development Board Dairy Services, New Delhi

Cochairman : Dr.Baskara Sethupathi, Director, Milk Procurement, Lactalis Inida, Chennai

Rapporteur : Shri.Rajesh Gajanan Lele, CEC Member, Indian Dairy Association, New Delhi

Convener : Dr.K.N.Sai Sreenivas, Assistant Manager, Dodla Dairy Limited, Hyderabad

Presentations

  • Our Experience of Buffalo Improvement in India: Last 50 Years of Journey Dr.TK.Datta, Director, ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hissar
  • Managing Heat Stress in Dairy Cattle Dr.Chanchal Waghela, Manager, NDDB, Anand
  • Waste to wealth for dairy industry Shri.Gajanan Patil, Managing Director, Urja Biosystem Pvt Ltd, Pune
  • Role of Artificial Intelligence in Dairying Shri.Manoj Pawar, Senior General Manager (Sales), Stellapps Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru

Hall – 2 Main Hall

echnical Session 8: Regulatory Challenges and Analytical Capabilities

(20 min x 4 = 80 min)

Chairman : Dr.Bimlesh Mann, Assistant Director General Education, Planning and Home Science, Krishi Anusandhan Bhavan – II, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi

Cochairman : Shri.Kuldeep Sharma, Suruchi Consultants, New Delhi

Rapporteur : Shri. Anil Barman, CEC Member, Indian Dairy Association, New Delhi

Convener : Dr.N.Laxmana Naik, Scientist Senior Scale, Dairy Chemistry, SRS, ICAR- National Dairy Research Institute, Bengaluru

Presentations

  • Regulatory Challenges – Dairy Industry Perspective Shri.P.A.Anil Kumar, Senior Vice President (QA), Hatsun Agro Product Ltd, Chennai
  • Analytical Capabilities in meeting Regulations for Dairy Products Dr.Rajiv Chawla, Director, NDDB CALF Limited, Anand
  • Dairy Packaging – Testing & Evaluation Dr.B.K.Karna, Director, Packaging Clinic & Research Institute, Hyderabad
  • FSSAI Regulations in supporting Innovative Dairy Products Dr.Monica Puniya, Deputy Director (S&S), FSSAI, New Delhi
5.30 – 7.00 pm

Hall - 2 Main Hall

Dairy Development Ministers of Southern States – Conclave

Coordinator : Dr.Satish Kulkarni, Chairman, Indian Dairy Association (South Zone), Bengaluru

Convener : Shri.C.P.Charles, Secretary General, 50th Dairy Industry Conference, Hyderabad

DAY 3: 6th March 2024
10.00 – 11.30

Hall - 2 Main Hall 2 Parallel Technical Sessions

Technical Session 9: Recent Innovations in Packaging of Dairy Products

(20 min x 4 = 80 min)

Chairman : Dr.D.C.Rai, Honourable Vice Chancellor, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur

Cochairman : Dr.H.M.Jayaprakasha, Former Registrar and Dean, Dairy Science College, KVAFSU, Bengaluru

Rapporteur : Dr.S.K.Kanawjia, Former Principal Scientist and Professor Emeritus, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal

Convener : Dr.Tarun Verma, Assistant Professor, Department Dairy Science & Food Technology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

Presentations

  • Technological Innovations for Packaging of Dairy Products Dr.S.Anandakumar, Head, Department of Food Packaging & System Development, National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Thanjavur
  • Dairy Packaging – Global applications and Use Cases Shri. Gaurav Luniya, Chief Business Officer, Manjushree Technopack Ltd., Bengaluru
  • Current Challenges and Possible Solutions for Packaging of Traditional Indian Dairy Products Dr.Narender Raju Panjagari, Senior Scientist, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal
  • Commercial Presentation

Hall – 1

Technical Session 10: Innovations in Improving Productivity and Profitability from Dairying

(20 min x 4 = 80 min)

Chairman : Dr.P.A.Shankar, Former Dean, Dairy Science College, Bengaluru

Cochairman : Dr.D.Baskaran, Professor and Head, Department of Dairy Science, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai

Rapporteur : Dr.Sohanvir Singh, Principal Scientist, Division of Animal Physiology, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal

Convener : Shri.I.A.M.Justin, General Manager (Technical & Operations), Jeppiar Dairy, Tiruvannamalai

Presentations

  • Nutritional Strategies for Meeting Nutrient Requirement of Dairy Animals for the Targeted Milk Production of 300 Million Tons Dr.S.Anandan, Principal Scientist, Division of Animal Nutrition, ICAR-NIANP, Bengaluru
  • Effective Dairy Farm Manure Management Shri.Niranjan Karade, Senior Manager, IPM Cell, NDDB, Anand
  • Improving Productivity and Profitability from Dairying - An Integrated Approach Shri. CH.V.K.Narasimha Rao, Integrated Farmer, Payakaraopet, Visakhapatnam
  • Role of Calibration of Milk Testing Equipment for a Proper Quality Evaluation Shri.Niraj P Garg, Dairy Consultant, Anand
11.30 am –1.00 pm:

2 Parallel Technical Sessions

Hall – 2 Main Hall

Technical Session 11 - E-Commerce, Trading and Economic Policies

(20 min x 4 = 80 min)

Chairman : Shri.S.S. Mann, CEC Member, Indian Dairy Association, New Delhi

Cochairman : Dr.P.I. Gee Varghese, Former Dean, College of Dairy Science and Technology, Thrissur

Rapporteur : Shri.K.V.Jagannatha Rao, Former Director, KMF, Bengaluru

Convener : Shri.K.S.Kanna, Chairman, Indian Dairy Association (Tamilnadu Chapter), Coimbatore

Presentations

  • B2B eMarkets for the Dairy Industry in the Era of Digitalisation Shri.Srinivas Sajja, Managing Director, National Cooperative Dairy Federation of India Ltd., Anand
  • Importance of E-Commerce for Trading of Dairy Products Shri.Dheeraj Kumar, Open Network for Digital Commerce, Government Sector, New Delhi
  • Choosing the Right E-Commerce Technology for the Dairy Industry Shri.Jagadeesh Sunkad, Director, Kanakadhara Agriculture Innovations Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru
  • Commercial Presentation

Hall - 1

Technical Session 12: Case Studies – Successful Entrepreneurship in Dairy Farming, Processing and Marketing

(20 min x 4 = 80 min)

Chairman : Dr.H.Gopi, Professor and Head, Department of Livestock Products Technology, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Agartala

Cochairman : Dr.R.Raja Rathinam, Managing Director, UNDP Initiated Project of SKPCL, Regional Office, Chennai

Rapporteur : Dr.D.C.Sen, Vice Chairman, IDA (East Zone), Kolkata

Convener : Shri.V.Venkatachalapathy, Dairy Farmer, Coimbatore

Presentations

  • Direct-to-Consumer Dairy with online Marketing Dr.Kishore Indukuri, Director, Sids Farm Pvt Ltd., Hyderabad
  • Successful Entrepreneurship in Indigenous Dairy Cattle Farming Smt.Allola Divya Reddy, Women Dairy Farming Entrepreneur and Founder, Klimom Wellness and Farms, Hyderabad
  • Successful Entrepreneurship in Crossbred Cattle Farming Dr.V.S.Venugopal, Senior Dairy Farming Consultant, Thiruvananthapuram
  • Commercial Fodder Processing (Baled Silage, Hays, Enriched Straws & DTMRs): Next Game Changer for Indian Dairy Dr.Harinder Singh, Excellent Enterprises Pvt Ltd, Khanna
2.15 – 3.30 pm

Hall – 2 Main Hall

Plenary and Valedictory Session

Chairman : Dr.A.K.Srivastava, Vice-Chancellor, Uttar Pradesh Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikista Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam Go-Anusandhan Sansthan, Mathura, Uttara Pradesh State

Cochairman : Dr.V.Padmanabha Reddy, Former Vice-Chancellor, Sri Venkateshwara Veterinary University, Tirupathi/p>

Guest of Honour : Shri. K.V.Shaji, Chairman, NABARD, Mumbai

  • Presentations of the Proceedings/Recommendations of the Technical Sessions: Chairmen/Co-chairmen/Rapporteurs of the Sessions
  • Award and Prize Ceremony
  • Conclusion of the Conferenc