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Manufacturing leaders gathered at the 2025 Vapi summit
Vapi · Past Summit · 16 December 2025

Manufacturing
Leadership Summit 2025.

Building Safer, Smarter and Sustainable Manufacturing Industry

VIA Centre of Excellence, Vapi Tuesday, 16 December 2025
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01 / The day, hour by hour

Ideas into action.

Operational excellence, people, sustainability and innovation. The programme from the 2025 Vapi edition.

13 programme items
08:30 - 09:00

Registration & Networking Breakfast

10:15 - 11:45

Operational Excellence for Global Competitiveness

  • Improving yield and throughput in high-complexity chemical reactions: reactor optimisation, cycle-time reduction and real examples
  • Operational excellence for mid-sized, high-compliance manufacturing units through lean implementation in medium-scale chemical operations
  • Managing multi-plant operations and standardising excellence across clusters
Mr. Dhananjay RanadeMr. Dhananjay RanadeCOO, Aarti Industries, VapiMr. Amit VakhariaMr. Amit VakhariaCOO, Calibre ChemicalsMr. Dinesh PatilMr. Dinesh PatilCluster Head, UPL LimitedMr. Dipen ChakrabortyMr. Dipen ChakrabortyChief - Manufacturing Operations (Vapi Cluster), Pidilite Industries Limited
11:45 - 12:00

Networking Tea / Coffee Break

12:00 - 13:30

Future-Proofing Your Factory

  • Skill development and workforce transformation for future industry needs
  • Building a high-trust culture that lowers hidden HR costs, and why the next decade belongs to cross-functional leaders
  • Developing change management skills for seamless technology adoption in factories
  • Developing chemical industry leaders with strong techno-commercial decision-making skills
Mr. Deepak AhujaMr. Deepak AhujaChief Human Resources Officer, Atul LimitedDr. Hem PanjikarDr. Hem PanjikarDirector and Group HR Head, Meril LifesciencesMr. Manish MehraMr. Manish MehraChief Operating Officer, Grauer & Weil (India) Limited
13:30 - 14:15

Networking Lunch

14:15 - 15:30

ESG for Sustainable Business Growth

  • Boosting profitability through smarter Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions management with artificial intelligence
  • Green chemistry in textile processing: auxiliary chemicals, surfactants and finishes for future-ready plants
  • Sustainability in large-scale chemical manufacturing
  • Global ESG trends and what Indian companies must do to stay competitive
Dr. Nitin DumasiaDr. Nitin DumasiaPresident & CEO, GrowlityProf. Ashok AthalyeProf. Ashok AthalyeHOD - Textiles, ICT MumbaiDr. Mritunjay ChaubeyDr. Mritunjay ChaubeyChief Sustainability Officer, UPL GroupMr. Ramachandra PandianMr. Ramachandra PandianVP - Safety, Health & Sustainability, Pidilite Industries
15:30 - 15:45

Networking Tea / Coffee Break

17:30 onwards

High Tea & B2B Networking

02 / Who took the stage

Industry voices.
Real perspectives.

18 speakers · A–Z
Prof. Ashok Athalye

Prof. Ashok Athalye

HOD - Textiles

ICT Mumbai

Professional profile
Dr. Mritunjay Chaubey

Dr. Mritunjay Chaubey

Chief Sustainability Officer

UPL Group

Dr. Nitin Dumasia

Dr. Nitin Dumasia

President & CEO

Growlity

Prof. Parag Gogate

Prof. Parag Gogate

Department of Chemical Engineering

ICT Mumbai

Professional profile
Dr. Parasuveera Uppara

Dr. Parasuveera Uppara

President - Aromatics

Atul Ltd.

03 / A shared manufacturing future

Safer. Smarter. Sustainable.

01

Insights from industry leaders

Keynote addresses and panel discussions with experts from Vapi, Daman, Silvassa, Umbergaon, Sarigam and Valsad.

02

Vision 2030

How Indian manufacturing can emerge as global centres of excellence, with practical takeaways.

03

Global competitiveness

Lessons from Aarti, Atul, Bayer, Calibre, Meril, Pidilite, Sovereign Pharma and UPL on innovation, sustainability and workforce transformation.

04

Peer networking

Conversations with professionals and decision-makers across chemical, packaging, pharma and related sectors.

05

Sustainable growth

Approaches towards ESG and sustainability for future-ready businesses.

Summit highlights

  • Inaugural session with visionary industry and government leaders
  • Keynotes on the future of manufacturing leadership
  • Panel discussions on ESG, innovation, operational excellence and leadership
  • Extensive networking with business, innovation partners and industry associations

Who took part

  • Manufacturing shift in-charge, plant heads and operation heads
  • R&D, QA, QC, EHS and sustainability professionals
  • Marketing, business development and sales executives
  • Industry association members and innovators
  • Products and services providers to the manufacturing industry
Glimpses of the summit

Moments from Vapi.

Photographs from the Manufacturing Leadership Summit 2025 at VIA Centre of Excellence, Vapi. Select any photo to view it larger.

04 / Collaboration at the centre

Connected by industry.

Academic partner
Industry partners
Supporting associations
Media partner

Speaker organisations

05 / The Vapi archive

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The full programme, speaker profiles and partner details from 16 December 2025.

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Historical participation details

Participation fee was INR 3,600 per person, with a 10% discount for 3 to 5 participants and a 15% discount for more than 5 participants from one organisation. Fees included a welcome kit, two high tea or coffee sessions and a buffet lunch.