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Over the years, PDEU has been privileged to host some of the best globally renowned dignitaries from various sectors. From Prime Ministers and Consul Generals of various nations, to humanitarians and philanthropists, to entrepreneurs and corporate leaders, PDEU has provided opportunities to the students to meet people from all walks of life. It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity to get to meet such illustrious dignitaries and learn the art of their trade, and the students of University have had many such experiences.
School of Liberal Studies
Imam Mohammad Warymoch
Chief Election Commissioner & Former Deputy Minister of Transport of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Chief Election Commissioner & Former Deputy Minister of Transport of Islamic Republic of AfghanistanDavid Thomson
Faculty of American History at Sacred Heart University, US
‘Cotton, The American Civil War and Debt' by David Thomson.Dr Sandhya Krishnan and Dr. Nausheen Nizam
‘Use of Data Analytics in Economics’Shri Jalaj Dani
Co-promoter of Asian Paints and a promoter of Indian Football League has been inducted in the Board of Governors of PDPU. Shri Dani visited PDPU on 10th February, 2020, and had a lively interaction with the faculties, staff and students of PDPU.
Distinguished talk by Shri Jalaj DanMr. Ritesh Andre
one of the directors of Mumbai Dabbawala and the great grandson of the founder late Sri Mahedeo Havaji Bacheche.
‘Mumbai Dabbawala’ for a meet and greet sessionDr Manish Dholakia
GMHR and OD, HiTech Projects Private Limited
‘Leading Yourself’Kapil Tandon
Professor
"Ten Commandments of Business and Marketing for Entrepreneurs"Prof. Maarten Pereboom
Dean, Fulton School of Liberal Arts
Global Lecture on The Importance of Liberal Studies and EducationProf. Nirmala Menon
IIT Indore, and an eminent scholar in the field of Digital Humanities.
"The Digital Humanities"Mr. Vasu Jain
a student of CCEO, PDEU Batch 2017-18, who secured All India 67th rank in the UPSC Civil Services
Interaction with UPSC IAS topperDr. N.C. Asthana
Retired IPS Officer, Former DGP Kerala, Former ADGP - CRPF & BSF.
"Impact of Taliban Administered Afghanistan on India's Internal Security"Ms. Anusha Iyer
Advocacy Officer at the Consumer Education and Research Center, Ahmedabad
Marketing of Goods and Services W.R.T Misleading AdvertisementsSchool of Petroleum Management
Mr. Subodh Kumar
Executive Director, IOCL
Renewable Energy Business in IndiaMr. P Vinay Kumar
MD, Renewables Business of Brookfield Asset Management
Disruptions in Energy sectorMr. Malay Shah
Associate Partner, Ernst & Young
Digital Disruptions in the IndustryMr. Mrugank Paranjape
MD & CEO, Multi Commodity Exchange
Derivatives MarketMr. Bhavesh Rastogi
General Manager, Gulf Oil Lubricants India
Variety of Energy Storage optionsMr. Manish Thaker
Associate GM-HR, Adani Ports
How to Become Corporate ReadyMr. Shrehith Karkera and Mr. Bhanu Gurran
Co-Founder, Finception
Experience sharing of Building its own Start-upMr. Ritesh Chavan
Co-Founder, The Money Roller
How Financial Market trader are consistent in making profitable decisionsMr. Manish Shah
DGM, West Zone, Future Retail
Product segments of Future Retail - Operations & Supply ChainMr. Soubir Bhattacharya
Founder & CEO, Liberty Venture Ltd.
How Geo-political factors can affect the equity markets and how new hedge funds and derivatives markets can be used for stable returnsMr. Shambhavi Sharma
Assistant VP-HR, Sterlite Tech Software
Importance of HR in Tech software companiesSchool of Technology
Chemical Department
Mr. Alok Jaiswal
Manager-Process, IFFCO, Kalol
Fertilizer TechnologyDr. Nitin Padiyar
Assistant Professor, IIT Gandhinagar
Optimization: Engineering applicationsDr. R R Sonde
Executive Vice president, Thermax Ltd, Pune
Research technology and InnovationDr. Rashmi Walvekar
Senior Lecturer, Taylors University, Malaysia
Research Advancement in Nano Science TechnologyMr Himanshu Sagar
Chief Process Engineer, Mott Macdonald, Ahmedabad
Process Design and Instrumentation in Chemical IndustriesMr. Dipankar Karmakar
AGM, Linde Engg. Baroda
Ethylene Technology – Linde ProcessMr. Mayan Shah
Process Control Consultant, Endurance Consultancy, Ahmedabad
Process control in Chemical IndustriesProf B P Mandal
Professor, IIT Guwahati
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Strategies towards Clean EnergyCivil Department
Mr. Jignesh Bhavsar
Director, Techcon Services
Recent Advancements in the field of Concrete technologyDr. Chaaruchandra Korde
Post Doc Fellow- Technical Director, Trinity College Dublin- Greenban Infra Tech Pvt. Ltd.
Sustainable Infrastructure: Bamboo Structure and Activated slag for precast Concrete’Mr. Satyam Dave
Proprietor, Analytics Solution
GIS Technology and Career ProspectiveMs. Silky Agarwal
Founder, Geocarte Radar Technology Pvt Ltd.
Advance Survey and GeomaticsMs. Bruna
International Intern
Basic Understanding of RevitMr. Ravikant Tiwari
Co-founder, Operisoft Solutions
Application pf ENVI and Arc GIS software in Civil EngineeringMs. Shubhangi Mane
Analyst Technical Support, ESRI India Technology Ltd
Application pf ENVI and Arc GIS software in Civil EngineeringDr. Parth Bhavsar
Research Professor, Rowan University
Intelligent Transport SystemMr. Tejas Joshi
DGM-Projects, Claris Life Sciences Limited
Project Management: A Holistic ApproachMr. Chintan Patel
HCP consultants
Technology for Construction ProjectMr. Vishwas Kelkar
Assistant Vice President, IL&FS Transportation Networks Ltd (ITNL)
Rehabilitation by In-situ Cold Recycling Technique (CRT)Ms. Silky Agarwal
Founder, Geocarte Radar Technology Pvt Ltd.
Ground Penetration and RadarMs. Ojas Pandya
Ph.D Scholar
To Develop Flood Forecasting Approach of Ahmedabad CityElectrical Department
Mr. Ramesh Chandra Bhorania
Sr. Manager – FA Training, Mitsubishi Electric India
Recent Advances in Factory AutomationMr. Dhruvesh M. Mehta
Assistant Manager, Technology Transformers & Rectifiers (India) Ltd., Ahmedabad
Design of Power and Distribution TransformersMr Rajesh Joshi
Owner and founder, JJPV Solar Ltd. Rajkot
Sky Surya Shakti Kishan Yojna – Net MeteringDr. Chandan Chatterjee
Former Director, Center for Entrepreneurship Development (Govt. of Gujarat) & General Manager (Technical) Industrial Extension Bureau iNDEXTb
Liberalization, Globalization and PrivatizationMr. Anurag Pandit
Head Engineering – HV GIS & Hybrid Switchgear, ABB India Ltd
AIS and GIS substationsMr. Vatsal Shah
Chief operating officer and R&D Lead Engineer - ARTEM Energy Future Pvt Ltd–Ahmedabad.
Braking operation of three-phase induction motors and Space Vector Modulation for Induction MotorDr. Suryakant Gupta
Scientific Officer – G, Institute for Plasma Research
Spacecraft Plasma Interaction Facility for LEO & GEO environmentSh. Susanta Kumar Padhy
Associate Vice president – Engineering, Head – Electrical Engineering Vertical Adani Infra (India) Ltd.
Grid Integration of Renewable Energy Systems in IndiaCSE & ICT Department
Dr. Korra Sathya Babu
Assistant Professor, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
Data PrivacyMr. Abhishek Pujara
Software Engineer from SKY 91T Craft
MongoDBMr. Abhishek Pujara
Software Engineer from SKY 91T Craft
Software engineering and web technologyMr. Yogesh Salunke
Engineer, Jyoti Microsystems pvt ltd, Ahmedabad
Microstrip Filter Designing for Modern SystemsMr. Dipak Chhantbar
Sub Divisional Engineer from BSNL
Working of Systems used by Telecom Service ProvidersProf. Siban K. Koul
Fellow IEEE, Chairman, Astra Microwave Products Limited, Professor, Centre for Applied Research in Electronics, IIT Delhi
RF and Microwave Education- Current and Future TrendsDr. Rene Villalobos
Director of ASU site of the Industrial Assessment Center
Research Opportunities in the planning of Supply Chains of Fresh ProduceMr. Nitin Paranjape, Mr. Ketan and Mr. Dwijay
Design Engineers from Edutech Learning Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Modern Digital Signal Processor Architectures and Recent trends in DSP based designMechanical Department
Mr. Yogeshchandra S Trivedi
Senior Vice President & Member of Board (Heavy Engineering, LLC Oman, Special Steel & Heavy Forgings)
Expert lecture on emerging trends in welding technology and its application at L&TMr. Sendil Kumar
General Manager, M/s. Kaushiks International, Bangalore
Workshop on flow-3D CFD Simulation software for welding and additive manufacturingMr Parag Panchal and his colleague
Fronius India Private Ltd
Expert lecture on Advance Welding Technology of FroniusMr. Sritharandhan and Mr. Sudarshan
Kemppi
Expert lecture on Internet of Welding and Advance in WeldingMr. Param Mehta
Assistant Manager, R&D, Mahindra and Mahindra
Expert lecture on Homologation requirements related to IC engine, Driveablility and power train NVHMr. Nilesh Vora
Ingersoll Rand Ltd
Syllabus as per recent methodology, technology to produce smart engineers.Mr Mayank
Robokits india
Concerns over cream students leave IndiaMr. Devesh Dudhwala
Milacron India Private Limited
Industrial exponential growth and ability of students to cope up with itMr. Manish Jasani
A. M. Designs Private Limited
Development of aerospace and defenseMr. C Baranidharan
Thermax Limited
Engineering DrawingsMr. Prakash chandra
Siddhi Engineers, Ahmedabad
Research based activities as per latest industrial demandMr. Raghavendra Darji
Welding Engineer
Young Professional SeminarMr. Chirag Chauhan
Official, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)
Importance and need of Energy conservation and Some aspect of renewable energyDr. Pradeep Kumar
Sr. Engineer FEA, Xylem Water Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.
“Application of Finite Element Analysis in Pump Industry”Dr. Ajitkumar Parwani
Asst. Professor, IITRAM
Finite Volume Method in CFDMr. Pratik Patel
MD BeLife Corporation
CFD analysis of Centrifugal Pump using ANSYS FluentMr. Chetan Shah
Hertz Testing and Training Centre
Workshop on Non-destructive testing techniquesSolar Department
Dr. Jyotisman Dasgupta
TIFR
Raman Snapshots of Excitons and Polarons in Conjugated PolymersDr. Dinesh Kabra
IIT Bombay
Molecular Electronics: A sign of witnessing of carbon age!Dr. Saurabh Soni
SP University
Light Harvesting through Organic Electrolytes in Dye Solar CellDr. Anurag Gupta
MIT
Flexible perovskite solar moduleDr. Aprajita Mandal
SINP
On the designing and optimisation of Si based hetero-junction solar cellsMr. Anand Bhatnagar
Vice President HR, Reliance Industry Ltd.
Start Unknown and Finish UnforgettableMr. Pratik Patel
MD BeLife Corporation
CFD analysis of Centrifugal Pump using ANSYS FluentNuclear Department
Dr CVS Rao
Scientific Officer, IPR, Gandhinagar
Fertilizer TechnologyPlasma TechnologyDr A K Sharma
Scientific Officer, BARC, Mumbai
Radiation and Radioisotope ApplicationsDr. Ajitkumar Parwani
Asst. Professor, IITRAM
Finite Volume Method in CFDDr B.S Tomar
Professor, HBNI, Mumbai
Radiation and Radioisotope ApplicationsDr H J Pant
Scientific Officer, BARC, Mumbai
Radiation and Radioisotope ApplicationsSchool of Petroleum Technology
Shri. Vilas Tawde
MD & CEO, Essar Oil and Gas Exploration & production Ltd.
Unconventional Hydrocarbon ResourcesMr. Bhavik Shah
Reservoir Engineer, Schlumberger
Schlumberger’s Petrel and EclipseShri. T.K. Sengupta
Director (E&P) and Former Director (ONGC offshore)
Offshore Hydrocarbon Potential Towards Growing Energy DemandsMr. Pradeep Kumar Jain
Former Vice president (Reservoir), GSPC
Reservoir Modeling and SimulationDr. Amit D. Parikh
Industrial Hygiene Specialist in Qatar Chemicals Ltd.
Industrial Safety and Hygiene in Petrochemical IndustrySchool of Liberal Studies
Mr. Siddharth Shah
Founder - Shalibhadra Firm
Investment Awareness and Options for Young InvestorsDr. Tulika Tripathi
Assistant Professor at Central University, Gujarat
Research and career prospects in EconomicsProf. Gaurang Rami
Professor (Economics), Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat
SPSS WorkshopDr. Indradeep Ghosh
Associate Professor and Dean, Meghnad Desai Academy of Economics
Currency Turmoil in Emerging MarketsDr. Marci Fradkin
Director, International outreach Valparaiso University
Academic and Career Opportunities with Valparaiso UniversityProf. David Windsor
Associate Dean -International Affairs, EBS Business and Law University
Academic and career opportunities at EBS Business SchoolDr. Dipti Joshi
Psychologist and Cognitive Behavioural Therapist
TEAM CBT: A New Model for PsychotherapyMs. Rirri G. Trivedi
Regression Therapist, Clinical Hypnotherapist
Hypnotherapy TechniquesMs. Sarika
Media Entrepreneur
Understanding Radio BusinessDr. Hemang Desai
Strategic HR Advisor
Formulating Strategies for HR in managementMr. C K Koshy
Retired ACS, GoG
Introduction to GovernmentDr. Proshanto Kr. Saha
Assistant Professor at Gujarat Forensic Sciences University
Applications of Forensic PsychologyMr. Micheal Louis Flores
Consultant
Career ConclaveDr. Udaya Kumar Reddy
Founder and President of International Stress Management Association - India Chapter
Stress Management for Academic ExcellenceMr. Ranjan Derhgawen
I/C Training & SEE - ONGC
Industrial Relations Evolution in IndiaMr. Ankur Sharma
Big Data Architect, TCS
Big Data AnalyticsMr. Yogesh Dubey
Deputy Director, Competition Commission of India (CCI)
Regulation of Competition in Indian marketsProf. Coomi Vevaina
Founder Director of Centre for Connection Education
Re-thinking Education in Digital AgeMr. Chirag Trivedi
Faculty – Comunication, Ahmedabad University
‘Metasis’: Understanding translationMr. Himanshu Desai
International Art Curator and Musician
Contemporary Art and LiteratureMr. Phalgun Kumar
Principal Consultant-Education Mural
How to build an Impressive CVMr. Vinod Dave
CMD - Trim Media Pvt Ltd
Media EntrepreneurshipMr. Nadeem Jafri
Founder – Hearty Mart
Innovations and PromotionsProf. Subhash R. Joshi
Group Director, DECU (ISRO)
Thesis writing WorkshopMr. Chintan Pandya
Artist
Vachikam: A Dramatic Reading of the PlaySchool of Petroleum Management
Mr. Killol Pandya
Head- Fixed Income
Essel Finance AMC Ltd.
Debt Markets
Mr. Gopal Sharma
Head- Cera
MarketingMr. Jaipal Singh
Director- Brand Management
DDB Mudra
Digital Marketing
Mr. Nitin Shukla
MD & CEO at Hazira LNG Pvt. Ltd. & Hazira Port Pvt. Ltd.
Guest for Induction ProgramMs. Deepti Sharma
Director, Anwesha Engineering Group
Corporate Finance, a strategic tool of managementMr. Sunil Kanojia
Former COO, Cadila Pharmaceuticals
MBA-The Professional Degree and its NuancesProf. Chaitanyamoy Ganguly
Adviser to Director General & Distinguished Professor, Nuclear Engineering, PDEU
Nuclear EnergyMr. Haresh Pandia
Chief Manager - Corporate Banking Group, IndusInd Bank
Introduction to Banking SectorMr.Subhanish Mishra
Head - HR, Arvind Ltd.
HR- Its Role in BusinessMr. Chanchal Maheshwari
Executive director, Advisory Services at Ernst & Young
Consulting BusinessMr.Bharatraj Singh
Sr. Officer, HR, GAIL(India) Ltd.
HR in current scenarioMr. Maulin Gaglani
Sr. Manager (Indirect Tax IIC), EY
GSTMr. Sajal Bhatnagar
Business Head(AVP), Paytm
Paytm’s JourneyMrs. Rupa Devi Singh
Former CEO, Power Exchange India ltd.
Financing Infrastructure projects in IndiaMr. Mukul Tewari
DGM, Adani ports & SEZ limited
LNG & LPG BusinessMr. Shreyans Motani
Sr. Consultant, KPMG
ConsultingMr. Ripal Vyas
Softweb solutions, Chicago, USA
Internet of ThingsMr. Sunil Parekh
Strategic Corporate Advisor to Zydus group
Dreams and PassionProf. S. A Bari
Hon’ble Vice Chancellor
Central University of Gujarat
Higher Education in India: Paradigm Shifts
Mr. Abhishek Rajan
Global Head of Sustainability, CSR
Brillio Technologies
Sustainability and CSR
Mr. Praveen Kumar
Sr. Vice President, HR- Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited
Building leadership pipeline for delivering successMr. Krishanveer Singh
Vice President, Business Development
NCDEX Ltd
Past, Present and future of Commodity markets
Mrs. Bhawika Wanchoo
Chief Manager
NSE India Ltd.
Working of Stock Exchange
Mr. Sujoy Chaudhary
Chief General Manager
IOCL
Petrochemical Business and challenges in India
Mr. Mayur Pabari
Founder and CEO
SmartSense Consulting
Block-chain
School of Technology
Electrical Department
Mr. Dhruvesh M. Mehta
Assistant Manager – Technology, Transformers & Rectifiers (India) Ltd.
“Design of Transformers”An expert talk was organized on the topic “Design of Transformers” for Semester-VIII students of Electrical Engineering. In the talk, the topics covered were design consideration for transformers, material classification, Design of Electrical, Electromechanical, Electro-magnetic, magnetic circuit, insulation materials utilized, and modern advancements in the design. Design of cooling system of transformer was also discussed. From this expert lecture students came to know about modern advancement in the design of transformer.
Dr. Chandan Chatterjee
Former Director, Center for Entrepreneurship Development (Govt. of Gujarat) & General Manager (Technical) Industrial Extension Bureau-iNDEXTb (Govt. of Gujarat)
“Project Management”An expert talk was organized on the topic “Project Management” for Semester-VIII students of Electrical Engineering. In the talk, the topics covered are project life cycle, reason behind project failure, team work, project planning and project execution. From this expert lecture students came to know about importance of project planning.
Dr Naran Pindoria
Assistant Professor, Department Of Electrical Engineering, IIT - Gandhinagar
“Implementation of Smart Grid in India - A Bird's View”An expert talk was organized on the topic “Implementation of Smart Grid in India - A Bird's View” for Semester-II MTech (Power Systems) students of Electrical Engineering. In the talk, recent scenario in Indian Smart Grid implementation had been presented. All the technical, economical and commercial challenges had been dealt in detail and all the thrust areas were covered in detail. From this expert lecture students came to know about the power distribution reforms and advancement in power grid.
Dr. Urmil Parikh
Principal Engineer, Power Systems at Power Grids & High Voltage Division at ABB India Ltd.,Maneja Works, Vadodara
“Basics Of Circuit Breaking &Recent Advancement In Circuit BreakerTechnology”"An expert lecture was delivered by Dr. Urmil Parikh on the topic of "Basics of circuit breaking & recent advancement in Circuit breaker technology." Dr. Parikh has an experience of more than 18 years in the field of switchgear and protection engineering. Dr. Urmil Parikh commenced lecture with energetic yoga practice with students. He shared various aspects of circuit breakers with animated films and videos. He shared lots of practical concepts of circuit breakers with the help of basic terminologies and waveforms.
The major topics that were covered comprises of effect of inductance and capacitance on system, effect of reducing inductive load on system and its relation to CB operation, importance of FACTS device, reactors and capacitors as switchgear components, magnetic and electrical coupling, controlled switching of breakers, breaker circuit simulation, demo of breaker open /close mechanism, hydraulic and numerical spring effect on CB open /close, other details such as ABB competency in design of HVDC breakers for 400kV bipolar HVDC , disturbance records of various cases, etc. He also shared practical challenges facing in his career."
Mrs. Manisha Shukla
Ex-Business manager & Global Management team member, ABB India Ltd.
“ Testing and Commissioning of GIS equipments”An expert talk was organized on the topic “Testing and Commissioning of GIS equipments” for Semester-VI students of Electrical Engineering. In this lecture, expert talked about testing commission of Gas Insulated substation equipments, technical issues along with maintenance of the testing equipments, and through this lecture students got aware of the practical problems faced while testing and commissioning on site. Along with all this all practical issues are coincided with theory also to have better idea for the students.
Mrs. Manisha Shukla
Ex-Business manager & Global Management team member, ABB India Ltd.
“Design of EHV and HV substations”An expert talk was organized on the topic “Design of EHV and HV substations” for VIth semester students of Electrical Engineering. In the talk, the topics covered were (i) Types of substation, (ii) AIS substation, (iii) GIS substation From this expert lecture students came to know about designing aspects of substation especially GIS substation.
Mr. Darshan Shukla
Joint General Manager, Engineering Management, L&T Hydro Carbon Engineering
“Large Synchronous Generators: Super Critical Power Projects”An expert talk was organized on the topic “synchronous generators” for Semester-IV students of Electrical Engineering. In the talk, the topics covered were synchronization of generator to grid, design of super critical generators, cooling requirements, insulation class of windings, control of synchronous generator, operation of synchronous generator connected to grid & capability curve of synchronous generator. From this expert lecture students came to know about modern advancement in the design of synchronous generator.
Mr. Benjamin Reuben
Ex-Manager of Torrent Power Ltd.
“Distribution of Power”An expert talk was organized on the topic “Distribution of Power” for VIth semester students of Electrical Engineering. In the talk, the topics covered were (i) HV distribution, outdoor versus indoor/underground substations, Ring main system, (ii) LV distribution, (iii) Distribution losses (Aggregate Technical & Commercial), measures to reduce ATC, (iv) Losses, Energy efficiency. From this expert lecture students gained working knowledge about the transmission and distribution sector of power utilities.
Mr. Vatsal Shah
Chief Operating Officer and Lead - Power Electronics, ARTEM, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
“Permanent Magnet Brush Less DC (PMBLDC) Motor Drive: Practical Considerations”An expert talk was organized on the topic “Permanent Magnet Brush Less DC (PMBLDC) Motor Drive: Practical Considerations” for Semester-II, M.Tech. (Electrical Engineering) students. The talk started with the discussion on electric drives in present scenario and its significance. Then the basic aspects about the PMBLDC motor ad its merits over classical machines were covered. Then the talk concentrated on the practical aspects and problems faced in real time applications.
Mr. Vatsal Shah
Chief Operating Officer and Lead - Power Electronics, ARTEM, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
“Induction Heating and ResonantConverters”An expert talk was organized on the topic “Induction heating and Resonant Converters” for Semester-VIII students of Electrical Engineering. In the talk, the topics covered were operating principle of induction heating, applications of induction heating, importance of frequency of supply, Different types of induction From this expert lecture students came to know about modern advancement in the induction heating and the design of Resonant converter.heating, the components used in the design of converter used for production of high frequency supply followed by a small demonstration of induction heating.
Mr. Chavda
Senior Engineer,Electrical Testing, Ranasan Switchyard, Getco S/S
“Basics of Power Transformer”An expert lecture was organized by Electrical Engineering department on 23rd April 2018 targeting 4th semester UG student of the department as a pre-requisite of Industrial Orientation program. The major topics that were covered are Inside structure of Basic Transformer, Electro-Mechanical stress or Force developed inside transformer, effects due to this stress, Practical solutions to those effects, Function of Breather, Use of Smart Breathers, some problems faced while using smart breather, solution to that problem, other details such as Air Bag Transformer, etc. He also shared practical challenges facing in his career.
Mr. Prashant Shah
Senior Manager, Electrical Maintenance, AI Engineering, Ahmedabad
“Overview of Power system”An expert lecture was conducted by Electrical Engineering Department targeting 4th semester UG student of the department as a pre-requisite of Industrial Orientation program. The major topics that were covered are single line diagram, components on HT and LT side, circuit breakers, fuses, transformer, protection equipment required, rating of the different equipments used. He also shared practical challenges facing in his career.
Mr. Chirag Raul
Design Engineer, Vision Embesoft
“Application of DSPs/ Micro-controllers in Industry”An expert talk was organized on the topic “Application of DSPs/Micro-controllers in Industry” for Semester-VIII students of Electrical Engineering. In the expert lecture the application of DSPs and Micro-controllers for industrial purpose is been explained. The students are explained about practical implementation of all types of controllers and the way they are implemented.
Prof. (Dr.) Sudipta Muknopadhyay
Professor, Electronics Dept., IIT Kharagpur
“Similarity Learning in Content Based Image Retrieval”An expert talk was organized on the topic “Similarity Learning in Content Based Image Retrieval” for Semester-VIII students of Electrical Engineering. In the talk, the expert explained about the Image processing and its retrieval by using digital image processing. The lecture started form a small task like image processing in hospitals and then it went on with analyzing the signal and its analysis and the role of Digital signal processing in retrieving it.
Mr. Naveen Deepak
Chief Technology Officer, ARTEM, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
“Vector Control”An expert talk was organized on the topic “Vector Control” for Semester-II, M.Tech. (Electrical Engineering) students. The talk started with the discussion on the basics of mathematical modelling of electric motors and its significance. The mathematical modelling of induction motor was covered. The control aspects related to the induction motors, control strategies and their pros and cons were discussed. The analogy of vector control was introduced and the implementation issues were analyzed.
Mr. Ramesh Bhorania
Deputy General Manager, Mitsubishi Electric, Pune)
“Recent advances in Factory Automation”An expert talk was organized on the topic “Recent advances in factory Automation” for Semester-VII Electrical and Semester V Mechanical Engineering students. The talk started with the importance of control systems in Electrical and Mechanical engineering disciplines. Later, components of factory automation were discussed. Control of drives, position control, precise control, and animation was covered by the speaker. Later half was dedicated to design of controller for the factory automation. Both Mechanical and electrical engineering students were benefited from the expert talk.
Computer- Information & Communication Technology Department
Dr. Ganesh Bagler
Center for Computational Biology, IIIT-Delhi
Discovery of the molecular essence of the Indian cuisine through data analyticsStarting with a seemingly simple question, ‘Why do we eat what we eat?’, data-driven research conducted from our lab have led to the serendipitous discovery of ‘contrasting food pairing’ in Indian cuisine. Our studies have also revealed ‘culinary fingerprints’ of regional cuisines and role of spice as the molecular fulcrum of Indian recipes. He explained, apart from answering one question, ther research has opened up many more questions that are leading into divergent frontiers of food, nutrition, and health: models for the evolution of recipes, molecular basis of ingredient flavors, emergence of the flavor in a recipe, algorithms for novel recipe generation, food-disease associations, the therapeutic potential of phytochemicals and strategies for leveraging food as medicine, among others. Through the construction of relevant data resources and hypothesis-driven investigations of food, their data-driven explorations of food have opened a whole new paradigm for food data analytics and show the potential for leveraging food for better health as well as nutrition.
M. T. Savaliya
Associate professor, GTU
Web DevelopmentOn the first day, knowledge pertaining to design principles and various aspects of web development and its brief history was discussed. During the session’s second half, students were familiarized with HTML and CSS. This was followed by hands on exercise. Students were recommended to learn from “w3schools.com“. On the second day, students were introduced to JavaScript basics and a brainstorming about its application, utilities and disadvantages were under taken. A session of peer learning was initiated based on previous session exercises. It was concluded that sound foundation on data structures is mandatory for understanding and learning complex languages and Web Development.
Mr. Pranav Joshi
Delivery Manager, ASIC Division, eInfochips Ltd Ahmedabad
Advanced Challenges in VLSI Technology and DesignThe talk started with an overview of VLSI Technology and addressed how the chip miniaturization happened. The speaker also emphasized on relevance of 7NM technology and how it is going to affect the end user and what are future challenges for VLSI chip designer. A great enthusiasm was seen among the participants to know more about different technologies at present. Mr. Joshi enlighten the students about the future prospect in the field.
Mr. Bharat Patel and Mr. Niraj Shah
Co-founder of Arihant Satiate and Treasurer of CSI
Fundamentals of IoTVarious concepts beginning from basics of IoT to increasing demand of IoT and possible future applications were covered during his talk. Seminar concluded with the discussion on various mini projects which could be taken up by students under the guidance of Mentor for tinkering lab. Doubt solving session was arranged at the end.
Mr. Nitul Mehta
Director at Agile Cube Technologies and Co-founder of KROSSWALL
DataBase Management SystemIntroduced the importance of writing good query in the industry. He explained how the query gets processed in order to understand how to optimize the queries to minimize the cost. An interactive fun activity was conducted to help understand the concept better. Mr. Nitul Mehta also took an extra effort to explain the industry demand and the procedures of selection in a job interview.
Civil Engineering
Dr. Kumar Neeraj Jha
Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi
Recent Trends in Infrastructure Project ManagementThe lecture covered the recent trends and tools of infrastructure project management. He shared his experiences with the students about the challenges in these projects
Mr Rajnikant Patel
MD, Ecotech Consultants (P) Ltd, Chairman, Graduate School of Smart Cities, GTU
Infrastructure FinanceThe lecture covered case studies of infrastructure finance including Kalpasar project. The speaker explained the basics of the concept with examples. Students took interest and had a very interactive session.
Dr. Devanshu Pandit
Professor, CEPT University
Recent Advances in Construction Contracts ManagementThe lecture covered case studies of the recent practices of contracts management.
Prof. Vinod R Shah
Ex-Professor, CEPT University, MD Vinod R Consultants (P) Ltd
Innovative Concrete and Steel structuresThe lecture covered elaborate and comprehensive case studies of innovative concrete and steel structures
Dr. Dilip A Patel
Asst. Professor, SVNIT, Surat
Resilient InfrastructureThe lecture covered the concepts of resilient infrastructure. The term “resilient” refers to the ability of such infrastructure systems (including their interconnected ecosystems and social systems) to absorb disturbance and still retain their basic function and structural capacity.
Dr. Praven Kr Gupta
Senior Scientist, ISRO
Application of RS and GIS in Water Resource ManagementThe lecture was about the application of remote sensing and geographical information systems in water resources management
Mr Atul Upadhyay
CEO, SMPS Consultants (P) Ltd
Design and Management of Infrastructure ProjectsThe lecture covered different aspects about the design and management of complex mega infrastructure projects.He brought interesting facts to the notice of students about these projects.
Mr Akash Gandhi
Senior Executive Engineer, Linde Engineering (I) Ltd
Elastic Behaviour of ColumnsThis lecture covered the different elastic behaviours of columns. The speaker gave his insights into the basics of elastic behaviour.
Mechanical Engineering
Mr. Ganesh Ram
Senior Specialist CAE Division, Ford India Pvt Ltd, Chennai
CAE Process AutomationMr. Ganesh Ram from Ford India Chennai delivered the talk to B. Tech V Semester students. He has demonstrated how to use automation techniques in CAE domain with the use of coding and macros using Altair Hyperworks products. He has shown coding for optimization of tools used which is used by automotive industries particularly in CAE domain.
Prof. S. B. Soni
Retired Prof. L. D. College of Engineering Ahmedabad
Design of Material Handling EquipmentProf. Soni has explained the introduction, need and various aspects of design of Material Handling Equipment’s. The Prof gave a glimpse of the use of various techniques of Material Handling equipment’s in small and large scale industry.
Mr. Kumar Kalyani
Siemens Certified Trainer for Advanced Communications skills and Emotional Intelligence, Siemens
Introduction to Quality in IndustryIntroduction to Inspection and Quality Control, Specifying Limits of Variability, Dimensions and Tolerances, Selection of Gauging Equipment, Gauge Control, Quality Control and Quality Assurance, Statistical Quality Control, Total Quality Management, Six Sigma, Quality Standards
Mr. Kumar Kalyani
Siemens Certified Trainer for Advanced Communications skills and Emotional Intelligence, Siemens
Industrial Applications of Engineering GraphicsHe talked about Introduction to Engineering graphics, use of graphics in industry, its industrial applications, day to day use in research, academia and consumer products. He also discussed use of engineering drafting leading to CAD in Siemens with applications.
Mr. Kumar Kalyani
Siemens Certified Trainer for Advanced Communications skills and Emotional Intelligence, Siemens
Soft Skills and Personality developmentThe session was organized to bring over all shine in the student’s personality, to be able to form a healthy rapport with anybody of any age bracket and to get a wonderful edge, a razor-sharp yet approachable as well as a warm outlook to life and people. Mr. Kumar addressing the gathering said that Personality Development and Personal Communication are two of the most important facets that any professional must work on. He motivated the students to gain skills in addition to their subject knowledge. He advised the students to face the real world situations appropriately to build their career in a prospective manner.
Dr. G. Madhusudhan Reddy
Outstanding Scientist, Associate Director, Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Hyderabad
Metal Joining Technologies- Challenges and Opportunitieshe explained that welding and joining technologies are fundamental to engineering and manufacturing. He briefly talked about the techniques for metal joining. He focussed on challenges faced by the industry and the opportunities for futher innovative techniques.
Chemical Engineering
Dr. Pratik Mehta
Head HSE, Essar Power, Jamnagar
Role of Engineers in Environment ManagementIt involves waste water management, air pollution control, recycling, waste disposal, radiation protection, industrial hygiene, animal agriculture, environmental sustainability, public health and environmental engineering law. It also includes studies on the environmental impact of proposed construction projects. He very very well qoted the role of young engineers in doing all these.
Dr. Ankit Jain
Senior Research Scientist, Reliance Industries Limited, Jamnagar
Modelling Multiphase Flows with Reaction Engineering"Dr. Jain covered the following topics in his lecture: Introduction to Reliance Jamnagar Supersite, Refining Research and Development and Modeling Approaches. He also discussed Case Studies of Fluidized Bed Gasifier and Pressure Drop in Packed Reactor. He gave insight into Industrial Expectations, applications of concepts to various scenario: Process Design/ Operations/ New Development/ Troubleshooting and Techno Commercial Outlook"
Dr. Bibekananda Basu
Ex. GM, RIL, Silvaasa; Ex. Scientist, BTRA, Mumbai
Challenges in Industries for Chemical EngineersThe objective of this lecture was to create awareness amongst students regarding the real industrial challenges for chemical engineers and introduces the technical requirement for the fresher’s to grab the best industrial opportunities. He covered several aspects of industrial challenges that mainly faced by the engineers in industries. He also addressed interesting key facts about how to deal and tackle with the industrial challenges.
Prof. Milind Joshipura
Professor, Nirma University, Ahemedabad
Process IntegrationIn his enlightening lecture, Prof. Joshipura covered many topics ranging from general information about the department, personal experiences while consulting to industries, developments in technology, cases on which he consulted etc. Some of the noteworthy contents from the lecture are: The “onion model” of process design. A reactor design in needed before the separation and recycle system can be designed. The concepts of Energy Targets and Thermodynamic Targets related to pinch technology were discussed briefly. The importance of hot and cold composite curves was discussed in deep. The rules of heat exchanger design network were also discussed.
Mr Govind Parsania
Ex Sr General Manager (Technology), RIL, Vadodara
Industrial Pumps and Compressor: Fundamentals, Design and ApplicationHe explained briefly about Industrial Pumps and Compressor to the students. He explained various types of compressors and their designs. He also showed the examples of applications of the pumps and compressors
Solar Engineering
Dr. Sagar Mitra
Associate Professor, IIT Bombay
Lithium ion Battery: Present, Past and FutureLithium-ion battery started its journey nearly 26 years ago from the laboratory and gain tremendous interest within short time period. Currently, Li-ion batteries are the systems of choice for many diverse applications and occupy the highest place in the storage map in comparison to several contenders’ technologies that being presently developed. He shared that in a group research at IIT Bombay, they do work on second generation Li-ion cells that will appear soon with greater hope and safety. In this talk, he first highlighted ongoing research strategies pertaining to these various systems together with the remaining challenges prior to enter into a personal perspective mode. Several new trends and new ideas were discussed, which require much collaborative and integrated work to achieve greater success.
Prof. Bonamali Pal
Professor, Thapar University
Photocatalytic water splitting and greener synthesis of industrially important nitro organics using solar energyHe explained the synthesis and characterization of transition metal nanoparticles, core-shell structure of semiconducting nanomaterials and metal-semiconductor composite materials. Photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic H2 formation and nitro-organic synthesis reaction under visible light (436 nm) irradiation. Transition metal (Fe, Cr, V, W, Mo, Cu) doped TiO2. Synthesis of various size and shape of Au, Ag Cu and CdS etc nanoparticles-nanorods and metal-semiconductor nanojunction orientation and their Photocatalytic properties. Metal oxide based nanofluids were discussed.
Dr. Emila Panda
Associate Professor, IIT Gandhinagar
Use of AZO and SnS in Solar Cell TechnologyThe talk was mostly about Al-doped ZnO films as a transparent conductor and then SnS as a solar absorber material and the use of those materials in solar cell.
Prof. Naresh Jotwani
Visiting Professor and Dean, R&D, DAIICT
Solar Energy and DC PumpingIrrigation in Indian agriculture sector largely depends on grid power. He discussed in his talk the great potential and prototype implementation of PV power.
Dr. Omkar Jani
Principal Scientist, GERMI
Grid-connected solar microgrids for agriculture purposeMicrogrids are increasingly becoming popular where grid power is not available such as in remote Indian villages. Dr. Jani’s talk focussed on exploring the microgrid establishment in those potential areas where agriculture is a large contributor to domestic product.
Mr. Sabyasachi Roy
Director, Ants Ceramics Ltd.
Manufacturing advance ceramics and high temperature heating solutionsHis talk initially covered the motivation for continued development of manufacturing sector in India. He further covered the journey of ANTS Ceramics in the domain of advanced ceramic manufacturing and heating systems. ANTs has in house developed processes like Slip casting, Gel casting, Vibro casting and Powder Compaction. He discussed technical feasibility of different process in terms of composition formulation and tailor made property variation in Oxide Ceramics. Sintered Machining and Green machining capabilities of ANTS Ceramics were also discussed in detail mentioning different application. ANTs customised solution providing capabilities were shown process wise with examples. Also he discussed technical collaboration feasibility and skill requirements. ANTs will also look for suitable manpower to reach to new height.
School of Petroleum Technology
Mr. Prem Kumar Chawla
Rtd. Officer, ONGC
Well Logging and Well Log InterpretationMr. Jitin Saxena
DGM, GAIL
Fire in HSE, fire detection in alaram system; Safety Audit and Safety Policy & Work PermitMr. Shital Khot
MD, SNF Flopam India Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Sandeep Kumar
Manager, Oil & Gas Division
Mr. Jacques Kieffer
International Manager, SNF SAS
Chemical Enhanced Oil RecoveryMr. Palash Agarwal
Manager, Mt. Meru Ltd. Tanzania
Midstream: Bridging the Gap Between Upstream and DownstreamDr. Milap Goud, Ph.D
Knnmap Enterprise (Andheri East, Mumbai)
Relevance of Mud Engineering in E &P Operations in general & drilling in particularMr. Kumaresen
VP - Operations (Schutz Carbon Electrodes Pvt Ltd)
Petroleum Based Carbon ProductsMr. Sultan Alimuddin
Drilling Fluid Engineer, M-I Swaco, Schlumberger
Drilling for FreshersMr. Sujit Mitra
Chief Manager (Reservoir) ONGC
Enhanced Oil RecoveryProf. S. A. Bari
Vice Chancellor, Central University of Gujarat
Higher Education in India: Paradigm ShiftsMr. Aniket Sanyal
Directional Drilling Engineer, Halliburton
Well Collision: Risk, Procedures and scanning methodsDr. Kris Ravi
President, Kris Ravi Consultancy LLC
Well Integrity: Critical for Safe and Cost Effective Energy ProductionDr. Anand Gupta
GM (Production) Ahmedabad Asset, ONGC
Opportunities for Engineers in Production EngineeringMs. Vibhuti Bhargava
Determination of accurate Liquid Level and its operation on CBM WellsDr. Sandip Kumar
Advisor, CBM, Shale Oil and Gas, DGH (Under MoPNG)
The Enigma behind Shale Oil and Gas: Potential and Possibilities in Indian Sedimentary BasinsDr. Sanjib Sinha
Prof. and Eminent Neurologist (National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Science, Bengaluru)
Human Brain and the Truth about EpilepsyMr. Khamosh Patel
Asst. Executive Engineer(Production) in ONGC
Workover Services and PracticesMr. Sujit Mitra
Chief Manager (Reservoir) ONGC
Lecture given to 14 Batch Petroleum Engineering StudentsMr. K Bhaskar
Chief Manager (Reservoir) ONGC
Lecture given to 14 Batch Petroleum Engineering StudentsSchool of Liberal Studies
Prof Adabar
Professor, MICA, Assistant Professor, Central University of Gujarat
Union Budget – 2018-19Dr. KS Pradeep kumar
AD HSEG, BARC
Nuclear and Radiology SafetyShri R K Dubey
STO(M) Nucear Training Centre, Kakrapar
Indian Nuclear Power ProgrammeDr. AK Patra
Head - ESL, Kakrapar
Radiation - A fact of life and environment impact assessment around Kakrapar Gujarat siteDr. MK Jha
Environmental Survey Lab, Kakrapar
DAE - Societal benefitsMr. Vishnu Pandya, Padmashri
Chairman Gujarat Sahitya Academy
Integral HumanismMr. Sandeep Jena
Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurship and Life Cycle ManagementMr. Siddharth Shah
Founder Shalibhadra Broking
Financial wisdom and importance of spending planMr. Toby Mammen
Faculty- IBS
Workshop on "R" SoftwareDr. Priyanka Kacker
Asst. Prof. - GFSU
Neuropsychology of violence & crime detection techniquesDr Shamsher Singh
Primary Research in Social SciencesProf. Rasananda Panda
Postal Doctoral Fellow – IIM-A
Behavioural Economics and applicationsDr. A Raghurama Raju
Prof. - University of Hyderabad
Indian Philosophy
School of Petroleum Management
Mr. Utpal Maru
Chief Commercial Officer
IGS at BPGas Pricing
Mr. S. B. Dangayach
Managing Director
Sintex Industries LimitedImportance of management in day to day life as well as in industry
Mr. Rajiv Vastupal
Chairman and Managing Director
Rajiv Petrochemicals Pvt. Ltd.MBA- The Professional Degrees and Its Nuances
Mr. Anshu Mishra
Senior Manager
Operations, Future Retail Ltd.FMCG Retailing
Ms. Sanju Thakur
Zonal HR Head
Future Retail LimitedFMCG Retailing
Mr. Gautam Patel
Principal Consultant
Coordinates ConsultingIntroduction to Infrastructure Sector
Dr. Omkar Jani
Principal Scientist
GERMIIntroduction to Power Sector
Mr. Pratosh Saxena
General Manager and Head of Proposal, Engineering
TATAPresent Energy Scenario, Use of modern technologies in Thermal Power Sector, Technology to combat emission from fossil fuel.
Mr. Parth Trivedi
Independent Speaker
Geopolitics and Oil Crisis
Mr. Lotus Swain
Delivery Manager
TCS, GandhinagarIT Consulting
Dr. Gopal Sharma
CERA, AhmedabadCERA's Journey
Mr. Mohammed Asif Iqbal
Principal Consultant (Manager)
PwC, KolkataBuilding Relationships for Winning Solutions
Dr. J. M. Vyas
Director General
The Forensic Science University(Aadharshila Day Lecture) Role of Technology in Detection and Prevention of Crime
School of Technology
Mr. Sujal Shah
Plant leader
Ingersoll RandLean Transformation & Business
Mr. E. Sureshkumar
Assistant Manager – Business Development
Benchmark Electronic SystemMatrox Imaging Library (MIL)
Prof. Pramod Agarwal
Professor, Electrical Engg.
IIT RoorkeeHigh frequency power factor converters and analog electronics
Mr. Anshuman Tiwari
Head of Process Re-engineering (Offshore)
HSBCRight to Quality
Mr. Sunil Kumar
Senior Project Management Official
L&T Hazira, SuratProject Management
Prof. Rauf Iqbal
Professor in Ergonomics and Human Factors Engineering
NITIE, MumbaiMan- Machine System
Mr. A. S. William Hazlit
Technical Team lead
SIM Infosystems, ChennaiUse of dynamic simulation software (ProSimulator)
Mr. Ashwin Nirmal
Sr. Chemical Engineer
SIM Infosystems, ChennaiEquipment design of Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers and Centrifugal Pumps
Mr. Vijay Kumar
Product Manager
IKA Inc.Advanced Instrumentation
Dr. Rahul Tripathi
Scientist-B
PERD, AhmedabadPrinciples and Applications of High pressure liquid chromatography
Dr. Dhaval Madat
Asst. Professor
L. M. college of Pharmacy, AhmedabadIntroduction to formulation analysis
Dr. Amita Joshi
Scientist ‘B’
PERD, AhmedabadIntroduction to GLP and GMP
Mr. Karthik Bhat
Product specialist
INKARP, MumbaiAdvanced Flash Chromatography
Shri V. P. Kapadia
Additional Secretary & Chief Engineer
Narmada, Water resources departmentWater resources scenario in India
Dr. Harshal Oza
Professor
Ahmedabad UniversityRecent advances in control biped robots
Dr. Kingsuk Mukhopadhyay
Scientist 'F'
DMSRDE (DRDO), KanpurNano / Micro Sized Organic - Inorganic Materials and Their Applications in Defence
Mr. S. H. Vora
Regional Manager
L&TScope of Civil Engineering
Prof. Rajnikant Patel
Project Management Consultant, Director
GTU Graduate School of Smart CitySmart City
Prof. V. R. Shah
Managing Director
Vinod Shah Consulting Engineer Pvt. Ltd.Innovation and Creativity
Mr. Sanjay Adhvaryu
President
ISHRAE Ahmedabad ChapterHeating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems for Pharmaceutical Industries
Prof. Santanu Bandyopadhyay
ex-HoD, Energy Science and Engineering Dept.
IIT, MumbaiPinch Analysis
Mr. Tushar Joshi
M/s Monkfox
BangaloreVehicle Dynamics (Basics)
School of Petroleum Technology
Shri Rabi Bastia
VP exploration
Lime Petroleum plcEnhancing Strategies in Cambay Basin
Shri Chandrasekhar Deshpande
Geo science manager
Baker HugesMulti-Stage Hydraulic Fracturing Application in E Hydrocarbon Production
Shri Anil Kaul
Dy GM Geology
ONGCExploration of Mesozoic Play: Present Status
Shri Shyam Sunder Sharma
Executive director
(operations india projects), Joshi Technologies Int. Inc.New Zones in Old Discovered and Producing Wells and Hydraulic Fracturing and Matrix Acidization and Solvent Treatment with Case Histories
Shri D D Sharma
Former explorationist
ONGCIntegrated Exploration & Development Approach for Enhancing Oil and Gas Production from Shallow & Deeper Horizon of Cambay Basin, Involving Drilling and Work
Mr. Anwar Husen
Director Strategic Business Unit
Tight Gas, Cairn India LtdProduction Enhancement - Workflow and Process
Shri Santanu Das
Chief Engineer (Production)
ONGC AhmedabadFirst Horizontal Multistage Fracturing in ONGC - Challenges, Opportunities and Learnings
Mr. Atul Singh
Technical sales coordinator - well services
WheatherfordProduction Enhancement through Hydraulic Fracturing Technology
Dr. J. N. Singh (IAS)
Chief Secretary
GoGCurrent emerging issues & Challenges related to Shale Gas Exploration and Production
Shri Utpal Bora
CMD
OILCurrent emerging issues & Challenges related to Shale Gas Exploration and Production
Shri Arun Kumar
Group GM
ONGCCurrent emerging issues & Challenges related to Shale Gas Exploration and Production
Shri Mahendra Pratap
Deputy DG
DGHCurrent emerging issues & Challenges related to Shale Gas Exploration and Production
Mr. Ajay Borthakur
GM
OILManagement & Development of Shale Gas Resources in India
Mr. Himanshu Pant
Lead Fracturing Engineer
Baker Hughes IndiaManagement & Development of Shale Gas Resources in India
Mr. Thomas B. Murphy
Director
Penn State Marcellus CentreManagement & Development of Shale Gas Resources in India
Mr. Manish Maheshwari
CEO
Essar OilPolicy and Economics Consideration in Shale Gas Projects
Dr. Venkatesh Raman Prasad
Partner
Jyoti Sagar AssociatesPolicy and Economics Consideration in Shale Gas Projects
Mr. Abhishek Sinha
VP
Transaction Advisory Services, EYPolicy and Economics Consideration in Shale Gas Projects
Dr. Subhash Shah
Emeritus Professor
University of OklahomaRefracturing Technology in Horizontal Wells
School of Liberal Studies
Mr. Subramanya
Expert Statictician
IBM SPSSSPSS Workshop
Dr. Sara Ross
Asso. Professor, Communication & Media Studies
Sacred Heart UniversityMass Communication, Films and Society
Dr. Sean Heffron
Director of student experience
Sacred Heart UniversityBusiness Communication
Pandit Ronu Majumdar
Indian Flautist
Bansuri VadakBansuri performance
Dr. Apurva Shah
Antarnad FoundationPsychoanalytic couch: An introduction to the work of Sudhir Kakar
Dr. Shovana Narayan
Kathak Maestro
Kathak Performace
Prof. Rasananda Panda
Professor, Microeconomics
MICAImplications of Union Budget 2017
Dr. Himani Baxi
Asst. Professor, Economics
Ahmedabad UniversityImplications of Union Budget 2017
Prof. Martin Farek
Asso. Prof., HoD Religion
University of Pardubice, CzechCan we speak about superstition in India
Ms. Kanan Dhru
Founder
Lawtoons and LawForMeBeing Ethical
Mr. Nanda Kumar Srivatsa
Eminent lawyer
International Criminal Court (ICC), Hague, NetherlandsIndia and the United Nations Security Council: The Past, The Present and The Future’.
Dr. N. Rajam
Dean - Faculty of Performing Arts
BHUIndia and the United Nations Security Council: The Past, The Present and The Future’.
Mr. Jagat Shah
Founder - Trainer
Global Network InstituteSmall and Medium Entreprises
Dr. Proshanto Kr. Saha
Assistant Professor
Institute of Behavioral Science (Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology), Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, GandhinagarRole of Psychology in Investigation of Criminal Behaviour
Dr. CVS Rao
Scientist – SG
Institute of Plasma Research, GujaratNuclear Safety, Security, & Safeguards in India
Prof Chaitanymoy Ganguly
Distinguished Professor,
PDEU &Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai
Nuclear Safety, Security, & Safeguards in India
Dr. Rupali Thakur
Sr. Scientific Officer
CBI ChennaiForensic Psychology in India and Careers
Mr. Virendra Rawat
Advisor to GoG
Green School InitiativesGreen Education and Sustainable Development at the Backdrop of 9th Annual Boston Green Fest 2016
Prof. Chaitanyamoy Ganguly
Distinguished Professor
PDEUThe growth importance of nuclear energy
Prof. Rajeev Ahuja
Professor, Physics
Uppsala University SwedenComputational studies in material science
Ms. Lucinda Gibbs
Manager
Global Strategic Marketing, First Solar Inc. USAInnovation in Solar Energy Solutions For Rural Energy Access
Mr. Rahul Guhathakurta
Founder
IndrastraTerrorism
Dr. Apurva Shah
New Centre for Psychoanalysis
Santa MonicaIntroduction to the Technique of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Prof. Anil Gupta
Professor, Centre for management in Agriculture
IIM AhmedabadCreating Communities & Corporations: Can We Learn for Grassroots Innovators?
Mr. Darshit Shah
Founder
Broking FirmEquity markets and history of stock exchange.
Mr. Jigar Anjaria
Founder
Broking FirmReal time working of stock markets
Dr. Suhas Doshi, Dr. Himanshu Desai
Director
GIPSPsychiatry in One hour
Prof. James S. Fishkin
Janet M Peck Chair in International Communication
Stanford UniversityMaking Deliberative Democracy Successful
School of Petroleum Management
Mr. Samir Patel
Co-Founder Maprosys
Corporate Expectations"He is an MBA, from Indiana University, USA, a successful business entrepreneur and a creative visionary with expertise ranging from corporate operations to sales & advertising as well as manufacturing spread over more than two decades."
Mr. Naresh Behl
VP, Operations /Projects , Xylem Water Solutions India Pvt.Ltd
Business Performance & KPI"The session took off from the basics of management and the organizational structure in the corporate sector, moving through the various types of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Along with the presentation various queries and answers from Mr. Behl made the session even more interactive and fruitful for the future managers and entrepreneurs."
Mr. Mehul Parekh
Head, HR, Dresser Rand
Attitude and Positive Thinking"He discussed regarding the pillars of any business model i.e., Quality, Cost effectiveness, Delivery impact and Reverse integration in Power and Gas Industry. He also talked about how everything around us is changing dynamically, and how important it has become to keep up with this pace; and that employees today need to be competent in various areas, and be agile to survive the change."
Mr. S. G. Shyamsundar
M.D. & Co-Head India
Mr. Saurabh Agarawal
Executive Director
Mr. Arpit Agarwal
Associate At Morgan Stanley
Infrastructural Finance"The speakers started with an insight into how diverse industries are interconnected, and hence the need for proper infrastructure, and multi-faceted role of the employees. Students had an enriching interaction about the unique sector-specific risks related to project financing, risk assessment and refinancing cashouts, and importance of assessment of management team or manpower before finalising the contracts."
Dr. R. A. Mashelkar
Padma vibhushan
Reinventing India as Innovation Nation"On this occasion, MoU on ‘Collaborative Research’ was signed between PDEU and NCL (National Chemical Laboratory, Pune) and to memorialize the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, Dr. R. A. Mashelkar, FRS, Padma Vibhushan delivered a speech on “Reinventing India as an Innovation Nation.”
He talked about the visible shift at global level from individual contributions to public funded innovations over the past century, and particularly the changing face of STI (Science, Technology and Innovation) in India. He mentioned that ‘Innovation’ is the key to Accelerated Inclusive Growth and Competitiveness."
Mr. Ganesh Ramamurthy
Head – Audit (Refining & Marketing) Reliance Industries Limited
Energy & Risk Management"He conveyed their belief that ‘Risk can only be transferred, not eliminated.’ They talked about COSO ERM Framework, and mentioned about how important it is to identify and handle the risks, as first two lines of defense, and using audit as the third line of defense. Students also got to know about various verticals of Risk Mitigation and ways of reacting to risks, especially in accordance to the maturity level of the business."
Prof. Vijay Modi
Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Director, Infrastructure Programs, Millennium Villages Project, Columbia University
Innovation In Energy And Irrigation For The Poor"Prof Modi has been professor at Columbia University since 1986 and has previously led the UN Millennium Project effort on the role of energy and energy services in reaching the Millennium Development Goals.
During the session, Prof. Modi threw light upon the sub African irrigation projects he has been working on, and how in African nations technology-integrated development transformed the ways the electricity is delivered to the lives of the people who did not have access to the very basic energy requirements."
Mr. Ashish Kundra, IAS
Administrator - Daman, Diu & Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Governance: Issues and Challenges - A Union Territory Perspective"The session gave quintessential insights on what all administrative, functional and managerial challenges they face while developing these union territories as tourist spots."
School of Technology
Electrical Department
Mr. D. N. Dholakia
Retd Chief Engineer - GSECL
Automation in Power Plants and Electrical Industry"He shared the new techniques which are currently used in Power plant controlling and operation.
Students got the idea about the operation and control of power plants through practical sessions."
Mr. V. G. Patel
Erection, commissioning and Testing of Transformer"This lecture included everything from basic transformer operation concept to commissioning and testing of transformers. It covered almost every aspect related to transformer theoretically and practically. The presentation explained the whole transformer syllabus to the students. It was an interactive session for students."
Mr. Jayendra Vyas
Electrotherm India Ltd.
Basics of Power Systems"He is training head at Electrotherm India. He related simple power system topics with day to day life. He made this lecture much more interacting with relating simple basic things with real world examples."
Prof. Pramod Agarwal
Professor, IIT Roorkee
Power Electronics: Phase controlled converters and Inverters."He has 20 years of teaching experience. His interest areas are Electrical Machines, Power Electronics, Microprocessors, Microcomputers Controlled Electric Drives. The motive of the expert talk was to help the students have stronger fundamentals in the field of power electronics."
Mechanical Department
Mr. Ketan Dhruv
Bosch-Rexroth
Lean Manufacturing"He explained about the organizational structures, the various departments and their functions at Bosch-Rexroth. He also gave a glimpse of the structure that is established at their facility located at Sanand. Talking about the Lean manufacturing, the speaker believed that it plays the role of an alchemist in the industry. He explained, the structure of Lean can vary according to the type of industry. It is also dependent on the requirement of the time. The soul of Lean Manufacturing lies in reduction of the non-value adding activities in the operations for producing a good or providing a service."
Mr. Sorabh Singhal
Head of Production Department, Gujarat Borosil Ltd, Bharuch
Low Iron Solar Glass"He thoroughly introduced glass starting with its application, Manufacturing processes, Various compositions, challenges in manufacturing etc. He also told about various properties of glass, such as Transmittance, Refractive Index, viscosity etc. He briefed on manufacturing process of glass starting with raw material, preprocessing, melting, forming, annealing, cutting, post processing, and tempering."
Mr. Ankur Tiwari
Senior Engineer R&D department, ABB India Ltd, Vadodara
Mr. Jigar Tank
Engineer R&D department, ABB India Ltd, Vadodara
CAD as a platform at ABB-Transformers"He gave a glimpse of actual research work done by their company. Moving ahead he started introducing Transformers, its working principle, various parts, their applications etc. He brilliantly explained the role of mechanical engineers in designing, manufacturing and maintenance of transformers."
Mr. Ajith Kumar
General Manager of Metacan Manufacturing Pvt. Ltd.
Production of Aerosol Cans at Ball Corporation"He gave the overview of the intricacies involved in the manufacturing of the aerosol cans at Ball Corp."
Mr. Sunil Bhatia
Design Consultant in HVAC
Heat Load Calculation"With 15 years of experience in diversified fields, he has spent almost a decade in HVAC industry. His critical skill set includes Channel Management, Understanding Customers’ Requirements, Providing Bespoke Solutions, Estimations, Designing HVAC System, On Site Assistance related to Techno Commercial aspects, etc. He presented the practical approach to calculating the heat load required for HVAC application in commercial buildings."
Dr. Jalpesan Krishnan
L&T Welding Chair Professor, MSU, Baroda
Electron Beam Welding"Dr. Krishnan is L&T Welding Chair Professor at MSU, Baroda. He teaches and guides projects in welding technology and also gives consultancy to L&T companies at Hazira, Ranoli and Powai on welding related issues. He gave an insight into EBW process and the scope of developmental work in this field to the 3rd year mechanical engg students."
Industrial Department
Mr. Jayesh Vishnu swami
Quality Manager, RPG Cables, Vadodara
Quality Management Systems"He distributed students into various teams to understand the buyer’s market and the desired features of a product including quality processes, setting targets and costumer’s requirements were also discussed."
Mr. Kaushal Mehta
Quality & Six sigma Department, Reliance
Continual improvements Technique II"Mr. Mehta started the lecture with history on Quality as well as the quality mantras of famous gurus were presented. He gave a brief understanding of TQM PDCA, DMAIC Pareto, and FMEA from conceptual level."
Dr. Abhisekh Dixit
Quality Manager, FORD INDIA
Six Sigma"The session was all about the fundamentals of Six Sigma: History, Six Sigma definition, Tools used in define phase, measure phase, quality Phase. Quality and quality control was also discussed."
Mr. Shrikant Mehta
Operations Excellence Manager, ABB, Vadodara
Lean Manufacturing"Mr. Mehta defined different practices under Lean and different types of Improvements. A small group activity was arranged to understand the construction of Spaghetti diagrams. Each group had to trace the trajectory of a typical student’ day in his campus. Different tools of Lean were discussed. More stress was given on Gemba Kaizen systems."
Civil Department
Prof. Saswat Bandopadhyay
Professor, Faculty of Planning, CEPT
Smart Cities"Prof Saswat Bandopadhyay delivered about “Understanding the Smart Cities"
Prof. Sejal Patel
Assoc. Prof, Faculty of Planning, CEPT
Smart Cities"Prof. Sejal Patel delivered about “Genesis and Development of Smart Cities"
Mr. Rajnikant Patel
Chairman, Graduate School of Smart Cities, GTU
Smart Cities"Prof. Rajnikant Patel spoke about the challenges faced by the smart city projects"re discussed. More stress was given on Gemba Kaizen systems."
Mrs. Janki Jetti
Vice President – Gift City
Smart Cities"Mrs Janki spoke about the case study of GIFT as a smart city"
Prof. Goutam Dutta
Professor, Production & Quantitative Methods Area, IIM Ahmedabad.
Critical chain Project Management"The guest lecture was primarily to demonstrate the applications of one of the latest project management tools like “Critical Chain Project Management” applicable to infrastructure projects. This tool would help in minimization of the construction waste and also help in optimization of the resources."
Prof. Ajit Desai
Software Expert & Visiting faculty, CEPT University.
Software Applications of Project Management"The software applications primarily deal with the two very popular project management softwares like Microsoft project and Primavera. Both the softwares are very effective tools for project controlling and monitoring primarily for infrastructure projects."
Mr. Raghvendra Pandey
General Manager - planning and design MEGA
Metro Rail Project"He briefed about the features and advantages of Ahmedabad Gandhinagar Metro Rail Project. The proposed metro will have majorly elevated structure, ballast-less tracks, air-conditioned coaches, GPS based rail tracking system, train destination indicators & stations with support infrastructure like automated fare collection, parking facilities, etc."
Prof. Biswajit Bhattacharjee
Professor, Dept. of Civil Engg, IIT Delhi
Next Generation Concrete"Key Note speech was delivered by Prof. B. Bhattacharjee. He discussed about the recent advances of concrete technology."
Mr. Sagar Deshmukh
Technical Director, Lea Associates (P) Ltd, Gandhinagar
Dr. Reddy
Ex-Scientist, CRRI, Delhi
Dr. Srinivas
Asst. Prof, SVNIT
Intelligent Transportation System: Road Safety & Modelling"Mr. Sagar Deshmukh and Dr. Reddy discussed primarily about the issues in road safety and the ways and means to make our roads safe.
Dr. Srinivas discussed about transport modeling."
Nuclear Department
Dr. Chaitanyamoy Ganguly
Department of Atomic Energy
Prospects and challenges of nuclear energy"Prof. Chaitanyamoy Ganguly is an eminent nuclear metallurgist who is well known in India and abroad for his pioneering R&D contributions in developing uranium, plutonium and thorium based nuclear fuels for thermal and fast reactors. Dr Ganguly received the first Indian Nuclear Society Award from the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India in 2001 and was conferred the “Padmashri” in 2002 by the Hon’ble President of India."
Dr. CVS Rao
Scientist, IPR
Radiological and nuclear emergencies response"Dr CVS Rao, having vast experience with Fusion Neutronics Laboratory, Institute for Plasma Research (IPR) in Bhat-Gandhinagar, Gujarat, discussed the radiological and nuclear emergencies response and preparedness to deal with unforeseen contingencies. He especially spoke about his experience in the Fusion Neutronics Lab of the IPR. Recounting the establishment of DAE Emergency Response Centre (ERC) in IPR, he told the organisation follows a stringent response strategy with SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) with regular conferences and inspections among 32 DAE-ERCs."
Dr. Crag Marianno
Nuclear Security Science and Policy Institute (NSSPI)
Dr. Sunil Chirayath
Nuclear Security Science and Policy Institute (NSSPI)
Ms. Priya sethi
Nuclear Security Science and Policy Institute (NSSPI)
Nuclear Security workshop"The goal of the workshop was to enhance awareness among the students and faculty members about the imperatives of nuclear security best practices and building a vibrant nuclear security culture."
Solar Department
Dr. Felix Schubert
Aescusoft, Frieburg, Germany
Precise Measurement Techniques for Photovoltaic Solar Cells"PDEU has signed an MoU with the prestigious institute, Institute of Solar Energy Systems (ISE), Farunhofer, Freiburg, Germany for cooperation on developing product line research facility at the SRDC/DSE"
Dr. Micahel Neumann Spallart
CNRS Paris France
Functional Ink-Jet Printed Materials: Application Examples"Prof. Dr. Michael Neumann Spallart had spent two weeks as visiting Scientist in the Dept. of Solar Energy from CNRS, France visited 500 MW Solar Park, Charanka, Gujarat on February 17, 2016."
Prof. Maheshwar Sharon
Director, Nano-Biotechnology Center, Solapur
Dr. Madhuri Sharon
Director, Nano-Biotechnology Center, Solapur
Application of Carbon Nanodots in Bio-technology"Prof. Maheshwar Sharon, Retired Professor of Chemistry from IIT Bombay and Professor Emeritus CSIR & UGC, is currently heading a Nanotechnology Center as an Adjunct Professor at Birla College, Kalyan, Maharashtra, India." "Dr. Madhuri Sharon is Research Director at Walchand Centre for Research in Nanotechnology & Bionanotechnology, Solapur."
Chemical Department.
Dr. Arvind P. Kuchadker
Professor Emeritus, IIT Bombay.
Need of sustainable energy"He has served as an advisor to various organizations ranging from Reliance Industries Ltd. to Indian Merchants' Chamber. Dr. Kuchadker played a key role in establishing PDEU and was the founding Director General. He conducted an interactive session on the need of sustainable energy and the need to preserve mother earth."
Prof. K.S. Gandhi
Dept of Chemical Engg, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Reaction Injection Moulding"Prof. Gandhi obtained his MS degree from the Ohio State University in 1965, and PhD in chemical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 1971. Gandhi's research interests are broadly in the areas of Transport phenomena in multi-phase systems, sono-chemical reaction engineering, polymer reaction engineering and polymer processing. He enlightened the students about the various applications of poly urethanes."
Dr. S.S. Bandhopadhyay
Professor, Cryogenics Centre, IIT Kharagpur
Clean Coal technology"He was a member of several advisory committees and boards including ISRO, UPSC, etc. He is a renowned name in the field of CO2 sequestration Research. Dr. Bandyopadhyay delivered a detailed lecture on various clean coal technologies. Clean coal technology (CCT) encompasses a number of process/technology options to ensure use of coal with reduced or no environmentally harmful emissions from large stationary sources that are primarily responsible for global warming."
Mr. Jayanta K. Bagchi
Head-Projects, Jacobs Engineering Baroda
Design Engineering and Project Management of Oil and Gas Project"He has an experience of 36 years in industries relating to oil and gas, chemicals and refineries in India and abroad. His talk was focused on project planning. Students were guided on the various stages involved in project execution. The lecture was followed by a short campus visit."
Mr. Nilesh Mangukia
Head- HSD/ENS, Linde Engineering
Air Separation Unit"ASU is considered as one of the imperatives units of most of the chemical engineering plants. Mr. Mangukia explained the process to the students with the help of process flow diagrams. He is currently working on the designing and installing world’s biggest ASU for Reliance Industries Ltd, Jamnagar. "
Mr. K. R. Shekhar
MD, Bayer Cropscience, Vapi
Effective leadership qualities"Mr. Shekar is a recognized management professional having vast experience in the field of procurement & Supply chain Management for almost three decades. He has worked in leading multinationals like Goodyear Tires, Whirlpool and Bayer. During his talk he described the importance of leadership in life. He emphasized on the fact that hard work is the only route to success by quoting examples of great personalities."
School of Petroleum Technology
Mr. Rajan Desai
International Coordinator, HTRI, India
Heat Exchanger Designing through HTRI"(HTRI) is a unique industrial research and development consortium, founded in 1962 and stationed at Texas, USA, which serves the thermal process engineering needs of nearly 1,500 Member Companies world-wide.
Mr. Desai provided detailed information about features of HTRI and its use in the process industry. He explained how the software helped in understanding heat exchangers, heat transfer and other thermal process."
Dr. Anil Ambastha
Reservoir simulation unit lead at Chevron Nigeria
Uncertainty assessment using reservoir simulation models"Anil Ambastha has 27 years of experience in various facets of oil and gas reservoir engineering, including applied reservoir simulation, pressure transient analysis, water flooding, and thermal recovery, since his Ph.D. in petroleum engineering from Stanford University. He discussed steps involved in any uncertainty assessment including selection of uncertain parameters and their ranges, practical experimental design methods, appropriate response or tracking functions (or variables), and data analysis techniques."
Mr. Ashok Kakadia
Sr. General Manager, Gasification, Reliance Technology Group
Piping and Instrumentation Diagram/drawing (P&ID)"The main aim of this session was to give basic knowledge about Piping and Instrumentation diagram / drawing (P&ID) which shows the piping of the process flow together with the installed equipment and instrumentation."
Mr. Deepak Chaudary
Driller, Iraq Project, Schlumberger IWCF Scotland Certified Driller
Career in drilling"Mr. Deepak initiated the discussion with his path of becoming a driller. He also talked about various qualifications required to be a driller, the institutes providing courses related to drilling and also one's growth in this domain with work experience."
Prof. Subhash Shah, Ph.D., P.E.
Stephenson Chair Professor, Mewbourne School of Petroleum & Geological Engineering, University of Oklahoma
Hydraulic fracturing: controversy, myths, facts and impact on environment"Prof. Shah recently retired from OU after serving 22 years as Stephenson Chair Professor and also as the Director of OU’s Well Construction Technology Center. He also highlighted about the controversies created by drilling companies by not disclosing the exact composition of the fracturing fluid, discussed about the various Issues related to radioactivity of the waste water and various methods undertaken by companies for reducing the impact of waste water on environment and health.
Prof. Shah delivered a two day lecture series on "Drilling and Completion" and "Shale gas development". He explained the different type of completions, directional well planning and new technologies associated."
Dr. Rangaswamy Ramesh
Outstanding Scientist, Physical Research Lab (PRL), Ahmedabad
Climate Change-The Indian Perspective"His interest areas are Physics and Earth Sciences, specifically Oceanography and Climate. Currently working as an Outstanding Scientist at PRL, Ahmedabad; have guided 15 students for Ph.D. and currently guiding 4 more."
Mr. Mark Salkeld
CEO of Petroleum Services Association, Canada
HR Practices in Oil and Gas Industries"He is President and CEO, Petroleum Services and Association of Canada (PSAC). He provided a deep insight about the Human resources in Canada and their engagement with the petroleum industry in the country. He talked in quite detail about, how companies are finding success, by application of new approaches, to manage the talent."
Dr. B. Mohanty
Member (BM), PNGRB
City Gas Distribution – Regulatory Challenges & Issues"The lecture provided a deep insight on the present day regulation that is undertaken by both the government and PNGRB. He has also provided the students with some thoughts like ‘thinking of any process makes the man more successful’."
Dr. Joe Dellinger
British Petroleum, Houston, Texas, USA
Effective leadership qualitiesSeismic Data and Forensic Data Processing"He has specialized in Anisotropy, multicomponent algorithms and processing, and most recently “looking for useful information in data that would normally be ignored” i.e. “Forensic Data Processing”. The lecture was mainly focused on the information that is normally ignored from the Seismic Data. There was a discussion on the seismic reflections and how to analyze them through the use of different arrays."
Mr. Suresh Kumar
Principal - Oil and Gas Consulting, Pro Growth Consulting private limited
Oil and Gas Industries: Facts, Impact and Opportunities"Brief points covered by Mr. Suresh Kumar were Oil and Gas resource classification, Reserves - Uncertainty, Ultimate Economic Recovery & Cash Flow, US Shale oil resilience, and the opportunities in the present oil and gas scenario."
School of Liberal Studies
Mr. Kamlesh Udasi
Independent Documentary Film-maker, Zigzag Studios
TV and Journalism Production"Students learnt about different camera angles, shot sizes, various types of cuts, transitions, directorial aspects of a film, role of a cameraman, other crew members and he also showed a lot of exemplary videos showing how the whole shot is first filmed then edited and then put it into the sequence of a storyboard."
Ms Sarika
Radio Professional, MyFM
Radio"She helped the students in knowing the Radio industry up close by showing the ropes. She began by explaining how media caters to the senses and how radio, in its own way is unique and powerful as it caters to our auditory senses and is one of the oldest tools of mass communication. She then went on to explain the evolution of radio, from the time when it was used as a medium of communication during the World War, to the present time when it is just a medium of entertainment."
Mr. Shivendra Shrivastav
Marketing Expert, Wild Dreams Media & Communications
Social Media"He had a crucial role in the prime ministerial campaign in handling the social media department of the campaign. He and his team were responsible for each and every minute decision making of what will go onto the Internet to make the most out of it. He shared all his good as well as bad experiences during this campaign specifically and also how he managed to penetrate the business of media and communication."
Mr. Balraj Malik
Peace Studies Expert
Mr. Jagat Shah
Peace Studies Expert
Dr. Surendra Pathak
Peace Studies Expert
Mr. Yogesh Upadhayay
Peace Studies Expert
Harmony and Conflict Management"Shared their views upon the subject, urging the students to introspect the microcosm within the macrocosm and encouraged to appreciate the harmonious co-existence of dualities in nature. The thirst for success and the desire to outdo our counterparts has triggered the rat race which we all have fallen a prey to. Our fragmented society is in a dire need of a healing hand and resolution of difficulties which plague the society."
Dr. G. D. Bakshi
Retd. Major General, Indian Army
Brain Fingerprinting Technology and Current Challenges in National Security & Law enforcement"Major General (Dr.) GD Bakshi, Combat veteran, former Professor at the National Defense College, Editor-in-Chief of the Defense and Security Alert Magazine, and author initiated the session. He spoke about “Security Challenges in India” focusing specially on internal security. The major challenge would be unemployment."
Ms. Sharon Writer
Psychologist
Psychological Testing"The key focus areas of the workshop were Demonstration and practice session on various experiments related to learning, Memory and Perception. Students were given hands on training on psychological experiments and test like - Mirror Tracing, Letter Digit Substitution, Maze Learning, Whole vs. Part method of learning, Color Preference to name a few."
Dr. Andrew Miller
Asso Prof. Sacred Heart Uni.
Film Studies"He has an extensive field experience in the field of communications. The matter of discussion in class revolved mainly around getting basic understanding of film appreciation and production, covering various aspects like Cinematography, editing, lighting, sound, music etc. Apart from theory, he emphasised on practical exercises, specially in camera work."
Dr. Rupendra Paliwal
VP strategic planning, SHU
Basics of Financial Management"The lecture provided a deep insight on the present day regulation that is undertaken by both the government and PNGRB. He has also provided the students with some thoughts like ‘thinking of any process makes the man more successful’."
Dr. Dana Shiller
Assoc Prof and Chair, Dept of English, W&J College
World war I Literature"The topics that she dealt with included Introduction to the Great War. She also touched upon Shell Shock and other Trauma. Her lecture on women writers look at the War with special reference to Verra Brittain from Testament of Youth (1933). During her visit she experienced the life in Gujarat and also visited many places."
Dr. Thomas Brod & Dr. Nimrat Singh
Prof. of Psychiatry at UCLA Councellor
Intensive Short Term Psychotherapy"They talked about an overview of this therapy as a unique form of psychodynamic treatment that facilitates the rapid resolution of a broad spectrum of emotional disorders. Prof. Brod talked about IS-TDP & IS-TSP as an effective as well as efficient psychodynamic treatment. Dr. Nimrat talked about start and scope of IS-TDP in India. She has played a pioneering role in formalizing the field of counselling career guidance in Ahmedabad."
Mr. Nadim Jafri
Entrepreneur
Advertisement and Marketing aspects of Mass Communication."Mr. Nadim Jafri is an Entrepreneur whose success stories are researched upon even by IIM students. He is known for taking risks and finds them the only way to be successful in an entrepreneurial journey."
Mr. Venkatesh Iyer
Media Expert
Advertisement and Marketing aspects of Mass Communication."Mr. Iyer talked about the aspect of marketing management with a special focus on print media houses and their marketing strategies. He backed his perspective with cases and real life experiences he has had during his career in the print industry."
Dr. Ami Divatia
Academician
Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS)"She is in the field of academics since 20 long years. Presently, as a visiting faculty for the subjects – Research Methods and Quantitative Techniques at various institutes. The session began with an overview of research, its methodologies, quantitative techniques, and a brief about SPSS and its application in quantification of research. It was followed by a practical and hence an illustrious lesson on statistical treatment of collected data, in SPSS."