Programme Outline
Monday 18 November
19.00 Welcome Reception in Grand Sangam Ballroom sponsored by 
Tuesday 19 November
Presentations & Discussion
19.00 “Bollywood Nights” Evening Reception at Ramada Plaza Palm Grove (meet JW Marriott Juhu lobby 18.15 | Bus pick-up 18.30)
sponsored by 
Wednesday 20 November
Presentations & Discussion
Drinks Reception Grand Sangam Ballroom Foyer
WEDNESDAY 20 NOVEMBER
CERAMIC & FILLER MINERALS & MARKETS
9.30 Feldspar and quartz production and markets
Dr. V. Balasubramaniam, Director, Gaangey Minerals Pvt. Ltd., GIMPEX Group, India
10.00 Opportunities for Indian filler mineral suppliers in plastics rubber & coating markets
Samantha Wietlisbach, Principal Analyst Chemicals, IHS Markit, Switzerland
10.30 COFFEE
PROCESSING DEVELOPMENTS
11.00 Wet processing of industrial minerals in India and South East Asia
Dr. Arabinda Bandyopadhyay, Chief Technologist, CDE Asia Ltd, India
11.30 Future oriented processing technology for high-end industrial minerals and their applications
Dietmar Alber, Business Development Director, Minerals & Metals Division, Hosokawa Alpine AG, Germany
12.00 Water-free electrostatic processing of fine minerals
Kyle Flynn, Sales Engineer, ST Equipment & Technology, USA
12.30 LUNCH
FUTURE MINERAL & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS 1
14.00 Minerals for the electrification of India
Dr Richard Flook, Managing Director, Mosman Resources, Australia
14.30 Li-ion batteries – Where we are now and what is the direction of travel?
Alison Saxby, Director Operations, Roskill, UK
15.00 COFFEE
FUTURE MINERAL & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS 2
15.30 High purity quartz supply & demand
Murray Lines, Managing Director, Stratum Resources, Australia
16.00 Wollastonite and its market outlook
Gaurang Singhal, Director, Wolkem India Ltd, India
16.30 Graphite developments, markets & India’s mineral challenge
Puruvi Poddar, Group Manager – Business & Project Development, Tirupati Graphite, India
17.00 Drinks Reception Grand Sangam Ballroom Foyer & CLOSE OF CONFERENCE
*subject to change
