ASCE (India Section) -International Conference Ahead of G20 summit

The conference will bring together key stakeholders to explore ways to improve planning, financing, engineering, designing, constructing, maintaining and closure of infrastructure facilities in the face of climate and other disasters including future requirements.

The Conference will highlight:

• How to implement policies / regulations to encourage procurement best practices;
• Engineering standards and guidance to promote life cycle cost & impact while reducing risk of programs/projects, and to attract investment,
• How to reduce embedded carbon; protect and restore the environment.
• New innovative technology, tools and processes

The Conference will provide direction on how policy/regulatory work of financial institutions and multilateral development banks (MDBs) with the government, and their own procurement policies and practices can ensure “quality infrastructure” for climate action, specifically through engagement with professional bodies such as ASCE in the infrastructure sectors. The Conference will harmonize with G20 T20 Policy Brief – Task Force 3 LiFE, Resilience and Values for Wellbeing – Catalyzing Investments for Climate and Disaster Resilient Infrastructure. Conference will develop the road map ahead to follow. 

Conference topics:

• Climate Resilient Infrastructure – Global Imperative
• Policy Framework and Enablers
• Investment and Finance Options
• Approach to Market and Procurement Options
• Contract Selection and Management
• Role of Engineering Standards and Guidance
• Roadmap

Confirmed Keynote/Panel Speakers (Part): Refer website for more details https://asceconferenceindia.org/

• Hon’ble Minister André Correa do Lago, Minister of External Affairs, Brazil (Brazil hosts the next G20 summit)
• Hon’ble Dr. Rosa Galvez, Senator, Canada ? Ms. Veena Reddy, Mission Director, USAID, India.
• Mr. Amit Prothi, Director General, Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), India
• Mr. Jeff Taylor, Chief Procurement Officer, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Philippines
• Mr. S.K. Gupta, Director (Projects), MMRC, Mumbai, India
• Prof. Makarand Hastak, Purdue University, USA
• Mr. José Domingo Pérez, President, API, Puerto Rico.
• Mr. Marcelo de Andreda, Chairman, ProNatura, Brazil
• Mr. Ari Herrera, President, UPADI, USA
• Dr. Udai P. Singh, Secretary General, ACECC, USA.
• Mr. Glenn Harris, Procurement Specialist, ADB, Phillipines
• Mr. Sandeep Navlakhe, VP & BU Head-Building, Factories & Airports, Tata Projects, India.
• Prof. Baldev Setia, Director, Punjab Engineering College, India.
• Mr. V. Suresh, Immediate Past Chairman IGBC, Chairman National Building Code of India
• Ms. Deepa Sathiaram, LEED Fellow, IGBC Fellow, ED En3 Invited Guests Include:
• High level representative of USA Government.
• High level representatives of Indian Government
• High level representative of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), UAE Moderator: Dr. K.N. Gunalan (Guna) - President 2020 ASCE and Chair-WFEO United Nation Relations Committee

Tentative Program:

Note: All are requested to be present by 7:45 am for registration.  

Who should attend:

• Central, State and Local Leaders • Financial Institutions • Public Sector Employees • Corporate Sector Employees • Engineers / Designers / Site Engineers and Supervisors • Architects / Town planners • Academia / Research Institutions / Educational institutions • Technology providers • Construction Managers, Paraprofessionals, Quality Personnel • Builders / Developers • Equipment Manufacturer’s / Material Suppliers • Repair / Restoration / Maintenance Professional • Students – future leaders