Session I

Chairman V. R. Kanetkar

1. Prof. Juozas Vidas Grazulevicius:
Organic electroactive molecular materials for optoelectronic application

2. Dr. Osamu Watanabe:
Photo-induced deformation and immobilization processes on a surface of azobenzene-containing polymer and their applications

Session II

Chairman Prof. G. S. Shankarling

1. Prof. (Dr) V.V. Mahajani:
Sustainability through Engineering

2. Prof. B. N. Thorat
Crystallization Filtaration and Drying of Pigments and Dyes

Session III

Chairman Mr. Mahesh Desai

1. Mr. Haresh Bhuta:
Oxidation for COD control

2. Dr. Avinash Kadam:
Soil based methods for COD reduction

Session IV

Chairman Prof. Prakash Bhate

1. Dr. Rajnish Mishra:
Functionalized BODIPY Colorants

2. Prof. N. Sekar:
Computational Color Chemistry – practical perspectives

Session V

Chairman Dr. Shavak Bhumgara

1. Prof. Sunil Bhagwat:
Interfacial Science and Engineering Applications

2. Dr. Ambady Rajagopalan:
Experimental Design

Session VI

Chairman Mr. Anjani Prasad

1. Mr. Johannes G. Donkervoort:
NanoSelectTM technology: innovative supported Pd- and Pt- based catalysts for selective hydrogenation reactions

2. Mr. Y.A. Azad:
Process Intensification in Intermediates

Session VII

Chairman Mr. K. Srivatsan

1. Mrs. Sadhana Kulkarni:
Current Legislations for Pigment Applications

2. Mr. Alan Cunningham:
Sustainable Textiles: Worth Dyeing For