IGCW-2023 Convention & Ecosystem
The IGCW-2023 will continue to serve as a platform for the chemical industry to explore diverse local and international success stories, models, tools, applications, and solutions for implementing “Green & Sustainable” manufacturing practices as a profit-centric approach to waste prevention and minimisation.
The objectives of 7th IGCW-2023:
- Facilitate learning from global green chemistry leaders and experts
- Bring together key stakeholders of Indian Chemical Industry including senior Govt. officials
- Provide a conducive ecosystem that can accelerate the implementation and industrialization of Green & Sustainable Chemistry
- Enable learning from Industry peers and practitioners of successful case-studies
- Invite subject-specific solutions and technology providers to showcase at IGCW EXPO
- Encourage collaborative initiatives by offering industrial networking platform to Researchers, Scientists, and Technocrats.
- Recognise and acknowledge initiatives in “Green & Sustainable Chemistry” through IGCW-2023 Awards
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Senior Officials from Govt and Regulatory bodies, Global facilitating bodies & Industry Associations, Senior decision makers from the Industry, COs, Green Chemistry Solution Providers, Distinguished Rese and Scientists. |
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Leaders from R&D / R&I /R&T, Technology transfer teams, Process scientists, Technical Directors, R&D Head, R&D Managers, Plant and Manufacturing Heads, EHS Head, LCA Managers, State Pollution ControlBoard officials, Academia & Research institutes, Students, Media, etc. |
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IGCW 2023 Technical Sessions, 7th & 8th November 2023, The Westin Mumbai Garden City, Mumbai
| Title of the Session | Sub-topics | Date | Academia / Industry Mentors |
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| Green Chemistry Tools for Process Research |
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7th Nov 2023 |
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| Sustainability & Green Chemistry Metrics |
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7th Nov 2023 |
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| Conference on "Facilitating Industrial Sustainability & Pollution Prevention using Green Chemistry" for Pollution Control Board Officers |
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7th Nov 2023 |
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| Environment, Health & Safety ( EHS) - Tools & Technologies |
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7th Nov 2023 |
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| Renewable Feedstocks for Sustainability |
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7th Nov 2023 |
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| Chemo-Catalysis for Sustainability |
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8th Nov 2023 |
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| Bio-Catalysis: A Powerful tool for Green & Sustainable Chemistry |
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8th Nov 2023 |
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| Green Engineering for Process Safety & Benign Environment |
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8th Nov 2023 |
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| Waste Valorization & Industrial Ecology |
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8th Nov 2023 |
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| Software & Analytical Tools for Green & Sustainable Chemistry |
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8th Nov 2023 |
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Green Chemistry Tools for Process Research
Title of the Session:
Green Chemistry Tools for Process ResearchSub-topics:
- Green Solvent Selection Guide
- Green Reagent Selection Guide
- Green & Sustainable Chemistry Solution Provider’s Website
- Measuring Greenness of process using DOZN & PMI tools
Date: 7th Nov 2023
Academia / Industry Mentors:
- Dr. Rakesh Ganorkar, Head - CDMO and R&T, Hikal Ltd.
- Dr. Sudhir Nambiar, CSO, Solara Active Pharma Sciences Ltd.
Sustainability & Green Chemistry Metrics
Title of the Session:
Sustainability & Green Chemistry MetricsSub-topics:
- Tools & Techniques for measuring:
ESG
Carbon Neutrality
Net Zero
Circular Economy
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Date: 7th Nov 2023
Academia / Industry Mentors:
- Prof. Brijesh Kumar Dubey, Professor - Circular Engineering (Dept. of Civil Engg.) and Chairperson - School of Water Resources, IIT-Kharagpur.
- Dr. Ananda Sekar, Leader, LCA Global Centre of Excellence, SABIC.
Conference on "Facilitating Industrial Sustainability & Pollution Prevention using Green Chemistry" for Pollution Control Board Officers
Title of the Session:
Conference on "Facilitating Industrial Sustainability & Pollution Prevention using Green Chemistry" for Pollution Control Board OfficersSub-topics:
- Pollution Prevention using Green Chemistry
- Balancing role of Regulator & Facilitator - Learnings from US EPA
- Circular Economy
- Resource Efficiency
- Hazardous Waste Management Rules
- Innovative Initiatives of State PCBs
Date: 7th Nov 2023
Academia / Industry Mentors:
- Dr. Ajay Deshpande, Adjunct Professor, Centre for Policy Studies, IIT-Bombay.
- Dr. Atul Vaidya, Director, CSIR-NEERI.
Environment, Health & Safety ( EHS) - Tools & Technologies
Title of the Session:
Environment, Health & Safety ( EHS) - Tools & TechnologiesSub-topics:
- Safety Leadership & Culture
- Process & Plant Safety
- EHS Management Systems & Frameworks
- Digital Tools for EHS
- Supply Chain Sustainability
- Incident Analysis & Investigation
Date: 7th Nov 2023
Academia / Industry Mentors:
- Prof. Anju Singh, Professor Sustainability Management, National Institute of Industrial Engineering, NITIE.
- Mr. Mahesh Chandak, Head of HSE - South Asia and HSE Business Partner for Crop Science, Bayer.
Renewable Feedstocks for Sustainability
Title of the Session:
Renewable Feedstocks for SustainabilitySub-topics:
- Utilization of all Carbon Components
- Platform molecules from renewable feedstock
- Energy from renewable feedstock
- Key challenges in moving to renewable feedstock
- AI & Digital in Biorefinery
- Bio-fuels & Future Fuels
- Carbon Capture
Date: 7th Nov 2023
Academia / Industry Mentors:
- Dr. Avatar Matharu, Dy. Director, Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, University of York.
- Dr. Sasisanker Padmanabhan, Senior Principal Scientist, Praj Industries Ltd.
- Dr. Sangeeta Srivastava, Executive Director, Godavari Biorefineries Ltd.
Chemo-Catalysis for Sustainability
Title of the Session:
Chemo-Catalysis for SustainabilitySub-topics:
- Catalysis using earth abundant metals
- Reaction in water
- Recent developments in Catalysis
- Catalysis for Air
- Catalysis for organic transformations
- Micellar catalysis
Date: 8th Nov 2023
Academia / Industry Mentors:
- Prof. Lakshmikantam, Dr. B. P. Godrej Distinguished Professor of Green Chemistry & Sustainability Engg, Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT).
- Dr. Rakshvir Jasra, Sr. VP - R&D, Reliance Industries Ltd.
Bio-Catalysis: A Powerful tool for Green & Sustainable Chemistry
Title of the Session:
Bio-Catalysis: A Powerful tool for Green & Sustainable ChemistrySub-topics:
- Basics of Biocatalysis
- Industrial case studies
- Recent developments in Biocatalysis
- Challenges in Bio-Catalysis
- AI & Digital Tools in Bio-Catalysis
Date: 8th Nov 2023
Academia / Industry Mentors:
- Prof. Santosh Norohna, Asstt. Professor, Dept.of Chemical Engineering, IIT-Bombay.
- Prof. Shamlan Reshamwala, Asstt. Professor, Centre of Energy Biosciences, ICT.
- Dr. Muffazal Hussain, Associate Director, Lupin Ltd.
Green Engineering for Process Saftey & Benign Environment
Title of the Session:
Green Engineering for Process Saftey & Benign EnvironmentSub-topics:
- Process intensification
- Flow Chemistry/Flow Reactors
- Scale-up Challenges
- Solvent Recovery Systems
- Mixing & Agitation
- Process safety
- Reactive distilation
Date: 8th Nov 2023
Academia / Industry Mentors:
- Dr. Amol Kulkarni, Scientist, Chemical Engineering & Process Development, CSIR-NCL.
- Dr. Suhas Jawlekar, Associate Director - Process Engineering, Polymorph development & New technology, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.
- Dr. Sandeep Jain, Sr. Director - Special Technologies - Process R&D, PI Industries.
Waste Valorization & Industrial Ecology
Title of the Session:
Waste Valorization & Industrial EcologySub-topics:
- Recycle
- Reuse
- Recovery of Chemicals from Wastes
- Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD)
- Use of waste as raw material in other industry
- Valorization of Wastes
- Co-Processing
Date: 8th Nov 2023
Academia / Industry Mentors:
- Prof. Anurag Garg, (Invited) Professor, Environment Science & Engg., IIT-Bombay.
- Mr. Ulhas Parlikar, Global Consultant (Waste management, Circular Economy, Policy Advocacy & Co-processing)
- Dr. Jyoti Palekar, Founder, STEP Environmental Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Software & Analytical Tools for Green & Sustainable Chemistry
Title of the Session:
Software & Analytical Tools for Green & Sustainable ChemistrySub-topics:
- Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning for optimization
- Process Analytical Tools (PAT)
- Computational Chemistry
- Design of Experiments (DOE)
- Software tools & Anatlytical tools like SciFInder-N, SynLED Photoreactors, ASCOS, etc
Date: 8th Nov 2023
Academia / Industry Mentors:
- Dr. Kaustav Chakraborty, Team Leader, Laboratory of Advanced Polymer & Organic Chemistry, Solvay Specialities India Pvt. Ltd.
- Dr. Rakeshwar Bandichhor, VP & Head of Chemistry - API R&D, Dr. Reddys Laboratories and Vice-Chair, ACS-India Chapter.
IGCW 2023 State Pollution Control Boards, 7th November 2023, The Westin Mumbai Garden City, Mumbai.
The IGCW 2023 will host the 5th Conference on Green Chemistry that is exclusively for the State Pollution Control Board (PCBs). This Conference is designed for the Member Secretaries, Chief Environmental Engineers & R&D Scientists of respective State Pollution Control Boards, with the objectives to:
- Share global environmental realities, changing regulatory landscape & introduce Green Chemistry as approach for Pollution Prevention at Source.
- Bring together global best practices, frameworks, initiatives & models of environment regulatory bodies from other countries.
- Hear from successful industrial case studies and introduce new innovative green chemistry/environmental solutions to officers.
- Discuss challenges, gaps, mindset issues and suggest way forward for government/regulatory bodies.
- Exchange success stories on implementing strategies and approaches towards prevention/minimization of chemical industry waste, and learn from each other’s experiences.
About IGCW-2023 EXPO
- The IGCW EXPO is India’s first & only platform that brings together “Green & Sustainable Chemistry” solution/technology providers from across the globe.
- It is an apt opportunity to harness India’s burgeoning “Green Chemistry” market
- Visited by 750+ senior decision makers from Industry, Academia, Research Institutes & Govt. bodies.
- Offers a conducive ecosystem to engage in one-to-one business interactions with the participating companies.
- Unique value proposition of presenting your technical case studies in subject-specific events to a focused group audience from the Industry.
To know more about IGCW EXPO, write to [email protected]
IGCW-2023 Awards
IGCW-2023 Awards
The Industrial Green Chemistry World (IGCW) Awards are India’s premier recognition that aims to acknowledge and encourage the Chemistry Community (Industry, Academia, Researchers, Start-ups, Students, etc.) towards their outstanding contribution to the field of Green & Sustainable Chemistry. The IGCW Awards are felicitated biennially in Mumbai, India. The IGCW Awards, since its launch in 2009 has received applications from over 200+ practitioners from Industry and Academia, determinedly incorporating the principles of Green Chemistry into chemistry routes, chemical designs, manufacturing practices, etc. The IGCW Awards are India’s first and only dedicated accolade that scientifically recognises and consolidates Green & Sustainable Chemistry initiatives across India.
15th August, 2023 Submission Deadline
15th Sept. 2023: Shortlisted Entries Announcements
(Three in Each Categories)
6th Nov. 2023 Winners Announcement
Winners (in each category) will be announced & felicitated on 6th Nov. 2023, during the Inauguration of the 7th Industrial Green Chemistry World (IGCW-2023) Convention
Nomination Categories
- MNC, Large & Medium Scale Companies
- Small-scale companies
- Green Chemistry Start-ups
- Knowledge Community
- Technology Development firms: Tools, Software, Process Technology, Equipment, devices, diagnostics, etc.
- Students.
- Guides/Researchers from Universities, Research Institutes.
To know more about the IGCW Awards, write to [email protected]
Registration IGCW-2023
- Participants intending to Register for IGCW-2023, by choosing offline payment mode – select OFFLINE PARTICIPATION
- Participants intending to Register and pay online through e-transfer, UPI, card, etc., – select ONLINE PARTICIPATION
Convention Registration Fees
| * Industry | Academia | Students | |
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| Technical Session Day 1, 7th Nov. |
₹ 12,500 + Taxes | ₹ 9,375 + Taxes | ₹ 6,250 + Taxes |
| Technical Session Day 2, 8th Nov. |
₹ 12,500 + Taxes | ₹ 9,375 + Taxes | ₹ 6,250 + Taxes |
| Full Convention (7th & 8th including Awards Evening on 6th ) |
₹ 25,000 + Taxes | ₹ 18,750 + Taxes | ₹ 12,500 + Taxes |