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Agenda 2026

27th February 2026

11:30 - 12:15 hrs

Panel Discussion

Low Carbon Design Strategies: Wood as a Climate Positive Material

Moderator

Dr. Jimmy Thomas

Consulting Wood Technologist,Wood Solutions

Speakers

Dr Manoj Kumar Dubey

HOD,Institute of Wood Science and Technology

Keyur Zaveri

VP Design & Strategy,Furlenco

Ar. Nitin Saolapurkar

Principal Architect,Saolapurkar & Associates

Ar. Siddharth Majumdar

Director,ARCOP Associates Pvt. Ltd.

Ar. Partha Sarathy S J

Founder and Design Director, Ocean of Design

12:15 - 13:00 hrs

Fireside Chat

Functional Evolution of Hardware in Modern Kitchens and Cabinetry

Moderator

Narayanan Rajagopalan

Vice President Design HomeLane

Speakers

Gopal Dwivedi

Chief Design Officer (Global), Livspace

Sushil Kalra

Chief Marketing Officer,Ebco Hardware Solutions

14:00 - 14:30 hrs

Presentations by Ar. Gurpreet Singh and Ar. Benny Kuriakose

14:30 - 15:15 hrs

Panel Discussion

Wood in Architecture - Using Timber in Construction

Moderator

Ar. Leena Kumar

Principal Architect, Kumar Consultants

Speakers

Ar. Fabio Azzolina

Founder,Studio Azzolina

Ar. Georg Leuzinger

Founder,Timber Structures

Ar. Benny Kuriakos

Principal,Benny Kuriakose and Associates

Ar. Gurpreet Singh

Principal Architect,Aakar Design Consultants

B L Manjunath

Structural Consultant and Founder,Manjunath & Co.

15:15 - 16:00 hrs

Panel Discussion

The Timber Trail – From Port to Product

Moderator

Sheetal Thacker

Growth and InnovationConsultant

Speakers

Tushar Ganatra

Founder,Fabwood

Gopi Theerthagiri

President, IWMMTA & Managing Director,Woodtech Consultants Pvt. Ltd.

Shailesh Patel

Managing Director,Surani Group

Ar. Romit Savla

Founder,Soch Design Studio

*Conference Sessions, Speakers and Agenda are subject to change.