SCHEDULE

CONFERENCE FOCUS
Track 1	SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN
Track 2	VERSATILITY
Track 3	DURABILITY
Track 4	SAFETY

CONFERENCE FOCUS

The Conference Program comprising of sessions with renowned speakers, panel discussions and workshops with domain experts will focus on the themes of:

SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN
VERSATILITY
DURABILITY
SAFETY

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

10:30 - 11:00 hrs

Registration / Welcome

11:00 - 11:20 hrs

Overview of the Application of Wood in Construction and Design Globally

Luigi De Vito

President, Eumabois

11:25 - 11:45 Hrs

Wood: The only Renewable and Natural Material

Dr. Jimmy Thomas,

Assistant Director - Technical Services, Canadian Wood

11:45 – 12:00 Hrs

Moving towards operational excellence and its relevance to the furniture industry

Neetii Maacker,

Modular Furniture Specialist & Consultant

12:00 - 12:15 Hrs

Tea / Coffee Break

12:15 - 12:45 Hrs

Timber Construction in the Himalayas - Reviving Endangered Wooden Architecture through Regional Wood Species

Ar. Rahul Bhushan,

Founder, North

12:45 - 13:15 Hrs

The Art of Creating Sustainability through Timelessness

Siddharth Sirohi,

Founder, Baro Design

13:15 - 14:00 Hrs

Lunch

14:00 - 14:30 Hrs

Innovative Living Solutions: Embracing Prefabricated Wooden Houses

Ar. Anurag Khandelwal,

Founder, Wood Style

15:00 - 1600 Hrs

Panel Discussion on Harvesting Hope: Pioneering Sustainable future through Timber

Moderator:

Sylvia Khan,

Editor, IFJ PLUS Magazine

Panellists:

• Ar. Gurdev Singh, Principal Architect, Aakar Design Consultants Pvt. Ltd.

• Pranesh Chhibber, Country Director, Canadian Wood

• Ar. Georg Leuzinger, Principal Architects, L&S Architects and Founder, Timber Structures

• Ar. Alok D Souza, Founder, Juice Shop Collective

• Ar. Leena Kumar, Founder & Principal, Kumar Consultants

16: 00 - 16:15 hrs

Tea / Coffee Break

16:15 - 17:00 hrs

Panel Discussion on Regulatory Challenges & Compliance issues specific to Mass Timber

Moderator:

Rucheeka Chhugani,

Director - Corporate Affairs, Communication & Marketing, NuernbergMesse India Pvt. Ltd.

Panellists:

• Dr. M P Singh, IFS, Director, Institute of Wood Science and Technology

• Aditya Petwal, Assistant Director, Centre for Responsible Business

Entry to WAD is on a chargeable basis. The charges towards attending the event are as follows:

· INR 15,000 + taxes (inclusive of lunch / dinner)
· 200 Euros + taxes (inclusive of lunch / dinner)

Please register your interest in attending the event, and our team will reach out to you with further details.

SPEAKERS

Luigi De Vito

Eumabois

Anurag Khandelwal

Wood-Style

Georg Leuzinger

Timber Structures

Alok D Souza,

Juice Shop Collective

Dr. M-P Singh

Institute of Wood Science and Technology

Dr. Jimmy Thomas

Canadian Wood

Pranesh Chhibber

Canadian Wood

Rahul Bhushan

North

Siddharth Sirohi

Baro-Design

Neetii Maacker

Modular Furniture Specialist & Consultant

Gurdev Singh

Aakar Design Consultants Pvt. Ltd

Leena Kumar

Kumar Consultants

Aditya Petwal

Centre for Responsible Business

PAST SPEAKERS

ABHIRUP DUTTA

Wood Labs

AJITH ANDAGERE

Andagere Architects

AMIT GUPTA

Architecture Discipline

ANUPRIYA SAHU

Alankaram

ARCHANA SHETTY

I Object

BINDI SAOLAPURKAR

Saolapurkar and Associates

BENJAMIN BLOCHER

Blocher Partners

BIJOY RAMACHANDRAN

HundredHands

DIMPLE MITTAL

Maya Praxis

JUERGEN KOEPPEL

Leitz Group

LEENA KUMAR

Kumar Consultants

M P SINGH

Institute of Wood Science & Technology

MURALIDHAR REDDY

CMRU School of Architecture College

NANDHINI SUNDAR

Antarya

NIVEDHITA RAVIKUMAR

Epistle

PATRICK PHUA

HOMAG

PRASHANT CHAUHAN

ZERO9

Prof. SATHYA PRAKASH VARANASI

Sathya Consultants

RAJESH SHIVARAM

Techno Architecture

RAVINDRA KUMAR

Pragrup

RODERICK WILES

American Hardwood Export Council

SURYA KAKANI

Kakani Associates

SWAPNIL VALVATKAR

Collage Architects