
Velocity, Visibility, Viability
- 16th September 2025
- Mumbai
Overview
The 12th Edition of ET Edge SCM Fest 2025 concluded with resounding success, marking our biggest summit yet.
From powerful keynotes by leaders like Nitin Gadkari, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Meenakshi Lekhi, Hemant Sikka, and Sanjiv Navangul, to 160+ industry heads leading 30+ knowledge sessions—this was a convergence of ideas, impact, and innovation.
Now, the momentum continues—and here comes our Regional Edition. The ET Edge SCM Summit – West Edition is a high-impact platform spotlighting Western India’s pivotal role in shaping India’s global supply chain leadership. As the world pivots to resilience and digitization, states like Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Goa are driving innovation through policy, infrastructure, and tech-led agility.
This summit brings together CSCOs, policymakers, infrastructure leaders, and disruptors to tackle current challenges and co-create future-ready solutions. From trade corridors to green logistics and real-time visibility, the discussions will unlock regional opportunities and strategic growth

Why ET Edge SCM Summit
West Edition Matters?
Who Should Attend?
Who Should Partner?
3PL and logistics companies
Technology Solution Enablers
Material Handling
Supply Chain Financing and Insurance
Cold Chain and Last-Mile Innovators
Warehouse Infrastructure
Automation and Robotics Providers
Sustainability Solution Providers
Startups and Emerging Tech Disruptors
Jury
Advisory
Head Customer Experience IMEA | Supply Chain Enablement IMEA| Supply Chain Indian Subcontinent
Henkel
Speakers
Agenda
Registration
Setting the Tone
Guest of Honour Address: Transforming India into a Global Supply Chain Hub: Vision, Strategy, and Collaboration
Speaker:
- Shri. Mauvin Godinho, Minister for Industries, Trade and Commerce, Government of Goa
Leader’s Dialogue: The Silent Revolution: How Supply Chains Are Quietly Rewriting Business Models
Speakers:
- Sanjiv Navangul, MD & CEO, Bharat Serums and Vaccines
- Kishore Lanka, Director, India Operations Amazon Shipping, Amazon Freight, Amazon Air Cargo
- Ravi Saxena, Founder & CEO, Wonderchef
Moderator:
- B. Koteshwar Naik, Professor, IIM Mumbai
Special Address: Driving Efficiency and Resilience: The Role of Transportation and Policy in Strengthening India’s Supply Chain Ecosystem
Speaker:
- Shri. Sanjay Sethi, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, (Transport) Home Department, Government of Maharashtra
Panel Discussion: The Great Warehouse Upgrade: From Godowns to Intelligent Infrastructure
Speakers:
- Pravin Nerpagar, Head – Operations International Business, Tata Motors
- Venkatadri Ranganathan, Chief Commercial Officer, Tata Chemicals
- Manoj Kumar, Chief Integrated Supply Chain Officer, Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals
- Vipul Jain, Assistant Vice President - Supply Chain Management Transformation, Intas Pharmaceuticals
- Rachit Rungta, Head Central Supply Chain - Consumer Electronics & Network Planning, Reliance Retail
- Nilesh Mashru, Head - Leasing and Marketing, Ascendas-Firstspace
Moderator:
- Sukanya Krishnan, Managing Director, Supply Chain & Operations, PwC India
Standalone Address: Maharashtra’s Next Leap: Building a World-Class Supply Chain and Logistics Hub for India and Beyond
Speaker:
- Dr P. Anbalagan (IAS), Secretary (Industries), Government of Maharashtra
Panel Discussion: Code Meets Cargo: Why AI Is the New Supply Chain Boss
Speakers:
- Chandan Gupta, Director - Supply Chain, The Estée Lauder Companies
- Shubhankar Chatterji, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Cummins India
- Ajay Singh, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Hindustan Platinum
- Pankaj Bhargava, Chief Procurement Officer, Business and Digital leader, Pidilite Industries
- Rajeev Mehta, President & Chief Logistics Officer – ACC, Ultratech Cement
- Rameshwar Tiwari, Head Logistics, SANY India
- Sidhant S., VP & Head of Marketplace, Freight Tiger
Lunch Break
BigMoves – Where Big Ideas Spark Game-Changing Supply Chain Moves
Bollywood’s Supply Chain: From Script to Screen – Managing Complex Entertainment Logistics
Speaker:
- Sabu Cyril, National Award-Winning Indian film production designer
INS Vikrant: Floating Fortress, Floating Supply Chain
Speaker:
- Vice Admiral SN Ghormade (Retd.), Former Vice Chief of Naval Staff
What Goes into Delivering Ganpati: The 10-Day Supply Chain of Devotion
Speakers:
- Shri Balasaheb Sudam Kamble, President, Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ustav Mandal
- Sudhir Salvi, Secretary, Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal, Mumbai
Panel Discussion: Green Is the New Gear: Driving Sustainability in Every Mile
Speakers:
- Akshyat Bhatia, Vice President Logistics, Adani Group
- Vipul Aggarwal, Executive Vice President - Supply Chain, Voltas
- Abhijit Chaudhury, Head of Digital for Supply Chain, JSW Steel
- Milind Mandlik, Director Asia Pacific Supply Chain, Ashland India Private Limited
- Ravindra Gadre, Chief Procurement Officer & SCM, Apcotex Industries
- Visakh Rajkumar, Director- Leasing, Expansion and Investments, OneAlpha Ventures
Moderator:
- Nitin Dixit, Supply Chain Lead - Project and Asset Logistics (APAC and Middle East), Shell
Networking Break
Fireside Chat: She Moves the Chain: Women Leading the Way in Supply Chain & Logistics
Speakers:
- Priyanka Shivan, Head Supply Chain - South Asia, Clariant IGL Specialty Chemicals
- Vijay Nagariya, Vice President - Supply Chain & Organised, Retail, Drums Food International
- Ashu Gupta, Vice President Supply Chain, Koye Pharmaceuticals
Fireside Chat: The Next Frontier in Pharma Supply Chains: Speed, Security & Sustainability
Speakers:
- Sreenivas Rao Nandigam, Global Head of Supply Chain, Sun Pharma
- Nihar Medh, Global Head of Supply Chain, Piramal Pharma
Guest of Honour Address: Ports, Pipelines, and Possibilities: Rethinking India’s Western Trade Arteries
Speaker:
- Shri Nitesh Rane, IAS, Minister of Fisheries & Ports development, Government of Maharashtra
Closing of the Summit
Avlara Roundtable
Opening Remarks & Setting the Tone
Margins Under Pressure – Indian Export Dialogue on U.S. Customs & Tax Nexus Readiness
This dialogue will explore how Indian exporters are responding to mounting compliance and margin pressures in the U.S. market, what compliance investments are being prioritized for FY26, and how leadership teams are aligning compliance strategy with business growth. The session will provide practical insights on navigating U.S. customs and tax nexus readiness while ensuring that Indian exporters remain both competitive and compliant in one of the world’s most complex markets.
Discussion Points:
- Hardest compliance or margin challenge at current scale in U.S. exports
- Approaches to modelling landed cost post-De Minimis changes
- Pressure from boards on U.S. nexus registrations
- Key bottleneck in operations: HS classification, filings, or DDP vs DAP
- Planned compliance investments for FY26
Vote of Thanks
Amazon Roundtable
Festive Season Surge: What India’s Delivery Ecosystem Needs Next
Every festive season puts India’s delivery networks under intense pressure. The surge in demand tests the balance between keeping customer promises, maintaining network reliability, ensuring MSMEs aren’t left behind, and managing costs. This session brings together leaders from logistics, e-commerce, retail, and policy to explore what India’s delivery ecosystem really needs to build predictability during peak seasons. The conversation will focus on practical signals, safeguards, and strategies that can help delivery players prepare better, respond faster, and scale sustainably, without compromising customer trust.
Discussion Points:
- Early signals and demand forecasting
- Balancing network capacity with cost discipline
- Enabling MSME and small-seller participation
- Aligning customer promise with delivery realities
- Tech, partnerships, and safeguards for resilience
Anaplan Roundtable
Future-Proofing Planning: Building Agility and Anti-Fragile Supply Chain through Connected Intelligence
Speakers:
- Yogesh Yadav, Head of Supply Chain Management, Welspun World, Welspun Group
- Vineet Kumar, Head Supply Chain Excellence,
- Deepak Fertilizers & Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd.
- Rahul Ligade, Senior Vice President - Supply Chain & Commercial, JSW Paints Private Limited
- Mitesh Gangar, VP Commercial (Business & Supply Chain), AARTI INDUSTRIES LIMITED
- Bijay Bairagi, Head - Supply Chain Management, East West Seeds India Private Limited
- Keyur Kotecha, Head- Warehousing & Logistics, Bajaj Electricals Limited
- Anil Kulkarni, VP Supply Chain, Larsen & Toubro
- Vivek Trivedi, Head of Supply Chain Transformation, Sun Pharma
- Sachin Barahate, Head Supply chain Planning, Indofil Industries Limited
Registration
Setting the Tone
Guest of Honour Address: Transforming India into a Global Supply Chain Hub: Vision, Strategy, and Collaboration
Speaker:
- Shri. Mauvin Godinho, Minister for Industries, Trade and Commerce, Government of Goa
Leader’s Dialogue: The Silent Revolution: How Supply Chains Are Quietly Rewriting Business Models
Speakers:
- Sanjiv Navangul, MD & CEO, Bharat Serums and Vaccines
- Kishore Lanka, Director, India Operations Amazon Shipping, Amazon Freight, Amazon Air Cargo
- Ravi Saxena, Founder & CEO, Wonderchef
Moderator:
- B. Koteshwar Naik, Professor, IIM Mumbai
Special Address: Driving Efficiency and Resilience: The Role of Transportation and Policy in Strengthening India’s Supply Chain Ecosystem
Speaker:
- Shri. Sanjay Sethi, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, (Transport) Home Department, Government of Maharashtra
Panel Discussion: The Great Warehouse Upgrade: From Godowns to Intelligent Infrastructure
Speakers:
- Pravin Nerpagar, Head – Operations International Business, Tata Motors
- Venkatadri Ranganathan, Chief Commercial Officer, Tata Chemicals
- Manoj Kumar, Chief Integrated Supply Chain Officer, Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals
- Vipul Jain, Assistant Vice President - Supply Chain Management Transformation, Intas Pharmaceuticals
- Rachit Rungta, Head Central Supply Chain - Consumer Electronics & Network Planning, Reliance Retail
- Nilesh Mashru, Head - Leasing and Marketing, Ascendas-Firstspace
Moderator:
- Sukanya Krishnan, Managing Director, Supply Chain & Operations, PwC India
Standalone Address: Maharashtra’s Next Leap: Building a World-Class Supply Chain and Logistics Hub for India and Beyond
Speaker:
- Dr P. Anbalagan (IAS), Secretary (Industries), Government of Maharashtra
Panel Discussion: Code Meets Cargo: Why AI Is the New Supply Chain Boss
Speakers:
- Chandan Gupta, Director - Supply Chain, The Estée Lauder Companies
- Shubhankar Chatterji, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Cummins India
- Ajay Singh, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Hindustan Platinum
- Pankaj Bhargava, Chief Procurement Officer, Business and Digital leader, Pidilite Industries
- Rajeev Mehta, President & Chief Logistics Officer – ACC, Ultratech Cement
- Rameshwar Tiwari, Head Logistics, SANY India
- Sidhant S., VP & Head of Marketplace, Freight Tiger
Lunch Break
BigMoves – Where Big Ideas Spark Game-Changing Supply Chain Moves
Bollywood’s Supply Chain: From Script to Screen – Managing Complex Entertainment Logistics
Speaker:
- Sabu Cyril, National Award-Winning Indian film production designer
INS Vikrant: Floating Fortress, Floating Supply Chain
Speaker:
- Vice Admiral SN Ghormade (Retd.), Former Vice Chief of Naval Staff
What Goes into Delivering Ganpati: The 10-Day Supply Chain of Devotion
Speakers:
- Shri Balasaheb Sudam Kamble, President, Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ustav Mandal
- Sudhir Salvi, Secretary, Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal, Mumbai
Panel Discussion: Green Is the New Gear: Driving Sustainability in Every Mile
Speakers:
- Akshyat Bhatia, Vice President Logistics, Adani Group
- Vipul Aggarwal, Executive Vice President - Supply Chain, Voltas
- Abhijit Chaudhury, Head of Digital for Supply Chain, JSW Steel
- Milind Mandlik, Director Asia Pacific Supply Chain, Ashland India Private Limited
- Ravindra Gadre, Chief Procurement Officer & SCM, Apcotex Industries
- Visakh Rajkumar, Director- Leasing, Expansion and Investments, OneAlpha Ventures
Moderator:
- Nitin Dixit, Supply Chain Lead - Project and Asset Logistics (APAC and Middle East), Shell
Networking Break
Fireside Chat: She Moves the Chain: Women Leading the Way in Supply Chain & Logistics
Speakers:
- Priyanka Shivan, Head Supply Chain - South Asia, Clariant IGL Specialty Chemicals
- Vijay Nagariya, Vice President - Supply Chain & Organised, Retail, Drums Food International
- Ashu Gupta, Vice President Supply Chain, Koye Pharmaceuticals
Fireside Chat: The Next Frontier in Pharma Supply Chains: Speed, Security & Sustainability
Speakers:
- Sreenivas Rao Nandigam, Global Head of Supply Chain, Sun Pharma
- Nihar Medh, Global Head of Supply Chain, Piramal Pharma
Guest of Honour Address: Ports, Pipelines, and Possibilities: Rethinking India’s Western Trade Arteries
Speaker:
- Shri Nitesh Rane, IAS, Minister of Fisheries & Ports development, Government of Maharashtra
Closing of the Summit
** This is a tentative agenda and is subject to change

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