22 Oct 2024 New Delhi

ECMA’s 15th international Conference - ECT 2024 on 22nd & 23rd October 2024 in New Delhi (India)

ECMA’s 15th international Conference - ECT 2024 on 22nd & 23rd October 2024 in New Delhi (India)

(ECT 2024)

“Clean Air Today. Every Day.”

22nd and 23rd October 2024, The Lalit Hotel, Connaught Place, New Delhi

We, at ECMA, would like to take this opportunity to extend our gratitude and thanks to the Guests, Chairpersons, Keynote Speakers, Technical presentation speakers, Panelists, Exhibitors and delegates of our 15th International Conference on “Clean Air Today, Every Day”, held on Tuesday, 22nd October and Wednesday, 23rd October 2024 at The Lalit Hotel Connaught Place, New Delhi and making it a memorable and GRAND SUCCESS. We would specially like to thank our Sponsors, Governing Council, Members, Venue staff, Event Management Agency and all others; who helped us in organizing this successful Event.

We are sure you all had enjoyed the proceedings and sharing of knowledge and experiences of Technocrats from around the World in the field of Pollution Control and Air Quality Improvement.

Our Chief Guest Dr. Prashant Gargava - Director, NCAP (MoEFCC) appreciated ECMA’s efforts in organizing this International Conference. We are specially thankful to him for his esteemed presence and guidance. We are also grateful to Mr Dirk Bosteels (AECC, Belgium) as the Special Guest and Dr Michael Geller (MECA Clean Mobility, USA) as the Guest of Honour.

The ECT 2024 conference brought together industry leaders, experts, government officials, OEMs, Emission system suppliers, test agencies, NGOs and enthusiasts for engaging and insightful presentations and deliberations covering the topics on EURO7/BS7 and Global Development advancements in Emission Control technologies for Light Duty, Heavy Duty and Off-road/Non-road segments; Hydrogen as potential fuel for ICE, New Fuels and Fuel Blends, hybrid as a promising powertrain, etc.

We are pleased to share that we had a participation of 315+ delegates from different sectors from India and abroad. In all, 13 keynotes and 26 technical papers were presented over 9 sessions. The advanced products and technologies were displayed by the Exhibiting organizations in 6 booth stalls and was a great Venue for Networking with the participants. The Exhibitors specially appreciated Dr. Prashant Gargava (Chief Guest, ECT 2024), devoting his precious time at the Stalls to understand the various Technologies. Panel discussion on the topic of BS7 for India – Challenges, Viability, Readiness and Impact on Technology” has been very interesting and thoughtful and has created a momentum as the nation is gearing up to prepare herself for BS7 regime.

This time again, we brought out a Technical Bulletin comprising of 9 Technical Articles, giving an insightful and informative content on a variety of technical subjects of general interest.

ECMA wish to extend heartfelt gratitude to all the experts, speakers, delegates, and participants; coming from home and overseas, for immense contribution, active participation and insightful and valuable presentation contents; to the grand success of the conference making it truly impactful and inspiring by providing pursuit of knowledge and experience in the global developments in the area of pollution control and allied subjects.

A special thanks to our supporters, endorsement partners, Sister Associations – MECA (USA) and AECC (Europe), various agencies, and all who worked hard behind the curtain for their unwavering commitments and contributions towards the success of the conference. We look forward to the continued support and closer involvement by all, as we strive to come back with more such enriching events in the future. You may like to go through the presentations given by various eminent speakers as per ECT-2024 Conference Programme:

Day 1 : Tuesday, 22nd October 2024

0900 – 1100 hr : Session 1 - Inaugural Session

Keynote Presentation Mr Dirk Bosteels (AECC, Brussels)

Keynote Presentation Dr Michael Geller; (MECA, USA)

Keynote Presentation Mr Yoshinori Otsuki (Horiba, Japan)

Keynote Presentation Dr Georg Huethwohl (Albonair, Germany)

1130 – 1300 hr : Session 2 - Light Duty Vehicles & Hybrids
Session Chair – Mr Saurabh Dalela - Director (ICAT, India)

Keynote Presentation Mr Santosh Sonawane (FEV, India)

Keynote Presentation Dr Avinash Agrawal (IIT-Jodhpur, India)

Technical Paper Presentation Dr Andreas Gremminger (BASF, China)

Technical Paper Presentation Mr Alex Ravenscroft (Johnson Matthey, UK)

Technical Paper Presentation Mr Rajesh Maynal; (Umicore India)

1345 – 1515 hr : Session 3 – Light Duty Vehicles
Session Chair –

Keynote Presentation Mr Aditya Bhimavarapu (Corning, India)

Technical Paper Presentation Mr Shu Muraoka (NGK Technologies, India)

Technical Paper Presentation Mr Nilesh Lende (Corning, India)

Technical Paper Presentation Mr Vishal Kale (Tata Motors India)

1515 – 1630 hr : Session 4 – Future Fuels and Fuel Blends
Session Chair – Dr Sukrut Thipse – Sr. Deputy Director (ARAI, India)

Technical Paper Presentation Ms Kavitha Moorthy (Cummins, India)

Technical Paper Presentation Mr Dirk Bosteels (AECC, Brussels)

Technical Paper Presentation Mr Harmeet Singh (Maruti Suzuki, India)

Technical Paper Presentation Dr Claus Goersmann (Ecocat, India)

1700 – 1845 hr: Session 5 – Heavy Duty Vehicle Emissions: Challenges for Euro 7/BS7
Session Chair – Dr Rolf Brueck - Managing Director (Emitec, Germany)

Technical Paper Presentation Mr Gaurav Heda (Emitec, India)

Technical Paper Presentation Ms Tulika Mazumdar (NATRAX, India)

Technical Paper Presentation Mr Ambrish Khot (Cummins, India)

Technical Paper Presentation Mr Naoki Kawamura (Ibiden, India)

Technical Paper Presentation Mr Manohar Prasad (Johnson Matthey, India)

Technical Paper Presentation Mr Varun Agrawal (NPL BlueSky, India)

Day 2 : Wednesday, 23rd October 2024

0900 – 1100 hr : Session 6 – H2-ICE : Opportunities, Challenges and Viability
Session Chair – Dr R K Malhotra - President (Hydrogen Association of India)

Keynote Presentation Mr David Bergeal (Johnson Matthey, India)

Technical Paper Presentation Mr Suresh Bagavathy (Reliance Industries, India)

Technical Paper Presentation Mr Ashraf Emran (FEV, India)

Technical Paper Presentation Mr Tushar Sahu (Umicore India)

Technical Paper Presentation Dr Sukrut Thipse (ARAI, India)

1130 – 1300 hr: Session 7 – Off-Road Emission Control 01: Challenges &Technologies
Session Chair – Mr Manoharan Sundaram - Sr Vice President - R&D (TAFE, India)

Keynote Presentation Mr Dirk Bosteels (AECC, Brussels)

Technical Paper Presentation Dr Vishnuvarthan Muthusamy (Ecocat, India)

Technical Paper Presentation Mr Naoki Kawamura (Ibiden, India)

Technical Paper Presentation Dr Kamlesh Tayade (Johnson Matthey, India)

1345 – 1515 hr : Session 8 – Off-Road Emission Control 02: Challenges &Technologies
Session Chair – Dr Anupam Dave – Head (International Tractors, India)

Keynote Presentation Mr Steve Whelan (Horiba MIRA, UK)

Technical Paper Presentation Mr Manoj Kusumba (TMTL - Eicher Engines, India)

Technical Paper Presentation Mr Nilesh Lende (Corning, India)

Technical Paper Presentation Mr Shakti Kumar Singh (Escorts Kubota, India)

1515 – 1715 : Session 9 – BS7 for India
Moderator – Mr Prakash Sardesai (Sud-Chemie, India)

Keynote Presentation Dr Michael Geller; (MECA, USA)

Keynote Presentation Mr Evangelos Georgiadis (Dinex, Denmark)

Keynote Presentation Mr Steve Whelan (Horiba MIRA, UK)

Panel Discussion:
“BS7 for India – Challenges, Viability, Readiness and Impact on Technology”
Panelists:
  • Dr Michael Geller; (MECA, USA)
  • Mr Evangelos Georgiadis (Dinex, Denmark)
  • Mr Steve Whelan (Horiba MIRA, UK)
  • Mr Dirk Bosteels (AECC, Brussels)
  • Ms. Anumita Roy Chowdhury (CSE, India)
  • Mr Mahesh P; (Ashok Leyland, India)