TECH IN MANUFACTURING
SUMMIT

Smart, Seamless, Sustainable: Redefining Manufacturing Through Technology Roseate House, Aerocity, New Delhi | 26thJUNE, 2025

Event Overview


Manufacturing is entering a new - eradriven by digitalisation, automation, and emerging technologies. Tech in Manufacturing 2025 will spotlight the innovations transforming the industry, from AI-powered smart factories to IoT-enabled supply chains, making production faster, smarter, greener, and globally competitive.

Returning for its third edition ahead of The Machinist Super Shopfloor Awards, the conference builds on last year’s success (‘From Design to Delivery’) and now centers around the theme: Smart, Seamless, Sustainable: Redefining Manufacturing Through Technology.

Through keynotes, panel discussions, and interactive forums, the event will bring together industry leaders, tech innovators, and policy influencers to explore the trends and strategies reshaping the entire manufacturing value chain.

Today, manufacturing is not just about output—it’s about intelligence, integration, and impact. As industries navigate global competition, geopolitical shifts, and climate challenges, technology has become the decisive enabler of leadership.

The 2025 vision focuses on:

  • Smart manufacturing: Harnessing AI, IoT, robotics, and analytics for intelligent, agile operations.
  • Seamless integration: Uniting design to delivery through cloud-connected, self-optimising ecosystems.
  • Sustainable operations: Leveraging technology to reduce emissions, minimise waste, and lead the green transition.

Tech in Manufacturing 2025 is a call to action—empowering leaders to build the factories of the future: resilient, responsible, and ready to lead on the global stage.

AGENDA

26th June, 2025

10:00 – 11:00
Registration & Networking over high tea
11:00 – 11:05
Event commences
11:05 – 11:10
Welcome note by Nisha Shukla, Senior Assistant Editor, ET NOW Machinist & ET NOW Polymers
11:10 – 11:55
Factory 4.0 to 5.0: From Automation to Augmented Intelligence (CEO panel)

As we move beyond pure automation, what does a human-centric, AI-powered factory really look like?

  • Ashok Rajpal, Managing Director, Ambrane India
  • Ankit Jaipuria, Co-Founder, ZYOD
  • Rupesh Gandupalli, CEO & Co-Founder, XDLINX Space Labs
  • Mukesh Sinha, Director, OSEL Devices Limited
  • Manan Chopra, Director, BENZ Packaging
  • Preeti Mishra, Director & Head of Business Development, Holosafe Security Labels Pvt. Ltd.

Moderator: Pallab De, Partner & Leader, Operations & manufacturing Consulting, A&D, PwC India

12:00 – 12:15
Partner Presentation by Dr. Sanjeev Srivastava, Head Industrial Automation Business Group, Delta Electronics India

Topic: From Industry 4.0 to 5.0: Delta Electronics leading the evolution

12:15 – 13:05
The Green IQ: Building Intelligence into Sustainability Goals
  • Dr. Vivek Tandon, Founder, revalyu Group
  • Ameeta Nehra, VP- Corporate Strategy, Nanobubble India Co.
  • Dr. Bikash Kumar Nayak, Site Head Operations, Vice President, Aurobindo Pharma Limited

Moderator: Alok Kumbhat, Director of Data and Strategy at Dun & Bradstreet India

13:05 – 13:55
Lunch & Networking Break
14:10 – 14:55
Digital Threads & Invisible Hands: How Seamless Systems Power Smarter Decisions

From the supply chain to the shopfloor, how real-time data orchestration is replacing reactive processes.

  • Shitendra Bhattacharya, Regional Director, Emerson Test and Measurement
  • Aravindan S, CIO, General Manager, IT & Digital, Larsen & Toubro (Precision Engineering & Systems)
  • Vipan Singla, VP – Head of Design & Quality, Lava International
  • Rajeev Mittal, Chief Information Officer (CIO), Endurance Technologies Ltd.
  • Deepak Manvi, Product Manager, Hoffmann Group

Moderator: Sudhanshu Mittal, Head & Director, Technical Solutions, Meity Nasscom CoE

15:00 – 15:45
Beyond Machines: Integrating Human-Machine Synergy in a Conscious Factory
  • Amit Pradhan, CIO of Dixon Technologies
  • Runal Dahiwade, CEO, Peppermint Robotics
  • S. Srinivasa Rao, Chief Digital Officer, Vedanta Aluminium (Mines)
  • Sanjeev Sehgal, Managing Director & Founder, SPARSH CCTV
  • M Gopi Sankar, CTO, SWITCH Mobility
  • Sanjay Mishra, Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO), Jindal Stainless

Moderator: Vipul Bhatia, Director, KPMG India

15:45 – 16:00
Event Ends
* Agenda is work in progress and subject to changes
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