Programs


Workshops Day (1ST December)

Three parallel workshops will be held on December 1, 2021.

Interested participants may register for any ONE of them.

The participation limit for each Track is 50 on first-cum-first-serve basis.

Track A: Target Value Design – by Dr. Zofia K. Rybkowski, Texas A&M University, USA

Track B: Decoding the Lean in Production – by Dr. Bhargav Dave, VisiLean Oy, Finland 

Track C: Using LPS to Improve Productivity – by Mr. Alan Mossman, The Change Business Ltd., UK

08:00 Registration & Networking
09:00 Introduction: ILCC & Indian Scenario
by Prof. N. Raghavan, IIT Madras & Director, ILCE
09:15 Track A Track B Track C
11:00 Tea Break/Poster display
11:15 Track A Track B Track C
13:00 Lunch Break
14:00 Track A Track B Track C
16:00 Tea break/Poster display
16:30 Concluding remarks
Track A
Concluding remarks
Track B
Concluding remarks
Track C
Industry Day (2nd December)
08:00 Registration & Networking
09:00 Introduction to Technology Day
by Prof. Koshy Varghese, IIT Madras & Director, ILCE
09:10 Keynote Speech: “Lean Applications in Construction Industry”
by Mr. Giridhar Rajagopalan, Deputy Managing Director, Afcons Infrastructure Pvt Ltd. & Director, ILCE
09:45 Keynote Speech: “The Purpose & Need of Software Solutions for the Construction Business Management”
by Mr. Devarajan Chinnusamy, Founder & Chairman, Tactive Software Solutions & Director, ILCE
10:20 Invited Speech: “Improving System Productivity with Lean & Digital; Lessons from the field”
by Dr. Bhargav Dave, Founder & CEO, VisiLean Oy 
10:55 Tea Break/Poster Display
11:10 Invited Speech: “Technology Enablers for Lean Construction – Integrated Project Controls”
by Mr. Kalyan Vaidyanathan, Director of Business Development, Bentley Systems 
11:35 Q&A
11:50 Panel Discussion: “The Future of Automation in Indian Lean Projects”
Moderator:  Prof. Ashwin Mahalingam, IIT Madras
Panel: Mr. Devarajan Chinnusamy (Founder & Chairman, Tactive Software Solutions & Director, ILCE),
Mr. Puneet Narang (Head – Major Projects Advisory & Urban Transformation, National Co-Head – Infrastructure Sector, KPMG),
Mr. Jaimin Mehta (Founder & Director, KBM-Infra Consultants)
13:00 Lunch break
14:00 Keynote Speech: “Lean and Project Management 2.0”
by Prof. Ashwin Mahalingam, IIT Madras
14:30 Invited Speech: “Digitization in Construction”
by Mr. Sagar Gandhi, Head of Strategy & Business Excellence at Shapoorji Pallonji – Engineering & Construction (SP E&C) & Director, ILCE
14:50 Invited Speech: “Application of BIM principles in Design for Manufacturing and Assembly in Off Site Construction”
by Mr. Rahul Kashyap, Principal Consultant – Digital Engineering, Wipro
15:20 Invited Speech: “Digitalization in Construction – Why & How?”
by Mr. R. Shankar Narayanan, Head – Corporate Centre of M/s. Larsen & Toubro Limited, Buildings & Factories vertical (B&F IC), within the Construction Division & Director, ILCE
15:40 Q&A
16:00 Tea break/Poster display
16:20 Panel Discussion: “Role of Specialist Software in Lean Implementation”
Moderator: Prof. Koshy Varghese, IIT Madras & Director, ILCE
Panel: Dr. Bhargav Dave (Founder & CEO, VisiLean Oy),
Ms. Sonali Dhopte (Director and Co-Founder, Excelize group of companies),
Mr. Sharique Khan (Project Manager & Regional Lean Manager, Turner Construction)
17:30 Concluding remarks
by Prof. Ashwin Mahalingam, IIT Madras
Conference Days (3rd and 4th December)
Day 1 (3rd December)
08:00 Registration & Networking
09:30 Inaugural Function: Dr. Bimal Patel, President, CEPT University & Mr. Anup Mathew, Chairman ILCE & Senior Vice-President & Business Head, Godrej Construction
10:00 Keynote Speech: “Understanding Lean through Simulations & the “Aha Moment”
by Dr. Zofia K. Rybkowski, Texas A&M University, USA
10:30 Invited Speech: “Turner’s Lean journey in India”
by Mr. Sharique Khan, Project Manager & Regional Lean Manager, Turner Construction
10:55 Tea Break/Poster display
11:10 Invited Speech: “India’s Infrastructure Imperatives, can Lean make a Difference?”
by Mr. Puneet Narang, Partner, Head – Major Projects Advisory & Urban Transformation, National Co-Head – Infrastructure Sector, KPMG
11:35 Keynote Speech: “ILCE & Indian Scenario”
by Mr. Anup Mathew, Senior Vice-President & Business Head, Godrej Construction & Chairman ILCE
12:00 Technical Session 1 Technical Session 2 Technical Session 3
13:00 Lunch break
14:00 Keynote Speech: “Creating Everyday Improvement: Helping Last Planners &  Work Teams Improve Productivity”
by Mr. Alan Mossman, Principal, The Change Business Ltd., UK
14:40 Technical Session 4 Technical Session 5 Technical Session 6
16:20 Tea break/Poster display
16:40 Panel discussion: “How to implement Lean in Project Sites in India”
Moderator: Mr. Kalyan Vaidyanathan, Director of Business Development, Bentley Systems
Panel members: Prof. N. Raghavan (IIT Madras & Director, ILCE), Mr. Harleen Oberoi (Senior Vice President, Tata Realty & Infrastructure Ltd. & Director, ILCE),
Mr. Kavinkumar S. (Founder, Engineering Project Management Consultancy and Research Pvt. Ltd.),
Dr. Subhash Rastogi (Founder, Innovative LEAN Mentoring Academy)
18:30 Cultural Night & Dinner
Conference Days (3rd and 4th December)
Day 2 (4th December)
08:30 Registration & Networking
09:15 Invited Speech: “Lean Implementation in Construction Projects”
by Mr. Devarajan Chinnusamy, Chairman & Managing Director, URC Construction & Director, ILCE
09:35 Invited Speech: “Making Lean Construction Concepts Successful in Public Sectors”
by Dr. Subhash Rastogi, Founder, Innovative LEAN Mentoring Academy
09:55 Invited Speech: “Jewel of Reinforcement – An Experience from Chenab Bridge Project”
by Mr. Srinivas Mantrala, Vice President, Afcons Infrastructure Limited
10:15 Q&A
10:35 Technical Session 7 Technical Session 8 Technical Session 9
11:15 Tea Break/Poster display
11:35 Technical Session 10 Technical Session 11 Technical Session 12
13:00 Lunch break
14:00 Invited Speech: “Lean: Leading to a Better Construction”
by Mr. S. C. Dixit, Executive Director – Engineering & Construction of SPCPL (Shapoorji Pallonji And Company Private Limited.) & Director, ILCE
14:20 Keynote Speech: “Lean Implementation in India”
by Prof. N Raghavan, IIT Madras & Director, ILCE
14:40 Technical Session 13 Technical Session 14 Technical Session 15
15:50 Tea Break/Poster display
16:10 Panel discussion: “How to Teach Lean in Colleges?”
Moderator: Prof. Koshy Varghese, IIT Madras & Director, ILCE
Panelist: Dr. Albert Thomas (IIT Bombay),
Dr. R. Venkatesan (NICMAR Hyderabad),
Prof. Murali Jagannathan (NICMAR Pune),
Dr. Shobha Ramalingam (NICMAR Pune),
Mr. VPS Nihar Nanyam (Associate Director – MBA CEQS, School of Construction, RICS School of Built Environment Noida, Amity University)
17:30 Valedictory function