Event Programme

Monday, 17^th October 2022

Venue: Sapphire Ballroom, Hotel Sahara Star

16.00 hrs. onwards

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Registration

19.00 hrs. – 20.00 hrs.

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Cultural Programme

20.00 hrs. – 22.00 hrs.

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Welcome Cocktails and Dinner

Tuesday, 18^th October 2022

Venue: Jasmine Banquet Hall-1, Jio world Convention Centre

09.00 hrs. onwards

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Registration

11.30 hrs.

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Arrival of the Chief Guest, Hon’ble Union Minister of Textiles, Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food & Public Distribution, Shri Piyush Goyal

SESSION 1

11.30 hrs. – 11.33 hrs.

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Ganesh Vandana and Lighting of the Lamps

Importantly, inauguration of the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the Iron-man of India at the hands of the Chief Guest, the Hon’ble Minister

11.33 hrs. – 11.35 hrs.

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Recital of the National Song

11.35 hrs. – 11.37 hrs.

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Welcoming the Chief Guest, the Hon’ble Minister with a bouquet of Kapas

11.37 hrs. – 11.47 hrs.

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Welcome Address by Shri Atul S. Ganatra, President, Cotton Association of India

11.47 hrs. – 12.00 hrs.

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Release of video film tracing the 100-year journey of CAI

12.00 hrs. – 12.03 hrs.

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Launching of the CAI-CITI Model Cotton Contract at the hands of the Chief Guest, the Hon’ble Minister

12.03 hrs. – 12.10 hrs.

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Release of My Stamp and Special Postal Cover with special Cancellation by Chief Postmaster General, Maharashtra Circle, Smt. Veena Sreenivas

12.10 hrs. – 12.15 hrs.

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Award to 3 cotton farmers from prominent cotton growing regions at the hands of the Chief Guest, the Hon’ble Minister

Shri Amrutrao Deshmukh, Yavatmal, Maharashtra

Shri Rashiklal Danabhai Poriya, Village Son Para, Dist. Gir, Somnath, Gujarat

Shri Sandeep Tate, Dist. Adilabad, Telangana

12.15 hrs. – 12.17 hrs.

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Best Cotton Scientist award to Dr. C.D. Mayee at the hands of the Chief Guest, the Hon’ble Minister

12.17 hrs. – 12.19 hrs.

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Felicitation of Shri Sameer Patil, BSE Ltd. for his contribution in launching cotton futures contract at the hands of the Chief Guest, the Hon’ble Minister

12.19 hrs. – 12.23 hrs.

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Felicitation of the past and present presidents of the Association viz.

Shri Suresh A. Kotak
Shri P.D. Patodia
Shri Dhiren N. Sheth
Shri Nayan C. Mirani
Shri Atul S. Ganatra
at the hands of the Chief Guest, the Hon’ble Minister

12.23 hrs. – 12.35 hrs.

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Life-time Achievement awards to the prominent textile personalities viz.

Shri Bal Krishan Goenka, Chairman, Welspun Group, Gujarat

Shri C. Kandaswamy, Chairman, Shanmugavel Group of Mills, Tiruppur

Shri Dinesh Oswal, MD, Nahar Group of Mills, North India

Shri K.P. Ramasamy, CMD, KPR Group of Mills, Coimbatore

Shri P.R. Venketrama Raja, Chairman, RAMCO Group, Tamil Nadu

Shri Rajinder Gupta, CMD, Trident Group, Punjab and M.P.

Ms. Suchita Oswal Jain on behalf of Shri S.P. Oswal, CMD, Vardhman Group, Ludhiana

Shri Sanjay S. Lalbhai, CMD, Arvind Group of Mills, Gujarat

12.35 hrs. – 12.45 hrs.

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Address by the Chief Guest, the Hon’ble Union Minister of Textiles,       Shri Piyush Goyal

HON’BLE MINISTER WILL DEPART AND RESPECTED TEXTILE SECRETARY SHRI UPENDRA PRASAD SINGH WILL PRESIDE OVER

12.45 hrs. – 12.50 hrs.

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Award to remaining 4 cotton farmers from prominent cotton growing regions at the hands of Respected Shri Upendra Prasad Singh, IAS, Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Textiles

Shri Ghanshyam and Shri Pratik Barot
Shri Gopal Singh
Shri Namdeo Vaidya
Shri Narayan Bhoyar

12.50 hrs. – 13.00 hrs.

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Address by Respected Shri Upendra Prasad Singh, IAS, Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Textiles

13.00 hrs. – 13.05 hrs.

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Address by Respected Textile Commissioner, Smt. Roop Rashi, (IA & AS)

13.05 hrs. – 13.10 hrs.

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Address by Respected Dr. P.K. Agarwal, CMD, Cotton Corporation of India

13.10 hrs. – 13.15 hrs.

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Address by Respected Shri T. Rajkumar, Chairman, Confederation of Indian Textile industry

13.15 hrs. – 13.30 hrs.

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Crop Report by the CAI President, Shri Atul S. Ganatra

13.30 hrs. – 13.40 hrs.

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Address by Respected Shri Suresh A. Kotak, Chairman, Textile Advisory Group

13.40 hrs. – 14.00 hrs.

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Felicitation of Sponsors at the hands of Respected Shri Upendra Prasad Singh ji

14.00 hrs. – 14.03 hrs.

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Thanksgiving by Shri Bhupendra Singh Rajpal, Vice-President, Cotton Association of India

14.00 hrs. – 15.00 hrs.

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Lunch

SESSION 2

15.00 hrs. – 15.15 hrs.

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Presentation on Cotton A Lifeline of Greener Textiles by Mr. Uday Gill

15.15 hrs. – 15.20 hrs.

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Address by Respected Mr. Muhammad Ayub, President, Bangladesh Cotton Association

15.20 hrs. – 15.25 hrs.

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Address by Respected Shri Sameer Patil, Chief Business Officer, BSE Ltd.

15.25 hrs. – 16.00 hrs.

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On-screen Polling by delegates on cotton crop, consumption, export, minimum & maximum rates, etc.

16.00 hrs. – 16.45 hrs.

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Panel Discussion on Bulls and Bears

Shri G. Chandrashekhar – Moderator

Panelists –

Shri Vinay N. Kotak
Shri Arun B. Sekhsaria
Shri Sanchit Rajpal
Shri Gopal T. Agrawal
Shri Dhiraj Khetan
Shri Sanjeev Mittal
Shri Arvind Pan
Shri Munjal Dalal
Shri Sandeep Jain
Shri Kushal N. Patel
Shri Sumeet Mittal
Shri Unupom Kausik
Shri Amit Siyal
Shri Mahesh Sharda
Shri Udayan B. Thakkar
Shri Sanjay Rathi
Shri Vikrant Khetan  
Shri Rakesh Rathi

16.45 hrs. – 16.55 hrs.

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Group Photograph with Panelists and Moderator

16.55 hrs. – 17.00 hrs.

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National Anthem

17.00 hrs. – 17.30 hrs.

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High Tea