New Delhi, July 20th, 2022: Over 100 industry leaders and subject experts are expected to meet for a day-long conference to delve into important conversations on the challenges and opportunities of electrical vehicle adoption in India. EVConIndia 2022 is being organized by the world’s first sector-specific professional networking platform,Blue Circle on July 29, at The Leela Ambience, Gurugram.
With the theme‘Electric Vehicles: Spotting the Challenges and Collectively Charting the Course’, the event aims to deliberate on the challenges, possibilities and future developments for the hybridization and full electrification of automobiles in the country.
Besides industry leaders, the conference will be attended by subject experts, investors, innovators, leading startups, top government officials and other stakeholders. Prominent among those who have already confirmed participation in the event include Sudhendu J. Sinha, Adviser (Infrastructure Connectivity & Electric Mobility), NITI Aayog; Randheer Singh, Director, E-Mobility, NITI Aayog;
Naveen Munjal, MD, Hero Electric; Dr Akshay Singhal, Founder & CEO, Log 9 Materials; Akash Gupta,Co-Founder & CEO, Zypp Electric; Maxson Lewis, MD, Magenta Mobility; Vinkesh Gulati, President, Federation of Automobile Dealer Association Of India; Uday Narang, Founder and Chairman, Omega Seiki Mobility; Dr Sudhir Mehta, CMD, EKA Mobility & Pinnacle Industries Limited; RK Misra, Co-Founder, YULU; Arpit Agarwal,Director,Blume Ventures and Pushkar Singh, Founder & CEOto name a few.
“For the EV industry to move forward, several issues must be addressed. These include quality concerns, mass adoption, charging infrastructure, CAPEX required and ecosystem. In order to resolve these issues, the ministries of Heavy Industries, Road Transport & Highways, New and Renewable Energy, Power, and Commerce and Industry would need to come together to promote open collaboration with the private sector,” said Goutam Anand, Co-Founder, Blue Circle.
“EVConIndia provides the confluence of thought leaders and practitioners from all relevant areas to map the EV ecosystem and come up with a well-considered roadmap for the mass manufacturing and adoption of EVs in India. July brings Monsoon and EVCON to India, and many leaders are looking forward to being there,” said Siddharth Anand, Founder and CEO, Blue Circle.
The EVConIndia 2022, he added, “will also have a Start-up REV Program to encourage and help build the start-up ecosystem where selected companies will get the opportunity to raise funds. This session will be conducted in partnership with Indian Angel Network and will have trailblazers like Padmaja Ruparel gracing the deliberations”.
The early-stage start-ups in the EV industry will have a golden opportunity to pitch their compelling ideas and raise investment between Rs 25 Lakhs and Rs 7 Crores.
Siddharth goes on to add, “what a participant can expect at EVConIndia 2022 can be best anticipated by reminiscing observations from discerning leaders about the last offline EVConIndia in 2019 available at: https://evconindia.thebluecircle.co/”.
LOG9 Materials is the Title Sponsor of EVConIndia 2022. The company is an indigenous deep-tech and advanced battery-tech startup that is redefining the EV industry’s standards in the fight against climate change, by offering batteries that can be charged 9x faster, can last 9x longer and offer 9x higher performance and safety. Log9 holds the distinction of putting up India’s 1st indigenous cell manufacturing facility in Bengaluru and is front-ending India’s move towards EV Transformation.
“EVConIndia has been a very promising platform that brings together think tanks from the EV industry and creates an ecosystem for stimulating talks and discussions. We are glad to be partners in this endeavour and we look forward to yet another successful conclave,” said Dr.Akshay Singhal, Founder and CEO, Log9 Materials.
India’s top electric scooter company HERO ELECTRIC is the Gold Sponsor for EVConIndia 2022 while Alvarez and Marsal is the Knowledge Partner. A white-paper on the current status of the EV industry and the opportunity it offers will also be unveiled during the event.
“The electrification of mobility will impact energy security, import bill, pollution levels & climate change and therefore even national health and sustenance. The action in EVs will happen at the intersection of mobility, energy, and real estate. The automotive manufacturing system, ownership models, distribution and after-market support will all change substantially. This white paper by Alvarez and Marsal deep dives into such lanes and reveals some not-so-far seen corners, which will help in architecting the final roadmap,” said Pavan Choudary, Business Intellectual & Chairman Blue Circle.
