Conference

About Conference:

2-day high–end technical conference dedicated to India’s environmental transition, bringing together government authorities, regulators, utilities, industry leaders, technology innovators, research bodies and knowledge partners. The conference explores actionable pathways in water treatment & reuse, wastewater recycling, air pollution control, hazardous waste management, circular economy, and compliance-driven sustainable growth, supported through keynote addresses, technical sessions, plenaries. Built to drive collaboration between policy and practice, the conference provides a platform for knowledge sharing, showcasing technology, and cross-sector deliberations that enable cities, industries and institutions to adopt scalable, cost-effective and future-ready sustainable solutions.

Roundtable Session:

A dedicated roundtable curated by the Indian Environmental Association (IEA) on “CETP Business Models: Using Technologies for Environmental Sustainability.” The session convenes leadership and operators of major CETPs from across India, along with allied industries, to exchange operational experiences, technology pathways and governance models that strengthen long-term environmental performance.

Free Entry to all participants
Registration is mandatory.

ESG Session:

A focused, parallel ESG Bootcamp designed for sustainability, EHS and corporate strategy professionals. The session will feature senior ESG practitioners and industry leaders who share insights on implementation challenges, reporting obligations, risk management, and green finance. Structured as an interactive learning format with practical takeaways and case-based discussions.

Free Entry to all participants
Registration is mandatory.

SPEAKER PROFILE

Envirotech Asia 2026 Speakers

BIREN DALAL

DIRECTOR (TECHNICAL)
INDIAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION

GIRISH KALE

Sales Director
Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions

SAURABH DESAI

DIRECTOR
Enviro Analysts & Engineers Private Limited (EAEPL)

SOMNATH MALGAR

DIRECTOR
MUMBAI WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD

DR. AJIT SALVI

DIRECTOR
Regional Centre for Urban & Environmental Studies (RCUES)

VIVEK KUMAR

MANAGING DIRECTOR
SPRAY ENGINEERING DEVICES LIMITED

UDIT KUMAR

Senior Manager
Process Analytics, South Asia
Xylem Water Solution India Pvt. Ltd.

Dr. Pritesh M Shah

Chairman
Prima Equipment Pvt Ltd

Indra Kant Jha

CEO
Emergy Enviro Pvt Ltd

Nandkumar Gurav

Technical Advisor
MPCB

Dr. Vidyanand Mothghare

Fmr Joint Director (APC) Maharashtra Pollution Control Board

VIKRAM DHUMAL

BUSINESS HEAD
Geist Research – Division of Z-Tech (India) Ltd.

Arun Gupta

Founder & CEO
ArCh Enviro Equipment Pvt. Ltd.

Sudhir Mehta

Director – Business Development
Yaha Water Systems Pvt Ltd

DHARMESH SOLANKI

Sr Manager – Business Development
Vishvaraj Environment Limited

Pratik Bharne

Regional Director,
Central Pollution Control Board

PRIYESH BHATTI

Director,
Green Gene Enviro Protection & Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.

Dr. Shilpi Kapur Bakshi

Senior Vice President & Head – Strategic Partnerships and Alliances
Environmental Management Centre Pvt. Ltd.

Dr. Nitin Goyal

Principal Scientist & Chair
CSIR – NEERI

Dr. Y B Sontakke

Fmr Joint Director (WPC)
Maharashtra Pollution Control Board

Dr. Sunil Kumar

Professor
CSIR – NEERI

Shri. J.s Kamyotra

Ex-Member Secretary
Central Polution control board

Dr. Swapnil Desai

Deputy Engineer ( Mechanical & Sewerage),
Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation

Aarti Bhosale

Managing Director
Greenex Environmental Pvt Ltd

ADVISORY BOARD

The Envirotech Asia 2026 Advisory Board is a collaborative body of domain experts, moderators, association partners and technical stakeholders guiding the development of the conference program. The Board ensures that the agenda reflects sectoral priorities, emerging technologies, regulatory expectations and operational challenges, enabling a platform that bridges policy, practice and innovation across environmental domains.

BIREN DALAL

DIRECTOR (TECHNICAL)
INDIAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION

DR. AJIT SALVI, DIRECTOR

Regional Centre for Urban & Environmental Studies (RCUES)

Conference Partners

INDIA’S ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSITION : INTEGRATING INNOVATION, POLICY & CIRCULAR ACTION

DAY 1 (4 FEB 2026)
INAUGURAL FUNCTION (10.00 AM - 11.30 AM)

TIME PARTICULAR
9.00 AM Onwards Delegate Registration
10.00 AM – 10.10 AM Inauguration & Lamp Lighting
10.10 AM – 10.15 AM Welcome remarks by Organisers
10.15 AM – 10.25 AM Opening Remarks by Municipal Commissioner, NMMC
10.25 AM – 10.35 AM Opening Remarks by MPCB, Govt of Maharashtra
10.35 AM – 10.45 AM Remarks by Industry Department, Govt of Maharashtra
10.45 AM – 11.00 AM Keynote Address – Chief Guest
11.00 AM Vote of Thanks
HI-TEA BREAK

SESSION KNOWLEDGE PARTNER

DAY 1 (4 FEB 2026)
SESSION 1 - WATER TREATMENT, RECYCLE & REUSE
(11.30 AM - 2.00 PM)

TIME PARTICULAR
11.30 AM – 11.45 AM Keynote Address by National Mission for Clean Ganga, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Govt of India
TECHNICAL SESSION
11.50 AM – 12.10 PM Presentation by National Mission for Clean Ganga, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Govt of India (TBC)
12.10 PM – 12.30 PM Presentation by Vishvaraj Environment Limited
12.30 PM – 12.50 PM “Restoring Rivers to Their 100-Year-Old Pristine Condition by Creating a Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) Society” Presentation by Shri Vivek Verma, Managing Director, Spray Engineering Devices Ltd
PLENARY SESSION
12.50 PM – 1.45 PM Topic: “From Waste to Resource: Scaling Water Recycling & Reuse for Urban and Industrial Resilience” Moderator: Shri Biren Dalal, Director (Technical), Indian Water Works Association Invited Panelists:
  • Dr. Ajit Salvi, Director, RCUES of AIILSG & Fmr DyCE MCGM
  • State Water and Sanitation Mission (SWSM), Govt of Maharashtra
  • Vishvaraj Environment Ltd
  • Indian Water Works Association
  • Shri Sudhir Mehta, Director, Yaha Water
1.45 PM – 2.00 PM Open Forum Discussion & Session Conclusion

SESSION KNOWLEDGE PARTNER

DAY 1 (4 FEB 2026)
SESSION 2 - WASTEWATER RECYCLING, REUSE
& MANAGEMENT (2.30 PM - 5.30 PM)

TIME PARTICULAR
2.30 PM – 2.40 PM Introduction & Lamp Lighting
2.40 PM – 2.55 PM Keynote Address
TECHNICAL SESSION
3.00 PM – 3.20 PM “Is Resource Recovery Really Feasible?”

Presentation by Shri Vikram Dhumal, Business Head,
GEIST Research – Division of Z-Tech (India) Ltd.
3.20 PM – 3.40 PM “Implementation of Real-Time Water and Waste-Water Quality Monitoring Solution by Nexteng Enviro Private Limited”

Presentation by Shri Udit Kumar, Xylem, Process Analytics: South Asia
3.40 PM – 4.00 PM Presentation 3
PLENARY SESSION
4.15 PM – 5.15 PM Topic: “Wastewater as a Future Water Source: Advancing Treatment Technologies & Tackling Emerging Contaminants”

Moderator: Dr. Ajit Salvi, Director, RCUES at AIILSG

Invited Panelists:
  • Dr. Yeshwant B. Sontakke, Fmr Jt Director, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board
  • Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation
  • Shri Indra Kant Jha, EMERGY Enviro Pvt Ltd
  • Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions
5.15 PM – 5.30 PM Open Forum Discussion & Session Conclusion

SESSION KNOWLEDGE PARTNER

DAY 2 (5 FEB 2026)
SESSION 3 - AIR POLLUTION MITIGATION & CONTROL
(10.00 AM - 1.00 PM)

TIME PARTICULAR
10.00 – 10.15 AM Keynote Address
TECHNICAL SESSION
10.20 – 10.40 AM “Experiences from Source Apportionment Studies for Non-Attainment Cities of Maharashtra” Presentation by Dr. Nitin Goyal, Principal Scientist & Chair, CSIR – NEERI, Mumbai
10.40 – 11.00 AM Presentation by Thermax
11.00 – 11.20 AM “Precision Emission Monitoring: Compliance to Credibility & Reliability to Sustainability” Presentation by Dr. Pritesh Shah, Director, Prima Equipment (India)
PLENARY SESSION
11.30 PM – 12.30 PM Topic: “Clean Air for a Sustainable Tomorrow: Balancing Technology Adoption & Compliance” Moderator: Nomination by MPCB Invited Panelists:
  • Dr. Vidyanand Mothghare, Fmr Joint Director (APC), Maharashtra Pollution Control Board
  • Central Pollution Control Board
  • Thermax Ltd
12.30 PM – 01.00 PM Open Forum Discussion & Session Conclusion

SESSION KNOWLEDGE PARTNER

DAY 2 (5 FEB 2026)
SESSION 4 - INDUSTRIAL(HAZARDOUS) WASTE MANAGEMENT
(2.00 PM - 5.00 PM)

TIME PARTICULAR
02.00 PM – 02.15 PM Keynote Address
TECHNICAL SESSION
02.20 PM – 02.40 PM Presentation by Green Gene Enviro Protection & Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.
02.40 PM – 03.00 PM Presentation by Shri Asif Hussain, SMS Envocare Ltd (TBC)
03.00 PM – 03.20 PM Presentation by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board
PLENARY SESSION
03.30 PM – 04.30 PM Topic: “Circular & Safe Management of Hazardous Waste in an Evolving Industrial Ecosystem”

Moderator: Dr. Deshpande, VP, TTCWMA & Mr. M. M. Brahme, General Manager, TBIA

Invited Panelists:
  • Shri B. R. Naidu, Ex-Regional Director, West Zone, CPCB Vadodara
  • Shri Nandkumar Gurav, Technical Advisor, MPCB
  • Shri Somnath Malgar, Mumbai Waste Management Ltd Pvt Ltd
  • Shri Saurabh Desai, Director, Enviro Analysts and Engineers Pvt Ltd
04.45 PM – 05.00 PM Open Forum Discussion & Session Conclusion

For More Details, Contact :

Akshay Jakhete – Conference Director

 M: 77578 47826
conference@envirotechasia.com