Hundreds of high-level visitors
queued up bright and early on Thursday morning at the registration counters for
the Clean India Technology Week 2020. The event was inagurated by Dinesh D
Jagdale, Joint Secretary Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), and
Alok Kumar Tiwari, Principal Executive Director, EnHM, Railway Ministry,
Government of India, among other dignitaries.
Stalls at its four expos – the
Clean India Show, Laundrex India Expo, Waste Technology Expo India and Car Care
Expo, were manned by industry leaders from 16 countries, and visited by
decision-makers from India as well as 25 other nations. The latest equipment
and solutions in the cleaning sector were unveiled and explored, and several
future deals were initiated.
The Waste Technology conference
was themed 'Strategising Waste C2C in Industries and Smart Cities'. Various
practical ideas to convert waste to energy or compost were discussed, while the
machines that can enable this were on display atthe Expo. The over 100
delegates who were present agreed that they had never attended a conference
about waste that was so productive.
The halls of the Bombay
Exhibition Center resounded with speeches and lively panel discussions of the
Digital Facility Management (DigiFM) conference, which included star speakers
like Dr Shakti Chauhan, Head: Administration and Facilities, HDFC Bank, and
Charu Thapar, Regional Director, Property & Asset Management (Asia-Pacific),
JLL.
On the sidelines of the
conferences, two special sessions for the i-Professional Housekeepers'
Association and the Hospitality Purchase Managers Forum were convened. A closed
door session for select service providers also informed them about the needs
and requirements of the Indian Railways, and how they can partner with it.
On Friday, the Expos are expected
to attract even larger crowds, while the day-long Conference on Hospital
Infection Control will be thronged by microbiologists, hospital administrators
and housekeepers, critical care specialists and other stakeholders. A special
session on Car Care is also scheduled for Day 2 of this three-day landmark
event.
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