Schedule
10 Sessions09:00 → 19:00 IST9:00 onwardsRegistrations
10:15 – 11:00Opening Plenary
India Steel Capacity, Demand & Supply
- As India builds toward 300 MnT capacity by 2030, is South India / Telangana a growth region or a catch-up region?
- With incremental capacity concentrated in the East and West, how do Southern producers stay competitive on cost, scale and product mix?
- What is the realistic national demand–supply balance, and how does it set the frame for the region?
- Will the Southern market remain regional or turn increasingly national/export-oriented?
View Details11:00 – 12:15Inaugural Session & Knowledge Report Launch
Telangana’s Place in India’s Steel Story
- What is the policy and institutional context shaping steel investment in Telangana and South India?
- How can national steel-sector priorities be translated into concrete Telangana/South-region opportunities?
- Launch of BigMint’s flagship regional market/intelligence report — key findings and what they mean for the value chain.
- How can local and national players engage as co-participants in regional problem-solving, not just as an audience?
View Details12:15 – 13:00Raw Material Outlook
Iron Ore & Coal – Securing Core Feedstock
- What is the medium-term availability, price and quality outlook for iron ore and coking/thermal coal for Indian steelmakers?
- How exposed are producers to import dependence, mining-lease cycles and logistics volatility on these core inputs?
- What sourcing strategies, beneficiation and backward integration can secure competitively priced ore and coal?
View Details13:00 – 14:00Networking Lunch
14:00 – 14:30Technical Presentation 1
Closing the Technology Gap in Process & Product Quality
- Which process technologies can lift yield, energy efficiency and product quality for regional producers?
- What are the most practical upgrade paths for IF/EAF and rerolling units in the South?
- What investment and payback profile do these upgrades require?
- How can technology close the quality gap between regional and national/large producers?
View Details14:30 – 15:30Panel 1
South India Strength: Demand, Supply & the Live Project Pipeline
- What is South India’s steel demand and consumption outlook, and which infrastructure and construction-led projects will drive it?
- How do regional supply dynamics and the live/upcoming project pipeline match this demand?
- Where do the biggest growth opportunities lie across Southern India, and what could constrain them?
View Details15:30 – 16:00Presentation 2 (NIST)
Next-Generation Technology & Green Certification Readiness
- What emerging technologies can help regional producers meet tighter quality and emissions requirements?
- How does a green-steel certification / recognition framework work in practice (NIST green certificate role)?
- What must a producer put in place today to become certification-ready?
- How can technology adoption be sequenced against commercial return?
View Details16:00 – 17:00
Can India Secure the Scrap It Needs for Its Next Phase of Steel Growth?
- How will India bridge the gap between rising scrap demand, domestic generation (collection, vehicle scrappage, processing, formalisation) and import availability — while managing global scrap-market and trade risks?
- What quality, segregation, traceability and processing systems are needed to build an organised, reliable scrap ecosystem for EAF/IF expansion and decarbonisation?
- How can policy, infrastructure and industry collaboration secure competitively priced, low-carbon scrap and metallics for India’s next phase of steel growth?
View Details17:00 – 17:30
IT, Digital, AI & New Steel Consumption Patterns
- How are digitalisation, data and AI reshaping steel buying behaviour and downstream consumption patterns in the region?
- Where are major induction-furnace users applying AI in practice to tackle energy, productivity and process-quality challenges?
- Which digital and AI investments deliver the fastest, most practical ROI for regional producers and buyers?
View Details17:30 – 18:00
Powering Growth & Moving Steel: Energy Reliability and Logistics Competitiveness
- How do power availability, cost and reliability shape the competitiveness of induction-furnace-based and secondary steelmakers, and what solutions (captive, renewable, grid) are viable?
- How do freight costs, transport availability and port connectivity affect raw-material movement and delivered steel cost across the region?
- Where are Telangana/South India units actually sourcing raw materials from, and what energy and logistics infrastructure is needed to de-risk supply?
View Details18:00 – 18:30Closing Remarks
South India 2030 — Recap, Commitments & Next Steps
- What is the single biggest opportunity for South India’s steel industry by 2030?
- What is the biggest threat — raw materials, logistics, imports, competition or margins?
- What named opportunities (project, technology, raw-material) will stakeholders commit to act on?
- What one policy or industry intervention can most accelerate the region’s competitiveness?
View Details19:00 onwardsWelcome Dinner
