Energy & Infrastructure Management in Post Covid-19 Era
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Objective
The objective of ICEIM 2022 is to present a scholarly platform for showcasing recent research related to the areas of Energy & Infrastructure Management and dissemination of new ideas, solutions, research and developments, empirical and practical experiments, which concentrate on both theory and practices, for the benefit of various stakeholders. The conference intends to assemble researchers, academic, scientists and practitioners to exchange and share their experiences and research results. The scope of the Conference covers the management challenges for Energy & Infrastructure sector and other domain relevant issues and challenges in Human Resource Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations, Business Analytics, Strategies and Entrepreneurship. We also encourage cross domain submissions cutting across subject-areas. The conference will consist of presentations of papers and invited sessions.
The Conference Theme
Energy & Infrastructure Management in Post Covid-19 Era
Onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented drop in global economic activity. Uncertainties in the global economy heightened. Global energy demand contracted. The adverse impacts have been felt hardest by most of the countries. The world seem to have changed due to the novel corona virus and its likely long shadow on the global economy. In this uncertain outlook, the critical role of energy & infrastructure is seen significant in achieving a robust economic recovery. Energy & infrastructure cover a complex of distinct sectors and represent a large share of an economy by any measure. Investments to upgrade and expand energy & infrastructure could bring about the salvation of the global economy as it recovers and re-emerges from the pandemic crisis. This conference aims to create a scholarly platform wherein abundance of ideas, answers, right questions, complementing new knowledge on the frontiers of energy & infrastructure are expected to emerge.
Conference is scheduled to take place in a hybrid format with both online and in-person mode. You can join in-person at Gandhinagar, India or virtually from home or work. However, in view of the ongoing pandemic situation, the Conference may be planned in Virtual (Online) Mode only.
Call for papers
Research Papers/ Working Papers/ Articles/ Case Studies from Academia, Industry Professionals, Research Scholars, and Students of Management/ Social Science in the domain of energy and infrastructure sector are invited on the themes and sub-themes (not limited to) as below:
Conference Tracks
Track 1: Business & Technology Management Challenges for Indian Energy & Infrastructure Sectors
- Energy Security and World Economy
- Oil Geopolitics and Global Energy Economy
- Challenges of Energy Cooperation in Developed and Emerging Economies
- Energy Economics: Demand & Supply Challenges post Covid 2019
- Regulatory perspectives on energy sector
- Natural Gas Business: Challenges for Indian Energy Markets
- Managing Climate Change and Resource Challenges
- Green Technology Movement & Clean Energy for the new world
- The COP26 and Net Zero Economy: Global Challenges for Sustainable Development and Climate Change
- Global Carbon credit market
- Emerging Business Trends and Best Practices of Energy & Infrastructure sectors
- Renewable Energy: Technology Development & Business Prospects for India
- Moving to Gas Based Economy
- National Smart Grids: Policy and Business Challenges
- Natural Gas Transportation Infrastructure
- City Gas Distribution (CGD) Networks: Current & Future Challenges
- Building Sustainable Cities and Villages: Infrastructure Challenges for New India
- Sustainable Agriculture for India: Energy Supply & Infrastructure Challenges
- Energy and digital infrastructure links
- Railways, Highways and Waterways: Future Challenges in Integration of Infrastructure
- National Infrastructure Pipeline
- Asset Monetization of Public Infrastructure
Track 2: Marketing Management
- Brand management
- Sales and Distribution Management
- Retailing
- Services Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- Product Management
- Marketing Intelligence
- Social Marketing
- Managing Customer Experience and Engagement
- Marketing strategies
- International Marketing
Track 3: Project & Operations Management
- Demand Planning and Forecasting Techniques
- Capacity and Production Planning
- Logistics Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Transportation and Network Models
- Quality Control and Management
- Project Management
- Service Operations Management Submission guidelines
Track 4: Accounting and Financial Management
- Accounting practices
- Performance reporting
- Financial fraud
- Managerial accounting
- Cost management
- Auditing and Tax Management
- Internal Control systems
- Corporate Finance
- International Finance
- Financial Markets
- Derivatives and Risk Management
- Behavioral Finance
- Fintech
- Micro-finance
- Banking and Financial Institutions
- Asset Pricing
- Green Finance
Track 5: Human Resource Management
- The human resource’ competencies of the future
- HRM trends and challenges arising post Covid-19
- Professional Development and Talent Management
- Organizational learning and knowledge management
- Compensation Management
- HRM trends in different industries
- Migration and global mobility flows
- Diversity, equality and dignity at work
- People analytics
- Social Media and HRM
- Social Learning and HRM
- Leadership and the creativity
- Sustainable HRM Practices
- Organizational health and improving organizational performance
Track 6: Business Analytics and Data Science
- Data Analytics and Data Technologies
- Data mining
- Predictive Analytics
- Business Intelligence
- Algorithms and Big Data
- Web and Social Media Analytics
- Statistical and Operation Research Modeling
- Deep Learning
- Machine Learning
- Artificial Intelligence, IOT and IIOT
- Analytics in HR, Finance, Marketing, Operations and Supply Chain Management
- Business Performance Management
Track 7:Strategies & Entrepreneurship Management
- Competitive strategies
- Strategy as Practice
- Strategic change management
- Strategic partnerships & alliances
- Turnaround and renewal strategies
- International business and strategies
- Industry 4.0 and impact on strategies
- Strategies in the post-pandemic world
- Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Governance
- Business Ethics and Human Values
- Knowledge management strategies
- Entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial ecosystem
- Entrepreneurial Processes
- Business groups and family business firms
- Social and Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Note: The above list is indicative. Papers conforming to the overall theme of the conference but not mentioned in topics above are also welcome.
Full Paper Submissions:
Full paper should be submitted after abstract acceptance. All full papers should include the title page, a structured abstract (max. 200 words), and the main text including figures, tables, and APA-style references. Total word count for full manuscripts to be in the range of 4,000 to 6,000 words.
Extended Abstract Submissions:
Extended abstracts (max. 500 words) for work-in-progress projects are also invited. Authors should confirm that their submission is entirely original and not already published or presented; not submitted elsewhere for possible publication/ presentation.
Formatting Guidelines:
- Title: Bold Type
- Font: Times New Roman
- Font size: 12 Points
- Line spacing: Double
- Margins: One inch on all four sides
Review Process:
All the submissions will be reviewed through a blind review process. Based on the reviewer’s comments, the organizing committee will take one of the following decisions:
- Accept without revisions
- Accept with minor revision
- Accept with major revision
- Non acceptance
All the contributors whose abstracts have been accepted would be eligible for paper presentation in the conference on due registration. In view of the ongoing pandemic situation, the Conference will be hosted in Virtual (Online) Mode.
Publication Opportunities for full papers:
All accepted papers will be published in the Edited Book / Conference Proceedings with ISBN. Select full papers accepted in the conference would be considered for publishing in a peer-reviewed and indexed journals subject to meeting the submission guidelines:
- Manthan – Journal of Commerce and Management
- PDEU Journal of Energy and Management
- ‘OORJA’ International Journal of Management and IT
Selected papers may also get a publication opportunity in regular issues of any of the below mentioned journals published by ‘Journal Press India’, after double blind peer-review process.
- Mudra: Journal of Finance and Accounting
- Focus: Journal of International Business
- Pragati: Journal of Indian Economy
- Vision: Journal of Indian Taxation
All aforesaid journals are peer-reviewed / refereed and Indexed with Index Copernicus International (ICI), CrossRef, Research Gate, Google scholar, Summon (ProQuest), EBSCO, Indian Citation Index, Ulrich's Web, Scilit, J-Gate and i-Scholar
In order for a paper to be published, author must pay the full registration fee and attend the conference to present the paper. If more than one author will be coming to attend the conference for paper presentation, then at least one author need to register as a Regular Author/ Student Conference Organising Committee is exploring for making arrangements with other quality journals to provide conference attendees with publication opportunities.
Best paper awards: ICEIM 2022
- First prize: Rs. 20,000
- Second prize: Rs. 15,000
- Third prize : Rs.10,000
- Two consolation prizes: Rs. 5,000 each
Important Dates
Deadline for Submission of Abstract | April 30, 2022 |
Deadline for Submission of Full Paper | June 15, 2022 |
Deadline for Registration | June 30, 2022 |
Sponsorship
The sponsorship from organizations and industries will be appreciated and acknowledged. Depending on the nature of sponsorship, the conference will provide a combination of opportunities which may include complimentary registration, participation and company logo in conference documents.
How to Submit Paper
Prepare the paper in MS Word format. Click on “Submit Your Paper” on the conference website or else visit https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/ICEIM2020.
For Abstract submission, download abstract template from conference website. Submit your abstract referring to template provided by conference organizer.
For Full Paper submission, kindly refer to manuscript submission guidelines and/or samples available on the conference website.
The abstract/paper submission process is described as under:
- Register yourself by clicking on the “registration” tab.
- Create new account and fill in personal information.
- After you have registered for the conference. Use the login credentials to log in to the submission portal.
- After you have logged in, click on “Create New Submission” tab to submit your abstract or research manuscript.
- Fill in the details related to research paper i.e. title and short abstract of 250 words.
- Select subject area of your “research paper” and upload the document in MS-Word format. Press Submit Button, once done uploading.
Speakers
Mr. Suresh Manglani
Chief Executive Officer of Adani Gas Limited (AGL)
Suresh P Manglani is the Chief Executive Officer of Adani Gas Limited (AGL), a listed company on both NSE and BSE. He is also a non executive Director on the Board of Indian Oil Adani Gas Private Limited (IOAGPL), a 50:50 JV between Adani Gas and IOCL and Director in Total Adani Fuel Marketing Private Limited, a 50:50 JV between Adani and Total. He is presently the Chairman of National Council on Hydrocarbon and Petrochemical of ASSOCHAM. Suresh is a seasoned professional with diversified experience in Oil & Gas Industry of over 30 years which includes ~19 years of experience in British Gas and BP Plc JVs in India in the area of Midstream and Downstream businesses. Prior to joining AGL, Suresh was with Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) as Sr. Vice President and CFO for Refinery & Marketing Division (Retail Petroleum Business). He worked in RIL for over 10 years in the areas of City Gas Distribution, Gas Marketing, RLNG Business (in RIL-BP JV) and Petroleum Retail businesses. Prior to RIL, Suresh had spent over 13 years in Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) –A JV of GAIL and British Gas (now Shell). He was instrumental in conceptualisation, negotiation, formation of MGL and developing MGL as the best governed robust profit-making utility household name in Mumbai/India. With industry best practices across all areas of CGD business. In MGL, Suresh was member of strategic group responsible for day to day running of the company. Prior to MGL, Suresh was with GAIL for around 5 years and prior to that he was with Kelvinator (Now Whirlpool India). Suresh is a well-known CGD/gas business professional in India and has all round CGD, Gas Business and Petro Retail business experience. He has been speaking on various topics covering all CGD business aspects, RLNG/commercial and regulations etc. in the national and international forums.
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Dr. Arabinda Tripathy
Founder Director-institute of Petrolium Management(now SPM)
Institution Building in Higher Education
India has been the cradle of civilization and its early contributions to Science, Mathematics, Astronomy, Economics, Political Science and Governance have been legendary. There are some educational institutions which stand out as islands of excellence in an ocean of mediocrity. Even though there is no unanimity on the notion of excellence in higher education, the moot question is: why do some institutions succeed and sustain their excellence, while others rapidly approach institutional menopause and then enter a stage of decline and oblivion? The concept of institution building emerged historically in the 1950s and 1960s when the emphasis on international social development began to focus on technical assistance. SPM, PDEU will be welcoming home, Dr. Arabinda Tripathy, Founder Director (Institute of Petroleum Management now School of Petroleum Management) on the topic "Institution-Building in Higher Education".
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Mr. Shailesh Tiwari
Chief General Manager Indian Oil Corp.Ltd
Organizational transformation in IOCL on Talent Management Practices
To survive in modern times, a company must have an organizational structure that accepts change as its basic premise, lets tribal customs thrive, and fosters a power that is derived from respect, not rules. In other words, the successful companies will be the ones that put quality of life first. Do this and the rest - quality of product, productivity of workers, profits for all - will follow. School of Petroleum Management, PDEU is delighted to host Mr. Shailesh Tiwari, Chief General Manager (HR), Indian Oil Corporation Limited as one of the distinguished speaker of 7th Biennial International Conference on Energy and Infrastructure Management to share his valuable experience and throw some light on "Organizational transformation in IOCL on Talent Management Practices".
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Dr.Mohan Lal Agarwal
NTPC School of Buisiness, NOIDA
Policy Reforms to Achieve Energy Transformation in India
With a population of 1.4 billion & one of the fastest growing economy, India will be vital for the future of global energy markets. Led by our Prime Minister’s vision of affordable, secure and cleaner energy, Government of India has laid out ambitious vision with a focus on energy system transformation & brought in number of policy reforms to provide sustainable energy to all its citizens. SPM-PDEU in its International Conference on Energy & Infrastructure Management (ICEIM)-2020 will be hosting Dr. Mohan Lal Agarwal from NTPC School of Business as a distinguished speaker who will be providing us inputs on the topic – “Policy reforms to achieve Energy Transformation in India”. Dr. Agarwal is the President of Gulf Marketing Association, Dubai and has done case researches in Marketing, Innovations, Service Marketing and Customer Relationship Management. With his vast experience in the sector, he’ll will be sharing his insights on significant progress in Sustainable development.
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Mr. Kalyan Mukherjee
DGM, Bharat Petrolium Corporation Ltd.
Energy Transition Trends in the 2020s
Energy transition is a pathway towards transformation of the global energy sector from fossil fuel based to zero carbon scenario. In today's world energy intensity is no longer the only measure for development of economy and creating efficient and sustainable energy systems is the need of the hour. SPM PDEU is glad to host Mr Kalyan Mukherjee-Dy General Manager ( corporate strategy) BPCL as one of the prominent speakers for International Conference on Energy and Infrastructure Management (ICEIM) 2020. With his rich experience in managing assests, business development, legal compliance and managing information systems Mr Mukherjee will be enlightening us about Energy Transition- trends in the 2020's and the changes that are required at the various stages of the energy value chain to achieve the goal of energy transition
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Mr. Ashok Chaudhury
Vice President - Buisiness Developement at Ankur Scientific Energy Technologies Pvt.Ltd
Innovation in Biomass / Waste Gasification Solutions for generation of Energy & Biofuels
Biomass gasification is a unique process that transforms a carbon-based material, such as Municipal Solid waste or biomass, into other forms of energy without actually burning it. Gasification can help the world both manage its wastes and produce the energy and products needed to foster economic growth. SPM PDEU, will be hosting Mr. Ashok Chaudhari , Vice President and Business Development Expert at Ankur Scientific Energy Technologies Pvt. Limited, Vadodara, India who will be presenting more intricate details about the same. Mr. Chaudhari's topic is "Innovation in Biomass/Waste Gasification Solutions for generation of Energy & Biofuels".
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Dr. Prafulla B. Sarolkar
Dy. Director General(Retd.)
Geological Survey of india
Geothermal Resources : Energy Source for Ladakh
It is not easy to generate energy in continental plates like Ladakh. But, it is a land which is potentially strong in terms of source for Geothermal Energy from river water & hot springs. SPM, PDEU is glad to host Mr. Prafulla B. Sarolkar Dy. Director General (Retd.), Geological Survey of India as one of the prominent speakers for International Conference on Energy & Infrastructure Management (ICEIM) 2020. He is a consultant in Geology & Geothermal Investigation for GSI. In his session he will be sharing his insights on the topic: "Geothermal Resources: Energy sources for Ladakh".
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Dr.R.K Mishra
Director, Institute of Public Enterprises
Energy Diplomacy : How & Why ?
SPM, PDEU has got the privilege to constitute a better understanding about the practices and norms by which political institutions and large energy companies cooperate to promote energy trade. We are honoured to welcome our delegate Dr. R K Mishra, Director, Senior Professor and ONGC Subir Raha Chair Professor at IPE and a graduate of International Management Programme, Milan, Italy for ICEIM-2020. With several feathers in his hat as an educationist, consultant, researcher, administrator, and a leader par excellence, he will impart the knowledge further on the topic "Energy Diplomacy : How & Why?"
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Mr. Prafulla Pathak
President Solar Energy Society of India
Solar Energy Sector in India: Challenges and Opportunities ahead
India is endowed with tremendous potential to produce solar energy. Given the rising energy needs, as a nation responsible towards climate change concerns, India has set a target to achieve 100 GW power capacity through grid-connected solar energy, out of which 40 GW is estimated to come through rooftop solar installations by 2022. Going forward, strengthening the opportunities and overcoming challenges will bolster investor confidence and streamline the path to achieving the 2022 target of 40 GW. Mr. Prafulla Pathak, President of Solar Energy Society of India(SESI) is one of the prominent speakers for the 7th Biennial International Conference on Energy and Infrastructure Management (ICEIM-2020). He will be presenting on the topic "Solar Energy Sector in India: Challenges and Opportunities ahead".
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About School of Petroleum Management
The Management School was first established as the Institute of Petroleum Management, Gandhinagar (IPMG) in 2006 by GERMI (Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute), established as a trust and a society by GSPC (Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation), a Government of Gujarat undertaking.
Subsequently in 2007, when GERMI established Pandit Deendayal Energy University, IPMG became the constituent of PDEU and changed the name to School of Petroleum Management (SPM). The school has been set up as a centre of excellence to impart formal education and training programmes to students and executives. It offers a wide array of professional courses like MBA, PGDPM-X, MDP and PhD with dedicated fulltime faculty members and best-in-class course structure and facilities. In addition to teaching, the School is engaged in Training, Research, Consulting and Dissemination of body of knowledge largely in all the functional areas of management and specifically in energy and infrastructure domain.
About Pandit Deendayal Energy University
Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU), Gandhinagar (formerly known as Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University - PDPU) promoted by Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) is a domain specific university in the field of energy education and research with a special focus on the oil and gas sector.
The University is recognized by UGC. PDEU currently addresses the need for trained and specialized human resource for all Industries worldwide. It helps to expand the opportunities for students and professionals to develop intellectual knowledge base with leadership skills to compete in the global arena. All these are accomplished through a number of specialized and well planned undergraduate and post graduate energy education programme and intensive research initiatives. Located in Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat, PDEU is spread over an impressive campus of about 50 acres and offers necessary infrastructure of a world - class institute. The details about the university are available at www.pdpu.ac.in