​Registration and networking over tea/coffee and light refreshments.

• Shakti Singh Chauhan, Director, Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST): Welcome note and a brief note on IWST’s vision on this topic
• Ms. Nicole Podesta, Senior Agricultural Attaché (U.S. Embassy, Mumbai): US-India trade dynamics and necessary trade linkages that can help with Mass Timber Constructions in India’s Net-Zero Transition.
• Anindita Bhattacharyya, Softwood Export Council, Recap of the 2024 Mass Timber Workshop and Priorities Moving Forward
• Prof. Arijit Sinha, Oregon State University (OSU): India’s Building Codes and the Role of Mass Timber

9:30 – 9:40 AM

• Overview on the Role of Wood in the Built Environment for Mitigating or Reversing Global Warming – Prof. Indroneil Ganguly

9:40 – 11:00 AM – Keynote Panel – Moderated by Prof. Indroneil Ganguly

• Shri. Amit Verma, IFS, Director, Circular Economy Cell, NITI Aayog, New Delhi.
• Shri. Harsh Vardhan Bansal, President, National Real Estate Development Council, Delhi Chapter, new Delhi
• Shri. Akshat Bhatt, Architect, Architecture Discipline, New Delhi.
• Dr. Anil Kumar Sethy, Scientist E, Wood Properties and Processing Division, Institute of Wood Science and Technology, Bengaluru, India
• Ms. Jyoti Yadav, World Resource Institute, Hauz Khas New Delhi, India. 
• Dr. Sanjay Bala, Assistant Professor, India Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal, India 

SHORT BREAK

Moderator and Chair: Dr. Amitava Sil, Scientist E, Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST), Bengaluru

11:15 – 11: 40 AM – Mass Timber Constructions and Lessons Learnt from the North American Context

• Prof. Arijit Sinha, Professor and JELD-WEN Chair of Wood-based Composites Science and Director of NSF Industry University Cooperative Research Center for Wood-Based Composites, Oregon State University

11:40 – 12:05 PM – Introduction of Mass Timber Construction Code in China and Lessons Learnt

• Mr. Xu Fang, Director, American Softwoods, China Office

12:05 AM – 12:30PM – Adapting Indian Building Codes for Mass Timber Construction.

• Mr. Arun Kumar, Head, Civil Engineering Department, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi

12:30 – 01:00 PM Q&A Session

LUNCH AND NETWORKING

Moderator and Chair: Prof. Arijit Sinha, Professor, Oregon State University, Oregon
 
01:45 – 02:00 PM
Comparative Life Cycle Analysis of Mass Timber Building Case Studies in the World
Prof. Indroneil Ganguly, Associate Professor, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences and Associate Director, Center for International Trade in Forest Products, University of Washington, Seattle.
 
02:00 – 02:15 PM
Mass Timber Building – Prospective, Opportunities and Risk – Success Stories in Tropical Countries
Mr. Subramaniam Solaimuthu, Venturer Modular, Chennai
 
02:15 – 02:30 PM
Discussion, Q&A and summarization

 02:30 – 03:30 PM
SESSION 3: Addressing Perceptions: Supply Chain Barriers and Solutions
Moderator and Chair: Dr. T.R. Manoharan, Visiting Faculty, Department of Environment Planning, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, and International Member of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
 
02:30 – 02:45 PM
Overall Supply Chain Prospective in India
Dr. Anindita Bhattacharyya, Sustainability Consultant and India Representative, Softwood Export Council

​02:45 – 03:00 PM
Supply Chain Barriers and Solutions
Dr. Sanjay Bala, Assistant Professor, India Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal, India
 
03:00 – 03:15 PM
Exploration of Common Barriers to Mass Timber Adoption
Mr. Nitish Singhal: JackHammer India Pvt. Ltd. – Exploration of Common Barriers to Mass Timber Adoption
 
03:15 – 03:30 PM
Discussion, Q&A and summarization

TEA BREAK

Moderators: Ragini Letitia Singh, Communications Specialist and Xu Fang, Director, American Softwoods, China Office
The primary concerns and solutions. Discussion topics for individual groups:

1. Architecture and engineering
2. Wood supply and sourcing sustainable wood for construction
3. Public perception in India on building with wood

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