Welcome Address by  Shri Angshu Mallick, Vice-President, SEA  

Welcome Address by  Shri Sandeep Bajoria, Chairman, AICOSCA

Cotton 360°: Building a Sustainable and Resilient Cotton Ecosystem
Theme Address : Shri Vjiay Sardana, Agribusiness Expert, New Delhi

Improving post-harvest and ginning practices to compete with global market
Dr. S. K. Shukla, Director, ICAR-CIRCOT, Mumbai

Unlocking the potential of Cottonseed Meal: Opportunities and Innovations in Livestock Feeding
 Dr D Srinivas Kumar, Professor & University Head, Dept. Of Animal Nutrition, A.P.

Diversified Applications of Cotton Linters: Current Scenario and Future Roadmap 
Dr. A Arputharaj, Senior Scientist, ICAR- CIRCOT, Mumbai.

Shri Nilesh Patel (N.K. Proteins) Innovation Awards for Cottonseed & Cottonseed Oil Supply Chain- Awardees Presentation
Presentations by Awardees
  1. Research Scholars Category 

First Prize:-    Professor Dr. Amit P. Pratap, ICT, Mumbai
Topic: Value addition to the vegetable oils and refinery byproducts

Second Prize:-

i).Dr. R. Pandiselvam, ICAR-CIRCOT, Mumbai
Dr. A Arputharaj, Senior Scientist, ICAR- CIRCOT, Mumbai I(Team Member)
Topic: Sustainable Hydrophobic Coating from Cottonseed Oil: A Green Alternative to synthetic materials

ii). Ms. Trupti Gunwant Chidam, National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management. Thanjavur
Topic: Developing cost-effective pre-treatment methods—namely soaking, hot water soaking, and fermentation—to improve the nutritional quality and safety of cottonseed flour for food applications.

Students Category

First: – Mr. Roushan Raj Singha, CSIT- IICT, Hyderabad
Topic: Innovation on  India’s protein deficiency, while offering a non- toxic, biodegradable  alternative to synthetic adhesives.

Second: –

i). Ms. Aaliya Salim Shaikh, College of Home Science Nirmala Niketan, Mumbai
Topic: Functional Structured Lipid-Based Energy Gel is an innovative, plant-derived sports nutrition product.

ii). Mr. Dhananjay Kumar Singh, National Institute Of Technology, Rourkela
Topic: Innovation provides a healthy, plant-based alternative to hydrogenated fats, reducing trans and saturated fat intake

Special Presentations on Tech Frontiers: Transforming the Cottonseed processing    with Next-  Gen Innovations
1.Shri Harshvardhan Bhandakkar, VP – Commercial  Gimatex Industries Pvt Ltd

2.Topic-Transforming the Solvent extraction processing (cotton Seed) plant with Next-GEN Solutions
Principal Lead – Process Integrated Solutions, Forbes Marshall, Pune Shri Viraj Pansare   

3.Topic- Miscella Refining & Low Temperature Distillation For Cotton Seed Oil Processing
 Pradeep Kumar K B, Manager, Process Design, Desmet India Corporation Pvt.Ltd.

Cottonseed Oil’s Role In Modern Nutrition
Dr. Pradosh Prasad Chakrabarti, Chief Scientist,  CSIR, IICT, Hyderabad. And Dr. Shiva Shankar Kaki, Principal Scientist, Department of Oils, Lipid Science & Technology, CSIR- IICT, Hyderabad

Cotton Seed meal for livestock feeding
Dr. J.V. Ramana, Vice-Chancellor, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupathi

Risk Management in Cotton & Cottonseed Complex using derivatives market.
Mr Ajay Sharma, Assistant VP, NCDEX

Chartist View on Cottonseed, Cottonseed Oil and Price Behavior
Shri Somasekhar, VP consulting, TransGraph Consulting P. Ltd, Hyderabad