Shortlisted Entries for the Infrastructure Excellence Awards 2011

Infrastructure Excellence Awards 2011

CNBC TV Airing Schedule for Panel Discussions and Infrastructure Excellence Awards

Infrastructure Panel Discussion on Augmenting Infrastructure for Growth

Saturday 26th March 2011 at 4:30 pm

Sunday 27th March 2011 at 4:30 pm (Repeat)

Infrastructure Panel Discussion on Petroleum & Natural Gas

Saturday 9th April 2011 at 4 pm

Sunday 17th April 2011 at 5 pm (Repeat)

Infrastructure Panel Discussion on Building Future-Proof Power Plants

Saturday 23rd April 2011 at 4 pm

Sunday 24th April 2011 at 4 pm (Repeat)

Infrastructure Excellence Awards 2011

Saturday 30th April 2011 at 4 pm

Sunday 1st May 2011 at 4 pm (Repeat)

Infrastructure Panel Discussion on Building Future-Proof Power Plants

Infrastructure Panel Discussion on Building Future-Proof Power Plants

March 18th 2011, New Delhi

Airing on CNBC TV18 on

* Saturday 23rd April 2011 at 4 pm

* Sunday 24th April 2011 at 4 pm (Repeat)

Panelists

* Satnam Singh, CMD, PFC

* Arup Roy Choudhury, CMD, NTPC

* P Umashankar, Secretary, Ministry of Power, Government of India

* Pronab Sen, Principal Adviser, Power and Energy, Planning Commission, Government of India

* Manoj Gaur, Chairman, Jaypee Infratech

Moderator

* Siddharth Zarabi, CNBC TV18

L-R: Satnam Singh, Arup Roy Choudhury, P Umashankar, Siddharth Zarabi, Pronab Sen, Manoj Gaur

Infrastructure Panel Discussion on Petroleum & Natural Gas

Infrastructure Panel Discussion on Petroleum & Natural Gas

March 15th 2011, New Delhi

Airing on CNBC TV18 on

* Saturday 9th April 2011 at 4 pm

* Sunday 17th April 2011 at 5 pm (Repeat)

Panelists

* Dr S C Sharma, OSD - Petroleum, Planning Commission

* B C Tripathi, CMD, GAIL

* L Mansingh, Chairman, PNGRB (Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board)

* Bazmi Husain, MD, ABB India

Moderator

* Siddharth Zarabi, CNBC TV18

L-R: S C Sharma, B C Tripathi, Siddharth Zarabi, L Mansingh, Bazmi Husain

Infrastructure Panel Discussion on Augmenting Infrastructure for Growth

Infrastructure Panel Discussion on Augmenting Infrastructure for Growth

March 5th 2011, New Delhi

Airing on CNBC TV18 on

* Saturday 26th March 2011 at 4:30 pm

* Sunday 27th March 2011 at 4:30 pm (Repeat)

Panelists

* S K Goel, Chairman & Managing Director, India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited

* Dr M Ramachandran, Advisor (Infrastructure), Government of Uttar Pradesh

* Sanjeev Kumar Lohia, OSD (Urban Transport) & Joint Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India

* Suhaimi Yaacob, Country President - India, Scomi Group

* Alwyn Bowden, CEO, Essar Projects Limited

Moderator

* Suresh Venkat, Executive Producer, CNBC-TV18

L-R: Suhaimi Yaacob, Sanjeev Kumar Lohia, S K Goel, Suresh Venkat, Dr M Ramachandran, Alwyn Bowden

Jury (2011)

Dr Kirit Parikh

Chairman, Integrated Research & Action for Development (IRADe) &

Former Member, Planning Commission

Mr S K Goel

Chairman & Managing Director,

India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL)

Dr Arvind Mayaram

Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor,

Ministry of Rural Development, Govt of India

Ms Swati Ramanathan

Co-Founder,

Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy

Mr S S Kohli

Board Member, IDFC & Former CMD of IIFCL & PNG

Dr M Ramachandran

Advisor (Infrastructure), Government of Uttar Pradesh

Partners (2011)

Essar Steel is a global producer of steel with a footprint covering India, Canada, USA, Middle East and Asia. It is a fully integrated flat carbon steel manufacturer--from iron ore to ready-to-market products. Its products find wide acceptance in highly discerning consumer sectors, such as automotive, white goods, construction, engineering and shipbuilding. It is India's largest exporter of flat steel products and aims to reach 25 MTPA capacity by 2012.

CNBC TV18 is India's No 1 business medium and the undisputed leader in business news. CNBC TV18 has been an integral part of the Indian economic story, spearheading and mirroring these enterprising times. The channel's benchmark coverage extends from corporate news, financial markets coverage, expert perspective on investing and management to industry verticals and beyond. CNBC TV18 has been constantly innovating with new genres of programming that helps make business more relevant to different constituencies across India. CNBC TV18 is currently available in over 50 million households in India.

E18 is a division of Network 18 Media & Investments Ltd. It is active in the Experiential Marketing, Brand Activation and Live Entertainment sector. It is designed to create and implement turnkey below-the-line (BTL) brand solutions by strategically integrating and leveraging the various media platforms owned by the Network 18 Group. Since its inception, E18 has conceptualised and produced events including the Infrastructure Excellence Awards, 3G India Forum, IT for Manufacturing, IT Enabling Green, BPO India Forum, C4I2 and Storage & Security Forum. As a leading Television Media Group in India, Network 18 enjoys enormous political, economic & viewer goodwill which will be leveraged by E18.

Synovate Business Consulting is the business advisory unit of Synovate specialized in business intelligence and growth strategy. Synovate is the market research arm of Aegis Group plc, a listed company on the LSE and one of the world’s top ten research and intelligence companies, with a presence in 58 countries. In India, SBC has a presence in Mumbai and Delhi. SBC has a strong track record of consulting engagements covering markets globally in the areas of market opportunity assessment, competitive analysis, new product development, distribution channel & value chain analysis, market entry strategy, and partner diligence.

FAQs (2011)

Who can participate?

• All Indian / Multi-National organizations with a registered Indian address and who conduct business / have operations in India are permitted to participate in the awards
• Participants need to complete the nomination form based on their projects executed in India, in the event they have operations both in and outside India
• Participants could nominate projects that they would have executed individually or as a part of a consortium

Is it possible to submit a project that is still not complete?

• Only completed projects or a phase within a project that has met the objectives it was intended to meet when commissioned would be considered. The completed project or phase must be functional

Is it possible to submit entries across multiple categories?

• Yes, all organizations may submit entries across multiple categories; however the project must fulfill the respective category definitions

Is it necessary to submit supporting documents? What are the documents required?

• Yes. The award nomination should be accompanied by a CD containing information in the form of photos (.jpg, .gif, .tiff, .bmp format) / videos (.mpeg, .avi, .wma format) or valid documents that may aid in supporting the application

Is it possible to submit multiple entries within the same category?

• Each company can submit as many nominations as it desires for the projects completed within India by them in the last five years for consideration in the Main Award Categories

Methodology (2011)

The Essar Steel Infrastructure Excellence Awards in association with CNBC TV18 aim to capture spectacular company and individual performances and honor these entities for their tremendous efforts.

By submitting the completed nomination form, companies are free to showcase as many projects as they desire for the awards across the eight Main Award Categories. Each company can additionally submit a nomination in each of the six Special Award Categories.

Shortlisted nominations would be presented to an independent Jury consisting of eminent panelists. The selected winners will be announced at the Final Awards Night.

Award Categories (2011)

MAIN AWARD CATEGORIES

• Highways & Flyovers
• Railways
• Airports
• Ports
• Energy & Power
• Oil & Gas
• Telecom
• Urban Infrastructure

SPECIAL AWARD CATEGORIES

• Infrastructure Company of the Year
• Infrastructure Leader of the Year
• Innovative Infrastructure Company of the Year
• Emerging Infrastructure Company of the Year
• Design Project of the Year
• PEB Project of the Year

About Essar Steel Infrastructure Excellence Awards 2011

The Essar Steel Infrastructure Excellence Awards in association with CNBC TV18 jointly initiated by E18 and Essar Steel are the biggest Infrastructure Awards in the country. The prestigious Award, which is now in its Third Year acknowledges the achievements of the 'nation builders' and exhorts them to perform even better. The awards are designed to recognize and felicitate Infrastructure Companies for excellence and strategic initiatives in the field of infrastructure creation and development.

They are the only Infrastructure Awards in the country to be given on the basis of excellence in execution of projects and its overall impact. The Awards will capture spectacular company and individual performances and honor these entities for their efforts and performance.

A rigorous evaluation program has been designed to select the best and the most sustainable value creator amongst infrastructure projects in categories like Highways & Flyovers, Railways, Airports, Ports, Energy & Power, Oil & Gas, Telecom and Urban Infrastructure.