Industry Summit 2026

Department of Chemical Engineering, #IITHyderabad

The Department of Chemical Engineering, IITH is delighted to host the first Industry Summit 2026 on 28th February 2026.

We look forward to welcoming top leadership (~100 delegates) from nearly 40 leading industries for a day of meaningful engagement and partnership.

The summit will showcase ChE@IITH’s strengths in state-of-the-art research spanning:

🔹 Sustainability, Energy & Catalysis

🔹 Healthcare

🔹 Polymers, Soft Matter & Advanced Materials

🔹 AI/ML & Computational Chemical Engineering

🔹 Fluid Dynamics

🔹 Critical Minerals

Mr. Achyut Ghatak, Director (Technical), Coal India Limited will grace the occasion as the Chief Guest.

Sukuru Ramarao, Head of Technical Centre of Excellence, Adani Cement and Dr. Arunkumar Thangaraju, Director, Biocon Biologics Ltd. will be the Guests of Honor.

Panel Discussion:

“Beyond Collaboration: Building an Actionable Industry–Academia Framework for Viksit Bharat”

Featuring leaders from Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Adani Cement, and Biocon.

This summit reflects our department’s strong commitment to forging impactful industry partnerships and translating research into real-world solutions.

Looking forward to insightful discussions, new collaborations, and collective progress toward #ViksitBharat.