Nilanjan Sarker
Senior Application Specialist (Asia)
Shell

Mr. Nilanjan Sarker is the Senior Application Specialist (Asia) for Shell Construction and Road where his primary responsibilities include technical delivery to Shell’s customers in the Indian subcontinent, Middle East and parts of Africa. He is based out of Shell Technology Centre Bangalore (STCB) which is one of the three primary hubs of Shell for R&D and Technology delivery globally. Nilanjan has been actively working in this region to support development and implementation of new technologies for Shell’s customers. He has also authored a chapter in the Shell Bitumen Handbook and presented in key seminars/conferences in the region.

Sanjay Semwal 
General Manager (Bitumen)
Indian Oil Corporation Limited

Mr. Sanjay Semwal is the head of bitumen sales and marketing in Indian Oil, the largest state-owned oil Corporation. He has more than 23 years in sales and marketing for major petroleum products, across various regions of India. He is also involved in digital initiatives, B2B training programs and the development of training tools.

Allen Pinto
Captain, Director of Shipping Operations and Head of Bulk Bitumen
Richmond Mercantile

Mr. Allen Pinto has been with Richmond Group since 1999 and oversees the shipping & logistics functions. In addition to commercial management of chartered-in tonnage, Allen also coordinates and supports the groups bulk bitumen trading and supply operations across Southeast Asia, Australia, India and the Middle East. Allen has sailed as a master mariner on chemical and product tankers and has worked as a Marine Surveyor.

Mahua Chakravarty
Asia Editor, Bitumen
Argus Media

Mahua Chakravarty has worked with Argus since 2013 and is leading the bitumen desk for the Asia-Pacific and the Middle East markets. Prior to moving into this role in October 2020, she was co-leading the Asian petrochemicals desk within Argus, covering aromatics, methanol, polymers and olefins. She has more than 18 years’ experience working as a journalist and editor with various publications in Singapore and India.

Rajeshwar Rao Vonteddu
Head of Mumbai
Argus Media

Mr. Rajeshwar Rao is based in Mumbai and heads the Argus India office in Mumbai. Rajeshwar joined Argus in January 2020 to establish the Mumbai office and head operations in India. He is a commerce graduate and has spent his career in India across various management roles. His last role was at S&P Global Platts where he spent five years managing a team of energy market reporters as a managing editor, primarily covering the bunkers market.