CONFERENCE PROGRAM

FSBI 2026 – TENTATIVE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

11:00 - 11:45 hrs

NBCS 2026: Enforcement, Accountability & Passive Fire Compliance

11:45 - 12:30 hrs

NBCS 2026 – Passive Progression

12:30 - 13:15 hrs

Fire-Safe Architecture & Urban Design

13:15 - 14:00 hrs

Lunch

14:00 - 14:45 hrs

The Developer's Perspective – Building Safer Assets Without Delays

14:45 - 15:30 hrs

Smart MEP & HVAC Integration for Fire-Safe Infrastructure

15:30 - 16:15 hrs

Global Fire Standards & International Certification Practices

11:00 - 11:45 hrs

EV Ecosystem Challenge: Charging Infrastructure, Occupant Safety & Fire Readiness

11:45 - 12:30 hrs

Projecting DIIM Framework to Enable Implementing NBCS 2026

12:30 - 13:15 hrs

Fire Safety in Data Centres & Mission Critical Infrastructure

13:15 - 14:00 hrs

Lunch

14:00 - 14:45 hrs

Fire Safety, Operations & Asset Management in Mega Infrastructure

14:45 - 15:30 hrs

Fire Retardant Paints & Intumescent Coatings: Choosing the Right Protection for Modern Buildings

15:30 - 16:15 hrs

The Future of Smart & Fire-Safe Buildings

11:30 – 12:15 hrs

International Perspectives on Passive Fire Engineering & Certification

*Conference Sessions, Speakers and Agenda are subject to change.

Past Speakers

Preeti Tyagi

Window Tech

Arch. Nirmal Mangal

M Moser Architecture

G N Gohul Deepak

Glazing Society of India

Mahesh Punjabi

Mahesh Punjabi Associates

Sanmukh Bawa

Fire View Glass India

Surya Prakash

Vetrotech Saint-Gobain

Raghavendra Kumar V

Hilti India

Ratan Jotwani

Eurofins Spectro

Vikram Manthena

Shakti Hormann

Ashish Mittal

HILTI India

Jothi Ramalingam

Afiti Global

Vishal Khandelwal

Window Tech

Upendra Walinjkar

Aluvision Facade Solution

Abhishek Chabbra

The Assurance Expert

Gurus of TIC

Hemant Khadse

East Crop Group

Ar. Gaurav Gupta

CA+PE Studio

Navin Kumar

L &T Construction

K R Suresh

Avante Façades

Kumar Waibhav

Firepedia

Dr. K Annapurna

CGCRI

Mohit Garg

Bureau of Indian Standards

Bill Mchugh

Firestop Contractors

International Association & National Fireproofing Contractors Association

Roy S Fernandes

Tenable Fire Engineering Consultancy

Jagdish Vatapalli

Centre for Safety Engineering

IITGN

Helmut Kugelmann

SCHOTT

Shri. C Lakshmi Prasad

Director

Telangana State Fire Services and Civil Defence Training Institute

Dr. D K Shami

Advisor Fire Engineering

DLF Ltd.

Des. Divyakant Mistry

Dr. Dravesh Yadav

Senior Researcher and Lab Operations Manager

IIT Gandhinagar

Gohul Deepak G N

Executive Director

Glazing Society of India

Haroon Siddiqui

Senior VP & Head - MEP

Rustomjee

Hemant Khadse

Group CEO

East Corp Group

Jothi Ramalingam

Director

Aadit Fire Testing Laboratory

Ar. Pathik Divyang Joshi

Founder & Partner

Kypad Design Office LLP

Ar. Pratik Jain

Principal Architect

AGLIERS

Pulkit Kukreja

Vice President Engineering

Hilti India

Ray Kerry

Technical Director

Coopers Fire Ltd

Rounaq. K. Choudhari

Director

Firetec Systems India

Sanjay Bhattacharya

Head MEP Design

Godrej Properties

Shri Santosh Warick

Chief Fire Officer & Fire Advisor

MIDC Fire Service

Shahzed Lehry

Civil Defence (HQ Officer)

Dept. of Home

Suresh Shanmugam

South and South East Asia Business Head

Built Environment, UL Solutions

Vinod Kapse

Director

Kapse Consulting Engineers Pvt. Ltd

Vipul Tapke

CEO and Chief Architect

JTCPL Designs

Ar. Aditya Jeswal

VP Planning and Architecture

VP Planning and Architecture

Ar. Alhad Gore

Principal and Managing Partner

Beyond Design Architects

Dr. Amit Chaudhari

Associate Director and Head – MEP & Infrastructure India

KPM Engineering Consultants

Amit Deshmukh

Director and Partner

BuroHappold Engineers (I) Pvt. Ltd

Ar. Anuja Sawant

Principal

SSA Architects

Balaji Sankaran

Senior VP (Services)

Prestige Group

Er. Nikhil Shanghvi

CEO

SACPL

P Ramakrishnan

Group Executive Director

DLF Ltd

Dr. Prabhat Rahangdale

Managing Director

Forteza Safety Integration

Muniyaya Ashokan

OBO Bettermann

Tushar Zope

Asahi India Glass Ltd

Dr. Mukesh Tomar

Jacobs

Tolga YAZIC

Efectis

Turkey

Amit Chaudhari

KPM Engineering

Santosh Warick

Maharashtra Fire Service

Anuja Sawant

SSA Architects

Boris Schubert

CEO & Associate MD

Celsion Fire Protection Systems GmbH

Abasaheb Kale

Managing Director

pdkASM Consulting