FILLING THE VOID |Tackling Gaps in Passive Fire Protection

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  Jagdish Vatapalli Advisor- Center for safety @ IIT Gandhinagar

  Experienced Fire Safety Professional with wide range of experience from operations, product business development, start up, enhancing safety through research projects and product development. Created a business model to develop product Quality through performance based testing often changing the perception/mind set of the stakeholders. Created a space for Indian manufacturers– a platform to export products worldwide through international certifications. - Over 15 years experience as Business Development Head for UL – Emerging Markets - 10 years as FIRE MARSHAL with GSFC a major Petrochemical & Fertiliser Industry - Career start with Major Industries like Chennai Petroleum Corporation & Reliance Industries - Worked with India Premier Institute- Indian Institute of Technology in R&D Research for structural fire Engineering as Advisor.

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  Vinod Kapse Lead Consultant @ Kapse Consultant Engineers Pvt. Ltd.

  A Mechanical Engineer, with more than 20 years of experience of the Industry. Spent his formative years in gaining valuable experience Design of Fire Protection systems for complex Industrial/ Commercial requirements, serving International Organizations. He has gained tremendous amount of experience designing to strict international codes & standards for varied Fire protection requirements from Warehouses, Data centers, High hazard Storage, High rise buildings. Other than Fire protection, his expertise in Life Safety – NFPA 101 for Industrial, Commercial & high rise is unparalleled. NFPA Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS) NFPA Certified Hazard Recognition Specialist ( CHRS ) UL Certified Fire Forensics Professional Member of Fire & Security Association of India Founder Member: SECONA – Security Consultants Association

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  M.V. Deshmukh Chairman - FSIF · Director - FIre Advisor (Government of Maharashtra) @ Fire safe India Foundation

  Mr M.V. Deshmukh has had an illustrious career as a Fire professional for more than four decades. He is a Gold Medalist of the National Fire Academy and has been awarded Fellow of IFE (UK). He has a passion for continuous learning and education and has acquired Master's Degrees in: Business Administration, in Law and in Information Technology; as well as a Diploma in Industrial Safety. He retired as Fire Advisor and Director Government Of Maharashtra; managing and strategizing Fire Prevention and Fire Safety. He along with his team was instrumental to drive major reforms in Maharashtra's Fire & Life Safety: i) Legislative Reforms ii) Academic Reforms iii) Capacity Building Programmes iv) Mass Education & Awareness programmes

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  Abhishek Chhabra Director @ FCIA, Middle East and Asia

  Abhishek Chhabra is a fire safety expert with nearly 20 years of experience in conformity assessment across diverse industries, including consumer electronics, machinery, construction materials, and hazardous goods. He has extensive knowledge of international compliance standards from North America, Europe, Britain, ISO, IMO, and Indian authorities. A strong advocate for passive fire protection, Abhishek has worked with Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC) bodies, is dedicated to educating stakeholders such as consultants, contractors, and regulators. He actively participates in advisory committees for standards and accreditation bodies, has contributed to the Independent Review of the Construction Product Testing Regime for the UK government. Currently, Abhishek represents the Firestop Contractors International Association (FCIA) and the National Fireproofing Contractors Association (NFCA), promoting passive fire protection practices.

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  Harsimran Kaur Events Executive @ Hilti India Pvt. Ltd.

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  Raghavendra Kumar Vakkalagadda Head - Codes & Approvals (Fire Protection) @ Hilti India Pvt. Ltd.

  Raghavendra has spent more than a decade specializing in the field of passive fire protection and played a pivotal role in the design and testing of several Passive Fire Protection systems. Engagement extends to ensuring testing to standards such as UL,ASTM, EN, IS