Qsutra Executive Series — 2026
Paradigms of Modern Manufacturing Value-Chains in India
A closed-door gathering of CXOs and plant heads shaping how Indian manufacturing sources, builds, and ships in a supply chain being redrawn in real time.
● Only 42 of 150 seats remaining — registrations reviewed on a rolling basis
5-Star Property
Hyatt Centric
★★★★★ MG Road, Bengaluru
- Convening leaders from
- Precision Auto Components
- Meridian Steel
- Vantage Electronics
- Suretex Industries
- 01 Raw Material Sourcing
- 02 Design & Engineering
- 03 Production & Quality
- 04 Logistics & Distribution
- 05 Market Delivery
Why Attend
Built for decisions, not slides
Every session is designed around one question: what should a manufacturing leader do differently in the next 12 months. No vendor pitches, no filler panels.
01
Peer-only room
150 seats, capped and vetted. You're in a room of people who carry the same P&L pressure you do.
02
Operator-led sessions
Speakers run plants and supply chains themselves — not consultants presenting theory.
03
India-specific data
Benchmarks and case studies drawn from Indian manufacturing, not adapted from a US or China playbook.
04
Direct access
Structured 1:1 networking blocks — you leave with contacts, not just business cards.
05
Chatham House rule
Off the record by default, so the conversation stays honest about what's actually broken.
06
Action, not archive
You leave with a working document: a 90-day priority list built during the closing session.
Who Should Attend
A room built for people who own the outcome
Managing Director / CEO
Strategy
COO / VP Operations
Execution
CPO / Head of Supply Chain
Sourcing
Plant Head / Factory Director
Production
CFO / Business Head
Investment
Eligibility
10+ years in a senior leadership role across manufacturing, quality, or supply chain.
Registrations are reviewed manually. This keeps the room senior enough that conversations stay strategic, not introductory.
150
Total seats
32+
Speaking leaders
2
Days, closed door
Agenda
Two days, eight working sessions
A working structure, not a lecture schedule. Every session lists its speaker and format so you can plan your day.
Registration & opening address
Framing the state of Indian manufacturing value-chains going into 2026.
Sourcing resilience in a fractured supply chain
CPOs on de-risking single-source dependencies without inflating cost.
Networking lunch
Structured 1:1 introductions based on your registration profile.
Quality-by-design: closing the plant-to-market gap
Where quality failures actually originate, and what to fix first.
The next 90 days
Closed-group session producing a working priority list per attendee.
Networking dinner
Off-agenda, smart formal — the conversations that don't fit a 50-minute slot.
Speakers
Leading the sessions
Operators first. Every speaker currently runs a manufacturing, quality, or supply chain function.
AR
Opening Keynote
Arvind Rao
COO, Meridian Steel · 22 years in heavy manufacturing
Arvind has led operations through two major plant expansions and Meridian’s shift to a multi-sourcing model after the 2023 supply shock. He’ll open the summit with where Indian steel manufacturing is placing its next decade of capital.
Sourcing resilience in a fractured supply chain — Day 1, 10:30 AM
SN
Sunita Nair
CPO, Vantage Electronics
Rebuilt Vantage's vendor base across 3 states after a single-source component failure cost 6 weeks of production in 2024.
Panel: De-risking single-source dependency
VK
Vikram Kapoor
Plant Director, Precision Auto
Runs a 400-worker facility that cut changeover time by 34% through a lean redesign he'll walk through live.
Session: Plant-floor lean in practice
MJ
Meera Joseph
Head of Quality, Suretex Industries
Built Suretex's quality-by-design framework now used across their 5 plants, cutting field-return rates by 40%.
Session: Closing the plant-to-market quality gap
RK
Ravi Krishnan
Head of Supply Chain, Northline Logistics
Manages last-mile distribution for 200+ manufacturing clients across South India, closing the delivery half of the value chain.
Roundtable: The next 90 days
From The 2025 Edition
"Most conferences waste a day of my time. This was the one room where every conversation led to something I actually changed on the factory floor within a month."
Event Details
Everything you need to plan around it
Dates
24th September 2026
9:00 AM – 5:30 PM daily
Venue
Hyatt Centric
MG Road , Bangalore
Dress Code
Business formal
Networking dinner: smart formal
Fee
By invitation
No registration fee for approved attendees
Before You Apply
Common questions
Is there a registration fee?
No. Approved attendees join free of charge. Qsutra covers session costs; you cover your own travel and stay.
Why is registration reviewed manually?
To keep the room genuinely senior. We verify designation and experience so every conversation in the room is peer-level.
Can I send a colleague in my place?
Seats are non-transferable without prior approval — email us at least 5 working days before the event if a substitution is needed.
Will presentations be shared afterward?
Given the Chatham House rule, slides and discussions are not recorded or circulated. You leave with your own notes and the 90-day priority document built live.
42 seats left. Applications close 5 March 2026.
Manual review takes up to 48 hours — apply now to secure your place before the room fills.
Request Your Invitation
150 seats. Reviewed manually. Confirmed within 48 hours.
Complete the form below. Our team verifies each registration to keep the room senior and relevant.
- Confirmation email with full agenda & speaker list
- Dedicated concierge for travel & accommodation
- Pre-event briefing document, one week prior