World Accreditation Day Conference – Post Event Update
World Accreditation Day Conference 2022 – Post Event Update
WAD 2022 Conference jointly organised by International Accreditation Services (IAS), USA; Bureau of Indian Standards and Consultants Consortium of Chennai ended on June 10th 2022 with a positive a note.
Two days conference held on June 9th and 10th had eminent speakers from India and abroad , from various sectors , sharing rich insights about Standards, Certifications, Accreditations, Inspections & Regulations related to Sustainability and Environment across the globe.
Two days of intense learning sessions came to an end on June 10th.
Conference had 324 delegates registering for multiple sessions across two days and the feedback received from them is very encouraging.
The conference is supported by many Trade and Industry Platforms as listed below :
Sharing few pictures of the event for reference :
Inaugural 
Speakers introduction 
Speakers introduction 
Dr R Velraj & CCC’s VP Mr Ramkumar Sivaraman 
Inaugural Session 
Inaugural Session 
Dr R Velraj’s Keynote Address 
BIS Team 
Dr R Velraj, VC, Anna University & Shri USP Yadav , DDG – BIS, Southern Region 
Dr Deepak Samuel V, CMR – NCSCM , Speaker 
Mr Nambi, GC Member – CCC 
Dr M Sasikala
NHHID – Anna University,
Mr Ashish Dev
Lead Auditor & Tutor – COTECNA India
Mr U S P Yadav, Scientist F and Deputy Director General , (Southern Region) , BIS 
Offsite Delegates 
Mr Premkumar Jayvin
MD / Principal Consultant , Jayvin Management Systems and Solutions
Mr K Vijayaveeran
Scientist D & Joint Director
Bureau of Indian Standards
Dr.Ghadevaru Sarathchandra,
Professor and Head,
TANUVAS & Representative of NABL
Dr R Velraj and Dr Dr.Ghadevaru Sarathchandra 
Dr K Sankaran , Dr M Sasikala – NHHID Hub 
Mr Anil Jauhri, Ex CEO – NABCB & Speaker 
Mr Ramanathan Ganesan
DQS India, Speaker
Dr Jagannath Patil
Adviser, NAAC India & Speaker
Ms Nisha Rani
Legal & EIA Expert , Speaker
Ms B Sandhya, Scientist G – Head – Certifications, KIHT , Speaker 
Mr Vivek Kulkarni, Laundry Expert, Speaker 
Mr R Deswal, President, AOIL & Speaker 
Dr. Harinder Singh Oberoi
Advisor (Quality Assurance) – FSSAI
Mr Karthik S Easwar, Head, Quality and Regulatory Affairs, IAS, USA 
Mr Vishnu P. Sudarsan
Partner, J Sagar Associates
Dr Nisha Kohli, Founder & CEO
CorpStage – Sustainability Platform, Speaker
Dr Aparna Dhawan
Executive Director, TIC Council India
Mr Amit Thusu, Sr. Director – Climate Actions, Global Carbon Council, Speaker 
Ms Jyotsna Belliappa, Founder and Director – BlueSky Sustainable Business, Speaker 
Mr Prosenjit Mitra, Dy. General Manager, TÜV SÜD South Asia, Speaker 
Mr Sandeep Bhargava
CEO – OneCert International
Nominee – ACBI , Speaker
Mr Karthi Thiyagarajan, GC Member – CCC 
Mr Thiruvengadam, GC Member – CCC 
Mr D Srikanthan , Secretary – CCC 
GC Members – CCC 
CCC Team 
Delegates – Offsite 
CCC Team 
CCC Team 
Conference Venue – National Centre for Sustainability and Coastal Management
Event update was covered in Enviro Annotations News Bulletin . Read here
Session Videos are shared here for industry and stakeholders benefit. Please check the links below :
INAUGURAL SESSION :
Theme – Sustainability in Economic Growth and the Environment
TECHNICAL SESSION 1:
Theme – Sustainable Standards for a Safer World
TECHNICAL SESSION 2 :
Theme – ESG Rating for Sustainability Initiatives
TECHNICAL SESSION 3 :
Theme – Sustainability Initiatives in Food Sector
TECHNICAL SESSION 4 :
Theme – Sustainable Healthcare Initiatives
TECHNICAL SESSION 5 :
Theme – Incorporating Sustainability in Educational Institutions
It was a great seminar.
Panelist and speakers possessed good experience and knowledge.
Being a healthcare worker, I emphasis on having more sessions related to hospital and medical laboratories accreditation.
Great work… Please keep it up. Best wishes.
M R Tiwari
thank you. appreciate.
very well organised
thank you. appreciate
It is a contemporary seminar and such programs are really needed. It is really great that Speakers shared their knowledge. Excellent Work. Best Wishes….
Thank you Dr. Appreciate the feedback .