The 38th International Value Engineering Conference of Indian Value Engineering Society (INVEST www.invest-in.org ) was held on 6th & 7th January 2023 in Mumbai. This long-awaited event, after two years of virtual events during the pandemic, was the conference in the western zone of India. Traditionally, the conferences take place alternately in the four zones of the country, North, East, South and West.
Our Managing Director Dr. Marc Pauwels attended the conference on invitation of INVEST as Director Global Affairs of SAVE International© www.value-eng.org .
About 200 participants came to Mumbai, representing a wide variety of industries in India. These include, for example, automotive, electrical industry, consumer goods and renewable energies. But also representatives from the social sector were present. In total, more than 80 presentations were shown, all of which were of a very high standard, both in terms of content and the presentation style themselves. In connection with the presentations but also for merits in the organization, prestigious awards were presented again this year.
Dr. Pauwels was involved in the Opening Ceremony and was also asked to present some of the awards. He also gave two paper presentations and participated in the panel discussion on “Value Engineering as the Competitive Edge”.
The conference can be considered as a complete success. For INVEST as the organizer, for the participants and also for the entire Value Methodology community: VA/VE is used successfully, well-known global players use it and the fields of application continue to grow.