Plenary

August 21, 2025 (Thursday)

0930 – 1115 hrs. Opening Plenary - Safe, Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure through Digitalization
Sanjay Kumar

Sanjay Kumar

Chief Executive Officer
Geospatial World

Opening Remarks

Srikant Shastri

Srikant Shastri

Chairperson, Geospatial Data Promotion & Development Committee (GDPDC)
Government of India

Eric DesRoche

Eric DesRoche

Director-Infrastructure Business Strategy, AEC Design
Autodesk

Title: AEC Forum 2025 - Industry Keynote
Amit Prothi

Amit Prothi

Director General
Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure

Title: Resilient Infrastructure Through Digitalization
Satish MV

Satish MV

Executive Committee Member & Advisor to CMD
Larsen & Toubro

Title: Safe, Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Through Digitalization
Tapan Mozumdar

Tapan Mozumdar

Senior Vice President
The Global Network for Zero

Title: Safe, Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure
Maj. Gen. Sameer Srivastava AVSM, VSM

Maj. Gen. Sameer Srivastava AVSM, VSM

Additional Director General
Land Works and Environment, Indian Army

Title: Infrastructure Development in the Indian Army
1115 – 1145 hrs. Networking Tea/Coffee Break
1145 – 1245 hrs. Plenary II - Geospatial + BIM + Digital Twins: Enabling Connected Infrastructure Systems
Ananyaa Narain

Ananyaa Narain

Vice President - Consulting
Geospatial World

Moderator

Rajan Aiyer

Rajan Aiyer

Managing Director
Trimble

KKVN Raju (Sharath)

KKVN Raju (Sharath)

Managing Director
Clove Technologies

Title: Accelerating Digital Transformation for AEC Industry
Kailash Chandola

Kailash Chandola

Co Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Arth

Title: The Data Backbone of Connected Infrastructure
1245 – 1330 hrs. Plenary III - Digital Twin Strategy: Policy, Institutional Readiness and Standardisation
Ananyaa Narain

Ananyaa Narain

Vice President - Consulting
Geospatial World

Moderator

A. S. Kiran Kumar

A. S. Kiran Kumar

Member, Space Commission
Government of India

Vaibhav Dange

Vaibhav Dange

Former Advisor
National Highways Authority of India, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India

Yashasvi Mund

Yashasvi Mund

Deputy Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
PM Gati Shakti

Raghu Srinivasan, PVSM, VSM

Raghu Srinivasan, PVSM, VSM

Director General
Border Roads Organisation

Keynote Presentation

1330 – 1430 hrs. Lunch
1430 – 1520 hrs. Plenary IV - Transforming Road & Highway Infrastructure Through Digitalization
Titas Roy

Titas Roy

Industry Manager - Infrastructure
Geospatial World

Moderator

Christian Schlosser

Christian Schlosser

Head - Digital Transformation Infrastructure
German Federal Ministry of Transport

Keynote Presentation

Title: A Snapshot on Recent Projects and Innovations in Germany
Vivek Jaiswal

Vivek Jaiswal

Chief General Manager
National Highways Authority of India

Title: Digital Twin on Highway Information Modeling Platform
Hitesh Kaushik

Hitesh Kaushik

Vice President
COWI

Praveen Tiwari

Praveen Tiwari

Director - Strategy & International Affairs
Construction Industry Development Council

1520 – 1600 hrs. In Conversation With - Modernising Railway & Metro Network through Integrated Digitalization
Ankur Vyas

Ankur Vyas

Industry Manager - AEC and Infrastructure
Geospatial World

Moderator

GV Sreeramam

GV Sreeramam

Chief Executive Officer
NeoGeoinfo Technologies

1600 – 1630 hrs. Networking Tea/Coffee Break
1630 – 1715 hrs. Plenary VI - Advancing Resilient Airport Infrastructure through Digital Transformation
Oaishik Bhattacharya

Oaishik Bhattacharya

Associate Director - GKI
Geospatial World

Moderator

Rahul Khanna

Rahul Khanna

Head of Airport Design & Master Planning
Lucknow International Airport

Swati Garg

Swati Garg

Head - Aviation India
Ramboll

Gaurav Singh

Gaurav Singh

CEO, Strategy Digital Labs
Chief Consultant - Pinkerton

Prateep Basu

Prateep Basu

Chief Executive Officer
SatSure

Neha Bagrecha

Neha Bagrecha

Head - Design
Adani Airport

1715 – 1800 hrs. Plenary VII - Optimising Water Infrastructure Networks through Geospatial & Digital Solutions
Titas Roy

Titas Roy

Industry Manager - Infrastructure
Geospatial World

Moderator

N Ashok Babu

N Ashok Babu

Director, National Water Mission
Ministry of Jal Shakti

Keynote

Sanjay Rana

Sanjay Rana

Founder & Managing Director
Parsan Overseas

Abhay Kimmatkar

Abhay Kimmatkar

Managing Director
CS Tech Ai

Roads & Highways

August 22, 2025 (Friday)

0930 – 1030 hrs. Session 1: Streamlining Land Acquisition Processes for Highway Projects with Geospatial and Digital Solutions
Tirthankar Mondal

Tirthankar Mondal

Vice President
Simplex Infrastructure

Kumari Pritee

Kumari Pritee

Assistant Professer
IIM Sambalpur

Ravindra Kumar

Ravindra Kumar

Chief Scientist
CSIR- Central Road Research Institute

Title: GeoAI for Smarter Cities: Revolutionizing Emergency Resource Management
1030 – 1130 hrs. Session 2: BIM, Digital Twin, AI/ML for Sustainable Highway Planning and Design
Guillaume Joubert

Guillaume Joubert

Senior Manager - Business Transportation Strategy
Autodesk

Abhiram Supekar

Abhiram Supekar

Group Manager
Walter P Moore

1130 – 1200 hrs. Networking Tea/Coffee Break
1200 – 1300 hrs. Session 3: Integrated Digital Solutions for Highways Asset Management and Road Safety
Furqan Qureshi

Furqan Qureshi

YCE/Assistant Director
National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency

Title: Integrated Digital Solutions for Rural Assets - The Road to Digital Transformation Management and Road Safety
Sachin Joshi

Sachin Joshi

Vice President - O&M Highways
Concession One

Title: Integrated Digital Solutions for Highways Asset Management and Road Safety
Venkata Subbarao Chunduru

Venkata Subbarao Chunduru

Director
Arcadis IBI Group

Jitendra Wadhwani

Jitendra Wadhwani

Chief General Manager
Intercontinental Consultants and Technocrats

Title: Role of AI, BIM, and ATMS in Engineering and Enforcement Measures of Road Safety in India
1300 – 1400 hrs. Lunch
1400 – 1500 hrs. Session 4: Innovations in High-Altitude Road, Tunnel & Bridge Construction
Roshan Purohit

Roshan Purohit

Regional Manager, Civil Engineering & Construction Division- SAARC Region
Trimble

Title: Infrastructure Digital Twin Decoded
Sirivarsha Kodali

Sirivarsha Kodali

Team Leader Tunnel Systems
WSP

Debashish Roy

Debashish Roy

AVP Middle East & India Operations
Pinnacle Infotech

Title: Infrastructure Digital Twin Decoded

Railway & Metro

August 22, 2025 (Friday)

0930 – 1030 hrs. Session 1: Harnessing AI and Digital Twins for Predictive Asset Management in Rail Systems
Shobhan Chaudhary

Shobhan Chaudhary

Advisor R&D (S&T)
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

Keynote

Nancy Singh

Nancy Singh

Drone Instructor
Fore Institute of Drone Technology

Title: Drones for Predictive Asset Management in Rail Systems
Mangal Dev

Mangal Dev

Head - Green Energy Mobility
South Asia
Hitachi Rail India

Title: Harnessing AI & Digital Twins for Predictive Asset Management in Rail Systems
Tanveer Goyal

Tanveer Goyal

Director - Business Development
Rail Analysis

Title: Opportunities for Railway and Metro Sector in India
1030 – 1130 hrs. Session 2: Optimizing Rail Network Efficiency with Geospatial Data and Digital Twin
Qazi Mairaj Ahmad

Qazi Mairaj Ahmad

ADG IRITM
Indian Railways

Keynote

Title: Optimizing Rail Network Efficiency with Geospatial Data and Digital Twin
Alok Shankar Pandey

Alok Shankar Pandey

Group General Manager (IT)
Dedicated Freight Corridor corporation Ltd.

Keynote

1130 – 1200 hrs. Networking Tea/Coffee Break
1200 – 1300 hrs. Session 3: BIM & 4IR for Streamlined and Coordinated Metro, Semi-speed, High-speed Project Planning
Praveen Sharma

Praveen Sharma

Chief Executive Officer
The BIM Engineers

Title: Resilient Infrastructure through BIM-Led Digital Delivery
Guillaume Joubert

Guillaume Joubert

Senior Manager - Business Transportation Strategy
Autodesk

1300 – 1400 hrs. Lunch
1400 – 1500 hrs. Session 4: Transforming Metro Construction with Digital Twins and Smart Automation
Sanjay Kumar

Sanjay Kumar

Director - Systems
Kochi Metro Rail Corporation

Sekh Samim

Sekh Samim

Deputy Chief Architect
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

Title: Transforming Metro Construction and Management Digital Twin and Smart Automation

Port & Water Infrastructure

August 22, 2025 (Friday)

0930 – 1030 hrs. Session 1: Leveraging Automation and Digital Solutions for Optimised Port Operations
Shirish Chandra R Shah

Shirish Chandra R Shah

Consultant
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority

Title: Leveraging Automation and Digital Solutions for Optimized Maritime Industry
Arnab Banerjee

Arnab Banerjee

Manager - Infrastructure BIM
Pinnacle Infotech

Co Presenter

Title: Leveraging BIM, Automation & Digital Solutions for Optimized Marine & Port Construction
Nitin Jaiswal

Nitin Jaiswal

Architect Urban Planner- Associate General Manager
APSEZ, Adani Group

Rajesh Goswami

Rajesh Goswami

GIS Expert, Deputy General Manager
Land & Estate, AEL, Adani Group

Co Presenter

1030 – 1130 hrs. Session 2: Building Resilient Ports: Sagarmala, Multimodal Connectivity, and Digital Innovation
Arvind Bhisikar

Arvind Bhisikar

Executive Director IT
Indian Port Association

Keynote

Shashank Yadav

Shashank Yadav

Associate Director- Ports and Marine
AECOM

1130 – 1200 hrs. Networking Tea/Coffee Break
1200 – 1300 hrs. Session 3: Integrating BIM and Digital Twin for Water Infrastructure Planning & Maintenance
Roi Otero

Roi Otero

Water Industry Strategy Manager
Autodesk

Amritanshu Kumar

Amritanshu Kumar

Market Development Director
Asia, Water
Bentley

Suneet Manjavkar

Suneet Manjavkar

Industry Head - Water & Climate
Esri India

Lionel Gommery

Lionel Gommery

Head of O&M - Nagpur Concession
Veolia India Pvt Ltd

Title: Digital Twin at OCW : Another Brick of Digital Transformation
1400 – 1500 hrs. Session 4: Enhancing Water Network Efficiency with GeoAI & Predictive Analytics
Erik Green

Erik Green

Asset Management- Program Manager
Renewable Water Resources

Title: Form to Function: An Asset Management Approach
Shailendra Singh Solanki

Shailendra Singh Solanki

Senior Vice President - Infra
EcoFirst

Airport Building & Campus

August 22, 2025 (Friday)

0930 – 1030 hrs. Session 1: Digital Solutions for Sustainable Airport Infrastructure Development
Gaurav Kumar Chawla

Gaurav Kumar Chawla

Founder and Chief Executive Officer
GKC Consultants

Srilata Ramkumar

Srilata Ramkumar

Director - Design
E&A Design Consultant

Title: Digital Solutions for Sustainable Airport Infrastructure Development
Ashish Dhawan

Ashish Dhawan

Industry Head - Infra
Esri India

Sudesna Biswas

Sudesna Biswas

Head Hydraulics & Hydrology- EDRC, TIIC
Larsen & Toubro

1030 – 1130 hrs. Session 2: Resilient Airport Operations: Digital Twins for Real-Time Monitoring & Maintenance
Aradhna Rawat

Aradhna Rawat

Senior Architect
Noida International Airport

Vinod Kumar P

Vinod Kumar P

Chief Executive Officer
Geocentroid

Naman Patwari

Naman Patwari

Head of Automation
Pinnacle Infotech

Title: Digital Transformation of Airports
1130 – 1200 hrs. Networking Tea/Coffee Break
1200 – 1300 hrs. Session 3: Innovation in Building Design using Integrated BIM Solutions
Steve Butler

Steve Butler

Senior Industry Strategist - MEP
Autodesk

Sunil Joshi

Sunil Joshi

Founder & Chief Executive Officer
DGTRA Consultancy

Raghunath Kadri

Raghunath Kadri

Business Head
Clove Build

1300 – 1400 hrs. Lunch
1400 – 1430 hrs. Fireside Chat
Naveen Kumar

Naveen Kumar

Joint Director
Doit&C Government of Rajasthan

Sanjay Seth

Sanjay Seth

VP & CEO
GRIHA Council

1430 – 1530 hrs. Session 4: Optimizing Building & Campus Infrastructure with IoT and Advanced Technologies
Ashish Jain

Ashish Jain

Partner
AEON