Climate Change and Disaster Management Summit

4 December 2024

Theme: Building the Future of Climate Adaptation and Disaster Resilience

Topics to be Discussed

  • Embracing Change for Resiliency
  • Climate Modelling and Intelligence
  • Natural Climate Solutions and Ecosystem Restoration
  • Government Programs and Policies Tackling Climate Change and Disasters
  • Digital Preparedness Towards Disasters
  • Geospatial Solutions in Disaster Management
  • Towards Sustainability

Agenda

1000 - 1200 Session 1: Climate Modelling and Intelligence to Mitigating Carbon Footprints
Dr V.S.Prasad

Keynote

Dr V.S.Prasad

Director
National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), GoI

Siddharth Sinha

Keynote

Siddharth Sinha

Geo and Climate Policy Lead
Google

Pushpendra Johari

Pushpendra Johari

Senior Vice President, Sustainability
RMSI

Suruchi Bhadwal

Moderator

Suruchi Bhadwal

Senior Fellow & Director
TERI India

Dr Mani Murali

Dr Mani Murali

Scientist G
National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), GoI

Siti Baizura Alidin

Siti Baizura Alidin

Presales Engineer
Planet

E. Venkat Reddy, IFS

E. Venkat Reddy, IFS

Director
ICFRE- Institute of Forest Biodiversity, Hyderabad, MoEF

Saurabh Rai

Saurabh Rai

Chief Executive Officer
Arahas

Dr Subrata Paul

Dr Subrata Paul

Advisor
Aeroscan Technology

1200 - 1300 Visit to Exhibition
1300 - 1400 Lunch Break
1400 - 1530 Session 2: Managing Climate Risk for a Sustainable Future
Pushpendra Johari

Keynote & Moderator

Pushpendra Johari

Senior Vice President, Sustainability
RMSI

Ankush Jain

Ankush Jain

Sustainability Manager
ITC

Harshal Limdi

Harshal Limdi

General Manager - Sustainability
JSW Group

Srinivasu Bairy

Srinivasu Bairy

Director
Central Water Commission

Deepak Madan

Deepak Madan

Vice President
Prudent

Rajashree Vinod Bothale

Rajashree Vinod Bothale

Associate Principal Advisor
Geovale Services

G. Srinivasa Rao

G. Srinivasa Rao

S/E "G," Deputy Director, ECSA
National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC)

1530 - 1630 Exhibition Visit and Tea/Coffee Break
1630 - 1800 Session 3: Space & Geospatial in Digital Preparedness Towards Disaster Mitigation & Management
Dr SP Aggarwal

Keynote

Dr SP Aggarwal

Director of the North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC)
Department of Space, GoI

Dr Prateek Sharma

Moderator

Dr Prateek Sharma

Vice Chancellor
Delhi Technological University

A.V.Ranganath IPS

A.V.Ranganath IPS

Commissioner
Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency(HYDRAA) & Chairman Lake Protection Committee, Government of Telangana

Col Nadeem Arshad

Col Nadeem Arshad

Senior Consultant Ops
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), GoI

Dwaipayan Dighal

Dwaipayan Dighal

Senior Zonal Manager
Esri India

Manoj Kumar Sanabada

Manoj Kumar Sanabada

Scientist 'E'
Odisha Space Applications Centre (ORSAC)

Kapil Malik

Kapil Malik

Regional Sales Manager
Synspective

Sanjay Pathak

Sanjay Pathak

Director - Aerial Services
GuradaUAV

Bina Shetty

Bina Shetty

Program Head
World Resources Institute (WRI)

All timings of programs listed above are subject to change*
*tentative speaker
GoI – Government of India

CORE OBJECTIVES

Elaborating digital preparedness to address challenges, resilience, and forecast environmental risks towards creating collective technological efforts for a sustainable future.

Promoting technological advancements for enhanced climate modelling and early warning systems.

Discussing effective governance through policies and technology utilisation.

Tackling disasters- harnessing the power of community knowledge, collaboration and geospatial advancements.

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