Speakers

    02 Dec 2024 |Inaugural & Plenary Session

02 Dec 2024 | 1430 - 1615 Inaugural Session: Powering Digital Public Infrastructure through Geospatial Knowledge
D. Sridhar Babu

Guest of Honour

D. Sridhar Babu

Hon'ble Minister for Information Technology, Electronics & Communications, Industries & Commerce, and Legislative Affairs, Govt of Telangana

Balo Raja

Guest of Honour

Balo Raja

Hon'ble Minister for Urban Affairs, Land Management and Civil Aviation
Govt. Of Arunachal Pradesh

Sanjay Kumar

Welcome Address

Sanjay Kumar

Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Geospatial World

Dr Pawan Goenka

Keynote Address

Dr Pawan Goenka

Chairman
Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (In-Space)

Nick Bolton

Keynote Address

Nick Bolton

Chief Executive Officer
Ordnance Survey
UK

Agendra Kumar

Keynote Address

Agendra Kumar

Managing Director
Esri India

Boris Skopljak

Keynote Address

Boris Skopljak

Vice President - Geospatial Sector
Trimble
USA

02 Dec 2024 | 1615 - 1715 Plenary Session 1: Geospatial Knowledge Infrastructure & National Development
David Henderson

Moderator

David Henderson

Chief Geospatial Officer
Ordnance Survey

Jayesh Ranjan IAS

Jayesh Ranjan IAS

Special Chief Secretary
Department of Industries & Commerce, and Information Technology, State of Telangana

Sanjay Srivastava

Sanjay Srivastava

Chief - Disaster Risk Reduction
UN Economic and Social Commission, UNESCAP

Ajay Kaul

Ajay Kaul

Head - States, Local Government & Education
AWS

Koji INA

Koji INA

Manager, Strategic Planning Division, Space Strategy Fund Department (Manager, Business Development and Industrial Relations Department)
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

02 Dec 2024 | 1715 - 1745 Plenary Session 2: Digital Public Infrastructure and Geospatial Knowledge Services for Business Enterprises : Driving Productivity and Economy
Swati Mittal

Moderator

Swati Mittal

Director-Product Development
Geospatial World

Ashish Agrawal

Ashish Agrawal

Vice President & Head - Agribusiness
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company

Prashant Parashar

Prashant Parashar

Senior Vice President & Head of Technology
Delhivery

Arun S Seethamraju

Arun S Seethamraju

Head of Products & Digital Solutions
Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH)

    03 Dec 2024 | Plenary Session

03 Dec 2024 | 0930 - 1000 In Conversation
Theme: Integrated Policy Framework and Collaborative Value Chain of Space Infrastructure and Geospatial Knowledge Services for National Development
Dr Pawan Goenka

Dr Pawan Goenka

Chairman
Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (In-Space)

Srikant Sastri

Srikant Sastri

Chairman
Geospatial Data Promotion & Development Committee (GDPDC)

03 Dec 2024 | 1000 - 1130 Plenary Session 3: Geospatial Infrastructure and Digital Twins: Advancing Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure
Sanjay Kumar

Introduction & Moderator

Sanjay Kumar

Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Geospatial World

Anil Radhakrishnan

Keynote Address

Anil Radhakrishnan

Chief Executive Officer
GMR Group

Nicholas Cumins

Keynote Address and Conversation

Nicholas Cumins

Chief Executive Officer
Bentley Systems
France

Dr Surendra Ahirwar IAS

Keynote Address

Dr Surendra Ahirwar IAS

Joint Secretary
Ministry of Commerce & Industry, GoI

Prabhakar Shetty

Panellist

Prabhakar Shetty

Chief Digital Officer
Cyient

Dr Pari Y

Panellist

Dr Pari Y

Associate Vice President & Head - GeoSpatial Technologies
LTIMindtree

03 Dec 2024 | 1130 - 1230 Exhibition Visit and Tea/Coffee Break
03 Dec 2024 | 1230 - 1330 Lunch Break
03 Dec 2024 | 1400 - 1500 Plenary Session 4: Earth Observation as a Service: Enriching Insights and Analytics for National and Enterprise Geospatial Platforms
Ananyaa Narain

Moderator

Ananyaa Narain

Vice President - Consulting
Geospatial World

Col Rajneesh Ralli

Col Rajneesh Ralli

Vice President - Growth Operations
Dhruva Space

Rupesh Gandupalli

Rupesh Gandupalli

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
XDLINX LABS

GV Sreeramam

GV Sreeramam

Founder and Chief Executive Officer
NeoGeoInfo Technologies

Arpan Sahoo

Arpan Sahoo

Chief Operating Officer
KaleidEO

03 Dec 2024 | 1500 - 1600 Plenary Session 5: Digital Infrastructure and Data Platforms - Connecting Last Mile for Good Governance and Citizen Welfare Services
Deepak Pareek

Moderator

Deepak Pareek

Agricultural Economist

Rama Devi Lanka

Rama Devi Lanka

Director
Department of Industries & Commerce, and Information Technology, State of Telangana

Lalitha Ramani

Lalitha Ramani

General Manager & Head, Google Maps India
Google

E. Ravendiran IAS

E. Ravendiran IAS

Mission Director - State Water & Sanitation Mission (SWSM)
Jal Jeevan Mission, Govt of Maharashtra

Dushyant Tyagi

Dushyant Tyagi

Chief Executive Officer
Farmgate

Dr Abhay Kimmatkar

Dr Abhay Kimmatkar

Managing Director
Ceinsys Tech Ltd, India

03 Dec 2024 | 1600 - 1700 Plenary Session 6: Integrated View of Global to Local Data Platforms and Practices: Addressing Climate Change and Disaster Management Holistically
Asit Saha

Moderator

Asit Saha

Director General
Geological Survey of India GoI

Agendra Kumar

Agendra Kumar

Managing Director
Esri India

A.V.Ranganath IPS

A.V.Ranganath IPS

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

Ravi Shankar

Ravi Shankar

Head of the GIS Centre for Health
World Health Organization

    04 Dec 2024 | Agriculture

04 Dec 2024 | 1000 - 1200 Session 1: Digital Agriculture Innovations and Advancements
Dr Sarvanan Raj

Keynote

Dr Sarvanan Raj

Director General
National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), GoI

Deepak Pareek

Chair

Deepak Pareek

Agricultural Economist

Dr P.D. Sreekanth

Dr P.D. Sreekanth

Principal Scientist
ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM)

Vishal Lakhmani

Vishal Lakhmani

Associate Director - Data Conversion APAC
Cargill

Pranay Panjal

Pranay Panjal

Senior Scientific Officer
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), GoI

Mihir Dakwala

Mihir Dakwala

Business Unit Head - Agriculture Technology
Amnex Technologies

Ansh Patidar

Ansh Patidar

Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Agriwa Organics International

Roli Jindal

Roli Jindal

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
RMSI Cropalytics

04 Dec 2024 | 1200 - 1300 Visit to Exhibition
04 Dec 2024 | 1300 - 1400 Lunch Break
04 Dec 2024 | 1400 - 1530 Session 2: Smart Digital Agriculture Systems
Dr M Jagan Mohan Reddy

Keynote

Dr M Jagan Mohan Reddy

Director
Extension Education Institute (Southern Region)

Sanjiv Rangrass

Chair

Sanjiv Rangrass

Co Founder
The Agri Collaboratory & Chief Executive Officer AgDx,Senior Adviser Mckinsey & Co

Dr Sultan Singh

Dr Sultan Singh

Director & Chief Scientist
Haryana Space Application Centre (HARSAC), GoI

Dushyant Tyagi

Dushyant Tyagi

Chief Executive Officer
Farmgate

Dr Shivendra Tripathi

Dr Shivendra Tripathi

Director
Azure Cloud Services

Dr Siddhartha Khare

Dr Siddhartha Khare

Founder Bhoomicam, Assistant Professor
IIT Roorkee

Dwaipayan Dighal

Dwaipayan Dighal

Senior Zonal Manager
Esri India

BV Ramana Kumaar

BV Ramana Kumaar

Chief Executive Officer
Remote Sensing Instruments LLP

04 Dec 2024 | 1530 - 1630 Exhibition Visit and Tea/Coffee Break
04 Dec 2024 | 1630 - 1800 Session 3: Agri Financing: Credit Linkages and Funding Support in Agriculture
Len Kne

Moderator

Len Kne

U-Spatial Associate Director
University of Minnesota, USA

Naveen Kumar V

Naveen Kumar V

Founder
NaPanta

Emmanuel Murray

Emmanuel Murray

Investment Director
Caspian

Dr Biswabandita Kar

Dr Biswabandita Kar

Professor & Dean (Research) School of Applied Sciences
KIIT University Bhubneshwar

Rajiv Ranjan

Rajiv Ranjan

Founder & Chief Operating Officer
Ecopreneur - Evaluating Carbon Credits

Shubham Bhatnagar

Shubham Bhatnagar

Senior Manager
ICICI Lombard

    05 Dec 2024 | Agriculture

05 Dec 2024 | 1000 - 1130 Session 1: Innovation in Agribusiness and Supply Chain Models
Vijay Nadiminti

Moderator & Speaker

Vijay Nadiminti

Chief Eexecutive Officer
AgHub

Vishala Reddy Vuyyala

Vishala Reddy Vuyyala

Founder & Director
Millet Bank

Srinadh Choudhary

Srinadh Choudhary

Senior Manager- Procurement
Inbound logistics & Warehousing, ITC Limited, Foods division

Preeti Chaudhary

Preeti Chaudhary

Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Harvest Global SSP

Radhika Trika

Radhika Trika

Chief Executive Officer
iHub- Awadh (IIT Ropar)

Deepak Pareek

Deepak Pareek

Agricultural Economist

05 Dec 2024 | 1130 - 1200 Tea/ Coffee Break

    04 Dec 2024 | Utility

04 Dec 2024 | 1000 - 1200 Session 1: Building Smart Integrated Energy Management System
Lt Col Monish Ahuja

Keynote

Lt Col Monish Ahuja

Managing Director
Punjab Renewable Energy Systems Private Limited (PRESPL)

Hari Kumar

Keynote

Hari Kumar

Chief Operating Officer
Geokno

Sanjay Shrivastava

Moderator

Sanjay Shrivastava

Head-New Energy GIS department
Reliance Industries Limited

T Jagath Reddy

T Jagath Reddy

Director- Transmission
Transmission Corporation of Telangana Limited (TGTRANSCO)

Sunil Sharma

Sunil Sharma

General Manager - Sustainability & Clean-Tech
BSES Yamuna Power Limited

B. B. Mukherjee

B. B. Mukherjee

Director
Northeastern Transmission Company

Krishna Rao TVB

Krishna Rao TVB

General Manager - Presales
Esri India

04 Dec 2024 | 1200 - 1300 Visit to Exhibition
04 Dec 2024 | 1300 - 1400 Lunch Break
04 Dec 2024 | 1400 - 1530 Session 2: India Smart Metering, Grid Infrastructure & Cybersecurity Management
Kamalpreet Wadhawan

Keynote

Kamalpreet Wadhawan

Deputy General Manager
Power Finance Corporation Ltd

Prof. John. P. Wilson

Moderator

Prof. John. P. Wilson

USC Professor and Founding Director
Spatial Sciences Institute
University of Southern California

Dhruba Banerjee

Dhruba Banerjee

GIS Head
TP Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL)

Jiju K

Jiju K

Scientist E, Joint Director
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)

Suman Dasgupta

Suman Dasgupta

Industry Principal (GIS COE)
Infosys

Rounak Vishwakarma

Rounak Vishwakarma

Chief Manager
Sterlite Power

Pankaj Mishra

Pankaj Mishra

Solution Architect
Bentley Systems

Prakash Yadav

Prakash Yadav

Senior Vice President - Energy
Ceinsys Tech

Akshay Jain

Akshay Jain

Chief Executive Officer
LGeom

04 Dec 2024 | 1530 - 1630 Exhibition Visit and Tea/Coffee Break
04 Dec 2024 | 1630 - 1800 Session 3: Connected Network & Telecommunications Systems
Tony Sewell

Keynote

Tony Sewell

Global Head of Partners - Aerospace and Satellite
AWS

Ankur Sharma

Moderator & Speaker

Ankur Sharma

Co-Founder
Flock Energy

Jayateerth Deshpande

Jayateerth Deshpande

Enterprise GIS Lead
Jio Telecom

Saurabh Kumar Srivastava

Saurabh Kumar Srivastava

Utility - Head
Commercial and Industrial Security Corporation (CISCO)

Rajanikanth Muppalla

Rajanikanth Muppalla

Head - GIS Strategy and GTM
Tech Mahindra

    04 Dec 2024 | Water Resource Management

04 Dec 2024 | 1000 - 1200 Session 1: Integrated Water Resource Management
Abhishek Verma

Presentation by

Abhishek Verma

Senior Research Analyst, Commercial Consulting
Geospatial World
India

Dr D. Vasudevan

Moderator

Dr D. Vasudevan

Chief General Manager
Varanasi Smart City Ltd

Punita Manocha

Punita Manocha

Solution Architect
Bentley Systems

Suneet Manjavkar

Suneet Manjavkar

Industry Head - Water
Esri India

Dr Sugata Datta

Dr Sugata Datta

Addl General Manager
Hindustan Aeronautics

Surendra Nath Das

Surendra Nath Das

Chief Executive Officer - Geospatial Global Govt. Business
Azure Cloud Services

K. Sreenivas

K. Sreenivas

S/E
National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC)

04 Dec 2024 | 1200 - 1300 Visit to Exhibition
04 Dec 2024 | 1300 - 1400 Lunch Break
04 Dec 2024 | 1400 - 1530 Session 2: Water Quality and Wastewater Management
Dr N Aparna

Chair

Dr N Aparna

Deputy Director
System Reliability & Quality Assurance (SRQA)

Satbir S Kadian

Satbir S Kadian

Chief Executive Officer
Haryana Water Resource Authority (HWRA), GoI

Dr Ajit Salvi

Dr Ajit Salvi

Deputy Chief Engineer Sewage Operation
Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC), GoI

Pandith Madhunare

Pandith Madhunare

Head of Office
Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) - Maharashtra, GoI

Neeraj Hudda

Neeraj Hudda

GIS and IoT Head
Suez

04 Dec 2024 | 1530 - 1630 Exhibition Visit and Tea/Coffee Break
04 Dec 2024 | 1630 - 1800 Session 3: PPP Models and Policies for Fresh Water Rejuvenation
Dr Guru Balamurugan

Moderator

Dr Guru Balamurugan

Professor & Head of Department
Central University of Tamil Nadu

Priyanshu Kumath

Priyanshu Kumath

Founder
Clean Water

Dr Lingaraju

Dr Lingaraju

Director - River Rejuvenation
Art of Living

Bhavyata Jethva

Bhavyata Jethva

Technical Secretary
Art of Living

Narendra Babu Vattem

Narendra Babu Vattem

Chief Executive Officer
iSpatial Techno Solutions (IST) Inc

    04 Dec 2024 | Digital Public Infrastructure & Governance

04 Dec 2024 | 1000 - 1200 Keynote Session: Powering Digital Public Infrastructure Through Geospatial Knowledge
Ankur Vyas

Presentation by

Ankur Vyas

Industry Manager- Market and Economy
Geospatial World
India

R K Anantha Krishnan

Keynote

R K Anantha Krishnan

Principal Consultant (Public Policy)
Emerging Technologies, ITEC Department Telangana

Vishnu Chandra

Moderator

Vishnu Chandra

Advisor
National Informatics Center (NIC), GoI

Sanjay Rakesh IAS

Sanjay Rakesh IAS

Chief Executive Officer, CSC e-Governance Services India Limited
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)

Pankaj Mishra

Pankaj Mishra

Deputy Surveyor General, NIGST
Survey of India

Nikhil Kumar

Nikhil Kumar

President- Geospatial
MapmyIndia

Nitin Pande

Nitin Pande

Program Manager
Tech Mahindra

Arulraj Murugavel

Arulraj Murugavel

Group Head, Bhuvan Geoportal and Web Services Group
National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC)

Michael A Olsen

Michael A Olsen

Chairman
AIM Locate

Pavan Teja Machavarapu

Pavan Teja Machavarapu

Chief Executive Officer
Autosure.ai

04 Dec 2024 | 1200 - 1300 Visit to Exhibition
04 Dec 2024 | 1300 - 1400 Lunch Break
04 Dec 2024 | 1400 - 1530 Session 1: Open Data for National Development, Citizen Services and Digital Governance
Gokul CV

Keynote

Gokul CV

Assistant Director
General Digital Address Code, Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications

YS Michael

Moderator

YS Michael

Entrepreneur
Stealth Mode

Suresh Babu

Suresh Babu

Associate Vice President- Corporate Initiatives
ICT Academy

Vivek Ramesh

Vivek Ramesh

Senior Manager, Solution Engineering
Bentley Systems

Venu Panjarla

Venu Panjarla

Open Data Consultant
Government of Telangana

Chris Chambers

Chris Chambers

Deputy Director
Geospatial Commission, Department of Science, Innovation and Technology

Nobal Preet Singh

Nobal Preet Singh

Strategic Partnerships
Google Maps

Varun Uniyal

Varun Uniyal

Senior Solutions Architect
NVIDIA

04 Dec 2024 | 1530 - 1630 Exhibition Visit and Tea/Coffee Break
04 Dec 2024 | 1630 - 1700 Session 2: Blockchain, Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
Dr Soumya K. Ghosh

Speaker & Moderator

Dr Soumya K. Ghosh

Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Dr Satya N Gupta

Dr Satya N Gupta

Secretary General
ITU APT Foundation

Praveen Mokkapati

Praveen Mokkapati

Deputy Director
Nasscom AI

Prabhat Manocha

Prabhat Manocha

Associate Director, India/ South Asia
International Business Machines (IBM)

Mohit Bhargava

Mohit Bhargava

Security Architect
AWS

Hiroyuki Miyazaki

Hiroyuki Miyazaki

Founder & CEO
Glodal, Inc., Japan

04 Dec 2024 | 1700 - 1800 Way Forward Session: Expanding Role of Space & Geospatial Industry in Empowering DPI & Governance

    04 Dec 2024 | Climate Change & Disaster Management

04 Dec 2024 | 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

04 Dec 2024 | 1200 - 1300 Visit to Exhibition
04 Dec 2024 | 1300 - 1400 Lunch Break
04 Dec 2024 | 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)

04 Dec 2024 | 1530 - 1630 Exhibition Visit and Tea/Coffee Break
04 Dec 2024 | 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)

    04 Dec 2024 | Downstream Space

04 Dec 2024 | 1000 - 1100 Session 1: Transforming Space Data into Economic Value
Archita Shaktawat

Presentation by

Archita Shaktawat

Market and Economy & Chief of Staff to V.P. Consulting
Geospatial World
India

Rupesh Kumar

Keynote

Rupesh Kumar

Chief Technology Officer
Suhora

A. Arunachalam

A. Arunachalam

Director (T&S), NSIL
National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC)

David Freeman

David Freeman

AWS Principal Partner Lead
APJ

Srinibas Patnaik

Srinibas Patnaik

Director APAC
Earth Daily Analytics

Naomi Kurahara

Naomi Kurahara

Funder/ Chief Executive Officer
Infostellar Inc

04 Dec 2024 | 1100 - 1200 Session 2: Unlocking Market Potential: From Space Data to Business Solutions
Dr Chandra Prakash Singh*

Moderator

Dr Chandra Prakash Singh*

Deputy Director
TD, IN-SPACe

NS Narasimha

NS Narasimha

Chief Executive Officer
Agnitha Space

Heath Pitchard

Heath Pitchard

Head of Geospatial Market Policy
Department of Science, Innovation and Technology

Naruo Kanemoto

Naruo Kanemoto

CEO
Space Shift, Inc., Japan

Eiichi Sakata

Eiichi Sakata

Executive Managing Director
Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan (RESTEC), Japan

Yetender Singh Negi

Yetender Singh Negi

Key Account Manager
Satpalda

Naveen Reddy

Naveen Reddy

India Sales Manager
Axelspace Corporation

Srinivas Nag Mandali

Srinivas Nag Mandali

Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer
Indgeos Geospatial

04 Dec 2024 | 1200 - 1300 Visit to Exhibition
04 Dec 2024 | 1300 - 1400 Lunch Break
04 Dec 2024 | 1400 - 1530 Session 3: Market & Economy
Sudheer Kumar N

Keynote & Moderator

Sudheer Kumar N

Former Director
CBPO, ISRO HQ

Rakesh Bhan

Keynote

Rakesh Bhan

Vice President & Satellite Head
Tata Advanced Systems Limited

Dr Sultan Singh

Dr Sultan Singh

Director & Chief Scientist
Haryana Space Application Centre (HARSAC), GoI

Swayambhu Mohanty

Swayambhu Mohanty

Co-Founder
Airace Technologies

Dr Vinod Bothale

Dr Vinod Bothale

Resident Expert, Space Applications
IN-SPACe

Ankit Bhateja

Ankit Bhateja

Founder
Xovian Aerospace

04 Dec 2024 | 1530 - 1630 Exhibition Visit and Tea/Coffee Break
04 Dec 2024 | 1630 - 1800 Session 4: Technology Demonstration & Data Harmonization from Space to Surface
Amit Kumar

Moderator

Amit Kumar

Chief Operating Officer
Suhora

Advait Kulkarni

Advait Kulkarni

Director
Vasundhara Geo Technologies

Partha Gosh

Partha Gosh

Presales Asia Pacific & SAACRC
Maxar Technologies

Prasad Babu

Prasad Babu

Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Geo Climate Risk Solutions

Dheeraj Mehra

Dheeraj Mehra

Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Micronet

    05 Dec 2024 | Hydrospatial Infrastructure and Blue Economy

05 Dec 2024 | 1130 - 1300 Session 1: Mapping Oceans - Coastal Areas for National Development & Advancing Aquaculture Technology Platforms
Cmde Sujeet Samaddar (Retd.)

Moderator & Chair

Cmde Sujeet Samaddar (Retd.)

Founder and Secretary
SAMDeS

Commodore Prashant D Shidhaye, VSM, HFPAT

Keynote on Maritime Security

Commodore Prashant D Shidhaye, VSM, HFPAT

Head of Faculty
College of Defence Management (Maritime Security)

Dr Mani Murali

Keynote

Dr Mani Murali

Scientist G
National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), GoI

Dr Mahendra

Keynote

Dr Mahendra

Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)

David Crossman

Keynote

David Crossman

Managing Director
IIC Technologies
Australia

Dr Suresh Kumar Mojjada

Keynote

Dr Suresh Kumar Mojjada

Chief Technical Officer
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Gujarat, GoI

Murugan Chidambaram

Keynote

Murugan Chidambaram

Digital Transformation Officer
Aquaconnect

05 Dec 2024 | 1300 - 1400 Lunch Break
05 Dec 2024 | 1400 - 1530 Session 2: Deep Ocean Exploration and Economic Potential: Digital Seas for Climate Advisory and Service Platforms
Devleena Bhattacharjee

Moderator

Devleena Bhattacharjee

Chief Operating Officer
ClimaCrew

Cpt Kapil Dev Bahl

Cpt Kapil Dev Bahl

Managing Director
Murray Fenton (India) Surveyors Pvt Ltd

Dr Arnab Das

Dr Arnab Das

Managing Director
NirDhwani Technology Pvt Ltd

Praful Talera

Praful Talera

Managing Director
Dynamic Logistics

05 Dec 2024 | 1530 - 1600 Tea/ Coffee Break

    04 Dec 2024 | Geospatial Knowledge Infrastructure (GKI)

04 Dec 2024 | 1000 - 1100 Session 1: Spatial Data Infrastructure to Geospatial Knowledge Infrastructure: Value Impact for Economy, Society, and Environment
Ananyaa Narain

Opening Keynote Address

Ananyaa Narain

Vice President - Consulting
Geospatial World

Dr Prakash Chauhan

Keynote Address

Dr Prakash Chauhan

Director
National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC)

Dean Angelides

Keynote Address

Dean Angelides

Corporate Director
Esri

Josh Coutts

Keynote Address

Josh Coutts

Geography Division
US Census Bureau
USA

04 Dec 2024 | 1100 - 1130 Tea Break
04 Dec 2024 | 1130 - 1300 Session 2: National Geospatial Platform: Fundamental Data Themes to 3D Digital Twins
Lt Gen Girish Kumar (Rtd.)

Moderator

Lt Gen Girish Kumar (Rtd.)

Advisor
Government of Haryana, India

V. Uday Kumar

V. Uday Kumar

Deputy Director General/ Scientist G
Geospatial Technology and Services, National Informatics Centre (NIC), GoI

Dr Ravi Kumar DVS

Dr Ravi Kumar DVS

Vice President, Government Solutions
IIC Technologies

Shashikant Bagul

Shashikant Bagul

Geospatial Readiness - Regulations & Compliance Strategist
Tech Mahindra

Arsalan Ansari

Arsalan Ansari

Engineer R&D
ideaForge Tech Ltd.

04 Dec 2024 | 1300 - 1400 Lunch Break
04 Nov 2024 | 1400 - 1600 Session 2.0: Theme: Technology Innovation and Maturity Models of Transformation of National Mapping Organisations (Industry and National Mapping Agency Perspective)
Muhammad Fahim Irsyad Rasdi

Moderator

Muhammad Fahim Irsyad Rasdi

Regional Manager- APAC
Geospatial World

Bhavya Chawla

Moderator

Bhavya Chawla

Associate Director
Geospatial World

Dr Stalin

Dr Stalin

NIGST
SoI

Phil Cooper

Phil Cooper

Global Geospatial Business Development
AWS

Kim Daehyun

Kim Daehyun

Assistance Director of Geodesy Department
National Geographic Information Institute
South Korea

Vilimone Koiroko Raqona

Vilimone Koiroko Raqona

Principal Geospatial Officer
Geospatial Information Management Divison, Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources
Republic of the Fiji Islands

Siva Ravada

Siva Ravada

Vice President - Development
Oracle

Vipul Singh

Vipul Singh

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Aereo

Vipul Bhati

Vipul Bhati

Co-founder & Chief Business Officer
Aakashe

04 Dec 2024 | 1600 - 1700 Exhibition Visit and Tea/Coffee Break

    05 Dec 2024 | Geospatial Knowledge Infrastructure (GKI) Bootcamp

05 Dec 2024 | 0930 - 1130 Cross Industry Collaborative Bootcamp (By invitation only) - Utility Sector
Sanjay Shrivastava

Sanjay Shrivastava

Head-New Energy GIS department
Reliance Industries Limited

Suman Dasgupta

Suman Dasgupta

Industry Principal (GIS COE)
Infosys

Pankaj Mishra

Pankaj Mishra

Solution Architect
Bentley Systems

05 Dec 2024 | 1130 - 1200 Tea/ Coffee Break
05 Dec 2024 | 1200 - 1300 Cross Industry Collaborative Bootcamp (By invitation only) - Telecommunication Sector and Digital Public Infrastructure
Nagesh Nangi

Nagesh Nangi

General Manager

Jayateerth Deshpande

Jayateerth Deshpande

Enterprise GIS Lead
Jio Telecom

05 Dec 2024 | 1300 - 1400 Lunch Break
05 Dec 2024 | 1400 - 1530 Cross Industry Collaborative Bootcamp (By invitation only) - Climate Change, Disaster Management and Agriculture
Col Nadeem Arshad

Col Nadeem Arshad

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

Nikhil Thakar

Nikhil Thakar

Lead Consultant

Mihir Dakwala

Mihir Dakwala

Business Unit Head - Agriculture Technology
Amnex Technologies

Vishala Reddy Vuyyala

Vishala Reddy Vuyyala

Founder & Director
Millet Bank

Preeti Chaudhary

Preeti Chaudhary

Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Harvest Global SSP

Deepak Pareek

Deepak Pareek

Agricultural Economist

05 Dec 2024 | 1530 - 1600 Tea/ Coffee Break

    05 Dec 2024 | GeoIntelligence

05 Dec 2024 | 1000 - 1005 Welcome Note
Lt Gen AKS Chandele, PVSM, AVSM

Lt Gen AKS Chandele, PVSM, AVSM

Geospatial World

05 Dec 2024 | 1005 - 1020 Keynote Address
Lt Gen K S Brar, AVSM

Lt Gen K S Brar, AVSM

General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Dakshin Bharat Area
Indian Army

05 Dec 2024 | 1020 - 1105 Session 1: Geointelligence enabling Drone Applications for Modern Warfare
Lt Gen K S Brar, AVSM

Chair

Lt Gen K S Brar, AVSM

General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Dakshin Bharat Area
Indian Army

Col S K Sarkar

Col S K Sarkar

Commander
Faculty of Geospatial Sciences, CME

Lt Col Narendra Tripathi

Lt Col Narendra Tripathi

Independent Consultant & Military Advisor

Saranya M

Saranya M

Manager, Pre-Sales (Data Science)
Esri India

05 Dec 2024 | 1105 - 1130 Tea/ Coffee Break
05 Dec 2024 | 1130 - 1215 Session 2: NextGen GeoIntelligence for Increased Accuracy & Precision Targeting
Lt Gen (Dr) Anil Kapoor AVSM, VSM

Chair

Lt Gen (Dr) Anil Kapoor AVSM, VSM

Professor of Practice IIT Tirupati

Col TJ Zacharia, SM

Col TJ Zacharia, SM

Head R&D
Elena Geo Systems

Jamy Satyanarayana

Jamy Satyanarayana

Associate Operations Head
Tech Mahindra

Lt Col Rakesh Verma

Lt Col Rakesh Verma

Manager
Maxar Technologies

Amit Kumar

Amit Kumar

Chief Operating Officer
Suhora

05 Dec 2024 | 1215 - 1300 Session 3: Securing Space Based Assets & Counter Space Operations
Lt Gen Neeraj Varshney, VSM

Chair

Lt Gen Neeraj Varshney, VSM

Comdt MCEME

Col R Jithendra

Col R Jithendra

Col (R&D)
Defence Space Agency

Pramod Kumar Konugurthi

Pramod Kumar Konugurthi

Senior Vice-President
XDLINX LABS

Col Rajneesh Ralli

Col Rajneesh Ralli

Vice President - Growth Operations
Dhruva Space

05 Dec 2024 | 1300 - 1400 Lunch Break
05 Dec 2024 | 1400 - 1445 Session 4: Ensuring Data Sovereignty & Cyber Resilient Geointelligence
Brig Amod Chadha, SM

Chair

Brig Amod Chadha, SM

Head of Faculty, , Decision Sciences
CDM

Dr (Col) Kailash Chandra Tiwari

Dr (Col) Kailash Chandra Tiwari

Professor
Delhi Technical University

Lt. Col (Dr) Anupam Tiwari

Lt. Col (Dr) Anupam Tiwari

Advisor (Cyber) to Principal Advisor
Ministry of Defence, GoI

Dr Shiv Kumar

Dr Shiv Kumar

Director General
ITS

Col Anurag Mathur

Col Anurag Mathur

Col Industry
Army Design Bureau

05 Dec 2024 | 1445 - 1530 Session 5: Conasense: Pillars of NextGen Geointelligence
Lt Gen AKS Chandele, PVSM, AVSM

Chair

Lt Gen AKS Chandele, PVSM, AVSM

Geospatial World

Cmde Sujeet Samaddar (Retd.)

Cmde Sujeet Samaddar (Retd.)

Founder and Secretary
SAMDeS

Shailesh Shankar

Shailesh Shankar

Head - South Asia
BlackSky

Kush Sood

Kush Sood

Enterprise /Solution Architect
NEC Corporation India

05 Dec 2024 | 1530 - 1600 Tea/ Coffee Break

*in conversation/ tentative
GoI – Government of India