Member
Space Commission, Government of India
Managing Director
Esri India
Board Member, L&T, HCL, Indigo, Fairfax Financial Holdings
Former G20 Sherpa & Chief Executive Officer, NITI Aayog
Vice President- Asia Pacific
Trimble
Chief Executive Officer
AI InfraSolutions, The Netherlands
Inspector General of Registration and, Director- Land Records
Government of Assam
Hon'ble Governor
State of Arunachal Pradesh
Secretary
Department of Land Resources, Government of India
Director
National Remote Sensing Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Department of Space, Government of India
Chief Executive Officer
SatSure
Group President, Digital & IT
GMR Group
Head Geospatial Strategy & Go to Market
Tech Mahindra
Director, Partnerships
Google Maps, India
Board Member
Vexcel Imaging, Austria
Director
National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS)
Chairman
Geospatial Data Promotion and Development Committee, Government of India
Executive Officer and General Manager - Business Development
Synspective, Japan
State Chief Information Commissioner
Bihar
Hon'ble Governor
State of Mizoram
Secretary
Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India
Director - Space Industry Division
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Chief Planning Officer
Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority
Maj Gen (Dr) Abhay Dayal, Ati Vishishth Seva Medal, Vishishth Seva Medal (Retd), is an alumnus of Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He was commissioned into Regiment of Artillery in June 1989. He did his schooling from Birla Public School, Pilani and graduation from Rajasthan University.
The General Officer has had an excellent professional career and has qualified on the prestigious Army courses of 'Long Gunnery Staff Course' at School of Artillery, Devlali, 'Defence Services Staff Course' at Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, 'Higher Defence Management Course' at College of Defence Management, Secunderabad and 'National Security and Strategic Studies Course' at National Defence College, New Delhi.
His career highlights include command of a Medium Artillery Regiment equipped with Bofors Guns, a Mountain Artillery Brigade in the Eastern Sector, an Infantry Brigade in the Western Sector and an elite Mountain Strike Infantry Division in the Eastern Sector. His staff assignments include tenures as a Brigade Major of a Mountain Brigade, United Nations Military Observer in Democratic Republic of Congo, Colonel General Staff of a RAPID division in the Western Sector. His instructional appointments include Instructor in Gunnery at the School of Artillery, Devlali and as Colonel Directing Staff at the College of Defence Management, Secunderabad, besides two tenures at the Integrated Headquarters of MoD (Army), New Delhi.
He has superannuated from Military service after 36 glorious years. In his last assignment in the Army, he was holding the coveted appointment of ADG Acquisition Technical (Army), Ministry of Defence, dealing with Capital Acquisition of weapons and equipment for the Indian Army. In the field of Capital acquisition, he has over seven years of experience. He also represented the MoD at an international session on 'Armament and Defence Economics for the Asia Pacific Region' in France during November 2022.
For his distinguished service, he has been awarded Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Vishisht Seva Medal by the Honourable President of India and General Officer Commanding in Chief Commendation of Central Command and Western Command, thrice.
The General officer quests to live up to the definition of a 'Soldier - Scholar'. He has three Masters degrees in Weapon Systems, Management and Defence & Strategic Studies, two M Phil degrees, one each in Business Management and Defence and Strategic Studies. He has also been conferred with an Honorary Doctorate Degree. He is presently pursuing PhD in Defence and Strategic Studies.
Chief Executive Officer
SSC Nasscom
Managing Director
AquAgri processing Pvt Ltd
Industry Manager - AEC
Geospatial World
Senior Scientist & HoD Engineering Geology Department
National Institute of Rock Mechanics
Field Application Engineer
FARO Technologies India
Director Research & NABARD-Chair Professor
GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology
Former Secretary UGC & Senior Advisor DST
President
ITS India
President - Defense, Internal & Public Safety
Geospatial World
Sales Manager - Geospatial
Trimble
Founder
Neural City
Chief Executive Officer
GISKernel
Indian Army
Amandeep Singh is a serving Indian Army Officer with distinctive cross-domain expertise who has contributed in the field of Space ISR. He opted to take the unchartered route of Space ISR for military operations and attained qualifications as Degree in Law, a Degree in Air and Space Law, an MBA in Finance, and is presently pursuing his PhD in Space Economy Augmenting Military Effectiveness from LPU, Punjab. He has been trained at military and scientific institutions on varied Space domains in conjunction with the IoT. He has contributed through his articles on the specialised strategic subject in varied journals and magazines. He has also been invited as a speaker at various pan India international level seminars and at military institutions. He promotes the practical application of technology and its military effectiveness for educating, training and preparing Space Warriors for superior spatial capabilities that strengthen the Nation's way of life.
Chief Executive Officer
Airawat Research Foundation
Deputy Centre Head
CEPT Research and Development Foundation
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer
Suhora
Indian Army
Col Amit Mehna was commissioned into Corps of Signals of Indian Army on 07 Dec 1996. The officer has commanded a Signal Regiment in western theatre wherein he led a team of over 800 personnel in the operation of networks, optical fibre and IT engineering equipment. He was instructor at Mhow wherein he ensured team training priorities and developed quality assurance metrics to ensure warfare capability and trained over 150 junior and mid-level managers through mentoring, direct contact education and program management. He has tenanted various important staff appointments in two Command Headquarters of the Indian Army. He has also been awarded with GOC-in-C, South Western Command, Commendation Card twice in his distinguished military service and Vishist Sewa Medal for distinguished Service of highest order.
He has done B. Sc and B. Tech from Jawahar Lal Nehru University, M Tech from IIT Madras and M. Phil from Panjab University. He has attended various important Regimental courses in the Army including the prestigious Higher Command Course.
He is an astute leader with more than 28 years of experience in driving Strategic Planning, cost effectiveness of operations, program management and crisis and change management. He in his present role is heading the AI task force for AI implementation for Indian Army and implementing various AI related projects which will change the AI landscape for the Indian Army. The recently inaugurated Indian Army AI incubation centre at Bengaluru under his vision and guidance is a testament to take the big leap towards AI absorption for the Armed forces. He is a technology innovator with a keen eye to scan blue oceans for technology adoption and successfully build and implement technology models to gain first movers advantage.
Manager Agronomy Analytics
John Deere
Co-Founder and Director
Matrixgeo
Director General
Indian Space Association (ISpA)
Lt Gen Anil Kumar Bhatt, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM was the Military Secretary of the Indian Army. Prior to this, he served as the 47th Commander. Prior to this he was the Director General of Military operations for one year including during the Doklam crisis in 2017. During his tenure as Corps Commander maximum terrorists were neutralized in comparison to the last one decade.
Former DG EME
Chief Technology Officer
Genesys International
Director - Water Resources
TERI
515 Army Base Workshop
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
GIS Vision India
Director - Curriculum Development & International Co-Operation
Ministry of Skill Development & Enterprenuership, Government of India
Director Tech for Conservation (Remote Sensing & GIS)
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF India)
Founder & Director
Maritime Research Centre
Head - Marketing and Communications
Solinas
Assistant Director
Revenue Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh
ADG Military Survey
Indian Army
Brig Arun Kumar, who is currently the ADG Military Survey has been in the geospatial domain since last 20 years. He has been associated with numerous geospatial projects, including at national level and has been spearheading geospatial technology absorption and capacity building at Army HQ.
Director, The Forum for Strategic Initiative
Distinguished Fellow School of Geopolitics Manipal Academy of Higher Education and Senior Fellow, Delhi Policy Group
Arun Sahgal is a retired Brigadier with Phd, in Strategic Studies. He is Senior Fellow at the DPG, a policy think tank focusing on international and national security, diplomacy and Track II Dialogues. He was previously the founding Director of the Office of Net Assessment, Indian Integrated Defence Staff (IDS), Head of the Centre for Strategic Studies and Simulation, United Services Institute of India, and Senior Fellow, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi.
His research interests comprise, regional and strategic security, medium to long term strategic assessments with focus on geopolitical and strategic assessments related to international and Asian security. He is presently focusing on developments in Indo - Pacific and issues concerning nuclear doctrine and strategic stability in Asia.
His publications include co-authored books and net assessments for the IDS, Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), and the Indian National Security Council (NSC), among other clients. He has been a member of the Task Force on Net Assessment and Simulation, under the NSC, and a consultant with DRDO. His recent work includes a monograph on Strategic Stability in South Asia for Sandia Laboratories, USA, "Quad Present and Future: A Geostrategic Perspective from New Delhi, A Process led Approach Towards Integrated Commands and Informatioanised Warfare with Boots on the Ground: A Concept for Defence of India in Continental Domain.
Post US withdrawal from Afghanistan he has contributed a chapter in the book "Losing Afghanistan: The Fall of Kabul and End of Western Intervention". His recent work include, "Balance of Power in the Indo - Pacific" and "The Impact of Ukraine War on Indo - Pacific Regional Dynamics".
He conducts simulation and strategic games at IDS, the Ministry of Defence, National Defence College, College of Defence Management, and other international clients. He is member of many Track 1.5 and 2 initiatives. He has authored two important studies, "CAATSA and Implications for India", for Ministry of External Affairs and India - US Defence Cooperation a Medium Term Perspective for National Security Council Secretariate. He is currently engaged in trilateral India - US - Australia Track 1.5 Dialogue on Emerging Technologies and Strategic Stability.
Senior Consultant - Infrastructure
Esri India
Director General
CENJOWS
Maj Gen (Dr) Ashok Kumar, VSM (R) was commissioned in June 1984 in the Army Air Defence, Indian Army. The officer has excelled on the prestigious courses that he has attended. He has served in a variety of challenging Regimental, Staff and Instructional assignments in his 37 years of service. He has a Doctorate in Defence and Strategic Studies. An Author of two books and a prolific writer who has 300 published articles. He is a recipient of the prestigious Vishisht Seva Medal. Presently he is Director General of Centre For Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS) with effect from Feb 2024.
Manager Geospatial Technology
Deputy Director General
Navy Cyber Group & Chief Information Security Officer Indian Navy
Indian Air Force
AVM Manu Midha, VM was commissioned in the fighter stream of IAF in Jun 1994. He has flown several types of aircraft including Mig 21 and Mig 27. The Air Officer has a total of 3413 hours of flying experience.
He is a Cat 'A' Qualified Flying Instructor and has also been an Air Force Examiner at the prestigious Aircrew Examination Board (AEB). He has done Advance Command & Staff Course from UK and completed Higher Defence Management Course from CDM. He holds the distinction of commanding a frontline Mig 21 Bison Squadron. He has tenanted various command and staff appointments in his career including command of a Base and as Air Attache in High Commission of India in Pakistan. Prior to his current appointment of Director General of Defence Space Agency, the Air Officer has commanded an IACCS node in western sector during Op Sindoor.
In recognition of his distinguished service, he has been awarded with Vayu Sena Medal (VM) in 2014.
The Air Officer is married to Mrs Meera Midha and they are blessed with two daughters.
Director
Aarvee Associates
Professor
Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur
Maj Gen (Dr) B. Nagarajan is a distinguished civil engineering expert and Professor at IIT Kanpur with over four decades of leadership in strategic military and national infrastructure projects. His expertise spans structural engineering, resilient infrastructure systems, and advanced geotechnical and construction practices, with a strong focus on climate-resilient and high-performance infrastructure development. He has contributed to major projects across diverse and challenging terrains, bringing deep practical insight into risk mitigation, safety, and durability of built assets. At IIT Kanpur, he plays an active role in guiding research, mentoring young engineers, and fostering industry-academia collaboration. His work continues to support national priorities in sustainable infrastructure, disaster resilience, and capacity building for future civil engineering professionals.
Founder
Jayanth Ocean Vision Pvt Ltd
Senior Process Manager - Marketing
Tech Mahindra
Manager Research Hydraulics
L&T
Professor - Civil Engineering Department
IIT Kanpur
Co-Founder
Strategists' World
Climate & Environment Advisor
British High Commission
Sr AVP and Chief Agronomist
Coromandel International Limited
Country Manager
Harvest Plus
Director - Data Science Lab
Reserve Bank of India
Director
Bihar Mausam Sewa Kendra, Government of Bihar
Director
Directorate of Settlement and Land Records, Goa
Chief Operating Officer
Staqo
Deputy Manager- Business Development
Shijay Projects India
Indian Army
Defense technology and R&D leader with 30+ years of experience in electronics, UAV systems, simulation engineering, predictive analytics, and strategic operations. Proven capability to lead multi-disciplinary teams to deliver indigenous, high-impact technology solutions in complex operational environments. SBIR and cutting-edge technology expert.
Head of Blue Economy & Climate Change Cluster
National Maritime Foundation (NMF)
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Satat Gram Services
ADG
Army Design Bureau
Major General CS Mann, AVSM, VSM was commissioned into the Armoured Corps in 1990.
The officer has varied experience both in Tank Warfare as also in Counter Insurgency and Counter Terrorist Operations. In his last appointment as Brigadier Capability Development, he was handling the big budget Capital Procurement of Indian Army.
He has been an instructor Automotive Technology Armoured Corps Centre and School. He also earned "Distinction" in Tank Technology Course. He has attended the Defence Services Staff College and the Higher Defence Management Course. He has also attended the International Disaster Management Course at Bournemouth University, United Kingdom. In continuation of his academic pursuits, he has recently completed the Post Graduate Program in Data Science and Business Analytic from McCombs School of Business with "Distinction" grading.
The officer is currently heading the Army Design Bureau and is a key facilitator of indigenisation and infusion of niche technologies in the Indian Army.
Centre Head - Centre for Climate Change and Energy Transition
Chintan Research Foundation (CRF)
Senior Program Manager
Climate Policy Initiative (CPI)
Senior Research Analyst
Geospatial World
Advisor
The National Centre of Excellence for Green Ports & Shipping (NCoEGPS)
Senior VP - Business Development
GalaxEye
Dr. Deb Jyoti Pal is the Senior Vice President - Business Development at GalaxEye, driving strategy and partnerships across government, defense, and commercial sectors. With over three decades in the Geospatial and Space industry, he blends scientific expertise with strategic leadership.
A Ph.D. in Remote Sensing, he began his career as a Scientist at RSAC-UP and has held senior roles at CDAC, ESRI, Rolta, and Space Imaging Middle East.
A Life Member of ISRS and ISG, Dr. Deb is recognized for advancing geospatial innovation in India.
At GalaxEye, he is shaping the company's global vision by aligning next-generation space technology with real-world needs and customer impact.
Director
Survey & Settlement, Government of Tamil Nadu
Product Specialist (Research & Development)
SATPALDA
Corporate Risk Advisor, Insurance & Reinsurance Broker
Prudent Insurance Brokers Ind
Founder
HnyB Technologies Incubation
Consultant
IIHS, Bengaluru
Data Management & Cloud Solutions Expert
Senior Consultant
NAFED
Chief Engineer
Central Water Commission
Founder & Chief Operating Officer
ClimaCrew
Scientist
HARSAC
Technical Documentation Expert
Sr Vice President
Global Economist Forum
Chief Executive Officer
Looq.ai
DG CLAWS
Lt Gen Dushyant Singh, PVSM, AVSM (Retd), is an alumnus of NDC, DSSC, CDM, and Naval Post Graduate School California, USA. He also holds the distinction of having served twice in the elite National Security Guards, as the Deputy Inspector General (Operations) and the Inspector General (Operations). Besides contributing regularly in various defence journals and newspapers, he has also written chapters in two books namely, "Understanding Suicide Terrorism" and "Countering Terrorism : Psychological Strategies".
Chief Executive Officer
Farmgate Technologies
Vice President - Business Development
Esri India
Defence Space Agency
Brig G Manoj is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and was commissioned on 13 Jun 1992. An Electronics Engineer, the officer is M Tech in Computer Technology. He is a post-graduate in Defence and Strategic Studies and has done M Phil in the same subject. He has undergone the prestigious Higher Command Course from Army War College, Mhow, and is a graduate of the Staff College Course, Defence Services Staff College, Wellington.
The officer has headed equipment sustenance and maintenance operations at various levels in the Indian Army. He has rich operational experience, and has served extensively in field areas in J&K and in the North East. He has also served in key staff and instructional appointments, and has been part of a UN mission in Congo. He was awarded the COAS Commendation in 2017.
DSA is a Tri-Services Organisation, raised in Jun 20 as the nodal agency for all space related activities for the Indian defence forces, as well as for certain other strategic intelligence organisations. Brig G Manoj has been serving since Jan 22 as Brig (SFE), heading the Dte of Space Force Enhancement in the Defence Space Agency, which is responsible for planning, provision and execution of space-based services, i.e ISR, SATCOM and Position, Navigation & Timing (PNT) for the Armed Forces. He has led the planning of several sensitive space projects of national importance. As one of its pioneer decision makers in the newly raised strategic organization, he has also been closely associated with efforts to integrate the space domain in the operations of the armed forces, as well as in creating awareness on the subject, and has been a key contributor in formulation of the Joint Defence Space Doctrine, recently released by the Raksha Mantri.
Senior Consultant
National Institute of Disaster Management
Co-Founder and Executive Director
CivicDataLab
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
GKC Consultants
Managing Partner - North America
Mapex AI
GIS Team Lead
Government of Karnataka
Chief Operating Officer
GeoKno
DIPAC
Col Harinderjit Singh has around 20 years of experience in Remote Sensing, Geospatial Operations, GIS & AI in Geospatial Intelligence. He is presently posted with DIPAC as Director Geospatial Intelligence.
Co-Founder & Director
Neerx
DGIS
Deputy General Manager
Pioneer Foundation Engineers Private Limited
Commissioner
Survey Settlement and Land Records (SSLR), Government of Karnataka
Expert Land Administration
Chandigarh
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
Garudalytics
Business Head
LC Infra
Professor & National Geospatial Chair Professor - Multidisciplinary Centre for Geoinformatics
Delhi Technological University
GIS Analyst
Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency
Regional Sales Manager
Synspective
Founder & Director
Stvenant LLP
Assistant Professor
Presidency University, Bangalore
Chief Technology Officer
DeepMatrix
Senior Sector Specialist - Sustainable Urban Development
KfW Development Bank
Senior Advisor & Team Leader - Climate Adaptation, Resilience & Climate Finance
Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Project Manager
Dream Step Software Innovation Pvt. Ltd.
Secretary (Revenue)
Government of Puducherry
Vice President - Presales
Esri India
Krishna Rao TVB, Esri India He has experience in Customer Success Engagement, Team Management, Technology Architect, Enterprise GIS & Solutioning Design, Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry, and GPS. His specialties include Customer Engagement, Solution Architect, Presales, and Tech Support.
Vice President
HDFC Ergo General Insurance
Digital Twin Leader
Schneider Electric
Director
Red Raven
CEO
WRI
Co-Founder & Research Head
Vaidic Srijan
Office Superintendent
Settlement Commissioner & Director of Land Records Office, Maharashtra
Senior Project Officer
ICLEI South Asia
GIS Technical Expert
Associate Professor
Central University of South Bihar (CUSB)
Scientist G & Head
Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
Assistant Professor
CEPT University
Sr Data Scientist
Garudalytics
Business Head- Agriculture
Amnex Infotechnologies
Chief Executive Officer
HYFIX
Chief Soil Survey Officer
Soil & Land Use Survey of India, Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (SLUSI)
Superintending Surveyor
Survey of India
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
Innpact Solutions
Additional Chief Planner
Town and Country Planning Organisation (TCPO)
Chairman & Managing Director
Punjab Renewable Energy Systems (PRESPL)
Urban and Regional Development Advisor
GIZ India
Former National Information Security Coordinator (GOI), Technology Advisor
Dussat Global Technology
Cdr. Mukesh Saini (Ret) has held many information security positions in both public and private sector, over his 30 year career. Having served as a commander in the Indian Navy for 20 years, his latter years were dedicated to his role as India's first national coordinator for information security. Saini has held executive positions at Microsoft, XCySS and Essel Group.
Chief Technology Officer
Aquaconnect
Scientist H & Mission Director
Deep Ocean Mission, <br> Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)
Cloud - CSD HoD
National Government Cloud
Founder
Airveda
Drone Flying Instructor
Fore Institute of Drone Technology & Research
Chief Scientist
Smartterra
Sales Head India
Axelspace
Founder
NaPanta
Head Agri & Parametric Product
Anand Rathi Insurance Brokers
Comdt MCEME
Lt General Neeraj Varshney Vishisht Seva Modal was commissioned in the Army as officer in the t Electronics and Mechanical Engineering in 1966 and an is an alumnus of National Defence Academy and Defence Services Staff College He has also attended the Higher Command and APPPA Course Apart from mandatory qualifications, General Varshney has five master's Degrees in five different fields Business Administration and Finance. Technology. Strategic Management. Defence Studies and Social Sciences.
Sr. Marketing Manager
SatSure
R&D Lead
Skylark Drones
Sector Specialist - Sustainable Urban Development
KFW Bank
Director
SVAMITVA, Government of Andhra Pradesh
Product Head
Times Internet
GTM and Solutions Head
Tech Mahindra
Legal Advisor
Director General
YASHADA, Government of Maharashtra
Strategic Partnerships
Google Maps
Professor of Practice
Indian School of Public Policy (ISPP)
Assistant Director
Land Records, Madhya Pradesh
Additional Chief Secretary
Revenue Department, Government of Tamil Nadu
Chief Manager
Agriculture Insurance Company of India Ltd
Secretary to Government
Printing & Stationery, Sainik Welfare; Freedom Fighters Cell, Union Territory of Puducherry
Assistance Settlement Officer
Government of Bihar
Indian Air Force
Air Vice Marshal Pawan Kumar, VM, a seasoned fighter pilot with 35 years of service in the Indian Air Force (IAF), has extensive instructional experience in both flying and ground operations. He holds a current civil flying license and has served as the Indian Defence Attache across seven European countries. Currently, he is the Director General of the Defence Space Agency, overseeing strategic space operations. He holds an MPhil in Defence and Strategic Studies from the National Defence College, with expertise in space planning and systems.
Indian Army
An alumnus of UP Tech University, [Name] was commissioned into the Corps of Engineers and has since built a distinguished career in India's national surveying and geospatial domain. He has served as Deputy Surveyor General (GIS Tech Center & Perspective Planning) at the Surveyor General's Office and as Director of the Uttarakhand & West UP Geodetic Data Center, Survey of India. He has led several major national projects, including serving as Project Director for the Andaman & Nicobar Large-Scale Mapping Project and the SVAMITVA programme for Uttarakhand and West UP, both executed using drone-based survey technologies. He has also chaired the Indo-Nepal Boundary Survey Committee, contributing to critical bilateral boundary management efforts.
He has completed the Long Survey Officers Course at the National Institute of Geospatial Science & Technology, the Advanced Image Analysis Course at ITC Netherlands, and holds specializations in GeoICT, Land Information Systems, and drone-based surveying. Currently, he serves as Director (Technical), assisting the ADG, Military Survey, in policy, planning, and R&D initiatives. His exemplary service has been recognized with the GOC-in-C EC Commendation twice, in 2011 and 2021.
Real Time Information Specialist
National Mission for Clean Ganga
Director General
National Maritime Foundation (NMF)
Manager
SPMU, Government of Maharashtra
Deputy General Manager - Product
Ideaforge
Associate Professor in Public Policy
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
Head of the Department - Urban Planning
Schools of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
Founder & Director
i4 - Marine Technologies
Senior Vice President -Energy
CS TECH Ai
Partner
Prashant Advanced Survey LLP
Advisor
Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit India (GIZ India)
Vice Chancellor
Delhi Technological University (DTU)
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Harvest Global Systems
Former Surveyor General of India
Assistant Scientist
HARSAC
Manager- Presales & Solutioning
CS TECH Ai
Lt Col Puja was commissioned in the Corps of Mil Int in 2006. After an unit tenure in NC and an Instr tenure at MINTSD, the offr has been posted to numerous IITs & an Int Acqn Det. The offr was part of Instr Exch Pgme at Def Int School, United Kingdom. She has done her MA in Def & Strat studies from Pune University (2011), Mphil in Def Strat studies from Punjab University (2014) and Post Graduate Cert in Geoinformatics (PGCGI) from IGNOU (2017). The offr has submitted final PhD thesis in Jul 2025 being pursued from BIT, Mesra on Geospatial Analysis of Mil Tgts in Multi scale satellite data. The offr has also presented two papers, one in the Geospatial World Forum (GWF) Hyd 2018 on Geospatial Int in Mil Ops and a Conf paper in the National Symposium on Advances in Remote sensing in Dec 2021 on Machine Learning based Mapping of Runways. Her publications include 'Enhanced Land Use and Land Cover Classification for Military Installation Monitoring: Optimizing Sentinel-2A Band selection and Machine Learning Approaches' in Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Jun 2025) and 'Runway and Airfield Associated Feature Detection from Optical and SAR Data Using Machine Learning Algorithms' (SCIE) (Sept 2025). The offr has qualified for promotion to next rank and is presently undergoing the Tech Staff Course at Pune.
Business Head - Smart Mobility IoT
Jio Platform
Team Leader TOD Cell ,IUT
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Government of India
Programme Lead
Climate Resilience & Adaptation Finance, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)
Senior Environmental Specialist
The World Bank
Town and Country Planner (Retd.), Urban Planning Expert
ADB -IUT TOD Cell and Honorary Secretary, Institute of Urban Transport, Delhi
Sh. R. Srinivas former Town and Country Planner in Town and Country Planning Organization worked for more than three decades. He has done his Post Graduation Urban and Regional Planning from IIT Kharagpur and Professional Masters in Urban Planning and Management from ITC Netherlands. He was heading the Metropolitan and Union Territories Division.
Presently, he is engaged as Urban Planning expert with ADB Transit Oriented Development Cell, Institute of Urban Transport, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. He has also been nominated as Secretary, Institute of Urban Transport for 2024-2026.
He had been instrumental in guiding the preparation of Urban and Regional Development and Plan Formulation Guidelines (URDPFI), 2014 and Model Building Bye-Laws, 2016.Further; he was the team leader for monitoring the reforms implementation in Construction Permit under the World Bank's Doing Business Report for Municipal Corporations of Mumbai and Delhi. He had also been member of Task Force on Ease of Doing Business for Construction Permit and played an important role as team leader in facilitating the improvement in Country's ranking in Doing Business Report - Construction Permit. He had also assisted High Level committee on Urban Planning towards the preparation of Report I&II,2024.
He has also been a visiting faculty to School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi teaching both undergraduate and post graduate students. He has been very proactive on professional front being Secretary, Delhi Regional Chapter, ITPI (2003-05) and Co- Chairman, Evaluation Committee; ITPI (2006 -2024). He has 35 publications to his credit.
Professor & Director - Institute of Remote Sensing
Anna University
Director
Town Country Planning, Government of Andhra Pradesh
Senior Manager - GTM & Partnerships
SatSure
Founder & Managing Director
Matrix Geo Solutions
Scientist G & Head Hydrometeorology
India Meteorological Department (IMD), MoES
Hon'ble Minister of State
Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India
Scientist-SG
Indian Space Research Organisation
Dy Director General
SIA-India
GACI (GIS Academia Council of India)
Esri India
Chief Architect and Planner
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Ministry of Shipping, Government of India
Sector Head - AI and Digital Platforms
Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP)
DG EME
Indian Army
Additional Director Land Records
Himachal Pradesh
Professor
School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal
Chairperson
Say Earth
Commissioner cum Secretary
Revenue Department, Government of Uttarakhand
Chief Executive Officer
Sathya Technology Services Pvt Ltd
Head - Marketing
Esri India
Director - Product Management
Ola Krutrim
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer
Indrones
Associate Professor & Head
Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Ropar
Senior Project Manager (Research & LME)
Foundation For Ecological Security (FES)
Deputy Director
Integrated Research & Action for Development (IRADe)
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Spatial Logix
Cities Planning & Design Lead
Arup
Industry Head - Urban
Esri India
Member
National Disaster Management Authority
Director
North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC)
Chief Electoral Officer
Government of Maharashtra
Director - Amity Institute of Geo Informatics and Remote Sensing (AIGIRS)
Amity University Uttar Pradesh
Scientist F
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM)
Vice President of Sales
Earth Daily Analytics
Sam Lieff obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geography from The University of Lethbridge in the 2003 and a Master's Degree in Archaeology, GIS, and Remote Sensing from the University of Lethbridge School of Graduate Studies in 2006. In his 20+ year professional career, Sam has primarily held roles in Sales within the commercial Earth Observation industry: From 2005 to 2011, he worked at Iunctus Geomatics Corp. (a BlackBridge company) as Manager of Sales & Business Development; from 2011 to 2015, he served as the General Manager of BlackBridge Canada (formerly Iunctus and owners of the RapidEye constellation); in 2015 BlackBridge was acquired by Planet where Sam held the position of Director of Sales, Canada and oversaw a majority of the company's Canadian operations. In 2022, Sam joined EarthDaily Analytics as the Vice President of Sales.
Director - Projects
Geospatial World
Executive Director
MPSEDC, Government of Madhya Pradesh
Managing Director
Geomaticx Scientific Technology Services Pvt. Ltd.
Chief Technology Officer
Mumbai Port Authority
Director - Aerial Services
GarudaUAV Soft Solutions
Founder & Managing Director
Parson Overseas
Advisor
DRDO
Lt Gen Verma brings with him over four decades of distinguished service in the Indian Army, having held senior leadership positions across diverse verticals including Human Resource Management, Financial and Materials Management, Equipment and Supply Chain Management, and Capability Development. He retired as Director General (Capability Development), Ministry of Defence, where he led large-scale teams responsible for strengthening the operational and logistic capabilities of the Indian Army. His responsibilities encompassed Strategic Planning, Procurement, and Collaboration with Indian and global industries, R&D institutions, and international organizations. A recipient of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM), Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM), Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM), and Bar to VSM, Lt Gen Verma is widely respected for his vision in strategic planning and innovation. He continues to contribute his expertise to Public Policy, Defence Strategy, and Institutional Advisory roles. Prior to his retirement, Lt Gen Verma headed the Indian Army Capital Acquisitions Directorate and served as DRDO Chair and Consultant.
Chief Executive Officer
Dhineu
Manager- Geospatial
Kshema General Insurance Limited
Manager - Presales
Esri India
President
Sri City Integrated Business City
Head Intellectual Property & Technology Transfer
iHub- AWaDH, IIT Ropar
Chief Strategy & Growth Officer
NeoGeo Technologies
Vice President - Strategic Initiatives
Esri India
Faculty
Kirori Mal College & Fellow DSPH, Institute of Eminence, University of Delhi
Professor and Principal - Institute of Environment Education and Research (IEER)
Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University
Head - Geospatial Regulations & Compliance
Tech Mahindra
Chief Executive Officer & Co Founder
Blue Wave Aquaculture
Associate Fellow -Transport & Urban Governance Division
TERI
Convener
Yamuna Bachao Abhiyan
Centre Head
Centre for Applied Geomatics (CAG), CEPT University
ADG EME
Indian Army
Indian Air Force
Gp Capt Shivkumar Pohare VM is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, DSSC Wellington and School of Advanced Air and Space Studies (SAASS). The officer holds an M.Sc. in Defence and Strategic Studies from Madras University and M.Phil in Military Strategy from Air University, USA. The officer is a CAT 'A' Qualified Flying Instructor and a Test Pilot. The officer holds operational flying experience on MiG-29 aircraft and has served as HoF Warfare and Aerospace Strategy Program at the College of Air Warfare. He is currently commanding frontline fighter squadron of the IAF.
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Satleolabs
Shravan Bhati is a seasoned professional with over 14 years of techno-commercial experience specializing in space technology, thermal satellites, remote sensing, and geospatial applications. Currently, he is the Founder and CEO of SatLeo Labs, focusing on advancing space technology solutions for agriculture, infrastructure, and sustainability, backed by robust expertise in strategic business development and leadership roles at Amazon Web Services and Amnex Infotechnologies. Shravan holds advanced degrees in Geomatics and Space Applications, along with professional management qualifications, reflecting his commitment to integrating technology and sustainable development. He combines technical insight with strategic acumen to foster growth in new markets and drive impactful space-based solutions.
Director
Urban Research Foundation
Scientist E
Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
Senior Expert - Climate Finance
NITI Aayog
Director
Department of Land Resources, Government of India
Founder & Director
Clear Water Dynamics
Commandant- 509 Army Base Workshop
Brigadier Siddharth Malik, Sena Medal, holds a B.Tech in Electronics and a Master's degree in Computer Science from IIT Roorkee. His research interests span Artificial Intelligence, Data Mining, and Robotics, with numerous publications in reputed journals and conferences. He was honoured with the Prime Minister's Certificate of Excellence for Innovation in 2017 and the 'ML Anand' Award by IETE in 2010 for his distinguished contributions to the field of Computer Science.
With over 28 years of experience in sustaining and managing Electronic Sensors for the Indian Army-including Electronic Warfare Systems, Radars, and Opto-Electronic Equipment-Brigadier Malik has served in key operational roles, including commanding a Field Workshop in Jammu & Kashmir and Command of a Battalion on the Western front. Currently, as the Commandant and Managing Director of 509 Army Base Workshop, he is leading a ?400 crore modernisation initiative aimed at transforming the organisation. His focus remains on advancing research in critical, denied technologies and driving indigenisation efforts to promote Aatmanirbharta (self-reliance).
Assistant Professor and Founder
IIT Roorkee and Bhoomicam Pvt. Ltd
Founder
EarthSight Foundation
Associate Professor
CRS-LBSNAA
Senior Research Analyst- Market and Economy
Geospatial World
Associate Director
Mu Gamma Consultants
Chief Executive Officer
NeoGeoinfo Technologies
Head, Applications & Scientist-SG
National Remote Sensing Centre
Shri. S. S. Raja Shekhar is Head Applications at Regional Remote Sensing Centres, NRSC / ISRO. He has 26 years of experience in the field of geospatial technologies and has contributed in development of satellite image processing, application software and WebGIS solutions for Scientific, Governance and Societal applications.
He pioneered the development of e-governance applications, Bhuvan platform, Real Time Decisions Support Systems and Emergency Management systems for Nuclear Emergencies and Chemical Emergencies - ONERS and ROCERS. He worked extensively in development of Drought Monitoring System both for national and international domains.
Currently he is leading application and services development for the project Space Based Information Support for Decentralised planning (SISDP) providing large scale thematic data at 1:10k scale on Bhuvan Panchayat portal.
Shri. S. S. Raja Shekhar is a gold medallist in the field of Physics from Osmania University and recipient of awards like ISRO Young Scientist award, ASI award and ISRO team excellence awards for development of Bhuvan platform.
Superintending Engineer
WRIDD
Executive Director
Foundation for Ecological Security (FES)
Head Hydraulics & Hydrology
Larsen & Toubro (L&T)
Chief Executive Officer
National Association for Farmer Producer Organisations (NAFPO)
Founder & Secretary
Society for Aerospace, Maritime & Defense Studies (SAMDeS)
Director & Chief Scientist
Haryana Space Applications Centre (HARSAC)
Delivery Head
LTI Mindtree
Industry Head - Water
Esri India
General Manager- Sustainability & CleanTech
BSES Yamuna Power Limited
Co-Founder & CEO
InnPact Solutions
Chief Executive Officer
Mapex
Manager
ISPP-Centre for Urban Transitions (I-CUT)
Vice Chancellor
Jawaharlal Nehru Technical University (JNTU)
Advisor
Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Urban Resilience Advisor
Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)
Lead Advisor- Science
Environmental Defense Fund
VP - Strategic Liaison
SatSure
Lt Col V Ramanathan has over 20 years of experience in the Indian Army. He has developed an in depth expertise in Satellite Imagery Interpretation and analysis, holding critical appointments in Imagery Intelligence domain for over a decade. He also holds the distinction of being an Instructor for the Vietnam Defence Forces. With a Master's degree in Geoinformatics, he is deeply passionate about geospatial technology, its potential for innovation, and particularly on how space start ups can contribute in solving strategic problems and strengthening the future of Bharat's national security on a global landscape.
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
Aurassure
VP - Projects & Learning Resources
Electronics Sector Skills Council of India (ESSCI)
Senior Sales Engineer
Planet
Vasudeva Rao Vemana is the Senior Sales Engineer with Planet. He is responsible for working closely with the Sales team for the Asia Pacific Japan region. He provides technical expertise in driving business opportunities. Vasudeva Rao holds a Masters Degree in Computer from Osmania University. He has 25 years of experience in the Geospatial industry. He works closely with government agencies, defence organizations to deliver high-value geospatial insights that support critical decision-making.
Senior Vice President and Chief Technical Officer
Esri India
Director
Boson White Water
Deputy General Manager (IT & Automation)
Noida Power Company Limited (NPCL)
Subject Matter Expertise
Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW)
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Principal Scientist, Division of Agricultural Physics
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
DG Capability Development
Indian Army
Lt Gen Vineet Gaur, is a 1987 batch offr commissioned from IMA, Dehradun in the Corps of EME. The offr has had an exceptionally brilliant academic career. He was awarded Chancellor's Gold Medal for all round best graduating student of the University during his B.Tech (Mechanical Engg). The Gen offr also topped his M.Tech course in Reliability Engg from IIT Mumbai. He is an alumni of HDMC and the prestigious NDC.
Lt Gen Vineet Gaur has held various appts in comd and staff, imp being CO, 15 Corps Z Wksp, Director (Prod) in EME Dte, Brig EME in 33 Corps, DACIDS (PF&M) at HQ IDS, Brig MS (C) at MS Branch, IHQ of MoD (Army) and MG EME, HQ Northern Command. The Gen offr was also a Maint Offr in UNIFIL (Lebanon). His instructional appts include instr CI 'B' at MCEME, Secunderabad and DS at CDM, Secunderabad. He is presently tenanting the appt of DG CD, CD Dte, IHQ of MoD (Army) since 26 Dec 2022.
For his excellence in professional services, he has been awarded the GOC-in-C, Northern Comd CC in 2008, COAS CC in 2010 and GOC-in-C ARTRAC CC in 2012. For his distinguished service, the Gen offr has been awarded AVSM in 2023 and PVSM in 2025.
Director, Promotion Directorate
IN-SPACe, Department of Space
Vice President
MapmyIndia
Founder & Director
Millet Bank
Independent Director
DRIISHYA
Deputy General Manager - Corporate affairs & Marketing
National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation
Social Scientist
S M Sehgal Foundation
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Garudalytics
Professor & Head - Geospatial Research Programme
Takshashila Institution
Director
Land Records, Government of Haryana
Regional Sales Manager
IGIS Private Limited
Founder
AddGEO Foundation