Urban Development & Smart Utility Summit

Theme: Accelerating Inclusive Urban Transformation through Digital Integration

3-4 December 2025 | Hall No - MR 7

Overview

India’s urbanization journey demands resilient infrastructure and efficient utility management to meet the needs of its rapidly growing cities. Government missions like Smart Cities and AMRUT have created the foundation for transformative change, but accelerating this progress requires integrated digital solutions and collaborative governance models.

The Urban Development & Smart Utility Summit will spotlight how geospatial intelligence, digital twins, AI, IoT, and data platforms are driving smarter urban planning, robust utility systems, and sustainable service delivery in power and telecom sectors. The Summit will bring together senior officials from urban departments, municipal bodies, smart city SPVs, utility providers, policy think tanks, and technology leaders to exchange ideas, share experiences, and explore scalable solutions.

Program Agenda

Wednesday, 3rd December

0900 - 1100
Opening Session: India's Urban Landscape: Challenges, Policies, Integrated Utilities and Innovation
Titas Roy

Opening Remarks

Titas Roy

Industry Manager - Infrastructure
Geospatial World

Glen Murray

Guest Address

Hon'ble Glen Murray

Managing Partner - North America
Mapex AI

Topic: Canadian Lessons for Integrated Urban Development: A Data-Driven Framework for India's Smart Cities
Purushottam Uttarwar

Purushottam Uttarwar

Team Leader TOD Cell ,IUT
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Government of India

Monish Ahuja (Retd)

Lt Col Monish Ahuja (Retd)

Chairman & Managing Director
Punjab Renewable Energy Systems (PRESPL)

Topic: India's Urban Landscape: Challenges, Policies, Integrated Utilities and Innovation
A. Ravinder Reddy

A. Ravinder Reddy

Chief Planning Officer
Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority

Akhilesh Srivastava

Akhilesh Srivastava

President
ITS India

Shiren Pandita

Shiren Pandita

Associate Fellow -Transport & Urban Governance Division
TERI

Topic: India's Urban Landscape - Digital Solutions for Inclusive Growth and Future Resilience
Vishnu Sharma

Vishnu Sharma

Deputy General Manager - Corporate affairs & Marketing
National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation

Ravi Singh

Ravi Singh

Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer
Indrones

Topic: Transforming Project Planning With Aerial Surveys and Digital Twins
1100 - 1130
Tea & Coffee Break
1130 - 1300
Session 2: Integrated Urban Growth: Overcoming Connectivity and Infrastructure Gaps
Bharat Lohani

Guest Address

Dr Bharat Lohani

Professor - Civil Engineering Department
IIT Kanpur

Topic: Safer Roads Through Simulation
Monis Khan

Keynote Address

Mohd Monis Khan

Additional Chief Planner
Town and Country Planning Organisation (TCPO)

Topic: Formulation of GIS Based Master Plans of Class-II Towns With Population of 50,000 - 99,999
Prafulla Parlewar

Moderator

Dr Prafulla Parlewar

Head of the Department - Urban Planning
Schools of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

Topic: Integrated Urban Growth: Overcoming Connectivity and Infrastructure Gaps
Jayanta Poddar

Jayanta Poddar

Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
Garudalytics

Topic: Operationalizing Digital Twins Jayanta Poddar | Garudalytics Inspection, Simulation, and Planning
Akshay Jaiswal

Akshay Jaiswal

Sales Manager - Geospatial
Trimble

Topic: Integrated Urban Growth: Overcoming Connectivity and Infrastructure Gaps
Nobal Preet Singh

Nobal Preet Singh

Strategic Partnerships
Google Maps

Topic: Google Maps
Bipul Ghosh

Bipul Ghosh

Director - Data Science Lab
Reserve Bank of India

Topic: Bridging Data Gaps: Nowcasting State-Level GDP Growth in India With Geospatial Data
Pradeep Pandurangi

Pradeep Pandurangi

Deputy General Manager - Product
Ideaforge

1300 - 1500
Visit to Expo | Lunch
1500 - 1700
Session 3: Transforming Urban Utilities with IoT, AI, and Digital Twins
Vikas Gupta

Vikas Gupta

Deputy General Manager (IT & Automation)
Noida Power Company Limited (NPCL)

Topic: India's youngest business group
Priyanka Pandit

Priyanka Pandit

Manager- Presales & Solutioning
CS TECH Ai

Topic: Transforming Urban Utilities With IoT, AI & Digital Twins
Puneet Aggarwal

Puneet Aggarwal

Business Head - Smart Mobility IoT
Jio Platform

Topic: Transforming Urban Utilities With IoT, AI, and Digital Twins
Shashikant Bagul

Shashikant Bagul

Head - Geospatial Regulations & Compliance
Tech Mahindra

Topic: Transforming Urban Utilities With IoT, AI, and Digital Twins
Dominique Meyers

Dominique Meyers

Chief Executive Officer
Looq.ai

Topic: Global Geophysical Reasoning From the Ground
Leema Christy Devasagayam

Leema Christy Devasagayam

Digital Twin Leader
Schneider Electric

Topic: Digital Transformation for Climate Action
Amar Nath

Amar Nath

Chief Executive Officer
Airawat Research Foundation

Gaurav Kumar Chawla

Dr Gaurav Kumar Chawla

Founder & Chief Executive Officer
GKC Consultants

Topic: Transforming Urban Utilities With IoT, AI, and Digital Twins

Thursday, 4th December

0930 - 1100
Session 4: Empowering Urban Local Bodies for Sustainable Infrastructure and Utility Delivery
Ravi Jain

Keynote Address

Ravi Jain

Director - Product Management
Ola Krutrim

Kiran Avadhanula

Moderator

Kiran Avadhanula

Senior Sector Specialist - Sustainable Urban Development
KfW Development Bank

O.P Agarwal

Dr O.P Agarwal

Professor of Practice
Indian School of Public Policy (ISPP)

Ruma Chakrabarty

Ruma Chakrabarty

Industry Head - Urban
Esri India

Romi Roy

Romi Roy

Cities Planning & Design Lead
Arup

Charu Bhargava

Charu Bhargava

Chief Operating Officer
Staqo

Prashant Alatgi

Prashant Alatgi

Partner
Prashant Advanced Survey LLP

Akshay Kanchan

Akshay Kanchan

Founder
Neural City

Shrinivas Deshmukh

Shrinivas Deshmukh

Director
Urban Research Foundation

Harikumar P S

Harikumar P S

Chief Operating Officer
GeoKno

Nishant Sinha

Dr Nishant Sinha

Product Head
Times Internet

1100 - 1130
Tea & Coffee Break
1130 - 1300
Session 5: Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction into Urban Development and Utility Infrastructure Planning
Shiren Pandita

Moderator

Shiren Pandita

Associate Fellow -Transport & Urban Governance Division
TERI

Sunil K Sharma

Sunil K Sharma

General Manager- Sustainability & CleanTech
BSES Yamuna Power Limited

Moumita Shaw

Moumita Shaw

Urban and Regional Development Advisor
GIZ India

Debajit Palit

Debajit Palit

Centre Head - Centre for Climate Change and Energy Transition
Chintan Research Foundation (CRF)

Rohit Malhotra

Rohit Malhotra

Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Spatial Logix

Manasa Garikaparthi

Manasa Garikaparthi

Senior Project Officer
ICLEI South Asia

Priti

Dr Priti

Assistant Scientist
HARSAC

1300 - 1430
Lunch & Visit to Expo
1430 - 1600
Closing Plenary & GeoSmart India Excellence Awards (Audi1)

OBJECTIVES

  • Showcase national and global success stories and localized digital innovation
  • Align sector-specific goals with India’s Vision 2047 targets
  • Enable capacity building and policy-level engagements
  • Foster meaningful collaborations between government, industry, and academia

By focusing on sectors like urban development, power and telecom utilities, the program will highlight how geospatially enabled infrastructure can become a pillar for future-ready India. This track will bring together policy makers, utility providers, EPC companies, technology innovators, and domain experts to deliberate on actionable strategies, share successful global and domestic case studies, and facilitate collaborative pathways to achieve India’s long-term infrastructure ambitions.

Key Stakeholders

  • Urban areas are expected to contribute nearly 75% of India’s GDP by 2030, with 600 million people projected to live in cities.
  • The Smart Cities Mission has already implemented over 7,000 projects worth INR 1.8 lakh crore, but the next frontier lies in unlocking real-time, integrated urban intelligence systems.
  • The power sector sees over 4,000 TWh of electricity demand projected by 2047, requiring smart grids, predictive maintenance, and renewable energy integration.
  • India’s telecom sector added 180,000+ new mobile towers between 2014 and 2023, with 5G rollouts dependent on spatial planning for over 1 million small cells.

However, despite these advances, data fragmentation, low digital penetration in
utilities, and weak inter-agency coordination remain major roadblocks.

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