India Europe Space and Geospatial Business

Theme: Co-Innovate. Co-Commercialise. Co-Own: Building the India-Europe Space and Geospatial Economy

Time: 1330 Hrs to 1930 Hrs | Hall Name: Calla 1
Venue: Novotel Amsterdam City, Europaboulevard 10 - 1083 AD, Amsterdam – Netherlands

Summit

27th April 2026

 
 

Agenda

1330 - 1400
Registration and Welcome Tea/Coffee
1400 - 1405
Welcome Remarks
Ananya Narain
Ananya Narain

Vice President - Consulting
Geospatial World
India

1405 - 1445
SESSION 1: Opening Session Setting the Context: India-Europe Space & Geospatial Business Partnership
Anupam Anand
Anupam Anand

Joint Secretary, Department of Space (DoS), Government of India
IN-SPACe
India

Anupam Anand, an IAS officer of the 2000 batch from the Gujarat cadre. He holds a Master's degree in International Politics from School of International Studies (SIS), JNU, New Delhi, and an Executive Masters in Public Administration (EMPA) from Maxwell School, Syracuse University (USA).

Currently, Anupam Anand IAS is serving as the Joint Secretary, IN-SPACe, Ahmedabad. Over his career, he has held multiple significant roles across the Gujarat state administration.

He has an experience of more than 25 years in the Government. He has held a wide range of important assignments in various sector in the state government of Gujarat such as transport, labor, disaster management, election management, planning, power distribution, industries, urban development, municipal governance, District Administration as well as Central Government.

Srikant Sastri
Srikant Sastri

Chairman
Geospatial Data Promotion and Development Committee, Dept of Science and Technology
India

Bob van Graft
Bob van Graft

Director - Spatial Information
Ministry of Housing and Spatial Planning
The Netherlands

Ann Haokip

Guest of Honour

Ann Haokip

Deputy Chief of Mission
Embassy of India, The Hague
The Netherlands

1445 - 1530
SESSION: 2 EU-India Space Cooperation: Turning Space Policies into Collaborative Business Partnerships

Session Highlight

  • What does the EU-India Trade & Technology Council (TTC) and broader FTA negotiations unlock specifically for space sector companies on both sides?
  • Where do institutional mandates (ESA, IN-SPACe, NSO) meet commercial opportunity - and where do they create friction?
  • How do satellite data sharing, dual-use constraints, and export control regimes affect joint ventures between European and Indian space firms?
  • Which collaborative models - co-development, data sharing, co-manufacturing - have the best near-term viability under current agreements (currently specified under EU-India FTA)?
Rajeshree Dutta Kumar

Moderator

Rajeshree Dutta Kumar

Vice President-Government Affairs
Geospatial World
India

Gordon Campbell
Gordon Campbell

Head of the Enterprise Section
European Space Agency
Italy

Coco Antonissen
Coco Antonissen

Director Space Applications
Netherlands Space Agency
The Netherlands

Coco is the Director of Space Applications at the Netherlands Space Agency (NLSA). With a background in geoscience and remote sensing, she has extensive experience in the satellite applications domain. Coco focuses on stimulating the development and uptake of satellite-based solutions, and on improving the alignment between supply and demand for space-based data and services across sectors.

Chandra Prakash Singh
Chandra Prakash Singh

Deputy Director, Department of Space, Government of India
IN-SPACe
India

Dr. Chandra Prakash Singh, has more than 24 years of experience in the area of Earth Observation (EO) and Geospatial Applications in various capacities at ISRO and geospatial industry. He is M.Tech. Remote-Sensing from BIT, Mesra, Ranchi. Presently he is working as Deputy Director in Technical Directorate of IN-SPACe. Before his deputation to IN-SPACe, he was associated with Earth & Planetary Sciences and Applications Area (EPSA) of SAC-ISRO, Ahmedabad as Scientist/Engineer-SG. He has contributed to various prestigious projects related to satellite remote sensing applications in the field of environment, forestry, biodiversity, alpine ecosystem, forest fire, forest phenology, horticulture and DSS. He has guided many STC & RESPOND projects of ISRO to academia as focal point and >40 students for their academic pursuits. He has to his credit >180 publications. He has strong ties with academia and industries through his working experience and engagements with professional societies (ISG, ISRS, INCA, IMS, ILS, ASI, ISCA, ISSE, IPSA, OSI). He has represented India in various international forums including Scientific Expedition to Antarctica (2019-20). He is recipient of prestigious P. R. Pisharoty Memorial Award from ISRS and President's appreciation medal from ISG. He is specialized in working with all types of EO systems and geospatial applications for the benefit of People and Planet.

N Sudheer Kumar
N Sudheer Kumar

Vice President Global Strategy, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Operations
XDLINX Space Labs

Anurag Velury
Anurag Velury

Head Partnerships
TakeMe2Space
India

1530 - 1600
Networking Tea/Coffee Break
1600 - 1645
SESSION 3: Technology Innovation and Product Development: Enabling Viable Space and Geospatial Business Opportunities between Indian and European Companies

Session Highlight

  • What revenue models are actually working: subscriptions, API calls, outcome-based contracts, government offtake agreements?
  • What capabilities-technological, commercial, or organisational-have become critical to transitioning from project-based revenues to scalable, recurring business models?
  • How do Indian and European startups price across markets with very different willingness-to-pay and procurement cultures?
  • Co-development sounds straightforward but breaks down on revenue split, IP ownership, and who owns the customer relationship. What engagement models - joint ventures, white-labelling, consortium bids, channel partnerships - are actually working on the ground between Indian and European firms?
  • Which sectors within the EU-India FTA priority areas - agriculture, climate, maritime, mobility, wind infrastructure, urban infrastructure - offer the most viable near-term revenue opportunity for a joint India-Europe go-to-market, and what business model fits each one?
Ananya Narain

Moderator

Ananya Narain

Vice President - Consulting
Geospatial World
India

Javier Alexander Santos Wybenga
Javier Alexander Santos Wybenga

Business Development Director
GEOSAT
Portugal

Javier Santos is an Aerospace Engineer by the Technical University of Madrid, Spain and Institut National Polytechnique of Grenoble, France. Javier has developed his career in technical roles in the aerospace and satellite operations domains, as well as in business development, sales and marketing roles in technical contexts. He is the Director of Business Development for GEOSAT, currently leading the commercial area through the provision of innovative Earth Observation solutions and data to customers worldwide.

Mats Hultin
Mats Hultin

Former CIO at Ericson and Board Member
JSAN Consulting
Sweden

Agendra Kumar
Agendra Kumar

Managing Director
Esri India
India

Vinay Simha
Vinay Simha

CEO
SkyServe
India

Kartik Kumar
Kartik Kumar

CEO
Sat Search
The Netherlands

Gopinath Mallipatna
Gopinath Mallipatna

Chief Financial Officer
SatSure
India

1645 - 1730
SESSION 4: Emerging Market Opportunities: Growing the India-Europe Space & Geospatial Business Ecosystem

Session Highlight

  • Which sectors present the highest-potential opportunities for collaboration between India and Europe-such as climate intelligence, agriculture, defense, or urban infrastructure-and within these, where are the most compelling monetisation levers today: data, analytics, platforms, or end-to-end solutions?
  • As demand evolves across India and Europe-from cost-driven services to outcome-oriented solutions-what strategic shifts are required for companies to move beyond service-led models to owning full-stack, sector-specific solutions and customer outcomes?
  • Where do you see the most compelling joint market opportunities between India and Europe across the space-geospatial value chain-upstream, downstream, or integrated applications?
  • What role should governments and institutions on both sides play in catalyzing this ecosystem-particularly in terms of funding mechanisms, data policies, and enabling cross-border market access
  • How are India-Europe partnerships evolving from outsourcing to co-innovation (shared IP, co-development, revenue sharing), and what will a successful co-innovation model look like over the next 3-5 years?
Rajeshree Dutta Kumar

Moderator

Rajeshree Dutta Kumar

Vice President-Government Affairs
Geospatial World
India

Aravind Ravichandran
Aravind Ravichandran

Founder & CEO
TerraWatch Space
France

Jeroen Zanen
Jeroen Zanen

CEO
AI InfraSolutions
The Netherlands

Rajanikanth Muppalla
Rajanikanth Muppalla

Head - Geospatial Strategy
Tech Mahindra
India

Roshan Srivastava
Roshan Srivastava

Project Director
IIT Tirupati Navavishkar I-Hub Foundation
India

Avinash M.V.
Avinash M.V.

Senior Vice President
DSM Soft
India

Avinash Viswanathan, Senior Vice President at DSM Soft is a civil engineer and a GIS professional. He has been with the organisation for over 25 years and has held diverse technical roles in geospatial, telematics and software development.

He currently leads the geospatial sales and marketing team of DSM Soft and has been instrumental in forging long-term client partnerships. He manages key accounts worldwide effectively blending strong technical expertise with commercial acumen for sustained business success.

Vivek Tumpala
Vivek Tumpala

Business Manager - Global Telco & Utilities
NeoGeoinfo Technologies
India

Overview

The India-Europe Space and Geospatial Business Summit aims to foster strategic dialogue between government and industry leaders from both regions, with a focus on strengthening bilateral cooperation, enabling a favorable business environment, and advancing long-term, sustainable partnerships in the space and geospatial sectors.

Held against the backdrop of growing collaboration under the India-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC), the Summit builds upon shared priorities such as digital infrastructure, clean technologies, resilient supply chains, and innovation-driven growth. Space and geospatial technologies have emerged as key pillars in this relationship, opening new avenues for co-investment, data-sharing, joint R&D, and technology transfer.

Europe plays a leading role in the global geospatial economy, with its industry projected to reach USD 195.0 billion by 2030. Simultaneously, india’s geospatial market is currently valued at around ₹50,000 crore and is projected to more than double to about ₹1.06 lakh crore (USD 12.7–13 billion) by 2030, backed by progressive policy frameworks and rising exports of geospatial solutions to European nations. Netherlands, the host country, stands out as a growing strategic partner with expanding investments in technology and infrastructure.

This Summit will spotlight commercial opportunities, encourage cross-border collaboration, and promote innovation in areas such as satellite applications, climate resilience, infrastructure development, and location-based services. By bringing together stakeholders across government, industry, and academia, the event seeks to shape a shared vision for a resilient, tech-driven, and globally competitive space and geospatial ecosystem.