Agriculture Summit

4-5 December 2024

Theme: Building Farmer Resilience for a Food Secure India

Topics to be Discussed

  • Smart Digital Agriculture Systems
  • Agriculture Innovations and Advancements
  • Farm Mechanisation: Smart Irrigation and Water Systems
  • Agribusiness and Supply Chain Models
  • Food Security as National Agenda
  • Agi Financing: Credit Linkages and Finding Support in Agriculture
  • Way Forward: Building Farmer Resilience
Supporting Partners

Agenda

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

1200 - 1300 Visit to Exhibition
1300 - 1400 Lunch Break
1400 - 1530 Session 2: Smart Digital Agriculture Systems
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

1530 - 1630 Exhibition Visit and Tea/Coffee Break
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

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

1130 - 1200 Tea/ Coffee Break

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

CORE OBJECTIVES

To explore and promote the integration of digital technologies in farming practices, enhancing productivity, efficiency, and sustainability

To enhance transparency and accountability through digital governance frameworks

Encourage the adoption of innovative and regenerative agricultural techniques by providing real-time data and support, and improving farm infrastructure

Foster collaboration between AgriTech startups and local governments for capacity building at the grassroots level.

Missed the Submission deadline? Don’t Worry! You can still send in your papers at papers@geosmartindia.net