Plenary Speakers
Welcome NotePrashant Joshi
Vice President - Asia Pacific
Geospatial Media and Communications
Geospatial Media and Communications
BVR Mohan Reddy
Founder and Executive Chairman
Cyient
Cyient
Usha Thorat
Chairman, Board of Governors
Foundation for Ecological Security & Former Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
Foundation for Ecological Security & Former Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
ModeratorAnamika Das
Vice President - Outreach and Business Development
Geospatial Media and Communications
Geospatial Media and Communications
Dorine Burmanje
Former Chair, Executive Board
Kadastre
The Netherlands
Kadastre
The Netherlands
Peter Hedlund
CEO
Ordnance Survey International
Ordnance Survey International
Dean Angelides
Corporate Director
International
Esri
International
Esri
Ruolkhumlien Buhril
Secretary
Department of Land Resources
Department of Land Resources
Lt. General Girish Kumar VSM
Surveyor General
Survey of India
Survey of India
Kamal Kishore
Member
National Disaster Management Authority
National Disaster Management Authority
Dr. Rajkumar Khatri
Additional Chief Secretary
Government of Karnataka
Government of Karnataka
Jagdeesh Rao
CEO
Foundation for Ecological Security
Foundation for Ecological Security
Agendra Kumar
President
Esri India
Esri India
Ananya Narain
AEC Vertical Lead
Geospatial Media and Communications
Geospatial Media and Communications
Pravir Pandey
Vice Chairman
Indian Waterways Authority of India
Indian Waterways Authority of India
Quah Beng Chieh
Head of Marketing
Asia Pacific, FARO Technologies
Singapore
Asia Pacific, FARO Technologies
Singapore
Hitesh Khanna
Executive Director - Planning
National High Speed Rail Corporation of India
National High Speed Rail Corporation of India
Ramakrishnan Ramamurthy
Principal Associate
GMR Group
GMR Group
ModeratorLaveesh Bhandari
Founder CEO
Indicus Foundation
Indicus Foundation
Arvind Kumar
Principal Secretary
Municipal Administration and Urban Development, Government of Telangana
Municipal Administration and Urban Development, Government of Telangana
Speakers
GEOSMART CITIES
ModeratorAnamika Das
Vice President - Outreach and Business Development
Geospatial Media and Communications
Geospatial Media and Communications
Rama Iyer
Chief Innovation Officer
T-Hub
T-Hub
Deepak Taware
Municipal Commissioner
Solapur Municipal Corporation
Solapur Municipal Corporation
Manojit Bose
Chief Knowledge Officer
Pune Smart City
Pune Smart City
Salil Srivastava
Additional Chief Executive Officer
Naya Raipur
Development Authority
Naya Raipur
Development Authority
Dr. Vishnu Chandra
Deputy Director General
National Informatics Centre
National Informatics Centre
Shikha Goyal
Additional Commissioner, SHE Team Head
Hyderabad Police
Hyderabad Police
Amit Saxena
Regional Sales Manager - Geospatial, SAARC Region
Trimble
Trimble
VinayBabu Adimulam
Assistant General Manager-Technical Services
Hexagon Geospatial
Hexagon Geospatial
M. Rajathurai
Technical Business Development Director
Bentley Systems
Bentley Systems
Prafull Kumar Mallick
Chief Eexecutive
Odisha Remote Sensing Centre
Odisha Remote Sensing Centre
Vijay Kumar
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Esri India
Esri India
Bipin Pradeep Kumar
Co-founder
Gaia Smart Cities
Gaia Smart Cities
Rahul Srivastava
Senior Vice President
Global Head-Enterprise Apps & Digital Technology
Smart IMS
Global Head-Enterprise Apps & Digital Technology
Smart IMS
Pooja Maheshwari
Co-founder
Smarg Tech
Smarg Tech
Harish KV
Delivery Manager GIS
UL Technology Solutions (ULTS)
UL Technology Solutions (ULTS)
Moderatorsantanu bose
Senior Editor
ET Prime
ET Prime
Dr. Milan Kumar Chauley
Superintending
Archaeologist
Archaeological Survey of India
Archaeologist
Archaeological Survey of India
Rajbir Singh
Vice President
Business Development
Scanpoint Geomatics
Business Development
Scanpoint Geomatics
Mr. Rajat Mehta
3D Printing and Digital Manufacturing Country Manager
HP India
HP India
Abhishek Prabudha
Head
Client Experience
Delhivery
Client Experience
Delhivery
Gangadhar Rao
Managing Director
RSI Softech
RSI Softech
Rajashekhar Reddy
Assistant Manager Technical
Hexagon
Hexagon
Aditya Sathe
Project Manager
Centre for Development Studies and Activities
Centre for Development Studies and Activities
Dr. V.S Rao
Additional Commissioner
Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation
Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation
Mithun Srivatsa
Chief Executive Officer/Founder
Blowhorn
Blowhorn
Randeep Lobana
Founder
Commutec
Commutec
Neha Jain
Manager - Research and Strategy
NASSCOM
NASSCOM
Dr. Mohan Rao
Principal Scientist
Traffic Engineering and Safety Division
Central Road Research Institute (CRRI)
Traffic Engineering and Safety Division
Central Road Research Institute (CRRI)
Shravani Sharma
Project Associate
World Resources Institute
World Resources Institute
Abhishek Iyer
Research Analyst
Frost & Sullivan
Frost & Sullivan
Pranav Bajaj
Co-founder
Medulance
Medulance
Wing Commander Vijay Sridasyam (Retd)
Chief Executive Officer
MAKAIR
MAKAIR
Ayon Tarafdar
Associate Professor, Department of Planning
School of Planning and Architecture
School of Planning and Architecture
Kasiviswanadham Ponnapalli
Geospatial Expert
IIC Academy
IIC Academy
Jogi Ritish Venkat
CEO & Managing Director
Sagar Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Sagar Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Sonal Shah
Founder
The Urban Catalysts
The Urban Catalysts
GeoSmart Construction & Infrastructure
Welcome NoteAnanya Narain
Head - AEC Business Unit
Geospatial Media
Geospatial Media
General Ravi Shankar
President
Intercontinental Consultants and Technocrats
Intercontinental Consultants and Technocrats
Wing Commander Satyam Kushwaha (Retd)
Chief Geospatial Officer
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
B P Awasthi
Executive Director (Track)
Railway Board
India
Railway Board
India
Dr. Y Pari
Head, Geospatial Technologies
L & T Nxt
India
L & T Nxt
India
Anisur Rehman
GM (GIS Vertical Head)
Center for Railway Information System
Center for Railway Information System
Gaurav Sharma
National Sales Manager – Geospatial content solutions
Hexagon
Hexagon
Mohit Baunthiyal
Sales Engineer, Construction BIM/CIM
FARO Business Technologies
India
FARO Business Technologies
India
P Ravinder rao
Engineer in Chief
Telangana roads and buildings
Telangana roads and buildings
Dr. Pradeep N
Industry Head
Infrastructure Utilities & Mining
Esri India
Infrastructure Utilities & Mining
Esri India
Sampath Kumar P
Scientist/Engineer 'SF'
NRSC
NRSC
Gomathiraman S
Manager, Geospatial Technologies
L & T Nxt, India
L & T Nxt, India
Tana Tage
Joint Director (Planning)
State Remote Sensing Application Centre - Government of Arunachal Pradesh
State Remote Sensing Application Centre - Government of Arunachal Pradesh
ModeratorDr. C. B. Amarnath
Founder & President
India BIM Association & Head BIM strategy (L&T)
India BIM Association & Head BIM strategy (L&T)
Sandeep Arora
Head Built Environment
BSI India group
BSI India group
Vijay Chowdhary
Account Manager, C-BIM
FARO TECHNOLOGIES
INDIA
FARO TECHNOLOGIES
INDIA
Kasturi Srinivas
Sales Engagement Director
Transportation
Asia & Middle East
Transportation
Asia & Middle East
Shaikh HaqueMobassir Imtiyaz
IT Operations Engineer
Here Tech
Here Tech
Varunkumar Sagarkar
Head of Digital Engineering
Desapex Consultants
Desapex Consultants
Dr. Bhargav Dave
CEO
VisiLean Ltd
VisiLean Ltd
Prashant S. Alatgi
Founder
Prashant Advanced Survey LLP
Prashant Advanced Survey LLP
Sonali Dhopte
Technical Director
Excelize
Excelize
Prashil Agrawal
Founder and Director
MAKAIR
MAKAIR
Vishnu Sudarsan
Partner
J Sagar Associates
J Sagar Associates
Ankur Mittal
Senior Manager
Railtel
Railtel
GeoSmart Agriculture
Chair & KeynoteDr. V.K Dadhwal
Director
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology
Dr Ashish Kumar Bhutani
CEO
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and Joint Secretary (Credit)
Ministry of Agriculture
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and Joint Secretary (Credit)
Ministry of Agriculture
Shomita Biswas
Joint Secretary (IT & Policy)
Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture
Dr. A. Arunachalam
Principal Scientist
Officer to secretary (DARE) & Addl.
Director General ICAR
Officer to secretary (DARE) & Addl.
Director General ICAR
Vijay Kumar
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
ESRI
ESRI
Deepak Pareek
CEO & Founder
DigiAgri & Technology Pioneer
World Economic Forum
DigiAgri & Technology Pioneer
World Economic Forum
Rahul Bojja
Commissioner for Agriculture
Telangana
Telangana
Dr. G.P OBI Reddy
Principal Scientist
National Bureau of soil survey and land use planning
National Bureau of soil survey and land use planning
Vamsi Uppuluri
Agritrekk Technologies Pvt Ltd
Senior Sales Director
Senior Sales Director
Richa Hukumchand
Head
Research and Innovation
CropIn
Research and Innovation
CropIn
Ravi Sankar Kanakasabapathy
Vice President
Software Development
Source Trace
Software Development
Source Trace
Amandeep Panwar
CEO
Bharat Rohan Airborne Innovations Private Limited
Bharat Rohan Airborne Innovations Private Limited
Anil Kumar
Executive Director
MS Swaminathan Research Foundation
MS Swaminathan Research Foundation
Swetha Kolluri
Head of Experimentation
Accelerator Lab India, UNDP
Accelerator Lab India, UNDP
Jiten Shah
Chief Digital Officer
Mahindra Agri Solutions Ltd.
Mahindra Agri Solutions Ltd.
Suhas Wani
International Consultant
International Rice Research Institute
International Rice Research Institute
Laxmiprasad Putta
Co-founder
Vassar Labs
Vassar Labs
Dr. C S Murthy
Head Agriculture science and application
NRSC
NRSC
Suresh Kumar
Head - Agriculture Insurance & Reinsurance
SBI General
SBI General
Sudhakar Manda
Chief - Remote Sensing
Skymet
Skymet
Dr. Cristina Milesi
Chief Technology officer
Niruthi climate and ecosystem services
Niruthi climate and ecosystem services
Dr. R. Nagaraja
Geospatial Chair Professor
National Institute of Rural Development
National Institute of Rural Development
Dr. B.N.S Murthy
Horticulture
Commissioner
Ministry of Agriculture
Commissioner
Ministry of Agriculture
Dr. Murli Krishna Gumma
Senior Scientist - GIS/Geospatial science
ICRISAT
ICRISAT
K . Rajasekhar
Dy Director General
Head Centre for Data Governance & SIO, Telangana
NIC, MeitY, Govt of India
Head Centre for Data Governance & SIO, Telangana
NIC, MeitY, Govt of India
Rupesh Kumar
Co-Founder and CTO
Suhora
Suhora
Subhash P
Sales Manager
Trimble
Trimble
Jasveer Singh
Founder
Sense IT Out
Sense IT Out
C. Bakka Reddy
Associate Executive Secretary
Watershed Support services and Activities Network
Watershed Support services and Activities Network
Mallesh TM
Founder & CEO
Cultyvate
Cultyvate
ModeratorDeepak Pareek
CEO & Founder
DigiAgri & Technology Pioneer
World Economic Forum
DigiAgri & Technology Pioneer
World Economic Forum
Sathya Narayanan R
Associate Director
Ninjacart
Ninjacart
Abhilash Sethi
Agri, Technology & IR Enthusiast
Omnivore
Omnivore
Geo4SDGs
Dr. D Dutta
Head SEED and NRDMS
Department of Science and Technology
Department of Science and Technology
O P Agarwal
Cheif Executive Officer
World Resources Institute India
World Resources Institute India
ModeratorDr Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed-Ghouse FRGS FSSSI
Executive Director - Strategic Consulting & International Relations
Spatial Vision
Australia
Spatial Vision
Australia
Naveen Francis
Volunteer
Open Street Map
Open Street Map
Kshitij Batra
Co-Founder & CEO
Terra Economics and Analytics Lab
Terra Economics and Analytics Lab
Dr. T Ravisankar
Group Director - LRUMG
National Remote Sensing Centre
National Remote Sensing Centre
Seema Joshi
General Manager - Strategic Presales
Esri
Esri
Charu Chadha
Policy Programs Manager, India and South Asia
Facebook
ModeratorAaron Addison
Founder
Kullu Consulting
Kullu Consulting
Dr Suhel Quader
Scientist
Nature Conservation Foundation
Nature Conservation Foundation
Dr BalaKrishna Pisupati
Conservation and Development Specialist
FLEDGE
FLEDGE
Prof. Robin Vijayan
IISER, Tirupati
Dr. G Chandrashekar Reddy
Chief Conservator of Forests, WLM
Government of Telangana
Government of Telangana
ModeratorAnju Pandey
Programme Specialist
Ending Violence Against Women
UN Women
Ending Violence Against Women
UN Women
Pranab Ranjan Choudhary
Vice President
NRMC
NRMC
Yogesh Karyakarte
Senior Project Officer
BAIF
Pune
BAIF
Pune
P. Nagasayee Malathy
Executive Director - Programs
Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation
Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation
Ruchika Singh
Director - Sustainable Landscapes and Restoration
WRI India
WRI India
Lt Col Monish Ahuja (Retd)
Managing Director
Punjab Renewable Energy Systems Private Limited (PRESPL)
Punjab Renewable Energy Systems Private Limited (PRESPL)
ModeratorShikha Srivastava
Head - Urban Poverty Alleviation
Tata Trusts
Tata Trusts
Walter Volkmann
CEO
Micro Aerial Projects
Micro Aerial Projects
Shalmoli Haldar
Analyst
Investments
Omidyar Network
Investments
Omidyar Network
Ratna Viswanathan
Head Strategic Partnerships
UNDP
UNDP
Santosh Charan
Associate Director
N/CORE
N/CORE
Pratima Joshi
Executive Director
Shelter Associates
Shelter Associates
GeoSmart Water
ModeratorAvneep Dhingra
Associate Editor
Geospatial Media and Communications
Geospatial Media and Communications
D.P. Mathuria
Executive Director - Technical
NMCG
NMCG
Dr. SK Singh
Director
Geodetic & Research Branch
Survey of India
Geodetic & Research Branch
Survey of India
Anand Sirohi
Director
Trimble
Trimble
M.K. Srinivas
Director General
National Water Development Agency
National Water Development Agency
Dr. Lingaraju Yale
Director
River Rejuvenation
Art of Living
River Rejuvenation
Art of Living
Siva Ravada
Senior Director
Software Development
Oracle USA
Software Development
Oracle USA
Dr. Ruchi Badola
Scientist G
Wildlife Institute of India
Wildlife Institute of India
ChairSudhakar Reddy
Senior Assistant Editor
Times of India
Times of India
Debajit Mishra
Sr. Scientist
ORSAC
ORSAC
Snehalkumar Bokare
Regional Director
Bentley Systems
Bentley Systems
Dr. Sandeep Goyal
Senior Principal Scientist & OIC, GIS and Head
Madhya Pradesh Agency for Promotion of Information Technology
Madhya Pradesh Agency for Promotion of Information Technology
Jyothi Gade
Deputy Executive Engineer
Mission Bhagiratha
Govt. of Telangana
Mission Bhagiratha
Govt. of Telangana
Gokul Krishna Govindu
Founder
Smart Terra
Smart Terra
Kowshik Ganesh
Lead - Technology Solutions
Athena Informatics
Athena Informatics
ModeratorAvneep Dhingra
Associate Editor
Geospatial Media and Communications
Geospatial Media and Communications
S.P. Aggarwal
Group Head - Water Resource Department
IIRS
IIRS
Sanjay Marwaha
Regional Director
Central Ground Water Board
Central Ground Water Board
A Radhakrishna
Executive Engineer-egov
AP Integrated Water Resource Management
Water Resources Dept. AP
AP Integrated Water Resource Management
Water Resources Dept. AP
C J Jagadeesha FIE
Former Scientist ISRO, Adjunct Professor
Karunya University, Coimbatore
Karunya University, Coimbatore
Vasudeva Rao
Assistant General Manager
Hexagon Geospatial
Hexagon Geospatial
P. V. Raju
Head of the Water Resources Monitoring & Assessment Division
NRSC
NRSC
Dr. R.Sivakumar
Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering
GeoIntelligence
Lt Gen (Dr) AKS Chandele PVSM, AVSM (Retd)
President Defence
Internal & Public Safety
Geospatial Media
Internal & Public Safety
Geospatial Media
Lt Gen (Dr) Rajesh Pant PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd)
National Cyber Security
Coordinator
Coordinator
Lt Gen Anil Kapoor VSM
Indian Army
V.K. Tyagi
Executive Director
CDOT
CDOT
Lt Gen Sanjay Verma AVSM, VSM**
Indian Army
Lt Gen TSA Narayanan
Indian Army
Brigadier Sanjeev Devasthali
Indian Army
Col P Hani
Indian Army
Lt Col Saurabh Vij
Indian Army
DIG Nitu Bhattacharya
Central Reserve Police Force
Sanjeev Trehan
Director - Business Development & Sales, Defense & Government
Trimble
Trimble
Rinkesh Virani
Product & Key Account Management
HyperVerge, Inc
HyperVerge, Inc
Lt. Col Vivek Gopal
Indian Army
Krishna Rao
Senior Technology Architect
Esri
Esri
Devinder Chawla
WNG CDR
Suhora
Suhora
Lt Col Ashutosh Verma (Retd)
Analytic Manager
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Dr. Rao S. Ramayanam
Vice President Middle East
Africa South & East Asia
Africa South & East Asia
Dr Amit Mukherjee
Assistant Professor
National Institute of Advanced Studies
National Institute of Advanced Studies
NRDMS
ModeratorDr. D Dutta
Head SEED and NRDMS
Department of Science and Technology
Department of Science and Technology
Maj Gen (Dr) B Nagarajan
Visiting Professor - Department of Civil Engineering
IIT Kanpur
IIT Kanpur
Dr. Surya Durbha
Centre of Studies in Resources Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Dr (Col) K C Tiwari
Professor
Delhi Technological University
Delhi Technological University
Dr V C Goyal
Scientist
Prof P Shanmugam
Department of Ocean Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Dr Arun Kumar
Department of Earth Sciences
Manipur University
Manipur University