EVENT SCHEDULE
NOVEMBER 5-7, 2024
INDIAN SPACE CONCLAVE 3.0
THE LALIT, BARAKHAMBA AVENUE, NEW DELHI
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ISC 2024
DAY 1: NOVEMBER 5, 2024
EVENT SCHEDULE
TIME TOPIC
DAY 01 | THEME: "COMMERCIALIZATION OF SPACE: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES"
(CBR ROOM - GROUND FLOOR)
REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING TEA
0900 - 0930 Hrs
(PRE FUNCTION AREA GROUND FLOOR)
Fireside Chat:
“INNOVATING IN SPACE: REGULATORY SOLUTIONS FOR INDIA’S EMERGING STARTUP LANDSCAPE”
0930 - 1000 Hrs with Lt Gen AK Bhatt, DG, ISpA & Mr Ashish Gupta & Mr Dhananjay Sharma, nasscom
Address on Axiom-4 Space Mission by
Ms Pearly Pandya, Director, International Government Business, Axiom Space
PANEL DISCUSSION 1: “SPACE VISION 2047: THE ROAD AHEAD”
CHAIR:
Mr. M S Anurup, Director, Space Transportation Programme Office (STPO) , ISRO
MODERATOR:
Dr Narayan Prasad, COO, SatSearch | Co-founder, Spaceport Sarabhai
1000 - 1100 Hrs PANELISTS:
Dr N Ranjana, Director, Directorate of Futuristic Technology Management
AVM DV Khot (Retd), AVSM VM, Principal Consultant, IN-SPACe
Mr K. K. Singh, Joint Secretary, MeiTY
Mr Laxmesh BH, Vice President & Head - Missiles and Aerospace Business Head - Precision
Manufacturing & Systems Complex, L&T
Mr Palash Srivastava, CEO, IIFCL Projects Ltd
PLENARY SESSION
Welcome Address
Shri Jayant Patil, Chairman, ISpA
Address by Guest of Honor
Dr S Somanath, Secretary, Department of Space (DoS), Chairman, Space Commission and
Chairman, ISRO
Address by Guest of Honor
Ambassador Hervé Delphin, Ambassador of the European Union to India and Bhutan
1100 - 1230 Hrs RELEASE OF SPADE – A SUHORA TECHNOLOGIES PRODUCT
ISpA SPACE INDUSTRY AWARDS
Address by Chief Guest
Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Ind. Charge) Science & Technology; Earth Sciences;
MoS PMO, PP/ DoPT, Atomic Energy, Space
Vote of Thanks
Lt Gen AK Bhatt (Retd), DG ISpA
1230 - 1330 Hrs
LUNCH (PRE-FUNCTION AREA GROUND FLOOR)
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PANEL DISCUSSION 2: “OBSERVING THE EARTH, SERVING OUR SOCIETIES”
CHAIR:
Dr Rajeev Jyoti, Director TD, IN-SPACe
MODERATOR:
Mr Sanjay Kumar, Founder & CEO, Geospatial World
1330 - 1430 Hrs
PANELISTS:
Dr Rajeev Jaiswal, OSD, ISRO
Col Sai Arul, Head of Region-SAARC, Maxar Technologies
Mr Krishanu Acharya, CEO, Suhora Technologies
Mr Rakesh Bhan, VP Head Satellite Program, Tata Advanced Systems
Mr Vijay Kumar, CTO, ESRI India
PANEL DISCUSSION 3: “POWERING STARTUPS, RESEARCH ECOSYSTEM AND ACADEMIA TO
FUEL ECONOMIC GROWTH”
CHAIR:
Dr Arabinda Mitra, Former Distinguished Fellow & former Scientific Secretary, OPSA
MODERATOR:
Capt. Vishal Kanwar, Managing Director, Aerospace and Defence, PwC India
PANELISTS:
1430 - 1530 Hrs Dr. W. Selvamurthy, Ph.D., [Link]., FAMS, FABMS, FIMSA, FIANS, FIAY President - Amity Science,
Technology & Innovation Foundation (ASTIF) ,
Dr Dipankar Banerjee, Director, IIST
Dr Sachin Bahmba, Founder & CMD, SPACE Group of Companies
Mr Pranit Mehta, VP-Business Development, Galaxeye Space
Mr Brijesh Soni, Deputy Director, Promotion Directorate, IN-SPACe
Mr Tushar Jadhav, Co-founder, Manastu Technologies
1530 - 1600 Hrs NETWORKING TEA & EXHIBITION VISIT
(REGENCY 1 & 2 – LOWER GROUND FLOOR)
PANEL DISCUSSION 4: “FUELING THE SPACE ECONOMY: FISCAL STRATEGIES & INVESTMENT
LANDSCAPES”
CHAIR:
Dr Vinod Kumar, FIE, FIETE, Director, Promotion Directorate, IN-SPACe
MODERATOR:
Mr Ravinder Pal Singh, Investor: Deep Tech & Science | Professor: Innovation & Entrepreneurship
1600 - 1700 Hrs PANELISTS:
Dr Shaijumon C.S., Associate Professor & Head,
Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, IIST
Col Sarjeet Yadav (Retd), Venture Partner, MGF-Kavachh
Mr Manish Gupta, Investor, DeepTech startups
Mr Sunil Indurti, Director, Azista-BST Aerospace
END OF DAY 1
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DAY 2: NOVEMBER 6, 2024
EVENT SCHEDULE
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DAY 02 | THEME: “ADVANCING SPACE COMMUNICATIONS AND GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS”
(CBR ROOM - GROUND FLOOR)
REGISTRATION (PRE-FUNCTION AREA – GROUND FLOOR)
0900 - 0930 Hrs
NETWORKING TEA (REGENCY 1 & 2 – LOWER GROUND FLOOR)
PLENARY SESSION
Opening Address
Mr. Rahul Vatts, Vice-Chairman, ISpA
Address by Special Invitee
Ms. Madhu Arora, Member (Technology), Department of Telecommunications
Address by Special Invitee
Dr Neeraj Mittal, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications
Address by Special Invitee
0930 - 1030 Hrs Prof. T. G. Sitharam, Chairman, AICTE
Address by Special Invitee
Shri Anil Kumar Lahoti, Chairman TRAI
Address by Chief Guest
Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, Minister of State for Rural Development and Communications
Vote of Thanks
Lt Gen AK Bhatt (Retd), DG ISpA
1030 - 1100 Hrs NETWORKING TEA & EXHIBITION VISIT
(REGENCY 1 & 2 – LOWER GROUND FLOOR)
PANEL DISCUSSION 01 | "STRENGTHENING SATCOM ADOPTION IN INDIA: BRIDGING
CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES "
CHAIR:
Mr Arun Agarwal, DDG Satellite, Department of Telecommunications
MODERATOR:
Mr. Rahul Vatts, Vice Chairman, ISpA
1100 - 1200 Hrs PANELISTS:
Dr H Rayappa, Director, Satcom Programme Office, ISRO
Mr Shivaji Chatterjee, CEO, President & MD, Hughes Communication India
Mr Amrit Pal Singh, Managing Director, IPSTAR India
Mr Jitendra Ahuja, Head Product & Solution, Nelco Ltd
Mr Pankaj Sharma, Partner Regulatory Consulting, EY
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FIRESIDE CHAT:
1200 - 1230 HRS Dr Pawan Goenka, Chairman IN-SPACe in conversation with Mr Pallava Bagla, Science Editor,
NDTV
PANEL DISCUSSION 02 | “EXPLORING AVENUES OF COLLABORATION: SPACE DOMAIN
AWARENESS & SUSTAINABILITY”
Chair:
Mr AS Kiran Kumar, Member Space Commission, Former Secretary, Department of Space and
Chairman, ISRO
MODERATOR:
Prof Puneet Singla, Professor, Aerospace Engineering, Penn State University
PANELISTS:
1230 - 1330 Hrs
Maj Gen Brian W. Gibson. Director. Plans and Policy, J-5. United States Space Force
Command
Dr AK Anil Kumar, Director, ISTRAC, ISRO
Mr Pierrick FILLON-ASHIDA, MSc. [Link]. First Counsellor Head of Research & Innovation
Section, Delegation of the European Union to India
Brig Manoj, Brig(SFE), DSA
Dr Sergio Ledda, Scientific Attache, Embassy of Italy (India)
1330 - 1430 Hrs LUNCH (PRE-FUNCTION AREA GROUND FLOOR)
PANEL DISCUSSION 03 | "NAVIGATING GLOBAL NEWSPACE LANDSCAPE: CYBERSECURITY & USE OF AI
IN SPACE ACTIVITIES"
CHAIR:
Dr Ranjana Kaul, Vice-President, International Institute of Space Law | Partner, Dua Associates
MODERATER:
Mr Sanchit Agarwal, Partner, Corporate and Commercial Khaitan & Co
1430 - 1530 Hrs PANELISTS:
Prof Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Evan Pugh University Professor & Associate Dean of
Innovation in Engineering, PSU
Mr Rainer Horn, Partner & MD, NovaSpace
Ms Caitlin Searle, Counsellor, Australian Trade & Investment Commission
Mr Awais Ahmed, Founder & CEO, Pixxel
NETWORKING TEA & EXHIBITION VISIT
1530 - 1600 Hrs
(REGENCY 1 & 2 – LOWER GROUND FLOOR)
PANEL DISCUSSION 04 | “DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE MODELS TO STRENGTHEN PNT”
CHAIR:
Mr Rakesh Verma, Chairman & MD, MapmyIndia
MODERATOR:
Col Gopal Vivek, Defence Specialist, Military Wing, National Security Council Secretariat
PANELISTS:
1600 - 1700 Hrs Dr Maruthi Akella, Cockrell Family Chair in Engineering #19, Professor of Aerospace
Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Lt Col VS Velan (Retd), Founder & CTO, Elena Geosystems
Dr J Sofi Jebasoundaram, Associate Director, Frequency Management, Satellite
Communication Programme Office ISRO HQ
Mr P Sajith, Associate Director, SatNav-PO, ISRO
Wg Cdr PRL Prakash, Vice President (Strategy & Business Development), Avantel
END OF DAY 2
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ISC 2024
DAY 3: NOVEMBER 7, 2024
EVENT SCHEDULE
TIME TOPIC
DAY 03 | THEME: “INNOVATION, SECURITY, AND FUTURE SPACE CAPABILITIES” (CBR ROOM -
GROUND FLOOR)
REGISTRATION (PRE-FUNCTION AREA – GROUND FLOOR)
0900 - 0930 Hrs
NETWORKING TEA (REGENCY 1 & 2 – LOWER GROUND FLOOR)
PLENARY SESSION
Welcome Address
Lt Gen AK Bhatt (Retd), DG ISpA
Address by Special Invitee
Maj Gen Brian W. Gibson, Director, Plans and Policy, J-5, United States Space Force Command
Address by Special Invitee
0930 - 1015 Hrs AVM Pawan Kumar VM, DG DSA
Address by Special Invitee
Lt Gen D. S. Rana AVSM YSM SM, Phd., DG-DIA & DCIDS (Int)
Address by Special Invitee
Air Marshal BR Krishna (Retd), PVSM AVSM SC ADC, Former CISC
MOU EXCHANGE- BRAHMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION
PANEL DISCUSSION 01 | “EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES FROM HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT IN
SPACE & BEYOND”
CHAIR:
Dr S Unnikrishnan Nair, Director, VSSC, ISRO
MODERATOR:
Mr Chethan Kumar, Senior Assistant Editor, Times of India
1015 - 1115 Hrs PANELISTS:
AVM (Dr) Anupam Agarwal, VSM, Principal Medical Officer, HQ Western Air Command, IAF
Mr Nilanjan Ghosh , Additional General Manager, HAL-Aerospace, India
Mr Gopichand Thotakura, Co-Founder, Preserve Life
Ms Pearly Pandya, Director, International Government Business, AxiomSpace
Mr George Weinmann, Managing Director, Wei Li Capital
NETWORKING TEA & EXHIBITION VISIT
1115 - 1145 Hrs
(REGENCY 1 & 2 – LOWER GROUND FLOOR)
PANEL DISCUSSION 02 | “INDO-FRENCH SPACE OPPORTUNITIES”
MODERATOR:
Ms. Estelle David, Trade Commissioner, Business France
PANELISTS:
Mr Anurag GARG, Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer, Thales
1145 - 1230 Hrs Mr Ben Moussa Abdoulahi D., Co-founder & CEO, Connect-SAT
Mr Nikhil Mallavarapu, Executive Director, Centum Electronics
Mr Sireesh Pallikonda, VP Business Development, Skyroot Aerospace
Mr. Gautier Champion, CNES – Deputy General Manager, Liaison Office India
Mr Rishi Siwach, Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Programs, Nibe Space
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1230-1245 Hrs Industry Pitch by Suhora Technologies
Special Address on Lunar Polar Exploration Project Team:
1245 - 1300 Hrs
Dr. Masataku Sutoh, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
1300 - 1400 Hrs LUNCH (PRE-FUNCTION AREA GROUND FLOOR)
PANEL DISCUSSION 03 | “MODELLING & IMPLEMENTATION OF EFFECTIVE PPP INITIATIVES
IN THE INDIAN SPACE SECTOR”
CHAIR:
Prof Anil Bhardwaj FNA, FASc, FNASc, J.C. Bose Fellow, Director & Distinguished Professor,
Physical Research Laboratory, DoS
MODERATOR:
Mr Akshat Johri, Assistant General Manager, IIFCL Ltd
1400 - 1500 Hrs PANELISTS:
Mr Vikas Khitha, Vice President & Head (Corporate Office & International Defence Relations),
L&T Precision Engineering & Systems
Mr Vinod Chippalkatti, President SEBU, Centum Electronics
Mr Dhiraj Keskar, VP & Business Head (Aerospace & Defence), Walchandnagar Industries Ltd
Mr Soumya Misra, CEO, Sisir Radar
Mr Keyur Gandhi, Director-Space Regulatory, Dhruva Space
Dr Shuktij Singh Rao, Member Task force on Digital Transformation, B20
PANEL DISCUSSION 04 | “NOVEL DISRUPTIONS IN SPACETECH: DEVELOPING LANDSCAPE”
CHAIR:
Dr Anupam Sharma, Scientist-H, DSP, DRDO
MODERATER:
Dr Y Nithiyananandam, Professor & Head Geospatial Research, Takshashila Institution
1500 - 1600 Hrs PANELISTS:
Mr Kris Nair, Founder & CEO, KawaSpace
Mr Moin SPM, Co-founder, Agnikul Cosmos
Mr Tanveer Ahmed, CTO, Digantara
Mr Anandh Mathews, Co-Founder & COO, Caliche
Mr Shawn Buckley, VP Destination & In-Space Infrastructure, Sierra Space
Mr Roberto Simonetti, Chief Representative Officer India at ELT Group
VALEDICTORY SESSION
Address by Dr N Sudheer, Former CBPO Director, ISRO
Address by Shri Nilesh Desai, Director, SAC, ISRO *
Address by Special Invitee Shri Amit Ghosh, IAS, Additional Secretary, Department of Social
1600 - 1700 Hrs Justice & Empowerment
Address by Guest of Honor Gov Shekhar Dutt, SM, IAS, Former Governor of Chhattisgarh, Former
Defence Secretary, Government of India
VOTE OF THANKS
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