5-7 Nov 2024 | The Lalit, New Delhi, India

INDIAN SPACE CONCLAVE 2024

Co-hosted by IN-SPACe
5th NOV 2024 | DAY 01
Time DAY 01 | THEME: "Commercialization of Space: Opportunities and
Challenges" (CBR Room – Ground floor)
0900-0930
Registration and Networking Tea
Hrs

0930-1000 Fireside Chat with nasscom & Lt Gen AK Bhatt, DG ISpA

Hrs
[30 mins] Address on Axiom-4 Space Mission by
Ms Pearly Pandya, Director, International Government Business, Axiom Space

1000-1100 Hrs PANEL DISCUSSION 1: “Space Vision 2047: The Road Ahead”
[60] mins
CHAIR: Dr Shantanu Bhatawedkar, Scientific Secretary, ISRO/ Dr Victor Joseph,
Associate Scientific Secretary, ISRO

MODERATOR: Dr Narayan Prasad, COO, SatSearch | Co-founder, Spaceport

Sarabhai

PANELISTS:

1. Dr N Ranjana, Secretary, Defence Science Forum DIT & CS Defence R&D

Organisation Ministry of Defence DRDO
2. AVM DV Khot (Retd), Principal Consultant, IN-SPACe
3. Mr K. K. Singh, Joint Secretary, MeiTY
4. Mr Laxmesh BH, Vice President & Head - Missiles and Aerospace Business
Head - Precision Manufacturing & Systems Complex, L&T
5. Mr Palash Srivastava, CEO, IIFCL Projects Ltd
1100-1230 PLENARY SESSION
Hrs Welcome Address by Shri Jayant Patil, Chairman, ISpA
[90 mins]
Address by Guest of Honor Dr S Somanath, Secretary, Department of Space and
Chairman, ISRO
Address by Guest of Honor Ambassador Hervé Delphin, Ambassador of the
European Union to India and Bhutan {TBC}
Address by Chief Guest Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minsiter of State (Ind. Charge)
Science & Technology; Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, PP/ DoPT, Atomic Energy, Space

** ISpA Space Industry Awards **

**Release of SPADE – A Suhora Technologies Product**

Vote of Thanks by Lt Gen AK Bhatt (Retd), DG ISpA

**Minister’s Visit to Exhibition Hall**
1230-1330
Hrs Lunch (Pre-Function Area – Ground floor)
[60 mins]

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1330-1430 Hrs PANEL DISCUSSION 2: “Observing the Earth, Serving our Societies”
[60 mins]
CHAIR: Dr Rajeev Jyoti, Director TD, IN-SPACe

MODERATOR: Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Founder & CEO, Geospatial World

PANELISTS:

1. Dr Rajeev Jaiswal, Associate Director EO-Division, ISRO

2. Col Sai Arul, Head of Region-SAARC, Maxar Technologies
3. Mr Krishanu Acharya, CEO, Suhora Technologies
4. Mr Rakesh Bhan, VP Head Satellite Program, TASL (Tata Advanced
Systems Ltd)
5. Mr Vijay Kumar, CTO, ESRI India

1430-1530 Hrs PANEL DISCUSSION 3: “Powering Startups, Research Ecosystem and

[60 mins] Academia to fuel economic growth”

CHAIR: Dr Arabinda Mitra, Hon. Distinguished Fellow & former Scientific

Secretary, OPSA

MODERATOR: Capt. Vishal Kanwar, Executive Director, Aerospace and Defence,

PwC India

PANELISTS:

1. Dr. W. Selvamurthy, Ph.D., D.Sc., FAMS, FABMS, FIMSA, FIANS, FIAY

President - Amity Science, Technology & Innovation Foundation (ASTIF) ,
2. Dr Dipankar Banerjee, Full-time Director, IIST
3. Dr Sachin Bahmba, Founder & CMD, SPACE group of Companies
4. Mr Pranit Mehta, VP-Business Development, GalaxEye
5. Mr Brijesh Soni, Deputy Director, Promotion Directorate, IN-SPACe
6. Mr Tushar Jadhav, Co-founder, Manastu**

1530-1600 Hrs
[30 mins] Networking Tea & Exhibition Visit (Regency 1&2 – Under ground Floor)
1600-1700 Hrs PANEL DISCUSSION 4: “Fueling the Space Economy: Fiscal Strategies and
[60 mins] Investment Landscapes”

CHAIRMAN: Dr Vinod Kumar, Promotion Directorate, IN-SPACe

MODERATOR: Dr Ravinder Pal Singh, Investor: Deep Tech & Science | Professor:
Innovation & Entrepreneurship

PANELISTS:

1. Dr Shaijumon C.S., Associate Professor & Head, Department of Humanities

and Social Sciences, IIST
2. Colonel Sarjeet Yadav SM (Retd), MGF-Kavachh
3. Major Rahul Seth, Founder, Indusrtrial47
4. Mr Sunil Indurti, Director, Azista-BST Aerospace
5. Mr Naveen Reddy, India- Sales Manager, AxelSpace

END OF DAY 01

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INDIAN SPACE CONCLAVE 2024

Co-hosted by IN-SPACe
6th NOV 2024 | DAY 02
DAY 02 | THEME: “Advancing Space Communications and Global
Time
Partnerships” (CBR Room – Ground floor)

0900-0930 Hrs Registration (Pre-function area – Ground Floor)

[30 mins] Networking Tea (Regency 1&2 – Underground Floor)

PLENARY SESSION

Opening Address by Shri Jayant Patil, Chairman, ISpA

Address by Special Invitee Ms. Madhu Arora, Member (Technology), Department

0930-1030 Hrs
of Telecommunications (DoT)
[60 mins]
Address by Special Invitee Dr Neeraj Mittal, Secretary, DoT

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, Government of India

Vote of Thanks by Lt Gen AK Bhatt (Retd), DG ISpA

1030-1100 Hrs
Networking Break + Exhibition Visit. (Regency 1&2 – Underground floor)
[30 mins]

PANEL DISCUSSION 01 | "Strengthening Satcom adoption in India: Bridging

Challenges and Opportunities "
CHAIR: Mr Arun Agarwal, DDG Satellite, DoT

1100-1200 Hrs MODERATOR: Mr. Rahul Vatts, Vice Chairman, ISpA

[60 mins]
PANELISTS:
1. Dr H Rayappa, Assistant Director, SATCOM PO, ISRO
2. Mr Shivaji Chatterjee, CEO, President & MD, Hughes Communication India
3. Dr Sonali Nanda, Deputy Director, PMAD, IN-SPACe
4. Mr Amrit Pal Singh, Managing Director, IPSTAR India
5. Rep of Amazon

1200-1230 Hrs
Fireside Chat: Dr Pawan Goenka, Chairman IN-SPACe |
[30 mins]
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PANEL DISCUSSION 02 | “Exploring avenues of Collaboration: Space Domain

Awareness & Sustainability”

Chair: Dr AS Kiran Kumar, Former ISRO Chairman & Secretary DOS.

MODERATOR: Prof Puneet Singla, Professor, Aerospace Engineering, Penn State

1230-1330 Hrs
University
[60 mins]

PANELISTS:

1. Major General Brian W. Gibson (USA). Director. Plans and Policy, J-5.
United States Space Command
2. Dr AK Anil Kumar, Associate Director, ISTRAC, ISRO
3. Mr Pierrick FILLON-ASHIDA, MSc. D.Ing. First Counsellor Head of Research
& Innovation Section, Delegation of the European Union to India
4. Brig Manoj, Brig(SFE), DSA
5. Dr Sergio Ledda, Scientific Attache, Embassy of Italy (India)

1330-1430 Hrs
[60 mins] Lunch (Pre-function area – Ground floor)

PANEL DISCUSSION 03 | "Navigating Global NewSpace Landscape: Policy

Frameworks and Regulatory Challenges for Deeper Cooperation & Co-creation"

CHAIR: Dr Ranjana Kaul, Partner, Dua Associates

MODERATER: Mr. Sanchit Agarwal, Partner, Corporate and Commercial Khaitan &
1430-1530 Hrs
Co
[60 mins] PANELISTS:

1. Mr Sanket S Bhondve, Joint Secretary, MeitY

2. Professor Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Evan Pugh University Professor and
Associate Dean of Innovation in Engineering
3. Mr Rainer Horn, Partner & MD, NovaSpace
4. Ms Caitlin Searle, Counsellor, Australian Trade & Investment Commission
5. Mr Awais Ahmed, Founder & CEO, Pixxel

1530-1600 Hrs
[30 mins] Networking Break + Exhibition Visit (Regency 1&2 – Underground floor)

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PANEL DISCUSSION 04 | “Developing sustainable models to strengthen PNT

(Position-Navigation-Timing)”

CHAIR: Mr Rakesh Verma, Chairman & MD, MapMyIndia

MODERATOR: Col Gopal Vivek, NSCS

1600-1700 Hrs PANELISTS:

[60 mins]
1. Dr Maruthi Akella, Cockrell Family Chair in Engineering #19, Professor of
Aerospace Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
2. Lt Col VS Velan (Retd), Founder & CTO, Elena Geosystems
3. Dr J Sofi Jebasoundaram, Deputy Director (Frequency Management),
Satellite Communication Programme Office ISRO HQ
4. Mr P Sajith, Associate Director, SatNav-PO Director, NaVIC, ISRO
5. Wg Cdr PRL Prakash, Vice President (Strategy & Business Development),
Avantel

END OF DAY 02

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Time DAY 03 | THEME: “Innovation, Security, and Future Space

Capabilities” (BBR Room – Ground floor0

0900-0930 Hrs Registration and Networking Tea

Inaugural PANEL DISCUSSION

Welcome Address by Lt Gen AK Bhatt (retd), DG ISpA

0930-1015 Hrs
[45 mins]
Address by Special Invitee Major General Brian W. Gibson (USA). Director. Plans
and Policy, J-5. United States Space Command (Future of Space: Opportunities for
US/India Cooperation)

Address by Special Invitee AVM Pawan Kumar, 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), Former CISC

MoU Exchange- Brahma Research Foundation

PANEL DISCUSSION 01 | “Emerging Opportunities from Human Space Flight

in Space and Beyond”

CHAIR: Dr S Unnikrishnan Nair, Director, VSSC-ISRO*

1015-1115
Hrs MODERATER: Mr Chethan Kumar, Senior Assistant Editor, Times of India
[60 mins]
PANELISTS:

1. AVM (Dr) Anupam Agarwal, Principal Medical Officer, HQ Western Air

Command, IAF
2. Mr Balaji N, GM, HAL-Aerospace, India
3. Mr Gopichand Thotakura, Preserve Life
4. Ms Pearly Pandya, Director, International Government Business,
AxiomSpace
5. Mr George Weinmann, MD, Challenge Aerospace

1115-1145
Hrs[30 mins] Networking Break (Regency 1&2 – Underground floor)

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1145-1245 PANEL DISCUSSION 02 | “Indo-French Space Opportunities”

Hrs
[60 mins]
MODERATER: Ms. Estelle David, Trade Commissioner, Business France

PANELISTS:

1. Mr Anurag GARG, Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer , Thales

2. Mr Ben Moussa Abdoulahi D., Co-founder & CEO, Connect-SAT
3. Mr Nikhil Mallavarapu, Centum Electronics
4. Rep of Skyroot Aerospace
5. Mr. Gautier Champion, CNES – Deputy General Manager, Liaison office
India
6. Rep of Nibe Space

1245-1300 Address on Lunar Polar Exploration Project Team (LUPEX Project Team)
Hrs Dr. Masataku Sutoh, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
[15 mins]

1300-1400
Hrs Lunch (Pre-function area – Ground Floor)
[60 mins]

1400-1410
Hrs PANEL DISCUSSION 03 | “Modelling & Implementation of Effective PPP
[10 mins] initiatives in the Indian Space Sector”

CHAIR: Prof Anil Bhardwaj FNA, FASc, FNASc, J.C. Bose Fellow, Director &
Distinguished Professor, Physical Research Laboratory, DoS*

MODERATER: Mr Akshat Johri, Assistant General Manager, IIFCL Ltd

PANELISTS:

1. Mr Vikas Khitha, Vice President & Head (Corporate Office & International
Defence Relations), L&T Precision Engineering & Systems
2. Mr Vinod Chippalkatti, President SEBU, Centum Electronics
3. Mr Dhiraj Keskar, VP & Business Head (Aerospace & Defence),
Walchandnagar Industries Ltd
4. Mr Soumya Misra, CEO, Sisir Radar
5. Mr Sanjay Nekkanti, CEO, Dhruva Space

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PANEL DISCUSSION 04 | “Novel Disruptions in SpaceTech: Developing

Landscape”

CHAIR: Dr Anupam Sharma, Scientist-H, DSP, DRDO

1500-1600
Hrs MODERATER: Dr Y Nithiyananandam, Professor & Head Geospatial research,
[60 mins] Takshashila Institution

PANELISTS:

1. Mr Kris Nair, Founder & CEO, KawaSpace

2. Mr Moin SPM, Co-founder, Agnikul Cosmos
3. Mr Tanveer Ahmed, CTO, Digantara
4. Mr Amit Priyadarshan, Founder & CEO, Caliche
5. Rep of Sierra Space
6. Mr Roberto Simonetti, Chief Representative Officer India at ELT Group

Valedictory Session

Address by Dr N Sudheer, Former CBPO Director, ISRO

Address by Mr Sujith Haridas, DDG, CII

Address by Shri Nilesh Desai, Director, SAC, ISRO

1600-1700 Hrs
[60 mins] Address by Special Invitee Lt Gen VG Khandare PVSM AVSM SM (Retd), Principal
Advisor, MoD
Address by Special Invitee Shri Amit Ghosh, IAS, Additional Secretary,
Department of Social Justice & Empowerment

Address by Prof. T. G. Sitharam, Chairman, AICTE

Vote of Thanks

END OF DAY 3

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