0900 – 1000 Hrs

Registration

1000 – 1130 Hrs

Inaugural Session

Welcome Address

Chief Guest

Guest of Honour

Keynote Address

Special Address
Operator Address
Operator Address
Special Address
Special Address

Session 1: Opening Ceremony

Connecting the Unconnected for Digital Inclusion

• - Empowering Rural Futures: Cross-Sectoral Digital Infrastructure for Rural Connectivity
• - From BharatNet to Jio and Airtel Xtreme in Rural areas

Mr. Shashi Dharan, Managing Director, Bharat Exhibitions

Shri Satinder Kumar Jain, Director General Telecom (DGT), Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Govt. of India

Dr. R.K. Upadhyay, Chief Executive Officer, C-DOT

Mr. Harish Krishnan, Managing Director & Chief Policy Officer, Cisco Systems, India & SAARC
Shri Vivek Narayan, DDG (Data Services), Department of Telecommunications
Mr. Tejinder Kumar, Chief Technology Officer, Airtel Broadband
Mr. Asit Shekhar, CEO (Delhi & NCR), Reliance Jio
Mr. Rajesh Chharia, President, Internet Service Providers Association of India
Senior Vice President - Technology & Field Service Delivery, TATA Play Broadband

1130 – 1145 Hrs

Refreshments & Networking Break

1145 – 1330 Hrs
Session Theme

Session Chair 

1150-1205    Speaker 1
1205-1220    Speaker 2
1220-1235    Speaker 3
1235-1250    Speaker 4
1250-1305    Speaker 5

Session 2: Technical Presentations
The Evolution of Connectivity: FTTH, 5G, and Satellite

1330 – 1400 Hrs

Networking Lunch

1400 – 1600 Hrs
Session Theme

Moderator


Panelist
Panelist
Panelist
Panelist
Panelist
Panelist

Session 3: Panel Discussion on

• - Connecting the Unconnected: Rural Broadband and Regulatory Innovation
• - Satellite Broadband – Will the Launch of LEO’s help
• - Frequency Allocation – Auction versus administrative allocation

Shri Avinash Agarwal, DDG (Convergence & Broadcasting), Telecommunication Engineering Centre, DoT, Govt. of India (Introductory Remarks)

Shri R. Shakya, DDG (Project Management Wing), Department of Telecommunications
Mr. Nitin Bhatia, Regional Sales Leader, Public Sector, Cisco Systems
Mr. N. Jairam,  Senior Director, Enterprise Business, Hughes Communications India
Mr. Sanjay Kawale, Product Manager – APAC, Commscope
Mr. Satyaprakash Singh, Chief Operating Officer, ONEOTT iNTERTAINMENT LTD.
Lt. Gen. AK Bhatt PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM (Retd), Director General, Indian Space Association (ISpA)

1600 Hrs onwards

Concluding Remarks followed Networking Tea/Coffee