0900 – 1000

Registration and Visit in the Exhibition Hall

0945 – 1000

EXHIBITION INAUGURATION

1000 – 1100

Plenary Panel Discussion

Moderator

Panelist 1 
Panelist 2
Panelist 3
Panelist 4
Panelist 5
Panelist 6

Research and Standardization Roadmaps for 6G and Circular Economy

Mr. Debashish Chakraborty, Senior Director, Advocacy & Industry Engagement, GSMA

Mr. R.K. Pathak, Director General, Bharat 6G Alliance
Mr. Bharat Bhatia, President, IAFI
Mr. Dinesh Chand Sharma, Director - Standards & Public Policy, SESEI
Mr. Jitendra Singh, Head, Government Affairs, Qualcomm (India & South Asia)
Dr. Sandip Chatterjee, Senior Advisor, SERI
Dr. Sonali Garg, Vice Chair Study Group Networks, TSDSI

1100 - 1105

Lamp Lighting by the eminent dignitaries

“Bharat 6G Vision: Shaping India’s Leadership in the Global 6G Era”

• Bharat 6G Vision & India’s Global Role in 6G
• Transition towards AI Native 6G Networks
• Key 6G Use cases - What can citizens expect from 6G?
• NTN: 6G for Space & Global Connectivity
• Sustainability goals & societal transformation

Welcome Address

Introductory Address

Keynote Address

Operator Address
Operator Keynote
Operator Address

Industry Address

Address by
Guest of Honour

Mr. Shashi Dharan, Managing Director, Bharat Exhibitions

Brig. Anil Tandan, Director General, Broadband India Forum

Mr. Abhinav Puri, Director, 6D Technologies

Mr. Rahul Vatts, Chief Regulatory Officer (India & South Asia), Bharti Airtel
Mr. AK Tiwari, President (Regulatory), Reliance Jio
Mr. Gulshan Khurana, EVP (Technology), Vodafone Idea

Mr. Jitendra Singh, Head, Government Affairs, Qualcomm (India & South Asia)

Shri A Robert J Ravi, ITS, Chairman & Managing Director, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.

1200 – 1215

Refreshments & Networking Break

Network Evolution and Architecture: India’s Readiness for 6G Infrastructure

• 5G Advanced to 6G Roadmap
• AI-Native Networks & Intelligent Connectivity
• AI-Native and Autonomous 6G Systems
• Integrated Optical & Wireless Networks
• Fluid Antenna Systems (FAS)
• OSS/BSS Transformation
• Multimodal sensing

Session Chair

1215-1230   Speaker 1
1230-1245   Speaker 2

Mr. Amitoj Arya, Partner, EY Parthenon (Introductory Address)

Mr. William Oliver, Senior Product Management Director, Syniverse
Mr. Mahesh Basavaraju, Global Market Segment Manager (Wireless Communication), Rohde & Schwarz
Theme: Test & Measurement enabling 5G Advanced to 6G Roadmap

1345 – 1415

Networking Lunch

Exploring 6G: AI-Driven Digital Intelligence, Emerging Use Cases, and Business Transformation

• Use Cases Across Critical & Emerging Sectors
• Network Transformation & Enterprise Verticals
• AI and Digital Intelligence: Shaping India’s 6G Ecosystem
• Device ecosystem, supply chain, sustainability
• Advancing Connectivity & Cybersecurity

Session Chair

1415-1430   Speaker 1
1430-1445   Speaker 2

1445-1500   Speaker 3

Mr. Bhaskar Choudhuri, Executive Director - Technology Consulting, PwC India

Mr. Arindam Das, Director - Government Affairs, Qualcomm India
Shri Diwakar Jaiswal, Additional Director, STPI
Theme: Advancing Connectivity & Cybersecurity
Mr. Debashish Bhattacharya, Additional Director General, BIF

The Road to 6G: Opportunities, Risks & Strategic Priorities

• 6G Security, Privacy & Trust
• Standardization status: what’s decided vs open
• India’s readiness vs global competition
• Sustainability vs energy demands
• Timeline realism (hype vs reality)
• What must India do in the next 3–5 years to lead in 6G?
• Where should investments go—R&D, spectrum, startups?

Moderator

Panelist 1
Panelist 2
Panelist 3
Panelist 4
Panelist 5

Brig. Anil Tandan, Director General, Broadband India Forum

Mr. U.K. Srivastava, President – Regulatory Policy, Reliance Jio
Shri Jitendra Garg, ITS, PGM (BTCL), BSNL
Dr. Astha Sharma, Assistant Director (Technology), Bharat 6G Alliance
Mr. William Oliver, Senior Product Management Director, Syniverse
Mr. Govind Pathak, Author | Telecom Strategist | AI Infrastructure Thinker

Q&A
Closing remarks by Session Chair

1630 Hrs onwards

Concluding Remarks followed Networking Tea/Coffee