Agenda

0900 – 1000 Hrs

Registration

1000 – 1130 Hrs

Session Theme

Session 1: Opening Ceremony

Accelerating India's Digital Infrastructure for a Connected Tomorrow

Welcome Address

Introductory Address

Keynote Address

Industry Address

Special Address

White Release by Chief Guest

Address by Chief Guest

Vote of Thanks

Mr. Shashi Dharan, Managing Director, Bharat Exhibitions

Brig. Anil Tandan, Director General, Broadband India Forum

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

Mr. Tejinder Pal Singh Jaggi, National Delivery Head, Altius

Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh, Director General, Digital Infrastructure Providers Association

Release of White Paper titled ‘Digital Infrastructure for Viksit Bharat: A 2047 Roadmap’ for Inclusive Growth authored by Shri Sundeep Kathuria, Advisor, BIF

Shri Manish Sinha, Member (Finance), - Digital Communications Commission, Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications

Mr. Shashi Dharan, Managing Director, Bharat Exhibitions

1130 – 1145 Hrs

Refreshments & Networking Break

1145 – 1330 Hrs

Session Theme

Session 2: Technical Presentations

Building the Backbone: Innovation-Driven Business Models & Deployment Trends in Telecom Infrastructure

Session Chair & Lead Speaker

1200-1215     Speaker 2
1215-1230     Speaker 3

1230-1245     Speaker 4

1245-1300     Speaker 5

1300-1315     Speaker 6

Smt. Padma Jaiswal, IAS, Secretary to Government to the state & Union Territories and Secretary, Government of Puducherry (Introductory Address)

Mr. Nijamuddin, ITS, Director (NBM), Department of Telecommunications
Mr. Puneet Anand, Head of Product Management & Development Wireless Connectivity RF, HUBER+SUHNER
Theme: Innovative Green Antenna Technologies from HUBER+SUHNER : Shaping a Sustainable Future
Shri Jitendra Garg, ITS, PGM (BTCL) Head, BSNL Corporate Office
Theme: 5G CNPN: Building Scalable Industry Use Cases
Shri Sharad Singh, Vice President, National Highways Logistics Management Ltd.
Theme: Digital Highways: Powering India’s Next-Gen Connectivity and Infrastructure
Mr. Saurabh Mittal, Principal Consultant, TATA Consultancy Services

1330 – 1415 Hrs

Networking Lunch

1415 – 1530 Hrs

Session Theme

Session 3: Panel Discussion

Accelerating India’s Digital Infrastructure: Policy, Investment & Execution Priorities

• India’s Telecom Infrastructure: Key Challenges, Strategic Priorities & the Road Ahead
• Bridging the Urban-Rural Divide: Infrastructure Strategies for Inclusive Connectivity
• Digital Infrastructure as a Foundation for Smart Cities & Intelligent Mobility
• Connected, Efficient, Smart: Driving Building Intelligence through Digital Infrastructure
• From Towers to Terabytes: Modernizing Passive Infrastructure for Digital Demand
• Smart Poles, EV Charging & Surveillance: The Next Frontier in Urban Infrastructure
• Cybersecurity & Data Resilience in the Digital Infrastructure Age

Session Chair
Moderator

Panelist
Panelist
Panelist
Panelist

Shri Vivek Dua, ITS, Principal General Manager (CNP), BSNL
Mr. Priyabrata Das, Managing Director | One Consulting : TMT, PwC India

CA Manoj Misra, Director - Regulatory Affairs, Indus Towers Limited
Mr. Santanu Das, Head – Regulatory, ALTIUS
Shri Ashok Kumar, Director (LP-A), Department of Telecommunications
Shri Umang Das, Chairman Standing Committee of Chairs in BIF

1530 Hrs onwards

Concluding Remarks followed Networking Tea/Coffee