Agenda

0900 – 1000 Hrs

Registration

1000 – 1130 Hrs

Session Theme

Welcome Address

Introductory Address

Operator Address
Operator Address

Inaugural Address
Inaugural Address

Address by
Guest of Honour

Vote of Thanks

Session 1: Opening Ceremony

Shaping Bharat’s Private 5G Future: Policy Frameworks, Spectrum Opportunities & Intelligent FWA-Driven Broadband

Mr. Shashi Dharan, Managing Director, Bharat Exhibitions

Brig. Anil Tandan, Director General, Broadband India Forum

Mr. Rajeev Saluja, Vice President, 5G Radio, Reliance Jio
Mr. Gulshan Khurana, EVP (Technology), Vodafone Idea

Shri Sanjay Sharma, Chief Executive Officer, Powergrid Teleservices Limited
Dr. Sanjay Joglekar, Chief Technology Officer, Mumbai Port Authority

Shri Anil N. Dhanorkar, CGM CNTX (West), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.


Mr. Shashi Dharan, Managing Director, Bharat Exhibitions

1130 – 1145 Hrs

Refreshments & Networking Break

1145 – 1330 Hrs

Session Theme

Session 2: Technical Presentations 1

Designing Secure and Scalable Private 5G Networks for Enterprise and Industry 4.0

• Managing, Scaling & Monetizing Private 5G Networks: From Pilot to Profit
• Cyber-Physical Security and Resilience for India’s Ports, Shipping, and Coastal Infrastructure
• Private 5G vs Wi-Fi 6/6E – Choosing the Right Technology
• Private 5G for Enterprises: Secure, Scalable, and Future-Ready Connectivity
• Cloud-Native and AI-Powered Innovations in 5G FWA Networks
• Driving Industry 4.0 and Mission-Critical Operations with Private 5G Networks
• Building Vendor-Neutral Private 5G Networks with Open RAN

Session Chair 

1200-1215  Speaker 1
1215-1230  Speaker 2
1230-1245  Speaker 3

1245-1300  Speaker 4

1300-1315  Speaker 5

Mr. Rajeev Saluja, Vice President, 5G Radio, Reliance Jio (Introductory Address)

Mr. Sachin Mehta, Senior Vice President - Product Management & Global Head – Presales, 6D Technologies
Mr. Kedar Kulkarni, General Manager – Product Management & Pre-Sales for Asia-Pacific, Airspan Networks
Mr. Sumit K. Gehani, Vice President Sales, Druid Software Ltd.
Theme: Druid Software :  PRIVATE NETWORKS MADE SIMPLE
Shri Rajiv Singh, General Manager (E&T)/HoD, Western Coalfields Ltd, Nagpur
Theme: How Private 5G can be leveraged for safe, smart, and connected mining operations
Mr. Bhaskar Choudhuri, Executive Director - Technology Consulting, PwC India
Theme: Private 5G Networks for Enterprises: Building Scalable Industry Use Cases

1330 – 1415 Hrs

Networking Lunch

1415 – 1530 Hrs

Session Theme

Session Chair

1415-1430  Speaker 1
1430-1445  Speaker 2

Session 3: Technical Presentations 2

Intelligent and Cloud-Native Private 5G Networks: Edge, AI, Automation

Ms. Harmanpreet Pall, Senior Manager, Cybersecurity & SMR Telecom Security Consulting, EY India (Introductory Address)

Dr. Sanjay Joglekar, Chief Technology Officer, Mumbai Port Authority
Shri Satyam Singh, ADG (S), DoT, Mumbai LSA
Theme: Strengthening India’s Trusted Telecom Ecosystem: DoT’s Digital Platforms for Security, Fraud Prevention & Consumer Protection (Covering Sanchar Saathi, DIP, CEIR, MNVS, BIVS, FRI, MNRL & CNAP)

1530 – 1630 Hrs

Session Theme

Session 4: Panel Discussion

Building an Atmanirbhar Private 5G Ecosystem: Policy, Indigenous Innovation & Enterprise Adoption

• How effective is the current policy and spectrum framework in accelerating private 5G adoption in India?
• How can government and regulators balance innovation, security, and ease of deployment for private networks?
• What viable business models exist for operators, system integrators, and enterprises in private 5G?
• What collaboration models between government, industry, startups, and academia are needed to build a sustainable private 5G ecosystem in India?
• What are the key security, resilience, and regulatory considerations when deploying private 5G for mission-critical applications?

Moderator

Panelist
Panelist
Panelist
Panelist

Mr. Shiv Putcha, Director (Research & Consulting) APAC, GSMA Intelligence (Introductory Remarks)

Shri Vinay V. Jambhali, Director (C), DoT, Mumbai LSA
Mr. Dhiraj Sharma, Founder & Chief Architect, ImBizo Technologies
Mr. Nitin Tevatia, Delivery Head - M&T (Operator & Enterprise), L&T Technology Services Ltd.
Mr. Debashish Bhattacharya, Additional Director General, BIF

1630 Hrs onwards

Concluding Remarks followed Networking Tea/Coffee