Meet Our Speakers

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Inaugural Speakers

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Inaugural Address
N. Chandrababu Naidu

Hon'ble Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh
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Introductory Remarks
Sanjay Kumar

Chief Executive Officer, Geospatial Media & Communications
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Dr Shailesh Nayak

Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences
Bio
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K Venkataramanan

CEO & MD Larsen & Toubro
Bio
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R S Sharma

Secretary Department of Electronics and Information Technology
Bio
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Chris Gibson

Vice President Trimble, US
Bio | Abstract
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K K Singh

Chairman & CEO Rolta India
Bio

Plenary Speakers

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Bhupinder Singh

Senior Vice President Bentley Systems, US
Bio
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Bert Turner

Senior Vice President - Sales & Marketing, DigitalGlobe, US
Bio | Abstract
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Beng Chieh Quah

Director-Asia Pacific, FARO
Bio | Abstract
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R S Pawar

Chairman & Managing Director NIIT Technologies
Bio
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J.Satyanarayana

Advisor(e-Governance Electronics & IT) Andhra Pradesh
Bio
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V. Somasundaram

Member(ANS) ,Member, Airports Authority of India
Bio
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Dr P G Diwakar

Dy Director, Remote Sensing Applications Area National Remote Sensing Centre
Bio

Forestry

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Dr Anmol Kumar

Director General Forest Survey of India
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Vinod Kumar

Director, Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy
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Ajit Pattnaik

Director, Odisha Forestry Sector Development Project
Bio | Abstract
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Engr. Motaleb Hossain Sarker

Director Ecology (Ecology, Forestry and Biodiversity) Division, Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services, Bangladesh
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G Rajshekar

Scientist "SF", Forestry Division, National Remote Sensing Centre
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Prakash Mathema

Director General, Department of Forest Research and Survey, Nepal
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Dr Sandeep Tripathi

CEO, Odisha Space Applications Centre
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Shailesh Shankar

Manager - Sales Engineering (Asia Pacific), DigitalGlobe
Bio | Abstract
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Dr H C Mishra

Andhra Pradesh Forest Department
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Dr SPS Kushwaha

Head Forestry & Ecology Department, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing
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R K Srivastav

CCF IT, Karnataka Forest Department
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G.R Pramod Kumar

SRF, Dept of Environmental Science, Bangalore University
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Mining

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Surender Mohan B

CMD, Neyveli Lignite Corporation
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Gopal Singh

CMD, Central Coalfields Ltd
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B.D.Sharma

Addl Surveyor General, Survey of India
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DU Vyas

Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation
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Rohtash Agarwal

Technical Director, KK Geosystems
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Dr Vishnu Chandra

NIC
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Rajneesh Kumar

Chief Manager (Remote Sensing), Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Ltd
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Dr Dheeraj Kumar

Associate Professor, ISM
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Dr Vinod Kumar

Group Head, Geosciences Group, NRSC (+Chair)
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Dr. Ashutosh Roul

Sr. Manager – Mines, National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO)
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B N Rao

ADCC Infocad
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Dr Alok Porwal

Associate Professor – CSRE, IIT Bombay
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Water Resource Management

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Dr. J R Sharma

Chief General Manager, RCs National Remote Sensing Centre
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Dr. M. Prithviraj

Executive Secretary, Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology
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Mohammad Monowar Hossain

Executive Director, Institute of Water Modelling, Bangladesh
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D P Mathuria

Director, Central Water Commission
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SK Sinha

Central Ground Water Board
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Dr. M B Joshi

General Manager, Technical & Coordination Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited
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Abhineet Jain

Regional Director - Sales Engineering for Asia Pacific region, Digital Globe
Bio | Abstract
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Paritosh Singh Chauhan

Consultant, IIC Technologies
Abstract
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Dr Venkateshwara Rao

Group Director, Water Resources Group, National Remote Sensing Centre
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Dr Venu Gopal

AP Ground Water Dept
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P.Murugan

Scientist/Engineer ''SF'', ISRO Satellite Centre
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MK Srinivas

Chief Engineer, National Water Development Agency
Bio | Abstract
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M.Rajathurai

Bentley Systems
Bio
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Jella Kiran

Scientist, Telangana State Remote Sensing Applications Centre
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Climate Change

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Dr Akhilesh Gupta

Advisor, Ministry of Science & Technology
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Dr Graeme Kernich

Deputy CEO, Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information, Australia
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Dr Hussein Farah

Director General, Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development, Kenya
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Dr S Satpathy

Scientist F, Climate Change Programme, Ministry of Environment & Forests
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Dr CS Jha

Group Director, Forest & Ecology Group, National Remote Sensing Centre
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A J Kurian

Joint Secretary & HoD National Authority Chemical Weapons Convention (NACWC), Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India
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Dr Kausalya Ramachandran

Principal Scientist & ICAR National Fellow, Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture
Abstract
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Dr. Milind Mujumdar

Senior Scientist Centre for Climate Change Research, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
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Birendra Bajracharya

Regional Programme Manager Mountain Environment Regional Information System (MENRIS) Technical Coordinator - SERVIR Himalaya International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Nepal
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V Suseentharan

Scientist – D, Coastal Environmental Engineering Group, National Institute of Ocean Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences
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Dr. Vaani

Assistant Professor (Senior), Centre for Disaster Mitigation and Management, VIT University, Vellore
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Agriculture

Agriculture

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Mark Noort

Editor-Agriculture, Geospatial World
Bio | Abstract
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Dr MVR Sesha Sai

Group Director, ASAG, National Remote Sensing Centre
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Dr Brijendra Pateriya

Director, Punjab Remote Sensing Centre
Bio | Abstract
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Dr R S Hooda

Chief Scientist, HARSAC
Bio | Abstract
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John Ahlrichs

VP - International Sales, Blackbridge
Bio | Abstract
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Dr D Raji Reddy

Director-Research, PJTSAU, Hyderabad
Bio | Abstract
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Rakesh Kumar Kadian

Agriculture division - Trimble Navigation
Bio | Abstract
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Dr. A. Arunachalam

DARE & ICAR
Bio | Abstract

NRDMS

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Dr Bhoop Singh

Head – NRDMS & NSDI Ministry of Science & Technology
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Dr B.C.Kusre

Associate Professor (Irrigation and Drainage Engg), College of Agricultural Engg & PHT, Central Agricultural University, Ranipool, East Sikkim
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K S Rajan

Head - Lab for Spatial Informatics, Associate Professor, International Institute of Information Technology
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Prof. Gopal M. Naik

Professor & Chairman Board of Studies, Department of Civil Engineering & Nodal Officer (Academic), TEQIP-II, UCE (A), & Joint Director, Directorate of Academic Audit Cell, Osmania University
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Dr.V.Balaji

Director, OMCAR Foundation
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Dr Valli Manickam

Chairperson, Environment Area, Administrative Staff College of India
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Dr R Siva Kumar

Associate Professor SRM University
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Dr P S Roy

Chair, Professor, University Centre for Earth and Space Sciences, Hyderabad
Abstract
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Prof. J S Rawat

Director, Centre of Excellence for NRDMS in Uttarakhand, And Professor & Campus Head in Geography, Kumaun University
Abstract
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Dr B.Naveenchandra

AGM (GIS), Information Technology Project Circle, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd
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Laser

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Michael Mayer

Assistant Director International Sales, RIEGL Laser Measurement Systems GmbH
Abstract
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David Jonas

Business Development Manager – Asia, AAM Pty Limited
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Adesh Dhar

Product Manager, Elcome Technologies
Abstract
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Hannu Korpela

Marketing and Sales Manager, Terrasolid
Abstract
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Cdr Sanjeev Sharma

IN (Rtd), Head - Hydrosurveys, IIC Technologies
Abstract
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P. Srinivasulu

General Manager, Aerial Services & Digital Mapping Area, National Remote Sensing Centre
Bio
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Sunil Krishnan

Manager Geospatial, Trimble Navigation India
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Anil NP

Distribution Manager, FARO India
Bio | Abstract

Geobusiness & Location Intelligence

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Vinod Bothale

Group Director, Geoportal and WebGIS Services, National Remote Sensing Centre
Bio
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Pramod Kumar Parida

Scientist, Odisha Space Applications Centre
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Rajesh Paul

Director, Excel Geomatics
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Dwaipayan Dighal

Senior Regional Manager, Hexagon Geospatial, India
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Marutish Varanasi

TriCAD
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Siva Ravada

Director of Development Oracle's Spatial technologies

Emerging Applications & Trends

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Dr Prithvish Nag

Vice Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidhyapeeth
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Dr P G Diwakar

Dy Director, Remote Sensing Applications Area
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N.N.Sinha

Principal Secretary, Dept. of IT, Govt. Of Jharkhand
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Animesh Pandit

Senior Group Manager, Rolta
Abstract
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Mahesh Kumar Soni

Country Business Manager- Design, India
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Shailesh Shankar

Manager - Sales Engineering (Asia Pacific), DigitalGlobe
Bio | Abstract
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Vikram Jasrotia

Business Development Manager, Elcome Technologies Pvt. Ltd
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Mohd. Sajid Idrisi

Conservation Biologist, Natural Heritage Division, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage
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Aravinda AS

Scientist, NRSC
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Hemanth Kumar

Fellow & Principal Investigator – NRDMS, Karnataka Council for Science & Technology
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Nirmalendu Kumar

Director, Survey of India
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Munish Malhotra

Regional Sales Manager- INDIA & SAARC region, Trimble
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D K Prabhuraj

Director, Karnataka State Remote Sensing Applications Centre
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Wg Cdr P K Mishra

Indian Air Force
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Kewal Shienmar

Managing Director, Mapcode Foundation
Bio | Abstract
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Shahid Ahmed

Director General of Police Manipur Police
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Piyush Kumar Shukla

MTech, IIT Kanpur
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Prof. Dr. V Balakista Reddy

Professor of Law and Registrar, NALSAR University of Law
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Remote Sensing

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Dr R Nagaraja

Director, NRSC Data Centre
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Dr Senthil Kumar

Group Director, Geophysical and Special Products Group, National Remote Sensing Centre
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Dr. C D Murthy

Sr. Div. Director, Rolta
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Pankaj Gupta

Enterprise Geospatial Manager, Middle East, Africa and SAARC region, Trimble
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P. Prakash & Aswini Kumar Das

Asso Project Managers, Telangana State Remote Sensing Applications Centre
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Dr.N.Prabhakaran

Professor, Pandian Saraswathi Yadav Engineering College
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Dr Sultan Singh

Haryana Remote Sensing Centre
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Faro Technology Track

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V Suseetharan

Scientist-D, CEE Group National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT)
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Vijay U T

Karnataka State Council for Science&Technology Indian Institute of Science

Trimble Technology Track

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Ashwani Rawat

Solution Manager - Geospatial Division, SAARC Region, Trimble

Rolta Technology Track

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Dr. C. R. Bannur

Sr. Div. Director, EGDS, Rolta
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Saurabh Bagaria

Div. Director, GPTS, Rolta
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Milin D’Silva

Group Mgr., GIS Service, Rolta

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