Special Session
Session 1
(Day1, January 29,2026 1210 Hrs - 1250 Hrs)
India@2047: India's Vision for Semiconductors and Embedded Technologies
Sh. Sushil Pal
Joint Secretary
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India
Dr. Kishore P. Sarawadekar
Associate Professor
Deptt. of Electronics Engineering, IIT BHU
Sh. Sivakumar P R
Founder and CEO
Maven Silicon, Bengaluru
Sh. Parthasarathy
Senior Director
Design for Testability, Intel India Pvt. Ltd
Sh. Sumeet Verma
Strategic Leader
ARM
Sh. Diljith M
Chief Technology Officer CTO
Avench Systems Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru
Session 2
(Day1, January 29,2026 1250 Hrs - 1330 Hrs)
Cyber Suraksha for Digital Bharat: Securing India's Critical Infrastructure
Dr. Tripta Thakur
Vice-Chancellor
Uttrakhand Technical University, Dehradun
Ms. Tulika Pandey
Group Coordinator (HRD)
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), , Government of India
Major Vineet Kumar (Retd.)
Founder and President
CyberPeace Foundation
Sh. Rakshit Tandon
International Cyber Expert
Cyber Crime HQ UP Police
Sh. Prince Komal Boonlia
Director and CEO
Straightarc Technologies Private Ltd.
Session 3
(Day1, January 29,2026 1630 Hrs - 1710 Hrs)
Data-Driven Intelligence: AI & Analytics for Education and Industry
Dr. Mariagrazia Squicciarini
Chief of Executive Office
SHS, UNSECO
Major General R. Putarjunam (Retd)
Chief Executive Officer
SkillsDA
Ms. Shweta Khurana
Sr. Director
Government Partnerships & Initiatives,
Global Government Affairs Group, Intel
Sh. Deepanshu Anand
Regional Head-Talent Acquisition Ops-Sweden & EMEA
Ericsson
Dr. Mahesh kumar H. Kolekar
Associate Professor
IIT Patna
Dr. Sunil Shukla
DG
EDII
Session 4
(Day2, January 30,2026 1010 Hrs - 1050 Hrs)
Strengthening India's Advanced Computing Ecosystem
Shri Arun K. Choudhary
Scientist āCā
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
Dr. Rajiv Misra
Professor
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Patna
Dr. Abhirup Datta
Professor
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore
Sh. Keshari K. Asthana
Chief Technology Officer
Government, Health & Education
Microsoft
Ms. Guncha Malik
STSM
IBM
Sh. P Soundararajan
Scientist E
CDAC Bengaluru
Session 5
(Day2, January 30,2026 1110 Hrs - 1150 Hrs)
Digital Skilling for building a Global Future Ready Workforce
Dr. Rishikesh Patankar
VP
NSDC
Dr. Sandhya Chintala
Executive Director, IT ā ITeS Sector Skills Council &
VP
NASSCOM
Dr. Vir Bahadur Singh
Professor
JNU
Sh. Vikram Kamath
APJ Training Delivery Leader
Zscaler
Sh. B. M. Tiwari
Assistant Director
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
Session 6
(Day2, January 30,2026 1410 Hrs - 1450 Hrs)
Scaling Bio-Digital Healthcare: AI, Digital Twins & Immersive Technologies
Dr. Rahila Sardar
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder
Vgenomics India Pvt Ltd
Dr. Avinash Mishra
CEO & Director
Growdea Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Dr. Debnath Paul
Professor
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Dr. Saurov Mahanta
STO
NIELIT