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Smart City Conclave Bhopal, 20-22 August 2015

Elets Technomedia announces “Smart City Conclave” in the historic city of Bhopal on 20-22 August 2015. Bhopal Municipal Corporation is the esteemed “Host Partner” of this premier event which is going to see deliberations from important stakeholders of Smart City mission from both the State of Madhya Pradesh and Government of India. Apart from that, “Smart City Conclave” will host various sessions on the ambitious Government of India programs like Digital India, Make in India, Swach Bharat, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana and Skilling India. “Smart City Conclave 2015” will be a three day residential event that will be organised in the picturesque settings and in the heritage property of Noor-Us-Sabah Palace Hotel, Bhopal. The conclave will have various sessions on achievements and future plans of Bhopal Municipal Corporation to make the ‘ City of Lakes’ a Smarter City, as well as various aspects of building smart cities. Key officials from the Madhya Pradesh Government will also present their vision on smart education, smart healthcare, smart transportation concepts. The municipal commissioners from Madhya Pradesh and from various part of the country will present their case studies on the role of Urban Local Bodies (UlBs) for building Smart Cities. The discussions on heritage conservation and lake management will also be covered as an integral component of the conclave. Along with these , other major attraction of this mega conclave will be Showcasing Bhopal as a major cultural hub as well as preferred tourism destination and also as a preferred cinematic location for various films that have been shot in Bhopal will also be focused upon. “Smart City Conclave”– Bhopal will have three components:- Conference, Awards & Exhibitions. Awards & Exhibition will provide platform to showcase & recognize the efforts being put in by various government departments as well as industry for building smart cities.

Why You Must Attend?

  • Attend high-ranking meetings to strengthen cooperation of Government.
  • Attend sessions where you will hear from and interact with lead influential persons respective fields.
  • Earn a great insight into the broader governance & necessary initiatives while developing a smart city.
  • Build relationships through exclusive network settings.
  • Ask experts all the questions that you have.
  • Get an expert face-to-face opinion on specific issues.
  • Expand and diversify partnerships between governments, businesses and other Organisations.
  • Interact with a captive group of audience, who are the prospects and drivers of your business.
  • Capitalize on innovation opportunities and make intelligent, informed investment choices.

Who’s Who’s

  • Key Stakeholders  from the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India
  • Key Stakeholders from the Department of Urban Development, Government of Madhya Pradesh
  • Key Stakeholders from Bhopal Municipal Corporation
  • Key Stakeholders from the Department of Electronics and Information Technology(DeitY), Government of India
  • Key Stakeholders from the Department of Information Technology, Government of Madhya Pradesh
  • Urban Development Experts
  • Utility Companies
  • Technology and Service Providers
  • Infrastructure Development Firms
  • IT & Telecom Companies
  • Power Distribution Utilities
  • Green Building Solution Providers
  • Urban Planning and Development Agencies
  • Urban Transport Operators

Key Themes

  • Smart Transportation
  • Smart Utilities
  • Smart Energy
  • Smart Buildings & Infrastructure
  • Smart Ways of Securing Cities
  • Role of ULBs
  • Smart Innovations for Education
  • Smart Innovations for Healthcare
  • Importance of Government of India’s ambitious programs like Digital India, Make in India, Swach Bharat, Housing for All, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, Skilling India.

Agenda

Day One: 20 August 2015 (Thursday)
Time Topics
09:00 am – 09:30 am Registration
09:30 am –11:45 am Inaugural: Bhopal’s Journey to Become a Smart City: Challenges & Opportunities
Welcome Address: Vivek Agarwal, Secretary-cum-Commissioner, Urban Development Department & Secretary to Chief Minister, Government of Madhya Pradesh
Malay Shrivastava, Principal Secretary, Urban Development & Environment Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh
Special Address: Alok Sharma, Mayor, Bhopal
Launch of Smart Card
Unveiling of the Bhopal Special issue of eGov
Chief Guest: Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh
Presentation: Nishant Warwade, Collector, Bhopal & Tejaswi S Naik, Commissioner, Bhopal Municipal Corporation
Conference Overview: Dr Ravi Gupta, CEO, Elets Technomedia Pvt Ltd
11:45 am – 12:00 pm Networking Tea & Visit to Expo
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm Digital India: Changing Digital Landscape of the Country & Madhya Pradesh
Industry Presentation & Panel Discussion
Session Chair: Hari Ranjan Rao, Secretary, Department of Information Technology, Government of Madhya Pradesh
Tarun Kumar Pithode, Project Director ( MPSWAN/SDC), Government of Madhya Pradesh
Priyanka Das, Additional Commissioner, Urban Development Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh
Prashant Chaudhary, Senior Director, Sales-Government,  CA Technologies
Puneet Ahuja, Senior Technical Consultant, Juniper Networks
Anurag Gupta, AGMT, AISECT
12:45 pm – 01:00 pm Special Address: Building Smart Cities & The Role of Aviation Sector
Anil Srivastava, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India
International Perspective: Lawrence MacDonald, Vice President Communications, World Resources Institute, USA
01:00 pm – 02.00 pm Networking Lunch
02:00 pm – 03:30 pm Smart Ways of Ensuring Safe Cities: Importance of Smart Policing
Session Chair: Srinivas Verma, Inspector General of Police, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh
CSR Reddy, Additional Director General, Punjab Police
Riyaz Iqbal, Additional Superintendant of Police, Bhopal
Ishu Sindhu, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Nagpur
Avinash Mohanty, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad
03:30 pm – 04:30 pm Special Address on Financial Inclusion by Aruna Sharma, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Panchayati Raj & Rural Development, Government of Madhya Pradesh
04:30 pm – 05:00 pm Presentation: Richard Slater, Team Lead, Madhya Pradesh Urban Infrastructure Investment Program
05:00 pm – 06:00 pm
Smart Energy for Building Smart Cities
Session Chair: S R Mohanty, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Education, Government of Madhya Pradesh
Sanjay Shukla, Managing Director, MP Power Management Company Limited
Niraj Sethi, Executive Director, Engineering India Limited (EIL)
Sameer Dange, Territory Manager (Bhopal), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
Dr C K Jain, Former Director(Commercial), Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited
06:00 pm – 06.30 pm Networking Tea
06:30 pm Onwards
Awards Ceremony:
Guest of Honour: Lal Singh Arya, Minister of State, Government of Madhya Pradesh
Anthony JC DeSa, Chief Secretary, Government of Madhya Pradesh
Day Two: 21 August 2015 (Friday)
09:00 am – 09:30 am Registration
09:30 am – 10:15 am
Special Address: Umashankar Gupta, Minister-in-Charge, Department of Higher Education, Government of Madhya Pradesh
Alok Sharma, Mayor, Bhopal
Tejaswi S Naik, Commissioner, Bhopal Municipal Corporation
10:15 am – 10:45 am
Presentation on Ujjain ‘Simhastha’ by Avinash Lavania, Commissioner, Ujjain Municipal Corporation
10:45 am – 11:00 am Networking Tea
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Smart Panel on Smart Cities
Session Chair: Durga Shanker Mishra, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India
Arun Prakash, Commissioner, Jhansi Municipal Corporation
Nakate Shivprasad Madan, Commissioner, Kota Municipal Corporation
Tejaswi S Naik, Commissioner, Bhopal Municipal Corporation
Avinash Lavania, Commissioner, Ujjain Municipal Corporation
12:30 pm – 01:00 pm
Presentation on Financing Smart Cities: Palash Srivastava, Director, PPPI & Programmes, IDFC
01:00 pm – 02:00 pm Networking Lunch
02:00 pm – 03:00 pm
Smart Ways for Financial Inclusion: Inclusive Approach for Generating Smart Revenue
Panel Discussion & Industry Presentation:
Session Chair: Aniruddh Mukherjee, Secretary, Department of Finance, Government of Madhya Pradesh
Anurag Gupta, Founder & CEO, A Little World Private Limited
V Swaminathan, Senior Executive Vice President- India, Kotak Mahindra Bank
Anurag Gupta, Senior Manager – Financial Inclusion and Services, AISECT
Sanjay Aeron, Senior Manager-Sales, My Mobile Payments Limited
03:00 pm – 03:30 pm Networking Tea
03:30 pm – 04:30 pm
Make in India : Make in Madhya Pradesh
V L Kantha Rao, Commissioner, Department of Industries, Government of Madhya Pradesh
Niteen Yeola, Second Secretary-Designate, High Commission of India, Colombo, Ministry of External Affairs
Biju Kadapurath, Director & Global Smart Cities Expert, PWC
04:30 pm – 05:30 pm
Smart Infrastructure and Smart Transportation for Building Smart Cities
Dr C S Kumar, Transport Secretary, Government of Odisha
Dilip Shekdar, Consultant Architect, Naya Raipur Development Authority
Abhishek Kumar, Technical Secretary to Minister of IT, Government of Telangana
Amit Bhatt, Strategic Head, EMBARQ India
05:30 pm – 06:00 pm
Presentation on Preparing Smart City Proposal for Bhopal: Biju Kadapurath, Director & Global Smart Cities Expert, PWC
06:00 pm – 06:30 pm
Road Ahead for Building Smart Cities
Special Address: R Parasuram, State Election Commissioner, Madhya Pradesh
Alok Sanjar, Member of Parliament, Bhopal
06:30 pm Onwards
Cruise Journey or Visit to Museum & Dinner

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