About the Summit

In the era of rapidly evolving digital innovations, Elets Technomedia, in collaboration with the UT Administration Ladakh IT Dept., is delighted to present Elets Digital Innovation Summit on 19th September 2025 at Leh.

Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Higher Himalayas, the summit will bring together visionary government leaders, industry pioneers, emerging tech innovators, and policymakers to chart India's digital progression into a $1 trillion digital economy and facilitate a dialogue to co-create policies, solutions and strategies to drive inclusivity, sustainability, and innovation.

Partners

Organiser

Host Partner

Knowledge Partner

Platinum Partner

Gold Partner

Silver Partners

Exhibitor

Branding Partner

Speakers

Chief Guest

Shri Kavinder Gupta

Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor

Union Territory of Ladakh
speakers
Keynote

Dr. Pawan Kotwal, IAS

Chief Secretary
Union Territory of Ladakh

Programme Mentor

Shashanka Ala, IAS

Administrative Secretary
Information Technology Dept
Union Territory of Ladakh

Tashi Gyalson

Chief Executive Councilor
Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council

Dr. Hari Om, IAS

Principal Secretary
Vocational Education and Skill Development Dept
Govt of Uttar Pradesh

Aparna U, IAS

Secretary
Medical Education Department
Govt of Uttar Pradesh

Dr K Ilambarithi, IAS

Secretary
Metropolitan Area & Urban Development Dept.
Govt of Telangana

Anand Rao Vishnu Patil, IAS**

Additional Secretary (School Education & Literacy)
Ministry of Education

Vijay Singh, IFoS

Director (Digital Agriculture)
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Govt of India

Dr. Rajkumar Upadhyay

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Board
C-DOT, Ministry of Communications
Govt of India

Kumud Jindal

Astt. DG (AI & Digital Intelligence Unit)
Dept of Telecommunications
Govt of India

G Sreekanth, IAS

CEO and Commissioner
Aurangabad Smart City Ltd. Maharashtra

Sanjeev Kumar

Chairman & Managing Director
Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd. (TCIL)

G.V.L. Satya Kumar

Managing Director
Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS)

Ghansyam Thori, IAS

Special Secretary
Health & Family Welfare and MD NHM
Govt of Punjab

Narayan Konwar, IAS

Secretary
Higher Education Dept
Govt of Assam

R V Karnan, IAS

Commissioner
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC)

Sanjit Rodrigues, IAS

Administrative Secretary
Administrative Secretary (Housing & Urban Development/Tourism & Culture/Information & Public Relations)
UT Administration of Ladakh

Dr A Arun Thamburaj, IAS

Mission Director
National Health Mission Tamil Nadu

Rishav Gupta, IAS

District Magistrate
Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh

Neha Jain, IAS

Special Secretary
IT and Electronics Dept and Managing Director, UPDESCO
Govt of Uttar Pradesh

Bhupesh Chaudhary, IAS

Administrative Secretary
Transport, Agriculture & Horticulture, Cooperative & SIDCO
Union Territory of Ladakh

Bhanu Prabha, IAS

Administrative Secretary
Higher & Technical Education, School Education and Skill Development
Union Territory of Ladakh

Baseer Ul Haq Chaudhary, IAS

Mission Director
National Health Mission
Govt of Jammu & Kashmir

Geromic George, IAS

Principal Director
Local Self Government Dept
Goverment of Kerala

Namami Bansal, IAS

Commissioner
Nagar Nigam Dehradun

Dr. Binu Francis, IAS

Joint Managing Director
Kerala Water Authority (KWA)

Rahul Ratnam Pandey, IAS

Director eGovernance (RDPR) & Executive Director
Centre for Smart Governance, Karnataka

Abhishek Surana, IAS

District Magistrate
Churu, Rajasthan

Dr Susheel Kumar

Scientist-G & State Coordinator
National Informatics Centre, Ladakh Region

Anurag Kapil

Director Finance
Container Corporation of India Ltd (CONCOR)

Anil Kumar Sharma

Sr. Director
National Informatics Centre

Saumitra P Srivastava

Executive Director
Corporate Strategy Group
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.

Rajiv Salwan

General Manager (IT)
NTPC Limited

Dr. Rajnish Kumar

General Manager (Operations Research)
CRIS

Suhas Kamtikar

Dy General Manager(IT)
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority

Kapil Choudhary

Jt. Commissioner of Industries
Govt of NCT of Delhi

Piyush Agrawal

Solutions Engineering Director & Strategic Accounts
Cloudera

Vishal Bansal

Country Director Govt
Public sector & Strategic Accounts
Cloudera

Saibal Roy

SVP & National Head
Government and ISP Business Bharti Airtel Limited

Abhishek Gupta

Partner
EY

Why This Summit Matters

From Digital India 2.0 to AI Mission 2025, the pace of India's digital transformation is accelerating. Recent announcements by Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw—including the launch of the India AI Mission with ₹10,000 crore—underline the nation's commitment to becoming a global digital powerhouse.

The summit aligns with these national goals, offering key insights into:

Data-driven governance
AI-enabled public service delivery
Citizen-centric digital interfaces
Sustainable tech for remote regions

Chief Guest

Brig. B.D Mishra

Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor
UT Administration Ladakh

Programme Chair

Amit Sharma, IAS

Secretary
IT, Transport, Rural Development, S&T, DMRRR and MD, SIDCO
UT Administration Ladakh

Our Speakers

Gaurav Gupta, IAS

Additional Chief Secretary Energy Department
Government of Karnataka

O.P.Gupta

Additional Chief Secretary Finance Deptt
Government of Maharashtra

Sanjay Dubey, IAS

Principal Secretary
General Administration Department and Science & Technology Department
Government of Madhya Pradesh

Manisha Verma, IAS

Managing Director
Maharashtra State Finance Corporation

Ms. L.S. Changsan, IAS

Additional Secretary
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Government of India

D. Thara, IAS

Additional Secretary (A & CV) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Government of India

Manish Bhardwaj, IAS

Deputy Director General
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)

Shri Akash Tripathi, IAS

CEO, MyGov and MD & CEO, Digital India Corporation
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
Government of India

Ravinath Raman, IAS

Secretary
School and Higher Education Department
Government of Uttarakhand

Dr. Rashmi Singh, IAS

Commissioner/Secretary
Hospitality & Protocol and Principal Resident Commissioner
Jammu & Kashmir

Aravind Kumar

Director General
Software Technologies Park of India (STPI)

Neeraj Kumar

DDG & Mission Director, National Broadband Mission
Department of Telecommunications,
Government of India

Sumnesh Joshi

Deputy Director General
Ministry of Telecommunication
Government of India

Rohan Chand Thakur

Managing Director
Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC)

B.R.Mamatha

Former Inspector General of registration & Commissioner of Stamps
Government of Karnataka

Nitin Bhadauria

Additonal Secretary
Urban Development Department
Government of Uttarakhand

Nikhil Pawan Kalyan

Director Horticulture
Government of Odisha

Manuj Goel

Additonal Secretary
Rural Development Department
Government of Uttarakhand

Prashant Kumar Mishra

Managing Director
Mangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited

Dileesh Sasi

Chief Executive Officer
Centre for eGovernance
Government of Karnataka

Anmol Jain

Deputy Inspector General of Registration
Government of Karnataka

Sumit Sihag

Director
Department of Information Technology
UT Administration Chandigarh

L Ramadevi

Director
Emerging Technologies And (OSD) Department Of IT, Electronics & Communications

Binu Francis

Joint Managing Director
Kerala Water Authority

Prabhakar H.L.

Assistant Inspector General of Registration
Government of Karnataka

Prashant Attre

Excutive Director (IT)
NHPC Limited

Thampy Koshy

Managing Director And Chief Executive Officer
Open Network For Digital Commerce (ONDC)

Focus sectors

Information Technology

Energy

Telecom

Banking & Finance

Urban Development

Transport

Health

Education

Agriculture

Water

Key Highlights

Special Offerings

Launch of eGov (Ladakh) Special Issue

Exclusive Networking Opportunities

High Altitude Rejuvenation

Key Discussion Points

Public service delivery in the digital era

Digital Public Infrastructure for inclusive development

AI, IoT, Cloud & blockchain in Governance

eGovernance uses cases & success stories

Cyber-resilient public digital platforms

Data Analytics for improved public grievance redressal

Key Participants

Central government ministries
State government departments
Digital Transformation Enthusiasts
Innovators and Startups
Technology leaders
PSU Leaders
IT Professionals
Industry Leaders

Past Partners

India: The global powerhouse of digital economy

Internet Users:

Over 954 million

Smartphones:

800 million

5G Devices:

10+ million active

BharatNet:

1.95 lakh Gram Panchayats connected

Data Centers:

138 with 737+ MW capacity

Past Speakers

Sri Venkaiah Naidu

Then Hon'ble Minister for urban Development

Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Then Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh

Shri Raman Singh

Then Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh

Shri Jitendra Singh

Minister of state for Development of North Eastern

Prof (Dr) Manoj Choudhary

Vice Chancellor
Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya

Sh. P. Ramesh, IAS

Chairman & Managing Director
Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation Ltd

Loknath Behera

Managing Director Kochi Metro Rail Limited

K.K. Pathak, IAS

Secretary Department of Finance (Revenue) Government of Rajasthan

Venue

The Grand Dragon

Add: P. Namgyal Road, Sheynam, Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh, Ladakh 194101